Author's Note:
I do not own Harry Potter, J.K Rowling does! However, I do own Emily Blanchett, Delilah Hopkins, Merlin's Towers and anything that comes from it!
Well, here's the fourth chapter of the series. I hope you like it so far, please comment because I want to know the feedback of this story! Thanks for reading! Enjoy. Oh, this chapter is by far the most interesting chapter I've written. I was literary shaking with nerves when I had written this chapter.
Chapter 4
The Big Entrance
"Alright, Majors, you can do this. I wish you the best of luck." Professor Marymaull said, as she departed yet again with a swish of her cloak.
Now, the Majors were all nervously walking and pacing up and down, outside the hallways of the Great Hall, where the entrance of the three schools was about to begin. They were, of course, nervous. This was probably the first time that they had displayed their powers in front of more than 300 people, and it was really nerve wrecking.
Jeslyn was sitting at a corner, looking out the window, while Holly was busy talking to the Durmstrag people with a smirk on her face. Cressebella and Jonathan was bouncing around, almost nervously, as they played around and acted like fools. Delilah was muttering to herself, while pacing, Jack stood at a corner, watching the Majors, and Emily leaned against a wall, breathing deeply, in and out, tring to calm her frayed nerves.
Through the doors of the Great Hall, Emily could distinctively hear the roar of the students and suddenly, there was silence. The boom of Dumbledore's voice echoed through the doorways and the hall.
"So Hogwarts has been choosen to host a legendary event, the Tri-Wizard tournament. Now for those of you who do not know, the tri-wizard tournament brings together four schools for a series of magical contests. From each school a single contestant is selected to compete. Now let me be clear, if choosen you stand alone. And trust me when I say these contests are not for the faint hearted, but more of that later. For now please join me in welcoming the lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic and their Headmistress, Madam Maxime!"
The doors opened wide, as the girls of Beauxbatons breezed in with their blue uniforms and with their Headmistress, the large giant. Emily's eyes widened at the fact that they were almost up next, and as the Majors stood up quickly and lined up in their positions, most of them tidying up their everyday wear and Emily placed herself behind Jack, a little anxious and nervous to be the last of the batch.
(wow, i'm nervous/scared typing this!)
"And now our friends from the north, please greet the proud sons of Durmstrang and the high master Igor Karkaroff!" Without the closed doors, the voice of Dumbledore boomed through the hallways, and the Majors watched nervously as the Durmstrag students pounded their way into the hall, their bo staffs stabbing into the floor with a spark effect.
Watching the last of the Durmstrag students enter the hall, the Majors were now next.
"Last, but definitely not least, we have the students from Merlin's Towers! Do not despise them, though their entrance to the school was the norm, for they have Elemental magic in their blood and are definitely not to be played with. Please join me in welcoming the students of Merlin's Towers and their Headmaster, Duncan Murray!"
As the normal batch of students streamed into the Great Hall, Emily watched anxiously as their turn arrived next.
third person's p.o.v (nobody's p.o.v)
The lights in the Great Hall was extinguished, a few girls screamed.
"Blimey!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed, as the students streamed into the Great Hall. One by one, each of them carrying a cradle of a fireball in their hands, lighting up the room, surely. The students began to place themselves strategically amongst the crowds, giving them the fire that they needed. However, they cleared the way as the next batch of students walked in.
A gust of wind made the flames grow even taller, as a group of students seemingly flew into the Great Hall. "They're using the wind to lift them up!" Hermione Granger, from the Gryffindor table, exclaimed with surprise. "I didn't know they could do that!"
Next, leaves flew into the hall and flooded the floor, as a group of students stepped and danced their way to their seats. The thundering sound of metals striking the floor filled the Great Hall as another group of small students marched their way to their seats. As a lightning bolt struck in the middle of the Great Hall, Hermione distinctively heard someone scream.
The lightning bolt lit up the room once, and then twice, and the booming sound echoed through the large hall. The lightning flashed once again, exposing the quick students who were now rushing to their seats, bowing down. Lastly, a group of students ran onto the hall, jumping in and twirling, streams of water flowing behind them. With a simple dance, they escaped back to their seats, and the students carrying the fireballs extinguished them with a blow of their breath.
The students of Hogwarts, Durmstrag and Beauxbatons clapped their hands and was slightly amazed at the magical aspect of Elementals. Suddenly, a unfamilar voice boomed over the halls. "Good morning, students. I am Professor Marymaull, and I would like to introduce a batch of students that is very close to my heart..."
back to Emily's p.o.v
Watching her batch of Water Elementals go in last, Emily was proud to say that they did well. After all, they were under Emily's care and teachings.
