Departing Hogwarts

[Professor Pomona Sprout]

The day was fresh. Snow fluttered to the ground outside of the castle as a breeze floated around, making even the warmest person have goose bumps. Inside the castle, the large fireplace on the first floor- full of flames shot out heat which welcomely kept the school toasty. Pomona Sprout stood in the Main hallway dressed in festive sort. She wore a winter cap over her head, as her round body was covered up tight with a tick dark green coat. Wearing gray mittens, she waited at the two large oak doors for the students who cared to go on the school trip to arrive with their luggage. A notice was sent to all the Common Rooms telling everyone to arrive promptly at the doors at 10:00. Glancing at the massive clock- it chimed once to announce that it was in fact 10:00.

Several minutes passed as Pomona began to read off a list of student’s names who signed up for the trip. Finally reaching Zelda Zipperman, Pomona began to address everyone. “Good Morning everyone! Im happy so many people are going to accompany the school to Weinig Zug for the Holiday. Alright I just want to go over a few rules with everyone.” She paused as she waited for everyone to be quite. With a grin she began again. “When you are out, you are representing this school. The whole staff would like you to be on your best behavior at all times. Whether you are in the comforts of your own room or out on the slopes or on the streets- Keep this in mind at all times.” She nodded as she looked at a few boys who began to whisper in the back of the crowd. “When you are in muggle areas please refrain from using magic at all costs. You may only use Magic in your own room and or in the Magical village, No where else.” She said as her voice tensioned as she ended her statement. Slipping her hand inside her side pocket she took out her wand and waved it over everyone. A small dark colored box appeared over each person, also with a sheet of parchment. Both were levitating waiting to be grasped. The box had a clasp that closed it tightly and the parchment had the list of things to do.

Speaking up Pomona started again, “These boxes should be used only in a time of an emergency. If something happens to you or anyone from the school around you open the box and a Professor or an Auror will come as soon as possible.” Slipping her wand back into her pocket she clasped her hands at her waist. “Now, if you refer to the parchment that is a list of things each student must know. We are staying at the Enchanted Castle- wonderful castle.” Pomona spoke out with a smile. “Also, Swiss Alps will be a very popular spot for recreation. On the 24th, we will be exploring the depths of Lake Brienz. Where many enchanting creatures, unknown to muggles, are believed to reside. The adventure will be supervised by Gunther Ikenberg, an experienced wizard tour guide and expert on the underwater world and its deep mysteries. On top of that, A great Christmas party will be held on the 25th of December beside Lake Thun. It will be a wonderful party to remember!”

“We will be departing to the lobby of the Enchanted Castle by Floo Power.” Pomona motioned to the fireplace as it began to die down to where the embers were only merely steamed. “Now, Everyone have a wonderful time!” Pomona exclaimed as the first person began to the fireplace.


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[kat]

Kat listened calmly as professor Sprout reminded everyone of the rules and accepted the box and the piece of parchment reading the parchment anxiously.

The main hallway where everybody, who were going to the trip stood at, was quite cold, so Kat was quite happy she had dressed warmly. She was wearing silvery-colored jeans and a thick green jumper, which were warm, but she still brought her green cloak with silvery lining closer around her.

Kat waited and then when it was her turn to floo to Enchanted Castle she stepped forward quickly, already waiting for all the activities and flood away quickly.

It took only a moment and a swirl of flames and then Kat was standing at the foyer of the Enchanted Castle. AS the room was warm with blazing flames , Kat slowly pulled her cloak off, draping it over her hand while letting out a low impressed whistle.

“This vacation is going to be great,” Kat whispered with a bright smile, wondering whether some of her friends had also came or not.
But however the case might be, Kat was determined to have some fun during the winter break.

[Sapphire Phoenix R7]

Sapphire checked the last item off her list. She had left some of her packing till this morning - namely, her toilet bag and hairbrush. She knew that they weren't going for all that long, but she'd packed plenty of clothes for all eventualities - some very warm, some very pretty, and some both. Three pairs of pyjamas, green, purple and blue - after all what was a holiday without some luxury? Some Ski-Lite clothes - adjusted magically so that they combined maximum warmth with minimum weight. If she was going to attempt to ski, she would need them. Plenty of tops, trousers, skirts, jumpers, and underwear. Even her own personal fluffy bath towel, and a good supply of books. Yes, she would be well provided for on this trip.

