Chapter 12:the unknown amnige
They all walked back to the carriages hoping Storm would show up on his own. At dinner, Dumbledore made an important announcement. "Quidditch practices will be starting week after next. We have posted the new team captains in your common rooms. Next weekend is when the tryouts will be. The captains will pick the new team and the next week is when practice will begin. And that is all, so please enjoy your dinner."
"What's Quidditch?" Willow asked. Harry's eyes lit up. "Oh boy, here we go," said Hermione. Harry loved every chance to explain the rules of Quidditch. "Well...." Harry went on all through dinner and all through the walk up to the dorm. He finally finished when they got to the common room and he went over to look at the new captains. Willow went over with him and pretended to be interested in the flier. "Did you ask her?" she asked. "No," Harry hissed, "I got nervous." He ran his finger down the list "Hufflepuff, Gerald McCormick, Ravenclaw, Joshua Springs, Slytherin, oh great, Draco Malfoy, and Gryffindor, Harry Potter, yes!"
"Congratulations," Willow said grinning, "now hopefully that will give you the confidence to ask Hermione out. Hey, Hermione, Harry made Quidditch captain," she said grinning even wider. "He did? Congratulations!" said Hermione who was sitting at a table doing homework. "I'm gonna go upstairs and read," Willow said as the people just coming from dinner swarmed around the flier. She walked up the stairs and plopped down on the bed. Willow reached under her pillow and pulled out the book on Amnigies she had got from the restricted section earlier. She had already read it plenty of times and she found it intriguing. She herself was trying to become an Amnigie.
How to become an Amnigie
You've read about the history and origin of Amnigies, and now it is
time to become one yourself. You have to be concentrating on a happy memory or thought. Focus your fool energy to that one thought, if you are successful, you should progress. Don't expect immediate results, it takes several years to learn this trait. If you do successfully transform, you should immediately go to the Ministry of Magic and let them record all Distinguishing marks so they may track you if necessary.
Willow closed her eyes and thought of all her happiest moments, getting the letter from Hogwarts, meeting Harry and Hermione, when her parents were still alive. She felt some kind of rush go through her, and all of a sudden, she couldn't grasp the book and it slipped out of her hands unto the floor. Willow walked over to the full length mirror, and to her surprise it wasn't herself that was looking back at her, it wasn't even human! She let out a bark in surprise. Looking back at her was a dark red and white colored Border Collie with bright green eyes, there was a light gray mark on her chest that was the exact same design as the one on her pendent, it was so light that she had to squint to notice it (she had a perfect 20x20 vision by the way). Willow examined herself more closely, looking at herself at every angle. Her fur was the exact same tone as her hair when she was a human. She turned back into a human, than a dog and back again. "Neat," she said to herself, "several years my foot."
Just then, Hermione walked into the dorm. Willow quickly ran to her bed, hid the book under her bed and sat down. "What are you doing?" Hermione asked going to sit on her bed. "Nothing," she answered, "Did Harry ask you to th ball yet?" Hermione shook her head sadly. "Don't worry,exchanging the latest gossip and Willow quickly changed the subject "Are you going to try out for Qusmidtch?" Hermione giggled, "It's Quidditch."
"Oh sorry," Willow said. "I think I might," Hermione answered, "I've always wanted to be a chaser. What about you?" Willow nodded her head, "Just for the heck of it. It sounds pretty cool."
Hermione and Willow talked a bit more until they saw the time and decided it be better to sleep some. Before Willow could perform her nightly ritually and go into the woods, she fell into a restless sleep, and had probably, the most puzzling dream yet.
Willow walked down the front stone steps of Hogwarts. It was a dark cloudy night and the trees of the Forbidden Forest rustled in the soft breeze. Towards the lake where a figure was standing and facing the water. She quickened her pace when she realized who it was, "Tom?" He turned to look at her. He had a grave expression on his face. "I know what you are." He said in a hollow voice.
"What are you talking about?" Willow questioned. "You're getting stronger, aren't you?" Tom said. "Wha-"
"I know you have questions, I can tell you about your past, present, and future. And about what you are, but don't worry, I won't say anything, Key."
