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Chapter 7: Wands, Bullies, and Nightmares

"Eleven and a half inches." Jack stated, holding the pale colored wand sideways in both hands. "Cedar wood with a Phoenix feather core." He decided, running his thumb over the small bit of designs on the handle.

"Wow." Rapunzel breathed, watching him with wide eyes. "What does it mean?"

"Cedar wands traditionally choose a carrier that shows strength in character and great loyalty. Ollivander says they also tend towards carriers that would be frightening adversaries, especially if the carrier's loved ones are in danger." Jack told her. "Phoenix feather cores are pretty rare, and they're not easy to handle. You have to work hard to gain the wands allegiance, but you seem to have it already." Rapunzel grinned brightly as Jack returned her wand to her.

"Alright, smart guy." Merida said. "Try mine." She pulled her wand out from her robes and flipped it in one hand to give Jack the handle. Jack chuckled and accepted Merida's.

Jack pursed his lips as his eyes took in the sight of the slightly darker wood. While it was a darker shade than Rapunzel's, it was still one of the paler woods, and the designs were finished differently to make the wood lighter in those areas.

"Twelve inches." Jack nodded. "Cypress and a Dragon Heartstring core."

"Impressive." Merida smirked. "Well, go on! What does my wand tell you?"

"Valour. Cypress wands choose carriers that are brave, bold, and self-sacrificing. Ollivander said that back when he was an apprentice there was a lot of war going on everywhere. His master was always incredibly honored to match a Cypress wand with a carrier because he knew he was meeting a witch or wizard who would die a heroic death." Jack informed them. "Of course, nowadays you probably don't have to worry about laying down your life for anyone any time soon." Jack pointed out.

"That sounds about right." Merida preened slightly as she nodded to Jack to continue.

"Dragon Heartstrings produce wands with a lot of power. Dragon wands tend to learn faster than any other type, and they bond strongly with their carrier. They can be a bit temperamental, though, which makes it more accident prone when compared to other wands." Jack noted, looking at the wand from a few more angles before handing it back to Merida.

"That's amazing!" Rapunzel's eyes shone like stars as she looked down at her wand in wonder. "What about your staff? What's made of?"

"Dogwood and Unicorn hair." Jack answered. "Dogwood is playful and mischievous, so it prefers carriers that are exciting and fun. Unicorn cores have the most consistent magic, and they aren't easily turned to the Dark Arts."

"I never knew wands were so complex." Rapunzel said, still holding her wand and looking at it in wonder and admiration.

"Yeah...My dad was better at this than me, though. He could tell you your wand's personality, and how strong your bond with it is, and a whole bunch of other stuff, too." Jack remarked, but his eyes were focused on the stairs through the gaps of the bookshelves.

"What's the matter?" Merida wanted to know. "You've been staring at the stairs for a good five minutes straight, now."

"Huh? Oh... Well." Jack looked a little embarrassed, but then sighed. "It's Hiccup. Classes ended a good half hour ago, and he's usually already here when I come in, so I was just wondering what's taking so long..."

"Hiccup said he forgot one of his books in the Ravenclaw tower, so he left to go get it right after Charms." Rapunzel spoke up. "But you're right; that was a while ago..."

"Maybe we should go find him. He could have gotten lost on the moving staircases, or something." Jack suggested, rising from his seat as his eyes flashed towards the stairs again.

Merida nodded and stood up. "Let's go, then, and make sure he's all right."

The three companions gathered their things and quickly made their way out of the library. Having no idea where the door to the Ravenclaw common rooms were, they simply started for the West side of the castle where the Ravenclaw tower was said to be. They didn't make it very far, though, because when they reached the nearest staircase leading away from the library, they heard a thump and a yelp.

Jack looked at the girls, and Merida was looking sharply at the shadows beneath the stairs with narrowed brows while Rapunzel's gaze darted from the stairs to him to Merida and back again. Nudging Merida's shoulder quietly, Jack motioned towards the stairs with his head, and Merida nodded as Rapunzel drew her wand.

The three of them crept forward until they could see what was happening behind the staircase, and there, in the shadows, was Hiccup. Another student had him by his shirt, and had shoved him against the wall. Hiccup's face was twisted into a grimace as he wriggled against the fist that held him in place, but the other student just laughed with the girl that was standing next to him.

Jack had no idea who the girl was, but he knew the boy holding Hiccup. He was a Slytherin known as Daren Fouls. His family was a bunch of blood-purists, and he used to give Mavis a hard time for being a vampire before Jack had stepped in and threatened to freeze him to the inside of a bathroom stall. After all, Mavis was a decent sort and a fellow wilder-creature, so Jack had felt that what he'd done was necessary.

But now Fouls was after Hiccup, and it made Jack's blood boil. One look at Merida told him that she felt the same way, and Rapunzel looked appalled by the scene before her.
"What's the matter loser?" Daren sneered, lifting Hiccup off his feet by his shirt. "Can't do anything without this, can you?" Daren held up Hiccup's wand in his other hand, and then threw Hiccup to the ground.

