She thought she could hear the gentle sound of music playing through the door, but nothing else. She hoisted her bag a little higher on her shoulder. ...he pulled her coat a bit tighter. Then, gathering her nerve, almost hoping it would not work, she swiped the card down through the magnetic lock, watched the locking light flash from red to green, then turned the handle hard, swung the door wide, and walked into the room.Gentle music was playing on the room’s stereo system. The room was dimly. He liked his old rooms by the greenhouses, he liked the smell of earth, he liked that he was away from the rest of the populous. While his new rooms where larger and more finely decorated, they didn't feel as comfortable. They weren't quite home."Why didn't you tell me?" Harry had just brought back drinks from the bar of the Three Broomsticks. It was the first weekend of term and Harry had come along for his traditional welcome session of Dumbledore's Army (long since renamed by the students. I blinked a few times then realized that my mouth had been hanging open just slightly in an expression of incredulity. One look at her made it clear that that was crazy. The bandages above her left hip were stained red. A smaller red splotch stained the bandages around her right thigh. Tougher men than I would be bedridden for weeks with injuries like that. Sigrid herself said the girl was lucky to be alive. I cleared my throat to cover my shock and to buy a moment to collect myself. . The eldest was Jovita’s brother who sat on the couch with his wife and children. Next came 3 sisters, all older than Jovita. Two of them had husbands in tow, while the third sat by herself. Jovita’s mother entered the room, alerted to Jovita and Hanna’s arrival by the sound of the screen door slamming shut behind them. ‘You’re early,’ she declared as she hugged Jovita and Hanna in turn. ‘We over budgeted for traffic,’ Jovita explained. ‘Mom, everyone, this is my girlfriend, Hanna.’ The family.