First to the post...
The large oak doors of the school seemed so daunting, as all new doors seemed to. Raven couldn't help but stand on the threshold of the keep and admire the towering fortress. The architecture was stunning, for a school. It seemed such a shame that this place had been abandoned not so long ago, but even more that only very priviledged people would now be the only ones allowed to view its splendor. The large front doors were framed by large blocks of carved stone, symmetrical and heavily detailed. On the door was a large brass knocker in the shape of a griffin's head. It gave off a penetrating stare...
Raven swallowed slowly. He hated new places. It was just the thought that he would know no - one and they wouldn't know him, and his problems. In the last school he attended, he had had hardly any friends. They found him to difficult to talk to. And the only person who could help him was his brother, Seth, and he was even worse at socializing. But, hopefully, it would all change...this time...