Sapphire was glad to be going with Zara. She didn't get to spend much time with her at school, since Zara was popular and her friends probably didn't think much of the quiet Sapphire. Not that Sapphire was shy. No, she was very well composed at all times. It would be interesting to go on a field trip, seeing as they usually spent Christmas at home. Sapphire flicked her wand and her trunk rose into the air. She regarded the note. Yes, she had ten minutes to get there. If she set off now, she would arrive with about two minutes to spare. Sapphire walked at a relaxed pace, her trunk following close behind her, down the stairs from the cold Ravenclaw tower and along the corridor, past the empty classrooms and into the Entrance Hall.

She looked at the crowds of people. Yes, quite a good turnout. She spotted Zara's red hair and headed over to her, glad to see that for once Zara was not with all her friends. It would be good if they weren't coming on the trip. Her trunk staying beside her, she came to a stop next to Zara and smiled in greeting.

Soon after the clock chimed and Professor Sprout began to read out the list of names. Sapphire affirmed her presence, and rolled her eyes as Professor Sprout proceeded to tell them what they had been told countless times before. Did they really think she was that unruly? She took her box, which was violet coloured, with a silver clasp, and raised her eyebrows. It was interesting to see this. She wondered if they were expecting anything to happen, and pocketed her box thoughtfully. After all, Ginny Weasley, in the year above her, had been kidnapped a while ago.

Sapphire waited patiently, saying nothing of importance to Zara. They would have plenty of opportunity to talk when they got there. As 'Melissa Pincecock' stepped through the fireplace, Sapphire moved forward and prepared to transport herself. She stepped into the fire as her name was called, and out into the foyer of the glorified hotel that was 'Enchanted Castle'. She smiled non-commitedly and stepped aside to let the next person, Zara of course, through. This holiday shouldn't be too bad. It might even be good.

[jersey]

As Jersey placed her last item into her bag she sighed and layed down on a her bed for a brief moment. She began to think of being home with her sister and how much fun the two of them would have, finally freedom. She smiled with this thought and got up from her bed. Jersey grabbed her bag and made a check list off in her mind rethinking everything that she put into the bag, making sure she forgot nothing. She left the common room saying her goodbyes to her friends and then continued to do the check list in her mind until she reached the main hallway. She had seen that she was nearly the last person to arrive, for she was always a late one. She walked towards the group and began examining all of the people there. She couldn't see any Slytherians from where she was standing and she began to worry. She had not talked to anyone about the trip, she just assumed many people were going.

As Professor Sprout began her welcome Jersey drained away, whispering, "boring!" to her people surrounding her. She laughed at herself and tuned into Professor Sprout as she said her last remark, “We will be departing to the lobby of the Enchanted Castle by Floo Power." Jersey sighed and said to herself, "Can we just go already?"

[quidditchgrl34]

Katie was looking through her shoulder bag making sure she had everything. "Clothers, book, money, camera, presents I got everything now all I need to do is friend Liz, Justin, and Booke." Katie said puting her shoulder bag on her shoulder and walking out of the Gryffindor girls dormintaries and out the portait. She walked through the corridors which had empty classrooms to the side and excited people in the middle trying to reach the enterance hall. She finally reached the enterance hall and looked all around for her friends but no one had seem to arrived that Katie really cared about. She sighed and waiting in the middle of the room and continued to look all around her for her friends.

As Professor Spourt said her name she raised her hand in the arm to say she was present at the momment. Katie put her arm back down and she felt very excited about going to Weinig Zug and how going down the Alps slopes on her snow board and prank allot of people. This was going to be the best Christmass ever. Katie waiting where she was and noticed an impatient Slytherin she had meet and she rolled her eyes at the girl. There were tons of other things to care about like yours friends but the people around the girl didnt look like her real friends. katie chuckled and she started to think of Ginny Weasley she wished that she could be here but Dumbledore and his army are trying their best to get her back. At night before Katie went to bed she prayed that Ginny will come back unharmed even know Katie didnt know the girl but she knew her brother, Ron Weasley, must be very sad and Paravti, Herminoe, Harry, and other people who were close to her were very divasaded about her kidnaping. All Katie could do was pray that she wil lbe found unharmed and very soon.

Katie tried to change the subject it made her sad to think about Ginny Wealsey kidnaping. She contineud to look around her waiiting for her friends before entering the chimey and travel to the castle by flou powder. As she waited she started to think of prank ideas they could do this was going to be fun but she missed her sister she apparntly was going to the Moores for Christmass so she wouldnt be going on the trip with her. Katie sighed and continued to move her head over the crowd and waitied patiently for her friends to arive.

