Harry, Ron and Hermione walked towards the wooden hut near the forbidden
forest that belonged to Hagrid, they had just come out of Transfiguration,
where they had started learning the basics of Animagi. As they neared the
hut, Harry stopped dead in his tracks, Ron and Hermione followed suit.
Professor Pravus was talking to Hagrid and Hagrid was listening, starry
eyed and red. When he spoke, she laughed lightly before turning back
towards the castle.
Hagrid was still looking strangely in the direction of the professor as
Harry, Ron and Hermione approached, they exchanged glances and Ron spoke
first "What was that all about".
Hagrid snapped back to reality and blushed deeply "Erm.. What ya doing down
'ere?"
"We came to see you Hagrid if that's ok" Hermione smiled slyly
"Of course that's ok I.." Harry interrupted "What did professor Pravus
want?"
Hagrid blushed even deeper "I. She was interested in the Forbidden Forest
so I gave her a little tour"
"You did what?" Ron gaped
"Well she was quite safe with me an ol' fang 'ere besides she seems to know
her danger"
Hermione shook her head "Never mind Hagrid"
He shrugged "All righ' you lot come inside for some tea"
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Hera lowered the sixth year exams she was working on "You may enter", the door opened and Hermione stepped inside "Yes professor, you called me?" Hermione's eyes traveled around the room until they landed on the perched figure in the corner, she gasped, the creature was pitch black, his wingspan was large and his eyes had a evil look to them, his tail almost touched the floor and it glistened in the dull light of the room. Hera watched the girl and smiled in a satisfactory way "Enya is a Phoegle, part eagle and part phoenix, I found him in the heart of an ancient forest in Greece, he's a good replacement for an owl as he is stronger, faster and can fly great distances over a short period of time, and yes I did call you" she stood up and stroked the ebon head of the Phoegle "I wish for you to tell you fellow classmates that I shall give them a class test on the Banshee tomorrow to see how well they listen in class" Hermione nodded, her eyes still fixed on Enya. "Well what you standing around for, go and do what I asked" Hermione started and hurriedly left the room. Hera rolled her eyes and took out a piece of parchment and a quill.
#~#~#~#
"Tomorrow! That's not funny Hermione, you almost gave me a heart failure" Ron exhaled. Hermione sighed "I'm not joking, we DO have a class test on the banshee TOMORROW, by the way is Harry still at Quidditch practice?" Ron nodded "Yes, he should be back soon, why?" "Wait, I'll tell you when he's back" Twenty minutes later the Gryffindor Quidditch team entered the common room, brooms tucked underneath their arms and their faces flushed from the cold outside. Hermione gestured for Harry to join her and Ron by the fireplace. He sat down on the nearest couch; a huge grin was plastered on his face. "What you grinning about?" Ron asked, he was always keen for the latest news on quidditch, even if it was only at Hogwarts. Harry's grin widened "We're playing Slytherin on Thursday and if we beat them we'll only have to play Hufflepuff, beat them and then we win the house cup!" Ron whooped and Hermione smiled. As soon as Ron settled down he turned to Hermione "Well will you tell us now?" Harry lent foreword "Tell us what?" "Alright, well today I was called into professor Pravus's office and she had a Phoegle" "A what?" Harry and Ron asked together, both of them looking extremely puzzled. Hermione glared into space, out of irritation "A Pheogle is part eagle, part phoenix. Honestly if you too would get yourselves to read maybe you'd learn something" Ron shrugged "So, what's important about Pravus having a Phoeble" "Phoegle" Hermione corrected him "What's so important is that a Phoegle is believed to be extinct and no one has ever seen one for over a thousand years and isn't it a bit weird that she has one that she found in Greece?" This time it was Harry who shrugged "Well maybe no one has looked in Greece" Hermione shook her head "No, Greece has been one of the places that has been searched the most" "But still I don't see what's wrong with owning a Phoegle" "A Phoegle was used by sorcerers many years ago but not any sorcerer only the evil ones and because the face of the Phoegle is evil it is believed to be the bringer of death and destruction" Ron gulped "But then why would Professor Pravus own one if it was so evil?" Hermione shrugged "I'm not saying she's evil, I'm just saying it's weird, we can just watch her that's all"
#~#~#~#
Unfortunately the very first lesson in the morning was Divination, Harry and Ron's worst subject aside from Potions, thought Hermione was lucky as she quit in her third year. Professor Trelawney was weird and usually predicted Harry's doom in every lesson and today was no different. Her classroom had the usual musty and claustrophobic smell but in front of each desk stood a misty looking pool of water, many of the students reached out to touch it but retreated when they heard the voice of Trelawney "Don't touch the water for bad luck shall bestow on you for the rest of your life" The students sat down quietly "Today you shall look into the pool of foresight, if the smoke turns a silvery white you shall have a long and joyous life, if it however turns a deep maroon your life will be forfeited soon" Lavender and Parvati gasped and sat up straight, most of the eyes in the room turned to Harry and he and Ron were trying too hard not to laugh. Near the end of the lesson after several attempts Harry's smoke predictably turned maroon, as did Ron's while the rest of the class's turned silvery white. Professor Trelawney went through her usual dramatic stage that caused Harry and Ron to laugh even harder, she glared at them before dismissing the class. On their way back to class Ron turned to Harry "What do you think will happen to us this year?" Harry laughed before speaking "Who knows but we'd better think of something because we don't have 'long' to live"
(more, more, more.)
