Chapter 14 – Can't anything be easy
"Hermione, Katherine...."
"HARRY JAMES POTTER WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WHERE DOING?" asked Hermione.
"Mione we wouldn't have won if I didn't get the snitch and that was the best way."
"You could have killed yourself..."
"No, it would not have come to that..."
"We thought you would have fallen."
"But I didn't."
"Harry, I can't believe you did that I mean we were sitting in the stands and then you drop out of the sky...."
"Katherine, it really wasn't that bad it was your first Quidditch match that was pretty stranded...."
"Don't you lie to her, we all saw it and it was bad; I bet Remus, Snuffles and Arabella yelled at you as well."
"Alright I promise not to do it again, will that do?"
"It's a start," said Hermione.
"Now lets get back to the party," said Katherine.
There were two classes left for the day Divination followed by defence against the dark arts for the four Gryffindors, except Hermione was still taking Arithmancy Instead still believing that Divination was a waste of time.
The students, who had decided to once again take Divination in their sixth year, were seated in the tower, which despite the fact that it had hardly been used still contained the smoky scented smell the professor Sybil Trelawney loved to subject her students to. (An: Firenze was excepted back into the forest one of the conditions was that he gave up teaching Divination therefore Dumbledore was left in need of another teacher.)
"Hello class, my name is Professor Figg. From now on our class will be in the fourth floor corridor on the left hand side class room 6, due to the fact climbing that latter each day doesn't really appeal to me. Now as you all know this class is Divination, which is the art of being able to see the future or to a extent being able to predict what events may occur. Now true seers are very rare therefore the idea that you all, are able to predict anything that may actually come true is very unlikely."
Lavender and Parvati looked absolutely shocked. While the rest of the class was so please to be able to have a teacher that actually looked like she knew what she was talking about.
"Now there are five different types of seers can anyone tell me what these are?"
Everyone looked stunned they had never actually been asked a question in Divination that actually had a specific answer.
"Alright since you do not know they are: tarot readers, crystal ball readers, prophecy speakers, fire glazers, and palm readers. Now prophecy speakers are the rarest of the all; as they are always correct. Now for our class on Friday I would like you to research all five of these and write me a 4 feet essay please. Now I would like you to tell me what you have been doing in all of your classes since it seems Professor Trelawney didn't leave any lessen plans?"
Harry and Ron rose there hands and began to tell Arabella about their Divination classes for the last three years.
"Well, I think for now on things shall be a bit different. As I can imagine many of you found the homework to be fairly easy staying up all night predicting your own death and the deaths of your fellow class mates."
The entire class smirked.
"Yes I know I have also been there, things were exactly the same when I took this class however to examine one ability in this area therefore we shall be studying the theory behind this art then every Friday we will have a practical session." She smiled. "Now get your textbooks out and turn to page one... we have a lot of work to do before you are ready to sit your newts...."
Ron, Harry and Katherine left divination taking about the lesson, with Ron and Harry telling Katherine there highlights of professor Trelawney's classes over the years; as the entered the DADA classroom for their final lesson of day the met up with Hermione.
"Good afternoon class," said Professor Lupin. "Now today we shall be studying two spells one is the Artaic does anyone know what the other would be?"
The Slytherins had no idea, just like the Gryffindors except for one, Hermione rose her hand to answer the question.
"Ah... Ms Granger would you care to enlighten us?"
"The counter curse to the Artaic spell which is used to paralyse a person, however unlike Petrifucus Totalus this spell does not have a time limit the only counter curse is the the Carinic, which must be cast by the original caster for the spell to be removed."
"Excellent, well done and a very detailed summary I must say 15 points to Gryffindor."
Hermione blushed at the comment.
"Alright now you shall be practicing on each other so I want you all to pair up, any questions?"
Neville rose his hand, "Professor what if we cast that spell then are unable to remove it?"
Everyone looked horrified they had not thought of this particular possibility. "Well yes Mr Longbottom, that would be a problem but this spell is unique as by learning to cast the curse you will always be able to remove it. There is no need to worry about that possibility."
The Slytherins and Gryffindors paired off, Harry and Katherine and Hermione and Ron paired together.
"So Harry do you want to go first?" asked Katherine not really sure what to expect when she cast the spell.
"Alright." So Harry began to practice casting the spell he successfully cast the spell three times on Katherine before they decided to switch places.
Katherine cast the spell once and successfully removed it. And she got ready to try it again.
"Crabbe, Goyle watch this; Expelliarmus." Draco Malfoy whispered.
Katherine's wand flew out of her hand just before she cast the spell; however she continued on reflects and said the spell. Harry stiffened and fell to the floor as the spell hit him. She was shocked she had just cast the spell without a wand. 'Oh god what have I done.'
Professor Lupin came over as he had seemed the entire situation along with the rest of the classes. The students have all seen what had occurred and where standing around waiting to see what the Professor was going to do. "Katherine do you think you could remove the spell from Harry now please without the use of your wand." Katherine did as she was asked. The curse lifted off Harry. Harry just looked shocked at his Godfather and his new friend.
"Alright class I think I'll dismiss you early today please release you partners and if I find out you have used this curse on any of your fellow students there will be hell to pay and I mean that now please leave. Katherine, Harry please wait, a moment." The class left with Harry and Katherine staying behind
"Now you too, I know everyone saw but please don't talk about this with anyone else, I need to see the headmaster and Katherine don't worry about it you have done nothing wrong its just wandless magic is a fairly rare gift." He smiled to reassure her.
As the two students left Remus quickly left to find the headmaster where an order meeting was called immediately to discuss the new talents of the Phoenix child that had emerged.
TBC
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Gryffindor: 70 points
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