CHAPTER 7
"This class is called 'Magic: Do You Have It?'. You probably believe you have magic. This is obviously wrong. You do not have magic until I say you do. And believe me, you don't." Raistlin stood at the desk, glaring ferociously at the class. "If you are not prepared to work harder than you ever have worked before, get out. Now."
Ariel noticed with surprise that many students were leaving already. She didn't know why so many would give up so soon. However, she did know Raistlin's nasty reputation. The evil smile on Kiara's face, who was next to him, didn't help.
"You probably know this," Raistlin said, "but you're all so stupid I won't assume anything yet about what you do and don't know. This is Kiara, and this is Kanth." He gestured toward Kanth, who was perched on Kiara's shoulder.
"Kiara, that's Lady Kiara to you, will be here every other day. The days she's not here, Liara will be. She is no less evil, she just hides it better."
One of the boys in the class raised his hand. Ariel had seen him before; he had a habit of saying the wrong things in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"Are we allowed to date staff members?" He asked innocently.
Ariel quickly covered her eyes for the subsequent explosion. She was one of the few who did. The boy was standing in front of the teacher's desk, looking completely terrified. Kanth had landed on top of his head. The little dragon was sharpening his claws. It made a very unpleasant sound.
Raistlin sighed and gestured the boy back to his desk. He hurried back and reached for his laptop, only to realize it wasn't there. Kiara was sitting at the desk next to Raistlin, playing with the laptop.
Resigned, the boy took out his notebook.
"I would suggest that those of you who are taking 'Dragons: All You Need To Know (and a lot you don't)' pay particular attention. We have a nasssssty surprise in store for you, oh yes." Raistlin dragged out the word, making his prediction sound even more evil.
"Anyway," Kiara said, "Let's start. Raistlin?" The white-haired mage nodded. "Magic is a supernatural force," he began. Ariel grabbed her laptop and hurriedly began to take notes.
"You cannot learn magic. You cannot go to the best magic teacher in Krynn and say, 'I want to have magic, teach it to me.' You are born with magic. If you do not have it, it makes me that much happier. If you do, it means I have more work to do to make sure you don't misuse it. In other words, don't use it unless I say you can. This is, of course, assuming you have magical abilities in the first place. Since you are all obviously such idiotic, sheep-brained."
Kiara cleared her throat meaningfully, and Raistlin blinked. "Right, moving on. There are four basic areas of magic. The three inside the laws of magic are White magic, following Solinari, Red magic, following Lunitari, and Black magic, following Nuitari. The fourth is renegade magic, outside the boundaries set by these three gods." Raistlin paused for the class to catch up.
"You should not go outside the boundaries of White, Red, or Black magic. Some can, but you can't. It would mess up our entire balance for Krynn. If I find any of you doing renegade magic, I will use you for my multidimensional experiments. Doesn't that sound fun, Kiara?"
"Oh, absolutely," Kiara said, filing her nails with a knife that she had apparently pulled out of her sleeve. Ariel grinned. Yesterday, out of curiosity, she had visited the general store near the bookstore. She had seen a display of very pretty knives - small ones - that could be slipped into a boot. The weather was curiously cold in Krynn - Ariel guessed it was winter - so she had worn a long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and her boots and new boot knife. The person with the desk on one side of her looked at Ariel, unnerved. In an impossible class with an evil teacher making death threats, one does not usually smile cheerfully.
"Magic involves many components," Kiara said, "Such as herbs. Occasionally we need blood. Use your own blood, if you need it for a spell. If you ever use someone else's, you will become the punching dummy in the evil platypi's training gym."
Ariel winced.
"The class will end soon," said Raistlin. "Read the first textbook. Take notes."
A brave girl raised her hand. "Um, didn't you mean the first chapter?" she asked tremulously.
"No." He glared. "Goodbye now."
The bell rang. The students filed out of the room, and Ariel went back to her dorm to start her reading.
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To answer The Golden Dragon: QUIET! To answer Shelly, I will use some of the things you suggested. Unfortunately, I already signed up Ariel for all her courses this semester. I will use them next semester though. Great ideas, thank you!!!!
