A/N~ Ariana! I am really sorry, but I kinda forgot to give you your b-day card!
Ok, I know that that was really, REALLY random, but I just now remembered
and I will probably forget it again in the next five minutes, so I just thought I'd
take the opportunity to tell you now. Sorry everyone! Keep reading! Lol and Ki,
don't worry, "the turkey goes woof woof" is coming! I promise!
Disclaimer~ Kualumpar is modeled after Hogwarts, which belongs to JK Rowling
and WB. As if you haven't already guessed that from the 4 other disclaimers, the
summary, and the story itself. Thank you. Oh yeah, and in this chapter, I kinda am
borrowing the basic character of Tobias from the animorphs. Not any of the plot
though, just the character. (different history too!)
Tobias?
Kiana, Silvanna, and Ariana walked into their Beginning Shapeshifting class and
stopped dead in their tracks. Ariana turned to Kiana, keeping her eyes on the figure
in the front of the room.
"That is the hottest guy I have ever seen," she said slowly. Kiana just nodded her head,
eyes wide and mouth hanging open. Silvanna shook her head and walked over to her seat.
"Snap out of it guys. It is just a boy." She set her stuff down and sat in her chair. Kiana
and Ariana both slowly went to their desks, never once breaking eye contact with the
boy in the front of the room. He was tall, with light brown hair coming to about the
tips of his ears. He leaned against the wall, surveying the room through half-open
green-blue eyes. He looked about their age, maybe a year or so older. When the class
was settled, their professor walked to the front of the room. The boy straightened up.
"Class," he said, "This is Tobias. He will be teaching you how to Shapeshift- without
the use of your wands." The class gasped. How could one do powerful magic like
Shapeshifting without the use of a wand? It seemed unthinkable. Kiana glanced around
the room. Most of her classmates seemed thunderstruck at the mere notion, but Silvanna
seemed to not be bothered by the idea. In the front of the room, the professor continued.
"Now I know that some of you might be shocked by the idea of wand-less magic.
However, it will be very useful to know that it is indeed possible, and occasionally even
more powerful to work magic without the use of your wands." Their professor walked
to the back of the room and sat down at his desk. Back in the front of the room, the boy
cleared his throat.
"Okay, class, let's begin with what you already have learned about shapeshifting. Anyone?"
He scanned the room for a raised hand. "Alright, you in the nice red dress." Kiana cleared
her throat.
"Shapeshifting is a magical technique in which you change your usual form into a different
one by means of powerful thought and concentration. This can be as slight as changing the
color of your eyes or as different as changing your complete form to that of another animal
entirely. Although the most common forms assumed are those of animals, people have been
known to adopt the forms of more unusual creatures, such as dragons or unicorns. There
was even one enchanter who shifted himself into the form of a book in order to escape the
attentions of normal humans when they ransacked his house." Ariana and Silvanna quietly
applauded as Tobias raised his eyebrows in approval.
"Okay, I guess that means you have covered the history and basic theories of Shapeshifting,
which means we can move directly on to minor changes in appearance." He looked at Kiana
again. "Would you please help me to pass out these mirrors to the rest of the class?"
"Sure," she replied as she got up. Tobias handed her half o the stack of hand mirrors. As he
did so, their hands lightly touched, sending shivers up both their spines. Tobias lightly colored
before turning to the rest of the class to pass out the mirrors. When everyone had gotten a mirror
and Kiana returned to her seat, his lesson continued. "Now then," he instructed. "Everyone pick
up your mirrors, and gaze into them." When everyone had done so he continued. "Allow your
eyes to slightly unfocus and select a color. Now, concentrate on that color and picture the color
flowing into your hair in the reflection in the mirror." Around the room the hair of various
students seemed to shiver, then return to normal. Tobias walked around the room observing
how they were getting on. When he passed by Silvanna, he frowned. "Stop reading," he said
in a disapproving voice. Silvanna turned red and put the book down. As the boy walked on
towards Kiana, Silvanna's hair turned from its usual black to a shocking shade of blue. Behind
her, Ariana looked up from her mirror and gasped loudly. As students turned to look, she quickly
turned her hair back to its original color. Ariana covered her face with her hand to keep from laughing.
She glanced at Tobias expecting to be reprimanded or given a stern look, but he was busy with
Kiana and hadn't noticed either her gasp or Silvanna's hair. After about fifteen minutes or so of
practice, the rest of the class had realized that it was much harder than it had looked. Not one person,
(aside from Silvanna and Kiana) had managed to shift anything about their appearance at all.
At the end of class, Tobias congratulated them on their effort and instructed them to leave the
mirrors where they were. "See you all tomorrow!" he shouted after them as they left the class.
