When Harry, Ron, and Hermione stepped into their quarters, they were awed. Across the room, they saw a fireplace that rivaled that which stood in the Gryffindor dormitories. Bookcases lined the walls, and silver instruments on spindly-legged tables stood in each corner. Red suede sofas were centered around a circular table, which opened to the fireplace. There was also a considerable amount of room for practicing jinxes and curses.
There was a door on the east wall, "which leads to a hallway," said Samantha. "From there, you can get to your bedrooms, your kitchen, and the training area. You each have your own bedroom, though, if you prefer, you can all sleep in the same room." At this, the three all blushed and looked at the floor. "But maybe you'd prefer your own rooms," Samantha said with a grin.
They walked through the entryway and common room down the hallway. It was well-lit, with mahogany wood trim and doors and crimson red paint. Three doors were on the left side and two on the right. At the end of the hallway was a bust of Domina from the musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." "Oh!" squealed Hermione, "Domina! My theater group put on 'Forum' last summer. I played Domina!"
"Nice bust," sniggered Ron. Hermione pretended not to hear. They walked into one of the rooms on the right, which turned out to be a bedroom bedecked in royal purple furnishings, all with the Hogwarts seal on them. A door next to the bed led to a bathroom. Another door in led from the bedroom to another, decorated in the same fashion. This room had three doors, one to the bathroom and the other two to the other bedrooms. "I want this room," Harry said immediately. He liked the thought of being able to talk to either of his friends without the other one knowing. Also, this was likely to be the place where they congregated every night to talk, as all the bedrooms had space where chairs could be added.
They walked across the hall into the kitchen. Stainless steel surrounded Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The refrigerator, stove, microwave, blender, and toaster were all stainless – even the butcher-block countertop had a metallic sheen to it. "How can we have a microwave?" asked Hermione, "There's no electricity in the castle…"
"Not in the main part of the castle. Dumbledore had this area specially equipped so that you three could spend as much time in here as necessary for the rest of the summer. You will, however, be required to attend regular classes during the school year. Oh," she said, "damn. I've gotta run, Harry, Hermione, Ron. You'll have to explore the training center yourselves. Make sure not to touch anything that looks too dangerous. Train hard, you three, the entire wizarding world is counting on you, whether they know it or not. Goodbye," she said, nearly running out their front door.
"Well…" said Ron, "That was abrupt. I call the nearest room!" he said. Hermione rolled her eyes. Ron ran down the hall, grabbed his trunk, and placed it at the foot of his bed. Harry grabbed his and Hermione's trunks, and brought them to their rooms. Afterward, they all sat on the couches surrounding the table in their common room. Hermione searched the kitchen and found a bag of microwave popcorn, which they were all enjoying throwing at each other.
"So, Ron," said Harry, "why aren't you Prefect anymore?"
"What're you talking about, I'm still a Prefect."
"Why did I get a badge in the mail, then?" asked Harry.
"Ha! So it's true! Ginny told me that Dean told her that he overheard Dumbledore talking after the Farewell Feast last year, saying that all the Prefects who were on the Inquisitorial squad were going to be sacked – that includes Malfoy. Maybe Dumbledore wants you to take his place. God knows that there aren't any decent Slytherins to do it," said Ron, throwing popcorn in the air for Pigwidgeon to catch.
"Wouldn't that be excellent?" said Harry, "Getting Malfoy's dad arrested, then taking his Prefect spot? Now if only I could find the spell to turn him into a ferret…" He entertained the thought briefly. The three continued talking late into the night. Hermione was the first to retire to bed, and Harry and Ron went shortly after. Harry undressed, put on his pajamas, crawled into bed, and slept.
AN: Alright, so it was a short chapter. Sue me. I needed to introduce their wing somehow! My high school put on "A Funny Thing…" this winter, and I was in the pit, attempting to play the xylophone. My ex-girlfriend played Domina, and she was the source of the bust joke – Sorry Deanna!