Hello everyone! I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while. I hope you
guys can forgive me. You see, my computer has been really acting up
lately. First I couldn't get on the internet and then I couldn't save my
work, so you can kinda see my dilemma. Anyway, again I am very,
very sorry. Oh, and I have some good news too! I was really bummed
because, I don't know if I ever told you guys, but I'm a senior in high
school and I hadn't gotten my drivers license. Finally about two weeks
ago, I took the test for the third time and passed! So now I have my
drivers license! Isn't that exciting. I know, I know, you guys just want
me to get started, I just thought I'd tell ya.
Edward: That's just like you to change the subject.
Narrator: What do you mean Edward?
Edward: You know exactly what I mean.
Narrator: I do not change the subject...Would you guys like to know
what classes I'm taking this year?
Edward: I rest my case.
Narrator: I'm gonna rest your case you pipsqueak!
Edward: What...did you call me?
Narrator: Pipsqueak. singing Edward is a pipsqueak, Edward is a
pipsqueak.
Edward: CUT IT OUT!
Narrator: Start the chapter. Let's go! Runs away as Edward chases
after her in a fury.
Chapter 11: Element Wind, Swift and Smooth
"I-Is...he dead?"
"N-No. He...can't be"
Harry lyed there, motionless. He made no indication that he could
hear them.
"Harry? Harry, please say something! Anything!" Hermione said loudly,
tears welling up in her eyes.
"Come on mate! Stop playing games! Get up!" Ron yelled, he didn't want
want to admit it. It couldn't possibly be true!
"I'm afraid he's not playing, Ron" The narrator said mournfully.
"You have to admit the truth. He's de-"
"No! I won't admit it! He-he can't be...it's just not possible"
At that time, Kakashi walked up calmly. He put two fingers on Harry's
neck. "No pulse" he muttered after a few seconds.
"Harry, I'm so sorry. I wish I could take back everything I said. I was
just mad"
"Harry sniffle I'm so sorry. I was angry, hic but I never wanted this"
Hermione managed to say before she started to cry again.
"Hahahaha hehehe. Okay Harry, I think we should end the charade.
They've suffered enough" The narrator said, trying to stifle her
laughter, but it obviously wasn't working.
Slowly, Harry's body began to move. With his arms he pushed his body
up and stood in front of everyone with a big grin on his face. All the
students just stood there in awe.
"H-Harry? Is it really you?" Hermione asked as she walked over to him.
She grabbed his arms, as though making sure he was real. "It really is
you. You're alive!"
"Hermione, I'm glad to see you're talking to me again, but could you
loosen up your grip. I can't breath" Harry said as Hermione hugged him
very tightly.
"Oh. Sorry Harry"
"I don't get it mate. We thought you were a goner" Ron said, he then
turned his attention to the narrator, "And what did you mean by
'charade'?"
Kari chuckled mischieviously. "Well, you see Ron, Harry told me all
about the dispute you three had and I figured I'd give Harry a
helping hand"
"Okay, now I'm totally confused" Ron said.
"It's very simple. You see, the Sword of the Elements doesn't kill a
person. It only brings one's sorcery powers out"
"But you said that there was at least a ten percent chance the process
could be fatal" Hermione interrupted.
"I lied. There was no blood, right? It's completely harmless"
"But, Kakashi-sensei checked his pulse and couldn't find one" Sakura
interrupted this time.
"Now that one's gonna be a little harder to explain. You see, while I
was holding the sword I placed a curse on its blade. When the
victim is touched by the blade it knocks them out and stops the heart
for a short period of time. In other words, Harry only appeared to
be dead, he was alive the whole time. I guess I timed everything
perfectly too. Hehe"
"And I'm guessing it worked since you two aren't mad at each other"
Harry said, looking at Ron and Hermione.
"You did all this, just so we could be friends again?" Ron asked, still a
little confused.
"Well, yeah. I hate it when you guys fight, I had to do something. So
what do you say? Truce?"
"Truce" Hermione and Ron answered together.
"Thanks...Kari. I couldn't have pulled this off without you"
"Haha, no problem. Now why don't we continue where we left off!"
The narrator said as she picked up the sword. She released the
curse and continued. "Now the rest of you still need to stab yourself
with this, but it's going to take quite a while so I'll just quicken the
process"
"What?! We still have to stab ourselves with that?!" Naruto screamed.
"Naruto. I told you guys already. It's required. If you don't do this,
you can't perform sorcery"
"What's the matter? Are you afraid?" Hiei mocked.