"So pathetic." The girl sighed. "Without a wand the teacher's pet becomes a useless little nobody."

"HEY!" Jack shouted, and both of the bullies whipped around to face him. "What do you think you're doing to Hiccup?" Jack demanded.

"None of your business, Frost!" Daren spat as Jack's eyes flared angrily.

"Give Hiccup back his wand, right now!" Merida barked. "Or I'll -"

"You'll what?" The girl, who Jack could now see was wearing Gryffindor robes, asked mockingly. "Use your pretty princess tiara to get us in trouble?" She gave a pout and Merida outright growled.

"Why you little twit!" Merida shouted, rolling up her sleeve as she stomped forward.

Hiccup got to his feet, rubbing his shoulder. "Uh, guys -"

"Shut up, nerd!" Darn snapped, shoving Hiccup again, which made Hiccup trip over his too-long robes and fall back onto the ground hard. Then Jack was suddenly there, he drew back his fist and punched Fouls right in the nose.

The larger first-year dropped Hiccup's wand in favor of grabbing a hold of his throbbing nose, and Rapunzel dove quickly, scooping up the wand in both hands. She made to slip passed Jack and the bully, so she could get to Hiccup, but the Gryffindor girl grabbed her braid and yanked on it, making Rapunzel yelp in pain.

"Flipendo!" Merida ran forward and flicked her wand towards the girl, knocking her away from Rapunzel with the jinx, but the girl didn't let go of Rapunzel's hair so they both ended up on the floor.

As Merida ran over to help Rapunzel, Jack continued in his fist fight with Daren. Fouls was bigger, but Jack was faster and could dodge most of the brutes attacks, so Fouls got frustrated fairly quickly and pulled out his own wand.

"Vermillious -Gah!" Daren's wand was knocked from his hand as Hiccup jumped onto his back in his attempt to stop the bully from using the charm.

"Get off, you little...!" Fouls growled as he tried to reach back and pry Hiccup off, but Hiccup managed to keep holding on somehow.

"Hiccup, look out!" Jack's warned, but he was too late. Fouls slammed Hiccup against the wall with his back, and Hiccup's head hit the stone with an audible crack.

Hiccup slumped to the ground with a groan, and grabbed the back of his head with both hands. Jack's normally happy and smiling eyes turned to slits as he ran straight at Fouls, and tackled him so hard they both landed out in the middle of the hallway, alerting students passing by of the fight that was happening.

Jack swung his fist back, gripping Daren's shirt tightly in his other hand, and punched him right in the face for the second time. And a th-!

"Let go of me!" Jack struggled against the arms that suddenly jerked him away from Fouls. He kicked and swung wildly, all the while glaring at the bully. "You stay away from my brother! You hear me? Leave Hiccup alone!" Jack shouted.

"If I catch you picking on him again, I'll kick your arse!" Merida agreed as she was dragged away from the other Gryffindor girl by Mr. Crood.

"All right, all right!" Professor Bunnymund yelled over Merida and Jack's furious yelling, finally managing to push the first-year back long enough to calm him down a little. "That's enough."

Only when Bunnymund set Jack back on his feet and place himself between Jack and Daren, did Jack stop glaring at Daren long enough to look at who was talking to him and realize what said person had just said to him.

Jack grimaced and looked at his feet, but then he noticed the commotion that had gathered. Several professors had gone under the stairs and pulled the girls apart, and Professor Toothiana fluttered worriedly by Hiccup as she gently examined the back of his head.

"What happened here?" A familiar voice suddenly demanded, and Jack cringed when his eyes caught sight of Deputy Headmaster, Professor North.

"Professor!" The Gryffindor girl cried out before anyone else could speak. "It was simply awful! Daren and I were exchanging our notes for Charms class in the library, but then these four started harassing us! When we tried to leave they followed us and then used the Knock-back Jink to push us underneath the staircase, so no one would see them attacking us!" The girl sniffed as if she had been crying, and Jack felt the urge to punch something again.

"That's not true!" Merida declared, outraged. "These two bullies were picking on Hiccup back there in the shadows like a bunch of cowards! We were just trying to get Hiccup's wand back."

"Did anyone else see how this all started?" Professor North wanted to know, looking around the crowd that had gathered for anyone who might have seen something. No one volunteered. Professor North sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose with both hands. "None of you can prove what you have told me, so you will all serve detention." They all gaped, groaned, and tried to protest, but Professor North stopped them with one raised finger. "Whether your stories are true or not, the school does not tolerate violence. If someone was guilty of bullying then you should have found a Professor or student Prefect to help. I am sorry, but I must follow school rules. You will all report to Mr. Crood tomorrow night for detention."

With that, the Deputy Headmaster turned and started walking away. Professor Bunnymund hesitated, looking at Jack and Daren, but then glanced over Jack's head for just a moment and went forward anyways, leaving the other Professors to handle them. "North, wait for a minute, would you?"

