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Chapter Four: Lessons
Paige woke up to the gentle chirping of a bird. She got up and went to the window. There were her sparrows. They had followled her from Canada, her home and now to her dorm. She opened the window and the ten sparrows flew in and burrowed down into her blankets on her bed. There was Crown, Freckle, Peg, Jump, Peachblossom and five new ones. Paige looked at them and named them. There was Noble, Tamora, Squire, Knight and Yamani. She gave them a few crumbs from her left over bread roll stashed in her robes and dressed.
She nodded to the sparrows, who went to sleep on her newly made bed. Paige then took up her glaive and left to the Common Room. She entered the room to see Harry, asleep on the couch. She approached him and smiled. He looked like a kid sleeping, With out his worrisome face though. His scar occasionaly shined and Paige touched it. A force of magic entered her and she saw. She watch as Harry dreamed of Lord Voldemort, the evil dark Lord.
Voldemort was planning. "My lord, can't you just kill The Girl." asked a voice. A snake-like voice filled the room. "No, she is the bait. She will get Potter to me, with a little thing called magic." "Yes my Lord." said that scared voice.
She suddenly jerked out and heard Harry screaming. "Harry, wake up, wake up." she said, shaking him. Harry woke up, sweating and shoved his glasses on. Paige looked at him. "Harry, I saw your dream, or at least the part with Voldemort." she said. Harry looked at her. "He's gunna use you, to get to me. I can't let that happen." Paige grabbed his hand. "You can't stop him, he's been after me since he tryed to get my Gift. He wants to get me also. If he gets my Gift ... he can control me." she said, her voice shaking.
Harry looked at her. Paige lifted her head to look into his eyes. "I won't let that happen." said Harry. Paige nodded and stood to practise her glaive. She was doing a dance pattern when the flock of sparrows flew down. Ron followled as did Hermione. "Paige, these birds were on your bed." said Hermione. "I know, their my pets. Meet Crown, Freckle, Peg, Jump, Peachblossom, Noble, Tamora, Squire, Knight and Yamani." said Paige, stopping her training. She vanished the glaive and headed down to breakfast.
At the Gryffindor table, new fourth year timetables were being handed out. Paige took one and said. "We have Charms first." Harry nodded. "Thats with Professor Flitwick. He's fun." Paige grinned and put her timetable into her bag near her feet. The sparrows were upstairs and Paige thought about them. She grabbed two bread rolls and put them in a pocket of her robes. Then she ate breakfast and with Harry, Neville, Hermione and Ron, headed for Charms.
All the fourth years had the same classes. Once at Charms, Neville sat with the other fourth year boys. Harry, Ron and Hermione sat with Paige. "Welcome to Charms. Today we are learning the Summoning Charm, Accio. Please write these notes and practise the charm." They wrote the board notes in their books and drew their wands. "Accio Dictionary." said Harry.
The dictionary that Ron was holding gave a feeble attempt and went crashing to the floor. Paige walked over to Harry and showed him a special move. He tried it and the dictionary flew into his hand. "Great Harry!" said Paige. Paige stood and took her go. She said the incantation. "Accio bag." her bag flew at her and landed in her open palm. Then the bell for second period rang and they headed to the Dungeons for Potions.
Paige was waiting for Professor Snape with Harry, Ron and Hermione when Malfoy approached. "Mudblood." he said, under his breath. Paige snarled at him. "I'm not a mudblood, I'm Pure-Blood." "What ever, your still a suck up with the teachers. Having a Uncle and Aunt working at Hogwarts. Suddenly, a familar face approached. "Hello Paige, is Malfoy giving you a hard time?" he asked.
It was Anders, her cousin. "Hello Cousin. I can deal with him, don't you worry." she replied. "Well, if Malfoy gives you a hard time, he answers to me." he growled at Malfoy, giving him a hard glance. Suddenly, Snape arrived. They fell silent and entered the Potion Lab. "Quiet." said Snape. Paige looked at her teacher. She liked Potions, but with this teacher, she wasn't so sure. Snape called the roll. He got to Paiges name and stopped. "Paige Willows, our WildMage." he said, the Slytherins snickering. Paige flicked her hand and her small glaive appeared. She looked Snape in the eye and glared at him. "Who cares if I'm a WildMage, Professor. To everyone else, I'm just another person." she said, raising her glaive ever so slowly.
"Miss Willows, put that excuse for a magical weapon away or dentition." Paige shrank it into her palm and pretended to stash it in her bag. Snape glared at her and continued the roll. After the roll, they sat waiting for their work to be piled up. They were asked to attempt the Draught of the Living Dead. "Ingredients are in the store cupboard, instructions on the board. Begin." he said, his eyes flashing at Paige and Harry. They were working at the same table with Hermione and Ron. Snape swept, like an overgrown bat, over to Malfoy and watched him.
Paige set up her cauldron. She looked hardly at the wood underneath and a little ball of flame appeared in her hand. She placed it on the wood. Then she looked at the instructions, and began to mix the potion. Half an hour into the lesson, her potion was issuing lavender gusts of fume and she was almost done. Harry's was pale blue and he was sweating. She gave him a push towards Ron and secretly added something. "Sorry Harry, I must of slipped." she said, blushing. Harry grinned and said. "Its ok, I'll just continue my potion."
Paige looked at hers which had to simmer for seven minutes. Hermione was finished and Ron's was like sludge. She approached him and said. "Ron, you better grab your next ingredient." Ron looked at the potion and hurried of to get hellabore syrup. She added another ingreident and the sludge became perfect potion. She looked at hers and put out the fire. Then Paige took a flask and ladled a sample for marking. She put the cork in the stopper and handed it to Snape. He glared at her, but looked at the Potion with sacasfication. Then, with Hermione, Ron and Harry, they left for lunch.
Paige was walking to the Great Hall when she remembered the sparrows. She excused herself and went rushing up. Harry looked after her and followled. Paige entered the Common Room and raced up to her dorm. She entered it to see ten hungry sparrows. "Hello, sorry I'm late, I had lessons. I hope you understand." Crown, the queen of the flock, chirped and Paige crumbled the bread rolls on the window sill in a little dish.
She summonded another one out of thin air and conjured water in it. "There you go." she said. "Paige?" said a voice at the dorm door. Paige turned and saw Harry watching her. "Hello Harry. I was coming. I forgot the sparrows." Harry smiled at the thought and approached the eating flock and Paige. "They are nice sparrows. Though they like pecking Ron awake." Paige laughed and Harry approached her a bit more. "Harry?" she said softly. "I really like you Paige." Harry looked into her fire like eyes and kissed her.
After seconds past, they broke apart. "Well." said Harry blushing beet red. 'We'd better go down. Ron and Hermione will wonder where we are at." Paige nodded and splashed her face with some water from the jug in the middle of the room. She followled Harry and they both headed down to lunch.