CHAPTER: 5 -Balderdash
Slowly the desserts faded away, leaving behind the shiny gold plates and Professor Dumbledore got to his feet.
"Ahem - just a few notices before we start the term. First should note that the forest on the edge of the grounds is forbidden to all students. And a few of our older students would do well to remember as well." his eyes flashed over to a group of girls at the end of the gryffindor table, who exchanged glances or in some cases, grins.
"Also students should note, that a Whomping Willow has been planted in our grounds this year. I would advise anyone who wishes to keep their limbs to stay away from the willow. I also would like to introduce the new caretaker, Mr Filch. Quidditch trials will be held in the second week of term. Anyone interested in playing should contact Madam Hirsch. And finally, I'd like to introduce our new Head Boy and Girl, Marianne Woodward and Daniel Wiley, and the Deputy Heads, Victoria Parker and Stephen Plates." this was followed by loud applause, as a very pretty girl with dark brown wavy hair at the end of the Gryffindor table, waved and smiled.
"Yes, yes, now off to bed with you all!"
"First years! Follow me!" called out a tall brunette girl, with a shiny prefect badge visible on her chest.
"Come this way, please!" called out a tall, black-haired boy -the male prefect.
Lily and the others followed them up a staircase. Miranda and her sister once again were speaking in french while Lily and the others talked about blood.
"I'm pure." said Isabelle slowly.
"I'm half. My mum's the muggle, and her sister -my aunt- is a witch, so she sorta already knew about it." Amber said casually.
"I'm pure." said Sky simply.
"What about you Lily? half-half? muggle? pure?" Amber asked.
"I'm...muggle-born." Lily said slowly.
"Oh ok, don't worry, me, Issy and Sky will tell you everything you need to know." Amber said kindly.
Meanwhile they had already walked all the way up to what appeared to be the entry to the common-room. A large portrait with a fat lady, wearing a pink silk dress.
"You must have a password to get into the common-room, so make sure you remember them. They change roughly once a month so make sure you know when it's been changed." explained the female prefect.
"Balderdash." said the male prefect and he lead the first years into the common-room. "Girls' dormitories up the stairs and to your left, boys same on your right." The red-headed prefect motioned in the two directions before leaving them to go to their dormitories.
"Wow." was all Amber could get out as she looked around their dormitory.
"Hey look! Our trunks have already been brought up!" Sky said, amazed, causing both Amber and Issy to roll their eyes and shake their heads at Sky's simplicity.
"Hello." said one of the twins suddenly, causing Lily to jump.
"Oh Hello." said Amber. "Sorry, what did you say your name was, again?"
"Joanna, but please call me Jo." Joanna said smiling. The girls were soon talking with one another about classes and many other things.
"I wish Allysa, Ella, Lucy and the others had been in our house." said Lily, sighing.
"Yes." agreed Miranda.
"Your background's french, right?" Lily inquired.
"Yes. My fam'y use' to live in Pari', 'n zen Papa got work 'ere when I was nine."
"Oh." said Lily, quite surprised at the strong accent Miranda carried compared to her sister's non-existent one.
"I was originally going to go to Beauxbatons. It is anofa large school in Europe." Miranda said sadly.
"Did you want to go there?" Lily asked kindly.
"Oui. Ma cousine, Fleur attend zat school, she is zeying zat it is a trei bien school." Miranda's English mixed with French was quite confusing.
"How come your sister's English is a bit better than yours?" Lily asked slowly.
"She is going to eenglish school, and I is going to french school." Miranda said pointing at her sister and then herself.
"Ooh." Lily said, finally understanding, "Why did you go to different schools?" Lily asked confused.
"Because, she is wanting to learn better eenglish while I is wanting to not." Miranda explained.
"Why?" Lily inquired.
"She is 'aving eenglish friend, so she is wanting to speak to 'er more good." Miranda said.
"Ok, well I dunno about you but I need to sleep,.so goodnight everyone."
"Goodnight Lily." everyone replied in unison.
The six girls began to fall asleep, one by one.
The next morning the Lily awoke to find Miranda already awake and dressed, Amber in the shower and Joanna dragging a very annoyed, very tired, Issy out of bed.
"Jo-o!" whined Issy as she flicked her long blonde hair out of her face. "Do-on't!" she said angrily and she collapsed back onto her bed. While Joanna rolled her eyes at her friends laziness.
"Come on, Sky! Wakie Wakie!" Jo was practically screaming in Sky's ear but the asleep Asian seemed quite oblivious to it. So Jo rolled her out of bed and Sky landed with a dull 'thud' on the floor. Joanna bent down to look at Sky, "I don't believe this! She's still asleep!" yelled an astonished Jo, as she stared at the now snoring lump on the floor.
"Yeh, well that's Sky for you." said Amber as she exited the shower, her hair up in a towel.
"Did you know Sky before you came here?" inquired Lily, sitting up in her bed.
"Sorta." was Amber's simple answer.
"What do you mean 'sorta'?" asked Jo.
"Well she lived down the road from me and she went to the same primary school as me, but then when everyone was talking about going to Beladin -a private school that nearly all the girls were going to- She said she was going to some private school in London. And so when I got my letter we started to get to know each other better in the holidays. Anyway back to the topic, yeh she's one hell of a heavy sleeper!" Amber said this all very quickly, and it took Lily a whole minute to process all this new information.
"Ok."
"I'm next in the shower!" called Issy as Lily shut the door behind her.
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RoyalTearDrop - yeh,I decided thatI wanted Lily to meet other people from different houses though, so that it wouldn't be all peachy with all her friends in the same house eg. Allysa and Emirial etc. Sirius and Narcissa are cousins, it says in the fifth book and then Narcissa marries Lucious Malfoy. Bellatrix is also Sirius' cousin and Nacissa's sister and then she marries that Rodolphus Lestrange guy. And there is also Andromeda who is Nymphadora Tonk's mum and Narcissa and Belltrix's sister. Yeh, just thought i'd give you all the facts, thanx for revieweing!
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