Jack turned to see what the Professor had been looking at, and found Hiccup trying to convince Professor Toothiana that he was fine. Jack walked over to them, throwing a glance over his shoulder to see Professor Lorax and Captain Amelia leading Daren and the Gryffindor girl away.

"Are you sure you don't want Dr. Sweet to take a look at your head?" Professor Toothiana was checking one last time as Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel joined their friend. "You are perfectly welcome at the hospital wing."

"I'm fine, Professor. I don't even have a concussion." Hiccup responded reasonably.

"Well, all right. But make sure you stop by if you start feeling nauseous or dizzy." Toothiana told him, and Hiccup nodded as she and the other Professors left them to their own devices.

"Are you sure, Hiccup?" Rapunzel asked quietly, her entire being radiating worry.

"I'm sure. I promise, I'm okay." Hiccup assured them.

"Here's your wand, Hiccup." Merida held out the precious wood to him, and Hiccup took it gratefully.

"Thanks." He mumbled, tucking the wand back safely into his too-big robes.

"How long have those two been picking on you?" Jack wanted to know. He didn't like the idea that this had been happening for a long time without him knowing. "Why didn't you tell us about it?"

"Because I knew you'd react like this!" Hiccup blurted out, looking more than a little guilty. "Now you're all in trouble, and it's all my fault." He hung his head and his shoulders slumped forward, which made Jack even angrier.

"You know, for a Ravenclaw, you're pretty stupid." Jack stated bluntly, getting a gasp of disapproval from Rapunzel and a wide-eyed stare from Merida. Hiccup's head snapped up, and he looked very confused and a little hurt. "If I didn't want to risk getting in trouble then I would have stayed out of it. But you're my best friend, Hiccup. Our, friend." Jack added, nodding to Rapunzel and Merida. "And friends stick together, no matter what."

"Jack's right." Rapunzel agreed. "Friends fight for each other."

"Yeah, if someone's messing with one of us then they're messing with all of us!" Merida punched Hiccup lightly in the shoulder, and he rubbed his arm.

"I'm just not used to people wanting to fight for me, I guess." Hiccup muttered. "Thanks, guys."

Hiccup gave a small yelp as Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel lunged at him with a surprise group-hug.


Later that night, Jack was laying on his bed and staring at the picture of him and his dad. He knew Hiccup was shy and didn't want to bother other people with his problems, but it still bothered him that his best friend had been being bullied and he didn't know a thing about it.

Some of the other Slytherins weren't too happy about Jack's fight with Daren, especially because he was defending someone outside of their House, but Jack just told them to back off and then ignored them. For the most part, they had done what Jack told them to do, but they still gave him disapproving looks when he entered the common room after spending all of dinner at the Ravenclaw table with Rapunzel, Hiccup, and Merida.

"You look like a six year old on a time out." Drawled a voice, making Jack sit up and look towards its source. "What's going on, first year?"

Flynn Rider. A second year student who was fairly decent. He was always looking for ways to make a profit: making bets, starting betting pools, sneaking around, eavesdropping, trading things for favors. If anyone needed to know anything, they could go to Flynn Rider, and they'd be able to get the information they wanted, but it would come at a cost.

"Nothing." Jack muttered, looking away from the older student.

"Oh, come on! Don't you trust me?" Flynn grinned, holding his hands open innocently. Jack's only reply was a look, and Rider dropped the act. "Ouch. Anyways, I just thought I'd come and see if you were still alive. Some of those guys out there are pretty upset about your nerd friend." Flynn informed him.

"His name is Hiccup, and Daren was just being a bully." Jack retorted, and Flynn put his hands up in a surrendering motion.

"Whoa, easy there! I never said I agreed with them." Flynn reminded him. "In fact, you and your misfit friends are a pretty amusing bunch. Your little group is all anyone has been talking about lately."

"I'm so utterly happy that we could entertain you." Jack growled, flopping back onto his bed as Flynn leaned against one of the posts.

"There is just no pleasing you, is there?" Flynn sighed. "Fine. But I'd be careful where I step if I were you. I hear some of the students from the other Houses are just as worried about the loyalty you guys have for your Houses as Daren and most of Slytherin is."

With that, Flynn left Jack to himself. Jack rolled onto his side, glancing at his picture, and then sighed. He reached up and blew out the candle on his nightstand before laying back down and pulling the covers over himself.

All that night Jack had nightmares about Rapunzel, Merida, Hiccup, and him losing their friendship, and there was nothing he could do to fix it...


AN: What did you think? I hope y'all liked it! Drop a review to let me know! :)

NOTES: If you guys are interested, I have a Tumblr account under the same user name, and on one of my blogs I have pictures of Merida, Rapunzel, and Hiccup's wands (and Jack's staff, but we all know what that looks like). I'll also occasionally be posting special content for this story on there, so check it out!
Username: owlswingproductions Blog name: Rise of Wizardry Series

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