Very important Author's note: As the school year comes to a close, I will
not be able to update as much as possible, as I rely on the school
computers for my typing needs. I will try while at my dad's house, where I
don't have to worry about downloads because we have our own computers, but
it isn't a sure thing. Ciao for the summer, and have a fabulous one!
-D.E. Lewis
The Geomancer
The consent for Harry and his friends to come up and see Cory every so often had been allowed, and Harry found himself actually looking forward to his visit. Cory often had new and exciting studies that she would explain to them as they asked. Once she had been studying elementary dimension travel, which was something only the most skilled of Geomancers could do. Cory wasn't near traveling level yet, and could only so far peek into other dimensions for a few seconds. But today, when Harry, Ron and Hermionie had entered her chamber, they found her floating above her bed, eyes open and unseeing.
"What the bloody heck is she doing?" Ron shouted. Cory didn't move. Harry approached and tapped her arm. No answer. He moved his hand higher and touched her shoulder. Still no response. He turned and shrugged. Then he touched her forehead. That seemed to do something, because he found himself spinning into a swirling expanse, with no seeable ground. There were colored orbs floating everywhere, and Cory was gazing into one of them.
"Cory?"
"Shhh. You'll wake him up. His dream is rather funny." She said. Harry walked softly over. He looked down. He saw his cousin Dudley in a candy shop, giving away as much as he wanted. Harry suppressed the urge to laugh. Cory sent the orb off and looked up.
"I take it I've frightened you."
"Yes! We thought you had some odd sickness only Geomancers get!" Cory smiled.
"Well. I guess we need to go, then." The world disappeared, and Harry found himself standing on the ground by the bed.
"What was that?" He asked.
"A dream gazing. It takes a form of magic that even muggles have. Anyone can do it, but few know how. Would you like to learn?" Ron and Hermionie came up behind Harry, grinning. A short lesson later, they all were able to dream gaze easily. Cory sat on the bed behind Hermionie, running her long, thin fingers through Hermionie's hair.
"It really is quite lovely." She was saying. "You should really do more with it. A plait, perhaps."
"The truth is, I don't know any good ones." Hermionie replied.
"Oh, I know a few. May I?" Cory asked.
"It's all right with me." Cory produced a hair tie, and began plaiting Hermionie's hair into a long, soft braid. She finished and wound it around Hermionie's head, securing it with a few hairgrips. Hermionie gasped when she saw it in the mirror.
"Cory, where do you learn all these things?"
"I live on a wizarding military base. There are so many people, I just learn as much as I can from all of them." Just then, a large sneakoscope in the corner went off. "Pardon me." Cory said, advancing to the window, and dragging in a suddenly very frightened Draco Malfoy.
The Geomancer
The consent for Harry and his friends to come up and see Cory every so often had been allowed, and Harry found himself actually looking forward to his visit. Cory often had new and exciting studies that she would explain to them as they asked. Once she had been studying elementary dimension travel, which was something only the most skilled of Geomancers could do. Cory wasn't near traveling level yet, and could only so far peek into other dimensions for a few seconds. But today, when Harry, Ron and Hermionie had entered her chamber, they found her floating above her bed, eyes open and unseeing.
"What the bloody heck is she doing?" Ron shouted. Cory didn't move. Harry approached and tapped her arm. No answer. He moved his hand higher and touched her shoulder. Still no response. He turned and shrugged. Then he touched her forehead. That seemed to do something, because he found himself spinning into a swirling expanse, with no seeable ground. There were colored orbs floating everywhere, and Cory was gazing into one of them.
"Cory?"
"Shhh. You'll wake him up. His dream is rather funny." She said. Harry walked softly over. He looked down. He saw his cousin Dudley in a candy shop, giving away as much as he wanted. Harry suppressed the urge to laugh. Cory sent the orb off and looked up.
"I take it I've frightened you."
"Yes! We thought you had some odd sickness only Geomancers get!" Cory smiled.
"Well. I guess we need to go, then." The world disappeared, and Harry found himself standing on the ground by the bed.
"What was that?" He asked.
"A dream gazing. It takes a form of magic that even muggles have. Anyone can do it, but few know how. Would you like to learn?" Ron and Hermionie came up behind Harry, grinning. A short lesson later, they all were able to dream gaze easily. Cory sat on the bed behind Hermionie, running her long, thin fingers through Hermionie's hair.
"It really is quite lovely." She was saying. "You should really do more with it. A plait, perhaps."
"The truth is, I don't know any good ones." Hermionie replied.
"Oh, I know a few. May I?" Cory asked.
"It's all right with me." Cory produced a hair tie, and began plaiting Hermionie's hair into a long, soft braid. She finished and wound it around Hermionie's head, securing it with a few hairgrips. Hermionie gasped when she saw it in the mirror.
"Cory, where do you learn all these things?"
"I live on a wizarding military base. There are so many people, I just learn as much as I can from all of them." Just then, a large sneakoscope in the corner went off. "Pardon me." Cory said, advancing to the window, and dragging in a suddenly very frightened Draco Malfoy.