eight girls (Hogwarts life) ( short stories )

Iris Tate John , first year

1st year

Butler Jones just took my bags out to the car , my mum was busy cleaning and cooking my breakfast as I sat on my seat at the long cold dining table my legs swinging in the air bored I started to tap the old wood. Even though we have lots of staff and money for more my father thinks my mum should do the cooking and cleaning you could call it old fashioned but that was what my father was like , I was not allowed to call him father or dad I had to call him sir or mister John. He also won't let me on the 5th floor which is his office  and my mum said its best not to try and go up there or to the basement for my own safety. I had my bedroom on the side of the house in shape of a tower one half of the roof of the tower was just windows and I had a curved window from the floor to the high wall, I loved my room I felt the most safe there than anywhere in this old cold house the walls are covered in old portraits of people from my father's side of the family they have always scared me the portrait feels like the eyes are following me and looking down at me my farther put one in my room of his mother's sister and a long landscape one with all the family in it from when my father was young I asked Butler Jones to take the one of the woman out but I kept the family portrait I just took it down and put it behind my beds head bored. Just then I hear my mum's heals click on the charcoal wood floor ,which was all over the house. "here you go sweetie. eat up you will need it for the journey. " she said with a sweet smile and hugged me and kissed my cheek than walked out to go wash-up the pots she used to make my breakfast. I looked down at the plate to find two blueberry pancakes with a little bowl of Nutella , another server came out with a tall glass of milk and another with a plate of bacon , sausages , toast , scrambled eggs and a glass of orange juice. I sighed heavily as they left and I was surrounded by food and empty seats, so in my head I filled the seats with the people from the family portrait that is not as scary as the rest, I know everyones name and what they did , what they were to me and how they died and when. I ate  both pancakes covered in Nutella , one sausage , two slices of butted toast and drank all my milk and half my orange juice. I got the napkin off my lap and wiped my mouth than got up out of my seat to wonder around as the train doesn't come till in 3 hours. I was going to go outside when miss White ,a young maid who also worked with my nanny mrs Grayson, I liked miss White she felt like an older sister to me. "miss John I would suggest to get ready before you go out to the garden , I have laid out and outfit for you." she said bowing her head I just nodded and ran up so my room sliding past my room door from my speed. as I walked in to my room I saw the outfit which was made up of a navy knee length dress that had some black lace around it , with some black tights and shiny black pumps. I smiled as navy blue was my favourite colour and miss White knows this. navy blue is my favourite colour as I know its the main colour to the Ravenclaw house and I really want to be put in Ravenclaw so bad as I don't want to be in Slytherin like my father and his friends as I don't like them and I think their bad people so I want to be Ravenclaw smart , quick wit and I am quite eager to learn.
I finished getting ready when miss White came in my room and did my hair up and down style which is how I normally had my hair but she added a silver hair pendant at the bobble that was in my hair , I recognised it as my mum's it was sliver oval shape and had green gems imbedded in it. "your mother wanted you to have it now ." miss White said as she swirl a bit of my hair between her fingers brushing down my shoulders then she give me a weak smile and a little bow then left and softly closing the door. I looked  in my wall length mirror and twirled around smiling happily . I rushed to my big curved window and looked out over the garden and smiled again. I was heading down stairs well running . when I ran into a tall figure which had suffocating perfume coming from it , I imminently recessed the perfume as my fathers in fear I looked down , gulped and said "sorry sir " and  waited for his response which  he just told me to "go away will you!" I followed his orders and swiftly walked to the back door.
after a while my mum came looking for me saying it was time to go . I hopped  in the back of the car with my back pack which I put a photo of my mum , father and me when I was three or four , my wand , a book, my blanket and teddy. Butler Jones got in the front of the car in the drivers seat and then he started the car I was confused as I thought my mum would as least come with me , Butler Jones must of sensed this and said "mister John has requested his wife to not come with us today miss John."I nodded and his eyes went from the mirror to the road and we started to travel . the journey was long and we where silent thought out it all until "we are here miss John." Butler Jones said as he got out the car and oped my door I stepped out hugging my back pack in my hands looking at all the people. "Here you go miss John" butler Jones said as he was finished getting my bags out the boot and where stacked next to me , he opened the drivers door and got in and stuck his white gloved hand out the widow and waved at me I waved back desperately hoping it will make him some how magically come back  and not leave my here alone. I looked around the plat form to see if I saw any familiar faces I did see some the Malfoy's I didn't really like them but with them being the only ones I new I started to walk over to them after one of the people that worked at the train station took my bags and put them on the train for me. when I had finally reached them a man blow a whistle informing people to get on the train so everyone rushed to the train to claim on making me lose sight of Draco and I was pushed on the train by a herd of students. once I had found my bearings again I looked for an empty compartment which I found right away , must be my lucky day. half way through the journey two laughing red heads barged into my compartment disturbing my daydreaming out the window they both sat in the seats opposite me . once they had calmed down one next to the window said "hello I am Fred and this is my brother" the one next to the door said "George , Weasley" they both smiled and extended their hands at the same time, i smiled and crossed over my hands to be able to shake both hands at the same time and said "I am Iris John , nice to meet you." they smiled once again and for the rest of the journey to Hogwarts they told me stories of all the crazy times they have had and all the jokes and pranks that they did.
