Chapter 3: The First Night
When the party ended, all the students went to their perspective dorms. Maria really wanted to go a little around, getting to know this new place, but she had to follow the other Gryffindors to the Common Room, and get un- packed. When they got there, everyone got a dorm number, so that they could see where they would be sleeping the next 7 years. Maria was to share a room with Leela ("Oh, thank God") Malula Ills, Jennifer Jenson and Maya Swann. Maria and Leela chose beds next to each other. For each bed there also was a little desk now. It had finally occurred to the professors, that the students could not really concentrate in the Common Room, with all the noise, talking and yelling.
"Oh my, what a mess here is!" Leela exclaimed, looking over at Malula and Jennifer's beds, which were not exactly clean, more messy. "How am I supposed to live with such slobs?" Leela continued and looked rather disgusted at Malula and Jennifer. It was clear to Maria from the beginning that Leela would not get on very well with the two girls.
When Maria and Leela had finished getting un-packed, they sat down on Maria's bed, Leela talking and talking, and Maria more listening. ". and I'm really exited about seeing the library tomorrow, my mum says it's the best place on this school. But my dad says I really should go to the Quidditch pitch, when I need to relax, so I really don't know.."
"Hmm.." Maria just said and nodded.
". Oh, and just before I left home, my cat had kittens. They are all just so precious, and I named them Kit, Kat, Vinni..."
"That's nice"
" .and over there in the bed closet, I put all my favourite books, I brought from home. Have you read the Lord of the Rings books? You really should, they are so good.."
"Ok"
"am I talking to much, should we go to bed now?"
"Yes, let's do that"
And so Maria and Leela, and the three other girls, went to bed. Just after they had tucked themselves in, the prefect, Leela's cousin, Sylvia Weasley 6th year, came in to tell them all to go to bed immediately. She looked kind of disappointed when she saw that they already had. Now she couldn't tell them to.
It had only been about 5 or 6 minutes, before Maria heard Leela's light snoring, and mumbling a little in her sleep. But Maria couldn't sleep. She decided to sneak up, and write a short note to her parents, to let them now, that she was safely arrived.
Dear mum and dad!
I just want to tell you that I am here now, lying in my bed, and that I am fine. Everybody is very nice, and I look forward to start schooling tomorrow. I have met a really nice girl, her name is Leela, and she is in the same dorm as I. I think she is my new best friend. Well, I better get some sleep. Kisses and hugs, Maria. Ps: I got in Gryffindor!
She tied the letter to her owl Home, and sent it. Maria got Home on her 11th birthday in April, from her parents, and had named him Home, so that when she got to Hogwarts, she would have something that reminded her of her home.
She put of the lights, and soon after, she fell asleep.
When the party ended, all the students went to their perspective dorms. Maria really wanted to go a little around, getting to know this new place, but she had to follow the other Gryffindors to the Common Room, and get un- packed. When they got there, everyone got a dorm number, so that they could see where they would be sleeping the next 7 years. Maria was to share a room with Leela ("Oh, thank God") Malula Ills, Jennifer Jenson and Maya Swann. Maria and Leela chose beds next to each other. For each bed there also was a little desk now. It had finally occurred to the professors, that the students could not really concentrate in the Common Room, with all the noise, talking and yelling.
"Oh my, what a mess here is!" Leela exclaimed, looking over at Malula and Jennifer's beds, which were not exactly clean, more messy. "How am I supposed to live with such slobs?" Leela continued and looked rather disgusted at Malula and Jennifer. It was clear to Maria from the beginning that Leela would not get on very well with the two girls.
When Maria and Leela had finished getting un-packed, they sat down on Maria's bed, Leela talking and talking, and Maria more listening. ". and I'm really exited about seeing the library tomorrow, my mum says it's the best place on this school. But my dad says I really should go to the Quidditch pitch, when I need to relax, so I really don't know.."
"Hmm.." Maria just said and nodded.
". Oh, and just before I left home, my cat had kittens. They are all just so precious, and I named them Kit, Kat, Vinni..."
"That's nice"
" .and over there in the bed closet, I put all my favourite books, I brought from home. Have you read the Lord of the Rings books? You really should, they are so good.."
"Ok"
"am I talking to much, should we go to bed now?"
"Yes, let's do that"
And so Maria and Leela, and the three other girls, went to bed. Just after they had tucked themselves in, the prefect, Leela's cousin, Sylvia Weasley 6th year, came in to tell them all to go to bed immediately. She looked kind of disappointed when she saw that they already had. Now she couldn't tell them to.
It had only been about 5 or 6 minutes, before Maria heard Leela's light snoring, and mumbling a little in her sleep. But Maria couldn't sleep. She decided to sneak up, and write a short note to her parents, to let them now, that she was safely arrived.
Dear mum and dad!
I just want to tell you that I am here now, lying in my bed, and that I am fine. Everybody is very nice, and I look forward to start schooling tomorrow. I have met a really nice girl, her name is Leela, and she is in the same dorm as I. I think she is my new best friend. Well, I better get some sleep. Kisses and hugs, Maria. Ps: I got in Gryffindor!
She tied the letter to her owl Home, and sent it. Maria got Home on her 11th birthday in April, from her parents, and had named him Home, so that when she got to Hogwarts, she would have something that reminded her of her home.
She put of the lights, and soon after, she fell asleep.
