Chapter 3. Talents and Lessons.
"Chang Yu! How dare you fool us so soon!!!! Wait until we settle down you will be in big trouble!" threatened James went they got to their table. Chang Yu just grinned. Lily looked around.
"Do you guys have houses or anything?" she asked.
"Not really." said Hoi Nga. "We students are separated into four main groups. Water, Fire, Earth and Wind. Chang Yu is in the Earth group so he's magic are basic on the earth section. I'm in Water and Hoi Ching is in Fire."
"Is there anyone that so talented that can be in more than one group?" asked James.
"Yes." said Hoi Ching. "As me and Hoi Nga are twins and always work together, we learn both Water and Wind magic. If you are really talented, you can learn Fire and Earth too if you want!!! But there are very few people that can learn Water and Fire at once. As well as Earth and Wind. If you got all the talents.... well, that's really impossible."
"So what are we going to be in?" asked Lily.
"The same as ours I expect, and you will have lessons about Fire too." said Chang Yu.
"You guys are always together, right?" asked James. "I mean, your magic will be stronger, I know. But once you are separated..... "
"We are almost useless." said Hoi Ching. "If we are separated, our powers would be weaken. Then we will be just some kind of ordinary students. But now we act like two in one. Whenever we use our magic together, our powers wouldn't only just double. It can really kill."
"We are one of the unusual ones in this school. We have to combine Water and Fire together. As Professor Sui thinks we are suitable for other kind of Magic, we already handle all there is to know about Water and Fire. We are learning Earth and Wind now. And of course, there is some lessons with Wands." said Hoi Nga seriously. They are boasting, obviously, thought Lily as they saw they were having a pretty serious conversation. Even Chang Yu was solemn.
"I learn Earth but I have some kind of talent in the other three sections too. But I'm mainly on the earth part." said Chang Yu. Then something taught his eye.
"I guess Professor Sui had already sort you guys out!" he said. "I'll be right back." he ran and talked to Professor Sui. Professor Sui nodded and let him see some kind of list. Chang Yu was plainly shocked and slowly walk back to their table.
"What? Which are the best ones for them?" asked Hoi Nga, urgently.
"You guys haven't learn any Natural magic before, did you?" he asked Lily and James. They shook their heads.
"So? What sections they would be best?" asked Hoi Ching.
"All."
"You're kidding, right?" asked James. "Really, Chang Yu. We gone smarter after your trick about the principal."
"This is no joke." said Hoi Nga, looking straight at Chang Yu's eyes.
"Professor Sui is going to let you have lessons with us. She told me not to tell anyone about Lily and James's gift in Natural Magic." he said. Just then Professor Sui stood up.
"Good Evening, students of Mor Ai. Today is our first day to come back and I welcome you all. First years will know what lessons they will take tomorrow as there will be list sent to you. Again, those who wish to go out of the school bounds in school holidays are required to write down their names to me to get permission. Now then, before we eat, I shall first introduce two exchanged school from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Lily Evans and James Potter!!!" There was applause for them and they stood up.
"Hello, my name is Lily Evans and I really want to learn more about Hong Kong and the magic that you use. I hope you all welcome me here and I'm willing to be friends. Thank you." Clapping continued. After James finished his little speech, they both sat down. The thought of Justin just ran into her head. I wonder what he is doing, thought Lily. What Felicity, Clarissa, Hannah, Sirius, Remus and Peter doing right now?
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"What is Lily and James doing right now?" said Clarissa as she rolled all over her bed, trying to fall asleep.
"I can't go to sleep." yawned Hannah. "Felicity, Feli? Are you awake?"
"No, I'm asleep." said Felicity. Hannah rolled her eye.
"You talk when you are asleep?" she asked sarcastically.
"Sometimes." she said. Clarissa moaned.
"We should have go with her or we should have stop them from going if that means we are going to lose our sleep." she said.
"Count sheep, everyone. I'm trying to sleep!" cried Felicity.
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"Lily? Get up!!!" cried Hoi Nga.
"What time it is?" asked Lily, sleepily.
"About half past five." said Hoi Ching.
"Are you guys crazy? Why we need to get up so early?" she moaned.
"To feel the power of the sun." said Hoi Nga, grinning. "Get up!"
