Bakugan Battle Brawlers At Hogwarts
Second Year
- The Secret Within the Castle
"Elico!" A voice broke through the crowds. Runo was still shocked, not moving from her position as she saw a girl with short aquamarine hair and eyes, uniform of the Ravenclaw house, walking straight towards her. She had pale skin and her eyes were full of malice. Before the blunette could even register it, the girl had grabbed the collar of her uniform.
"What did you do to my Elico?!" The girl screamed in Runo's face. The blunette's eyes were wide with surprise as the older girl just kept on snarling at her. Runo tried to tear of her hands away from her clothes but the girl wasn't budging. In a sudden movement the Ravenclaw had pushed Runo's back onto the stone wall "I'm going to ask again, what did you do to my Elico?!"
"The cat was like that when I arrived!" The girl said back, still struggling to get out of the hold of the older girl. Runo felt her throat burning. The girl was still pushing her back, and in effect the blunette was unable to breathe properly. "Let me go! I didn't do anything!"
"What is the meaning of this?!" An older man's voice broke through the crowd of murmurs, taking everything to silence. Instantly Runo was dropped to the floor. The girl managed to hold on to the wall, before crashing down on her knees. She sent a glare towards the short haired girl. Professor Gehabic broke through the crowd of students, an evident frown on his face. His eyes filled with shock and surprise once he noticed the hanging cat. Then he turned to the two girls "What is the meaning of this Miss Farrow?"
"This girl here murdered my cat!" She spat with her voice "She was here before any of us, so she must've done it!" The girl was now glaring full force at Runo. The blunette gritted her teeth and clenched her fists "My poor Elico" The Ravenclaw moved towards her pet, whispering words to it, but the cat was stiff as ever.
"I didn't do it! It was like that when I got here!" She argued back. Professor Gehabic walked towards her and started inspecting her. The blunette turned her eyes to the cat. It was still hanging from the tail, unmoving and eyes wide. She bit on her lower lip as she tried to think about the solution to all of this.
"Miss Farrow" The voice of the headmistress rang across the room. The crowd of students parted as Wyvern walked in front, followed by several other teachers, including Tigrerra. In a swift movement, Professor Wyvern had detached the cat from the torch and was holding her gently in her arms. "Students go to your rooms!" Then she turned her gaze towards the two girls "Miss Farrow and Miss Misaki will you please follow me"
A massive groan was heard from the students as they were being dragged away from the scene towards their respective Common Rooms, as Runo followed after the headmistress. She was going to be in so much trouble. She felt the urge to scratch over her scar but fought it as she walked behind Tigrerra.
"My office is the closest headmistress, if you would like-" Klaus Knight piped in, excitement in his voice, as he followed Professor Wyvern and the rest of the group.
"Thank you Klaus" Was the only thing that came out of Wyvern's mouth as they entered the professor's office. Klaus Knight looked like a puppy wiggling his tail in excitement as he lit up a series of candles in his office. Runo made a frown as she noticed the hundreds of self portraits hung up on the wall. Most of the office was filled with books and articles about the man, except for his desk and chair. There, Dan Kuso was filling out a series of photographs for the professor. One the brunette looked up, he had a look of surprise on his face.
"Ah Mr. Kuso, would you please go back to your Common Room, there are some manners that we need to discuss here" The headmistress spoke fluently. Startled the boy only nodded as best as he could as walked towards the exit. Runo and Dan made eye contact. He mouthed the words 'What happened?' but the girl only responded with 'Talk to you later'. The brunette only gave her a confused glance but exited the office nonetheless, looking back at her with a worried expression.
