There are sofas and easy chairs scattered about and a roaring fire blazing in the fireplace which dominates the eastern wall. Over the mantel is hung a portrait of a very beautiful, slightly Scandinavian looking witch, her golden hair twisted into long braids. She welcomes you to the common room and to her house.

Several of your housemates are studying, a few others are discussing a recent Quiddich match, and one is reading the latest issue of Witch Weekly. Will you join them? Or would you prefer to retire to your dorm room (boys on the left, girls on the right)?