After breakfast, the Headmaster stood up. "New students; I expect you might be late to your classes a few times, as you are new, but it will not be excused after a week. You are dismissed."
Frederic stood up. "So you got your schedule?"
"Yeah, I'm in every class with Jessica."
"She has powers like that," he said, looking at my agenda. "Good, we've first period together, too. I'll walk you there."
I laughed. "Powers?"
"Control over the teachers; she can make them do almost anything."
Just then, Jessica jogged to my side. "Hey Ginny, hey Frederic. What's up?"
"I just found out we all have our first class together; History of Magic with Flannagan."
"She's an awesome teacher," Jessica said, looking at me. "It's one of the best classes. Is it the same, back at your school?"
I snorted. "History of Magic is the most boring class. Our teacher, Professor Binns, is a ghost. It's like dying didn't keep him from his job."
"You guys have ghosts?" Frederic asked, his eyes growing large. "Weird."
"You don't?" I asked back. "I mean, from what I can tell, this place is perfect. Is there anything wrong here?"
"Well…" Jessica began, and exchanged worried glances with Frederic. "There's a legend… I mean, we've all heard rumors, and we've had a few kids gone missing, but we're not supposed to mention it."
"We could get suspended for even talking about it with you, Ginny," Frederic whispered. "If you're really interested, though…"
"I am," I replied eagerly.
"Looks like we're skipping first, then," he shot back and we took a right down the hallway instead of going straight.
"In 1804 was the first Phenynrics case. Her name was Lauren; seventeen years old. She slept in room 215, which is a window room. You know your Hogwarts friend… ummm… the idiot, with the blonde hair? Used the wrong hand at the sorting?"
"Malfoy? What about him?"
"Lauren was his grandmother." Frederic said darkly. "She'd just given birth to a boy, Cooper Malfoy, about a month before she was abducted."