Ch. 6 Fire, Water and… Tom?
As I sat by the lake I felt a sense of overwhelming loneliness. I missed my friends and my family. I was miserable, before I could stop them silent tears left my eyes. This was too much I wanted to go home. I looked up it was raining and it matched my mood only to perfectly. This was all crazy about a prophecy and being able to control our surroundings. As fascinating as it sounded it seemed to surreal. But then again weren't all things possible. I mean I didn't believe in magic when I was younger and I ended up being a witch I didn't believe in prophecies yet they are true, even though I think Trelawney is still a big fraud. I should go speak to Professor Talen I mean why would she lie about this order thing or whatever. So I got up and headed to the castle and down to the dungeons to her office. I knocked and entered. Professor Talen was sitting at her desk talking to Sterling.
"Hermione you came I was starting to think you wouldn't" she said motioning for me to sit down. I did.
" Well I'm sure it was curiosity that got the better of me. Which I need to stop doing because as they say Curiosity killed the cat" I said shrugging. They laughed
" Yes but Satisfaction brought him back" Sterling said. I laughed I had never heard that one but it cheered me for some reason.
"Now are you okay with the practicing of the elemental magic? You have no reason against learning it?" the Professor asked.
"How could I say no to learning something new?" I said she smiled and nodded.
"first we need to find out what element or elements you and control. Most of the girls only control one, but a couple including myself control two." she said
"How do we find out?"
"Like senses like" she said
"meaning?" I asked
"our elemental magic will find yours if its in you" Sterling said and she grabbed my hand. I started to pull away but she stopped me.
" Just relax for a sec." she said I was still very uncertain when a tingling went through my body and sterling let go. She was grinning widely. I just stared.
"What the hell was that?" I asked a little freaked out.
" My magic sought out your magic and found it. You can control the element of fire and of air." she said I just sort of looked at her. Even if I had excepted that this might be true it didn't make it any less strange. Then the professor took my hand over the desk and did the same thing a moment later I felt a tingling again but she didn't let go. I was beginning to feel a little more energized and as I looked at the professor she seemed to grow pale. I suddenly pulled my hand out of hers.
" What are you doing?" I asked. She looked at me through tired looking eyes
"well you have water as an element but there was something strange to your earth. I'll research it later but right now I need a nap you guys leave and I will see you tomorrow. Night" she said and she passed out on her desk. Sterling got up to see if she was still alive
" I don't believe it she's asleep! She was supposed to start teaching you how to control your magic!" She looked at her sister disgusted then headed toward the door. I followed
"It's fine I am still a little freaked about this new development" I said this seemed to cheer her up because she laughed.
" you are lucky you where forewarned me I accidentally set fire to my moms hair when she made me mad. I was grounded for a month and I didn't even really know why. Then Isis called and told me of some of her strange tales. Then I came back to Hogwarts and discovered a few more girls with the same sort of happenings and that's how our 'order' started. Have you had any sort of strange happenings with your elements?" she asked. I thought back and tried to remember if I had ever set fire to anything of blew a chair through the window or anything like that. I couldn't remember a single incident.
" Nothing like that has ever happened to me. Maybe you have the wrong girl?" I said
" No I don't think its that I can feel your magic. Its something else. Something different. I'll ask Isis when she wakes up. Hey do you want to help me with my homework?" she asked.
" Do I look like a bookworm or something?" I said
"Yeah you do" she said mockingly
"Alright" I said laughing and we went to the common room. I ended up writing her Charms essay and doing her Care of Magical Creatures work sheet. We finished as dinner was do to begin as well as the Halloween feast. Me and Sterling went down together and we sat nearest the head table. Sterling said it would spare us from the nastiest of pranks. So I complied. We were indeed spared because about five minutes into the feast the pranks begin. Loud bangs and smoke brought out kids with nasty deformities as other kids laughed and clapped with a job well done.
" I told you I would spare us. When your in seventh year you know exactly were to be in order not to be a victim. The Slytherins usually have the nastiest pranks but they are never spared either." she said indicating the Slytherin table. I looked over and indeed only about three Slytherins survived un-pranked, Tom was among them.
"Come on lets get back to the common room I can bet you that this isn't all of the pranks. The teachers usually have a 'special treat' as well." she said making her way through the door I followed close behind and we made our way to the common room.
" Hey Hermione thanks for your help earlier I appreciate it" Sterling said heading up to her dorm
" It wasn't a problem plus I knew all the material. Well I'll see you tomorrow" I said reaching my dorm. I went inside and closed the door. I changed for bed then grabbed a book on metals that I had got from the library.
