The next morning I was forced to get out of bed at 6am if I wanted to have enough time to get ready and eat breakfast. I was thankfully used to getting up at early hours of the morning thanks to living in the orphanage.
I got ready and had a quick breakfast down in the great hall before I set off to the transfiguration classroom. I did my best to remember the way there and exhaled a relieved breath when I entered the familiar room.
The room had three rows of desks leading up to the front of the room, and sitting behind his own desk up front was Dumbledore. He welcomed me into the room with a smile and beckoned me to sit at the desk directly across from his own.
I set my wand on the desk in front of me and folded my hands in my lap. Dumbledore frowned at me, "My dear, are you not going to take any notes?"
I blinked "I have nothing to take notes with." When I said this Dumbledore lost his frown and opened a drawer in his desk.
"Well we will have to fix that then." He came back and set a book of parchment in front of me, along with a quill and some black ink. "You may use these for the week, until we can get you some more."
A accepted the book graciously and flipped it open to the first page. I uncalled the inkwell and slowly dipped the quill in the ink, coating the tip. I tapped it against the lid to get rid of any access ink before looking back up to Dumbledore.
"Welcome to your first class of transfiguration…" the class was much like the first year class that was taken in Harry Potter. Dumbledore started by explaining to me some of the things transfiguration can be used for. One of those things was Animagus transformations, but that was an advanced piece of transfiguration he wasn't going to teach me.
The first bit of magic he had me try to do was to turn a match into a needle. By the end of class I had successfully changed the needle. When I did I am unashamed to admit that I jumped up and down and hugged Dumbledore. I was working on changing it back when the class ended.
I closed my new notebook and thanked Dumbledore before leaving the room and heading towards charms. I hugged the book to my chest and skipped off to my next class for the day.
My day was spent running throughout the castle to go from class to class. My only break was lunch and thankfully Hatty remembered my request and I was given a glass of milk instead of pumpkin juice. I smiled at her thoughtfulness.
By the end of the day I had learned how turn a matchstick into a needle, the levitation charm (even though I technically already knew it), was introduced to the concepts of Arithmacy, and in Herbology the eccentric professor Beery decided it would be a good learning experience to try and escape Devils Snare.
I was considerably irritated by the time I got up to the dorms. I was covered in dirt and my clothes had grass stains on them. I couldn't wear my new clothes because then everybody would wonder where I got them.
I stripped down and got into the shower. I watched the dirt wash down the drain with satisfaction before finishing up my shower.
When I got out I saw the grass stained clothes had been switched out for a new set of clean robes. I saw Basil curled up on my pillow and noticed a bulge in her stomach, signaling that she had been fed as well. "Hatty?"
Said house-elf popped into the room "You's be callin for Hatty Miss Abby?"
I gestured to the bed "Did you get those clothes and feed Basil?" Hatty nodded her head and her eyes widened, thinking she had done something wrong.
I walked up to her and drew her into a tight hug before setting her back down and looking at her stunned features, "Thank you". I grabbed the clothes off of the bed and returned to the bathroom to change into them so I could join the teachers for dinner.
Looking at myself in the mirror and brushed my wet hair. I brushed it back and twirled it up into a bun before finding a ribbon on the counter and tying it off. I deemed myself presentable and left the common room to join the teachers for dinner. I was grateful I didn't have to sit next to Beery.
Finishing dinner I left the Great Hall so I could return to the library. When I got there I nodded my head to the librarian and received one in return. I sat at a table in a darker corner of the library. I brought out the history book from the night before and finished the rest of the book.
I put the book back but felt unsatisfied with the information from it. I wanted to learn more about the current world. Things about Grindlewald.
Deciding to catch up on those things later I familiarized myself with the library because I knew I would be spending a lot of time in here. It made me wonder why the hat didn't put me in Ravenclaw.
I found books on the theory of transfiguration, charms, DADA, and potions. I looked through the shelves that kept the potions books and found one that caught my attention. The book explained why you would slice instead of dice. Or why you would stir clockwise instead of counter-clockwise.
I brought the five books up to the librarian and asked her if I could check them out. She gave me a stern look that only went away when I promised her I would take good care of them. I took the books and brought them up to the dorms where I set them on the floor next to my bed.
Taking my trunk out of my pocket I enlarged it and set it on the floor at the end of the bed. I called for Hatty and told her to keep watch in case anybody comes to the common room for me. If there was someone I told her to pop right into the trunk to tell me.
I opened the trunk and decided to deal with my clothes first. Going down into the wardrobe compartment I started by hanging up my robes first. Out of the ten, six of them were black while the other four were a dark purple, forest green, deep red, and navy blue color.
After I hung up the robes I took out the pair of shoes. They looked like fancy leather ankle boots that were actually really cute and I couldn't wait to wear them.
The pajamas were made of silk. Two of them were night gowns and I forced Malkin to make me pajama pants. I folded them up and placed them on one of the shelves. I put my undergarments on the shelf next to the pajamas.
I stepped back to survey the wardrobe. It was rather empty but I didn't mind, I wasn't into owning a bunch of clothes I would never wear.
Leaving the wardrobe I stepped out of the trunk and picked up the books I had bought from F&B. I tapped the bottom of the trunk three times with my wand and entered the library. I entered a rectangular room with three of the walls lined with bookshelves. Two extra bookshelves were placed in the middle of the room. Against the wall, bare of any shelves, there were four oak tables pushed up against the wall.
The shelves were made of the same oak wood as the tables and the rug was a warm red color. Candles were set about the room, making it look more warm and inviting.
I brought my books to one wall of shelves and placed the books in there in alphabetical order. From Animagus Transformations to Quidditch Through the Ages. I held the book I had bought about the history of dark magic. Seeing the cover reminded me of my interaction with one Tom Riddle. Why he was in Diagon Alley I probably would never know but I supposed it didn't matter much. What did matter was whether or not he would recognize me when he came to Hogwarts for the next school year.
I set the book on the shelf and left the trunk. Shrinking the trunk I set it on the nightstand with my notebook and changed into my nightgown. Slipping under the covers I drew the bed hangings shut before laying back and shutting my eyes and falling to sleep.
