Disclaimer: See Chapter 1
Chapter 7
The Elementals' Myth
The rest of the day went smoothly. Cleo went to the library like she had told Harry and Ron and began researching her extra credit project. Harry and Ron had gone up to the Gryffindor common room and played chess nearly all afternoon long. And no one knew where Hermione had run off to and she didn't show up for supper.
The next day Harry, Ron, and Ginny were sitting in the Great Hall eating there breakfast already when Hermione came in.
"Where's Cleo?" she asked sarcastically.
"Don't know." Ginny said.
"Yeah, we haven't seen her this morning." Ron added.
"We were beginning to wonder where you were. We were beginning to worry." Harry said softly.
"Yeah, I just needed to think." she said as she sat down.
The rest of the breakfast was rather quiet and before long they were all leaving for their first Transfiguration class. Ginny left for her Defense Against the Dark Arts which she was looking forward to because she had been told just how incredibly handsome Professor Ashkevron looked from afar was nothing compared to what he looked like up close. The boys shook their heads at her as she ran off to be the first one to the class.
"This is almost as bad as when Lockhart was the DADA teacher." Ron complained.
"Yeah, except Professor Ashkevron isn't completely stupid or full of himself." Harry argued.
"Yeah."
They walked down to where the Transfiguration class was held. On the way they met up with Cleo. Hermione was very quiet and just kept walking while Ron and Harry hung back a little to talk with Cleo.
"Hey Cleo!" Ron greeted.
"Hi." She said softly.
"Where have you been lately?" Harry asked as they turned another corner.
"No where special." She answered.
They entered the transfiguration classroom and took their seats. Cleo sat next to Harry while Hermione took a seat next to Ron. Professor McGonagall sat on her desk in her tabby cat form. Once the rest of the class had filed into their seats she leapt from her desk and turned back into her human form.
"Welcome to your first Transfiguration class of your last year here at Hogwarts." She began walking up and down the rows of desks. "We will be working on very difficult Transfiguration spells. Now lets begin with copying down the following notes." She taped the blackboard at the front of the class with her wand. Words magically appeared just like they had in Potions the day before.
The students quickly took out parchments and began to copy down the notes. Before class was over Professor McGonagall had also gone through the basic lesson plans for the year including: turning a any object into any form of clothing as well as turning any object into useful tools.
Soon the class was over and they all headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry and Ron chatted about Quidditch and Ginny tried to get Hermione and Cleo to talk about the 'hot new DADA professor'. It didn't work. They just quietly ate their meals.
"Hey, girls. We're gonna go see Hagrid after our History of Magic class. Do you all wanna come too?" Ron asked while they made their way out of the Great Hall after they had finished eating.
"Uh, sure." Cleo said as they turned down a hallway that led to the History of Magic classroom. "Who teaches History of Magic?" she asked.
"Professor Binns." Ginny said before saying goodbye and heading of to her Care of Magical Creatures class.
"Tell Hagrid that we will be stopping by later." Ron called after her. "Anyway," he turned back to Cleo, "Professor Binns is a really messed up ghost. He always calls everybody by different names."
When she walked into the classroom the first thing that she saw was a translucent ghost hovering at the front of the room. She stared for a moment then thought, who better to teach History of Magic than someone who was probably there when it all happened. She laughed silently then took her seat next to Harry before all the other students, Slytherins, came in.
"This is you last year here at Hogwarts." Professor Binns started. "Before I get to any interesting stuff let's call role." He proceeded to call everyone by names that weren't theirs but sounded similar. Including calling Cleo, 'Christy Blanc' and Mêlée, 'Michele Blanc'.
"The Headmaster has asked me to teach Magical Legends and Myths the first semester. Why? I have no idea." The ghost began. "So take out your notes and we will begin."
The class took out their quills, ink, and parchments quickly as Professor Binns began his lecture. "One of the only legend that resembles any amount of truth is the Elementals. According to legend every 150 years 4 sisters are born with very rare and unusual powers. Supposedly each sister had the power to control an element. Does anyone know what the four elements are?" he asked to the class.
Immediately Hermione and Cleo raised their hands. "Christy Blanc."
If looks could kill Cleo would have been dead, for Hermione had glared at Cleo as she answered.
"The four Earth elements are Water, Fire, Earth, and Air."
"Yes, thank you," Professor Binns mumbled as he then continued. " These sisters were hunted by dark witches and wizards of the age so that they could use their powers for dark purposes. According to the legend the last sisters were born in 1830 however they did not live past their twenty- fifth birthday. A powerful dark wizard had allegedly seduced one sister, the one with the power to control water, to leave her sisters and use her power to help destroy them. On their twenty-fifth birthday they confronted each other in a large battle in northern Scotland along with the armies from both sides of the war. Before the end all of the sisters had died."
He looked out over the classroom the entire class was staring at him. No one had taken any notes. For once in all of their time at Hogwarts everyone manages to stay awake during Professor Binns lecture. The class was soon over and everyone kept sneaking glances at Cleo and Mêlée.