The headmistress laid the body of the cat on the polished desk. She looked at it closely, her hand poking and touching the animal's fur. Tigrerra was next to her a worried expression on her face and Professor Skyress was also poking the animal, reciting a few words under her breath. Professor Gehabic was next to the Ravenclaw student, trying to calm her down, but the girl kept on sending Runo death glares. Klaus Knight was pacing from one side of the room to another one, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"It was definitely a curse that killed her – probably the Transmorgifian Torture – I should've been there to stop it…" Professor Knight kept on rambling as Runo stood there awkwardly looking between Tigrerra and Professor Wyvern. The headmistress took out her wand and recited a couple of words, but the cat was still lying motionless on the desk. The owner of the cat looked furious and kept sending Runo glares at every chance she'd get, as her Head of House would try to calm her down.
"Don't worry Miss Farrow, your cat is not dead" The headmistress announced as she straightened up. Klaus Knight piped up with an 'I knew it!' from the background as he kept rambling to himself.
"But why is she all stiff and frozen Professor Wyvern?" The girl asked, her voice not quavering one bit. Runo was really starting to think that the girl was some sort of robot, programmed not to feel any emotion besides anger.
"She has been petrified" The woman said softly. All heads turned to the headmistress, full of surprise and shock "But as for how, I'm not quite sure…"
"Ask her!" The Ravenclaw pointed towards Runo, an accusatory glare followed after that "She was the only one in that corridor before anyone else! She's responsible!" She shrieked, face full of fury and anger. The blunette only gulped down her nerves and prepared to answer back.
"No second year could've done this Miss Farrow" The headmistress said with a finality to her voice "It is Dark Magic far too advanced for a girl like Miss Runo" The older girl looked like she wanted to say more but Professor Gehabic cut her off, a tiny smile making his way onto his lips.
"Perhaps that is the case Headmistress Wyvern" A sly tone taking his voice "Maybe Miss Runo was at the wrong place at the wrong time" He added and Runo couldn't help but to suppress a shiver going down her spine as the man talked "But we do have a series of suspicions here. What were you doing at the corridor at all?"
"I was at the Great Hall and went to look for Dan Kuso" The blunette straightened up as the words flew from her mouth "It was getting late and he hadn't eaten anything yet, so I looked for him"
"But if I recall Mr. Kuso was in detention with Professor Knight for injuring a Slytherin student" He added as he walked around her in circles "And besides the corridor is far from where the office is located"
"I got lost along the way" She lied easily. The girl bit on her lower lip. As if she was going to tell them she was going crazy, hearing voices and all.
"Ah but Runo I have showed you where my office is countless of times!" Klaus knight added with a tone of delight. Professor's Gehabic smiled widened and Runo's stomach dropped.
"I may suspect that Miss Runo isn't being that truthful Headmistress" The elder said as he turned to the rest of the teachers. The Ravenclaw student was still glaring at the back of her head, Runo started to think she would make a hole in it. Professor Wyvern was looking at her with curiosity as if she was searching for the truth in her eyes. Tigrerra was looking at her, but with a worried expression.
"Innocent until proven guilty, Michael" The headmistress said with a final tone on her voice. The Potion's Professor face turned furious and so did his student.
"My cat was petrified Headmistress!" The Ravenclaw snarled back. Most teachers now where frowning at her attitude towards Wyvern, but the woman dismissed it. The girl was about to say more but she saw the look her Head House was giving her and shut her mouth.
"Your cat can be cured Miss Farrow" Professor Wyvern said with a calm voice "Professor Preyas just planted several Mandrakes. As soon as they matured, Professor Gehabic will have the potion to revive your cat" She then turned to the blunette and with a small smile added "You may go Miss Runo"
The blunette didn't need to be told twice. She walked out of the room as fast as she could. Once she made it to the corridor, she didn't waste no time and ran towards the Gryffidnor Common Room. She had to tell Dan about what happened. And give him the cookies as well.
"Didn't you hear apparently she killed a cat a few days ago!"
"The Ravenclaw Quidditch Team Captain is more aggressive than before! Without her cat she is mercilessly training the team!"
"Avoid the blunette at all costs who knows what will happen if you cross her path"
The murmurs where really starting to get to her now. Everywhere Runo went the students would start whispering among themselves. And today was not the exception. A few days had passed since the cat incident, but it was still fresh on the student's minds. The Ravenclaw girl glared at her every time they crossed paths and even tried to confront her about the matter but Runo would just avoid seeing her at all.
