The DeTes followed Denird and Tejok out of the Great Hall with Warr
following them. None of them except for Warr noticed the two redheaded
Gryffindors following them. They walked up several flights of stairs until
they came to a weird and horrifying looking statue of a panther with the
wings and face of a bat. Warr stepped in front of Denird and Tejok "Let me
check it to make sure all's clear" he said in a deep voice.
"Ya know, your overprotectiveness gets old fast. In about 5 seconds in
fact" said Tejok with a grin as Denird laughed and Warr flushed red with
anger
"Your safety is not a thing to be laughed at." He said angrily (well, duh)
"Calm down, we're just messing with you." said Denird
"Okay." said Warr "but stop, I have even less of a sense of humor than
before. That vile little body" he shivered. He grinned at the two kids
following them (without the others noticing). and walked through the statue
and the alcove it was in. He reappeared soon, said it was all clear and
they all walked in. The four kids were shocked they looked up, and saw a
long atrium, seemingly with no end, and with a spiral staircase wrapping
around it. On the first floor there was just a bare room with a fireplace.
"It looks a little bare right now, but after it has time to use your
memories to find what you'd find most comfortable it'll be very cool. Oh
and what floor do you want?"
"What's the highest?" asked Devin
"There isn't a highest level, no matter how high you go there's always another level." said Tejok
"Oh, can you go way out in space?" asked Deon
"No, only as high as this tower." said Denird
"But she said.." said Terrie
"On the outside it's only that tall, on the inside it's infinite" said Tejok
"Ookaay" said Teah
"Umm, could I have whatever floor has the best view?" asked Devin
"Deck or no deck" asked Denird
"Uhhh, deck."
"Follow the glowing gold line." Said Tejok
"Ummm, are there any you could fly a broom off of?" asked Terrie
"Same gold line as Devin" said Denird
"How about you two?" asked Tejok of Teah and Deon
"Any with a library?" asked Teah
"Yep," said Tejok "Follow the silver line"
"How about. muggle technology? Do you have any of that in here? Devin taught me how to use it, computers and stuff, and now I'm hooked." Said Deon. Tejok drew her sword and Deon paled (thinking she was going to hack off his head or something), but she smiled and pointed it upward
"We do now" she said, as the sword glowed briefly and then dimmed again "Same way as Teah" as he started to walk up the stairs Warr looked at them
"Do you mind if I go to my private chambers?" he asked
"Hallelujah! The obsessive bodyguard is finally leaving us alone!" exclaimed Tejok laughingly
"I'll take that as a yes." said Warr, glaring at Tejok.
***
While Tejok and Denird are getting the four new students to their rooms-
"Come on" hissed Sam Weasley to his fraternal twin sister Christina "It's just a statue! It must have a spell or something on it to make you this scared."
"It does, because I saw a picture of this in one of my books and it didn't scare me then." said Christina
"Well forget you, I'm just going in." he walked at it ready to pass right through it, and came to an abrupt stop as he banged his head on it. At that moment Warr came out and glared at them.
"Follow me," he said and turned and walked off. They followed him silently until they eventually came to a wall. "Go on through." said Warr, "This one is set low enough for you two to pass." They walked in and sat down in two chairs in front of a fire. He sat down in another that they hadn't noticed before. They sat in an uncomfortable silence for what felt like an hour (to them).
"Ask." said Warr. The two looked at each other "Your questions." elaborated Warr
"Uh okay," said Sam "Who are you?"
"I am Warr, bodyguard of the DeTe chiefs."
"Why did you bring us in here?" asked Christina
"To tell you."
"Tell us what?" asked Sam curiously
"Of your heritage."
"What do you mean?" asked Sam exasperatedly
"You are not 100% human."
"Huh?" asked Christina
"You are my descendants. Of the tribe of Warr and Weasley." The two sat shocked and disbelieving so he continued "After the war I met and married a woman called Weasley. Our children did not like my name so they called themselves by their mother's name. When they were adults they all went into business together. They made weapons, and started a company called Weasley's Wizard Warriors. Few married Genii so few of my remaining descendants have much Genii blood in them. It is however nice to know that my line lives on. You." he pointed at Sam "Have just enough Genii blood to be impervious to some spells like the fear spell on the entrance to the DeTe tower. You." he pointed to Christina "Have a great deal, but it is still locked away within you. Eventually you will have more than your twin. That's enough for tonight. Now go to your common room. Soon the boy you have at the portrait hole will fall asleep. You will have to move quickly. Goodnight." They walked out stunned, but miraculously did not get caught.
