Chapter 9 - Fire, Water, Earth and Wind
The grass was moist under her and the cool wind blew through her hair. Carlie continued to read unaware of anything else around her.
"The mistress of Fire had many powers but her main gifts were being able to Shape shift, burn things with her mind and dreamography" Carlie read softly. "Dreamography is the ability to transfer images from ones own mind to another"
Turning the page she continued to read "the goddess of wind was often described as a 'ghostly looking' man. His endowment was his sight, not only with his eyes but also with the inner eye. He was also able to possess others and feel feelings."
Carlie continued to read, she was intrigued. "The deity of earth was one with the earth and every creature in it. Being one with the earth and its power, she was able to listen and speak to animals"
"Hey checkout the bookworm" Someone teased.
Carlie looked up to see Fred and George grinning in front of her.
"I didn't know you could read" George laughed as the two of them sat next to her.
"Well believe it or not, I am able to read and find means of entertainment without pranking people" Carlie said, stoutly.
Their faces lit up with identical grins.
Carlie rolled her eyes and began to read again. "The spirit of water powers consisted of make himself and other things invisible, being able to turn into liquid and walk through solid objects."
"What are you reading anyway?" Fred asked, pulling up the grass.
"None of your business" Carlie said, not looking up from the book. "Together these elements formed the Sorceresses Circle, while all four of them had separate powers, there were powers they shared" Carlie read.
"You know, if you read too much you can go blind," George laughed.
Carlie looked up from the book "Are you actually here for anything?"
"Well yeah, do you know that Jess Mcairn made the Slytherin team as a chaser?"
"Really?" Carlie slammed the book shut.
"Well they just had their practise and we watched them. Jess did something to the broom and it flew at almost light speed," Fred said
"Anyway he sped up the pitch and then a bludger comes at him and it goes straight through him!" George exclaimed.
"The spirit of water powers consisted of make himself and other things invisible, being able to turn into liquid and walk through solid objects" A voice recited in Carlie's head.
"So we think the Slytherin team have done something to the bludgers" Fred explained.
"Why would they do it in a practise though?" Carlie asked.
They shrugged, "Who knows."
Carlie's hands shook as she opened the book to a random page. She looked down and one sentence attracted her.
These mortal beings whom shall be gifted with the power within will be attracted by fate.
Fate. Attracted by fate. When she met Lyndsay and Nathan she'd felt electricity flow through her and the same with Jess. Her mind was made up. She completely ignored Fred when he shouted to her.
"CARLIE WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"
Nathan was alone, as usual. It was Saturday and he had nothing better to do than watch TV. Lyndsay had been steadily avoiding him and he was doing the same. The phone rang and he answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey Nathan, we're going to see a movie, wanna come" Jason's voice asked. Jason was apart of the group that Lyndsay and Nathan hung out with.
"Who else is coming?" Nathan asked.
" Lewis and Jax" Jason answered.
"Yeah sure when?"
"In about half an hour" Jason answered.
"Okay, see you then" Nathan hung up the phone and got some money together for the bus.He put on his coat and opened the door to see Lyndsay in his face.
"We need to talk."
"Lyndsay I---"
"I know you have to go but we really have to work out what's going on" Lyndsay walked in.
"What do you mean 'what's going on?'"
Lyndsay turned to him "Nathan, we had a conversation without uttering a word, come on, something is definitely up."
Nathan sighed, "Maybe we're going crazy."
Lyndsay shook her head. "I think we have developed some sort of bond."
"Why haven't we made one with Carlie then?"
"Maybe we have but we haven't tried it" Lyndsay said
Nathan rolled his eyes "Lyndsay this is just like the time when we were seven and you thought you had magic powers"
When they had been seven, Shannon Raven had been the bully of the school. She constantly ridiculed anyone who wasn't 'perfect' in her eyes. She had been making fun of Jade Robinson, a very chubby girl who was a year younger than them.
"You know Jade is so fat that when fell in the Grand Canyon, she got stuck" Shannon boasted to her friends.
They had laughed. Lyndsay was fuming, "Just once, I wish something would happen to her so we could make fun of her" Lyndsay had told Carlie.
"You know why the restaurant up the street closed down? Because Jade went there and ate all the food" Shannon laughed.
Jade was crying and she began to run to the toilets.
"Oh come on fatty, don't run, you'll die of exhaustion," Everyone laughed until a screech silenced them all.
"SHANNON! YOU'RE SKIN IS BUBBLING!"
The group around Shannon had all moved away and she was in the middle of the playground alone. Her skin was bubbling and expanding, bumps began to pop out everywhere and her dress began to rip at the seams. It continued for a few minutes then stopped, leaving Shannon covered in red pimples and twice as wide as she normally was.
She'd let out a cry and ran off. The last time they saw her, she was beginning led out of the school by a man wearing weird robes. She never came back to school after that.
"I wanted something to happen to her and look what happened!" Lyndsay screamed.
"I admit it was weird but it doesn't mean you did it!"
"I wanted it so bad though!" Lyndsay cried.
"So did a lot of people Lynds."
"It doesn't matter but I'm going to try contacting Carlie through my mind!" Lyndsay said.
"Fine then, if it'll show you are wrong" Nathan said.
Carlie and Jess were sitting behind the shed again. Carlie was showing Jess the books.
"It's impossible though, it says in that prophecy half would of be magic ancestry while the other half of non magic ancestry, that means two pure bloods and two muggles!" Jess exclaimed.
"You are a pure blood!" Carlie pointed out.
"Yes but according to this it says for the powers to be activated, all four of the heirs must stand in a circle" Jess pointed to the book.
"Where does it say that?" Carlie looked at the book.
"Right there" Jess pointed to one of the end paragraphs that Carlie hadn't read.
"Oh" Carlie said, disappointed then Carlie remembered when Jess had met Lyndsay and Nathan.
Carlie gasped. They had stood in a circle, then passed out.
"It's us," Carlie whispered.
"What's us?"
"We are the heirs, me, you, Nathan and Lyndsay" Carlie said.
"No way, how did you work that one out?"
"Jess, do you remember when you first Lyndsay and Nathan? We stood in a circle and then we passed out. I felt something, I don't know about you but I did."
"You know that means you're a pure blood" Jess said.
"That means my dad must have been too" Carlie said.
Jess immediately regraded saying that; it would make the search far easier by looking for a pure blood.
"Not that it matters, he doesn't want me" Carlie said, a hint of bitterness in her voice.
Jess looked at her, "When did this come about?"
"Since I tried to write to him and tried to set up a meeting. That was where I was that night. He never showed up." Carlie said quietly.
"Oh"
"It doesn't matter" Jess could tell there was a lot of hurt behind those words.
"Carlie can you hear me?" Jess and Carlie jumped.
"Lyndsay?" Carlie asked.
"She's trying to communicate telepathically" Jess whispered.
Carlie thought hard "Lyndsay? Are you there?"
"OH MY GOD! CARLIE I DO HAVE POWERS! OH NATHAN IS GOING TO GO NUTS"
"Ask Nathan if he can hear us?"
"Yes I can Carlie, loud and clear" Nathan's voice sounded.
"I can hear it too" Jess said silently.
"OMG! This is awesome!"
"This must have something to do with the Sorceresses Circle" Carlie said to Jess.
"The what?" Nathan asked.
"Never mind, guys we need to all get together."
"Carlie how are we exactly going to get away from Hogwarts? We can't fly or disapparate and people are going to notice we've disappeared"
"What are you two talking about?" Lyndsay asked.
"Don't worry. We'll be there really soon" Carlie said.
"I don't understand" Lyndsay said.
"Don't worry, you will" Carlie reassured her.