Chapter 2:
The morning light had been bursting through the multi colored windows, casting an array of orange, yellow and red hues. A warmth began to spread from Hailey's fingertips up her arms and straight down her body to her toes. The room was fairly long, but still square and equal on all sides. Four rows of desks lined it up, with a longer one at the end of the room. The ceiling had always been covered with various things hanging from it, including beastly skulls, and various charts printed on old parchment paper. Hailey couldn't help but smile, as she sat amongst her fellow Tigrior's. Most of which were relatively close to her, which shocked and amazed her really, seeing as in regular school she was unpopular.
A girl with very long, yet smooth red hair turned around towards her. Her eyes were always an amazing shade of topaz, glistening yellow like the sun itself. She has an average sized mouth, a semi-sharp nose, some freckles here and there and a somewhat rounded face. "Hey Hailey, what's up?" she asked. Her voice was very much deeply woven into the New Jersey area, which was one of the things Hailey loved the most about her. "Nothing much Val, and yourself?" Hailey sat beside the red head, staring all the while into her eyes. She smiled once more, "Oh you know, the usual." she said, shrugging a bit.
Val was short for Valarie, but ever since their first encounter back in their first year, Hailey had always called her by her nickname. The way that Val shrugged, with her head cocked and that goofy grin, made a quick laugh escape Hailey's lips. Her friend's quirkiness had been another trait that she loved so much. They went to continue when Professor Mass interrupted them. "First of all, I'd like to welcome you all to your seventh and final year here at Welsh!" Everyone clapped a bit, then let the man continue. "Yes, and as such, you are all finally allowed to use the more advanced spells. Today we will be learning how to transfigure yourselves into that of other people."
He began waving his wand towards the chalk board as an incantation and wand waving diagram appeared. "The spell is called, Transfigeri." He wrote the appropriate pronunciation on the board, it read: Trans-fig-airee. "Now, I must warn you all on the proper pronunciation of this spell. If you do not and I mean this, if you do NOT say the spell with the correct pronunciation, then you will horribly disfigure yourself." Every single person in that room gasped at this, which made Professor Mass laugh a bit. "It's quite alright kids. I know the counter measures in order to restore you to your former self. Remember, this is an incredibly advanced spell. So if you see yourself unable to do it, then it is fine. Everyone practice the wand movement with me."
He pointed the wand at the side of his head, lifted it, moved it diagonally to the left, and then made a rotation movement, clockwise. "That's it! It's a simple and easy to learn movement. Now everyone will take turns up here at the front of the class to see how well you do as first timers. Please stand up." Everyone did as they were asked. He smiled and waved his wand, making all of the tables and chairs disappear instantly. "Okay, how about… Britney Colmes. You go ahead first." A girl, with long, smooth black hair stepped forward and turned towards the class.
Her lips were thick, and her ears have been pierced as well as her lower lip. She has pale red eyes, and even paler skin. Her nose is slightly sharp, and a little wide, and her face is long. Her body was always the perfect weight, with just a bit of chubbiness to make her curves even more accentuated, She happened to be one of Hailey's best friends, alongside Valarie. When she gazed out into the class, she spotted Hailey and waved.
She even gave that patented goofy open mouthed smile that she always did. The one thing that attracted Hailey the most towards Britney, was her personality, which seemed completely different than what she was flaunting all the time. Hailey had lost track of how many times that Britney would walk around with her breasts hanging halfway out for everyone to see, but that was another thing she liked. Ever since she was a young adolescent, Hailey knew she was a lesbian. She loved the way girl's bodies worked, and how they looked when they were covered in water or dripping with sweat.
She began to smile a bit, feeling these day dreams take her away, when Valarie got her attention. "Are you daydreaming about her again?" She laughed a bit, playfully jabbing Hailey's side. "Okay miss Colmes. Remember, point the wand at your head, go up, diagonally to the left, rotate in one complete clockwise circle and say, Transfigerie." Britney began the movement, focusing her attention on who she wanted to turn into then stopped. "Is there a problem miss Colmes?" She turned towards the professor with a quizzical stare. "You seem to be in deep thought Colmes, care to explain?"