"Ok." rumbled Lily as she got up unwillingly.
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"We seems to be more powerful outside with the sun." said Chang Yu.
"I feel warm and comfortable, if that's what you mean." said James with a yawn. Chang Yu sighed.
"In Hong Kong it is hard to find a place so clean, so comfortable. This is some place else in Hong Kong that no one knows." he said dreamily.
"You mean this place isn't inside the big bubble?" Lily asked, startled.
"The bubble is only the exchange center. We just go in a hologram and we will immediately arrive here. Not much people know about this. The hologram is a way to protect ourselves from muggles." explained Hoi Nga. "This is a special place of us and some others. Professor Sui of course, comes here too occasionally.
"So, time to show us how Natural Magic is worked?" asked James, yawning again and lay down on the grass.
"Me first then. The Basics." said Chang Yu. He put out his hand and under his hand, in a small piece of earth flowers and green grass immediately grew out. He touched his hand on a old tree and the tree immediately to rot, but then Chang Yu put out his hand and the tree grew out instantly, as healthy as can be.
"Advance ones." he said. His hand seems to be using a lot more power and the tree branches grow out and it seems to be going to grab James off the ground, but Chang Yu stopped it. He use both hands and stretched it out in different directions. At once the ground rumbled and the earth broke a part. Then the big waves of earth hit themselves together and settled down on the ground once more. Lily was stunned. James was obviously speechless, as he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
"Our turn!" said Hoi Ching excitedly as she and her twin saw their guests' face. They both can make fire from their hands. Only the one on Hoi Nga's hand was as cold and Hoi Ching was as hot. It would be a difficult choice to make. Both are fire. One is so cold that it is like burning your skin. One is so hot that it make your flesh dumb with no feeling at all as it was so hot it already cooked your skin and you have no longer any feeling in your hand.
"That is Basic?" asked James with a whisper. Lily and Chang Yu nodded. Hoi Nga and Hoi Ching was like dancing with Water and Fire. Water had different states. Fire only have one. But the both of them can control their power so easily that Hoi Ching's Fireball can change into ice, but was more fiery. Stream that was so hot it could burn even just touching it for half a second. The last status was the ordinary fire, but can change into red to green, green to blue...... etc.
"Are you going to learn all this?" asked Lily in awe. "Are you sure we can do this?"
"I'm sure I'm sure." said Chang Yu. "Anyway, we don't need to use wands. It's all in the mind, body and atmosphere. That should be easier, won't it?"
"Easier? We need our wands to conduct Magic!!" cried James. "Without wands we are almost useless!"
"But we are almost useless WITH WANDS!!!" cried the other three, annoyed.
"That's why I need you guys learn from each other." said Professor Sui, suddenly appearing with a warm breeze.
"Well, they showed you their powers. Why don't you show us your magic? Try to do the same things that they've done if you can." said Professor Sui, sitting down with her students.
"Well, here goes." said Lily. She muttered a few words and there were flowers around her. She did most what Chang Yu had done, but she could do the advance ones. She tried to do the spells that the twins did. But she could only do a little. James wasn't bad, but wasn't better than Lily. They both felt a bit red for their Magic seems to be feeble next to theirs. But their four audience clapped.
"Is this is first time you do this?" asked Professor Sui. They nodded.
"Do you know, that these are very difficult to do when you just did those at the first time?" asked Hoi Ching, admiringly. "We took ages to get it right. But you success immediately when we request!"
"Marvellous." said Hoi Nga, nodding her head. The two went red.
"So, I recommend Lily to learn Water, or Fire first. James shall learn the other two." said Professor Sui.
"But they are so different!! Why I learn Water and Wind or Fire with Earth?" asked Lily.
"Trust me." said Professor Sui with a mischievous grin. Then she taught sight of Lily's hurricane-like necklace.
"It's very pretty." she said, looking at it fondly. "Why didn't you wear it yesterday?"
"Oh, I did, but I put it inside my clothes." said Lily and tried to put it back in her clothes but the principal stopped her.
"There's no need. It's a pretty little thing." said Professor Sui. Then she looked at her watch. "Well, it's already time for breakfast. Come along. I don't want you to go to lessons without any food in you!"
