At the dismissing of breakfast, everyone began to head for thier first
class of the first day of the new school year. Amaya parted with her
breakfast group at the door of the Great Hall and met up with Harry, Ron,
and Hermione.
"Hi" Amaya said, approaching the three. "Uhh, would one of you mind pointing me in the direction of..."-she looked at her schdule- "...Caree of Magical Creatures?"
"Sure," Harry said holding out his arm, "You're with us."
Amaya took his arm and smiled.
"Lead the way."
The group of four made their way accross the clearing towards Hagrid's hut at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. For those who were willing to notice, Hagrid was pushing an exceptionally large cage out from behind his hut. Many of these students began to murmur amoungst themselves discussing one thing: the cage was empty. Amaya kapt her gaze transfixed on this cage.
"What's he doing with an empty cage?" Ron wondered aloud.
"S'not empty," Amaya told him.
"What?"
"It. Is. Not. Empty." She repeated to him, "There's something in there."
"Anyway," Harry stated, interrupting the mood, "There's something I wanted to ask you, Amaya."
"Go on."
"What's this all about?" he asked, showing her the notice she posted last night.
"Something..." Amaya told him, slightly shocked and at a loss for words.
"Well, what is that 'something'?"
"Uhhh... Nope, can't tell ya that."
"Why not?"
"Because doing so would require the use of a charm in which I am not familiar with, and thus, would then require a excruitatingly painful visit to Madam Pomfrey."
"What's the real reason?"
"I've been sworn to secrecy."
"By whom?"
"Myself, as have the others on that list, so don't bother."
Hagrid called the class to order in front of the cage.
"T'day," He began, an excited smile upon his face. "I 'ave somth'n special for ya'. Now, can any'un guess what's in this here cage?"
The entire class exchanged glanes of confusion, even Hermione was at a loss for words. Amaya raised her hand.
"Yes, you there." Hagrid said, pointing to her.
"It's a Demiguise, isn't it?" she asked, with a hint of enthusism in her voice.
"Correct! That's ten points for Gryffindor. Now, who knows about a Demiguise?"
Hermione's hand was the first and only up.
"'Ermione."
"The Demiguise is able to make itself invisible when threatened. It is a peaceful creature part of the herbivorous family found in the Far East. Their pelts are highly valued due to the fact that the is spun into Invisibility Cloaks."
"Another ten points!"
"Ms. Brittanica." Amaya whispered to Hermione under her breath.
Hargid turned to the cage.
"This Demiguise here appears to be a lil' frightened. But perhaps, if one o' you will befriend it..." He trialed off.
If possible, at this very moment the entire class moved backwards. Amaya, on the other hand, moved towards the cage. The entire class watched her wide-eyed with astonishment. The smile on Hagrid's face grew bigger.
Amaya croutched herself to the ground infront of the cage, holding on to it's bars for balance. For just a moment, she stared into the cage before extending her right arm between the bars. She clenched her teeth together and sucked in air while beating her tongue against the roof of her mouth.
For quite some time she did this, and after a while, if only for a split second, the outline of a Demiguise became visible. The class gasped, and the Demiguise faded away.
"SHH!" Amaya whispered turing to face the class.
Giving them all "the eye," she turned back to the cage. She then began to repeat the same process as before. This time, after a slightly longer wait, the Demiguise became fully visible.
"Wow," Amaya whispered to herself as she marveled at the great beast, possibly expressing the veiw of the whole class. She stretched her arm towards the Demiguise, hoping to touch it. The Demiguise slowy extended it's great hand to hers.
"She's going to get herself killed." Harry whispered to Hermione.
"She'll be fine," Hermione whispered back, "Demiguises are very peaceful."
"How do you know?"
"It says so in "Magical Creatues and Where to Find Them."
"That's the same book that also says an Acromantula and a Basilisk have never been in this area."
Amaya's hand was abut to touch that of the Demiguise when a loud "DON'T!" emerged from the class. Amaya quickly turned her head around to the class, neglecting to remove her arm from the cage. Just as quickly as she turn to face the class, she turned back to the cage, for the "peaceful" Demiguise has just taken hold of her entire forearm. Amaya's eyes widen with fear as the Demiguise gripped her arm, she frantically tried to pull away, only causeing the Demiguise to tighten it's grip.
She screamed in pain as she felt the bones in her arm cracking. She tried once more to break free, and the grip of the Demiguise tighten once more. This time, Amaya felt the bones in her arm breaking, and her eyes filling with tears of pain.
Then suddenly, the grip on her arm loosened, and she was able to remove her arm of the cage. Hagrid has jumped into the cage to free her arm from the grip of the Demiguise. Amaya kneeled on the ground, cradling her right arm trying deperately to deny the pain that was surging from it.
The world around Amaya became a blurr as she heard a spell shouted out from behind her. Through watery eyes she witnessed the falling of the great Demiguise. Before she allowed the pain to take control, and let her emotions run wild, she remebered being quickly escorted to the hospital wing, by none other than Draco Malfoy.