"Yes sir. Is it at all possible to transform into an animal instead? I know that there's creatures that you can turn into via Animagi, but can a spell do it too?" She was holding her wand, which was a thick, dark black wood, that is ten inches long, with a tight grip. "Yes, it is possible to transform yourself into that of an animalistic creature, but it requires a firm control of your thoughts. If you think you can pull it off, then I'll award your house with ten points." Britney smiled even brighter this time, then turned her attention to the class once more.
"Okay, move the wand up, diagonal to the left, rotate once clockwise and… Transfigerie horse… OW!" Her hands instantly started to shake violently and bubbled up like a balloon, as her fingers were forcibly fused together, and formed into a huge black hoof. She watched I horror as her chest began to billow outward, as well as her butt as she was forced to her knees. She gritted her teeth, as her butt burst through the seams of her pants, and her feet broke free of her shoes. In replacement of them, were two giant bubbling masses as they too, turned into hooves.
Her back arched and cracked as it realigned itself, and her legs began to grow thicker and longer by the second. Her face seemed to be the only thing that remained normal, until her neck started to thicken. Veins popped out on either side as it grew longer and meatier, The rest of her clothes began to shear off from the intense girth that was inside them. Her face began to snap and stretch away form her, and her teeth all tripled in size as a horse's snout grew in. Her eyes moved from the front of her face to the side, and doubled in size before resting in their final spot.
Her left hand finally grew into a hoof and her knees cracked one at a time, both snapping nastily backwards. With a final bit of popping, and bone movement, Britney's transformation was done. "Can you still speak?" Professor Mass inquired. She turned her head towards him, snorted a bit and then said, "Yes." as clear as day. "Oh my god. Look at that everyone! That's the first time in a long time that someone was able to master this spell so soon. Color me impressed Miss Colmes! Ten points to Tigrior!" Everyone began clapping, and then Professor Mass calmed them down.
"There's an easy counter measure in order to reverse this change. All you have to do is focus your mind on what you once were and say, Transfigerie Reverse. That's all!" Britney focused all of her attention onto the opposite wall, thinking as hard as she possibly could. "Transfigerie Reverse." She instantly dropped to her side as every single inch of her body bubbled more furiously than before. The hooves all elongated, until they reformed into human feet and hands. Both knees snapped back into place, and her butt and chest shrank along with her head and neck. It took only seconds for Britney to get her regular human form back.
"That is very impressive work Miss Colmes!" Professor Mass repaired her clothes with just a rotation of his wand, which she immediately put on. "Miss Bryer, would you like to come up next?" "Of course sir!" Hailey never missed a chance to try a new spell. As she walked to the front of the room, Britney gave her a teasing smile, and they both grabbed each other's hand, before departing. Hailey turned around, gazing out into all of the faces of her class. She immediately spotted Valarie and Britney in the back, and then saw another one of her great friends.
Michael Burns. He is a tall, tan skinned man with scraggly black hair, a long nose, wide mouth, small ears, a thin jaw line and a huge forehead. His eyes are a deep shade of sapphire blue. He gave her a smile, which she returned but it wasn't the one that she had received. The one he gave her was that of a, I wanna be with you, smile. She would always friend zone him at any chance she got to try and distance that type of relationship he wanted.
"Miss Bryer, show us what or who you wish to turn into." Professor Mass gave her a deep look of curiosity as he nodded towards her. She turned back to her other friends, looking at Valarie first and then Britney. "Can I turn into you?" she mouthed to Britney. "Of course." she replied silently. Hailey cleared her head, focused on Britney's entire body in her head, and took a deep breath. Her heart was beating faster than ever, but she knew she could do this despite the nerves. She moved her wand up, as it pointed at her head, flicked it diagonally to the left, did the rotation and muttered, "Transfigerie Britney Colmesss.. AAHHHH!"
A searing pain erupted in her skull as it began to reshape. She grasped onto each side, feeling her nose stretch and widen a bit. Her lips inflated almost instantly, and her hair grew longer and became dark. The one thing that Hailey knew most about her friend was that she had a much bigger bust, which scared her. Hailey's back arched as her chest began to crackle and grow. Her breasts were beginning to ache and throb, and suddenly they began to expand. She grimaced, with sweat beading on her face, as they pushed further and further away.
