Fire and Water
Well, my first part was indeed well received! Thank you all for the wonderful comments. And to answer one person's question, yes, I do like DBZ (Trunks, Cell and 17 are my fav chars). Expect some DBZ fanfics in the futureJ
The remainder of the Potions class was subdued, as Snape merely went on and on about the Fly Buzzer potion. Harry let out an explosive sigh of relief when the bell rang. He hurried over to Jon.
"What's your next class?" Harry asked the red-headed boy.
"Divination." Jon replied. "Isn't that trying to foretell the future or something?" Harry let out a groan.
"Yes. Professor Trelawney will probably predict you're going to die."
"Professor Trelawney? Is he the teacher?"
"She," Ron chimed in from Jon's left. "And sadly, yes she is." Jon arched his left eyebrow in curiousity.
"Is there something I should know?"
"You'll find out in just a few minutes," Harry said gloomily. The trio bade farewell to Hermione, who was off to her Arithmancy class. Jon followed only a step behind Harry and Ron as they made their way to the North Tower.
"So, what's it like in America?" Ron asked Jon.
"It's more busy." Jon said. "More impersonal… I like Britain better. It seems more alive and friendly."
"Did you just move here?"
"No, my parents wanted me to go to Hogwarts to learn about more conventional magic."
"Conventional magic?" Harry inquired.
"Stuff like charms and potions," Jon explained. "Magics other than Elementism."
"How does Elementism work?" Harry asked. Jon smiled.
"Why don't we wait until Hermione is with us, for me to explain Elementism." Ron snorted.
"She's probably read a book or two about it."
"I take it Hermione is very smart." Jon said.
"Yes." Harry and Ron said in unison.
"I see." Jon looked down at the floor, seemingly in thought. The trio trudged up more stairs. Harry was somewhat excited about being told about Elementism. He never knew there were other kinds of magic out there. Harry was wondering what Elementism could do when they came to Professor Trelawney's trap door.
"A trap door?" Jon asked.
"Yeah." Ron said in morbid voice.
"The way you both speak of this professor, you make it sound as if she's some kind of demon." Ron laughed, and continued his ascent into the room. Harry motioned for Jon to go next, and then Harry followed Jon up. Jon was staring at the room with a truly perplexed look on his face.
"Greetings, my children," came the misty voice from the shadows. "Please, seat yourselves." The look on Jon's face went from bemused to skeptical.
"You must be the new student," Professor Trelawney said as she drifted out of the shadows. Jon's eyes grew wide as he saw the professor fly out of the shadows, dressed in her usual heavy robes, beads, and large glasses.
"I sense a strange aura about you, young man," Trelawney said.
"It could be because I'm an Elementalist, professor." Trelawney's eyes filled with wonder.
"You are one with the Elements?" She asked breathlessly. "How do they speak to you?"
"Um, they don't speak to me, professor." Jon admitted. "The Elements themselves speak only to their Avatars…" Trelawney looked sincerely disappointed.
"Ah, well…" She sighed. "Let us begin today's class…" Jon teamed up with Ron and Harry, and they each donned their copy ofUnfogging the Futureand prepared for Professor Trelawney to give them their instructions.
"Today, class, I would like you to try and tell one another's fortunes by any means you wish. Palm readings, tea leaves, or crystal gazing. I will be around to help you." The other students began to bustle around, but Harry, Ron, and Jon just sat there.
"I've never done any of these things before," Jon said in a somewhat panicked voice. "What are we going to do?"
"Make it all up," Harry said as he readied a crystal ball. Harry looked into the foggy orb, and as usual, he saw nothing inside. As Professor Trelawney approached their table, Harry began to speak.
"I see you underwater, Jon, consulting with a mermaid," Harry said loudly. "Oh, and now you're in a pit of flames." Predictably, Trelawney came over with a look of horror on her face, and she looked into the crystal ball.
"This cannot be good," she said in a grim voice. "I sense that much diaster may befall you soon…" Harry concealed a smirk, while Ron rolled his eyes towards the sky.
"What kind of disaster, Professor?" Jon asked the woman. She seemed to peer closer into the ball.
