Chapter seven
Yeah! " Yelled the twins.
The door swung open at once. A tall, black haired witch in emerald green robes stood there. She had a very stern face and holly's first thought was that this was not someone to cross.
McGonagall says " you smarter then your brother and father, uncle's. To holly?
Holly looked at McGonagall answer " was my brother and father, uncle".
James and Sirius looked up her and albus looked at McGonagal at being called not smart.
"The firs_years , professor McGonagall ', said Hagrid. " Thank you, Hagrid ". " I will take them from here ". She pulled the door wide . The entrance hall was so big you could have fitted a whole house in it . The stone walls were lit with flaming torches like the ones at gringotts, the ceiling was too high to make out , and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors. They followed professor McGonagall across the flagged stone floor . Holly could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from a doorway to the right _ the rest of the school must already be here _ but professor McGonagall showed the first years into a small empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in , standing rather closer together than they would usually have done , peering about nervously . " Welcome to Hogwarts,' said professor McGonagall. " The start of term banquet will begin shortly, but before you take your seats in the great Hall , you will be sorted into your houses. The sorting is a very important ceremony because, while you here , your house will be something like your family within Hogwarts".
" Not much of a family ". Says holly to Luna . Edward looking at holly worried.
" That's the same speech as our sorting". Said Sirius.
" Same as mine year ". Said regulus.
Sirius surprised course his brother talking to him to reply.
" You will have classes with the rest of your house, sleep in your house dormitory and spend free time in your house common room"." The four houses called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, ravenclaw and Slytherin". " Each house has its own noble history and each has produced outstanding witches and wizards". While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your house points, while any rule breaking will lose house points ". " At the end of the year , the house with the most points is awarded the house cup , a great honour ". " I hope each of you will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours ". " The sorting ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the rest of the school ". " I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as much as you can while you are waiting ". Her eyes lingered for a moment on Neville's cloak , which was fastened under his left ear , and on Ron's smudged nose. Holly nervously coming her hair, as albus tried to flatten his hair.
" Potter hair! Said James and Sirius, Remus at once.
" I shall return when we ready for you ', said professor McGonagall. " Please wait quietly ". She left the chamber . Holly swallowed. " How exactly do they sort us into house "? Albus asked Ron. " Mum and dad , uncle's wouldn't tell me". " Some sort of test , I think ". " Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking ".
"Oh sweety you shouldn't have believed the twins ". Said Molly.
" I should have told you son , sorry about that". Says Arthur.
" It's alright dad". Ron says.
Holly's heart gave a horrible jolt . It wasn't in the books and her dad, uncle wouldn't tell her. 'a test? In front of the whole school? But she didn't know any magic yet_ what on earth would she have to do? She hadn't expected something like this moment they arrived. She looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified too. No one was talking much except Hermione Granger, who was whispering very fast about all the spells she'd learnt and wondering which one she'd need.
" You'll were making us nervous too" . Said all the fifth floor.
Holly tried hard not to listen to her . She'd never been more nervous,
Hermione thought to herself " maybe I was making other people nervous".
Not even when she'd somehow turn her uncle lovegood hair blue.
Laughing " I remember that". Said regulus.
She kept her eyes fixed on the door . Any second now , professor McGonagall would come back and lead she to her doom.
" She a drama queen as much as you ". Says Sirius to James.
Then something happened which made her jump about a foot in the air_ several people behind her screamed .
" What's wrong? Says Esme.
" What the_? She gasped. So did the people around her. About twenty ghosts had just streamed through the back wall.
The ghost in the castle went into the hall to see what the teachers and students are up to.
Pearly white and slightly transparent, they glided across the room talking to each other and hardly glancing at the first years . They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a fat little monk was saying " forgive and forget, I say , we ought to give him a second chance _" " my dear friar , haven't we given peeves all the chances he deserves? " He gives us all bad name and you know , he's not really even a ghost_ I say , what are you all doing here?
" How many chances has he had? Ask a first year.
The monk answer" 50,000 times".
Eyes widen.
