Jimmy Gray: Artic Valendine University
by Ethan Matter
Nobody most likely knows this, except for the students and friends/parents/relatives/spies of the students, but there is a place wizards can be invited to go after a place like Hogwarts. Yes, it may sound very wierd, but it's like a high school for wizards. It's called in short Artic Valendine University, abbreviated AVU, and it's real name is The Long and Cold Antarctica For Gifted Students Valendineous University. But, let's get on with it. The whole story is based on a boy, 18, who has just finished his wizard education from Hogwarts and plans for a job. Then , well you'll find what happens.
"I don't ever want to leave you Hogwarts." said Jimmy sadly, and getting slightly angry, banged his hand down on the bed he was sitting on.
"Don't worry about it, you'll get a great job, maybe even at Hogwarts." said his friend Garnett, a smart boy, who had a stiff tone to his voice.
Jimmy stared up at the scrangly boy and said, "That's easy for you to say, you already have been offered a hundred jobs!" he said looking at him in disgust, as if he could possibly know how he was feeling at this possible moment.
Garnett stared at him and laughing slightly, though trying to keep a straight face he said, "Actually, it has been about 108." He said and ran away quickly as Jimmy tried to punch him quickly on the arm.
"Just think about it. What subject are you best at? You know it, it's obviously Charms. You should apply for a job at the Experimental Charms unit, and work your way up."said Garnett, with a pillow raised over him like a shield to try and stop the punches from Jimmy.
Finally, Jimmy stopped. "You're right."he said, though a note of skepticism could be heard faintly in his voice.
"Well, just think about getting down to breakfast because we're graduating in 4 hours and you aren't ready!" said Garnett.
And, Jimmy checking his watch, stared in disbelief. "Either your watch is broken, or mine is!" he said, "mine says it starts in an hour!"
"Oh, no! Your right!" said Garnett, staring at his watch and throwing it on the floor and with a quick flick of his wand and the word, "Repairo!" it was fine.
They quickly put on there things, and after many times of missing his hat onto his head, finally scrambled down the portrait hall.
When they reached there, it was 15 minutes before and they sat down in there seats, right next to there friends Abus Bae and Margo Smith.
"Where were you guys?"asked Margo, sounding curious, as she always did, since she was the nosiest girl in school. "Oh, shush, we don't have to tell you."said Garnett.
Then, Headmaster Ulysees stood up and said, "Quiet please!"
The whole crowd shushed down immediately, and the headmaster in his robes of dark blood red and green stars all over the front said,
"I'd first like to welcome you all to the 4032nd annual awarding of diplomas to the seventh years leaving us to pursue a career. First of all, I'd like to give the 2 diplomas of honor to the Valedictorian, and the the 2nd smartest in the class. The two are, the Valedictorian, Mr. Garnett Ackerly, and the second in the class, Mr. Jimmy Gray!"
The whole place clapped and clapped and clapped while Jimmy, very happy stood up and the crowd had to wait awhile, since Jimmy tripped over his robe and Garnett dropped his hat.
But, after many sore hands and calluses, they finally got up there. Jimmy, on the magically zapped page for the first time, was a little scared and was waving meekly around to everyone and was glad to step down when told to do so. And, so they all clapped and clapped as each diploma went through and through and through. At last, the last person Zxep, Zyndawa was finished and the Headmaster stepped up again, smiling that smile that always reminded everyone of Professor Dumbledore, who had passed away 900 years ago.
"Very well done students!," he said, while one person whistled loudly, "You have received your diplomas and we all wish you well. The Hogwarts Express leaves tomorrow, for everyone. You may stay for the festivities if you wish."
So, Jimmy danced and drank the night away, and for the firt time in his life, had a wizarding alchol called FizzieWizzie, and decided not to ever drink again. He also had 19 Butterbeers. The next morning, he boarded the train and went home, thinking he'd never see Hogwarts again.
Jimmy woke up that morning, and he woke up to hear his parents in the other room, watching TV. He scrambled out of bed pulling the covers up and not bothering to make it, pulled on his glasses and walked into the room.
"What's up?"he asked his parents as he saw his dad sitting there.
