Missing Floors and Flying Lessons

Thought I should let you know floor 213 turned up for a day or two so it can't be going very far. Unfortunately Octavia from class 4 was still somewhere on the floor when it vanished again. I say unfortunately although I'm afraid to admit I thought it was fortunate; Octavia is the biggest bully in the first year. I still plan to find out where it goes to, maybe I'll hitch a lift next time it appears?

I mentioned when I first arrived that I was off to a flying lesson so I thought I'd let you know how they're going. Simply put, they're not. I think I am the worst flyer known to livingkind, yes the entire livingkind not just dragon- or mankind. There must be some secret to getting wings co-ordinated, mine just seem to do whatever they fancy. Spike is a brilliant flyer, he has even been put forward for the intermediate flyers classes. I'll be happy just to be able to hover more than a few seconds off the ground, I look more like a jumping bean than a graceful dragon. If anyone has any tips I'd be very grateful... flying exams are in a few months time!

Seeya soon

Fluff x

P.S. Spike wants me to ask why most humans seem to think dragons are green?

P.P.S You don't have to answer that, I think he just wanted to have his name on the post.

A somewhat intriguing discovery...

I must admit I took longer to update than I had intended which is due in part to the rather intriguing discovery I have made... or should that be, that I haven't made? Before I explain what I mean I'll tell you about Spike and Ruby because they play a part in this discovery.

Spike is a blue dragon from Ireland, he won't tell me where exactly but I'm sure he'll let it slip eventually. He is completely mad (in a good way) and loves mashed potato. He doesn't live with a human family, he says he lives with the fairies but I'm not sure whether he is joking or not.

Ruby is a red dragon from America where she lives with her parents (actual dragon parents) which is apparently very rare these days. She claims she is Puff the dragon's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great granddaughter but spike says she just likes saying great and that she's actually only his great-great granddaughter.

Anyway, now for the exciting stuff! Last week the three of us decided to go exploring, I mean who wouldn't after hearing a rumour that Smaug's treasure is hidden somewhere in the school? We set off to the pit (that's what we all call the staircase because it has so many floors it looks like a bottomless pit) and started to go down the levels until we reached floor 13. More to the point we didn't reach floor 13... the floors went straight from 12 to 14. Stranger still was the fact that there appeared to be a gap where it should have been.

Most sensible dragons would have made a note of this oddity and carried on exploring the levels but we decided to find out whether it was all 13's that were missing or just this one. Unfortunately the next 13 is 100 floors down and of course when we discovered that one was missing we checked 213 which was also gone. By this point it was dinnertime and aside from the fact we had no idea how many more 13s we had the chance of not finding, we were left with the slight problem of a lot of stairs to go back up!

Seeya soon

Fluff x

P.S Spike says Hi!

School, Glorious School!

Let me just start by saying never ever travel by PBT, I think my stomach has only just caught up with the rest of my body. Ginger beer definitely does not help… some of that has just recently caught up too, not pleasant. Anyway, I promised to tell you all about school.

The school is absolutely massive; I suppose it would have to be with over 300 dragons living there. It’s hidden away under Loch Ness and its entrance is near the ruins of Urqhuart castle. Two water dragons (Anessya and Elwyind) guard the loch as well, helps to keep humans away from the school. Obviously I can’t tell you exactly how to find the entrance or how to get in, it would be far too dangerous for a human to know.

I share my room with 12 other first years. It sounds similar to human schools, with everyone split into four houses: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. That doesn’t happen until the end of the first year though, until then we are just classes 1, 2, 3 and 4. I’m in class 3.

I have 2 new friends, Spike and Ruby. They both share the same room as me but only Spike is in class three, Ruby is class 1. I’ll tell you more about them next time.

Apparently there are things hidden in the school, I’m not sure what exactly but I intend to find out!

See ya Soon

Fluff xx

It's off to school I go!