The front of her shirt was stretching to its breaking point, until it tore straight down the middle. Her bra had begun to strain now, until her breasts caused it to shear completely off. Hailey's belly vibrated, as she grew a couple inches taller, and Britney's chubbiness began to fill her up, pouring a bit over the top of her pants. Her legs achingly shook, as well as her butt as they began to fill her pants up fast. She fell to her knees grasping her butt as it ripped clean through the back of the pants.
She lunged forward, balancing herself onto her arms and knees as Her thighs began to expose themselves. Her spine bubbled and cracked, then her hips shot out three inches on each side. Her eyes began to burn a bit as the irises changed from orange to that pale red. After her feet grew to the near breaking point of her shoes, the transformation was done. "Wow! I knew you could do it Miss Bryer. I just knew it! Ten more points to Tigrior!" The class clapped, making a grin appear on Hailey's reformed face. Professor Mass repaired her clothes, and she put them on after transforming back with her back to the class.
She just glided through the kids, who patted her on the back, making her laugh a bit. When she got back to Britney, all that was on her face was shock mixed with lust. "That was the single most hottest thing I've ever seen." Britney stated. Hailey just giggled a bit, and watched the rest of the class as they took turns transforming. The majority of them were able to, but some weren't. One of which was Michael, who tried to turn into a wolf, but only got giant animal-like feet and hands, with a slight snout.
"It's okay Mr. Burns! You don't need to achieve a full transformation today, but you must practice hard, since in a few weeks I'll be having this as a practical quiz." Professor Mass turned towards the students and bowed to them. "Thank you all for proving to me that I've been doing a good job as a teacher here. Free chocolate for everyone!" He waved his wand and a cloud formed above them. A crack of thunder sounded, before chocolate bars fell from it. Hailey, being the chocolate lover she was, put a ton of them into her bewitched pocket.
She was able to put over fifty in there before the cloud disappeared. "That is all for today students. Please, for homework, read the first two chapters of your new spell books and practice the spells on there. Don't worry, they aren't to do with your own body, just a few toothpicks will do. Unless…" He turned his attention to Hailey, Britney and Valarie, and grinned a bit. "You want to try something a bit more advanced, then by all means, read ahead. Have a good day! Remember, you have an hour until your next class." He waved them off, and began bringing the tables and chairs back out of thin air.
As all the kids bustled out of the room, Michael caught up with them. "Nice class eh?" he asked, as they entered the main room. Britney and Hailey broke away from the group, and headed towards the front doors, whilst Michael and Valarie went towards the lunch hall for some food. "Are you okay?" Britney asked. She saw the blank stare that her friend had been giving, which unnerved her a bit. Deep inside Hailey's brain, she could see something. She didn't know if it was the Tigrior blood in her veins, or some other type of intuition.
They stepped outside onto the sunlit lawn, and sat down on a stone bench. Images were flashing across Hailey's mind, so fast that she could barely make them out. She could hear and feel herself breathing heavy, running through at thick forest. She knew it was night time, since the moon above her was shining down brightly. But this vision she had, everything was lit up like night vision, only it was red. Her teeth began to ache a bit, and her head was pounding. There's no way the body reacts this fast to the curse. She thought.
Her canine teeth were beginning to grow a bit, but instantly shrank back down. "Are you okay?" Britney asked again. As fast as the pain and visions came, they trickled away like a stream. She opened her eyes, realizing where she was. Everything around her was in a normal human's vision, and she was no longer in a forest. When she turned her attention back to her friend, Britney jumped a bit. "What is it?" Hailey asked. Britney slid a hand across her cheek, gazing deeply into her eyes. "Your irises were all red, like bright red. They're not now anyway… They seem to be going back to orange, but that was so weird."
Seeing as though she and Britney were so close, Hailey decided to tell her everything. Though her every thought made her feel like Britney would run, she didn't. She actually pulled Hailey into a deep hug. "You're very brave for telling me this, but maybe we should try to find a cure? I know that if you get to it fast enough, you can cure lycanthropy, but I'm not so sure about monthly vampirism." As they sat there for a bit, Hailey allowed the sound of the fountain down the lawn to soothe her a bit. She couldn't get her mind off of Ferdin who infected her in the first place. And he had the audacity to show up in this school!
She just shook her head a bit, and let Britney hold her like a child. "It's going to be alright Hail. We'll figure something out; we always do." That was the truth, and it was enough to bring a sort of inner peace within Hailey. Moments later, she dozed off, in her loving friend's arms.