Fourth Period

Summonings

All the First Years made their way to the Courtyard for their first Summonings lesson. Everyone was a bit nervous, as they had heard from the Second Years they were given a full body workout.

Gray and Natsu were keeping a firm distance from each other, Lucy was way behind the other students, while Gajeel, as usual, didn't give a damn. Once they all reached the Courtyard, there was the scarlet haired teacher. The four new students took a silent gulp, and stood in front of Erza Scarlet.

"Welcome all of you to your first Summoning class. In this class, I shall teach you the ways of physical combat and summoning weapons to fight. Any questions?"

Draco shot his hand up immediately. "Yes?" Erza asked, strict and composed. "What the hell is the point of all of this? As long as we have magic, we don't need to fight physically. This is entirely pointless." Draco said, with a whine and starkness in his voice.

Erza's eye became dark as she glared at Draco. Everyone flinched and gulped at this stare. Erza then sighed as she closed her eye. "Alright then Mister Malfoy. Fight me."

Everyone became shocked at what they heard. "She did not just say what I think she said!" Hermione gasped at Harry and Ron.

"Erza can't be serious!" Lucy whispered to Gray. "Well she is Erza. I think we all saw this one coming." Natsu and Gajeel grunted with a nod, agreeing with Gray.

"I...I beg your pardon?" Draco stuttered. "You heard me. Come on up and fight me." Draco looked around as he slowly approached her. "You can have the first move, since you are a student." Erza said with a smirk, taking out her wand.

Draco's face twisted in anger, then whipped out his wand. "Flipendo!" Erza let the force hit her, but instead of falling back, her feet was implanted in the ground, making her skid back. She leapt at her opponent and tackled Draco causing him to land on his back, her wand at his throat. Before he could do anything, Erza held down his wrist, causing the hand, and the wand, causing it to be immobile.

Everyone had their jaws dropped at the sight they just saw. "I have the advantage Mister Malfoy. You have no magic, and you're just seconds away from being killed. So what are you going to do from here?" Erza asked, that sly grin on her face.

Draco was completely lost for words. His lips just quivered at her dark eyes. She stood up, and extended her hand. "Now do you understand why physical combat is important?" Draco stared at her hand, then tsked as he got up by himself and patted himself down. He went back to his friends, pouting, and completely humiliated. "Scary." Everyone thought.

"Uhh...Professor Scarlet, I have a question." Hermione called out, her hand in the air, a bit intimidated by her. "Yes?" Erza asked. "Why is this a separate class? Can't we just summon items with the summoning charm?" Hermione asked, extremely confused. Erza smiled, somewhat pleased.

"A very good question Miss Granger. Tell me, what does the Summoning charm do?" Erza asked the class. Cho put up her hand, to which Erza let her answer.

"It summons an object from far away." Erza nodded. "Correct. One point for Ravenclaw." Cho smiled, happy she got it right. "Now, what is the difference between the the Summoning Charm and the Summoning I'm about to teach you? Well, let me say right now. These are Summonings you can call from your own dimensions." Everyone was surprised by this. Summoning items from your own pocket dimensions?

"Awesome." Ron smiled.

"Now, let's get started." Erza waved her wand, and three columns of desks appeared behind the students, and a chalkboard behind Erza. Everyone gasped at such wonderful magic. "Take your seats." Erza ordered the class. Everyone scrambled to a seat, getting quite comfy. Once that was sorted, Erza began her lesson.

"There are three types of Summonings. First, there is the basic item Summoning." Erza held up her wand in the air. A glow came from above, and out of the blue, fell a sword. Everyone was astonished by this. Erza caught the handle, and pointed it to the ground, using it like some sort of support stick.

"With the basic summoning, you can summon hand items, such as swords, axes, spears, and whatever else you can think of." Erza threw the sword up, and it disappeared into a ripple of light.

"The second is a more advanced summoning." Erza pointed her wand forward, then closed her eyes. As her wand glowed, her whole body was taken over by a holy light. Most of the students shielded their eyes from such a light.

Once the light subsided, everyone slowly looked at their teacher again, only to be found astonished. She had completely changed. From her teacher get up, was now a beautiful purple dress, her hair in a messy bun.

"Not only can you change your dressing, but your hairstyle as well. A great asset to learn isn't it ladies?" All the girls giggled at that statement, agreeing with their teacher. Erza swiped her wand again, reverting back to her school teacher clothing.

"And the third type of Summoning is a special one. Why do I say special? Well, it's because there are certain items you must obtain. To do this summoning, you will need to find specific keys, and you must make a contract." Lucy smiled an excited smile. She knew Erza was talking about her magic. It's a shame she couldn't show her magic. At least not yet.

