[Hogwarts Between] First Year's Entrance

[Patrick McCartney]

> Hagrid held his lantern up high to signal where the students
> should
> gather.  He patiently waited without saying a word until
> everyone left
> their boats and gathered in front of him.
>
> He kept his lantern raised as he turned and lead the students
> up a
> passageway in the rocks.  The rocks on the floor of the
> passageway were
> worn smooth with hundreds of years of First Years' arrivals.
>
> They reached a flat grassy area with the walls of the Hogwarts
> castle
> rising into the air next to them.  Hagrid led them up a flight
> of wide
> stone steps.
>
> He stopped in front of huge oak doors and turned to view the
> progress
> of the students.  Once everyone was gathered at the top landing
> of the
> stairs he turned and gave three booming knocks on the oak
> doors.
>
> He then stood there and waited.
>
>
>
> Amber looked around as if she was missing something, then
> turned
> to Kadyn and whispered, "What are we supposed to do...?"
>
> Glad to be off the boat, Heath looked around. He couldn't see
> much
> besides other kids quietly whispering to each other and looking
> as
> confused as Heath was. Glad that he hadn't missed anything Heath
> thought reassuringly to himself, "If your as confused as everyone
> else, you probably haven't done something wrong."
>
>
> Cyrus looked upwards in fresh awe at the castle rising in front of
> him.
>
> 
> Kadyn spoke up, to his friends as well as to the boy who had spoken
> to
> Amber. "I suppose we wait... Not much else we can do..."

The students did not wait long.  The door opened and a tall, black
haired witch walked out.  She wore a flowing emerald green robe.  Her
face was stern with no sign of levity.  She stood there lookout out
over the flock of students.