[luvs2dance]

"The sun is up, time is wasting! Breakfast is made and ready for tasting!" Brooke's alarm clock proclaimed.

"If I don't get rid of this clock soon I'm going to have to bend a spoon! No! Now I'm rhyming too! Ahhh!"

She shoved her pillow over her ears but the sound floated through anyway.

"A spell in time saves -" Brooke reached over and slammed her hand down hard on the clock.

"I've heard that one, one too many times," she muttered placing her head comfortably back onto her pillow. She glanced at the clock before letting her eyes flutter close.

'Wait a second. Did that say . . .'

Brooke's eyes shot back open and bulged at the time. That had to be wrong? But indeed it was 9:45. She quickly threw off her quilt and rushed into the bathroom for the quickest shower she had ever taken in her life.

Three minutes later, hair soaking wet, Brooke was flailing around the dormitory shoving all her last minute items into her duffle bag.

"Jeans, shoes, tshirts, jumpers, coat, wand, tooth brush . . . where's my tooth brush?"

She stumbled back into the bathroom and grabbed her toiletry bag checking through it to make sure all she needed was inside it. She placed it inside her duffle bag along with her purse.

"Okay, I think that's everything," she said. And she managed to get halfway out the door before realizing that she had not yet changed out of her pajamas.

Brooke ran back over to her trunk and threw on a pair of faded blue jeans, a Weird Sisters t-shirt, a dark blue jumper, and a pair of tennis shoes. She maneuvered her cloak out of her overly stuffed duffle bag and threw it over her shoulders before taking off again.

She skidded into the main hallway in just enough time to be accounted present and began looking for any of her friends. She spotted Katie off to the other side and made her way over to her.

"Hey," she said, slightly out of breath from her long run from the Gryffindor common room. "Are you ready to go?"

She pulled her wand out of her cloak pocket and began to magic her hair dry.

[Jaquin Prokenstien]

Jaquin spent the remaining minutes reading up on Magibiology and muggle biology before Professor Sprout began the announcements. He saw Perseus standing near the fire place, his red hair blending in perfectly with the glow of the voracious flames. It seemed to be gulping down as much carbon and oxygen as it could, as it burned higher and higher. Swarms of raucous students conversed with loquacious eagerness after Professor Sprout finished her instructions. After Professor Spround revealed the boxes, Jaquin, with a wave of his hand, directed his box into his bulging bag. His other hand was busy with the handle of a large trunk.

He could see the snow billowing about outside as the crowd pushed him toward the enormous fireplace like the tides of the ocean. Jaquin and Perseus met eyes for a moment before both were swept away in a spiral of green flames.

Spinning faster and faster, Jaquin kept a level head; it would be rather impolite for him to vomit all over the students next to him and he did not wish to spell the malodorous stench that usually followed vomiting. They stopped abruptly and most of the students were thrown out of the large fireplace that was at the end of another corridor, although this corridor was completely unfamiliar to Jaquin. Perseus arrived right on time behind him and Jaquin smiled, "So, this is where we'll be staying? I hope Switzerland has a welcoming hand......"

[Perseus Feynman]

Perseus hurried along the eerie, Cimmerian dungeon corridor that was headed towards the Entrance Hall. The torches alond the hallway cast dancing penumbrae that made the ever-vigilant Perseus jump every time he caught sight of something moving. He had a physics novel out called The Elegant Universe, by Brian Greene, and was endeavoring to imbibe every miniscule bit of information the book introduced. Although, Perseus found its concepts very easy to comprehend, he still felt that it was a good book that deserved to be held in his open palm. Perseus felt the air warm about him as he levitated his trunk up the stairs to the Entrance hall.

The Entrance Hall was packed with throngs of boisterous, tumultuous students, discoursing interminably. Flakes of snow fulttered like birds to the ground, just outside of the half-opened front doors. Perseus saw Jaquin give him a meaningful look right before Sprout began her instructions. He chuckled when she mentioned the boxes for trouble. Perseus knew fully well that he and Jaquin would not need these extra precautions because of their skill at dueling, but, Perseus still grabbed the box with a wave of his arm that sent it spinning into his trunk that had a row of 5 keyholes.

