Sorry for such a late second chapter. The anxiety of waiting for my school results drained my creative juices. Did pretty okay, getting mostly Cs and Bs. Anyway~
Raistlin Majere, Archmagus: Dalamar was old after the chaos war. His lost his youth when he went to find the weakness of chaos and his warriors. Read War of Souls, old chap! ;)
SilentJealousy: Thanks for the encouragement! You gotten my juices flowing again! And don't expect anything other than the unexpected! O_o
Disclamer: I do not own any characters in this fanfic.
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The students sat with stunned silence. Their new professor was not human! Sure, they had a werewolf and an ex-auror teaching them before, but never one who is so obviously non-human. Hermione, seeing Dalamar frowning at the class's silence and lack of action, asked gingerly, "Sir, who are you?"
Dalamar smiled, nodding to himself as if expecting that question. "I have already told you who I am, apprentice. Thus, I'll assume what you really meant was what am I?" Dalamar questioned. He got his answer when he saw Hermione's eyes widened. "Very well, I see that this class couldn't go on without some explanation; just this once, I will give you an explanation. It is not my position to reveal to you what I am. However, I am a variation of what is always around you, but never seen except by those who are friends with them." Dalamar explained. As he speaks, his eyes move to Harry and gave him a piercing look. Harry had only seen that look once before, back in Year 2 when Dumbledore asked if everything was all right, when all the students starts getting petrified. Seemingly satisfied, he shift his gaze towards to class. "Now, keep away your books. It's time someone teach you real magic!"
"From what I've been told, you have covered Dark creatures, theories on casting curses and had been shown the most dangerous curses existed. However, it seemed as if none of you knows how to defend yourself without your crude sticks!" Dalamar told them sardonically. "You have all depended too much on your wands apprentices. Wands are artefacts that enhance your magic, not what makes it possible to use them, contrary to what most people think. I have been assigned to teach you the ways on the mage."
"Now, which of you apprentices can tell me the 3 types of magicusers?" He asked quietly, obviously expecting no answer and was quite surprise when Hermione picked her hand up "Professor, there are only 2 types of magicusers. A Wizard and a Dark Wizard." Hermione answered timidly. Giving Hermione an unpleasant look, Dalamar corrects her "No apprentice. There are 3 types of magicusers: Wizards, Mages and Warlocks. You all are wizards, magicusers who require a wand to do even the most simplest of magicks. A Mage is a magicusers who use spell words and spell ingredients while Warlocks uses Rune Magic, using Runes together and forming Runewords, thus achieving their desired effect. And may I ask why none of you are copying this down?" There was an immediate rush of parchments being taken out and quills being wet.
"As I said earlier, I am to teach you the ways of the mage, to not only cast spells without the use of magic sticks, but also to be able to create your own spells. You almighty Headmaster do not want to risk his students being defenceless should ever they encounter some pathetic wizard self-styling himself The Dark Lord known as Voldemort without their magic sticks." He continued, his voice filled with contempt. There was a general gasp when he said Voldemort, and one Ravenclaw student even swore in shock. Ignoring them, Dalamar asked, "Now who is the strongest curser in this class?" Harry, who had been sitting quietly, enchanted by the smooth voice of his new professor, felt a sudden dread. He wasn't surprised at all when most of the class looked at his direction. Dalamar, receiving his answer, asked Harry to join him at front of the class. "Now Apprentice Harry, attack me with your strongest curse. Even if it's an illegal one you learned. Whatever happened in this class shall stay in this class." Dalamar instructed him.
Harry hesitated, then points his want at Dalamar and started to shout "Crucio!" However, he barely managed to spoke half the curse when Dalamar thrown some sand at him and chanted "Ast tasark sinuralan krynawi". Harry immediately collapses, much to the horror of his classmates. Ron, looking wide eye at Harry to Dalamar and back to Harry, finally found his voice and screamed "You killed him!" Dalamar turn his gaze to Ron, then to the class "Fools! Do you think I would kill an apprentice right in this school?! Am I teaching a bunch of dunderheads? Apprentice Potter is not dead. He is merely asleep." Dalamar reassured. True enough, when Ron shook Harry up, he awoke and look confusedly around him, wondering what had just happened.
Once the class had settled down once again, Dalamar smiled triumphantly and announced "Thus have you seen the superiority of Mages over Wizards! A simply sleep spell puts you defenceless. Very much like your kind's stunning spell, but much more effective. Homework, write an essay on the advantages you can think of not using a wand to do magic. Apprentice Granger, you are to write 'Mages are superior to Wizards a hundred times as punishment for giving me a wrong answer. Apprentice Potter, you earn your house 20 points. Class dismiss!"
Well, whaddya think? 3 comments please. Feel free to correct my mistakes or burn me. We learn from our mistakes, as people say! ~Valnazzar