"N-No!"
"I should've known that a little kid like you would get scared of such an
easy task"
"I'm not scared! Got it?! I just think this is a little dangerous!"
"Heh, then why are you shaking?"
"Argh! Shut up!"
"Naruto! Hiei! Cut it out, now! Or I'll deduct points from Slytherin"
Kari yelled over the crowd, trying to prevent a fight from breaking
out.
"Feh"
"Hmph. Fine, but he started it!"
"I don't care who started it! I'm finishing it! Now, we better get this
over with" Kari said as she held the sword in front of her.
"Multiply!"
Kari slowly took her hands off of the sword. It floated in midair for a
few minutes and then glowed with a shining white light. Soon multiple
lights surrounded the first and then faded. In their place were swords
that looked exactly like the Sword of the Elements. Each of the swords
glided into the hands of the students until everyone had a sword.
"Now, on the count of three, you will all stab yourselves with the
sword in your hands. If any of you don't completely trust me then
you may leave. Otherwise, we'll get started"
Everybody stood where they were. No one left!
"Alright, if you're all sure, on the count of three! One...two...
THREE!"
Simultaneously, the students stabbed themselves and just as quickly
pulled the swords out.
"Congratulations! You are all now ready to train in the art of sorcery"
Kari said as she smiled.
"That's it?" Yusuke questioned.
"Yes. You may now begin learning sorcery. There is one rule you
must learn, however. Concentration is key. If you don't remember
this then you'll never be able to perform sorcery correctly. Now,
since you're all beginners, we'll start with the simplest element.
Anyone care to take a guess at which one that is?"
Sakura, Hermione, Kelly, and Miroku raised their hands.
"Uhm...how about...Sakura" The narrator said as she pointed at
the pink haired kunochi.
"Wind?" Sakura guessed.
"Correct! Now, Hermione? Could you please name another one of
the four elements?"
"Water"
"Yes! Kelly? Would you like to tell us another?"
"Earth"
"Good! And Miroku, why don't you give us the last one?"
"Fire"
"Well done! Let's see, five points for each student who answered.
So, that would be...fifteen points for Gryffindor and five points for
Hufflepuff. Anyway, as Sakura mentioned, we'll be learning to use
the power of wind! I know it may not sound that exciting, but I
couldn't possibly start you guys off with fire. It's way too
dangerous!"
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Inuyasha yelled, "The main reason I joined
this class was so I could learn how to make that fire sword that you used
to fight Na-"
"Sit boy!" Kagome yelled quickly.
Boom! Inuyasha necklace with beads of subjugation pulled him down and
slammed him into the ground. Knocking him out for a few minutes.
"Uh...Kagome why did you do that?" Kari asked curiously,
wondering what Inuyasha was about to say.
"Uhm...because...I, uh...saw a bee! Yeah, it was about to land on
Inuyasha and I didn't think I'd be able to keep him from being stung any
other way so I decided to use the sit command" Kagome said nerviously.
"O...kay. Whatever you say. Anyway, let's get started. First, I want
you guys to answer this one question. Where is the worst place for
a sleepwalker to sleep?"
Silence, nobody understood what this question could possibly have to do
with sorcery. There were a few mutters saying, "I don't know"
"Simple. In their bed. Since they never can stay in it too long!
Hahahahahaahahaha heheeh ahahahaahaaha. You get it?" Kari
asked as she collasped into a fit of laughs.
A few students let out some weak laughs out of fear that she might
get mad.
"Okay, okay, I know, crappy joke, but I just had to say it" Kari said
as she looked at the faces of her students, "Now, we'll get done to
business. I want everyone to put one foot in front of the other and
keep that stance.Then place your palms out in front of you, arms out
stretched and push and pull the air around you. Back and forth"
"You're kidding, right?" Zolo said with a disbelieving tone.
"No. I'm very serious. This is a good wind excercise. It helps you
connect with the wind. This is exactly what they taught me at my
sorcery school"
"You went to a school to learn sorcery?" Alphonse asked.
"Yes. I trained there for ten years"
"Wow! Then you must be a master at it" Kagome said in awe.
"No, not really. I still have a few techniques I need to master"
"What techniques are they?" Miroku asked.
"The Elemental Dragons" Kari said in deep thought, "You need not
concern yourselves with that however, afterall you've just begun
your training. Now why don't we get started with the first wind
technique. You will be learning the Wind Ball"
"Wind Ball?" Harry asked.
