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(also for some reason I can't get it to center...don't know why it isn't working >_<)

[h1][color=MediumSlateBlue]Melanie Stryder[/color][/h1]

[color=Indigo]"Melanie, if you don't get up now, by Merlin I'll make you walk there!"[/color] The sixteen year old groaned loudly as her mother's shout roused her, and rolled out of bed unceremoniously to comb lazily through her hair and gather together the last few of her things that she hadn't packed the night before. 
[indent][color=MediumSlateBlue]"Kindle, c'mon!"[/color][/indent] she called out to her pet, who had been patiently waiting wrapped around her bed post. Grabbing her charmed bag which now contained all of her books and possessions, and slid down the bannister (much to the dismay of their house elf, Peony, who had just finished polishing it)
Melanie called out a hasty apology to the little wrinkled elf, skidding to a stop in the kitchen where her mother had laid the portkey letter on the dining table.
[indent][color=MediumSlateBlue]"I'm here, I'm here!"[/color][/indent] she puffed, checking the time on the wall. 7:28, [i]just[/i] in time. Rolling her eyes at her daughter, Mel's mother quickly exchanged a goodbye with her. She hadn't accompanied her daughter to RiverWing since her third year, but then again it wasn't really needed.
[indent][color=Indigo]"Alright, stay out of trouble, young lady. I don't want to hear anything about you getting up to things you shouldn't."[/color][/indent]
[indent][color=MediumSlateBlue]"Oh please, mother."[/color] Mel scoffed, [color=MediumSlateBlue] "Nobody's complained about Kindle yet, she always behaves and stays out of sight in class anyway."[/color][/indent] With a final wave, she seized the letter as the portkey activated and steadied herself as it apparated her into the exit hall.
[indent]Slipping around a group of nervous looking pre-teens (must have been the new first years), she got into the sign in line and greeted a couple of the other students she recognised as being in her year. When it came to her turn to sign in she beamed at Professor Willfrey and greeted him politely, though didn't stick around too long-making an excuse that the line was awfully long and she wouldn't want to stall the others.[/indent]
With a few nods to the other students as she passed them, she quickly made her way to the 3rd floor dorm and to her room. With a flick of her wand, she cast the unpacking charm her mother had taught her last year (it made unpacking a [i]lot[/i] easier-and quicker!)
[indent][color=MediumSlateBlue]"Alright Kindle, pocket."[/color][/indent] she instructed the snake softly in Parseltongue. Nodding her head in understanding, the corn snake slid into Melanie's robe pocket where she would be out of sight of the teachers and other students, and Mel made her way down to the dining hall to join the rest of the school for breakfast.