A/N: SO, I've told some of you this, but I'll repeat it for the sake of the rest of you.
I have like fifty million ideas for everything past the first year, but first I'm gonna focus on the first week and intros to the classes and then I'll skim through the rest of the year, paying attention to the important parts. Something exciting happens in the graveyard, and the whole plot goes crazy! So please just stay with the story through the boring stuff... although something important does happen on the second day at breakfast, which just happens to be in this chapter! So look for that as you read! And please just stick with me through the boring stuff. Skim it if you want to. I really couldn't care less. And I'll try to make these boring chapters shorter, and I will skim through the classes.
But still, enjoy! Please review! I take suggestions, constructive criticism, and COMPLETELY random comments! You can also PM me, but make sure you tell me what the subject of the PM is... a simple "Living in a Daydream" or even just "Daydream" would suffice :)
"Hey, guys," Talon said, sitting down across from me and Sneaky, next to Tawny. "To the point."
"Point?" Tawny asked. "You just sat down! And good morning!"
"Well, you asked me to bring down books yesterday," she continued, completely ignoring Tawny. "Well-" she placed a large book down in the middle of the table. "-I've brought one, and I think it might interest you guys."
We peered down at the black cover. The title read, in shiny silver letters, 'Transfiguration: Terms, Uses, and History'.
"Umm, Talon," Tawny muttered through a large mouthful of buttered toast, "You might find this interesting, but we're not in Ravenclaw..."
But Sneaky had already flipped open the book, and we were both reading the page lightning-fast, our eyes wide.
"This is really advanced," Sneaky murmured in awe. Yeah, but this is a daydream, so anything's possible!
"Look at this," Talon flipped to a page she had marked, towards the back. "Animagi... this seems like one of the most advanced terms in this book. But, of course, I didn't bring the book called 'Advanced Transfiguration: Terms, Uses, and History'..."
"'Animagi,'" Sneaky read, "'are witches or wizards who can morph into an animal at will. It is a learned skill, unlike those of a Metamorphmagus, which are hereditary... Animagi may take on the form of one animal, which they cannot choose. The animal is based on their personality, and is often the same as a person's Patronus. The exception is if a person's personality is similar to that of two animals. In this case, the Animagus and Patronus forms are different. This is not uncommon, but it doesn't happen to everyone.'" She stopped reading, looking curiously at me and Tawny's dreamy expressions.
Talon continued. "'Every animagus has an identifying mark on their animal form that is caused by something on their human form. This trait may be physical, such as hair/fur color, or acquired, like glasses.'"
"'The difference between normal Transfiguration and Animagus transformation,'" I read, "'is that an Animagus can change whenever they want, without using a wand or an incantation. An animagus still thinks human thoughts in their animal form, but their feelings are not as complex.'"
"'They also have the ability to communicate with other animals while in their animal form.'" Tawny finished. "Imagine the possibilities! But how do you do it?"
"Who said we were even going to attempt it?" Talon asked. "It's really advanced, and also kind of dangerous-"
Not in daydreams! "Well, it would be a cool skill to have, and very useful! I think we should at least try it," I said, and Tawny and Sneaky nodded in agreement.
Talon sighed, but she was grinning. "On your own heads, be it."
Then, the mail arrived. Owls swooped through the windows. A large, gray owl dropped a newspaper in front of Sneaky.
"My Daily Prophet!" she exclaimed happily, paying the owl. Then, her smile disappeared.
"What is it?" I asked, leaning over to look.
"Just some rubbish about Sirius Black..."
"Did they catch him?" Tawny asked.
"Nope," I said, skimming the page.
"Well," Talon said, jumping up, "Let's go so we're not late for Transfiguration." I followed her, and Tawny stuffed one more piece of bacon in her mouth before waving to Sneaky and running to catch up with us.
In the Transfiguration classroom, I took a seat behind Talon and next to Tawny. A tabby cat was sitting on the desk. After a moment, she jumped off the desk, morphing into the woman with the strict bun. My eyes widened with awe, and whispers and gasps broke out around the room.
"Welcome to Transfiguration," she said. "My name is Professor McGonagall. That bit of human Transfiguration you just witnessed was called the Animagus skill. This is very advanced, however, and you won't learn human Transfiguration until your N.E.W.T years. Today, we will be learning more about Transfiguration itself. Please take out parchment, quills, and ink, and take notes."
We took notes for almost the whole class, and the last half hour was spent watching McGonagall demonstrate different levels of Transfiguration. We received no homework, which was a relief.
We went to lunch, talking about Animagi, and then me, Tawny, and Sneaky headed to History of Magic. Ron had told me it was boring, so I was sort of dreading it.
Sure enough, as soon as we sat down, the ghost teacher (Professor Binns) began his lecturing on the importance of history. His voice... oh Merlin, his voice was soooo annoying and soooo tiring! Just like a robot of boringness! He just droned oooon and oooon... I felt myself dozing off... Zzzzzzzz... until Sneaky snapped her fingers in front of my face. I looked around with a start. Tawny's head was on the desk, but Sneaky woke her up, too.
"How do you concentrate?" she hissed. "Were you almost placed in bloody Ravenclaw or something?"
"As a matter of fact, I was," she snapped. "Now pay attention and take notes, because neither of you are borrowing mine!"
Binns assigned us a foot long essay on the importance of history and scenarios in which it would be important to remember our ancestors' mistakes. Then, Sneaky went the opposite way, and we went up to Charms.
"Welcome to Charms! My name is Professor Flitwick. Please, sit wherever you wish," said a tiny little man with a squeaky voice. I sat next to Tawny and Crissy, behind a couple of Slytherins. They looked around at us, sneering. Sheesh, what did I ever do to you?
We learned lots of different wand movements. They included swish-and-flick, the arch, and the swirl. We spent class practicing these and more, and I found myself enjoying this class more than the others so far.
After dinner, we went to the library and got a stack of Transfiguration books and took them out onto the grounds. We sat under the shade of a large tree close to the water. Taking turns, two of us would work on homework while the other two would search for information on Animagi. When the sun began to set, we went to bed.
A/N: Sorry again for the REALLY boring chapter. Just hang in with me! This chapter was Tuesday, and on Saturday there's gonna be a fun surprise!
-Breeze