Chapter 26: Ratton
Early the next morning, Kyle was forced out of bed by the bright sunlight streaming through the dormitory's round window. Since he hadn't drawn the curtains the previous night, the sunbeams hit him squarely in the face like a spotlight.
How was anyone supposed to sleep like that?
Grudgingly, Kyle got dressed and stretched, then walked over to the window. Although Hogwarts Castle is partly underground, the dormitory was situated in a sunny part of the structure. From the circular window, he could see the grass and dandelions swaying outside in the morning breeze.
Kyle glanced at his two roommates, who were still fast asleep, and without a second thought, opened the window as wide as it would go.
There were only five years until the OWLs exam—how could they still be sleeping at a time like this? Besides, it was already half past seven, which might as well have been eight-fifty in his mind, with only a few minutes left before classes began at nine o'clock. Since this was their very first day of lessons at Hogwarts, they couldn't afford to make a bad impression on the professors by being late.
And what better way to wake up than with the fresh morning air, with its hint of moisture?
"I'm really considerate," Kyle nodded to himself in satisfaction.
He was genuinely thinking of his roommates. It wasn't that he wanted them to get up early with him—after all, a Hufflepuff like him would never do something like that.
After a quick wash, Kyle left the dormitory and made his way through the passage toward the common room. As everyone knows, the stairs at Hogwarts have a mind of their own. They seem to move at the most inconvenient times, often leaving students stranded or extending to unexpected floors, all while silently enjoying the wizards' despair.