They all walked back to the carriages hoping Storm would show up on his own. At dinner, Dumbledore made an important announcement. "Quidditch practices will be starting week after next. We have posted the new team captains in your common rooms. Next weekend is when the tryouts will be. The captains will pick the new team and the next week is when practice will begin. And that is all, so please enjoy your dinner."
"What's Quidditch?" Willow asked. Harry's eyes lit up. "Oh boy, here we go," said Hermione. Harry loved every chance to explain the rules of Quidditch. "Well...." Harry went on all through dinner and all through the walk up to the dorm. He finally finished when they got to the common room and he went over to look at the new captains. Willow went over with him and pretended to be interested in the flier. "Did you ask her?" she asked. "No," Harry hissed, "I got nervous." He ran his finger down the list "Hufflepuff, Gerald McCormick, Ravenclaw, Joshua Springs, Slytherin, oh great, Draco Malfoy, and Gryffindor, Harry Potter, yes!"
"Congratulations," Willow said grinning, "now hopefully that will give you the confidence to ask Hermione out. Hey, Hermione, Harry made Quidditch captain," she said grinning even wider. "He did? Congratulations!" said Hermione who was sitting at a table doing homework. "I'm gonna go upstairs and read," Willow said as the people just coming from dinner swarmed around the flier. She walked up the stairs and plopped down on the bed. Willow reached under her pillow and pulled out the book on Amnigies she had got from the restricted section earlier. She had already read it plenty of times and she found it intriguing. She herself was trying to become an Amnigie.
How to become an Amnigie
You've read about the history and origin of Amnigies, and now it is
time to become one yourself. You have to be concentrating on a happy memory or thought. Focus your fool energy to that one thought, if you are successful, you should progress. Don't expect immediate results, it takes several years to learn this trait. If you do successfully transform, you should immediately go to the Ministry of Magic and let them record all Distinguishing marks so they may track you if necessary.
Willow closed her eyes and thought of all her happiest moments, getting the letter from Hogwarts, meeting Harry and Hermione, when her parents were still alive. She felt some kind of rush go through her, and all of a sudden, she couldn't grasp the book and it slipped out of her hands unto the floor. Willow walked over to the full length mirror, and to her surprise it wasn't herself that was looking back at her, it wasn't even human! She let out a bark in surprise. Looking back at her was a dark red and white colored Border Collie with bright green eyes, there was a light gray mark on her chest that was the exact same design as the one on her pendent, it was so light that she had to squint to notice it (she had a perfect 20x20 vision by the way). Willow examined herself more closely, looking at herself at every angle. Her fur was the exact same tone as her hair when she was a human. She turned back into a human, than a dog and back again. "Neat," she said to herself, "several years my foot."
Just then, Hermione walked into the dorm. Willow quickly ran to her bed, hid the book under her bed and sat down. "What are you doing?" Hermione asked going to sit on her bed. "Nothing," she answered, "Did Harry ask you to th ball yet?" Hermione shook her head sadly. "Don't worry,exchanging the latest gossip and Willow quickly changed the subject "Are you going to try out for Qusmidtch?" Hermione giggled, "It's Quidditch."
"Oh sorry," Willow said. "I think I might," Hermione answered, "I've always wanted to be a chaser. What about you?" Willow nodded her head, "Just for the heck of it. It sounds pretty cool."
Hermione and Willow talked a bit more until they saw the time and decided it be better to sleep some. Before Willow could perform her nightly ritually and go into the woods, she fell into a restless sleep, and had probably, the most puzzling dream yet.
Willow walked down the front stone steps of Hogwarts. It was a dark cloudy night and the trees of the Forbidden Forest rustled in the soft breeze. Towards the lake where a figure was standing and facing the water. She quickened her pace when she realized who it was, "Tom?" He turned to look at her. He had a grave expression on his face. "I know what you are." He said in a hollow voice.
"What are you talking about?" Willow questioned. "You're getting stronger, aren't you?" Tom said. "Wha-"
"I know you have questions, I can tell you about your past, present, and future. And about what you are, but don't worry, I won't say anything, Key."