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Love of a Wicked Heart
Chapter 5
1995, Emerald City of Oz
Over the next ten years, Thea was in the time room learning both magics she should have learned at Hogwarts while also learning magics Salazar had learned while living in Oz. Salazar had not been messing around when he mentioned that the training would be tough and demanding as it pushed her to her limits but she was extremely grateful to have Salazar as a mentor as he taught her all he knew about magic. She learned she was highly skilled with the darker magics as well as non-verbal wandless magic.
She learned how to use necromancy to see events of the past, the present and the future. She learned how to reanimate the dead and how to destroy enemies necromantic animation. She learned how to use Fel Magic to protect her soul from any spells that would be used to harm her as well as do damage to an enemies soul. She learned a lot about Runes and Enchanting as well as Maleficarum and how closely these branches of magic are used.
She also learned what the Ministry would classify as the Dark Arts which included the Unforgivable Curses. She learned that when the Imperius Curse is cast, it depends on who has the stronger will. If the curse caster has a stronger will, then the curse will take over the mind of the victim of the curse. If the Victim has a stronger will, then they can throw off the curse. This had surprised her but it also did explain why some people were able to resist it while others are unable to resist it.
She learned about the other curses and why the only real dark unforgivable is the Cruciatus Curse. Salazar taught her defense of not just the dark arts but all magic as well as how to use it in combat. She learned how to use Charms and Transfiguration offensively as well as defensively. She also learned how to use Conjuration in all of its forms whether that would be in or out of a battle situation. Another thing Salazar had taught her was how to fight with swords, daggers, staves, and bows. Once the nutrient potions had done their job, Thea learned she was extremely skilled with a sword over other weapons.
Another discovery Thea had made was that she was very skilled at using elemental magic, especially when it came to fire. Salazar had trained her even harder when he learned of this as she had little to no control in the beginning. By the end of the ten years, Thea became fully capable of using a ball of fire made entirely up of Fiendfyre while having full control over the flame. While this had fully surprised Salazar, he was truly impressed with his student.
During her training with a sword, she had ducked Salazar's sword and as she tried to blast him away with magic, her hand had passed through his chest and she ripped out a beating glass heart, which caused her to panic. Once Salazar had calmed her down, he told her how to place it back and taught her what she had done and how to control that branch of magic. She learned that if you held one's heart, you could use it to command that person and it was far more effective than the Imperius Curse.
Thea was currently in the guest room looking at her reflection in the mirror. She had her jet black hair done up in a braid that draped over her shoulder. She was currently wearing a long emerald green dress that had silver embroidering on it. The nutrient potions helped correct all of the malnutrition from living with the Dursleys. She was no longer small for her age and frail looking at 1.24 meters tall; instead, she now stood 1.83 meters and looked healthy with beautiful pale skin. She had gained a nice lean athletic frame with curves in just the right places. She had also noticed that for some reason, her scar had slowly disappeared over the ten years she had been in the training room. She was also no longer scared or meek but instead, she held herself in with confidence and power.
Thea was brought out of her thoughts as someone knocked on the door to the chambers. She was soon greeted by Salazar when she told the person to enter the room. He looked at her and said, "The others have arrived. If you will follow me, I shall take you to meet the other protectors."
Thea nodded as Salazar led her to the council chamber of the Protectors of Oz. Salazar had told her that in two days time after she left the time room, he would contact the other witches and introduce her to them as well as let them know she was going to join them as the Protector of the West.
Soon she entered a large room with a large round table in it with a compass on the center of the table. She noticed three women sitting around the table who were chatting among each other, only to stop and look at her with curiosity. Around the tables were large throne-like chairs with the letters of the lands they protected on them. The first woman she noticed a woman wearing a dark blue dress with silver embroidery on it. She had a beautiful silver amulet with a large beautiful polished sapphire in the center of the amulet that hung around her neck. She had dark chestnut brown hair with silvery blue eyes. The throne-like chair she was sitting in had a large circle near the top with the letter N in the center of the circle.
The next woman she saw was wearing a dark red dress with gold embroidery on it. She had a beautiful silver amulet with a large beautiful polished ruby in the center of the amulet that hung around her neck. She had dark auburn hair and light brown eyes. The throne she was sitting in had a large circle near the top with the letter E in the center of the circle.
The last woman she noticed was wearing a silvery white dress with fur around the collar which made Thea believe she lived somewhere where it was always cold. She had a beautiful silver amulet with a large beautiful polished white stone in the center of the amulet that hung around her neck. She had beautiful blonde hair and bright blue eyes. The throne she was sitting in had a large circle near the top with the letter S in the center of the circle.
Salazar cleared his throat and said, "Allow me to introduce you to your fellow protectors. First, allow me to introduce you to Locasta, the Protector of the North. Next, I wish to introduce you to Elphaba, the Protector of the East. And finally, I wish to introduce you to Glinda, the Protector of the South."
Each woman bowed her head as Salazar introduced him and waited for him to introduce the newest member of their council. He soon turned to the three women and said, "My dears, I wish to introduce the newest member of your council and fellow protector. Allow me to introduce to you, Theodora, the Protector of the West."
The first person to get up and formally greet her was Glinda, who gave her a hug and said, "Welcome Theodora, I hope that we can become good friends."
Locasta gave a similar greeting while Elphaba greeted her with indifference. Glinda let Thea to the empty throne with a large circle near the top with the letter W in the center of the circle. Just as she was about to sit down, Salazar stopped her and showed her a beautiful silver amulet with a large polished emerald in the center of it. He had her turn around as he placed the amulet around her neck. Once the amulet was secure around her neck, she smiled and sat down in the throne, and soon she knew of a castle and looked at Salazar in confusion.
Seeing her confused look, Salazar said, "The amulet is bound to you and allows you to know of the castle within the West where you will live when you are not here. The others do not know of its location and can only visit you when you invite them. The others have similar castles they live in when they are not here."
Thea nodded and began to chat and get to know the other women in the room while Salazar left to go take care of the needs of Emerald City. Thea allowed herself to smile as things were finally looking up for her. She could only hope that things would remain that way for the rest of her life.
Hello every one, here is Chapter 5. I hope you enjoyed it and are looking forward to the next chapter. Please leave a review and let me know what you think. Please let me know if you notice any errors in grammar so I can fix them right away.