Chapter 5: Madness in the Great Hall
When everyone entered the Great Hall they heard a scream coming from the great hall. While everyone alarmed by this scream tried to see where it came from. They heard many voices shouting at each other.
"What on EARTH IS GOING ON!" Professor McGonagall screamed. She was looking at the headmaster and Professor Teal, the headmaster at Aviar. They were both engaged in a conversation concerning the decorations. It seemed that someone put an enchantment on the decorations to change them.
Professor McGonagall gasped as she looked up at the decorations. "Good heavens! What is going on?"
Professor Teal, while looking extremely disappointed looked at the decorations once again and answered while looking at McGonagall and said," I know who did this, unfortunately I have to say that I'm not surprised."
Snape while over hearing this came up to join the conversation while muttering under his breath,' of course you're not surprised."
Dumbledore, while over hearing Snape's words gave him a look that said he better be nice.
"I'll get to the bottom of this," Teal said. And then he yelled," SWALLINGER!"
(Over at Aviar School of Sorcery and Mystic Ways.)
Rye was sitting at the table with his friends while chatting up a conversation.
"Yeah if those bloody wizards know what best for them then they'll be nice, eh," Rye said in his Irish accent. "I gave them a little present me self. You know a welcoming present." He smirked as he finished.
His friends started laughing, they knew him all too well to know that it was no 'welcoming present'that he gave them. They talked some more as an echo came to Rye's ear. Someone was yelling 'SWALLINGER' from a distance. Hmm I wonder who that would be, Rye was thinking to himself. He looked at the Staff table and notice that the headmaster was missing. Rye smiled at then looked at his friend Sethryth. Sethryth had also heard the echo and nodded at Rye. Both of them stood up.
"WE have business to attain to excuse us lads," Rye spoke.
Tawni looked at her brother with curiosity and said," May I come?"
Rye shot a look at wonder at his sister and responded," certainly."
As they walked out of their school's Castle they were talking amongst themselves.
"Like I said earlier, if those wizards know what good for them then they better stay clear," Rye said as they started to go nearer to Hogwarts.
"And what may I ask will you do if their stupidity takes over?" Sethryth asked with a smirk on his face.
"Then I'll give them a case of Mind Twirl," He laughed. Mind Twirl was a situation that sorcerers call when they play with other people's head, not in a harmful way, but a confusing way. It give you migraines to the maximum sometimes.
"You know you could get into a lot of trouble if you don't be careful," Tawni warned him. She looked at her brother and sighed. (Will he ever learn, she thought to herself.
"I know perfectly well of what I'm doing sis. Don't worry about me"
The answer that he gave her scared her. Since, Rye had a way of doing things before he actually came to consider the consequences or getting out of hand. The last time they combined schools he 'accidentally' set a teacher's robe on fire, transfigured another student into a horse (He didn't turn him back until the teachers realized they were missing a student, which took 2 days) and he 'accidentally' dropped a crystal ball into a flame (which cause a loud explosion and ruined a 'valuable' possession of their teacher). And when he did that they had combined with another school of sorcery. Tawni didn't even want to imagine the damage he could wreak for this school.
They had reached the school in no time. They made their way to the great hall. They were wearing their school uniform. Tawni was wearing velvet long dress with her initial on it along with her house's mascot, the dragon (at Aviar they were also separated by houses. They are separated by their abilities and strengths and weaknesses. Tawni, Sethryth, and Rye belong to the house of Tine). Sethryth and Rye were wearing Black Pants with black robes; them too had the dragon mascot of their house on it. When they arrived at The Great Hall, everyone turned and started to talk about them, about everything from how they dressed, looked and mostly they were all talking and wondering what the hell they were doing here. (This is their school after all.) Teal was already waiting for them, as they got closer to the Staff's Table.
"You echoed?" Rye said sarcastically. He looked at Teal and smiled.
"Rye, what do you think you were doing? Huh casting an enchantment on these decorations!" Teal exclaimed. At that time everyone in the Great Hall quiet down so they could hear what was going on.
Rye looked at the decorations and plainly said," I thought they looked nice. This place needed some new decorations."
