A Muse In Me (03)

Elawin sat in a front seat where of course Draco sat next to. Usually Pansy would sit there, so with a bitter way of trying to get on she kicked the seat leg but hurt her toe. Elawin turned and asked if she was all right, and was met with a few curse words and hisses from the hopping dogface. Snape came from the side room and held his wand to the board.

"Today we will be making Orb Detectors. A very difficult potion to make so I will give you the period to try your," Snape's eyes darted over Harry and spoke clearly into the air, "best to complete it without blowing up the classroom." Snape walked by Neville and stopped. "Or yourself." With a flick of his wrist, directions showed clearly on the board.

Elawin didn't move once through the first ten minutes of the lesson. She just sat and listened. When Draco finally exceeded the first step, he became his usual devilish self. He leaned over to his foolish armament and whispered to him smirking as he eyed the three Gryffindors in the back. Elawin, knowing fully that he was planning something pulled him by the collar towards him, a smile on her face and a gracefully stroking hand on his back.

"Now Mr. Malfoy-" He interrupted her quickly with "Draco." She smiled and corrected herself without embarrassment. "Draco, would you think it be wise to do that." With a witty smile he asked in a cool calm matter, crossing his legs, "Why, what would you mean Muse?" Her eyes met his and he felt a cold chill run down his spine.

"Don't think I am stupid Draco and don't you ever- ever- refer to me as 'Muse' do you hear me?" She hissed. For a brief moment Draco thought he saw a hellish flame blaze in her soft blue eyes, but he was shaken back to consciousness when a voice interrupted the silence.

"What seems to be the problem here Mr. Malfoy and," Snape sneered at Elawin, "Muse?" Elawin stood making the chair fall to the ground in a loud bang making everyone's head (who wasn't already looking) turn towards them.

"Don't you call me Muse Professor," her eyes began to turn a darker blue, almost black. Snape's eyes darted from Draco to her. Her smirked.

"I think I can call anyone-"

"I am not just one of your students Professor Snape, I am a colleague at this point." She spat out. She turned her head down and looked back up, her dark raged eyes back to its original pale blue color.

"You are just a child and needs to learn respect for an adult." Snape said, now growing tired of the classrooms stares. She looked up into his eyes.

"I am not as young as you think." She smiled. "Actually I am older than every student here."

" Of course you are older than a bunch of sixteen year olds. Muses as a matter of fact have to be of age to become a fully-enabled Muse."

"Yes they must be older than sixteen," she smiled again, this time her white teeth showing quite largely, "they also must be older than seventeen, twenty, thirty-oh and, one hundred." She smiled, as Snape's face grew insubstantially amused. "Professor Snape, I am the age of three hundred. Just last month actually." She said growing more relaxed as time went on.

"You-you can't be three hundred. You don't even look twenty." A red headed boy said, but a understanding girl with brown hair and eyes turned to speak to him.

"She can be five hundred and then look twenty if she wanted." She said a bit loudly so others could hear. Elawin smiled and turned to her.

"That's true, and I'd rather stay as young as possible for the time being." She said to many shocked faces. "What's your name?" She asked the girl.

"Hermione Granger." She said.

"Well Hermione, it's nice to hear that people still hear of my people as not but a legendary evil, but as a truly amazing being." Elawin smiled. "I guess we should get back to work before the Professor here has a hear attack from the stress I've already caused." She said looking at Snape's enraged expression. She smiled and sat back down looking at Draco. After a few seconds students went back to their work as if nothing had happened.but much talk was to be done later after class.

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".She told Professor Snape he was a big slimy git."

".She literally threw the chair with her mind. She looked."

"Ghastly beautiful! I wish I had her hair. So long and beautiful and she's so nice." Lavender went on with a not so thrilled Parvarti.

"Yes, but she is so old. How is it she stays looking so-so young?" Hermione looked at her.

"Muses have a very powerful magic that runs not only in the names of their families, or as they call them, communities, but also their blood. They are one of the first, along with Oracles and the first Wizards and Witches, to show such power in our world. Mainly the Muses stayed in their own world because of our world many years ago." Hermione said as Ron and her green eyed friend listened in.

"So what is it that Muses do?" The green eyed boy asked.

"They-" Hermione started.

"We try to make people do better. Whether it be for the persons popularity to the persons life, it's how we change that person." Elawin said appearing from the side of the group.

"How'd you-but I-why aren't-" Ron went on.

"Why Malfoy?" The black haired boy interrupted.

"Because there was something the Oracles saw that needed to be changed. It happens every so often. It's kind of a surprise they sent me." Elawin said smiling. "And you are?"

"Harry Potter. This is Ron and those two are Lavender and Parvarti." Harry said smiling at Elawin. She smiled back.

