First off, I didn't think Frodo would be in Ravenclaw until after the Sorting Hat. I thought for a while he would be in Gryffindor or Hufflepuff, but I guess these are another "what if" scenarios that someone else could use in their stories. Also, because I like both Ravenclaw and Gryffindor, this'll be the second time I get to describe Ravenclaw's common room and the first time I get to describe the Frodo's dormitory up at the top of Ravenclaw tower. Hopefully, I did a good job describing the Ravenclaw common room. Any information about the common room and the bronze eagle knocker were referenced by the Harry Potter Lexicon.

Please note this chapter is shorter than the previous chapters. I was trying hard to finish out the first day and night of Frodo's arrival at the castle. I hope the next few chapters are longer.

Chapter Four:

Ravenclaw Tower

Frodo was halfway through his second meal when Harry showed up after Severus. He learned quickly from Luna that Severus was actually Professor Snape, the Potions' teacher at Hogwarts. Frodo watched Harry be left alone by Snape, before Snape returned to the staff table and Harry reunited with his best friends, Ron and Hermione. Harry was covered in dark blood, but whose blood it was Frodo had yet to find out. He turned to the Slytherin table, where he saw a blond-haired boy miming Harry's accident with his nose. This led Frodo to believe the blond-haired boy was responsible for Harry's bloody nose. After letting the thought drop, Frodo noticed a giant sitting by the staff table. The giant nodded to him briefly before continuing to eat his meal.

Turning to Luna, Frodo asked her, "Are you all right?"

"Pleasant," said Luna in a dreamy, happy tone. She asked him in reply, "How about you?"

He briefly paused. "This is a lot to take in."

"I'm sure you'll get used to it. After all, you're only here until the term ends," said Luna.

"That's what Dumbledore said," said Frodo hesitantly.

"Then he must have thought it necessary for you to be here," replied Luna, a few moments before the Grey Lady approached the table.

Frodo jumped in shock the second the Grey Lady told him, politely, "Welcome to Hogwarts! I trust your stay will be… pleasant."

"You see? The Grey Lady agrees with me," said Luna happily.

Frodo quietly told Luna, petrified, "Luna, you are speaking to a ghost. Aren't all ghosts supposed to be like wights? Terrifying and the sort…"

"I can be terrifying, if that's what you want me to be, Mr. Baggins," said the Grey Lady, a little offended.

"Of course not you," said Frodo jokingly, trying his best to take back what he said. "I didn't mean you. I simply thought all ghosts in general were meant to terrify people."

"Then you don't know my story," barked the Grey Lady, before she floated away to speak with a group of Ravenclaws.

After the Grey Lady left them alone, Luna explained briefly to Frodo, "She's the ghost of Ravenclaw. She's very friendly and moody. I wouldn't get on her angry side."

"The last thing I would like to see is someone, even a ghost, upset and mad over something I said or did," admitted Frodo in an honest voice.

"I believe you, Frodo. You just need to find someone who completes you," said Luna, staring at a bowl of pudding, which she gladly took from a nearby dish. "Do you want some?"

"No thank you," said Frodo, rejecting the offer.

Luna shrugged. "Suit yourself." She used the large spoon to drop some pudding onto her plate.

Returning his gaze over to the staff table, Frodo watched Dumbledore as he stood up. The hobbit soon found the entire hall had become silent when Dumbledore began his speech. Frodo soon learned who the new Potions' teacher was for the term, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts' teacher, and some of the troubles in the Wizardry World. After the speech was finished, Dumbledore told all the students to go to their dormitories for the night. Frodo could have used the time he just received to speak to Dumbledore about their private lessons with Harry, but also about the lessons he would take with Flitwick. However, Frodo found himself rushed when he followed a Ravenclaw prefect out of the Great Hall, who was already busy shepherding the first-year students.

After climbing up a series of stairs in the Grand Staircase, Frodo was led by the prefect down the fifth floor corridor. The group eventually stopped at the top of a narrow, winding staircase that led up to the Ravenclaw tower. It was here that in front of a door, there was a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. Upon answering the eagle knocker's riddle correctly, the prefect opened the door and stepped inside the common room. He was soon followed by Frodo and the first-year Ravenclaw students.

In amazement, Frodo looked around at his surroundings: the common room was exceedingly wide, circular, and airy with a domed-shaped ceiling painted with stars, walls with graceful arched windows showing an excellent view of the mountains, and a midnight-blue carpet also decorated with stars. Opposite the eagle knocker's door was another door, which Frodo guessed led to the dormitories. Beside this door stood a plinth and a life-sized, white marble statue of the founder Rowena Ravenclaw, who wore a diadem. Frodo looked overjoyed at finding bookcases filled with books, as well as tables and chairs inside the room. He felt like he was back at Bag End, except this common room felt magical to him.

Soon after the prefect explained to the first years where their dormitories were located on the other side of the dormitory door, he approached Frodo and apologized to him, "I am sorry we haven't found a dormitory that convenient enough to your liking. Not only that, we weren't sure about your belongings…"

"I didn't bring any luggage with me," said Frodo in an honest tone.

The prefect nodded. "So we're aware. Thankfully, there is a small dorm room at the top of the stairs. You should find the view suitable. It's close to the ceiling, so I hope you don't mind the breeze."

"How thick of a breeze are we talking?"

"It won't be too bad. It's usually a gentle breeze. You should be fine up there." He then related one of his experiences to the hobbit. "I had to spend three weeks up there, after a group of students bullied me and locked me inside. I could only come out for meals and classes. Otherwise, I enjoyed the view from the window."

"Thank you," said Frodo courteously, and he meant it. "You and Luna so far, have been the only Ravenclaws I can trust. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm sure…"

"Don't worry about it," said the prefect, as he opened the dormitory door. "Go on."

Without second guessing Frodo left the common room and fled up the stone stairs. After what felt like several minutes of walking, he reached the top step and pushed open a small rounded door about his size. Upon entering the small dormitory, Frodo found two four-poster beds decked with midnight-blue curtains. An old-fashioned heater stood in the center of this room, while only one arched window overlooked the Black Lake and the mountains. Right then, he found a brown suitcase with his initials along both ends. He could assume the trunk belonged to him, since inside had nearly all of his clothes and necessities from the hobbit-hole, Bag End.

Closing the trunk, Frodo told himself, "Look at what you've gotten yourself into. You should be home with Uncle Bilbo, but you're not." He turned his gaze towards the window, which showed the pale moonlight streaming into the room to give it a natural feeling.

A few seconds after he sat down on the bed, Frodo rested his head against the pillow and the covers. Sleep immediately passed over his eyelids, which kept them shut until he had entered a swift dream. After a rush of images passed through his thoughts, Frodo looked and saw he was back at Bag End with Bilbo. Then everything went black, before he found himself by the Sea and seeing a tall white tower that stood high on a ridge. Just as he climbed up the ridge, Frodo heard the strangest sound: a ringing bell.