A ghost wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first _years . Nobody answered. " New students! Said the fat friar , smiling around at them . " About to be sorted, I suppose"? A few people nodded mutely. " Hope to see you in Hufflepuff"? Said the friar . " My old house, you know". " Move along now ". Said a sharp voice. " The sorting ceremony's about to start". Professor McGonagall had returned. One by one the ghost floated away through the opposite wall. " Now , form a line". Professor McGonagall told the first years , " follow me". Feeling oddly as through her legs had turned to lead , holly got into line behind a boy with sandy hair , with Ron and albus behind her , and they walked out of the chamber, back across the hall and through a pair of double doors into the great Hall. Holly had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles which were floating in mid air over four long tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets . At the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up here,so that they came to a halt in a line facing the other students, with the teachers behind them . The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flicking candlelight. Dotted here and there among the students, the ghost shone misty silver. Mainly to avoid all the staring eyes , holly looked upwards and saw a velvety black ceiling dotted with stars . She heard Hermione whisper , " it's bewitched to look like the sky outside, I read about it in Hogwarts: a history". It was hard to believe there was a ceiling there at all , and that the great Hall didn't simply open on to the heavens. Holly quickly looked down again as professor McGonagall silently placed a four legged stool in front of the first years. On top of the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty.
Esme wrinkly her nose gross out .
Maybe they had to try and get a rabbit out of it,
Ron look at holly questions . " It's a muggle magic trick".
Holly thought wildly , that seemed the sort of thing _ noticing that everyone in the hall was now staring at the hat , she stared at it too . For a few seconds, there was complete silence.
Fred and George, lee standing up. The Cullen's and the pack look at them questionly.
Then the hat twitched . A Rip near the brim opened wide like a month _ and the hat began to sing:
" Oh , you may not think I'm pretty, but don't judge on what you see , I'll eat myself if you can find a smarter hat than me . You can keep your Bowlers black , your top hats sleek and tall, for I'm the Hogwarts sorting hat and I can cap them all . there's nothing hidden in your head the sorting hat can't see so try me on and I will tell you where you ought to be . You might belong in Griffindor, where dwell the brave at heart , their daring, nerve and chivalry set griffindors apart ; you might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal , those patients Hufflepuff are true and unafraid of toil; or yet in wise old ravenclaw, if you've a ready mind , where those of wit and learning, will always find their kind ; or perhaps in Slytherin you'll make your real friends, those cunning folk use any means to achieve their ends . So put me on ! Don't be afraid! And don't get in a flap ! And don't get in a flap ! You're in safe hands ( I thought I have none) for I'm a thinking cap!
The whole hall burst into a applause as the hat finished it's song. It bowed to each of the four tables and then became quite still again. " So we've just got to try on the hat; Ron whispered to holly and albus. " I kill Fred , he was going on about wrestling a troll".
Gasp! Holly and Ron , albus , Hermione.
" What ! Ask everyone. Except regulus looking at the four children.
" Nothing! Said at once.
Fred and George laugh.
Holly smiled weakly. Yes , trying on the hat was a lot better than having to do a spell , but she did wish they could have tried it on without everyone watching. The hat seemed to be asking rather a lot ; holly didn't feel brave or quick _ witted or any of it at the moment. If only the hat mentioned a house for people who felt a bit queasy , that would have been the one for her. Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment. " When I call your name , you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted". She said . " Abbott, Hannah"!
Hannah felt her cheeks went red with everyone but the Cullen's and the pack staring at her.
A pink faced girl with blonde pigtails stumbled out of line , put on the hat , which fell right down over her eyes, and sat down. A moment's pause_ " Hufflepuff! Shouted the hat. The table on the right cheered and clapped as Hannah went to sit down at the Hufflepuff table. Holly saw the ghost of the fat friar waving merrily at her. " Bones , Susan"! " Hufflepuff"! Shouted the hat again, and Susan scuttled off to sit next to Hannah.
Susan smiled at the screen.
" Boot , Terry"!
Terry look at the screen.
