[center][h2]Monday 7th September - 8.00am[/h2][/center]

Since the early hours of the morning the academy of Estermere was in full swing. The staff were making the final few adjustments needed to the academy so that everything was ready. The second and third year students had arrived on the friday before and had spent the weekend settling in and helping set up for the new inductees to arrive.

The first day was always promised to be a good one. The look on the students faces, meeting each other for the new time. So many new faces to remember and names to learn. Many friends to make and rivals to earn. Who was going to rise to the top this year? And who was going to sag to the bottom? It was almost impossible to tell most of the time at the beginning. Though it didn't stop the staff from taking bets on who they thought would succeed. 

The new students had been given a simple instruction: Arrive at the main gate, drop off your belongings with the guards and then make your way to the dining hall where the welcome assembly would begin at 8.30am. At this point most of the students had already made their way there and were now eagerly awaiting the start of the school year.