"I see a wall of darkness… and nothing more. Strange…" Professor Trelawney glided away from their table, muttering to herself.
"She's… not all there, is she?" Jon asked Ron and Harry. Unable to conceal their mirth, the two boys burst into gales of laughter at Jon's question. The rest of the class was spent making up wild fates for Ron and Harry. Jon predicted that Harry would be the unfortunate victim of a stray meteorite, while Harry saw that Ron would be mangled by the giant squid in the nearby lake. They left the stifling room, making their way down to the Great Hall for lunch. When they entered the room, Jon immediately looked at the ceiling, and was awestruck.
"How do they do that?" Jon asked.
"The ceiling is bewitched to look like the sky outside." Harry told Jon.
"Awesome…" Harry led Jon to the Gryffindor table, where he was greeted by the rest of the House. Jon received several comments about his hair and eyes.
"How did you convince your Mum to let you dye your hair?" Asked George Weasley.
"I didn't dye it," Jon said. "It's this color because of the magic I use."
"Tell us about Elementism!!" Hermione interjected.
"All right…" Jon took a deep breath. "Ready for a bit of a story?" Silence gave Jon his answer.
"In the Universe, there are four Prime Elements that govern all forces. Those Elements are Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. Ages ago, sorcerers found a means to tap these Elements and their power, and this the magic of Elementism was born. Not many study this art, because it is difficult to learn. The Elements must deem you worthy before they allow you to access their secrets." The Gryffindor table had suddenly groan very quite, and kids from the other tables began to listen in.
"In general, most people can only harness the power of one Element. However, there are some exceptions-like me-to the rule. Dualwielders themselves are rare, and they usually wield like Elements-Earth and Fire, Water and Air. A select few may wield Air and Fire, or Water and Earth. An Elementalist like me, though, is rare indeed. I wield unlike Elements-Fire and Water.
Many of you have commented on my strange eyes and hair. They are different colors because they represent my Primary and Secondary Elements. Water is my Primary Elements, hence my blue eyes, and my Secondary Element is Fire, and that's what I have this red hair. Legends say that the sorcerer who discovered how to use the Elements could harness all four Prime Elements, but no one has been able to use all four Elements, or even three." Jon took a breath, and continued. He now had the full attention of the Great Hall, even the teacher's table.
"In addition to the Prime Elements, there are four Lesser Elements: Light, Dark, Moon, and Tree. The Lesser Elements are not as widely used, or as powerful, as the Prime Elements. However, they do have their uses.
"Much like your Ministry of Magic, we have a Council of Archmages. Each Element, Lesser and Prime, has a Grand Archmage that represents it on the Council. The Grand Archmages are supposedly the most powerful wielders of their Element. There has never been a Dualwielder that has sat on the Council.
"In addition to Grand Archmages, the Elements themselves choose Avatars as their liasons to this physical realm. Again, there has never been a Dualwielder Avatar… though I hope to become the first." Jon looked around the room, noticing that all eyes were on him. He blushed slightly.
"An excellent story," said Dumbledore with that twinkle in his eye. "Who would have thought such an interesting lesson could be learned at the lunch table?" Everyone in the hall laughed merrily, and they all returned to eating their meals.
"That is fascinating, Jon!" Hermione said. "Did you bring any books with you?" Harry chuckled. It was just like Hermione to ask for a book.
"I have a few, if you'd like to read them." Jon said. "But you must promise me that you won't try any of spells in them, Hermione."
"I promise!!" Hermione had a look of delight on her face Harry had never seen before.
"She probably gets that face whenever she finds a new book to read," Ron muttered to Harry. They hastily ate their lunch, and prepared to set off to their next class.
"What do you have now?" Jon asked Harry.
"Defense Against Dark Arts." Harry said.
"I have Runes, with Hermione… I'll see you later, Harry." Jon waved to Harry as he followed Hermione to class.
Harry liked Jon a lot. He was intelligent, but he didn't seem to be as uptight as Hermione, or as arrogant as Ron's older brother, Percy. Harry wondered if Jon liked Quidditch at all. Harry reminded himself to ask Jon that when he saw him again.
Hope you enjoyed… comments/suggestions are welcome!
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