Durmstrang was smaller than Hogwarts, and so did not have Houses. The dormitories all surrounded one single common room (the warmest place in the castle), and the eating hall contained only one grand long table. Hermione shared her dormitory with two other third-year girls, both of whom were older and taller than her and neither of whom spoke much if any English. The first, Adriana, was dark and Romanian, and the other, Natalia, was red-haired and Russian, and they'd apparently been best friends since their first day of school. Surprisingly enough, this did not prevent them from being quite friendly to their new roommate. Living with them was not unpleasant, but very distracting; they seemed to think Hermione and her British accent were "adorable", and there was perhaps more squealing than Hermione might have liked.