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"Fly? As in brooms?" Chris asked.
"Of course," she said. Arriving to five lined up brooms she said, "place your right hand over your broom and say 'up.'"
"Up," they all said.
Erik and Sarah's flew up immediately.
"Up!" Kristi said with more force. The broom flew to her hand.
"I command thee up!" Alex said with force. The broom came to her hand.
Chris kept saying 'up' until it eventually flew up to his hand. He smiled and said, "I got it."
Mounting their brooms they flew around, first hovering above the ground then progressing higher. Erik started going upside down in midair. He insisted on playing tag.
"You're it!" he said tagging Kristi who tagged Sarah by surprise.
Sarah went after Alex taking her by surprise.
"No fair!" she said.
She of course tagged Chris.
"Hey!" he said. He chased after her on his broom. Erik kept taunting him while Kristi and Sarah flew circles around them all. Chris reached out to tag Alex but ended up falling off his broom. Alex dove and caught his robe at the end of her broom.
"Nice save," Sarah said.
Chris took a deep breath, looked down then back at Alex, "thanks. I owe you one."
"Anytime," she replied. A strong gust of wind blew in their direction. Losing her grip Alex slipped. Chris reached out his hand and caught her.
"Now were even," Chris said.
They flew down to a stern looking Madame Hooch. "Not bad for your first try, but you must all exercise more caution."
They went inside for lunch. After which they headed to Charms class. Professor Flitwick ushered them to some open seats. They practiced the swish and flick technique and did some basic spells. They learned shield, banishing, summoning, braking, and cushioning charms. They also learned basic hex deflection.
"Avis!" Kristi said. A flock of birds were conjured.
"Excellent pronunciation!" Professor Flitwick said.
"Thank you Spanish class," Kristi said quietly.
"OrCHIDeous!" Erik said.
Flowers sprouted from the end of his wand. He brought it to Kristi and gave her a flower.
"Aww. . ." everyone in class said.
"Lumos," Chris said waving his wand.
"LUmos," Kristi said correcting him.
"LUmos," he said. The end of his wand lit up. "Nox," he said and the light extinguished.
"InCENdio," Sarah said pointing her wand. She started a small fire on the table. It started to spread and engulfed several papers. "Uh oh," Sarah said.
Kristi pointed her wand, "fiNIte incanTAtum."
The fire went out leaving ashes on the table.
Alex pointed her wand at the ashes, "rePARo."
The papers and scorched table went back to normal. Kristi and Alex blew the end of their wands like they were old West cowboys blowing the gun smoke from their pistols.
"Thanks," Sarah said sighing in relief.
"No problem," Alex said.
'That's what friends are for," Kristi said. Then pausing said, "to help prevent a friend from burning down a school."
"We're supposed to prevent that?" Erik said innocently.
"That's news to me," Chris said. He and Erik exchanged conspiratorial glances, causing the girls to exchange glances of their own.
The class ended and Professor McGonagall met them at the door.
"Hello Professor," Chris said.
Erik sneezed, "suck up." He sneezed again.
"Bless you," McGonagall said oblivious.
Kristi suppressed a laugh while Sarah and Alex avoided her look. If she laughed they wouldn't be able to stop, luckily Kristi controlled herself.
Professor McGonagall led them to an empty classroom. She gave them incantations to memorize. Chris held out his wand, "white feather that is so true, change into the color blue."
The white feather turned blue quickly.
"Sweet!" Alex said.
"No way," Sarah said. "Oh feather that is so old change into the color gold." The feather changed to gold.
"Let me try that," Erik said. "Blue feather that is so killer, please change into silver."
"Poetry isn't your strong suit," Alex said.
"That'll be mine," Kristi said jokingly.
Chris said, "a feather changes just like the weather so change into something nimble like a thimble."
The feather turned into a thimble.
"Hmm. . .Chris must be reading Alex's writings," Sarah said.
Erik folded his arms and looked at Kristi, "can you do better?"
"I'm more of a free verse poet," Kristi said shrugging her shoulders.
"Nice work," Professor McGonagall said to Chris. "You can all head to Potions class now."
"Potions?" Kristi said freezing.
"Uh oh," Alex said panicking with her.
"Yes," McGonagall said. "Professor Snape will be expecting you."
"Oh Potions, of course, great," Kristi said sarcastically. Then she mumbled, "I hate chemistry."
"At least you didn't suffer through it," Alex said. "You took astronomy!"
"I did okay in chemistry," Sarah said as they all walked down to the dungeons.
They all turned to look at her. She avoided Kristi's evil look the most. They arrived on time and took a seat. Professor Snape had yet to arrive.
"I have this strange feeling Professor Snape doesn't like me," Kristi said.
Erik saw she had paper and feather pen at the ready for notes. "Why do you say that?" he asked.
"Just a feeling," Kristi said nonchalantly.
It was at that point when Snape burst through the door. The door slammed against the wall causing Alex to jump. He stood in front of the class looking each student in the eyes. Clasping his hands in front of himself he said, "We shall continue where we left off. No special exceptions will be made."
Author's Note: The spells in charms class are real. The capital letters indicate where you should stress. Next chapter we have *gasp* potions class. *gulp*
"Fly? As in brooms?" Chris asked.
