So, finaly got my act together and wrote a new chapter. I've made some small changes to the first chapter so I recommend rereading that if you have already read it. I'll try writing new chapters more often though I can make no promises :)

Hope you enjoy!

The next day I woke up feeling much better. Most of the sourness and exhaustion was gone and I felt a lot more clearheaded. Realizing I was still in my uniform I looked through the closet with what seemed to be my clothes. The uniform should be wearable after a quick cleaning spell. With that I headed towards the shower. When I returned both of the girls were awake.

"Good morning Alice. How are you feeling?" Ellen asked looking quite concerned as if I would pass out at any moment.

"I'm fine. I'm considering going for a walk after breakfast,"

"Don't you think that's a little rash? Especially since that is what you were doing yesterday when you were attacked,"

"Come on Ellen, you know Alice. She has never let anything stop her from going on those walks through the woods," Virginia was grinning and then winked at me. "Might as well give up on trying,"

Ellen frowned but then sighed. "Fine, but don't go too far,"

"Sure," I smiled. Glad to know that I had something in common with this girl. Besides, I needed time to find out more about my new life. One way was to ask around but that would be rather suspicious. Another option was to try and access her memories. It would be a strenuous activity that would drain me both magically, mentally and physically, and would have been better put off until I was feeling better but the longer I ran around confused like this the more danger I was in.

We walked together down to the cafeteria and after breakfast we went our separate ways. It seemed what had happened had been kept quiet since no one looked worried. This professor Potsdam had a very strange way of operating her school. Hopefully she had done something to make the place safer since yesterday. I kept walking for a while until I found a quiet spot some way from the school with a lot of brush to lessen the chance of someone spotting me. I sat down and considered what exactly I wanted to do. I needed a lot of information now but most likely my body would give up before I had everything I needed. That meant I needed some way to keep getting info as I went through each day. So dig in and then as I was pulling out I would make a sort of door that I could pull bits of information out of as I needed it. The retrieving would be far from smooth and there was no way of knowing if I would get the right information when I needed it if anything at all but it was my best option. The magic I had to use was very advanced, another reason it would be hard on this body that was very clearly not at that level yet, so I probably couldn't get much this round so I had to focus on the most important things. Friends, family and school related things since they were bound to be problem areas. I took a deep breath and started casting. Almost immediately a slight headache set in and I knew I had less time than expected. I crashed through the barrier around the old memories and almost drowned in the noise and sensations of all the memories that overtook me. I bit down hard on my lip to help me focus, and then I began directing the memories so I only got information about my 3 focus areas. Even with that it all flowed into my mind too quickly for me to process it. The headache was now becoming excruciating and I began to pull out. As planned I made the doorway but I couldn't be sure how well it was made. When I could finally pull out completely I couldn't move. I was lying on the ground breathing as if I had run a marathon and if I could I would have screamed from the headache. After half an hour I could finally move again and the headache was now manageable. I began going through all the memories I had collected. It was currently the beginning of my third year at Iris Academy, a magical academy in the Green Mountains close to Springfield, New Hampshire. I was a wildseed from Brighton and had a good relationship with my parents. I had an affinity for green magic which was quite lucky since that fitted with my previous life. Apparently I was living in Horse Hall and also treasurer third year in a row. From there the memories didn't provide many other useable facts but were just random memories of things happening here or at home. Nothing I could put into context. By the time I was done I felt ready to get up though I was slightly dizzy and still had a headache. I began heading back to my room to sleep but stumbled into my roommates who forced me to join them for lunch. As we sat down to eat Ellen looked at me.

"So, think you'll be ready for classes next week? Maybe you should relax the next couple of days,"

I considered her question. A good idea would be to avoid the teachers until I'd claimed this body for my own but that might cause suspicion. The best idea would probably be to go to class.

"I'll go to class. I'd just get bored sitting around doing nothing," I gave her a crooked smile.

"You're really reckless," she frowned but then shook her head and smiled slightly.

As we were leaving the cafeteria someone touched my shoulder and said my name. I turned around to see professor Potsdam. How could such a colorful person sneak up on me?

"Yes professor?"

"How are you feeling dearie?" A concerned look on her face.

"I'm fine professor. Only a slight headache and a bit tired,". Understatement of the year but I'd rather not have her focus on me.

"Good good. Do tell me if you begin feeling worse" the concerned expression was now replaced with a beaming smile.

When we were back in our room I crashed on the bed once again and was quickly asleep.