Chapter Two: It's Good to be Back
When Victoire woke up the following morning, she looked up at her four poster bed and smiled to herself. The previous day had worn her out. After stressing out about leaving Teddy, travelling eight hours on a train and with the excitement of the first night at Hogwarts, a goodnight sleep was very beneficial for her. She was looking forward to beginning her final year at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Are you coming down for breakfast, Vic?" Victoire didn't even notice that she was the only one still in bed. She looked at her watch then back at Adalyn.
"Yeah. You girls go ahead. I'll meet you down there in a few minutes," Victoire responded, making her way out of bed. Her friends nodded politely and left her alone to get ready.
She hurriedly put on her Ravenclaw uniform as a question came to mind. Why were her and Dominique the only two kids in the family to be in Ravenclaw? The others were in Gryffindor. She searched her mind for an answer and settled on the fact that they must have inherited many of their differences from their mum. She shrugged and quickly moved onto her hair. Ever since she turned seventeen she used magic to do her hair. This was a big relief for Victoire as the long blond silk that hung halfway down her back was getting very frustrating to style the muggle way.
She surveyed herself in the mirror than headed down to the great hall for breakfast. When she got there she attempted to find her friends though the masses of students in the largely crowded room. The first years were looking overwhelmed with excitement and eager to start their first day of classes, yet nervous at the same time. The older students were talking amongst themselves and getting reacquainted with their classmates. Some of them were even rushing to finish their summer homework. After minutes of analysing the crowd, Victoire spotted her friends sitting at the far end of the Ravenclaw table.
"Good morning," Victoire said as she sat down with Adalyn and Emma. A look of slight surprise appeared on their faces when they saw her.
"Well someone is in a good mood today!" Emma stated the obvious. It was evident yesterday that Victoire wasn't in a particularly enjoyable mood. Her drastic change in attitude took the girls by surprise.
"Why shouldn't I be? It's a beautiful day out and not to mention it, our last year at school," Victoire realized that a permanent smile was etched upon her face. She didn't care though; she was truly delighted to be back at school. Her friends decided against questioning her sudden change in personality and the three of them enjoyed their first breakfast of the school year. A delicious combination of bacon, eggs, toast and pumpkin juice was enough to get them through the entire day. She looked around at the hundreds of energized students as she immersed herself in the exciting atmosphere. "It's good to be back," she thought.