The full moon had been list the last one. The first moon she was aware of everything and remembered but by the second full moon she forgot bits and pieces the third she did not remember anything from the moonrise to the sunrise. It was back to the drawing board again for the potion.
It was the Easter holiday and the three girls sat in their Common room board to no end. Even Fakir had gone home. The twins went to visit their grandparents. Victor wanted to stay but his parents requested him home for something. Rosie wasn't feeling well that day and had stayed in her dorm room to sleep. Franklin was gone. Harvey was still at the school but he was off with another friend of his. Brian and Harmony were in Hogsmeade being the happy couple.
"So now what?" Manna asked looking at her two companions. "We could scare the first years." Kendra piped in. "We could go visit Hagrid I'm sure he'd enjoy a visit." Aniu said. "No he's in the forbidden forest today with some unicorns told me that himself yesterday." Manna informed them. "We could help Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing. She got a few students in for burns from potions class again second year they are."
"We need a new potions master. There have been more burns and injuries have come from the potions lab since that woman got here then ever when your father was here. Your father didn't have half the injuries from his classes in all the years he taught then she had in a year." Kendra spoke. "We could practice our dueling. I need help with a few spells." "Only you would want to practice give it a rest. Sometimes it's fun doing stuff with out a wand. Such as cooking. Less magic you use the better."
"I'm bored. I think I'll go for a flight anyone want to join me?" Aniu asked standing up. "Best thing you've come up with all day." The girls grabbed their brooms and headed for the Quidditch pitch. "Try not to get hurt if we do we'll have some explaining to do." Manna laughed taking off into the air. The three flew once around the grounds and back to the pitch where they tried to prove who was better at stunts.
Though she wasn't on the Quidditch team it was proved Manna was better because she could broom surf. "You know what I always loved to see?" Kendra asked. "What?"Rainbows. There was a water fall my parents took me to a few years back and it was beautiful. The water fall wasn't really anything to gawk at but the rainbow was huge."
"How about that one?" Aniu pointed to the sky. Two gasp sounded from the other two witches. "How the...where the...what spell?" Manna babbled. "No spell I merely have to think it up." Aniu smiled flying toward it and through it making it disappear. "How did you do that?" Manna flew around her. "Don't tell anyone but it's elemental magic. I found out I had the gift when I was eight then I lived in Romania where I met Fakir and trained to control it. I also trained with dragons elemental magic takes a lot out of someone. But for now I am merely hungry."
"Um the headmistress in here. I think were in trouble." Kendra said. McGonagall stood with a critical look watching the girls. They quickly landed in front of the elder witch. "You two return to your common room. Miss. Prince the head master would like to see you." she looked at Aniu. "Here I'll take your broom back." Manna said taking the broom from her hands. McGonagall then lead Aniu to the head masters office. "Ah Aniu. Tea? Lemon drop?" Aniu shook her head.
"You know that showing displays of your power in the open is not allowed. Your father asked that I keep other students from knowing and I said I would." "I'm sorry. I never get to use them it's like that box you put in the attic to forget." she said looking at her feet. "I understand but there are a few students who know if this. I let the day you used them last year slide because it was self defense. You will have three days detention with Filch, McGonagall and Hagrid. Please return to my office after lunch in the great hall. You may go." he said.
Aniu left the office and hurried to her tower. In the office McGonagall turned back to the older wizard. "Such a bright and happy girl." McGonagall allowed herself to smile. She was surprised a bit at how Severus had changed when he took in the girl. That he had learned to smile after catching him a few times when he was alone in his office. It surprised her even more that Aniu was not more like her father. The glare and emotionless face when she was alone and when she was with her friends she was smiling and laughing. There was similares between the red head and black haired man.
"My dear Minerva she is enjoying life now that she can. Her friends know a decent amount about her. She has over come the change of house well enough the boys are back and accept her for who and what she is. I heard from Severus in a letter last year that she plans on traveling the world before settling down and looking for a job. She may go back to Romania with Charlie Weasley or seek work in the muggle world like Remus has done."
"I will admit I will miss her terribly when she leaves." McGonagall sat down. "She does have the personality that seems to grow on you the longer you know her." Dumbledore said.
In the great hall Aniu told her dorm mates of her detentions. After lunch was over the three turned four Rosie had joined them at lunch feeling better thanks to a pepper potion. "Wait here." Aniu said entering the head masters office. There her adopted grandfather sat behind his desk and Professor Flitwick stood before him. "Aniu good. Professor Flitwick has agreed to help you with your Elemental magic cravings." Dumbledore smiled. "Yes I've always wanted to know what power was within the magic. Come we'll go now." She followed the man out of the office but not before calling back a thank you to the headmaster.
"Now if your friends are going to watch they must sit over there." Flitwick pointed to a corner of chairs. The girls sat down and Aniu and Flitwick took their places. Aniu set her wand down far from them and out of harms way. "Ready when you are." Aniu smiled. Before Flitwick knew it he was in a circle of fire and a while wind brought it up around him. It was quickly gone and the ground trembled under his feet. Aniu stopped and settled everything. "Your move professor."
Flitwick threw spell after spell at the witch they were easily countered by shielded the two most powerful ones were fire and air. By the end of the first hour Aniu could feel herself beginning to tire. "Unleash your full power Ms. Prince. Everything you have." Flitwick stood ready. It a minute the floor shook, fire circled the room rain fell from the ceiling and air blew fiercely around them. The girls stood watching as Aniu fell to her knees tired and drained of power. With a wave of her hand everything had gone back to normal.
"Well that was something." the short man said straightening his clothes. "When you have the need to expel some of the energy from the magic feel free to call on me in the weekends. You should go see Madam Pomfrey for an energy potion." Aniu nodded. Leaning heavily on Manna they started to the hospital wing. "No, no to the dorms I'll sleep it off there." she said. "No you know very well Flitwick will have called ahead."
"That was amazing. Scary too but amazing." Rosie had said. "Fakir and twins know. But that is it. No one else can find out I was meant to keep it a secret from even the twins. No more people can no about this." she said. After seeing Poppy they went back to Gryffindor tower where Aniu fell right to sleep. That night the girls had a bit of a sleep over in the dorm staying up late and laughing.