Just thought it was about time I gave you a quick update on what's been happening. I managed to get my books through the Dragon School Bookshop, one was delivered here, the others will be waiting for me when I arrive at school.

Speaking of school, I leave in a couple of hours! We have a second year dragon rep. coming round to escort me there. Flying is banned until we've passed an exam so we have to travel by something called P.B.T. Apparently it stands for Portable Bermuda Triangle... I think it's pretty obvious what it's named after. From what I've heard, it works along the same lines as the actual Bermuda Triangle although on a much smaller scale... It wouldn't do to have half of England disappear suddenly. I've been informed to drink lots of ginger beer, it helps with the effects of travelling via P.B.T and also (according to How to avoid...) is an excellent dragon breath freshener.

The school has all the latest gadgets so I'll be able to carry on posting from my room, just think, my very own scratch/claw proof computer! Anyway, I have to go and finish packing the last of my things, I'll post again as soon as I've settled in and tell you all about the school. I'm so excited I could sing... if only my vocal cords were designed for it.

See ya soon,

Fluff xx

The Art of Fire

I forgot to e-mail the school but it would seem Dragon School isn't actually optional, I just received a letter anyway, saying that I have now been enrolled. I got sent a reading list as well, where on earth do you by books for dragon school? The big bookshop in town thought Iggy was joking when he asked if they could get The Art of Fire: Combustible Snot for Beginners. I think there must be an online bookshop, I'll have to check.

Other books included were:

• A Brief History of Mankind (apparently only 4 pages long)
• A Concise Overview of Dragonlore (10 Books! Not pages, whole books!)
• Humans - Friend or Food?
• How to Avoid Hero Breath, and other useful tips.

I don't know what the lessons will include but I'm starting to look forward to it now, not long to wait!

Whatever next?

Three days ago the strangest thing yet happened... a letter arrived. For me. It came though the letterbox with all the other post, it was a bit warm and scorched several bills but no one really minded that. Anyway, it cleared up any of the doubts I may have had about my identity I can tell you. This is the letter:

So you see, it's official. I am a dragon. A snot combusting, firebreathing, purple scaled, sharp clawed, large winged, highly intelligent dragon. I'm not to sure what this dragon school is though, I don't think I'll apply I like it here with Iggy.

Fluff x

Mad dogs and crazy Englishmen

Tabitha is still staying with the family so my Marmite crisp supply is still good although she decided chocolate spread wasn't good for me. Is chocolate spread good for anyone?

The sheep continues to do... not a lot. I very nearly (accidentally I hasten to add) barbecued it but it happened to move just as I sneezed so the disaster was averted. I think Mr S. may have spent too much time observing it, it seems to be quite attached to him.

Iggy had his friend round to visit for the last 2 days and I have to say he is the strangest boy I have ever met (not that I've met that many). He agreed with Tabitha that I am not a dog, which is an acceptable assumption and I too have been wondering this. It was after this that he got strange, perhaps even a little mad (the crazy, nutty, lost your marbles kind of mad). We were sat in the kitchen, myself, Tabitha, Iggy and his friend Max. Tabitha was feeding me Marmite crisps and Max was staring at me with a slightly horrified expression (not everyone likes marmite so I wasn't alarmed). "Where did you say you got it?" he asked Iggy. It? It? Whatever next.

"Dunno really, she just sorta turned up one day, she looked a bit of a mess so we took her in." I can't really remember much about how I ended up here but I'm sure I could never have looked a mess!

"You know she's not a dog right?" I stared at him and he made a weird squeaking type noise I wasn't aware humans made. "She's a... erm... a... You have a pet dragon!"

I couldn't help it... I honestly tried not to but I laughed. Somehow the laugh triggered some sort of nasal combustion again and the beautiful flowers in the middle of the table weren't quite as beautiful any more. When I tried to point out that dragons are not real Max fainted. I'm hoping it was due to shock rather than my breath but Tabitha gave me a mint just in case.

I can't be a dragon can I? I mean... they don't exist! I'm so confused.

Fluff x