Suddenly, a familiar voice echoed through the halls. "What the..?!" Jonathan exclaimed. "What's Marymaull doing?" The rest of us were confused as well as they tried to peep into the doors.
"Good morning, students. I am Professor Marymaull, and I would like to introduce a batch of students that is very close to my heart." She began. "They are the Majors of Merlin's Towers, the best of the best of their Elementals. They have been practicing with their Elements from 6 years, to 7 years, so let's expect a lot. Let's welcome them, shall we?"
Shit.
third person's p.o.v (nobody's p.o.v)
Suddenly, the lights of the Great Hall dimmed greatly with a flick of Professor Dumbledore's wand.
A student entered the hall, jumping and leaping her way to the middle of the Great Hall. Dramatically, Delilah placed her hands on the ground - and as her eyes changed to an emerald green, students began to exclaim as from nowhere, vines began to creep up the walls of the Great Hall, and their tables as well.
"Bloody hell!" Ron Weasley exclaimed, as he tried to escape the vines that was creeping slowly up his bench. Once Delilah was satisfied with the Great Hall - which was by now, filled and covered with leaves, She stood up, bowed, and the turned behind to welcome another student.
Holly Tamblyn entered the hall, her nose high and stuck up, as an array of leaves followed her closely behind. They danced around the Great Hall, occasionally fluttering onto somebody's empty plate. With a raise of Delilah's hands, the two began dancing and leaping through, with the leaves, and doing a series of complicated twirls, they left the students in awe.
The leaves were still on the ground, and the vines were still curled around the tables, benches and the walls. Dumbledore was smiling to himself, as another student entered the hall. This time, she entered alone.
Cressebella bounced in, doing a somersault, and then when she was upright, she clapped once - and a large bolt of lightning, the size of a ship, filled the lowly-dimmed hall. Doing another somersault, she clapped again, and another bolt of lightning filled the hall, the boom echoing through the hallways and Cressebella did another series of somersaults and twirls, and a few lightning bolts here and there. After somersaulting and twirling, she ended up at the front of the Great Hall. Bowing, Cressebella made her exit and joined the two Majors who were standing at the front of the Great Hall.
Suddenly, a gust of wind entered the hall. This time, the wind was freezing and cold, and the leaves began to lift off the ground and twirl around madly. Jeslyn entered the hall alone, and lifted herself up with a lift of her hand. Grinning to herself, Jeslyn sat herself in a sitting position - still in the air, and with the wind to support her, she did a series of twirls and complicated ballerina effects. Still in the air, she traveled herself to the middle of the Great Hall, where with a small clap of her hands, she made a small tornado in her hands, and it slowly grew and grew, and grew until it became almost 2 metres in height.
"Blimey, is that a tornado?!"
Leaves began to swirl around it, and as Jeslyn rode in the wind, she landed herself gracefully on the ground yet again and bowed, joining the line of Elementals at the front, with Cressebella patting her on the back, muttering, "Good job!" The tornado now calmed down, the leaves fluttering to the ground in a gentle action.
Next, a boy came in. Normally, he began to walk to the middle of the Great Hall, hooking his thumb into his jeans pocket, whistling. When he arrived at his destination - the middle of the Great Hall, he suddenly stopped. As he stretched out his hands and clenched his fists, students were amazed to see that he had completely transformed to metal, inside out.
"Wow, Ironman..." Jonathan heard a boy nearby whisper in awe, and he chuckled softly, as he changed back to his normal attire and his normal body type, bowed, and then hooking his thumb back into his jeans pocket, he began whistling his way to the line of Elementals that was slowly growing in length and numbers.
Next, a boy that seemed normal enough stepped into the Great Hall. He had blondish-red hair and was wearing normal attire, when suddenly, with a clap of his hands, he transformed into a fire phoenix and flew around the room, his fire form constantly changing - from a phoenix, to a horse, to his normal, boyish form (but still in fire form) and occasionally, just a ball of fire. He traveled around the room, and then as he made another few rounds, Jack landed safely back at the front of the Great Hall and transformed back, to his flesh, skin and bones, bowed, and joined the row of Elementals.
Stepping into the Great Hall next, was a girl with long, brown-blonde hair, with shiny black eyes. With a raise of her hands, she rised into the air. Now, this confused the Majors, even.