Kiana turned and waved back, but her friends grabbed her arm and pulled her after them.
Ok, I know that that was really, REALLY random, but I just now remembered
and I will probably forget it again in the next five minutes, so I just thought I'd
take the opportunity to tell you now. Sorry everyone! Keep reading! Lol and Ki,
don't worry, "the turkey goes woof woof" is coming! I promise!
Disclaimer~ Kualumpar is modeled after Hogwarts, which belongs to JK Rowling
and WB. As if you haven't already guessed that from the 4 other disclaimers, the
summary, and the story itself. Thank you. Oh yeah, and in this chapter, I kinda am
borrowing the basic character of Tobias from the animorphs. Not any of the plot
though, just the character. (different history too!)
Tobias?
Kiana, Silvanna, and Ariana walked into their Beginning Shapeshifting class and
stopped dead in their tracks. Ariana turned to Kiana, keeping her eyes on the figure
in the front of the room.
"That is the hottest guy I have ever seen," she said slowly. Kiana just nodded her head,
eyes wide and mouth hanging open. Silvanna shook her head and walked over to her seat.
"Snap out of it guys. It is just a boy." She set her stuff down and sat in her chair. Kiana
and Ariana both slowly went to their desks, never once breaking eye contact with the
boy in the front of the room. He was tall, with light brown hair coming to about the
tips of his ears. He leaned against the wall, surveying the room through half-open
green-blue eyes. He looked about their age, maybe a year or so older. When the class
was settled, their professor walked to the front of the room. The boy straightened up.
"Class," he said, "This is Tobias. He will be teaching you how to Shapeshift- without
the use of your wands." The class gasped. How could one do powerful magic like
Shapeshifting without the use of a wand? It seemed unthinkable. Kiana glanced around
the room. Most of her classmates seemed thunderstruck at the mere notion, but Silvanna
seemed to not be bothered by the idea. In the front of the room, the professor continued.
"Now I know that some of you might be shocked by the idea of wand-less magic.
However, it will be very useful to know that it is indeed possible, and occasionally even
more powerful to work magic without the use of your wands." Their professor walked
to the back of the room and sat down at his desk. Back in the front of the room, the boy
cleared his throat.
"Okay, class, let's begin with what you already have learned about shapeshifting. Anyone?"
He scanned the room for a raised hand. "Alright, you in the nice red dress." Kiana cleared
her throat.
"Shapeshifting is a magical technique in which you change your usual form into a different
one by means of powerful thought and concentration. This can be as slight as changing the
color of your eyes or as different as changing your complete form to that of another animal
entirely. Although the most common forms assumed are those of animals, people have been
known to adopt the forms of more unusual creatures, such as dragons or unicorns. There
was even one enchanter who shifted himself into the form of a book in order to escape the
attentions of normal humans when they ransacked his house." Ariana and Silvanna quietly
applauded as Tobias raised his eyebrows in approval.
"Okay, I guess that means you have covered the history and basic theories of Shapeshifting,
which means we can move directly on to minor changes in appearance." He looked at Kiana
again. "Would you please help me to pass out these mirrors to the rest of the class?"
"Sure," she replied as she got up. Tobias handed her half o the stack of hand mirrors. As he
did so, their hands lightly touched, sending shivers up both their spines. Tobias lightly colored
before turning to the rest of the class to pass out the mirrors. When everyone had gotten a mirror
and Kiana returned to her seat, his lesson continued. "Now then," he instructed. "Everyone pick
up your mirrors, and gaze into them." When everyone had done so he continued. "Allow your
eyes to slightly unfocus and select a color. Now, concentrate on that color and picture the color
flowing into your hair in the reflection in the mirror." Around the room the hair of various
students seemed to shiver, then return to normal. Tobias walked around the room observing
how they were getting on. When he passed by Silvanna, he frowned. "Stop reading," he said
in a disapproving voice. Silvanna turned red and put the book down. As the boy walked on
towards Kiana, Silvanna's hair turned from its usual black to a shocking shade of blue. Behind
her, Ariana looked up from her mirror and gasped loudly. As students turned to look, she quickly
turned her hair back to its original color. Ariana covered her face with her hand to keep from laughing.
She glanced at Tobias expecting to be reprimanded or given a stern look, but he was busy with
Kiana and hadn't noticed either her gasp or Silvanna's hair. After about fifteen minutes or so of
practice, the rest of the class had realized that it was much harder than it had looked. Not one person,
(aside from Silvanna and Kiana) had managed to shift anything about their appearance at all.
At the end of class, Tobias congratulated them on their effort and instructed them to leave the
mirrors where they were. "See you all tomorrow!" he shouted after them as they left the class.
Kiana turned and waved back, but her friends grabbed her arm and pulled her after them.