The Grindelwalds 1

Part 8

The Gryffindor common room was hidden behind a painting of a large women who was an extremely bad singer. "Password!" She bellowed as you approached.

When Sam and Jessica came to the front they inform the first years of who this women was.

"This is The Fat Lady, she will ask you for the password to entre the common room. The password changes frequently so remember to keep track of what is it." Said Sam Checkers.

Jessica Hill added, "The password currently is, Ippopotamo."

As Jessica said the password The Fat Lady swung open and allowed the children to entre.

The many children filed into the common room and sat down in the main room by the fire.

Luzia and Luke decided to sit near the window and see if they could see a nice view or not. The sky was quite foggy and dark by this time. As it was approaching winter, the weather was bound to be getting dark and worse during their first term until Christmas.

Penelope walked in with Michelle and ignored Luzia.

"Hey Michelle, we should check out are bedroom." She said.

Michelle agreed and they walked up the stairs.

The girls bedroom had 4 beds in it.

"I pick this one, near the door." Said Penelope.

"Hmm." Michelle looked at each bed and chose the one opposite of Penelope's. "I'll have this one."

The pair of them then dragged their trunks onto their bed to signal that their bed was already claimed.

After a few minutes of the girls organising their trunks and what was inside of them a girl walked into the bedroom.

"Hi, is this the room for first year girls?" The girl asked.

"Yes" Said Michelle. "What's your name?"

"I'm Sophie Smith."

Penelope said nothing. She didn't dare say anything to anyone apart from Michelle after the reaction she had earlier in the Great Hall.

Sophie walked over to the bed next to Michelle by the window.

"I'm off to the bathroom." Said Michelle.

Now Sophie and Penelope were alone.

Sophie looked at Penelope strangely. "You don't look much like him."

"Who?"

"Gellert Grindelwald."

"Oh."

"He died when you were born, didn't he?"

"3 months after."

"Oh I'm sorry, I know most people here are scared cause of who your father is but that doesn't mean your anything like him."

"I'm nothing like him, I have his eyes though."

Penelope opened her eyes wide and showed Sophie how white they were.

"Their pretty though." Sophie smiled.

Then, Luzia walked in.

"Hi." She mumbeled.

"Your a Grindelwald too!" Said Sophie.

Luzia's eyes darted to Penelope as if it was her fault Sophie asked.

"Are you sisters then?"

Luzia nodded. "Which bed is free?" She mumbled to Penelope.

"This one." Penelope pointed to the bed next to hers opposite Sophie's.