Then, suddenly, to Kari's great surprise the platters on the table magically filled with food. She piled food on her plate and began eating. After eating a man with a long white beard stood up and introduced himself as the headmaster, his name was Dumbledore. He then began speaking again.
"I would like to introduce the return of one older teacher and the arrival of a new teacher this year. Teaching Defense against the Dark Arts will be Professor Remus Lupin, which some of you already know. Teaching potions this year will be Professor Janet Spencer. Now, your lessons will begin bright and early tomorrow, so it is now time for bed."
Harry led his brother and sister up to the Gryffindor common room. On the way there, he pointed out familiar things, so that they wouldn't get lost. He gave the password to the fat lady ("trivionis") and they entered the common room. She gazed around. There were some comfortable-looking chairs next to the fireplace.
"I'll show you where the common room is," Hermione said. Kari nodded and followed. They climbed the stairs, Jes and Harry at their heels. Kari bid her brothers' goodnight before going into the dormitories.
The next morning Kari got up, dressed, and brushed her hair while she was walking down the stairs. She sat down on the couch and spoke to Jes.
"What do you think? Should I be a blonde or brunette today?"
"Blonde," Jes answered as though this was as every day question. Kari reached up and ran her fingers through her hair. To Harry, Ron and Hermione's surprise, it turned blonde at he slightest touch. Fred and George walked in at this exact moment, and stared, not knowing what had just happened. Kari then brushed her hair and pulled it back into a loose braid that hung down her back.
"How? When did you?" Hermione stammered.
"Oh that," Kari said, " I've been able to do that for years. Harry shrugged off his questions and stood up.
"Shall we go to breakfast then?" he said. They all nodded and set off for breakfast. As Kari sat down, she noticed a blonde boy smiling and waving at her. After looking him over, she turned and directed her attention towards Harry and Ron's conversation, but when the subject turned to Quidditch, she became particularly interested. Kari thought at Jes. Why don't we try out for the Quidditch team? I hear the house team is really good. Either one of us would be perfect keepers! Jes thought for a second and then replied. Okay, why not, the Quidditch trials are in two weeks.
Harry then shoved a piece of parchment into her face. She took the parchment form him and began reading. It was her schedule and Kari glanced over at everyone's. They mostly had the same classed, except Hermione, who didn't take Divination.
They gulped down their breakfast, and with the fear of being late for their first class, walked out onto the grounds for their first class, Herbology. To her great surprise, Herbology was quite enjoyable. It seemed as though Professor Sprout was working extra hard to make the new students feel welcome. Next came Transfiguration. Kari took out a piece of parchment as soon as she sat down. She thought at Jes. If this is anything like Transfiguration at Salem's, we're gonna take notes first. Sure enough, she was right. They then concentrated on turning a yo-yo into a mouse. In the middle of the lesson, Professor McGonagall asked Kari up to the front of the room, so that she could demonstrate the last thing they learned at their old school. Kari quietly walked up to the front of the room, and stood to next to McGonagall. She took out her wand, muttered a spell under her breath and gave it a small flick. Everyone turned his or her gaze towards the ceiling as McGanagall's desk turned into a giant, gleaming unicorn. Then with another flick of Kari's wand, it turned back into its regular state.