Her housemates were no better. They would constantly pester her with questions about the writing on the wall. And she repeated the same thing over and over again. The only people who knew what had happened and what she had heard where her small group of friends. Julie was the one who suggested not telling about the creepy voice sounding in her head, something about more bad luck.
The walk towards the History of Magic classroom had been the same as the past days. Students murmuring about her, new rumors going around about her, and the girl left fuming with the whole situation. Dan would only shoot glares at the people talking the loudest and at least it made them shut up.
"Now students 'The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards' was an European wizarding organization operating across continental Europe…" Professor Golem explained with a droning sound of voice. Almost all of the students where already sleeping at their desks, their heads rested on the wooden surface. Runo was no exception. She was interested in History of Magic, but with a professor like Professor Golem it made you sleepy and unfocused without a beat. Dan was sitting next to her, trying his best not to look sleepy, but failing as his head dropped every now and then.
The difference was with the Ravenclaw students, especially her two friends. Alice and Marucho where happily nodding in excitement and scribbling down notes as the professor continued talking. Some where the exception like Mira Clay who was lulled into a deep slumber by the professor and Lync Volan who was entertaining himself with the inker on his desk.
Runo really wondered how did her friends manage to stay so upbeat during the class. Her head was resting on the palm of her hand, but she felt her eyelids dropping every now and then. She could hear a faint snoring coming from one of her Gryffindor housemates. Then something caught her eye. Alice was currently with her hand high up in the air, a nervous smile gracing her face. Runo's eyes furrowed in confusion as she watched Professor Golem stop in the middle of his monologue.
"Is something the matter, um Miss…?" The professor said with uncertainty. The blunette could clearly see the doubt and shock in his figure. She was shocked as well; never in a previous class had someone interrupted him and she never expected Alice to be the first one.
"Gehabic, Professor. I was wondering if you could tell us anything about the Chamber of Secrets" The redhead said in a clear voice. Runo's interest immediately picked up. And so did everyone else's. Now most of the students where standing up straight in their seats, exchanging looks between the professor and Alice.
"I teach History of Magic" The professor opposed "I teach facts, not myths and legends Miss Gehabic" He was about to continue rambling about the previous topic but once he saw the looks of interest by the students, he was held back "But in sight of current events, I think it's safer to speak about this" He cleared his voice and now Runo was sure everyone was looking at him.
"As you all know, Hogwarts was founded thousands of years ago by four great witches and wizards of the age. The houses of Hogwarts bear their names in honor: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Together they built this school far away from the muggles eyes, since during that time witches and wizards suffered from persecution." He kept looking around the room. Every student was now giving him full attention to his words "For some years, the founders worked in peace and harmony, bringing education to the youngsters new in magic. That was until the persecution of the wizard folk became more and more dangerous for everyone. A rift began to grow among them. Salazar wanted to be more selective of the students admitted to Hogwarts. He had the idea that magic should've been kept amongst wizard families. An argument rose between Gyrffindor and Salazar, ending in Slytherin leaving the castle."
"Based on historical facts, it is said that Slytherin left behind a chamber, unknown to the other founders. According to legend, Salazar sealed this chamber, now know as the Chamber of Secrets, and only his true heir would be able to open it. The heir would unleash the horror within the chamber and use it to banish all of those unworthy to study magic."
A heavy silence filled the room. Runo was watching with wide eyes as some of the students shifted uncomfortably on their respective seats. Everyone wanted to know more about the chamber. Professor Golem looked nervous as well, talking about something he didn't even believe in. The blunette started scratching her scar, if the chamber indeed existed, the school would be in serious trouble now.
"It's pure nonsense that's what it is" The professor talked with a gruff voice "The castle has been searched many times and not once have they found this 'Chamber of Secrets'. It is a legend that has been roaming a long time, who knows what it is truth and what isn't." Several hands shot up in the air but the professor brushed them away in an irritated manner "No such thing exist students!"