"Nothin' just watching TV."he said distarctedly, and he said, "By the way, you got a piece of mail, it's on the table."
His mom had gotten up and was making breakfast when he got in and was bickering about all the stupid ads. He picked up the letter, with the blue ink that almost like like it was ice and unfolded the envolope carefully, as if not to get cut or something. He read:
Welcome Mr. Jimmy Gray,
We are here to inform you that you have been accepted inoto the very unknown Artic Valendine University, or AVU. This is a school for wizards who think they can make it into making wizarding a profession. We would like to tell you that you will receive a full scholarship, and please owl us with your own, or the owl we sent you by next Friday. We will send further instructions then.
Signed, Headmaster Green
Jimmy stared at the letter intently, reading it over and over again, until he had probably memorized it. Then, he showed the letter to his mom, and she told him to sned an owl right away.
"Noone in our family has ever been accepted into the teaching profession in our family!" she said, with a whole lot of pride in her voice.
So Jimmy sent his owl, Iglon, to The Arctic whatever Headmaster. He waited around and decided to eat some breakfast and the days went on until next Friday.
That day, Jimmy was in a particularly good mood, because a couple of his friends from Hogwarts called him and they had chatted upon the "good old times". He was sitting by the TV, watching the news, (Big Story: Dumbledore rumored to be seen in Surrey!) when Ignol brought a letter back, this time, it had apparently been written in snow.
Thank You Mr. Gray!,
You have been accepted fully and the Broomstick Trolley will pick you up at 5:00 on September 2nd.
Your school list is:
Books:
The Basic Teaching Skills by Cantya Techa
The Advanced, Impossible Guide to Transfiguration by Geimee Apig
Impossible, Can You Beat it? Charms by Dontna Transfguraton
Not a Chance of Knowin' It: Potions by Potons Rul
Not a Chance at Knowin' It: History of Magic by Potons Rul
Not a Chance at Knowin' It: DADA by Potons Rul
Not a Chance at Knowin' It: Herbology by Potons Rul
Not a Chance, Not Even One at Knowin' This: Spells by Potons Rul
So You want to be a Headmaster? By Albus Dumbledore
Merlin's Beard! By Merlin
Divination: Not gonna Know it by Forsser Etew
Astrology: The Best of the Best by Etqa Krine
Care of Magicla Creatures by Carem Creatres
Equipment:
5 sets of robes (any color)
2 sets of dress robes (jade blue)
5 pointed wizards hats (any color, but must be same as robes)
2 dress hats (jade blue)
1 telescope
1 wand (if needed)
Just go to Diagon Alley and get them!
Signed,
Headmaster Green
Wow! He was going in a real school for Professors! He didn't even know that there was a wizard school for Professors, and now he knew the answer, he thought triumphantly, as pride seeped through him.
They wanted him to become a Professor! He thought the books sounded hard though. He thought, pondering this a moment before he decided against worrying about it, and went to show his mom and dad.
"We're so proud!" said his mom through tears in her eyes.
"Knew you had it in ya'!"said his dad, a red-haired man, with a piercing smile.
So, it was settled, he was going. The next morning, they decided to hade off to Diagon Alley, and he went to bed, feeling nothing less than, well "a million dollars".
The next morning, they thought that they should go right away, and they shuffled around the house, getting ready. "I could use some new robes, and maybe a wand. I haven't seen Mr. Ollivanders in years!" said his dad, smiling like a little boy.
So, they headed to the WM, or Wizard Monorail, that would bring them to Diagon Alley. You could say it took awhile to get there. It took aorund say, 5 hours, so his mom had a magazine (Witch Weekly), his dad, a new book (Goblin Rebellions of the Last Century), and Jimmy his newest game of wizarding chess.
When they arrived at the station, they were very dirty and tired, so they headed to Bill's Wizarding Food Shop. They sat down at the table, and a young wizard with pimples on his nose asked, "What can I get you?"
"We'll have 1 Family order of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Wizard Crackers and a small order of Spinach fries. We'd also like 3 medium Wizrades."said his dad, out of breath, as he'd said everything in 1 breath.
"They'll be here in a second."
After they had eaten, with the Spinach fries untouched, they headed to the Monorail Ticket Line and got there tickets, and boarded the train. A small man, about 5'6, with a green baseball cap and high-zipped boots, was the conductor.