"Hi" Amaya said, approaching the three. "Uhh, would one of you mind pointing me in the direction of..."-she looked at her schdule- "...Caree of Magical Creatures?"
"Sure," Harry said holding out his arm, "You're with us."
Amaya took his arm and smiled.
"Lead the way."
The group of four made their way accross the clearing towards Hagrid's hut at the edge of the Forbidden Forest. For those who were willing to notice, Hagrid was pushing an exceptionally large cage out from behind his hut. Many of these students began to murmur amoungst themselves discussing one thing: the cage was empty. Amaya kapt her gaze transfixed on this cage.
"What's he doing with an empty cage?" Ron wondered aloud.
"S'not empty," Amaya told him.
"What?"
"It. Is. Not. Empty." She repeated to him, "There's something in there."
"Anyway," Harry stated, interrupting the mood, "There's something I wanted to ask you, Amaya."
"Go on."
"What's this all about?" he asked, showing her the notice she posted last night.
"Something..." Amaya told him, slightly shocked and at a loss for words.
"Well, what is that 'something'?"
"Uhhh... Nope, can't tell ya that."
"Why not?"
"Because doing so would require the use of a charm in which I am not familiar with, and thus, would then require a excruitatingly painful visit to Madam Pomfrey."
"What's the real reason?"
"I've been sworn to secrecy."
"By whom?"
"Myself, as have the others on that list, so don't bother."
Hagrid called the class to order in front of the cage.
"T'day," He began, an excited smile upon his face. "I 'ave somth'n special for ya'. Now, can any'un guess what's in this here cage?"
The entire class exchanged glanes of confusion, even Hermione was at a loss for words. Amaya raised her hand.
"Yes, you there." Hagrid said, pointing to her.
"It's a Demiguise, isn't it?" she asked, with a hint of enthusism in her voice.
"Correct! That's ten points for Gryffindor. Now, who knows about a Demiguise?"
Hermione's hand was the first and only up.
"'Ermione."
"The Demiguise is able to make itself invisible when threatened. It is a peaceful creature part of the herbivorous family found in the Far East. Their pelts are highly valued due to the fact that the is spun into Invisibility Cloaks."
"Another ten points!"
"Ms. Brittanica." Amaya whispered to Hermione under her breath.
Hargid turned to the cage.
"This Demiguise here appears to be a lil' frightened. But perhaps, if one o' you will befriend it..." He trialed off.
If possible, at this very moment the entire class moved backwards. Amaya, on the other hand, moved towards the cage. The entire class watched her wide-eyed with astonishment. The smile on Hagrid's face grew bigger.
Amaya croutched herself to the ground infront of the cage, holding on to it's bars for balance. For just a moment, she stared into the cage before extending her right arm between the bars. She clenched her teeth together and sucked in air while beating her tongue against the roof of her mouth.
For quite some time she did this, and after a while, if only for a split second, the outline of a Demiguise became visible. The class gasped, and the Demiguise faded away.
"SHH!" Amaya whispered turing to face the class.
Giving them all "the eye," she turned back to the cage. She then began to repeat the same process as before. This time, after a slightly longer wait, the Demiguise became fully visible.
"Wow," Amaya whispered to herself as she marveled at the great beast, possibly expressing the veiw of the whole class. She stretched her arm towards the Demiguise, hoping to touch it. The Demiguise slowy extended it's great hand to hers.
"She's going to get herself killed." Harry whispered to Hermione.
"She'll be fine," Hermione whispered back, "Demiguises are very peaceful."
"How do you know?"
"It says so in "Magical Creatues and Where to Find Them."
"That's the same book that also says an Acromantula and a Basilisk have never been in this area."
Amaya's hand was abut to touch that of the Demiguise when a loud "DON'T!" emerged from the class. Amaya quickly turned her head around to the class, neglecting to remove her arm from the cage. Just as quickly as she turn to face the class, she turned back to the cage, for the "peaceful" Demiguise has just taken hold of her entire forearm. Amaya's eyes widen with fear as the Demiguise gripped her arm, she frantically tried to pull away, only causeing the Demiguise to tighten it's grip.
She screamed in pain as she felt the bones in her arm cracking. She tried once more to break free, and the grip of the Demiguise tighten once more. This time, Amaya felt the bones in her arm breaking, and her eyes filling with tears of pain.
Then suddenly, the grip on her arm loosened, and she was able to remove her arm of the cage. Hagrid has jumped into the cage to free her arm from the grip of the Demiguise. Amaya kneeled on the ground, cradling her right arm trying deperately to deny the pain that was surging from it.
The world around Amaya became a blurr as she heard a spell shouted out from behind her. Through watery eyes she witnessed the falling of the great Demiguise. Before she allowed the pain to take control, and let her emotions run wild, she remebered being quickly escorted to the hospital wing, by none other than Draco Malfoy.