With another wave of his hand, Perseus's trunk followed him towards the fireplace where he met eyes with Jaquin before being "whooshed" away by a spiral of green flames that engulfed the other students beside him.

They spun with prodigious speed as they traveled through the floo powder network. However, Perseus was not sickened by the dizzying ride because he was already used to the stomach churning speed of his Firebolt. As they arrived, Perseus balanced himself to keep himself from falling and strolled out of the fireplace of a completely new castle. Trudging towards Jaquin, Perseus commented, "Yes..... This is where we will be staying, Jaquin."

[anderson]

Jasmine was checking her list the last final time making sure she had everything. She didn’t know why she was going on this trip she had no friends because over the years she had been going to Hogwarts she was always reading and the really shy one. But this year she was determined to make new friends. Jasmine put on her blue hat, white gloves, a sliver overstuffed coat, and her shoulder bag which apparently held all her things. Jasmine took a deep breath and walked out of the Ravenclaw common room.

Jasmine walked through the corridors that were full of excited people. Jasmine could feel her stomach do a flip flop movement and she felt nervous. As she finally reached the entrance hall. She walked towards Professor Sprout and stood in the middle of the room. She gulped and her reveres were getting the best of her. Jasmine looked around the Hall and didn’t recognize anyone she had seen in her classes or anything. She sighed and listened to Professor Sport intently and raised her hand when she was called.

After that she continued to look around the room and she felt sick to her stomach. Everyone that was there were in groups and that made Jasmine feel lonely. She than walked up to the line where everyone had been waiting. Jasmine watched as the people went into the green flames and must have arrived at the castle. Jasmine took a deep breathe and waited a few minutes as an older boy went before her. She than entered the green flames and she than was spinning out of control. She kept spinning and spinning and she could feel her stomach spin as well. As it ended she walked out of the fire place and balanced herself on a near by wall.

After a while of resting and making sure that she was fine she walked to the center of the room and looked all around her. The castle was very different from Hogwarts. She waited in the center of the room for some one she might knew to come up to her and greet her.

[Mary Evans]

Mary woke up to the blaring of her alarm clock as usual, only today she did not press the snooze button. She was excited because today they were going on a field trip. Mary had never been to Switzerland before; she really was not fond of the cold, but she was very happy to be going none the less. She looked into her book bag to make sure everything she needed was packed, even though she already knew from having shrunk and packed everything the night before. She then put on the outfit she had laid out and got ready.

After breakfast she walked into the crowded entrance hall and decided it was too packed to look for anyone she knew, even if she did find someone there was no way she could get to them. So she waited patiently as Professor Sprout gave them the same common sense instructions as whenever they go anywhere. She also took the box they gave her for emergencies and placed it on top of the stack of books she had packed; she figured she would need a variety of reading material just in case. Soon she was being pushed into the fireplace and felt the familiar spinning sensation. When she felt her feet touch down again she opened her eyes and looked around. It was a beautiful entrance hall indeed. She then saw Jasmine Anderson, a fifth year Ravenclaw that she had gotten to know before school started, standing alone. Mary approached her "Hey Jasmine! Wanna be my buddy on the trip? Make sure we don't get lost and stuff." Mary asked, extremely glad she had found someone she knew.

[quidditchgrl34]

As Katie waited in her spot she notices a familiar voice calling from behind her. She turned around and saw Brooke and smiled at her. "Where have you been sleeping in late I see oh well lets go we will see Elizabeth and Justin when we get to the castle." Katie said grabbing Brookes arm and walking over to the line behind a Ravenclaw girl.

As the girl entered the green flame Katie counted in her mind and she stepped into the green flames with Broke right next to her. They both spined and spined and Katie closed her eyes hoping that it would end soon. She could feel her very stomach spin as well and she felt a little sick. As they reached the castle Katie stepped out dizzy and she stand still as everything around her started to spin as well. "Brooke reminds me never to travel by floo powder unless it is as important as this." Katie said still holding onto Brookes arm.

After she felt right and everything was clear Katie looked in all directions at the castle and it was very different from Hogwarts. Katie smiled and she walked to the other side of the room with Brooke behind her. She than stood where she was and waited for her other friends to come. "This is going to be great Brooke and was going to snow board down the Alps Mountains and prank on tons of people owe I can’t wait!" Katie said feeling very excited. She looked up at her friend and smiled a sly smile. She knew they were going to have a great time.

