As Mia left her classroom Mia tucked the ruby dagger from earlier that day in her robes along with the sheath it came in. She had made it a habit since she was young to keep a weapon with her at all times and Mia felt that this particular dagger would be best considering she had come across a demon with in her first day. She walked back to the Gryffindor common room and entered to be greeted by Neville who was startled by her.

"Sorry Neville, I just came to check everyone was ok before I called it a night." She explained her presence as she helped Neville pick up the books he had dropped. As she picked up the books she noticed a solitary piece of paper on the floor, which had fallen out one of Neville's books. It was filled from notes he had scribbled in her class, at the bottom of the paper a word had been written and then rewritten with a question mark at the end until the word was darker then all the other writing on the page. The Word was simple but stood out to Mia, as she knew that is had to do with the ancient magic although she had not mentioned in class. She word was simple, explosions? But the effect of the word was much more. Handing Neville and his books including the paper Mia said,

"Could I talk to you for a minute Neville? In my office?" After she spoke Neville nodded nervously.

"Don't worry your not in trouble," Mia smiled at Neville as they came to her office.

"Actually, I was wondering if you had ever tried ancient magic before?" Mia asked Neville and he just shook his head in reply.

"Nothing weird has every happened?" Mia continued and then went out on a limb by added,

"No explosions or anything?" When Mia said this Neville who up until now had been staring at his fidgeting hands, his head snapped up to look at Mia.

"How did you know?"

"Well, a friend of mine has that power, and when I saw you scribbling on your notes I thought maybe there was a reason for the fact you are very good in class." Mia watched Neville's reaction as she spoke to find him wary but very interested in what she was saying.

"Neville I believe that is a very good possibility you may be more a part of the ancient magic then this one. I can help you find out if you wish." Mia offered and Neville replied quickly,

"Yes Thank-you. When I was in your class I was scared but when it smoked I was happy because I didn't have to try very hard and not do well like in my other classes."

"Well Neville how about every afternoon after this week after your normal classes before dinner come to my classroom and I'll help you. Give you a head start in class what do you think?" Mia asked Neville.

"Thank-you Prof. Halliwell. That would be great," Neville replied and Mia walked back with him to the Gryffindor common room. After checking everyone was ok Mia left for her own room and went to bed.

Over the week everything went smoothly including Neville's sessions, which she linked with Ginny's as she promised to teach her as well. Draco's detentions were solemn and as some muggles say you could have cut the tension with a knife. Neville had excelled in the ancient magic and was beginning to control his power to make things explode. Mia had been surprised that Neville was able to keep his power a secret up until now but didn't say anything about it. Ginny also excelled in what Mia taught her, it mainly consisted of the different potions to simulate powers such as explosions and smoke, but also some of the ones used solely to kill demons. In Draco's detentions he continued to take apart different animals, two different types of frogs, a group of lizards and a group of de-fanged snakes, this included extracting the venom sacks. I wasn't until the middle of the next week did something unexpected happen, Mia woke to hear a yell from Gryffindor tower, it was coming from the 6th year boys dorm room. She orbed directly to the boys bedroom and Neville jumped up scared.

"What happened?" Mia asked all five boys,

"It was a weird tall thing with four arms. I blew it up," Neville gulped.

"Ok, everyone back to bed," Mia said to everyone in the dorm and at the doorway who had come to se what was happening. Then turning to Neville,

"I will need you to come with me to show me what it looked like," Neville nodded to Mia and waited while she made sure everyone went to bed. Taking Neville to her own room Neville waited outside her room while she collected a book, which looked new but actually was a duplicated Book of Shadows. It had the exact same enchantments on it as its original so that none other then good could touch it. It was also enchanted so that if the original book was compromised then the duplicate would somewhat self-destruct, burst into flames while not burning anything other then the book. She carried the book with Neville following her to her office. Opening the book she flicked though the pages until she came to a demon, which fitted Neville's description with confirm nation from Neville she asked him to describe exactly what had happened. When Neville was done explaining what had happened Mia took Neville back to his room and as she left the room walking directly to Dumbledore's office she holding the 'Book of Shadows.'

Mia walked directly into Dumbledore's office finding him already awake.

"Come in I have been waiting for you. Is this was what had been in the Gryffindor dorms?" Dumbledore asked as Mia handed him the book open at the page describing the demon.

"Kathylin is a low level demon, I doubt he would have been here just to kill me as he knows better. He would have been here on higher orders showing there would have been a more intense grand scheme of things." Mia said explaining her thoughts but not suggesting her theory not wanting it to be true but one look at Dumbledore's expression as he read the passage concerning the demon in the book told Mia that her suspicions were true.

"Prof. I know that there are enchantments so that no wizard or witch could get in without being known but a demon can get without any detection. Would I be permitted to construct a silent alarm that will alert me to when and where a demons enters as soon as it does?" At this Dumbledore nodded handing Mia back the book.

"If anymore happens before we can talk tomorrow morning please report directly to me. Also congratulate Neville on his good work." Dumbledore said the latter smiling and Mia knew why. Neville never considered himself a hero but tonight he showed that he was, he had save those boys because there was no knowing what could have happened to them otherwise.

Mia left Dumbledore's office and went directly to her classroom where she collected the five clear crystals she had on her desk in the first class. Taking them out of the box she waved her hands over the crystals and then they began to glow brightly and then faded back to the original look. Mia put all five crystals in a mesh bag which she slung over her shoulder as she walked out of the school building and out to the perimeter of the school grounds. As she walked though the pitch-black night Mia held up the palm of her in front of her and let the light that now emanated from it show her where she was going. Mia heard a howl towards the left of where she was, turning to see what it was a large black dog knocked her down. He began licking her face until she heard someone come over and pulled the dog off her,

"Sorry Professor 'alliwell 'idn't see ya from back there, an' there 'as been some weir' things aroun' these 'ays." Hagrid apologized as he held Fang back by his collar.

"That's ok Hagrid," Mia said as she stood up brushing herself off, "That's why I'm out here actually."