Friday Lunch 12: 16 pm

Draco sat on the grass down by the lake practicing the meditating exercises Sen had taught them after Professor Dumbledore had left. After thinking of that blue square for half an hour he tried the other technique and closed his eyes, this time listening and simply being aware of all that was around him.

Sen said that almost all humans had souls, those that didn't were the kind of people that were in homes. Some animals and plants did too, except their souls were connected to the earth. The earth in its own way had its own soul, and the trees and grass's souls were tied to it. Animals were mixed, some had free souls, some had tied, and some, like bugs, didn't have them at all. She said souls were what gave you awareness, made you know that you were here, right now, that you were your own person, and you were no one else.

Draco wasn't sure whether or not to believe any of it, but it made sense in a way, it fit with everything he'd learned before. He'd gotten up early that morning and skipped breakfast again, spending an hour with Hermione, she'd been asleep when he first got there, but then woken up and he'd talked to her, telling her about Ron and Sen and his worries about You-Know-Who.

Draco's stomach growled reminding him of the lunch he'd brought with him to eat down by the lake. He found he really liked to just be outside and sit, it was much nicer and less confining. Being inside too much made him think about his time in the little cell, while being outside he could let his thoughts drift, as long as they didn't drift towards the Forbidden Forest. Amazing that they'd just dug some tunnels, Hogwarts was protected against all sorts of magical stuff, but it wasn't protected against people digging to it, unless they dug with magic. You-Know-Who had learned this and equipped his death eaters with a muggle tool called a shovel and set them to work. If Hogwarts had been protected against things like digging tunnels to or around it, many animals wouldn't have been able to live naturally and it would have disrupted things, so Draco didn't think it was stupid to not protect themselves that way. Then again, the animals could simply move to a different home.

Draco unwrapped his sandwich and bit into savory the flavor of it, before his ordeal down there he'd never thought much about food, but after months of living off of stale bread and water, simple things like sandwiches tasted like the food of the angels. Every moment of your life was precious, and not one of those moments should be wasted was something Draco had learned, and he meant to do just that.

Finished his lunch he stood up and headed back to the castle. The sky was clear and blue with only a few clouds hovering around the horizon. The sun beat down warmly, making Draco's black robes uncomfortably warm. The air itself though was still cool with that touch of ice in it. Spring was a wonderful season.

Draco pushed open the door, that he used quite often, and stepped back inside the castle, shutting the door behind him. He was momentarily blinded while his eyes adjusted to the dimmer inside light. Once oriented he headed down the hallway to his afternoon classes.

Friday Evening 7:02 pm

In Sen's evening class they were taught the color game. It was a basic mental exercises where two people sent colors back and forth to each other. Later they'd move on to words. She explained that humans really only use about a third of their brains. It was believed that the other two thirds was where the soul was. It was in a way attached to you right there. One reason why all humans orient themselves at that point in their body, also their eyes were there, but even when the closed their eyes they see the whole world with the feeling of the body below them. As if you are your head and it is your body. Not you are your body. They soul though, floats freely around, only attached at that one point. Like a cloth with one corner nailed to a piece of wood. This drifting freely part was the part that could reach out and read things. Touch other souls and let information pass. Souls aren't nearly as solid as brains though, so obviously its much harder to psychically talk to someone than to use one's mouth. Souls aren't tied down time wise either, time is irrelevant to them.. they work on a whole different dimension, this explains looking into the future and looking into the past. There are many different ways to do this, but it all centers on using your soul to read the past and future. Soul-mates might even be those with the same soul, if time is irrelevant they could go back and forth in time, once you die, your soul may become your grandmother or grandfather.

When Harry asked how can two souls be in one body at a time, when Ron was possessed, she had a answer ready. The Dark Lord's soul was not connected through the brain, it took over the body, controlling the body, this isn't normal though for soul's. Only if a person is able to bring enough memory and balance and preparation can this be possible. Obviously the Dark Lord was prepared for death, as he had been before.

When class was over Sen packed up her things then waited by the door for Draco as the rest of the class, now about ten people, headed out. He put the rest of his things into his bag then walked to the door.

"Hey Draco," she said with a slight smile.

"Hi," he said then added as they started walking down the hallway, "Class was pretty interesting today. I'm not sure what to make of it all though. I mean, its almost like another religion, can it all be true, or is it just another thing the human mind has made up as an explanation for the things we do not understand?"

"I thought that at first too, but so much of it makes so much sense, how can it not be true? Once your psychic strength starts developing you'll see what I mean," Sen told him, "Its almost scary how accurate you can get at the color game. When I first started it, I only got it right about 40% of the time, probably chance. But now, I get it right 99% of the time."

"You sounded a little bit like someone doing an ad there," Draco said with a slight chuckle, "Like where people tell how they had awful back pain, then they say once they started using this pain-away potion its all disappeared."

Sen laughed then said, "Or a missionary, out to convert you all to my new soul religion."

"Does there happen to be a god in these theories by any chance?" Draco asked grinning.

"Well, I believe all religions are true, each though are different ways of worshiping he who protects and watches over us. Whoever he is," Sen explained, "I think that it might be like the soul of the earth or something, in a way. Mother Earth you know?"

"A whole new definition for Mother Earth. Don't let these theories get popular or we'll have a whole new race of religious people on our hands," Draco said finding he actually really enjoyed being with Sen. He felt like he was really enjoying himself for once.

Sen laughed again then said, "There are lots of pychic stuff, whole libraries full of books about it, but a lot of it seems like real crap. Kind of cheesy healing and improve your life kind of things. Find your inner self."

"Well isn't this kind of like finding your inner self?" Draco asked.

"Not really, being able to look at yourself is a good thing, I encourage all to practice it, but its not in the category of souls," Sen explained, "Souls are what makes us different from animals, they make us aware of ourselves, but they aren't really you. Your brain and the way your were raised is what really makes you yourself. I really do think that souls have effect on your personality, but there's more to a person than your personality. I believe souls can carry some information, but not a lot, that's why some people can get hazy recalls of their own pasts. I'm sure I was a horse in one of my past lives."

Draco chuckled, "I don't think I can remember any past lives. So this is kind of like reincarnation then?"

"In a way," Sen said, "I think souls long for life, they go to this dimension but its kind of all, swirly you now? Chaotic or something. They reach out for life that doesn't have a soul and grab it and hang out. Mostly this would be babies, once born they can take on souls, and most animals too. Makes you wonder you know? Its like humans in high demand, hard to get a good human, lower choices would be animals, its like hm.. it seems like a tiger might be interesting..."

Draco laughed then glanced around trying to figure out where they were, he'd lost track of where they were going in his conversation with Sen.

"I need to stop at the Slytherin dormitory," Draco said realizing they were close to the lower parts of the castle.

"Sure," Sen said and they turned to head in that direction.

A/N: I've been kind of off and on with updating, been busy recently. And lazy, I don't think I did a author's note in chapter six.. unless I did.. Oh well. Hope you like the chapter! This one is actually kind of boring I thought, but don't worry more stuff will happen! Tell you friends to read this story! And Dungeon too.. Or Dungeon first actually, but then this one. Only four reviews this chapter... :-(

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