once we had reached Hogwarts my cheeks were killing me from all the laughter and smiling , I guess that's what happens when you work out new mussels. once at Hogwarts the first years get separate from the other years so that we have to go on a boat ride , I don't like boats or water as I can't swim and when I was six in the garden we have a lake and I fell into it and nearly drowned since then the only water I go in is my bath water. my heart was pounding in my chest and I bet that the girl sat next to me on the boat could hear it as well. finally when we got out the boats we headed to the hall to get sorted into our houses all I could think about was how badly I wanted to be in Ravenclaw even though it would make father disappointed it would make me happy and proud of myself that I am not like them people that they associate Slytherins with I hate it , I would do anything to be put in Ravenclaw maybe even Gryffindor if I am being desperate. I crossed my fingers as I waited for my name to to called out I was one of the last ones to be called and when I sat on the old worn wooden stool I held my breath the minute the hat was placed on my head it shouted out Slytherin , my mouth dropped open , my heart stopped beating and sank down. I felt like someone was squeezing my lungs and heart . the person took the hat off and I hung my head in defeat over to the far right table.
when we got shown in to the Slytherin common room I saw that we were under water and my heart started to beat again in fear and I started to fell like I couldn't breath. I spotted Draco in the distance he was talking to two boys and they were following him around like puppies , I was disappointed again as I didn't want him in Slytherin nether but I know his father and mine will be very happy not for us but that their legacy still live on. I walked over to where the prefect said the girl dorm rooms are and opened the door which said 1st years on it and stepped in closing the door softly behind me I walked over to the bed at the end of the room which was next to a floor to ceiling window I put my bag on the bed showing that I have claimed this one and stared out the window I found I fascinating though I don't like water I liked looking out of windows and this one gave me a view I had never seen before I could see all the sea life getting on with their day I don't know how long I was stood there for but when I decided that I should unpack all the beds had a girl on them and some had just come in others already unpacked and had the clothes and everything neatly put away and most were in the mids of unpacking. as the other students all started packing up for Christmas to go home , I was really exited to see mum again ,as I had missed her so much as this is my first time away from home , I had gotten her a chocolate frog , a silver necklace with emeralds and diamonds in it and I hand made her a card. I also got butler Jones a new tie it was navy blue that had some silver glitter sprinkled on it , he also got one of my hand made cards , I got mrs Grayson a sowing kit and a bag of jelly sweets and also a hand made card . miss White was hard to buy for as she is about 19-20 years old so I got her a chocolate frog , a white cardigan that had a pink blossom embedded on the left side and she got one of my amazing hand made cards. I even got my father some silver snake cufflinks and the eye of the snake was an emerald I magicked up a card for him knowing he would not like a hand made one. I had wrapped them all up in silver paper and everyone had their own bag mum's was green , butler Jones' was navy blue , mrs Grayson's was sliver , miss White's was white and my father's was black. I smiled to myself proud of it all I grabbed all my bags and headed to the train with the over excited students when I finished claiming down the steps to the platform my mother's owl ,a grey one, came at me and dropped a letter in my hand it had my name 'to miss Iris Tate John' on it in green ink in my mother's handwriting the back was sealed with our family crest in silver wax. I opened the letter with shaky hands wondering what had happened as I read it, it said on how I can't come home for Christmas this year but never said why . I was angry and upset I clenched the letter in my hand picked my bags up and stormed back to my room which only held me now . I placed my bags of gifts under my bed and slammed my case on my bed but I did not unpack I still had hold of the letter I looked down and kept rereading it hoping I had read it wrong and that some how the words will magically change but they didn't , they only stared to change when water dropped onto the page making the green ink run. I looked up wiped my tears and made a promise to myself that I will never cry again mostly over them they don't deserve my tears , they don't deserve me ,  my presents and gifts any of it they don't deserve. so I stomped out my room into the common room and was stood in font of the fireplace , I lit the fire and started to tare up the letter and tossing bits into the fire once satisfied I put it all in the fire sat back on the sofa and watched it burn. never again. on Christmas Day I was sat in the hall going over some of the recipes for potion class when my mother's owl came flying in holding a blue gift bag he dropped it in front of me then flew away. I couldn't help the smile that started to grow on my face. I quickly grabbed my books , pens and paper and the bag and rushed to my room to open it in privet as all the girls that I share a room with have all gone home for Christmas. I dropped my books and bits on the floor next to my bed and I flung myself on my bed I looked in the blue bag and saw different shaped things all indifferent wrapping paper and there was two cards as well. I opened the card with a baby pink envelop and it was a Christmas card off butler Jones , mrs Grayson and miss White, the over card was in a grey envelop and was a very plan card which was off my mum and father. I reached in the bag and pulled out a soft gift which was covered in floral wrapping paper , I ripped into it to reveal navy blue wool knitted hat, scarf and mitten set , must be off mrs Grayson . next I got out a hard square box shape one that was covered with tartan stripped wrapping paper I opened it to reveal a emerald flower brooch , I think its off butler Jones . there was only two more presents left and I went for the one covered in white glittery wrapping paper I opened it to find a pair of silver glittery shoes that had a little heal on , they were the ones I was looking at in the shop when me and miss White went to get my things for Hogwarts I squealed and immediately put them on my feet  and started twirling around the empty room. I came back to my bed to open the present off my parents I was exited and nervous that I will be let down , it was covered in black wrapping paper I slowly opened it to find a book , a school book that has information of everything and lesson of my full time in Hogwarts it was big fat and heavy. I huffed out of disappointment but what was I expecting. I sent Hazel to my home with their presents and everyone sent me a letter back thanking me except my parents but my mum did say how much she loved it and I could tell cause that was the only necklace she wore throughout the summer holiday that I was home.
Nothing really happened on my first year but what broke my heart was that Draco pretend that he didn't even know me and everyone started saying I was a crazy stalker which one of the girls didn't like and I think she hates me well that's good only been here a year and rumours have been spreed about me , a girl I have to share a room with hates my gusts and my only friend is ignoring me and avoiding me. just great, can't wait for next year.  , ,