"Ravenclaw "! The table second from the left clapped this time ; several ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with Terry as he joined them. " Brocklehurst, Mandy". Went to ravenclaw too , but " brown , lavender" became the first new Griffindor and the table on the far left exploded with cheers ; holly could see Ron's twin brothers catcalling.
The twins smiled and catcalling as their past selves did.
" Bulstrode , Millicent ' then became a Slytherin. Perhaps it was holly's imagination, after all she never seen a Slytherin ,besides her dad , but she thought that they looked an unpleasant lot.
Holly felt ashamed look at the Slytherin " sorry".
She was starting to feel definitely sick now . She remembered being picked for teams during sports lessons at her old school. She had always been last to be chosen , not because she was no good , but because of the mean girls they have not to like her all eas they get picked on. " Finch_fletchley , Justin "! " Hufflepuff"! Sometimes, holly noticed, the hat shouted out the house at once , but at others it took a little while to decide. " Finnigan , Seamus". The sandy haired boy next to holly in the line , sat on the stool for almost a whole minute before the hat declared him a Gryffindor: Granger Hermione "! Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on her head . " Gryffindor "! Shouted the hat. Ron groaned.
Hermione looked hurt . Ron says " sorry mione".
A horrible thought struck holly , as horrible thoughts always do when you're very nervous. What if she wasn't chosen at all ? What if she just sat there with the hat over her eyes for ages , until professor McGonagall jerked it off her head and said there had obviously been a mistake and she'd better get back on the train?
Holly Hide her face in her dad shirt embarrassed. As people hear her thoughts.
When Neville Longbottom, the boy who kept losing his toad , was called, he fell over on his way to the stool. The hat took a long time to decide with Neville. When it finally shouted " Gryffindor". Neville ran off still wearing it, and had to jog back amid gales of laughter to give it to " Lovegood holly". As holly stepped forward. And sat in the stool. The last thing holly saw before the hat dropped over her eyes was the hall full of people, next second she was looking at the black inside of the hat . She waited. " Hmm', said a small voice in her ear . " Holly potter, was wondering what happened to you,
Entire hall started talking at once . Then McGonagall calm them down.
" The hat knew who you are"? Ask Hermione.
" Yep ". Said holly.
How do you know who I am? " And how are you talking to me? " Well I have the power to read minds and I see a lot of things in that old man's office ". Holly laugh, " can you keep my identity a secret". " Of course". " Difficult ". " Very difficult "." Plenty of courage , I see". " Not a bad mind , either ". " There's talent, oh my goodness, yes _and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now that's interesting. . . So where shall I put you?holly smile and said " anyway that you think is good". " Well , if you're sure _ better be griffindor. Holly head the hat shout the last word to the whole hall . She took of the hat and walked shakily towards the Griffindors table. Percy the perfect got up and shook her hand vigorously. Holly sat down opposite the ghost in the ruff she'd seen earlier. The ghost patted her arm , giving holly the sudden icing cold winter breeze.she could see Hagrid, and there in the centre of the high table, in a large gold chair , sat albus Dumbledore. Holly recognised him at once from the card she'd got out of the chocolate frog on the train. Dumbledore's silver hair was the only thing in the whole hall that shone as brightly as the ghost . Holly spotted professor Quirrel, too , the nervous young man form the leaky cauldron. He was looking very peculiar in the large purple turban.
" Congratulations, holly ". Percy said to holly .
Holly looked at Percy confused.
" Not many people can get all four houses". Percy answer the not spoke out question.
Holly smile looking at the screen.
Edward sigh at her beautiful smile as Emmett Tess him.
" Draco Malfoy". Malfoy swaggered forward when his name was called
Draco smile at his young self.
