Chapter 7 "Get up Katie and Alicia!" Summer called into Alicia and Katie's room at the Leaky Cauldron. "It's Time to wake up!" Alicia glanced at the alarm clock on her bedside table.
"Summer, it's only six in the morning!" Alicia complained. "Why do we have to get up so early?"
"Because we have a full day ahead of us," Summer replied patiently.
Alicia and Katie pulled on some clothes and headed downstairs for breakfast. They took seats beside Frankie and Gordon. As the group was eating Frankie's face landed in the cereal. He had dozed off!
Alicia and Gordon began to laugh. "Come on, Frankie! Wake up!" Katie said gently. Frankie lifted his head, unaware of what had happened, and continued to eat his cereal. "What time did you two go to sleep at?" Katie asked Gordon.
"Midnight," Gordon replied sheepishly.
"What were you two doing?" Alicia questioned curiously.
"Well, Frankie and I bought this game called Wizard's Chess when we were allowed to explore Diagon Alley," Gordon explained. "It's like normal chess, but instead of just jumping a piece, the pieces SMASH each other. It's pretty cool." Gordon grinned.
Katie and Alicia chuckled.
"Okay, you guys," Summer's voice rang clearly. We have to be at King's Cross at 10:30 AM. It's 8:00 AM right now so that'll give us... an hour and a half to go to the train station and get onto the train. Finish eating your breakfast and grab your luggage and equipment. Don't forget any of the things you purchased yesterday. I'll meet you at the entrance back into London at the back wall in..." Summer glanced at her watch, "...half and hour." The band groaned but did as they were told anyway.
Summer used her knew wand and excitedly tapped the bricks to get back to London. Summer called a couple of taxis and the band climbed into them. Katie chatted away with Marta, Dewey and Leonard about the wonders of Diagon Alley. They talked quietly so that the driver wouldn't hear, but he couldn't hear them anyway because he had ear phones.
"Did you see the chocolate frogs?"
"Or the books that moved?"
"The brooms looked awesome!"
"Did you try the flavored beans?"
When the taxis arrived at King's Cross, Summer paid the taxis and led them inside the station.
"What platform should we be looking out for?" Dewey asked Summer.
"Platform Nine and ¾," Summer answered.
"Um... okay," Dewey replied uneasily.
The group reached platforms nine and 10, but there wasn't any nine and ¾. "Summer, what do we do now? I don't see a platform 9 and ¾!" Leonard exclaimed.
"I have an answer for that, Leonard," Summer replied proudly. "Professor Dumbledore explained how to get onto the platform. We have to run straight at the wall between platforms nine and ten." The group looked at Summer as though she was crazy. "I swear! That's what he said!" Summer held onto her trolley tightly. "I'll go first!" Summer ran into the wall. She instantly disappeared behind the wall. Some of the members of the band rubbed their eyes, while others just looked at the wall dumbfounded.
Dewey cleared his throat. "Well, uh, I guess I'll go next." He nervously held onto his trolley and ran at the wall and also disappeared behind it. The band caught onto the idea and nervously went in twos and ran toward the wall. When the band reached platform 9 and ¾, they stared at each other and began to laugh.
School of Rock dragged their luggage and equipment onto a huge train called the Hogwarts Express. They weren't the only people on the train; several students from Hogwarts had gone home for the Christmas Holidays and were coming back. The band took up about 3 or 4 compartments on the train. A couple of students actually came up to the band to introduce themselves and tell them about Hogwarts.
The Freddy, Katie, Zack and Marta took a liking to a boy naumed Seamus Finnigan., a boy that was their age. He seemed very shy and nervous around the group, but he loosened up after he started talking to them. Seamus told the band about the lessons at Hogwarts, the teachers and the feasts they sometimes held. Then Seams started to talk about Qudditch.
"And that's what Quidditch is," Seamus said, after he had explained the sport of Quidditch. "Two of my friends are on the Gryffindor house team!"
"Really? Who are they? What positions do they play?" Freddy asked interestedly.
"Well, my friend Ron Weasley plays Keeper, while one of my other friends Harry Potter plays Seeker," Seamus answered.
"I wonder if they're as cute as him," Katie whispered to Marta, and the girls began to giggle.
"Of course, you all know about Harry Potter," Seamus added.
"No sorry, we don't," Marta replied. "What's so important about him?"
Seamus began to tell the story of Harry Potter. Of how he survived one of the greatest, most powerful wizards killed Harry's parents and had tried to kill Harry when he was just a one year old, but wasn't capable to do so. The killing curse had rebounded off Harry and hit Voldemort.
"And Harry Potter wasn't injured at all! All Harry was left with was a lightening shaped scar, which he still has today," Seamus finished.
Freddy, Zack, Katie, and Marta looked at Seamus in awe.
