Title: The Girl, The Dragon, and The Wild Magic

Chapter Four

Rowena hurried from the castle, to Professor Sprout's greenhouses. She didn't want to be late just because she wanted to checkout a book. When she arrived, the bell rang, and Professor Sprout let them inside.

" Welcome to Greenhouse One, first years," Professor Sprout announced. " Today we are just writing notes on beetle eyes. Now Wednesday we are going to cover the Devil Snare. I can't bring one in, due to how dangerous it is. But trust me, if you make it to sixth year Advance Herbology, you'll be seeing the plant up close and personal. Now open your books and get started on the notes that are in Chapter One, which covers the subject of beetle eyes."

The students all opened their books and got started. Professor Sprout watched Rowena from her desk, feeling as though there was something about her that she knew. Like they had already met and she was coming for a visit. When the bell rang to end the lesson, Professor Sprout made them stay put.

" You will do a essay on beetle eyes, their properties, and what there used for," Professor Sprout said to the class. " Due in two weeks from today. Dismissed."

The class all muttered something that not even Professor Sprout could hear, but Rowena was still sitting. She was writing something in a book, which gave Professor Sprout a chance to talk to her. When Rowena put the book away and then her things, Professor Sprout approached her.

" How are you doing in your lessons?" she asked.

" Well!" Rowena answered. " I've got Transfiguration and then Charms tomorrow."

" Well I must warn you that Friday your going to have double Potions with the Slytherin," Professor Sprout said. " Professor Snape only favors his own students and no one else. I've heard from Professor Dumbledore that he's going to make your life as hard as he can."

" Thanks for the warning," Rowena said, with a sweet smile. " But I believe there are ways to make sure that not even Professor Snape can ruin my chances of getting top marks in his class."

" And how do you plan to do that?" asked Professor Sprout. " Your just a first year!"

Rowena again smiled at her.

" Well I wouldn't be Ravenclaw's descendent, if I wasn't as smart as Rowena, herself," Rowena explained. " I've got a plan!"

Then saying goodbye, she left the Greenhouse, a smirk on her face.

Rowena didn't say anything about what her plan was, when she returned to Gryffindor tower after dinner. She pulled out her book, and then got started on the homework that Sprout wanted. As she worked, she smiled at the look on her father's face when he attempted to either break her sample, or tried to get it opened. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were busy at work, as well. Ron was muttering under his breath, saying something that sounded like, " stupid wand."

The next morning Rowena had trouble getting to Professor McGonagall's class. She again needed Nearly Headless Nick's help to find it. Upon her arrival she had to put up with several older Slytherins taunting her.

" Oh look, its Ravenclaw!" one of them, a sixth year, said.

He looked like he was the Slytherin Prefect, which didn't make her feel any better. She hated it when those who where in power, thought they could treat people any way they wanted.

" Why don't you leave her alone," snapped Ginny.

" Oh are you defending her," taunted the Prefect. " What are ya going to do about it?"

She said nothing to him, which made him howl with laughter. However, Rowena was muttering under her breath. The Slytherin Prefect turned and looked at her.

" What did you say to me?" he asked her.

" I said I wish I could take ten points from Slytherin for showing behavior which is un-prefect like," Rowena said, in a clear tone. " Your acting like a big bully because you're a Prefect and can take points and stuff like that."

The Slytherin Prefect and his friends laughed at her, which caused Professor McGonagall to come out. She glared at them, which caused them to depart and disappear. Professor McGonagall turned and looked at Rowena.

" Are you all right, Miss Ravenclaw?" Professor McGonagall asked her.

" Yes, Professor," said Rowena, glad that she had come out when she had.

Professor McGonagall let them in and they settled into their seats. McGonagall took role, and then looked at her new class.

" Transfiguration is the most difficult branches of magic that you'll learn at Hogwarts," she explained. " Any one messing around in my class, will be asked to leave, and not return-you've been warned."

Then she turned her desk into a pig and back again. They were all impressed, but not as much as Rowena was. She thought that what the Professor had done was the neatest thing in the world. Professor McGonagall then had them writing complicated notes and started to hand out matches. According to McGonagall it was their job to turn their matches into needles. Rowena pulled out her wand for the first time and saw that it was inlaid with jewels and made of holly.

Rowena pointed her wand at her match and saying the magic words, it instantly turned from match to needle. Everyone pointed and muttered to him or herself, which caused Professor McGonagall to come forward. She looked shocked that Rowena had done the transfiguration correctly.

" Are you all right?" Rowena asked her.

" Y-You d-did it r-right!" McGonagall stammered. " H-How did y-you do t-that?"

" I just followed the notes that you gave us," Rowena answered, looking pleased and proud with herself.

McGonagall said nothing else, due to shock.

" I've got a bone to pick with you!" McGonagall said to Wizard Brightstar, when she entered Professor Dumbledore's office.

" And what's that?" Brightstar asked her, looking amused about what she was about to say next.

" I just had Miss Ravenclaw in my class and she completely transfigured her match into a needle," McGonagall explained. " How is she able to be that talented?"

Wizard Brightstar put his cup of tea down and looked at the Transfiguration teacher.

" Because both of her parents were talented in that department and many others," Brightstar answered. " However, I won't tell you who her parents are, if that's what your about to ask me."

" But I've got to know!" McGonagall said.

Wizard Brightstar shook his head, which seem to make McGonagall even madder then before. However, Dumbledore knew that the wizard's mind was made up and nothing would change it.

After lunch the Gryffindors went off to Charms, with Professor Flitwick. Professor Flitwick toppled over with excitement when he read Rowena's name. When he came around again, he told them that they would be learning how to make wand light come out of the end of their wands. As before, they took notes and then were instructed on how to make their wand tips light up. Rowena not only did that correctly, but extinguished it as well. Professor Flitwick was so astounded that he gave Gryffindor twenty points and then was silent for the rest of the class.

When dinner came around, the same Slytherin Prefect noticed that ten points had been taken from his house, but there was no name. He walked over to his head of house and addressed it to him.

" Any idea who did it?" Severus asked him.

" No idea!" said the Slytherin Prefect. " Do you want me to investigate?"

Severus shook his head.

" I'll find out on my own," he told him. " And when I find out who did it, I will make sure that he or she is fully punished."

The Slytherin Prefect smirked at those words, and then went to his table.

Over the next several days Rowena kept impressing her Professors and showing that she earned the right to be a Ravenclaw. Severus was still trying to figure out how Slytherin had lost ten points and with none of the Professors involved with it; he was left with nothing else to look for.

" You know wouldn't it be strange if one of the heirs did it!" said a Hufflepuff that was serving detention that night.

Severus looked at her, shocked. He couldn't believe that he had forgotten that an heir might be at Hogwarts. He wondered if he or she knew that they could dock points. He figured that he or she didn't.