Scorpius opened his eyes and smiled at the ceiling. He was at Hogwarts! At Hogwarts and in Gryffindor!
- Hurry up, boys! You're going to be late for breakfast!- called Melissa, the prefect.
- Coming- replied Scorpius as he rolled out of bed.
Only Taa and himself were left on the dorm. He dressed quickly and then shook Taa awake.
- Whazzup?- murmured his dorm mate.
- Breakfast
- Okay, I'm ge'in' up…
Scorpius turned away and started fixing his pale blonde hair. He was interrupted by a snore.
-Taa!- he shouted in his friend's ear
- Whaz 'appenin'?
- Get up!
- Okay, okay…
Scorpius pulled his dorm mate's duvet off him and dropped it on the floor. Taa, finally deciding to listen to his friend, rolled out of bed and started getting dressed. A few minutes later, they both ran down the stairs into the Gryffindor common room.
Half an hour later, due to having got lost in Hogwarts' many corridors and staircases, they arrived at the nearly empty Great Hall. They sat down at the Gryffindor table and hurriedly filled their plates with eggs and bacon. Taa tucked in hungrily but Scorpius had noticed a small, red-haired girl hurrying towards them; Lily.
- Hi, Lily- he said, standing up and walking towards her.
- Why were you so late- she demanded,- I've been looking for you everywhere!
- Sorry, we got a bit lost…- he blushed.
- Oh, well,- she interrupted him- here are your timetables
She held two rolls of parchment out to him. He took them and unrolled the first one.
- Culebras, Taa- he read aloud- Taa! Catch!
He threw the parchment over his shoulder and Taa, sitting behind him, caught it. Lily watched them with a small smile on her face. She looked beautiful, noticed Scorpius. Lily saw him staring and blushed.
- So…umm…see you, Scorpius.- she said nervously
- Yeah, um…bye- he replied- Lily…
But she had already turned and rushed out into the Entrance Hall where she was met by a gaggle of giggling girls.
- The first day and you've already got a crush on someone- said Taa incredulously
- Shut it, Taa
- Okay, okay, come on, we don't want to be late for class!
A little while later, they arrived in the Transfiguration classroom just as Professor McGonagall opened the door. They filed in and Scorpius found himself sitting next to Lily. She grinned at him friendlily.
-Isn't Hogwarts great…- she said happily.
- Yeah- he said, looking into her big, brown eyes and noticing the specks of deep green that were only visible when they caught the light in a certain way- beautiful…
Lily giggled and turned away to talk to a blonde girl with freckles and deep blue eyes.
- …and I've been practising simple spells, you know: reparo and stuff like that…- the girl was saying.
When she noticed Scorpius' eyes on her, she giggled and whispered something to Lily. Lily smiled and introduced her friend.
- Scorpius, this is Millie
- Nice to meet you- he replied, smiling sweetly at her
- You too- she giggled and turned away to whisper in Lily's ear again. This time, Scorpius heard the words clearly: 'he's cute'
He blushed and turned to face the front as Professor McGonagall cleared her throat.
- Transfiguration is one of the most important subjects you will be taking in your years at Hogwarts. I hope that each and every one of you works hard in my classes…