Ella's eyes grew wide as the trap door in the ceiling came down right in front of them. She looked around at the other students, wondering if they were as nervous as she was about this. It all seemed quite creepy to the small first year.

Following the potions professor, Ella walked up the steps and stared at the lone spinning wheel. She recognized the tool from a fairy tale her mother had told her when she was a small child. She wondered what it was doing there. Then she spotted the tables and chairs. The badger headed towards an empty seat and waited quietly, wondering what would happen next.