"Professor what do you mean by the horror within the chamber?" Alice asked out of the whole commotion.
"It is said to be some sort of creature that only the heir of Slytherin would be able to control" The professor responded, opening his book once again to start rambling again about the 'The Medieval Assembly of European Wizards'. More hands shot up in the air.
"It is nonsense students! It has never been found such chamber! Many headmasters and headmistresses have looked for it but never found a single thing! Now, let's go back to the real topic of this class, history" He shut the hands down within a second. Runo was seriously starting to get worried now. Her mind started thinking about the chamber even more. And if such thing existed, it must mean that the heir was at Hogwarts now.
'Someone who wants to banish the muggleborns from the school' She thought as Professor Golem started explaining once again. Everyone returned to their first positions and zoned out of the class, but the blunette's mind was racing. There was only one person she could think of that wanted the muggleborns out of the school; Hydron Prince.
"It has to be him!" Runo exclaimed exasperated. Classes had ended and she and her friends had sat down on one of the tables at the library. Dan was nodding eagerly beside her, Alice still looking unconvinced, Marucho was actually reading the book of 'Advanced Potions' while Julie was looking at her nails, piping up at the conversation every once in a while.
"By far the only person we know that thinks that muggleborns are scum is Hydron" Dan said loud and clear, not caring of who was hearing him or not. Runo crossed her arms over her chest as she looked at the redhead.
"I know Hydron despises the muggleborns" Alice commented, her face full of concentration "But being Slytherin's Heir? I doubt it"
"Think about his family Alice" The blunette piped in again "All of them have been in Slytherin before. He's always boasting about it. And his father is evil enough to know that he might be the heir"
"Point taken, according to my dad Zenoheald Prince worked with…" Dan now leaned in to whisper "He worked with You-Know-Who back in the days. Who knows what else has he done" Alice was now biting her lower lip, not sure about the accusation.
"I wouldn't doubt that Hydron is actually the heir" Julie piped in as she stretched out her arms "Like Runo and Dan said, he hates the muggleborns and you heard what he said when the writings appeared Alice 'You'll be next Muddbloods!', if that doesn't scream suspect I don't know what does" She had a serious look on her face now, tapping on the wooden table out of nervousness.
"It is a possibility…"Alice mumbled out "But how can we prove that he's in fact the Heir of Slytherin?" The girl inquired. The blunette pouted as she started to think of a plan.
"We could ask Shun!" Dan had a grin now on his face. Everyone looked back at him, skeptical looks on their faces. His grin almost vanished from his lips "What's with the faces?"
"Do you really think Shun would help us?" Julie was the first one to speak. She had a look of worry now on her face. Runo sighed as she brushed off her hair.
"I haven't seen him since we talked at the Hogwarts Express…" The blunette commented an annoyed expression already coming it's way to her face. She had been trying to get in contact with the raven boy once again, but he would vanish out of nowhere and in cases even ignore her.
"Same here…" Alice added with a look of concern in her eyes. She pushed her hair out of her eyes and bit on her lip once again. The redhead looked extremely worried now "I've tried talking to him but I have a feeling he's been ignoring me" Marucho only kept on reading and zoned out of the conversation.
"I'm sure he has a lot of stuff on his mind" Dan tried to cheer them up but failed. The brunette scratched his head and let out a frustrated sigh. Runo watched as he plopped down on the chair next to her a frown on his face.
"Something bothering you?" She inquired. The boy looked briefly at her before ruffling his messy mop of hair.
"It's just that I haven't seen Shun in quite a while as well. I've tried looking for him but it's like he always vanishes or something" The boy slouched on the chair, worry and frustration filling his eyes "I thought that you guys would have better luck on talking with him" The blunette sighed once again and started patting his head. She watched his eyes go wide with surprise and didn't notice a redness starting to appear at the tip of his ears.