Teal sighed and looked at Rye and whispered," I thought we went over this. You are our top student and I don't want to send you to another school," and after that was said he went back to his demanding voice and said," REMOVE THEM, NOW!"
"Okay," Rye said stubbornly. He murmured something underneath his breath and slowly the decoration began to sway and the enchantment began to wear off. After that was done, Rye looked at everyone looking at him and then gave an evil smile. "Should we go now?"
"No so fast Mr. Swallinger, I would suspect you to do a 2 days of detention with Professor Eva tomorrow and the day following. Do I make myself clear!"
Rye smirked and looked as though he was fighting off laughing. He coughed and tried to be serious for one minute. "Yes, I understand."
Sethryth began to silently laugh while trying to hide it from view. Professor Teal saw that he was laughing and decided to say something," And what may I ask is so funny Mr. Zailer? Would you like to join your friend here in detention also? Well considering the fact that your partner in crime here is being punished then you should too. Both of you detention for two days! Case closed."
(Over at the Gryfindor Table, Harry was talking to Hermoine about the sorcerers.)
Harry was looking at them keenly. At least now he knew that this guy is a troublemaker and probably a bad enemy compared to the fact that he put an enchantment on these decorations. Harry though that he felt a strong energy towards one of them but he didn't know why. Why does he feel sort of connected to these people. All of this confused him. Something in the back of his memory a voice started singing a song:
"The merry we meet. For the day is young. For you begin to drift away. The merry we meet the merry we stay. For its better to stay with new and drift the old away."
The song kept on playing over and over. He didn't understand it, so he paid no attention to it. But one question remained in Harry's thoughts: where had he heard that voice before? Harry was suddenly taken out of his thoughts when he realized that Rye was looking right at him. It was kind of frightening that he was looking at him in sort of a watching and powerful stare. It was as if Rye was looking into his very soul. Harry shook off the uneasiness of the stare and look at Rye. He had already turned away and began talking to his friend.
"Do you think they're staying?" Harry asked Hermoine. He knew better than to talk to Ron about this sort of stuff.
Hermoine looked at Harry and said," I think they are just waiting for their Headmaster."
"What do you think their castle looks like?" he asked her.
"Well I saw a little bit of it. See when I found out that we were combining schools I found this book that told a little bit about Aviar and well it's pretty big. But no wizard or witch has been in it to see it in centuries since the wars between wizards and sorcerers," she answered him.
"Where do you think they are from? I mean I haven't heard an accent like that before," Harry curiously asked.
"I think they are from Ireland. I heard they have strong accents up there," she answered.
The conversations slowly died out as Rye and his friends along with their headmaster headed out back to their school. After they left the food arrived and everyone began to eat up. They were all practically starving. But they all had to agree that it was 'entertaining' about what Rye did at least it took their minds off food.
Dumbledore waited for everyone to finish eating up before making announcements. Professor McGonagall was trying to rush through the sorting. The enchantment had caused many things to go not as planned. This is how it went food first while sorting and then announcements. While everyone finally settled down, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and started the announcements.
"Welcome to another new year at Hogwarts, first years please not that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. Also please not that this year Quidditch this year will not be played and instead a game that the sorcerers play will be played. Those that wish to try out will talk with Madame Hooch."
As Dumbledore said this everyone's mouths opened. What? A sorcerer's game? How could they do that? Everyone had questions.
"Silence, thank you. Now also note that this year magick is strongly restricted to be used between classes in the corridors."
He finally sat down. Harry couldn't believe what he just heard. Not play Quidditch. He couldn't bear the very thought. But Harry had to admit he was curious to know what the sorcerers played.
The night went on, while everyone was still talking about what might happen in the New Year. Again those crazy stories about sorcerers could be heard everywhere. When they finally went to their dormitories and said the password ('Cravick Lobtes'), Harry found out that the password was a bit harder this year. But Harry had a feeling that it was because of the sorcerers. Harry couldn't wait to get some sleep. He knew that things have turned everything upside down, he didn't know why but he felt that something was going to change things and maybe forever.
Harry lay there on his bed and then slowly went to sleep. He was sent immediately into a dream...