"Wow," Zack managed to say. "How old is this guy?"
"He's our age, 16 going on 17," Seamus replied. "I'll introduce you four to him, if you'd like. I know he'll like you right away." Seamus winked at Marta and Katie. "Especially you girls."
Marta and Katie began to giggle again.
"Did you hear that, Freddy?" Zack told Freddy, nudging him. "This Harry Potter guy's going to take all the School of Rock girls away from us!"
"Unless I get to them first," Seamus teased. The group laughed.
"Oh is that so?" Marta kidded.
"Aye, it is." Seamus got up from his seat beside Freddy and took a seat between Marta and Katie, who were sitting across from the boys. He put an arm around each of them jokingly, and said, "Girls love me." He winked again.
The girls began to laugh. Seamus took his arms off the girls' shoulders and began to talk about Hogwarts again. He answered all of the questions that the group had about Hogwarts. At around 6:00 PM, The Hogwarts Express finally came to a stop. Seamus led the band to a group of horseless carriages.
When the carriages stopped in front of the castle, School of Rock 'oohed and aahed.' The castle was enormous. The band was impressed by its colossal size.
The Hogwarts students were to go inside first. "I'll see you guys later!" Seamus told them and he joined his fellow Hogwarts friends. A woman with brown hair in a tight bun came outside to join School of Rock. She was wearing emerald green robes and had a stern face. "Welcome, School of Rock, to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. My name is Professor McGonagall and I will be your transfiguration teacher in the duration of your stay. Please follow me into the Hall, where the Sorting Ceremony will initiate. I suggest you all smarten up, as it will take place in front of the rest of the school. Do any of you have any questions about the sorting?"
"No, Professor McGonagall," Summer replied politely. "A boy named Seamus Finnigan has explained everything to us."
"Very well. Follow me." The band followed Professor McGonagall into the Great Hall. There were four long tables, each belonging to one of the four houses. At the front, there was one long table facing the other four where the staff was sitting. Near that very table, was a stool, where an old ragged hat sat.
"Now when I call your name," Professor Mcgonagall began. "I'd like for you to sit on the stool and put this hat on your head.
This was where the band was sorted:
Gryffindor- Katie Zack Summer Freddy
Hufflepuff- Alicia Marta Michelle Leonard Frankie
Ravenclaw- Laurence Gordon Billy Tomika Eleni
Slytherin (NONE)
The band was a bit upset that they were separated but the members quickly made new friends as supper had magically appeared on the table.
"Summer, it's only six in the morning!" Alicia complained. "Why do we have to get up so early?"
"Because we have a full day ahead of us," Summer replied patiently.
Alicia and Katie pulled on some clothes and headed downstairs for breakfast. They took seats beside Frankie and Gordon. As the group was eating Frankie's face landed in the cereal. He had dozed off!
Alicia and Gordon began to laugh. "Come on, Frankie! Wake up!" Katie said gently. Frankie lifted his head, unaware of what had happened, and continued to eat his cereal. "What time did you two go to sleep at?" Katie asked Gordon.
"Midnight," Gordon replied sheepishly.
"What were you two doing?" Alicia questioned curiously.
"Well, Frankie and I bought this game called Wizard's Chess when we were allowed to explore Diagon Alley," Gordon explained. "It's like normal chess, but instead of just jumping a piece, the pieces SMASH each other. It's pretty cool." Gordon grinned.
Katie and Alicia chuckled.
"Okay, you guys," Summer's voice rang clearly. We have to be at King's Cross at 10:30 AM. It's 8:00 AM right now so that'll give us... an hour and a half to go to the train station and get onto the train. Finish eating your breakfast and grab your luggage and equipment. Don't forget any of the things you purchased yesterday. I'll meet you at the entrance back into London at the back wall in..." Summer glanced at her watch, "...half and hour." The band groaned but did as they were told anyway.
Summer used her knew wand and excitedly tapped the bricks to get back to London. Summer called a couple of taxis and the band climbed into them. Katie chatted away with Marta, Dewey and Leonard about the wonders of Diagon Alley. They talked quietly so that the driver wouldn't hear, but he couldn't hear them anyway because he had ear phones.
"Did you see the chocolate frogs?"
"Or the books that moved?"
"The brooms looked awesome!"
"Did you try the flavored beans?"
When the taxis arrived at King's Cross, Summer paid the taxis and led them inside the station.
"What platform should we be looking out for?" Dewey asked Summer.
"Platform Nine and ¾," Summer answered.
"Um... okay," Dewey replied uneasily.
The group reached platforms nine and 10, but there wasn't any nine and ¾. "Summer, what do we do now? I don't see a platform 9 and ¾!" Leonard exclaimed.