"With this kind of Summoning, you can summon spirits by your side to aid you in the fight. However, they themselves are living beings. Some people only see them as tools. Well, they're not. Have I made myself clear?" Everyone nodded. "Good." Erza smiled.

"We will only focus on the first two summonings. The third one is impossible due to the lack of resources." Erza smiled slyly as she asked the students to stand up. As the did, the chalk board and the desks disappeared.

The students were confused at what was going on, looking around. "Now." Everyone turned to the front, and saw Erza in a singlet and shorts with sneakers. "Let's get to the work out."

Dinner

"I feel sore all over…." Ron glugged, his whole body slumped on the table. "I feel like I can't even move a muscle…" Harry sighed, trying to move his arms to eat, but just couldn't. "Who runs around a castle fifty times in a minute?" Neville gobbled out. "Apparently Miss Scarlet. And the new students." Seamus sighed. "I thought I'd feel better during the free period. I feel worse..." Ron complained.

"Hey guys!" Natsu smiled, bursting in between Ron and Harry, smiling. "Great work out huh?" He asked the sore two. "How in the bloody hell can you still stand?!" Ron asked, a bit furious. Natsu just shrugged in response and sat down between them. "You're not human." Ron groaned and went back to rest.

"I get that a lot." Natsu smiled and began to bite into the chicken.

Gray watched the teachers talking, his palm supporting his cheek. He was clearly bored. "C'mon Gray. Eat up or you'll get hungry later." Susan encouraged, noticing his stare into nothingness.

"Huh? What?" Gray shook his head, wondering what was going on. "Eat! Surely you must be starving after Professor Scarlet's work out!" Susan said, somewhat pleading. "Oh! Uhh… Y-Yeah…" Gray stuttered as he picked up the bread and began to chew.

"How can you still move? Seriously." Zach complained, his shoulders immersing pain. Gray just shrugged and kept on eating. All of a sudden he stopped, as if something was bothering him.

"I'm going to the restroom." He said, and stood up. "Are you alright Gray?" Cedric asked, tilting his head. "Yeah, just need a fresher upper. I'll see you guys later." He said, smiling and left.

"I swear that Summoning Teacher is insane! My father's going to hear about this!" Draco hissed as he furiously sliced his chicken, ignoring the fact that his muscles were burning. Crabbe and Doyle nodded in agreement, slurping their food. They were so hungry.

"You guys are so fat. Professor Scarlet will make you do twice the workout we just did." Pansy teased. Crabe and Doyle didn't care. They just kept eating. "I'm going to the bathroom." Gajeel said after some time and left without another word. "What's his deal?" Doyle sneered. "Not much of a talker is he." Pansy scoffed.

As Gajeel exited the hall, he spotted Lucy loitering around the front, debating with herself if she should go in or not. "Ya know you can't avoid them forever." Gajeel sighed, his hands placed on his hips.

"That's what Gray said as well. But I let Ravenclaw down. We lost ten points today because of me…" Lucy pouted, playing with her fingers looking down. "Hey. Look at me." Gajeel placed his hand on her head and forced her to look at him. "It's only a day. And it's not like the whole school hates you. And besides, you still have us." Gajeel ruffled her hair and walked down the hallway.

"Better get in and eat before all the good stuff is gone. Also it's six fifty, so you'd better get something before you starve to death." He teased, and turned down the hallway, out of Lucy's sight. Lucy stood there for a bit, thinking about what Gajeel had said. "I need to wash my face…." Lucy mumbled to herself, and walked to the closest bathroom.

Harry saw Lucy run across the open doorway, her white gloved hand covering the side of her face. "Hey Natsu, I have a question" Natsu looked at Harry, his mouth stuffed with meat and potatoes.

"Out of curiosity, why does Lucy where gloves?" Natsu blinked a bit before swallowing. "Not sure. She hasn't said." Natsu said before immediately going back to his meal. "So Natsu. Are you going to tell us more about your family or not?" Hermione provoked, putting down her knife and fork. Natsu froze a bit, before answering. "Uhh….right my family. Well uh see-"

Natsu flexed at the clock. It was six fifty, the teachers already heading out. "Uhh well see, I gotta go! Really tired and Happy is probably hungry by now. See you guys later!" And with that Natsu zoomed out the Great Hall.

"Why is Natsu avoiding questions about his family?" Ron wondered. Hermione stared at him, feeling that tingle of secrets within him. She knew he was probably hiding something. Something big.