When everyone entered the Great Hall they heard a scream coming from the great hall. While everyone alarmed by this scream tried to see where it came from. They heard many voices shouting at each other.
"What on EARTH IS GOING ON!" Professor McGonagall screamed. She was looking at the headmaster and Professor Teal, the headmaster at Aviar. They were both engaged in a conversation concerning the decorations. It seemed that someone put an enchantment on the decorations to change them.
Professor McGonagall gasped as she looked up at the decorations. "Good heavens! What is going on?"
Professor Teal, while looking extremely disappointed looked at the decorations once again and answered while looking at McGonagall and said," I know who did this, unfortunately I have to say that I'm not surprised."
Snape while over hearing this came up to join the conversation while muttering under his breath,' of course you're not surprised."
Dumbledore, while over hearing Snape's words gave him a look that said he better be nice.
"I'll get to the bottom of this," Teal said. And then he yelled," SWALLINGER!"
(Over at Aviar School of Sorcery and Mystic Ways.)
Rye was sitting at the table with his friends while chatting up a conversation.
"Yeah if those bloody wizards know what best for them then they'll be nice, eh," Rye said in his Irish accent. "I gave them a little present me self. You know a welcoming present." He smirked as he finished.
His friends started laughing, they knew him all too well to know that it was no 'welcoming present'that he gave them. They talked some more as an echo came to Rye's ear. Someone was yelling 'SWALLINGER' from a distance. Hmm I wonder who that would be, Rye was thinking to himself. He looked at the Staff table and notice that the headmaster was missing. Rye smiled at then looked at his friend Sethryth. Sethryth had also heard the echo and nodded at Rye. Both of them stood up.
"WE have business to attain to excuse us lads," Rye spoke.
Tawni looked at her brother with curiosity and said," May I come?"
Rye shot a look at wonder at his sister and responded," certainly."
As they walked out of their school's Castle they were talking amongst themselves.
"Like I said earlier, if those wizards know what good for them then they better stay clear," Rye said as they started to go nearer to Hogwarts.
"And what may I ask will you do if their stupidity takes over?" Sethryth asked with a smirk on his face.
"Then I'll give them a case of Mind Twirl," He laughed. Mind Twirl was a situation that sorcerers call when they play with other people's head, not in a harmful way, but a confusing way. It give you migraines to the maximum sometimes.
"You know you could get into a lot of trouble if you don't be careful," Tawni warned him. She looked at her brother and sighed. (Will he ever learn, she thought to herself.
"I know perfectly well of what I'm doing sis. Don't worry about me"
The answer that he gave her scared her. Since, Rye had a way of doing things before he actually came to consider the consequences or getting out of hand. The last time they combined schools he 'accidentally' set a teacher's robe on fire, transfigured another student into a horse (He didn't turn him back until the teachers realized they were missing a student, which took 2 days) and he 'accidentally' dropped a crystal ball into a flame (which cause a loud explosion and ruined a 'valuable' possession of their teacher). And when he did that they had combined with another school of sorcery. Tawni didn't even want to imagine the damage he could wreak for this school.
They had reached the school in no time. They made their way to the great hall. They were wearing their school uniform. Tawni was wearing velvet long dress with her initial on it along with her house's mascot, the dragon (at Aviar they were also separated by houses. They are separated by their abilities and strengths and weaknesses. Tawni, Sethryth, and Rye belong to the house of Tine). Sethryth and Rye were wearing Black Pants with black robes; them too had the dragon mascot of their house on it. When they arrived at The Great Hall, everyone turned and started to talk about them, about everything from how they dressed, looked and mostly they were all talking and wondering what the hell they were doing here. (This is their school after all.) Teal was already waiting for them, as they got closer to the Staff's Table.
"You echoed?" Rye said sarcastically. He looked at Teal and smiled.
"Rye, what do you think you were doing? Huh casting an enchantment on these decorations!" Teal exclaimed. At that time everyone in the Great Hall quiet down so they could hear what was going on.
Rye looked at the decorations and plainly said," I thought they looked nice. This place needed some new decorations."
