-Classes-
Sunday went by quickly. Saira spent most of the day catching up with Dmitri even though she'd only been away from him for a week. Isilwen was hardly seen and Aranel said she was hanging out with the boy from Beauxbatons. Ron and Hermione went to help Harry in the library, to no avail. Aranel was nowhere to be found most of the time, and Ita stayed in the common room and didn't speak to anyone.
In the evening Saira went to her first lesson with Legolas which she would son see was much more enjoyable than her regular classes.
"One more time" Saira laughed
"You've destroyed half my room and have yet to hit it"
"Please just one more time. My aim is getting better"
"One more but if you catch my bed on fire, you're staying to clean it up. Now remember, you must concentrate on how much power you need. You're just lighting a candle"
"Ok" she fought back laughter from setting the curtains on fire a few moments earlier. She held her palm up and slowly a small ball of fire appeared in her hand after she said the right words
"Good, now guide it over the candle"
Saira held back her laughs. The ball moved above the candle and after it was lit, disappeared.
"I did it"
"Great. My room is still in shambles but I can take care of that" Legolas said smiling, "Your brother says you're a good healer too. You think you could take care of the burn you gave me?"
"Yeah, come here" The burn was on his forearm. "Ok" She put her hands on the burn and said, "Tanka tel' taurin"
A light appeared under her hands and soon the burn was gone. Saira however did not remove her hand right away.
"Where did you learn the Brittanian Spells? I only gave you the book yesterday"
"My brother and Dmitri were always doing stupid stunts and I got tired of bandaging them up so I got a book from the Triplets. I only taught myself how to heal. However, whether it works or not depends on my own health"
"Well, you better get back. It'll be your first day of classes. What do you have?"
Um, Transfiguration, that'll be easy. Charms, where I have to use a wand"
"Do you have one?"
"Yeah, Zelda had sent me one. Oh and I have Potions with Snape"
"I hope you know your herbs"
"I do. We had such a variety in Hyrule"
"That's good. Namaarie for tonight"
"Namaarie Legolas"
Saira went straight to her room and was excited about her classes, which would not really be what she expected since her first day they had been different to make her feel more comfortable.
"C'mon Saira" Liz yelled from the common room
"Coming" Saira fixed her hair with magic and ran downstairs.
"You seem pretty happy considering it's a school day" Liz said
"What's wrong with being excited about class?" Hermione said
"Hermione, you're just unusual" Ron said
"Well, I've never been to wizard classes before so this should be interesting." Saira said
"We'll be late if we don't hurry" Liz said
"Where's Ita?"
"Oh, he's always late. He only comes when he sleeps enough" Liz said
They all left and Saira followed her friend through the winding halls. She could have sworn she saw a suit of armor walking as they went by one hall. They all found their seats in Professor McGonagall's classroom. The class was all there except Ita and the teacher it seemed. Saira only saw tabby cat sitting on the desk. She turned hearing the large oak doors creak open and Ita walk in. However when she turned back around, McGonagall was standing there with glasses the same shape as the marks she saw around the cat's eyes.
"Ita'istar, you're late again"
"Yeah, I tripped and couldn't walk for a few minutes but I really tried to get here" he said very unconvincing
"I'm sure you did. Please, take your seat"
Saira was instructed to sit next to Hermione since she'd only been there a week. Harry and Ron sat together and Liz helped Dmitri. Ita sat with a Ravenclaw boy Saira didn't recognize.
"Today, class, we will try to change hedge hogs into pin cushions"
By the end of class, only Hermione and Saira were able to successfully transform their hedgehogs. Saira took to it really quick.
"Very good Saira, for your first real class"
"It's easier than I thought it would be"
Saira and Hermione enjoyed the class much more than everyone else. However, Saira didn't excel in Charms as well. Hermione seemed to do well in everything, which was probably why the teachers insisted on pairing them up.
Professor Flitwick was a tiny wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to teach the class.
"Today we'll be working with the banishing spell. After that wonderful display at the First Task, I'm sure Mr. Potter will have no trouble with this"
They worked all class but Saira only managed to make the cushion hover a few inches above her desk.
"This is strange" She said, "I don't usually use a wand for magic"
"Really?" Hermione asked, "Then how do you do magic?"
