Engaging

Simple Explanations

Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, they belong to J. K. Rowling. Except for Sara Sweets, she belongs to me (not to mention pretty much all new charas in this chappie). Author's note: This is based upon what I have taken from the Harry Potter stories, and is totally in my head. And I seriously believe that Voldemort is either in love with Lily or is her half-brother, so that is in this story. If you are easily offended by vulgar language or sexual content you should not read this fanficiton. Please review.

The witch in the purple robe sat on the window seat, staring out at the familiar sky she had watched every night as she had grown up, her black eyes taking everything in, everything was as it had always been. Except that dark spot just to the right. Yes, their forces were growing.

"Violet," a small voice came from behind her.

She turned and smiled, " Hello Louis, is there something you needed? "

He shook his head, " Mama went out again. She wanted you to watch me if it was okay. "

Violet frowned, " But where is she? "

He looked at his feet, " She's with that strange man again. She said they were just going to eat. But I don't believe her. She never just 'eats'. "

Violet's smile faded, then she smiled again, " Why don't you come and sit up here on my lap? " she offered.

The little boy smiled and took what was offered to him, jumping up on the seat with her to look out the window. But he wasn't looking out the window. Instead his gaze was fixed on the strange woman that was lying in Violet's bed, her red hair splayed about her head.

" Violet, what is a 'pyromagus'? " he asked after a moment.

Violet's gaze followed his to the woman who seemed lost inside of herself. It seemed she had gone through a lot before she fell out of the sky in the midst of a battle, and it seemed rather bizarre that a pyromagus would appear in between the sides of that battle anyways.

She smiled, " Louis, do you know what a 'terramagus' is? " violet asked.

His brown eyes met her black ones, " You are. " he answered simply.

She smiled, " Yes but what does that mean? "

His head tilted to one side, " It means that you can control the earth. At least that's what Mama told me. "

She smiled brightly, " That's right! But there are many sorts of this 'elemental magic' as it is called by all magic kind. There is aeromagus, aquamagus, atermagus, luminusmagus, terramagus, and pyromagus. Aeromagi control the air or wind, or any gaseous form really, aquamagi control water or any other liquid, atermagi control the darkness and shadows while luminusmagi control light. I'm a terramagus, and therefore I can control the earth and it's vegetation. A Pyromagus can control fire and heat. This woman is a pyromagus. " Violet explained thoroughly.

The boy blinked at the flood of information but soaked it all in, " So…can I be one? " he asked.

Violet smiled, " I'm sorry hon, but you have to be born into it. It's not like becoming an animagus. It's not something you work for. Usually it's passed on through blood, but just because your mother or father is one doesn't necessarily mean that you are one too, it just betters your chances. And you're not always the same kind as your parents either. My father was an aeromagus. And here I am, quite the opposite. " she said simply.

He sighed, " But…how come you never see other kinds? I mean, you talk to a lot of terra ones, but never anything else. "

She smiled, " Very good of you to notice that. But it's simple enough to explain. The elementals never get along. We've been in a six-way-war since before wizards can remember. No one really knows what started this war. But everyone knows that even if a few could befriend other forms, the war can never be ended. It is simply our nature to battle the other elements. "

"A load of bullshit."

The two turned to look at the redhead.

She was sitting up in the bed, a hand against her head as if to stop the throbbing that she was painfully experiencing.

" What did she say? " Louis asked worriedly, " She doesn't want to fight does she? "

" Nah, she just doesn't agree. "

" Wait, she can understand us? How come I can't understand her? "

Violet smiled, " Because you don't know English little one. And she knows our language. " she replied, then turned back to the redhead, "What do you mean by it's a load of 'bullshit'?"

Sara shook her head, "Nah, we won't always be at war. And someone out there knows the reason for this war. Or we would have forgotten about the war with the argument." She looked up and around, trying to find something familiar. Though she knew she would not find anything of the sort.

"Erm, where exactly am I?" she asked.

Violet answered simply, "Paris."

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Bitcake, yep, the sequel is Discretion, mostly about Sara with a huge Rimi subplot. He needs a female companion, you know. Yes, you will find out who the third person is in Discretion (in chapter 27 hehehe). About the 6th book, I've started reading it and am on chapter 7 or 8, so I've read the chapter about Fudge already. But, if you think 47 chapters is sad, Discretion only has 33. Very sad.