Harry Potter A New Prophesy

Chapter 9: The magical memory

Jason woke up with a start. He looked around fumbling for where he had left his glasses and pushed them onto his face. He noticed a blanket was on him and realized he was still in the gryffindor common room. He found a note on the ground and picked it up.

you looked like you were really tired Jace. Decided not to wake you

-Farrah

Jason smirked lightly before sitting up and stretching. He let out a yawn as he scratched his already messy hair. He walked up to the boy's dorm and walked to where his trunk. he pulled out a fresh pair of robes and a clean uniform before walking into the bathroom to take a shower and change. While in the shower he let the warm water wash away all his worries or at least he tried to do that. In the deepest corner of his mind he worried about his dad. What if he was dead too? What if he wasn't?

Jason cringed and let out a shudder. He got out of the shower and dried off changing into his clean uniform and robes. Not even bothering to tie his tie. He walked out of the bathroom and dropped his clothes from yesturday into his trunk. He grabbed his bag and stuffed the books he would need for today. He grabbed his wand and slid it into his a holder attached to to his belt. He walked down to the common room and saw Farrah and Ben sitting at a table playing a game of wizarding chess. He grabbed a chair and hung his robe on the back of the chair. He sat down and watched the two play.

"thank you" said Jason after a moment "for the blanket"

Farrah smiled softly and told her one knight to go to G:15, and watched as the knight piece destroyed Ben's pawn. She then looked up at Jason.

"your welcome jace" she said "oh and Ben checkmate"

Farrah had moved her queen to Ben's king and watch it slam its throne at the king's piece. She threw her hands up, her eyes glowing with confidence.

"i finally beat ben at chess" she said "hahaha"

Ben rolled his eyes and looked to Jason who had a look of shock on his face. Jason looked at Ben.

"mate she beat you" he said

"y-yeah" he said stammering "i just cannot believe it myself"

Farrah looked at the two boys with big smile. Jason chuckled lightly and then looked to Ben and then to Farrah.

"i think he let you win" said Jason skeptically

Farrah's smiled faded and she gave a stern look to Ben. Ben smiled lightly and shrugged his shoulders.

"you kept complaining everytime you lost" he said "so i decided to er let you win"

Farrah groaned and slumped in her chair. She crossed her arms over her chest, and looked at the two boys angrily. She then looked at the time and got up.

"come on slackers" she said jokingly "we should go down to the Great Hall before we miss out on breakfast"

Jason nodded and got up from his chair. He grabbed his bag and stuffed his robes into one of the pouches before following behind Ben and Farrah. As the three made it down to the great hall, he began to have this gnawing fear eating at him. He shook his head, pushing it to the side, He did not want to think about this anymore. He trailed behind his two friends as they made their way to an empty spot at the long table with their fellow gryffindors. He took his goblet and filled it with some Pumpkin juice, and filled his plate with scones and toast. He took a bite of his toast and his gaze went to the staff table. Where his father sat, he saw that the seat was empty. He let out a sigh and looked back to his plate.

"something bothering you" asked Ben as he looked at his friend

Jason shrugged his shoulders.

"its nothing" he said faking a smile "do not worry, i am fine"

Jason picked up his glass and took a drink of his pumpkin juice. As he set his glass down, his gaze met Farrah's and he looked back to his plate. He bit his lower lip.

"i am fine guys really" he said after a moment "just so far not a good year for the potter family"

Jason pushed his plate foreward and took out one of his books for Defence Against the Dark Arts. He opened it to one of pages he had left off the other night and continued reading. His two friends went onto a conversation about what they could be doing in their classes for the day.

"I hear that we are going to be going for the boggart again" said Ben "and practising the patronus"

Jason had set down his book and listened to his friend.

"i doubt ill be given the chance to do the boggart" he said doubtfully "remember the first class"

"yeah but i bet you will be fine this time" said Farrah with confidence "i bet you can make the boggart change into something so funny it will make the professor give you like a thousand house points"

"i very much doubt that" said Ben "a professor would not give out a thousand house points just for that"

Farrah looked coldly at Ben.