And got his wish at once: the hat had barely touched his head when it screamed, " Slytherin! Malfoy went to join his friends Crabbe and goyle, looking pleased with himself. There weren't many people left now. Moon' . . . Nott. . . Parkerson. . . Then a pair of twins girls , patil and patil. . . Then perks , sally_ ann . . . And then , at last _ albus potter "! Albus walk smuggling to the stool. Holly could tell her was gripping the edge of the stool. And just like that " Griffindors! The hat shouted. He walked to the Griffindors table. The loudest one of all tables. Like before Percy shook his hand vigorously, while the Weasleys twins yelled " we got potter , we got potter!. He sat next to holly. And now after a while there was only three people left to be sorted" Turpin, Lisa ' became a ravenclaw and then it was Ron's turn.
Ron look at himself. As his family and friends.
He was pale green by now . Holly could see albus fingers crossed under the table and a second later the hat had shouted, " Griffindors! Holly and albus clapped. But albus clapped loudly with the rest as Ron collapsed into the chair next to Albud. " Well done Ron, excellent," said persy Weasley pompously across holly as ' zabini , blaise ' made a Slytherin. Professor McGonagall rolled up her scroll and took the sorting hat away. Holly looked down at her empty gold plate. She had only just realised how hungry she was. The pumpkin pasties seemed ages ago. Albus Dumbledore had got to his feet . He was beaming at the students, his arms opened wide , as if nothing could have pleased him more than to see them all there. ' welcome "! He said . " Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words . And here they are : nitwit ! Blubber ! Oddment! Tweak! " Thank you"! He sat down. Everybody clapped and cheered . Holly didn't know whether to laugh or not . " Is he _ a bit mad ? She asked Percy uncertainly. " Mad"? Said Percy airly. " He's a genius ! Best wizard in the world! But he is bit mad, yes ". " Potatoes, holly? Holly's mouth fell open . The dishes in front of her were now piled with food . She had never seen so many things she liked to eat on one table: roast beef , roast chicken, pork chops and lamp chops , sausages , bacon and steak , boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, chips, Yorkshire pudding, peas , carrots, gravy , ketchup and , for some strange reason , mint humbugs.
Ron and other boys was feeling hungry.
Kreacher love making food , but never this much, but she wouldn't eat that much, only enough to fill up. Holly piled her plate with a bit of everything except the humbugs and began to eat. It was all delicious. " That does look good ,' said the ghost in the ruff sadly , watching holly cut up her steak . " Can't you_? " I haven't eaten for nearly five hundred years ', said the ghost. " I don't need to , of course, but one does miss it". " I don't think I've introduced myself? " Sir Nicholas de mimsy_ porpington at your service. Resident ghost of Griffindor tower".
Nicholas stood nice and tall at people look at him
" I know who you are". Said Ron suddenly. " My brother's told me about you _ you're nearly headless Nick "! " I would prefer you call me sir Nicholas de mimsy".
Nearly headless ? " How can you be nearly headless? Ask Emmett.
Nicholas point at the screen.
The ghost began stiffly , but sandy haired Seamus Finnigan interrupted. " Nearly headless? " How can you be nearly headless "? Sir Nicholas looked extremely miffed , as if their little chat wasn't going at all the way ha wanted. " Like this ,' he said irritably . He seized his left ear and pulled . His whole head swung off his neck and fell on to his shoulder as if it was on a hinge. Someone had obviously tried to behead him , but not done it properly. Looking pleased at the stunned looks on their faces , nearly headless Nick flipped his head back on to his neck , coughed and said , " so _ new Gryffindors! I hope you're going to help us win the house championship this year? Gryffindor have never gone so long without winning. Slytherin have got the cup size years in a row! The bloody baron's becoming almost unbearable _ he's the Slytherin ghost ". Holly looked over at the Slytherin table and saw a horrible ghost sitting there, with blank staring eyes , a gaunt face and robes stained with silver blood. He was right next to Malfoy who , holly was pleased to see , didn't look too pleased with the seating arrangements. " How did he get Cover in blood "? Asked Seamus with great interest.
Rosalie looked annoyed with is kid , he's worse than the people in forks.