Teal sighed and looked at Rye and whispered," I thought we went over this. You are our top student and I don't want to send you to another school," and after that was said he went back to his demanding voice and said," REMOVE THEM, NOW!"
"Okay," Rye said stubbornly. He murmured something underneath his breath and slowly the decoration began to sway and the enchantment began to wear off. After that was done, Rye looked at everyone looking at him and then gave an evil smile. "Should we go now?"
"No so fast Mr. Swallinger, I would suspect you to do a 2 days of detention with Professor Eva tomorrow and the day following. Do I make myself clear!"
Rye smirked and looked as though he was fighting off laughing. He coughed and tried to be serious for one minute. "Yes, I understand."
Sethryth began to silently laugh while trying to hide it from view. Professor Teal saw that he was laughing and decided to say something," And what may I ask is so funny Mr. Zailer? Would you like to join your friend here in detention also? Well considering the fact that your partner in crime here is being punished then you should too. Both of you detention for two days! Case closed."
(Over at the Gryfindor Table, Harry was talking to Hermoine about the sorcerers.)
Harry was looking at them keenly. At least now he knew that this guy is a troublemaker and probably a bad enemy compared to the fact that he put an enchantment on these decorations. Harry though that he felt a strong energy towards one of them but he didn't know why. Why does he feel sort of connected to these people. All of this confused him. Something in the back of his memory a voice started singing a song:
"The merry we meet. For the day is young. For you begin to drift away. The merry we meet the merry we stay. For its better to stay with new and drift the old away."
The song kept on playing over and over. He didn't understand it, so he paid no attention to it. But one question remained in Harry's thoughts: where had he heard that voice before? Harry was suddenly taken out of his thoughts when he realized that Rye was looking right at him. It was kind of frightening that he was looking at him in sort of a watching and powerful stare. It was as if Rye was looking into his very soul. Harry shook off the uneasiness of the stare and look at Rye. He had already turned away and began talking to his friend.
"Do you think they're staying?" Harry asked Hermoine. He knew better than to talk to Ron about this sort of stuff.
Hermoine looked at Harry and said," I think they are just waiting for their Headmaster."
"What do you think their castle looks like?" he asked her.
"Well I saw a little bit of it. See when I found out that we were combining schools I found this book that told a little bit about Aviar and well it's pretty big. But no wizard or witch has been in it to see it in centuries since the wars between wizards and sorcerers," she answered him.
"Where do you think they are from? I mean I haven't heard an accent like that before," Harry curiously asked.
"I think they are from Ireland. I heard they have strong accents up there," she answered.
The conversations slowly died out as Rye and his friends along with their headmaster headed out back to their school. After they left the food arrived and everyone began to eat up. They were all practically starving. But they all had to agree that it was 'entertaining' about what Rye did at least it took their minds off food.
Dumbledore waited for everyone to finish eating up before making announcements. Professor McGonagall was trying to rush through the sorting. The enchantment had caused many things to go not as planned. This is how it went food first while sorting and then announcements. While everyone finally settled down, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and started the announcements.
"Welcome to another new year at Hogwarts, first years please not that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all pupils. Also please not that this year Quidditch this year will not be played and instead a game that the sorcerers play will be played. Those that wish to try out will talk with Madame Hooch."
As Dumbledore said this everyone's mouths opened. What? A sorcerer's game? How could they do that? Everyone had questions.
"Silence, thank you. Now also note that this year magick is strongly restricted to be used between classes in the corridors."
He finally sat down. Harry couldn't believe what he just heard. Not play Quidditch. He couldn't bear the very thought. But Harry had to admit he was curious to know what the sorcerers played.
The night went on, while everyone was still talking about what might happen in the New Year. Again those crazy stories about sorcerers could be heard everywhere. When they finally went to their dormitories and said the password ('Cravick Lobtes'), Harry found out that the password was a bit harder this year. But Harry had a feeling that it was because of the sorcerers. Harry couldn't wait to get some sleep. He knew that things have turned everything upside down, he didn't know why but he felt that something was going to change things and maybe forever.
Harry lay there on his bed and then slowly went to sleep. He was sent immediately into a dream...