Gryffindor Common Room

The Gryffindor first years including you followed Percy through the chattering crowds you also noticed another prefect had joined you her brown hair medium length. You continued walking out of the Great Hall, and up the marble staircase walking in two rows. You noticed the portraits of the people along the corridors whispered and pointed as you passed. Percy and the other prefect led you through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries. Climbing more staircases, when you came to a sudden halt.

A bundle of walking sticks was floating in midair ahead of them, and as Percy took a step toward them they started throwing themselves at him. "Peeves," Percy whispered to the first years. "A poltergeist." He raised his voice, "Peeves -- show yourself" A loud, rude sound, like the air being let out of a balloon, answered.

"Do you want me to go to the Bloody Baron?" Percy said, There was a pop, and a little man with wicked, dark eyes and a wide mouth appeared, floating cross- legged in the air, clutching the walking sticks.

"Oooooooh!" he said, with an evil cackle. "Ickle Firsties! What fun!" He swooped suddenly towards you. everyone ducked apart from you, he stopped in front of you looking you dead in the eyes.

"Go away, Peeves, or the Baron'll hear about this, I mean it!" Yelled Percy causing Peeves to break eye contact. He turned and stuck out his tongue and then vanished, dropping the walking sticks on Neville's head. You heard him zooming away, rattling coats of armor as he passed.

"You want to watch out for Peeves," said the other prefect her voice calm with a hint of something you couldn't make out.

As you set off again Percy started talking again "The Bloody Baron's the only one who can control him, he won't even listen to us prefects." Reaching the top of the stairs Percy spoke again "Here we are."

At the very end of the corridor just along the stairs you came from hung a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress. "Password?" she said.

"Caput Draconis," said Percy, and the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. Caput Draconis password keeping that in mind. You all scrambled through it -- Neville needed a leg up -- and found yourselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cozy, round room full of squashy armchairs.

"Right first years this is the Gryffindor common room you will be spending a lot of your time here when your not in class, so you best get use to it." Percy said in an authoritative way.

"We are the Gryffindor prefects," The other prefect said calmly, much different from Percy. "We are to ensure nobody in this house cause too much trouble," your eyes flickered over at percy his face unmoving. "My name is Emma Ward and this is Percy Weasley." She said monitoring towards the boys direction "If you have any Questions or are lost please come to us and we shall guide you." her eyes scanned the room until they finally locked on yours deep dark brown eyes. "If you have if you have any concerns, now would be the time to ask, If not they we shall guide you to your rooms." Her eyes flicked along everyone in the crowd of first years but kept locking on you. Is my name really that scary was all you could think.

Emma directed the girls through one door and staircase to their dormitory and Percy did the same with the boys. At the top of a spiral staircase, you were obviously in one of the towers, you found your beds at last: six four-poster beds hung with deep red, velvet curtains. Your trunks had already been brought up. Too tired to talk much, you pulled slumped on your bed while the other boys got changed for bed. Ron and Harry muttered something to each other but you didn't quite hear it, as you fell asleep probably thanks to the food or because the bed was super comfortable.

The next morning you awoke, quickly getting dressed, Ron and Harry were still asleep along with Neville in there beds but Dean and Seamus beds were empty. You left the room making your way down the stairs into the scarlet common room which was inhabited by a few students already, You could actually see the common room in the light, The welcoming fire, the whole room decorated with crimson and gold. Gold chandeliers cast warm glows all around the room.

Seamus and Dean were practicing their wand movements, Hermione was already up studying and seemed to be waiting, You stared at her studying already lessons haven't even started It seemed She noticed you looking and started to aproach. Oh god what now. thoughts pulsing through your mind.

"Are Harry and Ron getting ready?" she said with a bit of annoyance.

"Asleep, Still." you said replying.

"ASLEEP, At this time." She barked clearly pissed off. God she is bossy

Holding your hand to your head "Its still quite early, have you had breakfast yet?" Its to early for shouting thats for sure. you thought after you replied to Hermione again.

She sighed before saying "No I haven't, I was waiting for you Harry and Ron."

"Waiting for me? Yesterday on the train you were quite scared of me." You said.

"Well that was because of your name it's quite scary from what I've read, But your in Gryffindor and I've come to see that your Ok." she said sheepishly.

"Ok, Just Ok, I guess that'll do for now." You joked and you both started laughing. You and Hermione along with Dean and Seamus headed down to have breakfast in the Great Hall, where there was the vast majority of other students. You made sure you ate alot to keep you going until lunch whenever that is. You Hermione, Dean and Seamus started to head to class, you were joined by Ron, Harry and Neville who met up with you on your way to class, they hadn't ate but luckily for them you had thought about this you picked a few crumpets giving them what you had so you wouldn't hear their stomachs rumbling in class.