"How can she rise into the air?" Cressebella whispered to Jeslyn.
"..I don't know, I'm not doing anything!" Jeslyn replied back, in hush voices.
"I think I know," Jack spoke up. The row of Majors turned to glance at him. "Emily can manipulate water, right? So she can manipulate water vapour, steam and ice too, seeing that it's just different forms of water. Just like me and my fire transformation."
"Ah, I see.." Cressebella nodded her head, and then turned back to watch Emily perform.
The girl, rising into the air, made a series of twirls, and as she flew her way to the middle of the Great Hall, she suddenly closed her eyes, and it began to rain softly, although the water did not touch the students, but seemed to hover among them. With a clench of her fists, Emily suddenly - like Jack - turned into water. She turned a pure Caribbean sea blue, but still the faint image of the girl with long hair lingered, and then as she flew amongst the students, using water vapour to lift her up, she touched the water droplets among them and they seemed to just be absorbed back into her, like a sponge. She returned back to the center of the Great Hall, and then as she collapsed onto the floor, Emily pressed onto the ground - and ice began to form. It formed among the leaves and it slowly crept up the walls of the Great Hall and up the benches and tables.
"Bloody hell! First, vines. Now, ice?" Ron Weasley exclaimed, yet again.
"Shut up, Ron." Harry Potter muttered, as he gazed at the girl who was making all this happen. "I want to see what happens next, this is bloody amazing. Beats Augamenti anytime!"
As perfect ice began to layer the halls, the Majors began to - in one line - spin and dance, in such a way that they lined the main hallway and the middle of the Great Hall, somehow not slipping and falling on the slippery ice. This time, the Great Hall's lights extinguished totally, making the place pitch black.
They made a circle, and all stretching their hands forward, the 'Air Girl', Jeslyn, began to make a tornado, a visible tornado that seemed to escalate in height.
The 'Lightning Girl', Cressebella, clapped her hands, lightning quickly flashing once or twice, illuminating the Majors who were now in a circle. The lightning flashed once or twice again, showing them and exposing the growing tornado.
Next, the two 'Earth Girls', Holly and Delilah, began to generate leaves into the tornado, making them swirl and form into large, pretty autumn leaves, the colors like a burst of fire.
Cressebella clapped her hands quickly, lightning filling the room and making their movements seem as if in short, quick movements. The light exposed the structure, now a big gust of wind with red, orange and yellow leaves floating among it quickly.
The 'Metal Guy', Jonathan, transformed into a metal platform, and then as the Majors began to step in the metal platform, their Elements began to grow in size.
Cressebella clapped her hands again, and then lightning struck the structure, illuminating it once, and then with the grand finale almost coming to it's climax, Cressebella illuminated the structure almost every 3 seconds, like spotlights that came on, just to go off in a matter of seconds.
The 'Fire Guy', Jack began to throw fireballs into the growing tornado, and burning the leaves, and the 'Water Girl', Emily, quickly tossed water into the tornado, and as the water began to swirl around and form among the leaves and the quickly extinguishing fire, Emily clenched her shaking fists, and then the water structure turned into glistening ice.
Cressebella clapped her hands, illuminating the structure once, and then with a quick clench of her fists and a tightening of her muscles, Cressebella created a large bolt of lightning that struck the structure, cracking it and breaking it into pieces. Cressebella created another bolt of lightning that seemed to crack the ice on the floor, exposing the leaves and the vines, and with a quick motion of her hands, Delilah made the vines crawl back into wherever it came from. Jonathan turned back into his normal self, and Jeslyn blew the leaves away, out of the hall. Jack made the cracked ice particles on the floor melt, and Emily made them evaporate into thin air and they bowed graciously, and returned to their seats at the Gryffindor table.
They were met with thundering applause, with Dumbledore standing and clapping, and Emily gazed back at Professor Marymaull - who offered her a tearful smile and stood up to clap.
"Good job, guys." Cressebella encouraged, as they gladly rested their exhausted beings. "I knew you could do it!"
"I didn't think you could create lightning for so long, Cress." Jonathan exclaimed, as he smacked her in the back.
"..well, I didn't know you could change your form!" Cressebella retorted, as she grinned at Jonathan.
Emily shook her head at the two's behavior, grinning, as she sat herself next to Delilah. Looking down at her shaking hands, she glanced around her, surprised to find that none of the Elementals had shaking and quivering hands, almost like a lack of power. She felt weak, and as Delilah looked at her, concerned, Emily shook her head and muttered, "Everything's fine, Dee."