" I've never asked ', said nearly headless Nick delicately. When everyone had eaten as much as they could , the remains of the food faded from the plates , leaving them sparkling clean as before. A moment later the puddings appeared . Blocks of ice cream in every flavour you could think of , apple pies , treacle tarts , chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle , strawberrys , jelly , rice pudding. . . As holly helped herself to a treacle tart , the talk turned to their families. " I'm half and half ". Said Seamus . " My dad's a muggle ". " Mum didn't tell him she was a witch till after they were married ".
Many of the Pure blood look not impressed.
Bit of a nasty shock for him". The other laughed. " What about you , Neville "? Said Ron. " Well , my gran brought me up and she's a witch,'
Holly put her hand on Neville's shoulder. While Edward look at her.
Said Neville , but the family though I was all muggle for ages". " My great uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard and force some magic out of me_ he pushed me off the end of Blackpool pier once , I nearly drowned _but nothing happened until I was eight ". " Great uncle Algie came round for tea and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the ankles when my great auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he accidentally let go".
" What ! Yelled Molly, McGonagall and Esme , Rosalie, poppy.
McGonagall was getting out a paper to make notes to have a long talk with Mrs Longbottom.
" But I bounced _ all the way down the garden and into the road . They were all really pleased. Gran was crying, she was so happy.
Esme was disgusted with this woman behaviour.
And you should have seen their faces when I got in here _ they thought I might not be magic enough to come , you see". " Great uncle Algie was so pleased he bought me my toad ". On holly's other side, Percy Weasley and Hermione were talking about lessons ( I do hope they start straight away, there's so much to learn , I'm particularly interested in transfiguration, you know , turning something into something else of course, it's supposed to be very difficult _; you'll be starting small , just matches into needles and short of thing _'). Holly , who was starting to feel warm and sleepy , looked up at the high table again. Hagrid was drinking deeply from his goblet . Professor McGonagall was talking to professor Dumbledore. And on she sees albus parents at the table. Seamus ask " why is your parents here Albu? " Oh they the teachers helpers. Professor Quirrel, in his adsurd turban , was talking to a teacher with greasy black hair , a hooked nose and sallow skin. It happened very suddenly.
Snape look closely to the screen.
The hook nosed teacher looked past Quirrel's turban straight into holly's eyes _and a sharp , hot pain shot across the scar on holly's forehead.
Snape look at the members of the Phoenix whispered to Dumbledore. " Well that answer that , we been training the wrong child".
Dumbledore out his head in his hands.
" Ouch"! Said holly clapped a hand to his head. " What is it"? Asked Percy . " N_nothing". The pain had gone as quickly as it had come . Harder to shake off was feeling holly had got from the teacher's look_ a feeling that she didn't like albus at all. " Who's that teacher talking to professor Quirrel"? She asked Percy. " Oh , you know Quirrel already, do you? " No wonder he's looking so nervous, that's professor Snape . He teaches potions , but he doesn't want to _ everyone knows he's after Quirrell's job ". " Knows an awfully lot about the dark arts , Snape ', holly watched Snape for a while but Snape didn't look at albus again. At last , the puddings too disappeared and professor Dumbledore got to his feet again. The hall fell silent . " Ahem_ just a few more words now we are all fed and watered". " I have a few Start of term notice to give you". " First years should note that the forest in the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to remember that as well". Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction of the Weasley twins.
The twins high five each other.
" I have also been asked by Mr filch , the caretaker , to remind you all that no magic should be used between classes in the corridors. " Quidditch trials will held in the second week of term . Anyone interested in playing for their house teams should contact madam hooch. And Mr potter and Mrs potter has offered some assistance to mrs McGonagall and Mr flickwick ." And finally , I must tell you that this year , the third _ floor corridor on the right _hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death ". Holly laughed , but she was one of the few who did. " He's not serious "? She muttered to Percy . " Must be,". Said Percy , frowning at Dumbledore. " It's odd, because he usually gives us a reason why we're not allowed to go somewhere _ the forest's full of dangerous beasts , everyone knows that. I do think he might have told us Prefects, at least ". " And now , before we go to bed , let us sing the school song"! Cried Dumbledore. Holly noticed that the other teachers smile's had become rather fixed.
