Started: 18th June, 2004 10:33pm
The Shadow Wizards
Disclaimer: see chapter one
Summary: see chapter one
Chapter Three: Attack on Justin
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Cam lifted his head from the desk as his alarm system went off. It was during study period, but the teacher had been called out of class, so it was quite alright for the students to message each other.
Cam.
Accident in COMC. Justin hurt. Gone to HW.
Be there lunch.
Harry.
Justin had been hurt in Care of Magical Creatures? Cam racked his brain, trying to remember which magical creature they were studying that week... that's right, it was flying horses! The two breeds the school kept were the Pegasi, and Thestrals.
The Thestrals were kept only out of politeness to Professor Dumbledore at Hogwarts – their herd had recently been through a mating period and they had about ten or twenty over the legal limit.
The Pegasi, however... they were special. Only fourth years – in which they currently were ranked – and above were allowed to even see the Pegasi. They were used as transport for those who had an emergency somewhere too far for brooms, or protected by anti-Apparition-charms. Like Hogwarts, for example.
The only way they could be angered is if someone they were attached to became suddenly endangered. That would mean... Professor Kamiro had to be in some sort of trouble. Professor Kamiro was one of the most capable people in the school, though! For something to be too out-of-control for him... it was almost impossible to imagine. Then again, almost never got anyone anywhere.
The clock on his AS showed the time as being very close to lunch. Cam decided to send a message to Yuugi, after remembering that the little guy was in Divination (anything to get out of that!).
Yuugi.
Did you hear that something happened to Justin?
Cam.
A few minutes later the AS beeped.
Cam.
Yeah – do you know what?
Yuug'.
Cam frowned. That was quick. Professor Dimitrios must be out of the room like Professor Smith (his study-period supervisor) was. Maybe that had something to do with Justin?
Y.
No idea.
They were studying the Pegasi. Maybe something happened to Kamiro?
Why would they attack J. though?
C.
The AS beeped again almost as soon as he had sent the message to Yuugi. It was Dominique – she was bound to be in a frenzy!
WHAT HAPPENED TO JUSTIN?!?!?!?
Yep, definitely a frenzy.
D.
I don't know. They were studying the Pegasi.
Draw your own conclusions.
C.
He sent the message off, and was startled when Yuugi's message came through immediately.
Cam.
I have no idea. Did you just get D's message?
She sounds frightened.
Yuugi.
'Sure does,' Cam thought, grinning. 'Probably so worried she's gotten the teacher's permission to leave straight away. And knowing Dom, she's on her way already.' It was almost time for the period to end anyway, so the others wouldn't be far behind.
On the other hand, if Dom's teacher (Cam thought she was in Muggle Studies, which meant Professor McKinnon) was absent like Smith and Dimitrios, then she would have no choice but to sit there and worry.
Yuugi, Dom, Harry.
Are your teachers away?
Cam.
He sat anxiously, waiting for their replies. All three were the affirmative, also asking why he wanted to know.
What could be so serious so as to draw all the teachers away from their classes? Hopefully it had nothing to do with Justin...
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'So why did you want to know about our teachers being called out of class, Cam?' came Dom's curious voice. She wanted desperately to see Justin, but the mediwitch, Madam Mizuhara, had forbidden anyone entry to the Hospital Ward.
'Because something had to be seriously wrong if they were all called away – remember that 'education is very important here at Akira's',' he smirked, imitating the deputy-headmaster, Professor Frederick. 'And I was hoping it wasn't Justin's accident,' he added as an afterthought.
(finished section June 18, 2004 11:05pm)(started section October 24, 2004 4:58pm)
'True; but the question is...' Harry started, and the other three finished with him. 'What?' Harry had been much more responsive since the feast – they had gotten him slightly drunk afterwards on Ogden's Firewhisky (Hermione had gotten it in, naughty girl!).
At that moment, Madam Mizuhara quietly closed the door to Justin's private room. She was immediately flooded with whispered questions.
'What happened to Justin?'
'Will he be alright?'
'What did the Pegasi do?'
'Did anyone else get hurt?'
And so on, and so forth. She raised her hand, and motioned for silence.
'Justin just has a few broken bones and a large headache – the potions I gave him will have him up and about in no time. He'll be fine; though he might get headaches for no reason every now and again.
The Pegasi did nothing; well, nothing in regards to what they could have done. Do you remember that a new one had been born a week or so ago?' She paused here, waiting for confirmation. Three heads nodded.
'Well, Justin accidentally frightened it, and, as you know, the Pegasi can be fiercely protective when necessary. It's why they make such good protectors.'
'Ah,' came the sounds of understanding.
'And no, no-one else got hurt. Professor Kamiro was in danger of being kicked once or twice trying to help Justin, but he got out safely. Is there anything else?' the Japanese mediwitch wanted to know. Dom had just one question.
'Can we see him?'
Madam Mizuhara nodded her consent, but told them one at a time. Dom went first, as she was his girlfriend. Cam, Harry and Yuugi sat outside, talking softly, when Harry remembered his other friend.
'Where's Hermione?'
'Well, she's meant to be with Dom... who had Muggle Studies... maybe she didn't get the message.'
'Of course! Harry wouldn't know her ID number – I only just put ours in last night,' Yuugi exclaimed. 'I'll go and get her.'
He scampered off, leaving the English and American boys sitting there to talk. Harry began to tell Cam a joke in English as Yuugi went to get Hermione.
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Yuugi scoured the hallways near the Muggle Studies classroom – which was on the opposite side of the small-ish school, so it didn't take Yuugi long. The school was basically set out in a rough rectangle.
There were eight courtyards, all surrounded by classrooms. A large oval for the Care of Magical Creatures animals and library bordered the school to the west. To the north were the kitchens, Muggle Studies and Divination classrooms and assembly hall. To the east was the dining hall, art rooms and seven rooms for muggle subjects. Potions, Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts classrooms lined the south hall.
In the middle, surrounding the courtyards, were classrooms for other elective subjects. There were also staff rooms, bathrooms, a senior (sixth and seventh years) prefects common room, computer labs (with super-fast enchanted access to the Internet) and a bookshop for students who missed some books from their lists.
The students' rooms were scattered about the place, some on the ground floor, some on the upper floor (which was like a maze, if you didn't live up there) and some underneath the school.
Yuugi couldn't find Hermione anywhere. He was just about to give up when he – literally – bumped into her.
'Oh, sorry Hermione!' he grinned, not noticing the person with her.
'That's OK Yuugi. I was just on my way back to my room with Ryou,' Hermione smiled, motioning to the person behind her. Yuugi gasped as his eyes settled on his old friend.
'Ryou?!'
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Finished Officially: October 24, 2004 5:45pm
And guess what? That's where I'll leave it! Mwahahaha! Look out for the fourth and fifth chapters soon once I have some reviews... I already have them written!
Note: Cookies to all who can tell me where I got Mizuhara from!