"Nice to meet you all. I'm Elawin Lovethorn." She walked with them to the nearest hallway.

"Why aren't you with Malfoy?" Ron finally blurted out. Elawin laughed heartily.

"Seems that he's been trying to lose me all day. I guess I had to let him have it though. You both seem to have a dislike?" Elawin asked as they entered the Entrance Hall leading to Divination. Harry gave a puff of air.

"How could you tell?" Elawin noticed his sarcasm, but just smiled.

"I seem to have lost Malfoy. Maybe I can join you in your next class?" Elawin asked as the three stopped.

"Of course you can Elawin." Elawin began to walk into the doorway of the classroom when Hermione spoke again, still standing at a halt. Elawin turned around, her eyes on Hermione.

"Yes?" Hermione looked at her feet and then back at Elawin.

"Aren't Muses banned from attending Wizarding schools? Let alone, our world?" Hermione became silent.everyone around became silent. Elawin's smile faded, and her eyes, different from any before, turned a ghastly green.the color she'd hope to never show to a mere human. "What happened Elawin?"

"We mustn't speak of it here. Come on, you must get to your classes. I will see you later." Elawin, in a hurried motion, walked away silently on the cold floor, which became even colder as her feet glided over the stones.

"Why'd you have to ask that?" Ron said, a bit mad she left them. "You couldn't just." Ron shook his head and Harry and him walked into the classroom, leaving Hermione feeling guilty.

"I'll see you guys later. I have to head to my class." She said in a shaky tone.but she wasn't heading to her next class.she was out to find Elawin. And Elawin seemed to know.

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Elawin sat quietly on a stone bench outside in the cool afternoon air. Breathing in and out slowly, she was able to calm her feelings and senses. Not only did the question make her show pain, but it brought back raw memoirs of her family.and their deaths.

"Elawin?" she heard a voice ask from behind her. It was Hermione, standing tall and Elawin slumped in an tense manner.

"You know much about everything don't you?" Elawin asked calmly standing up. "Why was it you had to ask such a question?"

"I wanted to know how you were sent to the Wizarding world and the Ministry wasn't all over you." Hermione asked. "I mean, the last Muse to come was about twenty-five years ago, but she.she was killed by the Ministry."

"Yes, she was. That's why they sent me because I was sent to finish up business. My mother was the one sent to Hogwarts twenty-five years ago. She was sent to muse a Lucius Malfoy, but because of her death she was unable to save him from the life he leads today. Only I can stop the next generation of the Malfoy Family from making his mistake." Elawin said. "Come sit down." Elawin sat as Hermione did.

"So you are saying that just like Malfoy's father, he too will join with-"

"The Dark Lord. It wasn't the Ministry's fault they killed her though. They were told she was an enemy Death Eater. A Dark supporter- I guess if anyone is to blame, it'd be the one who said that." Elawin said looking at her hands.

"I saw the sadness in your eyes Elawin. I saw them turn bright green. Not that I can read people, it's just, eye color in a Muse represents feeling- Oh why am I telling you this? You of course know." Hermione said turning red.

"Yes I do know, and I am happy you know because without someone who understands me, I feel.vulnerable to change." Elawin grabbed Hermione's hand. "Promise me you will not share this with anyone." Hermione shook her head.

"Yes. I promise. I won't tell anyone." Hermione looked into Elawin's eyes and saw them return to her usual pale blue gray color. "Can I ask you something?" Elawin nodded. "Who was it that told the Ministry that? Or do you not know?"

"I know, but that is unimportant now. They have changed their ways completely." Hermione nodded her head. Elawin stood, letting Hermione's hands fall from hers. "I want to give you something, but it'll take time for you to receive it. You will get it when you need it most though." Elawin said placing her hand on Hermione's shoulder. "You know of the Light, do you not?" Elawin asked.

"Yes. I know a lot of things that people probably don't care for." Hermione said, letting her cheeks turn a light red.

"Good. I must go now. Tell your Professor that you had to meet with a School Official or something." Elawin laughed.

"I'll see you later." Hermione said running off to the school doors. Elawin sat back down. the memories came back and they needed to pass.

.To Be Continued

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Was this a good chapter-a bad chapter? Please tell me! I'd appreciate it. I hope you like it so far. It's not that dark of a story yet, but it will heat up soon. I was kind of going to make it really trippy with some scenes I saw in a recent movie from, I think, Taiwan. Well, I hope to hear from you soon. If you have any questions about something or another, just put it in the review. I really encourage you to check out Slashybabe! She's got a lot of stuff! :)

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Portia

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If you could please read a letter that Slashybabe (Celesten) wrote to everyone at Death-Curse, I'd really think she'd be grateful for it. Keep on going with the fight Celesten!