Saira just held up her hands
"Ok, time for Potions" Liz said when the bell rang
Everyone groaned.
"What's so bad about Potions?" Saira asked
"The teacher" Ita said
Saira was confused but quickly understood after they entered the freezing dungeon.
"That's Snape" Ita said
"Geez, scary"
The man in front had greasy black hair and beady black eyes. Unlike the other teacher who wore colorful cloaks, his were jet black. Everyone in Gryffindor sat in the back while all the Slytherins chose seats in the front.
Snape looked like someone not to cross and Saira knew Dmitri would jump at the chance to infuriate him. She sat next to him in hopes of preventing such actions. Ita sat on her other side.
"You're late" Snape snapped at a Slytherin, "Why?"
"My last teacher held me after"
"Fine, sit"
"He favors Slytherin since he is head of the house. If it were one of us, points would be taken" Ita whispered
"Points?" Saira and Dmitri asked in unison
"Each house earns points by doing things in class and at the end of the year, they're added up to see who wins the house cup."
"Excuse me but this is my class. You are not permitted to speak unless called" Snape lashed at Ita
"Professor, he was just helping me," Saira said hoping to help Ita out
"Hmm. Our new student, Miss Trinity"
"Um, Saira is what I go by"
He didn't care, "What could you possibly need help on if class has not begun yet?"
"Well."
"You seem to think you know a lot"
"Hey, she never said that" Dmitri shouted rising from his seat
"I don't believe I was speaking ot you"
"Dmitri please" Saira pleaded pulling him back down into his chair. He looked at her then said no more.
"Miss Trinity, where would I go if I was supposed to find a bezoar?" he said and Saira was taken aback for a moment.
"It's a stone found in the stomach of a goat that protects you from most poisons"
Everyone in the room started chattering. Stunned that someone else besides Hermione knew the answer to a question.
"Silence" The room fell quiet. "Well, well, well. All right, what is another name for monkshood?"
"Wolfsbane or Aconite"
"Hmm. What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to and infusion of wormwood?"
"The Draught of Living Death" Saira answered plainly
"Bravo, bravo." Snape sat in utter astonishment.
This amazed the class so much that half the Slytherins fell out of their seats while the Gryffindors applauded Saira.
"Get in your seats!" Snape barked
"That was amazing" Harry said after an hour in the cold room
"Why?'
"Why?" Ron yelled, "Snape is only the harshest, meanest teacher. No one, not even a Slytherin, has ever gotten a bravo from him"
"How do you know so much about potions?" Harry asked
"Back in Hyrule, I worked at a potion shop and I had to learn all the herbs and names" Saira explained
"Wow, now we have two whizzes" Ron said
"Great now you guys can copy off her homework instead of mine" Hermione said although she seemed a little hurt."
The next two weeks passed quickly and Christmas break had started. Pretty soon it was only two days until the Yule Ball, and Harry and Ron still didn't have dates.
Everyone was hanging out in the common room. Even Liz had invited Boron in so she could be with him. Aranel was spending a lot of time with Dmitri rather than her date and Isilwen rarely came around anymore. Ita and Aranel were still having trouble but they were speaking again.
Ron was cowering in the corner with his sister Ginny, who was laughing and comforting at the same time. Harry walked in and Ron ran up to him, "Harry I did it I cant believe it, but I did it"
Apparently Ton had asked a girl from Beauxbatons to the ball and was immediately turned down. Harry didn't have any luck either. He asked Cho Chang from Ravenclaw but Cedric Diggory had already asked her.
Harry saw Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. He asked them both to go with the and afterward Harry had a date with Lavender and Ron did with Parvati's sister.
Liz and Voron were lying on the couch together. He was playing with her hair while she finished the last of her homework. Saira was being beaten terribly in chess against Ita. Hermione was, naturally, curled up in a chair with a book.
"Hey Liz, have you got a dress yet?" Saira asked as she watched her knight get shattered.