The next morning I was the last one up so I had minimal time to get ready. I ended up heading straight to potions to avoid being late. I entered the class as the bell rang. I sat as far as it was physically possible from Tom while working at the same table. Professor Talen then cleared her throat.
"Morning class I have a special project for you guys to get started on. It will be a large portion of your grade. It will go on from now and will be due before Christmas break." she said standing in front of the room. I started to get excited a project was excellent I wouldn't have to deal with Tom again until the new year.
" Now you will of course be working with your partners" my face fell. " now the potion you are going to make can be complex or simple, but it has to be something you have created. You guys know how to research and see how different ingredients react with what. It will of course be mainly theory but I also want to see if you guys actually succeed and if you fail I want an extra roll of parchment on why you think it failed. I also want two rolls of parchment on your theory. But first I want you guys to right me a thesis statement on what you will be doing due by the end of class. Any questions or concerns come see me." she said then sat behind her desk. I looked at Tom who was frowning at his desk.
"I can't work with you" I said and got up and went to talk to Prof. Talen. Tom followed.
" Professor I can't work with Tom" I said she raised an eyebrow and glanced at Tom
"Why not miss Dumbledore?" she asked calmly
"Because I just can't" I said leaning forward and looking her in the eye. She sighed
" Hermione you and Tom are my brightest students and I want the two of you to work together. I will not separate you and I will not except anything other then O quality work form the both of you so I suggest you set aside your differences and work hard on this project because my decision is final! Now get to work you have a Thesis due at the end of class and you are wasting your time" she whispered I could hear the anger creeping into her voice. I glared at her then Turned on my heel and stomped back to my seat and began pounding my head on the desk. I felt guilty later for acting like a little child throwing a tantrum but I got it out of my system and looked at Tom who was looking at me with amusement on his face. I glared and grabbed my book.
" Lets just find something already" I snapped like he was the one who was acting childish. He glared at me
"For your information while you were having your little fit I gathered a variety of things we could do" he said shoving a list at me. I took it and looked through it muttering under my breath
" Stupid… maybe … interesting… stupid… stupider… that ones good… that's pointless…" I said crossing out some of them I knew I would upset Tom like this and I smiled at the scowl on his face.
"Well these two are pretty good" I said showing him the ones that I hadn't drew a line threw. The first one was a potion that would turn the strongest of metals into dust. The second was a potion that would turn things to stone. For some reason Tom looked really pleased at the items I selected.
" There is also one more I thought of that I didn't right down" he said leaning closer. I raised a brow. " a potion that can bring things back to life" I just stared at him. This must be his evil side, because if you bring something dead back to life instead of the thing you bring back it will be a demon in side of its body.
" Somehow I don't think the teacher will see that as school appropriate." I said. For some reason his grin grew and I felt a bit unnerved.
" But you find it fascinating?" he asked.
" Are you trying to incriminate me somehow?" I asked
" No it's a simple enough question do you find it fascinating?"
" of course I do, but I am not foolish enough to try and do something like that as a school project. These other ones are a bit dodgy but I'm sure the teacher won't protest. We should ask her" I said to Tom
" alright lets go ask" we got up and asked the teacher. She was impressed with both but she decided on the metal on in the end because it seemed less controversial. After we wrote our Thesis statement we began doing the necessary research. We didn't get very far with it seeing as most of the school books didn't hold any information on anything as dodgy as turning metal into dust. As the hour finished I was beyond frustrated.
" Listen Tom we should meet later these books aren't helping I have books that might be more helpful. If you have any bring them along to. We need a place to meet though I don't think my books are very school appropriate." I said looking around for eavesdroppers.
"Sure we can meet were you followed me we'll get privacy there" he said smirking. I knew right after I said that, that meeting in a private place might not have been a good idea. But I also didn't want to be caught with controversial Dark Arts books. So I agreed to meet him.
/ Alright another chapter done I went back and read what I posted yesterday and honestly I can't remember writing half the things I wrote but you guys liked it so I will continue the story on that train track. Also I don't know if I should start Tom and Hermione's relationship as love then lust or lust then love. Somehow I think lust then love would be better but you guys tell me what you think. If I get enough replies by tonight I will post another Chapter tonight or tomorrow after school if I don't you won't get a new chapter until I feel I get enough replies at least 5 so just review and I will do. I love you guys tear xoxoxoxo