"This class is called 'Magic: Do You Have It?'. You probably believe you have magic. This is obviously wrong. You do not have magic until I say you do. And believe me, you don't." Raistlin stood at the desk, glaring ferociously at the class. "If you are not prepared to work harder than you ever have worked before, get out. Now."
Ariel noticed with surprise that many students were leaving already. She didn't know why so many would give up so soon. However, she did know Raistlin's nasty reputation. The evil smile on Kiara's face, who was next to him, didn't help.
"You probably know this," Raistlin said, "but you're all so stupid I won't assume anything yet about what you do and don't know. This is Kiara, and this is Kanth." He gestured toward Kanth, who was perched on Kiara's shoulder.
"Kiara, that's Lady Kiara to you, will be here every other day. The days she's not here, Liara will be. She is no less evil, she just hides it better."
One of the boys in the class raised his hand. Ariel had seen him before; he had a habit of saying the wrong things in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"Are we allowed to date staff members?" He asked innocently.
Ariel quickly covered her eyes for the subsequent explosion. She was one of the few who did. The boy was standing in front of the teacher's desk, looking completely terrified. Kanth had landed on top of his head. The little dragon was sharpening his claws. It made a very unpleasant sound.
Raistlin sighed and gestured the boy back to his desk. He hurried back and reached for his laptop, only to realize it wasn't there. Kiara was sitting at the desk next to Raistlin, playing with the laptop.
Resigned, the boy took out his notebook.
"I would suggest that those of you who are taking 'Dragons: All You Need To Know (and a lot you don't)' pay particular attention. We have a nasssssty surprise in store for you, oh yes." Raistlin dragged out the word, making his prediction sound even more evil.
"Anyway," Kiara said, "Let's start. Raistlin?" The white-haired mage nodded. "Magic is a supernatural force," he began. Ariel grabbed her laptop and hurriedly began to take notes.
"You cannot learn magic. You cannot go to the best magic teacher in Krynn and say, 'I want to have magic, teach it to me.' You are born with magic. If you do not have it, it makes me that much happier. If you do, it means I have more work to do to make sure you don't misuse it. In other words, don't use it unless I say you can. This is, of course, assuming you have magical abilities in the first place. Since you are all obviously such idiotic, sheep-brained."
Kiara cleared her throat meaningfully, and Raistlin blinked. "Right, moving on. There are four basic areas of magic. The three inside the laws of magic are White magic, following Solinari, Red magic, following Lunitari, and Black magic, following Nuitari. The fourth is renegade magic, outside the boundaries set by these three gods." Raistlin paused for the class to catch up.
"You should not go outside the boundaries of White, Red, or Black magic. Some can, but you can't. It would mess up our entire balance for Krynn. If I find any of you doing renegade magic, I will use you for my multidimensional experiments. Doesn't that sound fun, Kiara?"
"Oh, absolutely," Kiara said, filing her nails with a knife that she had apparently pulled out of her sleeve. Ariel grinned. Yesterday, out of curiosity, she had visited the general store near the bookstore. She had seen a display of very pretty knives - small ones - that could be slipped into a boot. The weather was curiously cold in Krynn - Ariel guessed it was winter - so she had worn a long-sleeved shirt, jeans, and her boots and new boot knife. The person with the desk on one side of her looked at Ariel, unnerved. In an impossible class with an evil teacher making death threats, one does not usually smile cheerfully.
"Magic involves many components," Kiara said, "Such as herbs. Occasionally we need blood. Use your own blood, if you need it for a spell. If you ever use someone else's, you will become the punching dummy in the evil platypi's training gym."
Ariel winced.
"The class will end soon," said Raistlin. "Read the first textbook. Take notes."
A brave girl raised her hand. "Um, didn't you mean the first chapter?" she asked tremulously.
"No." He glared. "Goodbye now."
The bell rang. The students filed out of the room, and Ariel went back to her dorm to start her reading.
^-^--^-^
To answer The Golden Dragon: QUIET! To answer Shelly, I will use some of the things you suggested. Unfortunately, I already signed up Ariel for all her courses this semester. I will use them next semester though. Great ideas, thank you!!!!