They sat on the train, doing or reading the things they had brought, until the conductor's voice came up.
"We have arrived at Diagon Alley, Population 5,890. The time it took: 4: 58. Please exit the train."
They bustled there way through, and Mrs. Gray was especially cross because her Witch Weekly had been torn. Muttering about the stupid Monorail, they decided to go to Flourish & Blotts first.
"Welcome, to Diagon Alley! This is Flourish & Blotts. What school do you want?"asked the owner, looking at Jimmy.
"Artic Valendine University." Jimmy replied nervously, clutching the letter.
"Ah, a teacher in the making!" said the owner loudly, so some people looked around at them, but the owner paid no attention and got the books.
"Anything else?" he asked, looking at the whole family.
"Yes, um... I'd like the newest Goblin Rebellion book."said his father sheepishly, who was a nut for Goblin books, and was always campagning for a wizard library around at his house.
"Right away!"he said, picking it up and handing it to him.
"Thank you."he said and they walked out of the store.
Next, they went to Madam Malikn's Robes for All Occasions.
They walked in and Jimmy looked around for 5 pairs of robes that he wanted. He decided on a pair of black, dark green, blood red, yellow with silver stars on the front, and a tye-dyed. Then he got a color hat, for each. Then he got his dress robes and hats, and they purchased them and left.
They decided that they'd better eat, so the went to Reme's and ate. After they'd finished, they were all feeling very plump, as the place was a buffet. They deicded to get in line for the monorail back home, but then they remebered they needed to get the Gray's a new owl, since Ignol was obviously going with Jimmy. They went to The Magic Empourium and got a brisk, tiny barn owl, and left.
Finally, they got on the monorail and headed back home. The ride was very bumpy and the conductor had to keep telling people to sit down, because they kept bouncing on the seats. Finally, Jimmy had enough and muttered, "Gluocius!" and he was glued to his seat until he used the counter curse.
When they got to the destination, they all stepped out and Jimmy mutterd the counter-curse, and got up with the bustling crowd. Many, people had copied him, and so they got through easier as some had to look up the counter-curse frantically.
They headed home and the days passed slowly, and he grew increasingly nervous until it was the day to leave. The Broomstick Trolley would be coming any minute, so he pick up his Firestorm and looked out the window. Then, he saw it! He frantically paced around in his trunk, making sure he hadn't left anything, and then he jumped on his broom, gave a kiss to his mom, and shook his dad's hand and said goodbye and flew up to the Broomstick Trolley.
The Broomstick Trolley, was a huge amount amount of people flying on a broom, following a conductor, in the shape of a trolley. He got into his place and met, to his surprise, Garnett!
"GARNETT!"he said, very relieved to know someone there, "Did you get a letter to?"
"Yes!,"he said excitedly, "I'm all ready!"
So they flew off, excitedly talking to each other on what they thought was going to happen there, and where it was, and what it looked like!
When they got there, they were freezing, and were glad they broght there cloaks and furs. They realized that this place was Antarctica, and they flew down with the conductor, seeing the bright eyed man at the bottom.
Headmaster Green was a tall man with icy blue robes that shimmered with snowflakes and was a very rule-easy man. He liked to let his students have fun, but not too much to keep them away from studying.
As they flew down, he greeted them one by one, as they entered the hall.
It was amazing! It had ice sculptures, music, and there were snowflakes hanging in mid-air as it felt like summer in there. They had a live back playing, and Jimmy noticed that they had the bewitched ceiling too, whcih was gleaming with the sun right now.
Garnett and Jimmy sat down at the table, and waited to hear what this place was about.
Headmaster Green stepped up to the podium at the front and he muttered "Sonorus!"
They all clapped as they started to eat. Jimmy noticed that they ordered the same way as they had in the Yule Ball, at Hogwarts. He decided on pickles, a hamburger, and a Wizrade. He quickly ate and headed up to the first year tower. He wondered what lessons would be like. Then, he stood up, scratched his back, and headed to the Boys' Dormitory and went to bed, snoring.
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Author's Note:
More to Come! Please review and tell me what you thought!