"Yeah, it's really great. I'll show you later. Do you have one? I mean you've only been here, what, three weeks?" Liz said
"I have one. Link sent it to Legolas to give to me. Zelda had told him about the ball. I think my brother talks with Legolas more than I do"
"I wouldn't doubt it" Liz laughed
Sunday went by quickly. Saira spent most of the day catching up with Dmitri even though she'd only been away from him for a week. Isilwen was hardly seen and Aranel said she was hanging out with the boy from Beauxbatons. Ron and Hermione went to help Harry in the library, to no avail. Aranel was nowhere to be found most of the time, and Ita stayed in the common room and didn't speak to anyone.
In the evening Saira went to her first lesson with Legolas which she would son see was much more enjoyable than her regular classes.
"One more time" Saira laughed
"You've destroyed half my room and have yet to hit it"
"Please just one more time. My aim is getting better"
"One more but if you catch my bed on fire, you're staying to clean it up. Now remember, you must concentrate on how much power you need. You're just lighting a candle"
"Ok" she fought back laughter from setting the curtains on fire a few moments earlier. She held her palm up and slowly a small ball of fire appeared in her hand after she said the right words
"Good, now guide it over the candle"
Saira held back her laughs. The ball moved above the candle and after it was lit, disappeared.
"I did it"
"Great. My room is still in shambles but I can take care of that" Legolas said smiling, "Your brother says you're a good healer too. You think you could take care of the burn you gave me?"
"Yeah, come here" The burn was on his forearm. "Ok" She put her hands on the burn and said, "Tanka tel' taurin"
A light appeared under her hands and soon the burn was gone. Saira however did not remove her hand right away.
"Where did you learn the Brittanian Spells? I only gave you the book yesterday"
"My brother and Dmitri were always doing stupid stunts and I got tired of bandaging them up so I got a book from the Triplets. I only taught myself how to heal. However, whether it works or not depends on my own health"
"Well, you better get back. It'll be your first day of classes. What do you have?"
Um, Transfiguration, that'll be easy. Charms, where I have to use a wand"
"Do you have one?"
"Yeah, Zelda had sent me one. Oh and I have Potions with Snape"
"I hope you know your herbs"
"I do. We had such a variety in Hyrule"
"That's good. Namaarie for tonight"
"Namaarie Legolas"
Saira went straight to her room and was excited about her classes, which would not really be what she expected since her first day they had been different to make her feel more comfortable.
"C'mon Saira" Liz yelled from the common room
"Coming" Saira fixed her hair with magic and ran downstairs.
"You seem pretty happy considering it's a school day" Liz said
"What's wrong with being excited about class?" Hermione said
"Hermione, you're just unusual" Ron said
"Well, I've never been to wizard classes before so this should be interesting." Saira said
"We'll be late if we don't hurry" Liz said
"Where's Ita?"
"Oh, he's always late. He only comes when he sleeps enough" Liz said
They all left and Saira followed her friend through the winding halls. She could have sworn she saw a suit of armor walking as they went by one hall. They all found their seats in Professor McGonagall's classroom. The class was all there except Ita and the teacher it seemed. Saira only saw tabby cat sitting on the desk. She turned hearing the large oak doors creak open and Ita walk in. However when she turned back around, McGonagall was standing there with glasses the same shape as the marks she saw around the cat's eyes.
"Ita'istar, you're late again"
"Yeah, I tripped and couldn't walk for a few minutes but I really tried to get here" he said very unconvincing
"I'm sure you did. Please, take your seat"
Saira was instructed to sit next to Hermione since she'd only been there a week. Harry and Ron sat together and Liz helped Dmitri. Ita sat with a Ravenclaw boy Saira didn't recognize.
"Today, class, we will try to change hedge hogs into pin cushions"
By the end of class, only Hermione and Saira were able to successfully transform their hedgehogs. Saira took to it really quick.
"Very good Saira, for your first real class"
"It's easier than I thought it would be"
Saira and Hermione enjoyed the class much more than everyone else. However, Saira didn't excel in Charms as well. Hermione seemed to do well in everything, which was probably why the teachers insisted on pairing them up.
Professor Flitwick was a tiny wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to teach the class.
"Today we'll be working with the banishing spell. After that wonderful display at the First Task, I'm sure Mr. Potter will have no trouble with this"
They worked all class but Saira only managed to make the cushion hover a few inches above her desk.
"This is strange" She said, "I don't usually use a wand for magic"
"Really?" Hermione asked, "Then how do you do magic?"