Dumbledore look at his fellow professor.
Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick as if he was trying to get a flu off the end and a long golden ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and twisted itself snake like into words. " Everyone pick their favourite tune ', said Dumbledore. " And off we go!". And the school bellowed :
'hogwarts , Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts, teach us something please, whether we be old and bald or young with scabby knees , our heads could do with filling with some interesting stuff, for now they're bare and full of air , dead flies and bits of fluff,so teach us things worth knowing, bring back what we've forgot , just do your best , we'll do the rest , and learn until our brains all rot".
Everybody finished the song at different times. At last , only the Weasley twins and Mr potter were left singing along to a very slow funeral march.
Molly and Lily shaking their heads when James and the twins , Sirius joins in.
Dumbledore conducted their last few lines with his wand and when they finished, he was one of those who clapped loudest. " Ah , music ', he said , wiping his eyes . " A magic beyond all we do here! " And now , bedtime". " Off you trot"!. Holly thoughts what are we horse's?.
Regulus laugh at his daughter thoughs and the Slytherins. And Emmet the loudest.
The Griffindors first years followed Percy though the chatting crowds , out of the great Hall and up the marble staircase. Holly's legs were like lead again , but only because she was so tired and full of food . She was too sleepy even to be surprised that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries. They climbed more staircase, yawning and dragging their feet , and holly was just wondering how much further they had to go when they came to a sudden halt . A bundle of walking sticks was floating in mid_air ahead of them and as Percy took a step towards them they started throwing themselves at him.
Everyone who's or was at Hogwarts shocked their heads.
" 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"? 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.
Peeves' who was floating above albus .
"Ooooooh"! He said , with an evil cackle. " Ickle firsties "! " What fun!". He swooped suddenly at them. They all ducked . " Go away, peeves , or the baron'll hear about this , I mean it"! Barked Percy. Peeves' stuck out his tongue and vanished, dropping the walking sticks on Neville's head . They heard him zooming away, rattling coats of armour as he passed . " You want to watch out for peeves ". Said Percy , as they set off again. " The bloody baron's the only one who can control him , he won't even listen to us Prefects . " Here we are". At the very end of the corridor 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.
Everyone thoughts the isn't Griffindors" so that how you get in". Even Edward.
McGonagal and regulus brought out their sheets of paper to make passwords and regulus to make his daughter safe.
They all scrambled through it_ Neville needed a leg up _ and found themselves in the Griffindor common room, a cosy , round room full of squashy armchairs. Percy directed the girls through one door to our dormitory and the boys through another. At the top of a spiral staircase _ they were obviously in one of the towers_ they found their beds at last: five four _ posters hung with deep_red velvet curtains. Their trunks had already been brought up. Soon Hermione and Parvati , lavender, holly was all getting ready for bed . They took turns in the shower and then they changed in the bathroom. Lavender and Parvati went in first. While Hermione and holly got ready for their turn . Then the two girls came out and then holly and Hermione went in. Then out in PJs. Hermione wearing pink and holly light green. " Great food , isn't it"? Holly muttered to the girls through the hangings. " Yes it was". Holly says good night girls ". Then holly was going to ask Hermione if she'd had any of the treacle tart,
Hermione smile as lavender, Parvati remember that it was holly that always try to talk First.
But she fell asleep almost at once. Perhaps holly had eaten a bit too much, because she had a very strange dream . She was wearing professor Quirrel's turban , which kept talking to her , telling her she must transfer to Slytherin at once , because it was her distiny. Holly told the turban she didn't want to be in Slytherin; it got heavier and heavier: she tried to pull off but it tightened painfully _ and there was Malfoy, laughing at her as she struggled with it_ then Malfoy turned into the hook _ nosed teacher, Snape whose laugh became high and cold _ there was a Burst of green light and holly woke , sweating and shaking. She rolled over and fell asleep again, and when she woke next day , she didn't remember the dream at all .
" Ooh I wish I had " holly told Luna.
Then the words show up
Have your lunch now. Come back after 1:00pm.