"Of course," she said. Arriving to five lined up brooms she said, "place your right hand over your broom and say 'up.'"
"Up," they all said.
Erik and Sarah's flew up immediately.
"Up!" Kristi said with more force. The broom flew to her hand.
"I command thee up!" Alex said with force. The broom came to her hand.
Chris kept saying 'up' until it eventually flew up to his hand. He smiled and said, "I got it."
Mounting their brooms they flew around, first hovering above the ground then progressing higher. Erik started going upside down in midair. He insisted on playing tag.
"You're it!" he said tagging Kristi who tagged Sarah by surprise.
Sarah went after Alex taking her by surprise.
"No fair!" she said.
She of course tagged Chris.
"Hey!" he said. He chased after her on his broom. Erik kept taunting him while Kristi and Sarah flew circles around them all. Chris reached out to tag Alex but ended up falling off his broom. Alex dove and caught his robe at the end of her broom.
"Nice save," Sarah said.
Chris took a deep breath, looked down then back at Alex, "thanks. I owe you one."
"Anytime," she replied. A strong gust of wind blew in their direction. Losing her grip Alex slipped. Chris reached out his hand and caught her.
"Now were even," Chris said.
They flew down to a stern looking Madame Hooch. "Not bad for your first try, but you must all exercise more caution."
They went inside for lunch. After which they headed to Charms class. Professor Flitwick ushered them to some open seats. They practiced the swish and flick technique and did some basic spells. They learned shield, banishing, summoning, braking, and cushioning charms. They also learned basic hex deflection.
"Avis!" Kristi said. A flock of birds were conjured.
"Excellent pronunciation!" Professor Flitwick said.
"Thank you Spanish class," Kristi said quietly.
"OrCHIDeous!" Erik said.
Flowers sprouted from the end of his wand. He brought it to Kristi and gave her a flower.
"Aww. . ." everyone in class said.
"Lumos," Chris said waving his wand.
"LUmos," Kristi said correcting him.
"LUmos," he said. The end of his wand lit up. "Nox," he said and the light extinguished.
"InCENdio," Sarah said pointing her wand. She started a small fire on the table. It started to spread and engulfed several papers. "Uh oh," Sarah said.
Kristi pointed her wand, "fiNIte incanTAtum."
The fire went out leaving ashes on the table.
Alex pointed her wand at the ashes, "rePARo."
The papers and scorched table went back to normal. Kristi and Alex blew the end of their wands like they were old West cowboys blowing the gun smoke from their pistols.
"Thanks," Sarah said sighing in relief.
"No problem," Alex said.
'That's what friends are for," Kristi said. Then pausing said, "to help prevent a friend from burning down a school."
"We're supposed to prevent that?" Erik said innocently.
"That's news to me," Chris said. He and Erik exchanged conspiratorial glances, causing the girls to exchange glances of their own.
The class ended and Professor McGonagall met them at the door.
"Hello Professor," Chris said.
Erik sneezed, "suck up." He sneezed again.
"Bless you," McGonagall said oblivious.
Kristi suppressed a laugh while Sarah and Alex avoided her look. If she laughed they wouldn't be able to stop, luckily Kristi controlled herself.
Professor McGonagall led them to an empty classroom. She gave them incantations to memorize. Chris held out his wand, "white feather that is so true, change into the color blue."
The white feather turned blue quickly.
"Sweet!" Alex said.
"No way," Sarah said. "Oh feather that is so old change into the color gold." The feather changed to gold.
"Let me try that," Erik said. "Blue feather that is so killer, please change into silver."
"Poetry isn't your strong suit," Alex said.
"That'll be mine," Kristi said jokingly.
Chris said, "a feather changes just like the weather so change into something nimble like a thimble."
The feather turned into a thimble.
"Hmm. . .Chris must be reading Alex's writings," Sarah said.
Erik folded his arms and looked at Kristi, "can you do better?"
"I'm more of a free verse poet," Kristi said shrugging her shoulders.
"Nice work," Professor McGonagall said to Chris. "You can all head to Potions class now."
"Potions?" Kristi said freezing.
"Uh oh," Alex said panicking with her.
"Yes," McGonagall said. "Professor Snape will be expecting you."
"Oh Potions, of course, great," Kristi said sarcastically. Then she mumbled, "I hate chemistry."
"At least you didn't suffer through it," Alex said. "You took astronomy!"
"I did okay in chemistry," Sarah said as they all walked down to the dungeons.
They all turned to look at her. She avoided Kristi's evil look the most. They arrived on time and took a seat. Professor Snape had yet to arrive.
"I have this strange feeling Professor Snape doesn't like me," Kristi said.
Erik saw she had paper and feather pen at the ready for notes. "Why do you say that?" he asked.
"Just a feeling," Kristi said nonchalantly.
It was at that point when Snape burst through the door. The door slammed against the wall causing Alex to jump. He stood in front of the class looking each student in the eyes. Clasping his hands in front of himself he said, "We shall continue where we left off. No special exceptions will be made."
Author's Note: The spells in charms class are real. The capital letters indicate where you should stress. Next chapter we have *gasp* potions class. *gulp*