"Chang Yu! How dare you fool us so soon!!!! Wait until we settle down you will be in big trouble!" threatened James went they got to their table. Chang Yu just grinned. Lily looked around.
"Do you guys have houses or anything?" she asked.
"Not really." said Hoi Nga. "We students are separated into four main groups. Water, Fire, Earth and Wind. Chang Yu is in the Earth group so he's magic are basic on the earth section. I'm in Water and Hoi Ching is in Fire."
"Is there anyone that so talented that can be in more than one group?" asked James.
"Yes." said Hoi Ching. "As me and Hoi Nga are twins and always work together, we learn both Water and Wind magic. If you are really talented, you can learn Fire and Earth too if you want!!! But there are very few people that can learn Water and Fire at once. As well as Earth and Wind. If you got all the talents.... well, that's really impossible."
"So what are we going to be in?" asked Lily.
"The same as ours I expect, and you will have lessons about Fire too." said Chang Yu.
"You guys are always together, right?" asked James. "I mean, your magic will be stronger, I know. But once you are separated..... "
"We are almost useless." said Hoi Ching. "If we are separated, our powers would be weaken. Then we will be just some kind of ordinary students. But now we act like two in one. Whenever we use our magic together, our powers wouldn't only just double. It can really kill."
"We are one of the unusual ones in this school. We have to combine Water and Fire together. As Professor Sui thinks we are suitable for other kind of Magic, we already handle all there is to know about Water and Fire. We are learning Earth and Wind now. And of course, there is some lessons with Wands." said Hoi Nga seriously. They are boasting, obviously, thought Lily as they saw they were having a pretty serious conversation. Even Chang Yu was solemn.
"I learn Earth but I have some kind of talent in the other three sections too. But I'm mainly on the earth part." said Chang Yu. Then something taught his eye.
"I guess Professor Sui had already sort you guys out!" he said. "I'll be right back." he ran and talked to Professor Sui. Professor Sui nodded and let him see some kind of list. Chang Yu was plainly shocked and slowly walk back to their table.
"What? Which are the best ones for them?" asked Hoi Nga, urgently.
"You guys haven't learn any Natural magic before, did you?" he asked Lily and James. They shook their heads.
"So? What sections they would be best?" asked Hoi Ching.
"All."
"You're kidding, right?" asked James. "Really, Chang Yu. We gone smarter after your trick about the principal."
"This is no joke." said Hoi Nga, looking straight at Chang Yu's eyes.
"Professor Sui is going to let you have lessons with us. She told me not to tell anyone about Lily and James's gift in Natural Magic." he said. Just then Professor Sui stood up.
"Good Evening, students of Mor Ai. Today is our first day to come back and I welcome you all. First years will know what lessons they will take tomorrow as there will be list sent to you. Again, those who wish to go out of the school bounds in school holidays are required to write down their names to me to get permission. Now then, before we eat, I shall first introduce two exchanged school from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Lily Evans and James Potter!!!" There was applause for them and they stood up.
"Hello, my name is Lily Evans and I really want to learn more about Hong Kong and the magic that you use. I hope you all welcome me here and I'm willing to be friends. Thank you." Clapping continued. After James finished his little speech, they both sat down. The thought of Justin just ran into her head. I wonder what he is doing, thought Lily. What Felicity, Clarissa, Hannah, Sirius, Remus and Peter doing right now?
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"What is Lily and James doing right now?" said Clarissa as she rolled all over her bed, trying to fall asleep.
"I can't go to sleep." yawned Hannah. "Felicity, Feli? Are you awake?"
"No, I'm asleep." said Felicity. Hannah rolled her eye.
"You talk when you are asleep?" she asked sarcastically.
"Sometimes." she said. Clarissa moaned.
"We should have go with her or we should have stop them from going if that means we are going to lose our sleep." she said.
"Count sheep, everyone. I'm trying to sleep!" cried Felicity.
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"Lily? Get up!!!" cried Hoi Nga.
"What time it is?" asked Lily, sleepily.
"About half past five." said Hoi Ching.
"Are you guys crazy? Why we need to get up so early?" she moaned.
"To feel the power of the sun." said Hoi Nga, grinning. "Get up!"