***
That night each of the DeTes dreamed. Devin and Terrie dreamed of weapons that seemed to glow with power, while Deon and Teah dreamed about mysterious magical tools. Each of them abruptly awoke at different points during the night and received yet another shock. First was Terrie, she awoke, looked around, and was about to fall back asleep when she noticed something on her bedside table. She looked closer and then reached over to pick it up. It was a small dagger but size was not the issue. It was made of two types of metal, a shimmering black type that was oddly hard to see, even when it was right before her eyes, and a solid, gleaming silver that seemed mysteriously solid and dependable. The hilt was encrusted with sparkling blue gemstones. And carved twice, once in the black stone and once in the silver, was her name, Terrie Azul DeTe. She stared at it and then without meaning to drifted off to sleep. Essentially the same things happened to each of them that night, but with different specifics. When Teah awoke there was what looked like an intricately carved and decorated walking stick, but the shocked Teah knew it for a supposedly mythological tool which was so powerful that it could grant magic to muggles, and do many other mysterious, mostly unknown things. It was made of tough wood, but with steel added for strength and gold for decoration. It had her name; Teah Hielo DeTe in diamonds near the top. She fell back asleep in the same way as Terrie. Devin, when he woke up was surprised to find himself wearing gauntlets with a dagger strapped to each. He took them off and stared at them. They and the daggers were both made of plain, unadorned steel except for a small emerald at the wrist of each gauntlet and the hilt of each dagger. In each emerald was etched his name; Devin Verde DeTe. He fell asleep and the gauntlets lay on his chest. Last, Deon awoke and discovered a thing about the size of a wand, but it was silver, with weird orange gemstones on it. Later he was to discover that this was a thing that sensed if someone was being truthful or not and if they weren't then make them tell the truth. He also stared at it and then fell asleep.
***
A/N From now on Devin, Deon, Terrie, and Teah will be collectively referred to as the four DeTes while Tejok and Denird will be referred to as the two DeTes.
***
When the four DeTes woke up the morning they all thought they had dreamed about the things they had found in the night. The things had all fallen to the floor so they didn't notice them, but when they tried to leave their rooms they felt a pain as if their hearts were being ripped from their chests. They re-entered their rooms and each eventually realized that the source was the assorted things they had found in the night. So, they self-consciously grabbed them and carried them downstairs. They were met by Tejok who grinned delightedly when she saw the things they carried.
"You've found your K'nirns (a/n k-nern)! Excellent!"
"Huh?" asked Devin blankly
"Oh, you know how Denird had said that about real wands?" nods. "Well k'nirns are what we Genii use instead of wands. Unfortunately they are a part of us, and if they get too far away from us we can die. However, if they have multiple parts, like yours Devin, then parts of it can get farther away. In other words you could throw those daggers as weapons. Or lend them to someone else or something." "Cool, but what happened to the wands that we had had?" asked Teah
"We don't know, this's never happened before. Could I see them a second though?" first she took Terrie's "Well you're secretive, but sort of loudmouthed and you don't hide your feelings and all, you also have some kind of special ability;" next she took Devin's "You aren't secretive in the least, you always say what you think and you don't even pretend to be something you aren't or make yourself look better." After that, she took Deon's "You are very honest and insightful, you have a heart of gold and are a great guy, however, like Devin you don't change for anything." Last she took Teah's "You are a little bit to mindful of appearances and power, but you're still a very nice person. You all also have some special ability or other."
"Now that my wife is done doing her fortune teller impression, I think it's time to go down to breakfast" said Denird, appearing out of thin air. Tejok grinned impishly at him and he laughed. Deon looked at him curiously
"Wait a second, that wasn't true? But I read somewhere that the wand thingies of Genii.."
"Of course it was true," said Denird impatiently "but that doesn't mean it's any less stupid or funny sounding when you "read" a k'nirn. Now if you'll excuse us Warr's coming."
"Don't tell him we're here!" said Tejok laughingly, and they faded out of the visible spectrum. Warr walked in and glanced around,
"Interesting, they've discovered a new way to hide themselves. I thought I knew them all."