"Yes. Don't worry, it's very simple, I promise. Now hold your hand
up in front of you, palm up and imagine a ball of air appearing in
your hand. Remember, concentration is key" As the narrator said
this, a ball appeared in her hand. It was clear, yet you could see
little strips of grey moving all around on the outside. "This...is a
Wind Ball. Now why don't you all try and make one of your own
and I'll walk around to see if you're doing it right"
As Kari walked around, she noticed that only a few had managed to
create the Wind Ball. She had expected as much. Afterall, mastering
even the simplest technique was hard, starting out.
After a little more practicing and a few demonstrations from Kari, most
of the class was able to perform a successful Wind Ball.
"Good, good. Excellent job everyone! It seems you're all starting to
get it! Now I want you all to line up in a straight line next to each
other" Kari said as the students all lined up. "Now, I'll show you
how to control the Wind Ball when throwing it at an enemy.
Observe"
Kari held out her hand to form a Wind Ball. She took hold of the
ball that was in her hand and then threw with all her might. The
Wind Ball zoomed through the air with incredible speed. Kari let it
fly quite a distance before yelling, "Stop!". The ball stopped and
floated in mid-air She then pulled her hand back as though holding
an imaginary rope and caught the ball as it soared back to her
hand.
"Whoa, how'd she do that?" Kuwabara asked.
"Simple, she used her control of the wind to command it to her will"
Explained Kurama, knowing all to well of Kari's powers.
"Awesome!" Luffy yelled.
"Okay, guys, now it's your turn. Just try your best and don't worry.
If you fail the first time, try, try again. Good luck!" Kari said as she
let them start. Mostly, it went pretty well. A few times she had to
intervene since some of the students couldn't keep control of their
Wind Balls and would almost hit another student.
By the end of class, almost everyone had mastered the technique. Only
a few still had a little trouble.
"Excellent class! You did very well today. If any of you need some
extra help please feel free to talk to me over the weekend and I'll
help you get caught up. And don't feel bad, even I had a few
problems starting out. You all know the drill. Next class is
tomorrow, same place, unless it rains, then we'll be in the Great
Hall. Class dismissed, enjoy your supper" Kari said as the students
started to walk off.
"Well, I'd have to say it went pretty well, professor" Kurama said as he
stood next to Kari.
"Yep, I'd have to agree. I can tell they're all trying their best. That's
good. I was worried people would get lazy or want to drop out, but
all of them stayed" Kari said with a gleaming smile.
"Come on Kurama! Let's go get some food!" Yusuke yelled as they
started to leave.
"Be with you in a second" Kurama responded. "So are you coming?"
"I'll be there in a little bit. I just need to record the student's
progress for today"
"Alright, but hurry up" Kurama replied as he started to run towards his
friends.
Kari watched, waiting until Kurama was out of sight. "Good, I was
worried he wouldn't leave. Now to check out this strange power
that's emitting from the Forbidden Forest" Kari muttered to herself
as she headed for the outskirts of the forest.
As Kari walked, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was being
watched. Her nerves grew uneasy and she kept jumping at the sound
of every little noise.
"I have to calm down. If I don't I'll never find out what it is that
I'm sensing" Kari muttered as she walked further. She finally came
upon the place where she had sensed the power. Silence. Nothing
at all was heard. "This is getting really creepy, it's way too quiet"
"Aww, what's the matter? You don't like the sound of silence, kid? I
find it quite relaxing" A voice said from behind.
Kari quickly turned around to find seven people standing behind her.
All of them wearing black robes with hoods that hid their faces.
"Who are you?" Kari asked, a hint of fear in the tone of her voice.
"You should know who we are, Kari. And you should know why were
here. Don't pretend you don't know" One of the figures said as they all
pulled back their hoods.
"Gasps It's you guys!"
Sorry guys, another cliffhanger, you'll just have to wait and see who it is
in the next chapter. I think you guys can figure it out though, all you have
to do is just think about it. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this and I'll try
not to take so long with the next one.
Narrator: She's lying, it'll take her forever.
ChaseYoungluvr: Will not!
Narrator: Will too!
CYl: Will not!
Narrator: Will too!
CYl: Will not!
Narrator: Will-
Hiei: Will two please cut it out and ask them to review. You're giving me
a headache.
CYl: Oh fine. Please review and I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry if you were
expecting a really long chapter, but what can I say, school keeps me busy.
See ya guys soon.
Hiei: ChaseYoungluvr does not own any of the anime or HP characters
you have read about.
Narrator: She only owns me and Laurie Pine. Bye guys!