Title: "Shattered Briar"
Line: "Harry Potter"
Author: Cryla Moorin
Pair: Hermione- Draco
Chapter 1: Brair Rose
The air seemed all the more silent for the stench that filled this room, which all those present had come to love with all thier hearts. This room where thier fates had been set, to which House they would be sorted, and others like them had strode to the battered stool and the been placed beneath that sadist hat to be sorted into thier appropriate destinies: Brave and Foolish for Gryffindor, Smart and Sassy for Ravenclaw, Sweet and Caring for Hufflepuff, lastly, Sly and Viscious for Slytherin. The air that once held the sweet aroma of hopeful anticipation eminating from so many children, now held the acrid stench of dispairing betrayal. The four houses and thier founders watched, as helpless as the professors and their observant student body, the power-filled five met only in time to see one of thier own pass on and evolve.
Where four met in solemn hatred, bent on the destruction of each other, the last and final member met their spells with eternal love. Power for power, these sorcerers waged their battle of dominance. The Emerald-eyed Fire against the Frozen-eyed Ice, and the Mahogany-eyed Earth. The Blue-eyed Air wracked with jealousy for those around him, completely ignoring his own power and contributions, made to destroy those mentioned and the final member, the loving and brave Star. Compassionate and fair, she held these four together in times of trouble and peace. She loved and accepted thier faults, no matter what the consequences might be.
Each curse yelled across the room, each pound of bitter hatred which spewed forth from the lips of her comrades, Star countered. Using her imagination to morph the spells into something cute or completely innocuous, like flowers or rainbows. As the spells came faster and meaner, the adversaries drew closer together. No one dared interrupt this fatal foray, not even to aid the lone Star.
Alternately deflecting and transfiguring spells, she began to lose. Helplessly, she also began to watch as spells being flung carved the stone floor. Fire, Earth, Ice and Air squared off, each close by, each aiming one final attack towards one of thier own choosing: Fire to Ice, Earth to Air, Air to Fire, Ice to Earth. Standing in a perfect circle, niether took notice as Star, sensing no other alternative, nor option left, threw herself into the middle of the circle of Death. Each spell caught her at the same time, one moment before each of the would be killers screamed one word, voices filled with abject horror.
"~Firen Totalus~!" Fire hollered to Ice.
"~Ician Blockaid~!" The one named Ice screamed to the Red-headed Earth.
"~Airus Stalematen~!" Air cast to the object of his jealous rage.
"~Briar, Briar, Morphitus~!" Earth hurled towards her brother.
Star screamed in agony, as she was made the victim of the combined curses, one by one. Courtesy of Earth, her body was transfigured into a Briar bush, with lovely roses the color of her pure amethyst eyes. Next, Fire's curse caused her brambles to ignite, engulfing her plantlike body in flames. Ice encased her still flaming plantae-summoned body in his namesake, trapping those crucius licks of flame. Air caused the final blow, all the air was stilled in the ice fortress that held thier friend prisoner, as the flames died down, so Star's life ebbed away. Until nothing was left, but for the single screamed word of horror shared by Four adversaries, and the solitary meaning they would always remember that word to mean, Love: Hermione.
End Chapter 1
Line: "Harry Potter"
Author: Cryla Moorin
Pair: Hermione- Draco
Chapter 1: Brair Rose
The air seemed all the more silent for the stench that filled this room, which all those present had come to love with all thier hearts. This room where thier fates had been set, to which House they would be sorted, and others like them had strode to the battered stool and the been placed beneath that sadist hat to be sorted into thier appropriate destinies: Brave and Foolish for Gryffindor, Smart and Sassy for Ravenclaw, Sweet and Caring for Hufflepuff, lastly, Sly and Viscious for Slytherin. The air that once held the sweet aroma of hopeful anticipation eminating from so many children, now held the acrid stench of dispairing betrayal. The four houses and thier founders watched, as helpless as the professors and their observant student body, the power-filled five met only in time to see one of thier own pass on and evolve.
Where four met in solemn hatred, bent on the destruction of each other, the last and final member met their spells with eternal love. Power for power, these sorcerers waged their battle of dominance. The Emerald-eyed Fire against the Frozen-eyed Ice, and the Mahogany-eyed Earth. The Blue-eyed Air wracked with jealousy for those around him, completely ignoring his own power and contributions, made to destroy those mentioned and the final member, the loving and brave Star. Compassionate and fair, she held these four together in times of trouble and peace. She loved and accepted thier faults, no matter what the consequences might be.
Each curse yelled across the room, each pound of bitter hatred which spewed forth from the lips of her comrades, Star countered. Using her imagination to morph the spells into something cute or completely innocuous, like flowers or rainbows. As the spells came faster and meaner, the adversaries drew closer together. No one dared interrupt this fatal foray, not even to aid the lone Star.
Alternately deflecting and transfiguring spells, she began to lose. Helplessly, she also began to watch as spells being flung carved the stone floor. Fire, Earth, Ice and Air squared off, each close by, each aiming one final attack towards one of thier own choosing: Fire to Ice, Earth to Air, Air to Fire, Ice to Earth. Standing in a perfect circle, niether took notice as Star, sensing no other alternative, nor option left, threw herself into the middle of the circle of Death. Each spell caught her at the same time, one moment before each of the would be killers screamed one word, voices filled with abject horror.
"~Firen Totalus~!" Fire hollered to Ice.
"~Ician Blockaid~!" The one named Ice screamed to the Red-headed Earth.
"~Airus Stalematen~!" Air cast to the object of his jealous rage.
"~Briar, Briar, Morphitus~!" Earth hurled towards her brother.
Star screamed in agony, as she was made the victim of the combined curses, one by one. Courtesy of Earth, her body was transfigured into a Briar bush, with lovely roses the color of her pure amethyst eyes. Next, Fire's curse caused her brambles to ignite, engulfing her plantlike body in flames. Ice encased her still flaming plantae-summoned body in his namesake, trapping those crucius licks of flame. Air caused the final blow, all the air was stilled in the ice fortress that held thier friend prisoner, as the flames died down, so Star's life ebbed away. Until nothing was left, but for the single screamed word of horror shared by Four adversaries, and the solitary meaning they would always remember that word to mean, Love: Hermione.
End Chapter 1