Saira just held up her hands
"Ok, time for Potions" Liz said when the bell rang
Everyone groaned.
"What's so bad about Potions?" Saira asked
"The teacher" Ita said
Saira was confused but quickly understood after they entered the freezing dungeon.
"That's Snape" Ita said
"Geez, scary"
The man in front had greasy black hair and beady black eyes. Unlike the other teacher who wore colorful cloaks, his were jet black. Everyone in Gryffindor sat in the back while all the Slytherins chose seats in the front.
Snape looked like someone not to cross and Saira knew Dmitri would jump at the chance to infuriate him. She sat next to him in hopes of preventing such actions. Ita sat on her other side.
"You're late" Snape snapped at a Slytherin, "Why?"
"My last teacher held me after"
"Fine, sit"
"He favors Slytherin since he is head of the house. If it were one of us, points would be taken" Ita whispered
"Points?" Saira and Dmitri asked in unison
"Each house earns points by doing things in class and at the end of the year, they're added up to see who wins the house cup."
"Excuse me but this is my class. You are not permitted to speak unless called" Snape lashed at Ita
"Professor, he was just helping me," Saira said hoping to help Ita out
"Hmm. Our new student, Miss Trinity"
"Um, Saira is what I go by"
He didn't care, "What could you possibly need help on if class has not begun yet?"
"Well."
"You seem to think you know a lot"
"Hey, she never said that" Dmitri shouted rising from his seat
"I don't believe I was speaking ot you"
"Dmitri please" Saira pleaded pulling him back down into his chair. He looked at her then said no more.
"Miss Trinity, where would I go if I was supposed to find a bezoar?" he said and Saira was taken aback for a moment.
"It's a stone found in the stomach of a goat that protects you from most poisons"
Everyone in the room started chattering. Stunned that someone else besides Hermione knew the answer to a question.
"Silence" The room fell quiet. "Well, well, well. All right, what is another name for monkshood?"
"Wolfsbane or Aconite"
"Hmm. What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to and infusion of wormwood?"
"The Draught of Living Death" Saira answered plainly
"Bravo, bravo." Snape sat in utter astonishment.
This amazed the class so much that half the Slytherins fell out of their seats while the Gryffindors applauded Saira.
"Get in your seats!" Snape barked
"That was amazing" Harry said after an hour in the cold room
"Why?'
"Why?" Ron yelled, "Snape is only the harshest, meanest teacher. No one, not even a Slytherin, has ever gotten a bravo from him"
"How do you know so much about potions?" Harry asked
"Back in Hyrule, I worked at a potion shop and I had to learn all the herbs and names" Saira explained
"Wow, now we have two whizzes" Ron said
"Great now you guys can copy off her homework instead of mine" Hermione said although she seemed a little hurt."
The next two weeks passed quickly and Christmas break had started. Pretty soon it was only two days until the Yule Ball, and Harry and Ron still didn't have dates.
Everyone was hanging out in the common room. Even Liz had invited Boron in so she could be with him. Aranel was spending a lot of time with Dmitri rather than her date and Isilwen rarely came around anymore. Ita and Aranel were still having trouble but they were speaking again.
Ron was cowering in the corner with his sister Ginny, who was laughing and comforting at the same time. Harry walked in and Ron ran up to him, "Harry I did it I cant believe it, but I did it"
Apparently Ton had asked a girl from Beauxbatons to the ball and was immediately turned down. Harry didn't have any luck either. He asked Cho Chang from Ravenclaw but Cedric Diggory had already asked her.
Harry saw Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil. He asked them both to go with the and afterward Harry had a date with Lavender and Ron did with Parvati's sister.
Liz and Voron were lying on the couch together. He was playing with her hair while she finished the last of her homework. Saira was being beaten terribly in chess against Ita. Hermione was, naturally, curled up in a chair with a book.
"Hey Liz, have you got a dress yet?" Saira asked as she watched her knight get shattered.
"Yeah, it's really great. I'll show you later. Do you have one? I mean you've only been here, what, three weeks?" Liz said
"I have one. Link sent it to Legolas to give to me. Zelda had told him about the ball. I think my brother talks with Legolas more than I do"
"I wouldn't doubt it" Liz laughed