"I'll be alright" She tried saying it in a comforting voice "We'll try and talk with him"
"Anyways!" The brunette stood up from the chair quickly, startling the blunette. His back was to her, and so she was unable to see the redness on his cheeks "If I have any luck I'll contact Shun and update him on what's happening!"
"Guys I think I have an idea on how to know if Hydron is indeed the Heir of Slytherin" Marucho suddenly looked up from his book, a bright smile on his face. Everyone urged him to continue on, as he turned the page of the book towards them. There was an illustration of a glass vial with a dark liquid inside of it, and a series of instructions beside it "This might be our ticket to finding out"
"'Polyjuice Potion'?" Alice inquired as she edged closer to the book and quickly read the contents of the page "This is a very advanced potion Marucho, and with quite difficult ingredients" The redhead looked skeptical at the idea.
"I know we haven't seen this kind of potion in Potions class but I'm pretty confident that I can manage brewing it" The blonde said with confidence as he flipped the book towards his body "It is only a matter of finding the right ingredients"
"We have to find fluxweed at full moon! We have to get boomslang skin! The potion has to two parts, each with their own steps! Do you understand how complicated that is?" Alice asked. The boy only pouted and kept on reading the pages of the book. Runo's eyes widened at the redhead, she had never seen her this agitated before.
"We can always rummage Professor Gehabic's Potions closet" Runo commented, earning a chuckle from Dan, a glare from the redhead and a small smile from the blonde.
"Question" Julie perked up, now interested in the topic "This potion you guys are talking about, what does it exactly do?" Marucho excitedly cleared his throat and began reading a passage from the book he was holding.
The Polyjuice Potion, which is a complex and time-consuming concoction, is best left to highly skilled witches and wizards. It enables the consumer to assume the physical appearance of another person, as long as they have first procured part of that individual's body to add to the brew. The effect of the potion is only temporary, and depending on how well it has been brewed, may last anything from between ten minutes and twelve hours.
"So it basically helps us change our appearance?" Dan asked as he tried to process the whole information about the potion "But how can that helps us know if Hydron is the heir or not?"
"We can find a piece of hair, or something similar, of some of the closest housemates of Hydron" The small Ravenclaw said without looking up, as he took out a piece of parchment from his bag and started to quickly scribble on it.
"It sounds like a good plan to me" Runo suggested. Alice was still biting on her lower lip the blunette could see from her face that she wasn't that sure about the plan. But the girl couldn't deny that this was the first time that Marucho was completely sure about his decision "If you are sure about this Marucho then count me in" The blond looked up from his notes, a nervous smile on his face.
"I'm pretty confident about my potion's skills, the only downsize is that this potion is going to take a month to brew" He commented with a defeated look. Runo could almost see relief flooding Alice's face.
"Well we have enough time to plan out the whole thing then" Dan perked up "Count me in as well, I want to reveal Hydron's true nature"
"Now we have to find a place to brew the potion" Marucho bit on his lip. Runo started thinking as well. A classroom would be too open for everyone to know and in the Common Rooms it was the same. Suddenly Julie stood up from her chair and started packing up her things.
"I know just the place! But you guys have to follow me!" Without questioning, she took hold of Dan's hand and yanked him towards the exit of the library. The brunette managed to pick up his bag as he hurriedly tried to pick up his pace next to the silver haired girl.
"Hey Julie wait!" Runo said annoyed. She quickly stashed everything she found on her bag and jumped out of her chair, trying to catch up with their pace. Marucho and Alice did the same, their hands filled with heavy books and a couple of parchments. The blunette felt a vein popping up on her forehead as she watched Julie and Dan holding hands. She felt like vomiting and a great urge to separate the two. Runo knew that she was frowning as they kept walking to who knows where. They crossed halls and stairs at a quick pace until they stopped in front of a large wooden door. The blunette noticed it was the same hall in which the cat Elico had been petrified, and it only made her frown deepen.
