The Night Of The Lake

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The ride across the lake was everything Rose had imagined and more. She even thought she might have seen the giant squid poke up out of the water. She tried to point it out to Albus, but it had disappeared when he looked over.

They finally pulled up to the shore and began following Hagrid up the grounds to the castle. It was so much bigger than she had imagined.

“It’s so big,” Albus said in awe.

“I was just thinking the same thing,” Rose replied.

The students sidled up to the entrance. The doors opened and Hagrid shepherded the student into the Hall.

“Professor Longbottom will be with you in a moment to explain what will happen next. If any of you ever need someone to talk to or a cup o’ tea, you can always come find me,” Hagrid said looking directly at Rose and Albus.

Just then, Uncle Neville (no wait, Professor Longbottom, Rose had to get used to calling him that) came down the big flight of stairs.

“Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! I am Professor Longbottom, Head of Gryffindor House! I know some of you and I can’t wait to get to know the rest of you in due time. In just a moment, you will enter the Great Hall and we will begin the Sorting ceremony. You will be placed into one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. As I was told my first year at Hogwarts, your house will be like your family. You can earn points for your house by being good students and good people. You can also lose points from your house if you
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