Like The Sky at Dusk
Chapter Six:
Next after lunch was Care of Magical Creatures. It was taught by a very old woman. She was tall, and her silver hair came down almost to her hips. She had it tied beck in a pony tail. She looked 70, perhaps 80.
"Good Afternoon class. My name is Professor Stefan. Yes, you may reconize it, my husband is the Potions Master. For your sake, you may call me Mrs. Stefan, so as not to get us confused. " She said this kindly and smiled.
"Alright, I'm handing each of you a seed, you're going to plant it in the pot sitting on top of your desk, near the top please. Now i'm passing around a watering can, so give it a bit of water. alright? good. Now, what we are growing is a very common creature. Actually, you are allowed to have them at school. This is a Veritas Fortuna, also known as the Truth Plant. It should begin growing in one week. Contrary to it's name, this is NOT a plant, but an animal, with roots. It well develop a very small body similar to a babys but a color. The color represents the traits of the animals grower, which also effects the traits of the animal.
It can be either sex, but generally, the bodies form similarly to cherubs and never take mutch shape, it's skin should be a rough material, similar to bark. People generally name them, and the animal develops a personality based on the people it is exposed to. These are just seeds, and won't sprout for one week, so you don't need to worry yet.
"But what do they do?" Asked the red haired Griffindor girl. "Ah, yes, what do they do? can anyone tell me?"
Lucas raised his hand lazily. "My father once mentioned them, he says they tell you your fortune or something similar" he said.
"Not quite. Once they are fully grown, you will be able to have conversations with them. You can ask them things about yourself and theycan answer. things such as "Am I getting good grades on my next owl?" they can tap into your mind through the bond you form and tell you of your future, all based on Karma waves they pick up from you. "
People were scribbleing down every word in a mad rush.
"Once a month it's connection with you will be so strong it will make an independant prediction about you. Thease animals are useful and tend to keep you company. They can live up to 200 years if properlay taken care of. My neice got one when she was just a girl and still has it planted in her back yard...
Anyway, take these back to your dorms, you'll be bringing them back friday.Any questions?"
"How do we know if it's a boy or a girl?" asked one girl with pigtails.
Piper rolled her eyes, Lucas Snickered. Mrs. Stefan fixed the girl with a 'think-about-it' stare, and she fell silent.
"Well, you don't have to be a prophet to know the bell's about to ring so...." Ring...."Class dismissed."
On to Astrology. Severus hadn't had much experence in this field and was slightly nervous yet intriuged. He knew the basics: nine planets, one Sun, numerous moons.
Once everyone was seated, Ravenclaws and Slytherins alike, the young, male teacher stepped forward.
"Ahem. Welcome to Astrology. I'm Professor Crawft and this is my first year teaching at Hogwarts. So bear with me, i'm new at this. I figure we'll start out small. It's the first day back so no homework"
A few claps and cheers from the class.
"Everyone turn to page ten of your books. This is a chart of the planets. Copy it, lable it, along with all the major constelations. Due at the end of class" He said. He smiled at them and went back to his desk, grading papers from earlier that day.
Back at Slytherin common room Severus noticed things were quite different. Sixth and Seventh years sat around the fire place, holding hands, and what not, laughing at inside jokes and reveling in their domince of the common room.
The fifth years were at their evening astronomy class. Fourth years, third years and second years sat in spattered groups around the room. The first years, all five of them, sat together, a bit wary of all the others.
Severus sat alone, finishing his Herbology homework. Lucas And Roderick plopped down on either side of him.
"So, Sev, how do you like Hogwarts?" Asked Lucas. "It's tolerable, for a school." He said. "Heh. Listen, Roderick and I were going to go...out...to look around, wanna come?"
This was it. It was such a simple question, but really, it was huge. 'either you're with us or on your own' is what it screamed underneath. It was the only invitation he would receive. If he said no, he was on his own. If he said yes, he was in, perminatly, apart of the group. He would have to tolerate them in moments when he wanted nothing but to be alone.
"No thanks, you go ahead. I want to finish my work" He said. They were both silent for a moment, then Lucuis nodded to him, and they left. It was done. It was understood.
Severus knew it was the right desision; he needed to concentrait on his wizardry, if he was ever to sadisfy his father. And even if he had the time, Lucas Malfoy and Roderic Ridder were his last choices for friends.
