(Oh, my God, it's Albus Dumbledore!) Haylie almost said aloud. (Remember, Lexie, speak "inside" now…)
(Right…)
"Welcome, honored guests!" Dumbledore started. "It is my pleasure to host the 342nd biannual Fantasy Convention-" Here he was interrupted by cheers and applause-" Yes, yes, at our own Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." More applause, especially from where Haylie and Lexie were sitting, at what would have been the Gryffindor table, had the normal school year been in session. "Now, I know you are all hungry, and it is getting dark-" He looked up at the bewitched ceiling, which was depicting the beautiful twilight sky outside, "so let's eat!"
"WHOA!"
The WHOA from all the Muggles was caused by the sudden appearance of food at the four House tables. Haylie noticed that there were a larger variety of foods, just as there had been during the Triwizard Tournament. There was "roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, and for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs." There were also some slightly more "American" foods, like cheeseburgers, French fries, hot dogs, and corn dogs.
The talk differed slightly from Haylie's school, too. There was a really cute guy with curly, black hair partway down the table from Lexie. She nudged Haylie, indicating him, and her eyes widened so far that Lexie was afraid her eye sockets would expand. After the feast, as everyone was chatting amiably and contentedly, Dumbledore spoke again.
"The tables that you are sitting at now will lead you to your dormitories." He named all the tables-Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Haylie and Lexie looked around and realized that they were in Gryffindor. "You will use a 'Timeheart Wizard's'-if I may use the phrase-ability to send images through the mind of a map to your dormitories."
Everybody got up and started following their maps.
this ones kinda short, too...sorry everybody! and i hope dumbledore was IC!