"why do you always have to be a dream killer" she stated in a semi hurtful tone.

The Hall started emptying out, as the students started to head to their first classes. Jason, Farrah and Ben were one of the last few students to walk out. Ben heading to the main entrance of the castle to go to Herbology, and Jason and Farrah heading up to their DADA class. As they were heading up the Staircase to the third floor for their class Farrah suddenly stopped and looked back at Jason.

"For merlins beard will you just stop looking like that" she said with a huff "your a gryffindor Jace, the house of the brave and courageous"

Jason simply looked at her with a raised eyebrow. He bit his lower lip and contemplated on what to say.

"i mean yeah sure you have had a bad summer and a so far bad school term" she said "but its not all doom and gloom, just chin up and move forward, i don't know about ben, but i am tired of seeing you so silent an-"ok Farrah" interrupted Jason

Farrah looked at her friend. She looked at him as he smiled softly. Her eyes met his emerald green ones and she saw a that they were back to their brightened color she remembered from the first time they met two years ago.

"i will do better at keeping my spirits up" he said "ok"

Jason flashed his signature smiled and started up the staircase beside Farrah. The two walking the corridor of the third floor as they made their way to their classroom. When they arrived they took a seat at their usual desk and waited for Professor Ted Lupin to begin the class.

"Ok so for today's lesson" said Ted "we will be practising the patronus charm again, i know that most of you think this is difficult and hard, but Professor Potter had it written in his notes that this was a term long project, he hopes that some of you will be able to make corperal patronus' instead of just the shields that you are making now"

Ted moved from behind his desk and stood infront of it, leaning against it.

"now lets have a little contest" he said "who ever can make the strongest patronus charm will recieve this"

Ted pulled out his wand and flicked it, and a large basket came zooming from his office and landed on the desk beside him.

"in this basket are a assortment of candies from the candy shop in hogsmead" he said "and the winner will also recieve fifty extra points for their house respectively"

Ted flicked his wand again after the class stood up and the desk's vanished. The room was filled with students trying to cast the charm.

"remember the essentials to creating the patronus" he said as he walked around the class room "think of a strong and happy memory, bring that memory forward and hold onto it as you cast the charm"

Ted walked passed where Jason was concentrating on performing the charm.

expecto patronum he said and from the tip of his wand a small silvery wisp shot through before vanishing.

"Try again Jason" said Ted "remember the memory has to be strong, think of something that brought you the most joy"

Jason began to think of a memory. He searched for one and when then something came to him. He held onto the memory he thought of.

expecto patronum he said and a huge silvery shield erupted from his wand. His face brightened up with the joy and realization that he had finally been able to produce the patronus charm. His eyes began to slightly tear up at the reality of what he had been able to accomplish. The silvery shield slowly vanished as the spell reached its end. He looked to Farrah who had produced her patronus charm and beamed at her friend.

"ok class" said Ted after twenty minutes.

Slowly the room began to return to shimmer down from the charm being casted. Ted flicked his wand and the desks appeared back into place. The class returned to their seats. Jason and Farrah sitting in their same spot. Jason leaned foreward in his seat, resting his arms against the table as he thought back to the memory.

"now for the winner of this little competition" said Ted "who not only wins this basket of delicious sweets and fifty points to their respective house, Farrah Carrington, out of the entire class your patronus charm was the strongest and your concentration was brilliant"

Farrah jumped from her seat and half ran, half walked to the front desk, claiming her prize. When she came back she sat down and looked to Jason.

"don't worry i will share some with you and Ben" she said "and see i won something without someone letting me win"

Farrah stuck her tounge out at Jason in a playing manner. Jason chuckled and turned put his book and notebook back into his bag. His mind still on that memory he used for his patronus. He followed next to Farrah as he carried her basket of candy and chocolate. The two hurried to the Gryffindor Common room to drop off the basket and head to their next class, which was Transfiguration.