Chapter 8 - First Day of Class (1/2)

Chris and the rest of the first year Ravenclaw students followed Penelope Clearwater, their Prefect. They went through the maze that was Hogwarts and even if Chris was a bit sleepy, he was still extremely excited to see the insides of Hogwarts. It was truly different from the movies. While the movies' special effects were really good, compared to real life magic, it did not hold a candle.

Soon they reached the fifth floor of Ravenclaw Tower where the entrance to the dormitories were. It was a door without a doorknob, but only an eagle-shaped knocker.

”So this is the entrance to the dormitories,” Penelope said. ”To get inside, you must answer the riddle that the knocker has for you once you knock on the door. If you cannot get in, you have to wait for someone to answer the question for you so I would suggest that you would take out everything you need just in case,”

After the brief explanation, she knocked on the door.

”Where does an object go when it's vanished?” The eagle knocker asked.

”Into non-being,” Penelope answered.

”Not the best answer, but also correct,” The door-knocker said as the door now opened.

Everyone started entering the Common Room and it was one of the most beautiful room, Chris has ever seen with a blue carpet that had stars on it which was reflected on the ceiling. There were chairs, tables, and bookcases all over the Common Room making it seem like a small library. Next to the doors leading up to the dormitories was the statue of Rowena Ravenclaw made of marble. It was marvelously made and everything from her to the diadem seemed extremely realistic as if it was a photo made up of stone.

'I know I saw it in the movie, but this is far better!' Chris thought.

”Well it is getting late,” Penelope said while yawning. ”Do you know what the smartest thing to do is? It is to sleep. There's no thinking without sleeping. The boys' dormitory is on the left while the girls' is on the right. There's one more rule. A guys is able to go to the girls' dorm and the girls to the guys' as long as the intent is pure. If there is any evil intent, they will not be allowed to go in. That is all. Good night,” Penelope said as she left to go to the girls' dormitory.

'Well this wasn't in the movie, but I suppose it's a good change. It makes things a lot simpler,' Chris thought

Kristine and Hermione bid Chris good night and also went up to the girls' dorm.

After a bit of looking around, Chris went up to the boys' dorm. His room only had 4 people including himself in it so the big room had only 4 beds. It had blue sheets and blue bed curtains as well. The other three were already sleeping from their exhausting trip so Chris was the only one awake.