[anderson]

Jasmine was taken back when she heard a familiar voice coming form behind her. She turned around and smiled a welcome smile at Mary. They had both meet at Diagon Ally for their last minute shopping and they bother were alike.

"Hello Marry and I would be glad to be your partner on this trip but I am also hoping to hand out with some of my Ravenclaw friends....." Jasmine said continued to smile at the girl. She was asked by some Ravencalws if she would hang out with them on this trip. Jasmine had agreed and she looked around her and spotted Jaquin a fellow Ravenclaw sixth year. He was also hanging with a Slytherin boy she had seen around a few times but never realy got around to talking to him. She smiled and grabbed Marry hand and dragged her off to the two boys.

"Hello Jaquin and I think your name is Perseus but I am really not that sure." Jasmine said smiling at the two boys. She was overcoming her shyness around people she didn’t know. Jasmine than remembered Marry who seemed confused behind her. "Owe I am so sorry Marry this is Jaquin he a fellow Ravenclaw as well." Jasmine said to the younger girl smiling at her. Jasmine was wondering if she felt a little uneasy being in the situation she was in.

[Mary Evans]

Mary was delighted when Jasmine said that she would be glad to hang out with her. She was also quite happy when Jasmine took her over to two sixth year boys who she only knew from site. "Hello" Mary said warmly when she was introduced. 'Great start to the trip' Mary thought 'I came hoping to make new friends and if Jasmine is comfortable around these guys then they must be great'. "Have any of you been to Switzerland before? I hear it is a beautiful place" Mary inquired.

[Morgan Monroe]

Morgan looked outside her window; a soft snowfall had begun about a half hour ago and was still falling even now. Today those who were not going home for Christmas were going on the field trip to Weinig Zug and she was one of those who had opted for the trip. She wore blue jeans and boots, a white turtle neck which had yellow and pink diamonds running horizontally across it and a matching scarf; she held her pale blue knit hat in her hands playing with the rim. She was a little upset about disappoint her dad that year, he looked forward to her coming home every year for their big Christmas party, but this year she had wanted to go with her friends and she knew he would miss her.

From the day Morgan was born, her father had a special attachment to her, seeing as how they almost lost her at birth, no one had thought she would live but she had shown them and now she was seventeen, beautiful and strong. She looked at her watch, it was fifteen minutes to ten, and she needed to get going if she was going to make the trip. She grabbed her knapsack and threw it over her shoulder, a duffle and a carry-on and then started for the main entrance to the school. When she got there she found that there were several other people there already and Professor Sprout had already begun role call, “Here!” she said as she arrived just in time to hear her name. Professor Sprout gave the lecture of what was expected of them in Weinig Zug and gave each an emergency pack just in case, Morgan plucked hers out of the air and stuffed it in her knapsack. Morgan smiled as Sprout told them of all the great things that were planned for the trip, she was looking forward to the everything.

The line went slowly as one by one everyone jumped into the fireplace and disappeared. Finally it was Morgan’s turn, she made sure her things were secure before dumping a handful of Floo Powder into the flames, “Weinig Zug!” she said clearly and disappeared in a flash of green smoke. She spun uncontrollably through the Floo System and finally dropped out in the lobby of a rather lavish hotel, the Enchanted Castle. She picked up the bag she had dropped when she came out and re-adjusted it on her shoulder. She looked for anyone she knew and saw Jasmine Anderson, standing alone, she was about to go over and say hi when she saw a Slytherin girl go over to her. Morgan decided she would find someone else to talk with, she knew better than to trust any Slytherin, but do not misunderstand she could handle anything they said or did.

Morgan went over to the desk and enquired about her room, it seemed she was the only one who cared where she was staying exactly. She got her key and was informed she maybe sharing her room, she didn’t care as long as the person wasn’t a Slytherin.

[daph]

She had awoken early that morning—there was something about the crisp winter air and the excitement of a vacation abroad that even made the air seem electric. She had already done nearly all of her packing, two matching cornflower blue suitcases, trimmed in bronze and black at the end of her bed. Her clothing for the duration of their vacation took barley over one, but she had packed her books for her classes, never wanting to miss out on her studying, and that took up the remainder of the available space.

She spent most of the time until ten in the common room writing letters to her parents and to her sister. They rarely spent holidays together since attendance at Hogwarts had started, instead they wrote long heartfelt letters describing life and best wishes for a happy holiday season.

