Chapter 3 - Susan's Story
By: Starr
Author's Note: I'm so sorry for the long wait between updates. I've been busy and haven't thought about this story much. Also, I started on this chapter, but we had to get a new hard drive for the computer and anything I had written got erased! But, I am attempting to get out another chapter to start the new year. However, please forgive any formatting problems or spelling errors because we haven't reinstalled Microsoft Word yet, and I have to type this on the computer's notepad. No spell check! If you see any errors, just drop me a review and I'll fix them!
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Susan heard noises around her. Where was she? There was never this much noise at her house. She blearily opened her eyes to see the yellow hangings of her new four poster bed. The events of last night came rushing back to her. Today was her first day a Hogwarts!
She jumped out of bed and opened her trunk, pulling out her new school robes and her shower stuff. Susan followed her fellow housemates into the bathroom that adjoined their dorm room. She quickly showered and pulled on her uniform. Surveying her hair in the mirror, she decided to just leave it down for today. After it was brushed she dryed it using a spell her grandmother had taught her. It was one of the few spells she knew, and she was quite proud of it. She brushed her teeth and then headed back into the dorm to put her stuff away.
Then Susan and Hannah, one of the girls she recognized from the sorting the night before, went down to breakfast together. They got lost several times, but they eventually found their way back down to the Great Hall. Susan was wondering how in the world they would ever find their way to class. The staircases were always changing, and she, like many of her classmates, could have sworn the suits of armor moved. The portraits also seemed to move around a lot. They apparently liked to visit each other a lot.
The girls found seats near the end of the Hufflepuff table. Susan caught Terry's eye as she sat down, and they waved to each other, smiling. A tiny professor was making his way along their table, handing out their timetables. Susan overheard one of the older students call him Professor Flitwick.
Susan found she wasn't really very hungry. She was just too excited to try and eat anything. She managed to force down a piece of toast and a little bit of orange juice. Across the table from her, Hannah was pushing her scrambled eggs around her plate, staring down at the table with a far-off look in her eyes.
"Are you ready to go?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, lets go get our stuff from the dorm."
They found their way back to their common room fairly easily. Susan packed the books she would need, parchment, quills, and ink into her new bag. After double checking to make sure they had everything, the girls headed out for their first class ever: Transfiguration, with Professor McGonagall.
Two moving staircases, a trick stair, and a wrong turn later, they finally arrived at the Transfiguration classroom. Class was about to start, and they took seats in the middle of the first row. A few minutes later, the door opened, and the class fell silent as Professor McGonagall entered.
"Good morning, class. I am Professor McGonagall and this is transfiguration. Now, I assume everyone has made it to the right class?" she said. When everyone nodded in agreement, she smiled and took her seat.
"Good! Now, Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn during your time at Hogwarts. Therefore, I will not tolerate any fooling around in my class, because it could case very dangerous accidents. Anyone caught messing around in my class will leave and not return."
Everyone gasped as she changed her desk into a pig and back again. Then she gave them a lot of complicated notes to copy down. After a lot of explaining, she finally handed them each a match to attempt to Transfigure into a needle. They quickly learned it wasn't as easy as it looked. By the end of the lesson, no one had really made any difference to their match.
Still, Susan was in a good mood as they made their way to their next class - History of Magic. When she and Hannah arrived their teacher, Professor Binns, was no where in sight. They found seats several rows back near the center. They were talking quietly when Professor Binns came floating through the chalkboard! Susan knew they had a ghost teacher, and apparently he was it.
However, that turned out to be the only exciting thing that happened during their lesson. They took a lot of notes and Professor Binns lectured them for what seemed like forever. Finally, the class was over and it was time for lunch!
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Author's Note: I'm sorry this chapter is so short, but it's almost my bedtime, and I wanted to get this posted before I have to go to sleep. (Yes, I fifteen and still have a bedtime. Oh, well.) I might write another chapter tommorrow, it just depends.
Thanks to my reviewers:
teshara - Actually neither Susan's parents OR grandparents were killed, unless J.K. hasn't told us about them. It states in chapter 25 of The Order of the Phoenix that her aunt, uncle, and cousins were killed by Death Eaters. But this is an AU story, so in my story her parents died. Thanks for reviewing, though!
quadrina - I like to write about characters we don't know a lot about. Everyone writes about Harry, so I decided to write about Susan. Glad you liked it.
Jennifer - I like writing stories that are a little more unique! Thanks so much for reading this for me!
Happy New Year!
