A/N: 4 chapters, yay! Ahem, just noticed we've neglected our disclaimer, it is our first chapter, but we should still have it every chappy, just to remind you folks, so here goes...

Disclaimer: Neither Aries, nor I, own any of the characters you all know from the Harry Potter book series, although we wish we did. Come to think of it, we don't own much... shucks...O.o

Chapter 4

The next morning dawn clear and warm, the sun was already high in the sky when the teens woke up. Stephanie took a quick shower to help her wake up and got dressed in her school uniform. She ran into Sarah on the way to the Great Hall. In place of the four long tables there was only one slightly smaller table with enough room for everyone. Another table at the far end was piled with food of all kinds. They hungrily filled their plates and sat down at the table.

"Oh my god! My dorm is so cool!" exclaimed Sarah with a mouth full of toast. Shaking her head and muttering something about her table manners, Steph took a swig of her pumpkin juice. Swallowing her mouthful, Sarah stuck out her tongue.

"Hurry up and eat. I want to go check out the rest of the school." Demanded Steph as she picked up a blueberry muffin and started picking the top off.

Rolling her eyes, Sarah waved her hands about. "Alright, alright." She replied.

After they had all eaten, Steph, Sarah, Sebastien and Patrick made their way out of the Great Hall and wondered where they were going to go first. "You guys want to go down to the dungeons?" asked Sebastien, "It's probably cooler."

"I want to go up to the towers first," replied Steph, "I've been in a dungeon all night, I want to see the view of the grounds, especially while the sun is still rising."

"Yeah," answered Sarah, "I like that idea!"

"Alright then," exclaimed Sebastien, "To the towers we go!"

"Cool." Cried Patrick as he turned towards the staircase, "What are we waiting for? We have a view to see and secret passages to find!" He ran up the stairs and called back at them, "Hurry your asses up if you want to see the sun while it's still rising! You may want to get a move on since it takes a while to get to the top of the towers." He disappeared around the corner and he headed towards the eastern tower.

"He's right you know," said Steph hurrying after Patrick, "The sun won't rise all day long."

"We might as well get going." Sighed Sebastien heading towards the stairs with Sarah following close behind.

"I'll race you!" Yelled Sarah suddenly, running past him and getting a really good head start.

"Hey!" he cried out, "No fair!" running after her, he covered quite a bit of ground with his long legs. "You'll never win, I'm faster than you!"

"Yeah well I know a secret passage you don't!" she taunted.

"Oh yeah?" he challenged as he reached the top.

"Yeah!" she laughed as she disappeared around the corner.

He chased her around the corner and found a dead end. 'Great,' he thought to himself, 'I don't have time to look, I have to win fair and square now.' He ran off towards the grand staircase and ran like there was no tomorrow. He reached the east wing tower just as Sarah emerged from behind an old statue of a witch.

"Woah!" she cried, "Where'd you come from?"

"The...st...stairs..." he choked out, panting heavily.

"You ran up the stairs?" she said, eyes as wide as the full moon. "All seven flights?"

"Y...yeah..." he gasped.

"Damn boy, you win even if it was a tie." She declared. "You deserve to win."

"Thanks." He slowly regained his breath. "Let's go up and meet Steph and Patrick. They shouldn't be too far ahead." He walked up the last flight of stairs, when they reached the top; Steph and Patrick were leaning on the windowsill looking out over the vast grounds of Hogwarts castle. The sun slowly peeked out over the top of the trees.

"Hey guys," said Steph, "You're just in time for the show." The four teens gazed out of the window and watched until the last ray of the sun was over the tree line. The sun lit up the grounds and illuminated the Quidditch field in the background. However, the forbidden forest remained dark and gloomy, despite the warm rays of the sun shining down on it. "I can't wait until the Quidditch try-outs. I want to show them my skills as a seeker," said Steph enthusiastically, "I heard that the Slytherin's current seeker is so full of himself that he never even caught the snitch once."

"Hehe, well I want to try for beater or keeper. More or less a beater though," said Sarah laughing. "Alright, let's make our way downstairs. I want to find some more secret passages." Grinned Sarah as she turned around and started walking off. Following behind her, everyone started chitchatting as they took a tour of the school.

They passed around stupid stories; Patrick was talking about Americans, "...And he was asking if I live in an igloo and saying Quebec was a country, not a province..."

Rolling her eyes, Steph cut him off, "Should have told him to shut it then and to do some bloody research."

Laughing, Sarah teased, "I'm Canadian eh? How boot you?" walking backwards as she faced them, she didn't hear the sound of a door sliding open. Regarding their funny faces, she was going to ask Steph what was the matter when she tripped over something and fell on her rear. "Oww..." she mumbled as she stayed seated. Flopping onto her back, she looked up at the ceiling and noticed it wasn't the usual stone and marble. Getting back onto her feet with Patrick's help, she gasped at the hidden room facing her. "Guess I found a secret room." She grinned as she rubbed her sore butt.

"Yeah." Replied Sebastien as he entered the room. "Guess you did." Coming up behind him, Steph peered over his shoulder. Looking at all the dragon related objects scattered about, she widened her eyes in surprise. She sauntered over towards one statue in particular that quickly caught her attention.

"Wow." She sighed, "I wish I had one similar to this but with a green stone instead." She nearly dropped the statue she was holding as an identical one popped out of nowhere. Walking over to where she was, Sarah let out a low whistle.

"Wish I could do that with a blue stone..." the dragon statue with a blue stone appeared into her hands. "Hey!" she exclaimed, "I think I figured it out!"

"Huh?" asked Patrick, "What do you mean? Figured what out?"

"This room," she explained, "You just wish for something and it'll appear."

"Yeah right." said Patrick, doubt evident in his tone.

"Want proof?" she asked.

"Yeah," he challenged, "Prove it!"

"I wish that a big bucket of water would land on Patrick's head." She snickered knowingly as a bucket soon appeared over his head, making him look up. Steph couldn't control her laughter as the bucket tipped over and soaked his uniform.

Holding onto her sides as thought they were going to split, Sarah couldn't stop laughing at him. Chuckling, Sebastien felt bad for his friend Patrick. Muttering a drying spell, he pointed his wand at Patrick.

"I suggest that in the near future, you don't provoke her." He teased with a cheshire grin. Placing the dragon statue on a table by her side, Steph walked back over towards the entrance where some carvings caught her interest. "Looks like Latin." She mumbled as she tried to decipher it.

Walking up behind her, Sarah shrugged. "Beats me, never took Latin." Grinning, she then turned back around to explore the rest of the room. Shaking her head, Steph concentrated on the text printed in between the intricate dragon carvings as she idly tapped her chin with her index finger.

Hey! Please review! Me and Kie need to know who's reading this story. What happens when two teens get bored during their breaks in college lol. The things our imaginations can create are rather amusing no? Oh and more to come...it's just being a pain right now since we have quite a few longer chapters to post up, but have to copy them from a notebook onto pc then upload them onto a time consumer. Well that's my babbling for now. And thanks to those who reviewed...greatly appreciated . -Aries

P.S. Things will be getting more interesting. Right now this is pretty much the introduction, since nothing big is happening right now. But hint for the near future since Kie is driving me crazy with all of the cliff hangers she's leaving for end of chappies, pay attention to the Dragon room; it serves its purpose quite a few times.

Keep reviewing!

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Kie and Aries