Introduction
When the
world was just a whirling mass of dust floating in space the Elemental Spirits
from the realm of the Elemental Islands came to form it into a habitable
planet. The water spirit, Chita, formed the oceans, the fire spirit, Kingor,
created the core of the earth, the earth spirit, Jaggre, created the
continents, the air spirit, Wigro, created the atmosphere. The Void spirit,
Destrosn, put a spell on the earth so if the elements on earth ever got out of
balance for more than seven days the Island of the Void would absorb it. The
spirits could not spend long periods out of the realm of the Elemental Islands,
so to make sure the spell that Destrosn placed would never have to be activated
the spirits created a being who could keep the world safe. This being was named
Cugin. The first humans, who were modeled after Cugin, were put on earth.
Time proved
a challenge for Cugin because he was not immortal. So, to make him live forever
the spirits created a necklace that Cugin could wear to keep him alive. The
necklace was black with a small glass bottle hanging on it that inside had
water, meteor dust, and a crystal that was a small piece of each spirit. The
crystal made Cugin immortal because the spirits were immortal and that
combination of ingredients allowed their immortality to stretch over a being.
Cugin had trouble controlling his powers at first. To help him control his
powers, the spirits formed his spells into the shape of cards.
Many
millennia later Cugin meet four wizards named Godric Griffindor, Rowena
Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slithern who were planning on building
a school for young wizards and witches to learn how to use their magic
properly. Godric, Helga, and Rowena agreed to let Cugin be one of the founders
of this school but Salazar argued that Cugin wasn't really a true wizard like
they were. So the three other wizards decided to compromise by creating a
classroom under the school so Cugin could teach a few select students the art
of magic in the elements. The castle was built and the four wizards passed, but
the school lived on.
Chapter 1 The Last Class
"Good
morning class," I said. "Today we are going to learn how to cast the
water creature, grinndylow." Canga Roster raised her hand. "Yes
Canga?"
"Professor,"
she began. "I heard that this year the Tri-Wizard Tournament was not going
to be held. Is this true?"
"Canga,
the teachers were assigned to tell their 11:00 class about this. I was going to
wait until the end of class but since you brought it up I will tell you
now." I paused to take a breath. "Yes, it is true that the Tri-Wizard
Tournament will not be held this year." I heard a few murmurs from the
class.
"That isn't
fair!" said Kanaus Nothil.
"Students
you have to understand that the death toll from the last tournament was far
higher than it needed to be. Headmaster Dippet took a vote among the teachers
to decide if the tournament should be canceled and it was unanimous."
"But
I've been waiting since I was a first year to enter in the tournament."
yelled a student from the back of the chamber.
I waited
for the class to settle. "Now let's get back to the grindylow. The grindylow is a water creature so we need
to think about water to cast it. Then
we must focus on the picture of the grindylow so we summon that particular
creature." I paused then began again.
"What do we do to warm up for a water spell?"
I asked. Canga raised her hand.
"Yes?" I said looking at her.
"We have to
become one with the water, to feel as if we are water." She answered.
"Correct!"
I said. "I want everyone to begin the
meditation warm up for water spells." I
watched as the students sat on the floor and closed their eyes. I waited ten minutes. "All right. Everyone please pick up the grindylow spell card from your
desk." I glanced over at Angus Hustor, the class clown. "Don't stand to close to anyone, so we don't
have any accidents."
"Remember
to call the water spirit Chita and draw power from the waters around us. When
you cast it put it in the tank on my desk." I reminded the class before
taking a few steps back so I wouldn't be the target of a miscast spell. I looked over at Tom Riddle who was one of
my best students. He had cast the grindylow and was cautiously carrying it to
the tank.
How
could Tom have done such a thing? I thought as I remembered how Professor Dumbledore and I had been the
only teachers to think that Tom not Hagrid had summoned the Basilisk that had
killed three students last year.
"Good
Tom! You cast that grindylow with no problem." I said with a fake smile.
"Professor,
help!" I heard Kanaus. I was about to ask what was the matter but
when I looked over to Kanaus, my question was answered. He had incorrectly cast the spell and had
created a geyser on the floor. The
geyser began to sprout out boiling water.
"Everyone,
stay away from the geyser!" I
yelled. All the students in the
geyser's squirting range ran to the front of the room. What spell, what spell? I remembered a freeze spell I knew. I tapped the magic cardholder on my
belt. A spell card popped out and into
my hand. I started to cast the
spell. I threw the card down at the geyser. The spell card exploded with light, blinding
most people in the room. Once the light
had faded, everyone could see the geyser and water frozen in place.
After class
I walked over to the geyser, trying to think of a way to remove it. I tapped my cardholder so card popped
out. It was a spell to create rock. I cast it at the geyser, guiding the rock
with my mind. The rock filled the
geyser and all tunnels leading to it. That
should do it. I began to walk to
every desk taking the spell cards off of them.
When I came to Tom's desk there was a note sitting on the desk instead
of a card. It said:
Dear Professor Cugin,
I want you to be the first to know
that I am leaving Hogwarts. Do not try to find me, I do not wish to be found.
You should know that no matter what you do you cannot stop me. I am going to,
and I am probably in the process of, eliminate all mudbloods and muggle
lovers. Thanks to you and your cards
their elimination will be so much easier.
You and everyone else will know me as Voldemort from this day forth.
Sincerely,
Voldemort
What cards does he mean? Then
it hit me. He couldn't have taken the
cards from my holder, and the only cards I don't keep in the holder are my
spellshaper cards.