"Ok." rumbled Lily as she got up unwillingly.
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"We seems to be more powerful outside with the sun." said Chang Yu.
"I feel warm and comfortable, if that's what you mean." said James with a yawn. Chang Yu sighed.
"In Hong Kong it is hard to find a place so clean, so comfortable. This is some place else in Hong Kong that no one knows." he said dreamily.
"You mean this place isn't inside the big bubble?" Lily asked, startled.
"The bubble is only the exchange center. We just go in a hologram and we will immediately arrive here. Not much people know about this. The hologram is a way to protect ourselves from muggles." explained Hoi Nga. "This is a special place of us and some others. Professor Sui of course, comes here too occasionally.
"So, time to show us how Natural Magic is worked?" asked James, yawning again and lay down on the grass.
"Me first then. The Basics." said Chang Yu. He put out his hand and under his hand, in a small piece of earth flowers and green grass immediately grew out. He touched his hand on a old tree and the tree immediately to rot, but then Chang Yu put out his hand and the tree grew out instantly, as healthy as can be.
"Advance ones." he said. His hand seems to be using a lot more power and the tree branches grow out and it seems to be going to grab James off the ground, but Chang Yu stopped it. He use both hands and stretched it out in different directions. At once the ground rumbled and the earth broke a part. Then the big waves of earth hit themselves together and settled down on the ground once more. Lily was stunned. James was obviously speechless, as he opened his mouth but didn't say anything.
"Our turn!" said Hoi Ching excitedly as she and her twin saw their guests' face. They both can make fire from their hands. Only the one on Hoi Nga's hand was as cold and Hoi Ching was as hot. It would be a difficult choice to make. Both are fire. One is so cold that it is like burning your skin. One is so hot that it make your flesh dumb with no feeling at all as it was so hot it already cooked your skin and you have no longer any feeling in your hand.
"That is Basic?" asked James with a whisper. Lily and Chang Yu nodded. Hoi Nga and Hoi Ching was like dancing with Water and Fire. Water had different states. Fire only have one. But the both of them can control their power so easily that Hoi Ching's Fireball can change into ice, but was more fiery. Stream that was so hot it could burn even just touching it for half a second. The last status was the ordinary fire, but can change into red to green, green to blue...... etc.
"Are you going to learn all this?" asked Lily in awe. "Are you sure we can do this?"
"I'm sure I'm sure." said Chang Yu. "Anyway, we don't need to use wands. It's all in the mind, body and atmosphere. That should be easier, won't it?"
"Easier? We need our wands to conduct Magic!!" cried James. "Without wands we are almost useless!"
"But we are almost useless WITH WANDS!!!" cried the other three, annoyed.
"That's why I need you guys learn from each other." said Professor Sui, suddenly appearing with a warm breeze.
"Well, they showed you their powers. Why don't you show us your magic? Try to do the same things that they've done if you can." said Professor Sui, sitting down with her students.
"Well, here goes." said Lily. She muttered a few words and there were flowers around her. She did most what Chang Yu had done, but she could do the advance ones. She tried to do the spells that the twins did. But she could only do a little. James wasn't bad, but wasn't better than Lily. They both felt a bit red for their Magic seems to be feeble next to theirs. But their four audience clapped.
"Is this is first time you do this?" asked Professor Sui. They nodded.
"Do you know, that these are very difficult to do when you just did those at the first time?" asked Hoi Ching, admiringly. "We took ages to get it right. But you success immediately when we request!"
"Marvellous." said Hoi Nga, nodding her head. The two went red.
"So, I recommend Lily to learn Water, or Fire first. James shall learn the other two." said Professor Sui.
"But they are so different!! Why I learn Water and Wind or Fire with Earth?" asked Lily.
"Trust me." said Professor Sui with a mischievous grin. Then she taught sight of Lily's hurricane-like necklace.
"It's very pretty." she said, looking at it fondly. "Why didn't you wear it yesterday?"
"Oh, I did, but I put it inside my clothes." said Lily and tried to put it back in her clothes but the principal stopped her.
"There's no need. It's a pretty little thing." said Professor Sui. Then she looked at her watch. "Well, it's already time for breakfast. Come along. I don't want you to go to lessons without any food in you!"