Chapter Six:
Next after lunch was Care of Magical Creatures. It was taught by a very old woman. She was tall, and her silver hair came down almost to her hips. She had it tied beck in a pony tail. She looked 70, perhaps 80.
"Good Afternoon class. My name is Professor Stefan. Yes, you may reconize it, my husband is the Potions Master. For your sake, you may call me Mrs. Stefan, so as not to get us confused. " She said this kindly and smiled.
"Alright, I'm handing each of you a seed, you're going to plant it in the pot sitting on top of your desk, near the top please. Now i'm passing around a watering can, so give it a bit of water. alright? good. Now, what we are growing is a very common creature. Actually, you are allowed to have them at school. This is a Veritas Fortuna, also known as the Truth Plant. It should begin growing in one week. Contrary to it's name, this is NOT a plant, but an animal, with roots. It well develop a very small body similar to a babys but a color. The color represents the traits of the animals grower, which also effects the traits of the animal.
It can be either sex, but generally, the bodies form similarly to cherubs and never take mutch shape, it's skin should be a rough material, similar to bark. People generally name them, and the animal develops a personality based on the people it is exposed to. These are just seeds, and won't sprout for one week, so you don't need to worry yet.
"But what do they do?" Asked the red haired Griffindor girl. "Ah, yes, what do they do? can anyone tell me?"
Lucas raised his hand lazily. "My father once mentioned them, he says they tell you your fortune or something similar" he said.
"Not quite. Once they are fully grown, you will be able to have conversations with them. You can ask them things about yourself and theycan answer. things such as "Am I getting good grades on my next owl?" they can tap into your mind through the bond you form and tell you of your future, all based on Karma waves they pick up from you. "
People were scribbleing down every word in a mad rush.
"Once a month it's connection with you will be so strong it will make an independant prediction about you. Thease animals are useful and tend to keep you company. They can live up to 200 years if properlay taken care of. My neice got one when she was just a girl and still has it planted in her back yard...
Anyway, take these back to your dorms, you'll be bringing them back friday.Any questions?"
"How do we know if it's a boy or a girl?" asked one girl with pigtails.
Piper rolled her eyes, Lucas Snickered. Mrs. Stefan fixed the girl with a 'think-about-it' stare, and she fell silent.
"Well, you don't have to be a prophet to know the bell's about to ring so...." Ring...."Class dismissed."
On to Astrology. Severus hadn't had much experence in this field and was slightly nervous yet intriuged. He knew the basics: nine planets, one Sun, numerous moons.
Once everyone was seated, Ravenclaws and Slytherins alike, the young, male teacher stepped forward.
"Ahem. Welcome to Astrology. I'm Professor Crawft and this is my first year teaching at Hogwarts. So bear with me, i'm new at this. I figure we'll start out small. It's the first day back so no homework"
A few claps and cheers from the class.
"Everyone turn to page ten of your books. This is a chart of the planets. Copy it, lable it, along with all the major constelations. Due at the end of class" He said. He smiled at them and went back to his desk, grading papers from earlier that day.
Back at Slytherin common room Severus noticed things were quite different. Sixth and Seventh years sat around the fire place, holding hands, and what not, laughing at inside jokes and reveling in their domince of the common room.
The fifth years were at their evening astronomy class. Fourth years, third years and second years sat in spattered groups around the room. The first years, all five of them, sat together, a bit wary of all the others.
Severus sat alone, finishing his Herbology homework. Lucas And Roderick plopped down on either side of him.
"So, Sev, how do you like Hogwarts?" Asked Lucas. "It's tolerable, for a school." He said. "Heh. Listen, Roderick and I were going to go...out...to look around, wanna come?"
This was it. It was such a simple question, but really, it was huge. 'either you're with us or on your own' is what it screamed underneath. It was the only invitation he would receive. If he said no, he was on his own. If he said yes, he was in, perminatly, apart of the group. He would have to tolerate them in moments when he wanted nothing but to be alone.
"No thanks, you go ahead. I want to finish my work" He said. They were both silent for a moment, then Lucuis nodded to him, and they left. It was done. It was understood.
Severus knew it was the right desision; he needed to concentrait on his wizardry, if he was ever to sadisfy his father. And even if he had the time, Lucas Malfoy and Roderic Ridder were his last choices for friends.