Chapter Three~
Emma briefly left Jay so she could change into her Ilvermorny robes. She headed towards the bathrooms where she could change in privacy. A girl scowled at her and began to whisper something to her friend, who then snickered. Emma looked down to see what they were laughing at. Did I have something on me? Emma thought with a worried expression. She wanted to make friends here, not enemies, so she smiled at them and walked into the bathroom.
She put on her robes; a blue and cranberry color. Jay had said these colors honored two of the founders, Isolt and James: Blue because it was Isolt's favorite color and because she had wished to have been in the Ravenclaw house as a child and cranberry in honor of James's love of cranberry pie. Emma fastened her robes with a gold Gordian Knot, that was in memory of the brooch Isolt had found in the ruins of the original Ilvermorny Cottage. She was amazed at how much Jay had known about the history of Ilvermorny. Emma laughed to herself thinking that she wouldn't have to learn anything by the time she got to the school, for he had told her everything; although there was much more to learn.
She headed back to the compartment, Jay already in his robes.
"We're almost there." He said suddenly, widening his eyes. "Woah!" Emma looked out the window to see what was making him look so amazed. It was the school perched on top of the highest peak in the mountains.
"Wow, that's gorgeous!" She exclaimed taking in the view. As they landed, a golden staircase emerged from the side of the plane cascading down to the snowy mountain. Jay and Emma rushed out of their compartments and found where the other first years were gathering. A young woman was standing near the very entrance of the school, a gentle smile plastered on her face.
"Hello First-Years, I hope you had a wonderful journey. Welcome to Ilvermorny School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. I am Professor Aries and I will lead you to the dining hall very shortly. There you will be sorted into your Ilvermorny house: Wampus, Thunderbird, Horned Serpent, and Pukwudgie. Further instructions will be shortly." And with that, Professor Aries walked into the Dining Hall, leaving them in silence.
Students glanced at each other unsure what to do. They stared in silence until Professor Aries returned. With a grin she said 'Follow me', and they headed into the hall. As they came in, Emma noticed there were four statues in the room with two staircases that lead up to a platform. Older students watched in silence from the circular balcony as the new students were about to get sorted.
"When I call your name, please step onto the Gordian Knot on the floor in the center of the room. These carved statues will react if they so happen to want you in their house. If the Horned Serpent wants you, the crystal in the carving's forehead glows. As for the Wampus statue, it will roar. The Thunderbird statue will beat it's wings and the Pukwudgie shall raise it's arrow. Although, you may get more than one house that will try and select the same student. It may not be likely, but it has happened quite a few times so if that happens, it is up to you to choose your house." Professor Aries grabbed a list and began to call off the names.
"Ava Beckett." A nervous girl with blonde hair and green eyes walked away from the group and stepped in the center of the room. She took a deep breath and in that moment, one of the statues roared.
"WAMPUS!!!!" The Wampus students roared as Ava walked up the stairs and sat among her fellow classmates.
The next name was called up. "Jackson Burke." Then, a taller boy with raven black hair walked to the center of the room. He had a scowl on his face as he looked at the statues. Then, the statue that reacted flapped it's wings.
"THUNDERBIRD!!!!!!" The Thunderbird students cheered for him as he went to join them. Emma counted who went where. Pukwudgie, Thunderbird, Horned Serpent, Thunderbird, Pukwudgie, Pukwudgie, then Horned Serpent.
"Emma Foster." Emma looked at Jay and he nodded at her as if to say 'good luck'. She stepped onto the Golden Knot in the center of the room and stared. Not one of the statues reacted, but two. The statues both roared and flapped it's wings. Emma had to choose between Wampus and Thunderbird. Wampus is the house of warriors and Thunderbirds represented adventurers. Emma turned around to see all the first years awaiting her choice intensely. She caught Jay mouthing the word 'Wampus' before she turned her attention back to the statues. Thinking about it one last time, she shouted "WAMPUS!" The Wampus crowd cheered as she sat herself among them. She had made that decision because she thought about how her parents had always called her a warrior. They said that when she was a baby, she never cried. When she scraped her knee or broke her arm, she never cried. They called her their little 'Warrior'.
When it was finally over, she was joking with Jay at the Wampus table. He of course got Wampus, for his brother and sister were both in it and it had been his dream to be apart of that house since he was little. The Headmaster; Agilbert Fontain spoke his quick start of term speech and then the feast began. Emma filled her plate with a variety of food; mashed potatoes, chicken, salad, and corn on the cob. She then poured herself some pumpkin juice while Jay introduced her to his siblings.
"Hi, I'm Kayla!" Jay's sister said excitedly."It's so good you're in Wampus," She paused that covered her mouth leaning towards Emma's ear. "Our house is the best, by the way." She added before going back to sit with her friends. Emma laughed silently as Jay brought his older brother Zach and one of his friends. "This is Zach and his best friend Jordan. They're inseparable and the class clowns; troublemakers. You get the idea." Jay said.
Zach looks me up and down. "Ah, Jay you finally have a girl that will actually talk to you!" Jay's face reddened slightly and hit his brother's arm. "That's not true!" He defended himself.
"Well at least Jay can talk to girls, unlike you who doesn't have a girlfriend." Jordan smirked at his best friends reaction.
"What the hell Jordan?!? I though you were supposed to support me, man!" Zach nudges him slightly and sits back down in his original spot. You could still hear them arguing through the loud chattering in the hall.
"They've been best friends their whole lives." Jay says, "We're neighbors so him and Jordan would always be over at our house or Jordan's house up to doing no good. One time, they made me believe that in order to go outside our home, you needed a wand or else I would have gotten attacked by a dementor." Jay scowls remembering the time. "They were jerks."
Emma chuckled. "I'm an only child, so I guess that's a good thing?"
"Eh, they're good in some ways. Just don't get on their bad side." Jay admitted staring at his brother who was still arguing with Jordan.
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Emma and Jay walked side to side to their Common Room. They were lead to a painting of a cougar-like figure. The heads of houses told them the password was 'Jagged Tooth' and the painting swinged open letting them in. The common room was located in the second highest tower in the castle. As they entered, Emma took in it's beauty. There was a staircase that each level was the dormitories for each year. The first years had the first floor and so on. Next to that, a large window was placed with crimson cushioned seating. Beside the seats was a bulletin board that was currently empty. A golden carpet was placed against the hardwood floor in front of the fireplace, which Emma so eagerly wanted to warm up by.
Although, due to her exhaustion she bid Jay a goodnight and headed to the first year girl's dormitory. As she opened the door, there was a small c-shaped hallway that had many doors. Emma assumed the other half of the tower were the boy's dormitories and continued to find her room. There were three girl's assigned per room. Emma looked at the signs besides the door's until she found one with her name on it.
Room Seven:
Ava Beckett
Emma Foster
Blaire Phillips
When Emma entered, she noticed all her things were there. She let Gwen out of her cage to roam around a bit and put her back in. Since Emma was still the only one the the Dorm, she sat on her bed and laid back. Pulling the silk covers over her, she let sleep overcome her.
Quiet.
Peaceful.
And Silent....
A/N: SHE GOT SORTED!!! So, the song I have on here is 'Warriors' By Imagine Dragons (I love that band so much...and Coldplay...and Fall out boy...and Twenty One Pilots...)
Anyway, I thought the song fit the chapter and I love it so much so I hope you guys enjoyed it!
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