"I have an answer for that, Leonard," Summer replied proudly. "Professor Dumbledore explained how to get onto the platform. We have to run straight at the wall between platforms nine and ten." The group looked at Summer as though she was crazy. "I swear! That's what he said!" Summer held onto her trolley tightly. "I'll go first!" Summer ran into the wall. She instantly disappeared behind the wall. Some of the members of the band rubbed their eyes, while others just looked at the wall dumbfounded.
Dewey cleared his throat. "Well, uh, I guess I'll go next." He nervously held onto his trolley and ran at the wall and also disappeared behind it. The band caught onto the idea and nervously went in twos and ran toward the wall. When the band reached platform 9 and ¾, they stared at each other and began to laugh.
School of Rock dragged their luggage and equipment onto a huge train called the Hogwarts Express. They weren't the only people on the train; several students from Hogwarts had gone home for the Christmas Holidays and were coming back. The band took up about 3 or 4 compartments on the train. A couple of students actually came up to the band to introduce themselves and tell them about Hogwarts.
The Freddy, Katie, Zack and Marta took a liking to a boy naumed Seamus Finnigan., a boy that was their age. He seemed very shy and nervous around the group, but he loosened up after he started talking to them. Seamus told the band about the lessons at Hogwarts, the teachers and the feasts they sometimes held. Then Seams started to talk about Qudditch.
"And that's what Quidditch is," Seamus said, after he had explained the sport of Quidditch. "Two of my friends are on the Gryffindor house team!"
"Really? Who are they? What positions do they play?" Freddy asked interestedly.
"Well, my friend Ron Weasley plays Keeper, while one of my other friends Harry Potter plays Seeker," Seamus answered.
"I wonder if they're as cute as him," Katie whispered to Marta, and the girls began to giggle.
"Of course, you all know about Harry Potter," Seamus added.
"No sorry, we don't," Marta replied. "What's so important about him?"
Seamus began to tell the story of Harry Potter. Of how he survived one of the greatest, most powerful wizards killed Harry's parents and had tried to kill Harry when he was just a one year old, but wasn't capable to do so. The killing curse had rebounded off Harry and hit Voldemort.
"And Harry Potter wasn't injured at all! All Harry was left with was a lightening shaped scar, which he still has today," Seamus finished.
Freddy, Zack, Katie, and Marta looked at Seamus in awe.
"Wow," Zack managed to say. "How old is this guy?"
"He's our age, 16 going on 17," Seamus replied. "I'll introduce you four to him, if you'd like. I know he'll like you right away." Seamus winked at Marta and Katie. "Especially you girls."
Marta and Katie began to giggle again.
"Did you hear that, Freddy?" Zack told Freddy, nudging him. "This Harry Potter guy's going to take all the School of Rock girls away from us!"
"Unless I get to them first," Seamus teased. The group laughed.
"Oh is that so?" Marta kidded.
"Aye, it is." Seamus got up from his seat beside Freddy and took a seat between Marta and Katie, who were sitting across from the boys. He put an arm around each of them jokingly, and said, "Girls love me." He winked again.
The girls began to laugh. Seamus took his arms off the girls' shoulders and began to talk about Hogwarts again. He answered all of the questions that the group had about Hogwarts. At around 6:00 PM, The Hogwarts Express finally came to a stop. Seamus led the band to a group of horseless carriages.
When the carriages stopped in front of the castle, School of Rock 'oohed and aahed.' The castle was enormous. The band was impressed by its colossal size.
The Hogwarts students were to go inside first. "I'll see you guys later!" Seamus told them and he joined his fellow Hogwarts friends. A woman with brown hair in a tight bun came outside to join School of Rock. She was wearing emerald green robes and had a stern face. "Welcome, School of Rock, to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. My name is Professor McGonagall and I will be your transfiguration teacher in the duration of your stay. Please follow me into the Hall, where the Sorting Ceremony will initiate. I suggest you all smarten up, as it will take place in front of the rest of the school. Do any of you have any questions about the sorting?"
"No, Professor McGonagall," Summer replied politely. "A boy named Seamus Finnigan has explained everything to us."
"Very well. Follow me." The band followed Professor McGonagall into the Great Hall. There were four long tables, each belonging to one of the four houses. At the front, there was one long table facing the other four where the staff was sitting. Near that very table, was a stool, where an old ragged hat sat.
"Now when I call your name," Professor Mcgonagall began. "I'd like for you to sit on the stool and put this hat on your head.
This was where the band was sorted:
Gryffindor- Katie Zack Summer Freddy
Hufflepuff- Alicia Marta Michelle Leonard Frankie
Ravenclaw- Laurence Gordon Billy Tomika Eleni
Slytherin (NONE)
The band was a bit upset that they were separated but the members quickly made new friends as supper had magically appeared on the table.