"Who?" asked Devin. Warr laughed
"You're a much better liar than your cousin. Look at his face! Anyway, it doesn't matter, this is sort of an ongoing competition between me and them. They hide, I find them. It's kind of juvenile but it hones all of our skills." And he faded out. The four went down to breakfast and enjoyed a wonderful meal with everyone in the entire hall staring at them. As they were leaving they were caught by a redhaired boy and girl who introduced themselves as Chris and Sam Weasley.
"Come with us." hissed Sam "We need to talk to you." they followed the twins up a stairway, down a hallway, and into a dark room.
"Down!" cried Chris, and the floor dropped away beneath them.
"What's the highest?" asked Devin
"There isn't a highest level, no matter how high you go there's always another level." said Tejok
"Oh, can you go way out in space?" asked Deon
"No, only as high as this tower." said Denird
"But she said.." said Terrie
"On the outside it's only that tall, on the inside it's infinite" said Tejok
"Ookaay" said Teah
"Umm, could I have whatever floor has the best view?" asked Devin
"Deck or no deck" asked Denird
"Uhhh, deck."
"Follow the glowing gold line." Said Tejok
"Ummm, are there any you could fly a broom off of?" asked Terrie
"Same gold line as Devin" said Denird
"How about you two?" asked Tejok of Teah and Deon
"Any with a library?" asked Teah
"Yep," said Tejok "Follow the silver line"
"How about. muggle technology? Do you have any of that in here? Devin taught me how to use it, computers and stuff, and now I'm hooked." Said Deon. Tejok drew her sword and Deon paled (thinking she was going to hack off his head or something), but she smiled and pointed it upward
"We do now" she said, as the sword glowed briefly and then dimmed again "Same way as Teah" as he started to walk up the stairs Warr looked at them
"Do you mind if I go to my private chambers?" he asked
"Hallelujah! The obsessive bodyguard is finally leaving us alone!" exclaimed Tejok laughingly
"I'll take that as a yes." said Warr, glaring at Tejok.
***
While Tejok and Denird are getting the four new students to their rooms-
"Come on" hissed Sam Weasley to his fraternal twin sister Christina "It's just a statue! It must have a spell or something on it to make you this scared."
"It does, because I saw a picture of this in one of my books and it didn't scare me then." said Christina
"Well forget you, I'm just going in." he walked at it ready to pass right through it, and came to an abrupt stop as he banged his head on it. At that moment Warr came out and glared at them.
"Follow me," he said and turned and walked off. They followed him silently until they eventually came to a wall. "Go on through." said Warr, "This one is set low enough for you two to pass." They walked in and sat down in two chairs in front of a fire. He sat down in another that they hadn't noticed before. They sat in an uncomfortable silence for what felt like an hour (to them).
"Ask." said Warr. The two looked at each other "Your questions." elaborated Warr
"Uh okay," said Sam "Who are you?"
"I am Warr, bodyguard of the DeTe chiefs."
"Why did you bring us in here?" asked Christina
"To tell you."
"Tell us what?" asked Sam curiously
"Of your heritage."
"What do you mean?" asked Sam exasperatedly
"You are not 100% human."
"Huh?" asked Christina
"You are my descendants. Of the tribe of Warr and Weasley." The two sat shocked and disbelieving so he continued "After the war I met and married a woman called Weasley. Our children did not like my name so they called themselves by their mother's name. When they were adults they all went into business together. They made weapons, and started a company called Weasley's Wizard Warriors. Few married Genii so few of my remaining descendants have much Genii blood in them. It is however nice to know that my line lives on. You." he pointed at Sam "Have just enough Genii blood to be impervious to some spells like the fear spell on the entrance to the DeTe tower. You." he pointed to Christina "Have a great deal, but it is still locked away within you. Eventually you will have more than your twin. That's enough for tonight. Now go to your common room. Soon the boy you have at the portrait hole will fall asleep. You will have to move quickly. Goodnight." They walked out stunned, but miraculously did not get caught.