"I think you should drink a bit of water. It always seems to calm you down."
Delilah makes sense, thought Emily, as she clutched the water goblet in front of her and started to drink the water thankfully, her hands still shaking a little. Once she drank the water feeling more refreshed, she placed the goblet back where it belonged, and offered Delilah a watery smile. "Thanks, Dee." She gushed, as she gave her a side-hug.
"No problem, Em."
After smiling at Delilah, Emily then realized that the entire table was casting glances at them, whispering in soft tones. Emily couldn't help but look down at her own hands - she didn't like the attention that people gave her, but she liked to display her powers. It was a different thing, people looking at her display her powers, and people whispering at her behind her backs.
"I think you did excellent! I never saw anything like that before!" Hermione, who was sitting opposite Emily, said to the Majors with a wide grin.
"Thanks, Hermione." Delilah said for the group, who often accepted Delilah and Jeslyn as their leaders because they were the ones with the most calm head and made the most wisest decisions.
"Care to - "
"Introduce - "
"Yourselves?"
..twins? Emily looked them and frowned slightly. It was a little freaky that they could complete their own sentences, but ah well... Twins were, twins. Like Jonathan and Jeslyn, who was actually the exact opposite. They could barely stand to share a room, yet alone complete each other's sentence. But they still loved each other, though.
"Ironman, why don't you start first?" One twin started off with a teasing grin.
"I'm Jonathan. Or as you call me, Ironman." Jonathan replied with an equally sneaky grin.
"I'm Cressebella!" Cress introduced brightly, waving to the surrounding group of people.
"Ah, Lightning Girl!" The other twin commented, smiling.
"I'm Jeslyn, Jonathan's twin sister." Jeslyn introduced next, smiling at the row of people.
"Another pair of - "
"Twins? That's -"
"Bloody amazing! -"
"George, are you - "
"Thinking what I'm thinking?"
"More people to prank!" The two of them shouted together, and then exclaimed in happy laughs.
"Jeslyn? Prank people?" Delilah suddenly interrupted. "No, not Jeslyn. Definitely not Jeslyn." She continued, a smile on her face. "If you want to prank people, you should ask Cressebella and Jonathan. Perfect pranksters, the two of them."
The two red-headed twins exchanged gleeful looks, and then the one called Fred replied, "And who might this fair lady be?
"Delilah Hopkins, at your service." She introduced, making a little mock bow, the tug of a smile on her face.
As usual, Jack and Emily were the only ones left to be introduced. Jack glanced at Emily, who then glanced at Jack, and then shrugged her shoulders. Jack took it as a sign that he was to be introduced first, and then he said, "I'm Jack."
"Ah, fiery man.. We should learn not to get in your bad books, eh?" Fred teased again.
"You should probably not." Jack replied jokingly. "I can burn your butt in seconds!" He commented, laughing.
"Take note to self, never - "
"Never, ever - "
"Prank this guy!"
Emily couldn't help but let out a laugh at this exchange, and so were the rest of the group who had begun to giggle.
"..And who might you be?" The twin, George, suddenly turned to ask Emily this question.
"I'm Emily." She said, feeling a blush come over her cheeks. However, among the dim lighting, the group didn't notice much.
"That's a nice name." A redhaired girl spoke up, commenting. "I'm Ginny, Ginny Weasley."
"Thanks, Ginny." Emily replied, giving her a small smile.
"We've introduced ourselves already, why not introduce yourselves now?" Delilah asked.
Starting from the right, the group started to introduce themselves. Ginny Weasley was the pretty looking witch that seemed to have a whole lot of siblings here in Hogwarts, Seamus Finnigan was the cute boy who had an Irish accent, Dean Thomas was the boy who was sitting next to Ginny - and seemed to have an arm snugly around her waist. Parvati Patil was a nice looking witch who seemed to like gossiping. Angelina Johnson and Katie Bell were sitting together, next to the twins, Fred Weasley and George Weasley. Opposite them was Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.
"Harry Potter?" Cressebella seemed intrigued.
"..yeah, I'm Harry Potter." Harry mumbled, sounding quite sick of repeating that sentence probably for the thousandth time already.
"I think you're cool." Cressebella replied, shrugging her shoulders, grinning.
Harry suddenly seemed a little surprised at her response, and then said, "Really?"
"Yup!"
Harry's mood seemed to lighten a little, and then as he started to smile, the feast continued.