~Starr~
By: Starr
Author's Note: I'm so sorry for the long wait between updates. I've been busy and haven't thought about this story much. Also, I started on this chapter, but we had to get a new hard drive for the computer and anything I had written got erased! But, I am attempting to get out another chapter to start the new year. However, please forgive any formatting problems or spelling errors because we haven't reinstalled Microsoft Word yet, and I have to type this on the computer's notepad. No spell check! If you see any errors, just drop me a review and I'll fix them!
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Susan heard noises around her. Where was she? There was never this much noise at her house. She blearily opened her eyes to see the yellow hangings of her new four poster bed. The events of last night came rushing back to her. Today was her first day a Hogwarts!
She jumped out of bed and opened her trunk, pulling out her new school robes and her shower stuff. Susan followed her fellow housemates into the bathroom that adjoined their dorm room. She quickly showered and pulled on her uniform. Surveying her hair in the mirror, she decided to just leave it down for today. After it was brushed she dryed it using a spell her grandmother had taught her. It was one of the few spells she knew, and she was quite proud of it. She brushed her teeth and then headed back into the dorm to put her stuff away.
Then Susan and Hannah, one of the girls she recognized from the sorting the night before, went down to breakfast together. They got lost several times, but they eventually found their way back down to the Great Hall. Susan was wondering how in the world they would ever find their way to class. The staircases were always changing, and she, like many of her classmates, could have sworn the suits of armor moved. The portraits also seemed to move around a lot. They apparently liked to visit each other a lot.
The girls found seats near the end of the Hufflepuff table. Susan caught Terry's eye as she sat down, and they waved to each other, smiling. A tiny professor was making his way along their table, handing out their timetables. Susan overheard one of the older students call him Professor Flitwick.
Susan found she wasn't really very hungry. She was just too excited to try and eat anything. She managed to force down a piece of toast and a little bit of orange juice. Across the table from her, Hannah was pushing her scrambled eggs around her plate, staring down at the table with a far-off look in her eyes.
"Are you ready to go?" Susan asked.
"Yeah, lets go get our stuff from the dorm."
They found their way back to their common room fairly easily. Susan packed the books she would need, parchment, quills, and ink into her new bag. After double checking to make sure they had everything, the girls headed out for their first class ever: Transfiguration, with Professor McGonagall.
Two moving staircases, a trick stair, and a wrong turn later, they finally arrived at the Transfiguration classroom. Class was about to start, and they took seats in the middle of the first row. A few minutes later, the door opened, and the class fell silent as Professor McGonagall entered.
"Good morning, class. I am Professor McGonagall and this is transfiguration. Now, I assume everyone has made it to the right class?" she said. When everyone nodded in agreement, she smiled and took her seat.
"Good! Now, Transfiguration is some of the most complex and dangerous magic you will learn during your time at Hogwarts. Therefore, I will not tolerate any fooling around in my class, because it could case very dangerous accidents. Anyone caught messing around in my class will leave and not return."
Everyone gasped as she changed her desk into a pig and back again. Then she gave them a lot of complicated notes to copy down. After a lot of explaining, she finally handed them each a match to attempt to Transfigure into a needle. They quickly learned it wasn't as easy as it looked. By the end of the lesson, no one had really made any difference to their match.
Still, Susan was in a good mood as they made their way to their next class - History of Magic. When she and Hannah arrived their teacher, Professor Binns, was no where in sight. They found seats several rows back near the center. They were talking quietly when Professor Binns came floating through the chalkboard! Susan knew they had a ghost teacher, and apparently he was it.
However, that turned out to be the only exciting thing that happened during their lesson. They took a lot of notes and Professor Binns lectured them for what seemed like forever. Finally, the class was over and it was time for lunch!
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Author's Note: I'm sorry this chapter is so short, but it's almost my bedtime, and I wanted to get this posted before I have to go to sleep. (Yes, I fifteen and still have a bedtime. Oh, well.) I might write another chapter tommorrow, it just depends.
Thanks to my reviewers:
teshara - Actually neither Susan's parents OR grandparents were killed, unless J.K. hasn't told us about them. It states in chapter 25 of The Order of the Phoenix that her aunt, uncle, and cousins were killed by Death Eaters. But this is an AU story, so in my story her parents died. Thanks for reviewing, though!
quadrina - I like to write about characters we don't know a lot about. Everyone writes about Harry, so I decided to write about Susan. Glad you liked it.
Jennifer - I like writing stories that are a little more unique! Thanks so much for reading this for me!
Happy New Year!
~Starr~
