Finally the bell rang, ending the class. Katrina hurriedly packed away her notes and rubbed her hands trying to get rid of writer's cramp. She got up to go and Harry approached her.
"Look, I'm sorry I lost you five points from Gryffindor. I didn't know you would be blamed." Katrina told him.
"He nails me for everything." Harry replied. "Don't worry about it."
"Hi. I'm glad you could make it to class." Hermione said as she and Ron caught up with them. "Now to proceed to Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Hold on, Katrina. I want to talk to you." Professor Snape said just as they were about to leave. "Everyone else, go. You may wait outside if you wish but keep it outside, but I don't suggest it; we'll be awhile. Katrina." He beckoned her over. She rolled her eyes and approached him.
"Look, I'll see you at the next class. Okay?" she said to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They agreed and left.
"I know about your -ah- certain background, shall we put it? Or your absence of humanity - literally?" Snape asked, raising his eyebrow.
"That's -uh- not very nice, but, oh well, can I go now?" Katrina replied, pointing to the door.
"No." Snape said flatly. "You didn't sleep in, did you? I want to know why you were late, and what you were doing."
"I slept in. I told you that. And why I slept in is none of your business." she replied coldly.
"Why did you sleep in? And don't just tell me you were tired." Snape questioned. Katrina stared at him, her expression darkening.
*Why don't you ask yourself questions?* The words sounded in his head. Snape was startled by her use of mind magic. She smirked. *Sir 'Former Death-Eater'.*
"Shut up." He said, his face gone pale. "Shut up."
"Can you still hear them? Hear their screams at night when you go to bed?"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up, shut up! Like you told those crying people, whispering, crying for mercy, but a painful death you gave?" Snape's eyes were closed tightly shut, his breath was coming out in short gasps.
"Like you plead the spirits of the dead to stop tormenting you in your nightmares? Like that? Tell me!" She was nearly shrieking now. But the doors to the class were closed and sound proof. No one would hear.
"Silence!" Snape shouted, cutting her off. The unearthly light faded from Katrina's haunting eyes, her skin regained a human complexion, but she still held an inhuman aura around her. "Please leave now." he said in a choked whisper. "Go... go now." Katrina said nothing more and left through the door. Professor Snape sat down in his chair behind his desk and pretended to be intent on something as the next class' students filed in, wondering what was wrong.
Katrina made it to the next class on time and chose a seat near Hermione.
"What did he want to talk about?" Hermione asked.
"Oh just to tell me the rules of being on time." Katrina smiled easily.
"Sounds fun."
"Oh, it was. Just wonderful." Katrina replied in the most sarcastic tone possible. Hermione laughed lightheartedly at her remark.
Professor Atrus spoke. "Greetings, students, I've gotten through one session of you today, and I'm still alive. I think I can handle another batch, hmmmm?" A few students laughed at his comment. "Ah, well, to begin, we shall start with a small demonstration on creating shields." Many of the students perked up, interested. They had never heard of this before; shields? What was he talking about?
"I bet you're all going, 'what on earth is he talking about?'" He was given affirmative nods from everyone except Katrina. "Hello, miss-"
"Katrina." She answered.
"Ah yes, Katrina, I noticed you didn't nod. Am I right to assume you already have had experience with shields before?" At Katrina's nod, he continued. "Well, I suppose the other school would teach it then. So, if you're familiar with this, then perhaps you would like to help?" Katrina smiled and nodded. "All right then, come here." Katrina obliged, getting up from her seat in the front row and stepping gracefully to the front. "Now then, you do a spell when I tell you to and I will block it."
"Okay." Katrina said and resumed a stance at one end of the room.
"Now she is going to fire a spell at me, I don't know what and I shall block it. Watch and listen closely; you'll be doing this next." He got ready.
"Luminous!" Katrina shouted.
"Anoth expellius!" Atrus shouted at the same time. A beam of light shot out from Katrina's wand, got past the shield, made for another spell, and blinded Atrus.
"Expellius!" she shouted right after. Atrus went flying. Katrina lowered her wand.
"That was very good Katrina." Atrus said picking himself up. "I didn't expect that. You figured I didn't expect light and so my shield wouldn't stop the light, and after I got blinded, my shield fell. Then you nailed me. Again, very good." Katrina smiled.
"Well, sir - Professor, you could have put up a shield to block all spells. But I see that you wanted to show the class to block the smaller and easier ones before getting in too deep." Atrus smiled.
"Exactly. Shall we try again?" Katrina nodded.
"But with someone else." Atrus said. Katrina took her seat.
"All right then, Harry, you're up." He beckoned Harry forward and studied the boy. *He looks like someone who would pull 'Rictasempra',* he thought to himself. Katrina mentally agreed.
"Wands ready?" Atrus asked. Harry nodded. "Good."
"Rictasempra!" Harry yelled.
"Anoth Rictasempra!" Atrus said at the same time. Marbled and webbed orange and white light shot out of his wand and wove itself into a complicated pattern like a wall in front of Atrus. Harry's spell just glanced off of it and faded into the air. The entire class was impressed. Atrus did the same for everyone else, blocking their spells as well.
The class finally ended and the bell rang. As the students were filing out the door Atrus said, "Good, good, excellent. Tomorrow you shall learn how to do that."