Chapter 7
The Elementals' Myth
The rest of the day went smoothly. Cleo went to the library like she had told Harry and Ron and began researching her extra credit project. Harry and Ron had gone up to the Gryffindor common room and played chess nearly all afternoon long. And no one knew where Hermione had run off to and she didn't show up for supper.
The next day Harry, Ron, and Ginny were sitting in the Great Hall eating there breakfast already when Hermione came in.
"Where's Cleo?" she asked sarcastically.
"Don't know." Ginny said.
"Yeah, we haven't seen her this morning." Ron added.
"We were beginning to wonder where you were. We were beginning to worry." Harry said softly.
"Yeah, I just needed to think." she said as she sat down.
The rest of the breakfast was rather quiet and before long they were all leaving for their first Transfiguration class. Ginny left for her Defense Against the Dark Arts which she was looking forward to because she had been told just how incredibly handsome Professor Ashkevron looked from afar was nothing compared to what he looked like up close. The boys shook their heads at her as she ran off to be the first one to the class.
"This is almost as bad as when Lockhart was the DADA teacher." Ron complained.
"Yeah, except Professor Ashkevron isn't completely stupid or full of himself." Harry argued.
"Yeah."
They walked down to where the Transfiguration class was held. On the way they met up with Cleo. Hermione was very quiet and just kept walking while Ron and Harry hung back a little to talk with Cleo.
"Hey Cleo!" Ron greeted.
"Hi." She said softly.
"Where have you been lately?" Harry asked as they turned another corner.
"No where special." She answered.
They entered the transfiguration classroom and took their seats. Cleo sat next to Harry while Hermione took a seat next to Ron. Professor McGonagall sat on her desk in her tabby cat form. Once the rest of the class had filed into their seats she leapt from her desk and turned back into her human form.
"Welcome to your first Transfiguration class of your last year here at Hogwarts." She began walking up and down the rows of desks. "We will be working on very difficult Transfiguration spells. Now lets begin with copying down the following notes." She taped the blackboard at the front of the class with her wand. Words magically appeared just like they had in Potions the day before.
The students quickly took out parchments and began to copy down the notes. Before class was over Professor McGonagall had also gone through the basic lesson plans for the year including: turning a any object into any form of clothing as well as turning any object into useful tools.
Soon the class was over and they all headed down to the Great Hall for lunch. Harry and Ron chatted about Quidditch and Ginny tried to get Hermione and Cleo to talk about the 'hot new DADA professor'. It didn't work. They just quietly ate their meals.
"Hey, girls. We're gonna go see Hagrid after our History of Magic class. Do you all wanna come too?" Ron asked while they made their way out of the Great Hall after they had finished eating.
"Uh, sure." Cleo said as they turned down a hallway that led to the History of Magic classroom. "Who teaches History of Magic?" she asked.
"Professor Binns." Ginny said before saying goodbye and heading of to her Care of Magical Creatures class.
"Tell Hagrid that we will be stopping by later." Ron called after her. "Anyway," he turned back to Cleo, "Professor Binns is a really messed up ghost. He always calls everybody by different names."
When she walked into the classroom the first thing that she saw was a translucent ghost hovering at the front of the room. She stared for a moment then thought, who better to teach History of Magic than someone who was probably there when it all happened. She laughed silently then took her seat next to Harry before all the other students, Slytherins, came in.
"This is you last year here at Hogwarts." Professor Binns started. "Before I get to any interesting stuff let's call role." He proceeded to call everyone by names that weren't theirs but sounded similar. Including calling Cleo, 'Christy Blanc' and Mêlée, 'Michele Blanc'.
"The Headmaster has asked me to teach Magical Legends and Myths the first semester. Why? I have no idea." The ghost began. "So take out your notes and we will begin."
The class took out their quills, ink, and parchments quickly as Professor Binns began his lecture. "One of the only legend that resembles any amount of truth is the Elementals. According to legend every 150 years 4 sisters are born with very rare and unusual powers. Supposedly each sister had the power to control an element. Does anyone know what the four elements are?" he asked to the class.
Immediately Hermione and Cleo raised their hands. "Christy Blanc."
If looks could kill Cleo would have been dead, for Hermione had glared at Cleo as she answered.
"The four Earth elements are Water, Fire, Earth, and Air."
"Yes, thank you," Professor Binns mumbled as he then continued. " These sisters were hunted by dark witches and wizards of the age so that they could use their powers for dark purposes. According to the legend the last sisters were born in 1830 however they did not live past their twenty- fifth birthday. A powerful dark wizard had allegedly seduced one sister, the one with the power to control water, to leave her sisters and use her power to help destroy them. On their twenty-fifth birthday they confronted each other in a large battle in northern Scotland along with the armies from both sides of the war. Before the end all of the sisters had died."
He looked out over the classroom the entire class was staring at him. No one had taken any notes. For once in all of their time at Hogwarts everyone manages to stay awake during Professor Binns lecture. The class was soon over and everyone kept sneaking glances at Cleo and Mêlée.