Lex followed the group of students as they left the train. He stared at the castle in the distance with wonderment, eyes dancing over the flickering lights in the windows, the tall towers and spires, the magical feel of the place.
So enthralled was he that he was positively caught off balance by the sudden, masculine call of "First years, this way!" right next to him. He stumbled, his new shoes sliding on the slick surface of the dock, and made as if to fall over the edge into the dark waters. |