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"Look, I'm sorry I lost you five points from Gryffindor. I didn't know you would be blamed." Katrina told him.
"He nails me for everything." Harry replied. "Don't worry about it."
"Hi. I'm glad you could make it to class." Hermione said as she and Ron caught up with them. "Now to proceed to Defense Against the Dark Arts."
"Hold on, Katrina. I want to talk to you." Professor Snape said just as they were about to leave. "Everyone else, go. You may wait outside if you wish but keep it outside, but I don't suggest it; we'll be awhile. Katrina." He beckoned her over. She rolled her eyes and approached him.
"Look, I'll see you at the next class. Okay?" she said to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They agreed and left.
"I know about your -ah- certain background, shall we put it? Or your absence of humanity - literally?" Snape asked, raising his eyebrow.
"That's -uh- not very nice, but, oh well, can I go now?" Katrina replied, pointing to the door.
"No." Snape said flatly. "You didn't sleep in, did you? I want to know why you were late, and what you were doing."
"I slept in. I told you that. And why I slept in is none of your business." she replied coldly.
"Why did you sleep in? And don't just tell me you were tired." Snape questioned. Katrina stared at him, her expression darkening.
*Why don't you ask yourself questions?* The words sounded in his head. Snape was startled by her use of mind magic. She smirked. *Sir 'Former Death-Eater'.*
"Shut up." He said, his face gone pale. "Shut up."
"Can you still hear them? Hear their screams at night when you go to bed?"
"Shut up!"
"Shut up, shut up! Like you told those crying people, whispering, crying for mercy, but a painful death you gave?" Snape's eyes were closed tightly shut, his breath was coming out in short gasps.
"Like you plead the spirits of the dead to stop tormenting you in your nightmares? Like that? Tell me!" She was nearly shrieking now. But the doors to the class were closed and sound proof. No one would hear.
"Silence!" Snape shouted, cutting her off. The unearthly light faded from Katrina's haunting eyes, her skin regained a human complexion, but she still held an inhuman aura around her. "Please leave now." he said in a choked whisper. "Go... go now." Katrina said nothing more and left through the door. Professor Snape sat down in his chair behind his desk and pretended to be intent on something as the next class' students filed in, wondering what was wrong.
Katrina made it to the next class on time and chose a seat near Hermione.
"What did he want to talk about?" Hermione asked.
"Oh just to tell me the rules of being on time." Katrina smiled easily.
"Sounds fun."
"Oh, it was. Just wonderful." Katrina replied in the most sarcastic tone possible. Hermione laughed lightheartedly at her remark.
Professor Atrus spoke. "Greetings, students, I've gotten through one session of you today, and I'm still alive. I think I can handle another batch, hmmmm?" A few students laughed at his comment. "Ah, well, to begin, we shall start with a small demonstration on creating shields." Many of the students perked up, interested. They had never heard of this before; shields? What was he talking about?
"I bet you're all going, 'what on earth is he talking about?'" He was given affirmative nods from everyone except Katrina. "Hello, miss-"
"Katrina." She answered.
"Ah yes, Katrina, I noticed you didn't nod. Am I right to assume you already have had experience with shields before?" At Katrina's nod, he continued. "Well, I suppose the other school would teach it then. So, if you're familiar with this, then perhaps you would like to help?" Katrina smiled and nodded. "All right then, come here." Katrina obliged, getting up from her seat in the front row and stepping gracefully to the front. "Now then, you do a spell when I tell you to and I will block it."
"Okay." Katrina said and resumed a stance at one end of the room.
"Now she is going to fire a spell at me, I don't know what and I shall block it. Watch and listen closely; you'll be doing this next." He got ready.
"Luminous!" Katrina shouted.
"Anoth expellius!" Atrus shouted at the same time. A beam of light shot out from Katrina's wand, got past the shield, made for another spell, and blinded Atrus.
"Expellius!" she shouted right after. Atrus went flying. Katrina lowered her wand.
"That was very good Katrina." Atrus said picking himself up. "I didn't expect that. You figured I didn't expect light and so my shield wouldn't stop the light, and after I got blinded, my shield fell. Then you nailed me. Again, very good." Katrina smiled.
"Well, sir - Professor, you could have put up a shield to block all spells. But I see that you wanted to show the class to block the smaller and easier ones before getting in too deep." Atrus smiled.
"Exactly. Shall we try again?" Katrina nodded.
"But with someone else." Atrus said. Katrina took her seat.
"All right then, Harry, you're up." He beckoned Harry forward and studied the boy. *He looks like someone who would pull 'Rictasempra',* he thought to himself. Katrina mentally agreed.
"Wands ready?" Atrus asked. Harry nodded. "Good."
"Rictasempra!" Harry yelled.
"Anoth Rictasempra!" Atrus said at the same time. Marbled and webbed orange and white light shot out of his wand and wove itself into a complicated pattern like a wall in front of Atrus. Harry's spell just glanced off of it and faded into the air. The entire class was impressed. Atrus did the same for everyone else, blocking their spells as well.
The class finally ended and the bell rang. As the students were filing out the door Atrus said, "Good, good, excellent. Tomorrow you shall learn how to do that."
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