#~#~#~#
Hera lowered the sixth year exams she was working on "You may enter", the door opened and Hermione stepped inside "Yes professor, you called me?" Hermione's eyes traveled around the room until they landed on the perched figure in the corner, she gasped, the creature was pitch black, his wingspan was large and his eyes had a evil look to them, his tail almost touched the floor and it glistened in the dull light of the room. Hera watched the girl and smiled in a satisfactory way "Enya is a Phoegle, part eagle and part phoenix, I found him in the heart of an ancient forest in Greece, he's a good replacement for an owl as he is stronger, faster and can fly great distances over a short period of time, and yes I did call you" she stood up and stroked the ebon head of the Phoegle "I wish for you to tell you fellow classmates that I shall give them a class test on the Banshee tomorrow to see how well they listen in class" Hermione nodded, her eyes still fixed on Enya. "Well what you standing around for, go and do what I asked" Hermione started and hurriedly left the room. Hera rolled her eyes and took out a piece of parchment and a quill.
#~#~#~#
"Tomorrow! That's not funny Hermione, you almost gave me a heart failure" Ron exhaled. Hermione sighed "I'm not joking, we DO have a class test on the banshee TOMORROW, by the way is Harry still at Quidditch practice?" Ron nodded "Yes, he should be back soon, why?" "Wait, I'll tell you when he's back" Twenty minutes later the Gryffindor Quidditch team entered the common room, brooms tucked underneath their arms and their faces flushed from the cold outside. Hermione gestured for Harry to join her and Ron by the fireplace. He sat down on the nearest couch; a huge grin was plastered on his face. "What you grinning about?" Ron asked, he was always keen for the latest news on quidditch, even if it was only at Hogwarts. Harry's grin widened "We're playing Slytherin on Thursday and if we beat them we'll only have to play Hufflepuff, beat them and then we win the house cup!" Ron whooped and Hermione smiled. As soon as Ron settled down he turned to Hermione "Well will you tell us now?" Harry lent foreword "Tell us what?" "Alright, well today I was called into professor Pravus's office and she had a Phoegle" "A what?" Harry and Ron asked together, both of them looking extremely puzzled. Hermione glared into space, out of irritation "A Pheogle is part eagle, part phoenix. Honestly if you too would get yourselves to read maybe you'd learn something" Ron shrugged "So, what's important about Pravus having a Phoeble" "Phoegle" Hermione corrected him "What's so important is that a Phoegle is believed to be extinct and no one has ever seen one for over a thousand years and isn't it a bit weird that she has one that she found in Greece?" This time it was Harry who shrugged "Well maybe no one has looked in Greece" Hermione shook her head "No, Greece has been one of the places that has been searched the most" "But still I don't see what's wrong with owning a Phoegle" "A Phoegle was used by sorcerers many years ago but not any sorcerer only the evil ones and because the face of the Phoegle is evil it is believed to be the bringer of death and destruction" Ron gulped "But then why would Professor Pravus own one if it was so evil?" Hermione shrugged "I'm not saying she's evil, I'm just saying it's weird, we can just watch her that's all"
#~#~#~#
Unfortunately the very first lesson in the morning was Divination, Harry and Ron's worst subject aside from Potions, thought Hermione was lucky as she quit in her third year. Professor Trelawney was weird and usually predicted Harry's doom in every lesson and today was no different. Her classroom had the usual musty and claustrophobic smell but in front of each desk stood a misty looking pool of water, many of the students reached out to touch it but retreated when they heard the voice of Trelawney "Don't touch the water for bad luck shall bestow on you for the rest of your life" The students sat down quietly "Today you shall look into the pool of foresight, if the smoke turns a silvery white you shall have a long and joyous life, if it however turns a deep maroon your life will be forfeited soon" Lavender and Parvati gasped and sat up straight, most of the eyes in the room turned to Harry and he and Ron were trying too hard not to laugh. Near the end of the lesson after several attempts Harry's smoke predictably turned maroon, as did Ron's while the rest of the class's turned silvery white. Professor Trelawney went through her usual dramatic stage that caused Harry and Ron to laugh even harder, she glared at them before dismissing the class. On their way back to class Ron turned to Harry "What do you think will happen to us this year?" Harry laughed before speaking "Who knows but we'd better think of something because we don't have 'long' to live"
(more, more, more.)