***
That night each of the DeTes dreamed. Devin and Terrie dreamed of weapons that seemed to glow with power, while Deon and Teah dreamed about mysterious magical tools. Each of them abruptly awoke at different points during the night and received yet another shock. First was Terrie, she awoke, looked around, and was about to fall back asleep when she noticed something on her bedside table. She looked closer and then reached over to pick it up. It was a small dagger but size was not the issue. It was made of two types of metal, a shimmering black type that was oddly hard to see, even when it was right before her eyes, and a solid, gleaming silver that seemed mysteriously solid and dependable. The hilt was encrusted with sparkling blue gemstones. And carved twice, once in the black stone and once in the silver, was her name, Terrie Azul DeTe. She stared at it and then without meaning to drifted off to sleep. Essentially the same things happened to each of them that night, but with different specifics. When Teah awoke there was what looked like an intricately carved and decorated walking stick, but the shocked Teah knew it for a supposedly mythological tool which was so powerful that it could grant magic to muggles, and do many other mysterious, mostly unknown things. It was made of tough wood, but with steel added for strength and gold for decoration. It had her name; Teah Hielo DeTe in diamonds near the top. She fell back asleep in the same way as Terrie. Devin, when he woke up was surprised to find himself wearing gauntlets with a dagger strapped to each. He took them off and stared at them. They and the daggers were both made of plain, unadorned steel except for a small emerald at the wrist of each gauntlet and the hilt of each dagger. In each emerald was etched his name; Devin Verde DeTe. He fell asleep and the gauntlets lay on his chest. Last, Deon awoke and discovered a thing about the size of a wand, but it was silver, with weird orange gemstones on it. Later he was to discover that this was a thing that sensed if someone was being truthful or not and if they weren't then make them tell the truth. He also stared at it and then fell asleep.
***
A/N From now on Devin, Deon, Terrie, and Teah will be collectively referred to as the four DeTes while Tejok and Denird will be referred to as the two DeTes.
***
When the four DeTes woke up the morning they all thought they had dreamed about the things they had found in the night. The things had all fallen to the floor so they didn't notice them, but when they tried to leave their rooms they felt a pain as if their hearts were being ripped from their chests. They re-entered their rooms and each eventually realized that the source was the assorted things they had found in the night. So, they self-consciously grabbed them and carried them downstairs. They were met by Tejok who grinned delightedly when she saw the things they carried.
"You've found your K'nirns (a/n k-nern)! Excellent!"
"Huh?" asked Devin blankly
"Oh, you know how Denird had said that about real wands?" nods. "Well k'nirns are what we Genii use instead of wands. Unfortunately they are a part of us, and if they get too far away from us we can die. However, if they have multiple parts, like yours Devin, then parts of it can get farther away. In other words you could throw those daggers as weapons. Or lend them to someone else or something." "Cool, but what happened to the wands that we had had?" asked Teah
"We don't know, this's never happened before. Could I see them a second though?" first she took Terrie's "Well you're secretive, but sort of loudmouthed and you don't hide your feelings and all, you also have some kind of special ability;" next she took Devin's "You aren't secretive in the least, you always say what you think and you don't even pretend to be something you aren't or make yourself look better." After that, she took Deon's "You are very honest and insightful, you have a heart of gold and are a great guy, however, like Devin you don't change for anything." Last she took Teah's "You are a little bit to mindful of appearances and power, but you're still a very nice person. You all also have some special ability or other."
"Now that my wife is done doing her fortune teller impression, I think it's time to go down to breakfast" said Denird, appearing out of thin air. Tejok grinned impishly at him and he laughed. Deon looked at him curiously
"Wait a second, that wasn't true? But I read somewhere that the wand thingies of Genii.."
"Of course it was true," said Denird impatiently "but that doesn't mean it's any less stupid or funny sounding when you "read" a k'nirn. Now if you'll excuse us Warr's coming."
"Don't tell him we're here!" said Tejok laughingly, and they faded out of the visible spectrum. Warr walked in and glanced around,
"Interesting, they've discovered a new way to hide themselves. I thought I knew them all."
"Who?" asked Devin. Warr laughed
"You're a much better liar than your cousin. Look at his face! Anyway, it doesn't matter, this is sort of an ongoing competition between me and them. They hide, I find them. It's kind of juvenile but it hones all of our skills." And he faded out. The four went down to breakfast and enjoyed a wonderful meal with everyone in the entire hall staring at them. As they were leaving they were caught by a redhaired boy and girl who introduced themselves as Chris and Sam Weasley.
"Come with us." hissed Sam "We need to talk to you." they followed the twins up a stairway, down a hallway, and into a dark room.
"Down!" cried Chris, and the floor dropped away beneath them.