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ChapterEight Tom wandered into the common room fairly late. He'd slept so well the night before that he'd slept right through his alarm. He didn't mind today, because it was the most comfortable bed he'd ever slept on and the best rest he'd ever had, but he hoped that he'd get well enough used to it that he didn't accidentally sleep through any of his classes!
Oliver and the older boy he'd been talking to the night before--Ethan, he thought--were chatting in one seating area of the common room, and Tom took a calming breath and approached them.
"Good morning," he greeted. He glanced around the otherwise empty common room. "Am I very late waking up? I was hoping to see some of the people I met at the feast last night and then maybe explore a bit."
Stifling another big yawn, Ethan rubbed his face with his hands and wondered if he should go and get some breakfast to finally start the day. Maybe, that way, all the remaining ZzZs in his system will ebb away? The seventh year was about to invite Oliver to the Great Hall, when another boy emerged from the boys’ dormitory.
“Good morning, young sir.” Ethan grinned at the boy. Tom wasn’t it?
“I think you’re too early to be up...like Oliver over here.” He said gesturing his thumb towards the other first year.
“Nonetheless, it’s good that you’ve decided to start your day early.” He said, as he stretched his legs underneath the coffee table.
“Let me guess...you’re off to explore the castle and grounds, hm?” Most first years and transfers do that. He did that too a few terms ago.