"A drop of centaur's blood, given by the great Amzees himself, to preserve our secret." With a flourish, the hand deposited it into the boiling liquid contained in the pit on the ground. A new voice chimed in.

"A sprig of Starflower, picked from the Sky Mountains, to renew our gifts." A golden yellow flower drifted gently into the concoction.

"Two drops of Shalitan blood, offered by ourselves, to seal our vow." The first speaker intoned, lifting a golden knife and carefully sliding it against her forearm, allowing a drop of it to join the flower. She quickly bandaged her arm as her companion completed the ritual, then stood and lifted her arms to the pale full moon and twinkling stars above.

"SHALITANS!" The two yelled into the night.

Two teenage girls made their way back to their dorm. They moved quickly, yet quietly, as to avoid detection. But there was no such luck tonight.

"Ms. Evans! Ms. White!" A strict voice reverberated throughout the rounded ceiling of corridor. The two girls stopped and turned to face the large, commanding woman they knew as…

"Magistar Robinson, how nice to see you!" The girl with the flaming red locks and emerald green eyes exclaimed, clasping her hands in front of her. Her friend imitated her

"On such a lovely night, too! I do believe we will be experiencing a cloudburst in the near future. Don't you agree, Lily?" Bright blue eyes, partially covered by raven black hair, sparkled mischievously as she glanced at her companion.

"Why, Yes, Onyx. I do believe you are corr-"Lily began.

Magistar Robinson interrupted "Enough!" Both girls fell silent "Now, what were you girls doing out after curfew?"

Lily answered "We were dancing naked under the pale full moon."

"Yes, very much like our wise ancestors once did." Onyx added "They sure had the right idea. I find I like a breeze blowing around me…"

Magistar Robinson's face reddened deeply.

"Awwww, look Ony! We've made her blush!" Lily quipped.

Magistar Robinson's face now resembled an overripe tomato.

"My office…NOW!!" She boomed.

"It's the second day of school, and you two have already been expelled? That has gotta be some sort of record." Jacelyn Demondez said, brushing her shoulder length dirty blonde hair while she watched her two roommates for the past 6 years pack their trunks.

"Tell me about it, I had 8 people congratulate me on it after breakfast." Onyx said, absently tossing a green shirt into her trunk.

"Yeah, Matt Heitzer actually kissed my cheek. I am never washing my face again!" Lily exclaimed.

"So, where are you guys going to school?" Kylie Huntley said, flopping down onto her bed. Onyx shrugged.

"We don't know. But I hear Hogwarts has some boys that are to die for!"

Jacelyn grinned "I bet you couldn't last one year there without going out with 10 guys."

"You are so totally on! 100 galleons say that we can!" Lily said, facing Jacelyn, who smirked.

"Fine, but new terms."

"We accept." Lily and Onyx responded together.

"You don't even know what the terms are!" Kylie said.

"It can't be too hard; after all, this is Jacelyn we're talking about. The Jacelyn who can't stand rule breaking." Lily stated.

"Yeah! Hey!" Jacelyn exclaimed, glaring at Lily, who grinned "Okay, the new terms are: You have to stay at Hogwarts…"

"Duh."

"…As guys."

"WHAT!" two shocked faces stared at Jacelyn in astonishment.

"So that's why they say 'It's always the timid ones'" Kylie said, twirling her hair around her finger.