"This is the place!" Julie squealed in delight as she entered the room without a question. Runo only groaned and followed after her. Upon entering the room, she noticed it was one of the most depressing and mossy bathrooms she had ever seen. It had rows of stalls and a circle in the middle of the room with dozens of broken sinks. Runo looked around it. The bathroom looked pretty much empty and old, a cloud of dust on top of most of the furniture. Alice was beside her, stuffing her heavy books on her bag and looking around as well. The blunette noticed that the only two missing where Dan and Marucho.
"What's the hold up you guys?" Julie asked as flung open the door once again. Both boys where stiffly standing next to each other, eyes wide.
"We can't go in there. It's a girl's bathroom" Dan said while pointing to one of the signs outside of the door, the other one being 'OUT OF ORDER'. The Hufflepuff only scoffed and quickly dragged the boys inside of the room. Both of them had faces of horror and embarrassment, trying to look away from the room.
"Harpus? I've come to pay you a visit!" Julie loudly said as she neared towards the stalls. Suddenly water sprouted from one of the stalls and a girl floated into the air. The girl had messy mop of hair and bright, big green eyes. She was wearing what looked like the school's robes and with the Hufflepuff emblem on them. The girl looked pale to the sight as she floated into the air. She frowned as she looked at the group.
"This is a girl's bathroom Julie" She spoke with a screeching voice "Those two can't come in here!" She screeched again as she pointed at Dan and Marucho. The girl sat down on top of one of the stalls as she looked at them again.
"I know that Harpus!" The Hufflepuff said with a bright smile "But I wanted them to see your lovely place in here!" She giggled and approached the pale girl "Guys this is Harpus, she is the ghost of this bathroom!" She announced as if it was the best news of the day. Everyone gave a quiet 'Hello' to the ghost girl, as she proudly nodded.
"Why are you here?" The ghost quickly inquired "I know you want something from me, so spit it out already!"
"Harpus we where wondering if we could use the bathroom for school purposes?" Julie looked at her with hopeful eyes "We won't disturb you, we just want to-" Before the girl could even finish the ghost was already screaming back a 'NO'. Runo was starting to get really annoyed with the attitude of the ghost.
"People always come here to do what they want! They never even consider my feelings!" Harpus wailed as she floated towards the ceiling, a few traces of tears leaving her eyes. The blunette only frowned at the sight.
"But we want to consider your feelings!" The silver head girl wasn't even fazed by the act. She still had a sweet smile on her face as she tried soothing the distressed ghost, and Runo could tell that it was working "We will take in account your feelings and we'll come to greet you whenever you want! Juts let us use the bathroom, okay?" Harpus sniffed some more and gave the girl a simple nod. Runo could feel her eyes widen at the action, as so did everybody else's.
"Just promise me, you'll talk to me when I want" The ghost said in a whiny voice. Julie made a cross over her heart with her index finger and smiled proudly. The ghost didn't do anything more and simply returned to the flooding stall. Runo watched in awe as the water suddenly stopped and the silence reigned inside the room.
"So we can use the bathroom now, just make sure to talk to her" Julie scratched her head in a playful manner. Runo would have to tolerate the ghost's demanding voice and whining for a month. The girl would surely get a headache from both the ghost and Julie's squealing voice.
HEY GUYS! Sorry for the super late update, exams and projects continued to pile up and I couldn't even breathe with the pressure school was giving me. But now I'm finally on my summer vacation and I'll be free for around two months or so haha so here's the new chapter! I'm sorry it isn't as exciting as some others have been but I promise the next one is. And if my plans go correctly I can update the next chapter somewhere around the next week, in compensation for the super late update.
Another thing is that in the next chapters I'll try to rush things up a bit, or try to fasten things up a bit so we can finish the Second Year and move on to the other years. I can't help but feel that I've been taking too long on this year, but maybe it's my imagination. Anyways I'll try to update more regularly this story and MBB as well, so I don't keep you guys hanging haha Anyways, if you have any comment or question leave a review or you can PM me! Hope you have a great week!