She finished her last letter just past nine thirty and decided that it was time to go gather her bags and meet the rest of the Switzerland bound students. She was always punctual—she hated being late for things. She had been raised with the idea that being late showed a lack of concern and care, and it had carried on to her present beliefs as she was never late for anything, no matter what it was.

Once at the doors, she waited for the remained of the students to arrive before listening to Professor Sprout’s speech. She listened intently, as valuable information was always given. Once the words had stopped and students started to proceed one by one to their field trip’s location via-floo, she glanced around to see who was attending. She hoped that Valerie Rice would be going. She had only had one social based conversation with the fellow seventh year, but she hopped that this trip would change that. She then noticed that it was her turn, and using a charm to move her matching cornflower bags behind her she stepped inside, and was soon disappeared into the flames.

[anderson]

Jasmine than notice Morgan at the table talking about her room. She smiled and hoped that she would stay in a room with her. Jasmine turned her head towards the three people that were next to her. "I am going to go talk to Morgan we are suppose to share a room together at least I think we are." Jasmine said looking at the three people and said her good byes and walked over towards Morgan.

When she reached her she was leaned up next to the counter as wall and looked up at the seven year she really liked to get to know. "Hello Morgan what’s up?" Jasmine said smiling warmly at the older girl. She was happy now that she went on this trip she knew she was going to have a great time.

[Morgan Monroe]

Morgan stuck her thumbs in her jeans pockets; it was her habit anytime she wore jeans. Morgan saw Jasmine coming in her direction and gave her a smile as she propped up next to her, “Hey Jasmine,” she said casually. “Just waiting for everyone else to get here that’s all. I know we’re probably going to get another lecture before we can go to our rooms,” she told her. “Say did you get your key yet? I did,” she pulled it out of her pocket and dangled it on her thumb in front of her before dropping back in its resting place in her pocket.

Morgan was aware that she and Jasmine were possible going to be sharing the same room, and she had no qualms about it. Jasmine was the complete opposite to Morgan, she was shy and sort of reserved while Morgan was bold, out there and always into everything, making friends was the easiest thing to her. This would be interesting having the two of them paired off, the effects might be surprising.

Morgan removed some gum from her bag and popped the minty fresh stick in her mouth, “Want one?” she asked Jasmine, “I got a ton.” She flashed a brilliant smile.

[anderson]

Jasmine smiled and looked at the key that Morgan held out and showed her. She than searched her pocket and took out her key which she had received yesterday. She than noticed they both had the same room number on it and were both identical. "It looks like were room mates." Jasmine said as a smile spread across her face. She was really glad that Morgan and her were going to be in the same room. But they were so different so the week was going to be interesting. A smile spread across her face as she remembered getting Morgan a really good Christmas present.

Jasmine nodded her head as Morgan offered her a piece of gum. She took the stick and unwrapped it and plopped it in her mouth and enjoyed the mint fresh taste.” So room mate are you going to go down the Alps Mountains because I snowboard. Lucky me Lena takes me to Holland each summer and we go down the mountains." Jasmine said smiling back at Morgan. She wondered if she was a snow boarded as well.

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[Molly Weasley]

Molly awoke early in the morning to her watch beeping loudly. She looked at it, 7:30. She got up recutantly and took a shower. As soon as she got out she put on her warmest robes, after all it wassupposed to be cold that morning. Molly went over to her trunk, grabbed her miorr and brush. She carefully began to sweep the brush through her hair, it became silky and smooth. she took her wand out and mumbled a spell. Her hair began to braid itself. While her wand did this, she took out her hair band and when her long hair was completley braided down her back she put in herself. She then packed the last things into her bags.

Molly ran down the spiral staircase and out the portrait hole. Finally she got to the place where proffesor Sprout and the rest of the students standed and listened to Proffesor Sprout give out the instructions. Molly grabbed the box in front of her, in which she was to open in case of emergency. listened to Proffesor Sprout give them the instructions.

After Proffesor Sprout was done talking Molly watched as the students got into line, each taking some floo powder and disaperaing into the flames. Finally it was Molly's turn. She took a handful of Floo powder and threw it into the flames "Weinig Zug" she yelled. She swirled around in the flames, which made her head spin. The spinning finally stopped. Molly stepped out cautiosley and held onto her bags tightley. When she had fully recovered she looked around. It was beautiful. The high ceilings, the decorations. It was like a dream. Molly stood there, amazed and walked around waiting for her friends to arrive.