Chapter 10 - The Power Within
"It says here we can Orb" Carlie looked at the book.
"Orb?"
"Yeah it says it's like disapparating but doesn't make as much noise and is safer," Carlie read.
"How are we supposed to do it?" Jess asked.
"Just close our eyes and think of the place we want to go."
"Where are we going?" Jess asked.
"Let's go into the park, it'll be dark by now."
Jess and Carlie closed their eyes; Carlie concentrated on her breathing and Jess began to let his mind wander.
Carlie and Jess felt weird sensations come over them, it felt like sand gently being poured over them.
When Carlie opened her eyes she was in standing in the middle of the gloomy park with Jess standing beside her.
"I can't believe this" Jess whispered.
Carlie concentrated "Lyndsay?'
"Yeah Carlie."
"Orb to the park."
"What?"
"Just closer your eyes and think of the place you want to go" Carlie answered.
"Where in the park?"
"Near the pond" Carlie answered.
After a minute blue particles formed in front of Carlie and Jess and Lyndsay and Nathan stood there.
"Holy shit" Nathan gasped.
"Okay Carlie what's going on?" Lyndsay demanded.
Carlie and Jess looked at each other.
"I guess we should start with Hogwarts" Carlie said.
"Hog what?" Nathan asked
"That's our school, Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry," Jess explained
"Witchcraft---"
"Yeah, Jess and me well, we're wizards" Carlie said.
"And the boarding school we attend is a wizard school" Jess continued.
"That's how this all starts" Carlie took a deep breath. "I found this book, called the book of ancient myth's, legends and Prophecy's, in there is a prophecy about the Sorceresses Circle, which is about the heirs to the elements coming together to form a magical bond"
"The elements each have their own unique powers but they also share powers" Jess added.
"What! Hold up!" Lyndsay interrupted. "What the hell is an element?"
"You know, like wind and water and stuff," Carlie said.
Lyndsay and Nathan looked even more confused.
Jess jumped in "They are gods of each element, like the goddess of wind, understand?"
"Yeah but what does that have to do with us?" Nathan inquired.
"Since we all met last summer, we've all been experiencing weird goings on. It's because when we all met we stood in a circle and activated the power within ourselves," Carlie explained.
Jess remember the sorting hats words then "I'll tell you this, Jess Mcarin, beware the power within.
"So we are wizards as well then?" Nathan asked
"I don't know." Jess answered truthfully. Since a wizard was defined as someone who could do magic and Lyndsay and Nathan had proved they could do magic quite easily.
They all sat down on the grass in silence until Jess spoke up.
"We better go Carlie, it's getting late."
Carlie and stood up. "We'll see you real soon, okay" Carlie said.
Lyndsay and Nathan nodded silently, as all words had disappeared from them.
Carlie and Jess stood next to one another and thought of where they wanted to go. Soon they turned into blue particles and vanished.
Lyndsay and Nathan looked at each other.
"Can you believe this?" While Nathan didn't speak the words Lyndsay had heard him.
"I know, Carlie and Jess are wizards and we have the powers of the 'elements'."
"I wonder what else we can do?" Nathan said more to himself than Lyndsay.
"I dunno, Carlie left us the elements book, maybe we can find out."
Carlie had orbed into moaning Myrtle's bathroom, as she knew no one would be there.
Myrtle was floating above the sinks when Carlie orbed into one of the cubicles. Pushing open the door Carlie slipped out and began to head for Gryffindor tower when Myrtle floated in front of her.
"I didn't see you come in."
Carlie quickly improvised "You weren't in her when I came in"
"And when was that?"
"I dunno, do I look like a walking clock?" Carlie remarked.
Carlie didn't see the point of explaining herself to Myrtle, she walk straight through her and out into the hall. She looked at her watch, it was late and she wasn't supposed to be out. She'd have to be carefully.
"Carlie?" Jess's voice sounded in her mind.
"What?"
"Where are you?" He asked.
"Just outside the girl's bathroom, where are you?"
"Slytherin Common room, where else?" He answered.
"Did anyone see you?"
"No, I orbed into a cupboard."
"Okay I'll try that" Carlie said. Thinking of the cupboard in the girl's dorm Carlie closed her eyes and concentrated. When she opened her eyes, she was standing in the small cupboard.