A Hogwarts Adventure Book 2: River of the Spirit

Chapter 7: Crystalline

Kura sighed as she made her way back to the dungeons. She rubbed the sandstone in her hands and walked on silence.

"Hey Kura!" Jack waved to the girl, who didn't respond. He dropped his hand and looked confused, but then shrugged and figured it was one of those days, when she just wanted to be alone. With that thought in mind, he set off to find someone to prank.

Tell me what to say
And lead me through the shadows

Kura sighed as Jack left. Reaching up, her hand brushed against the sandstone that had replaced her choker. She bit the inside of her cheek and walked on. She was heading to a room she had found and hadn't told anyone about.

Show me the escape
Where you go I will follow

She found a few days ago.

"I need this..." she whispered to herself, "it's for the best."

I left behind
All that I used to be
So that you'd stay with me

The room was vast. Hidden. It changed to her liking. Filled with nothing, having the blackest floor, the most pure white walls, and single window, which played the same scene over and over. A fireplace was alive, its flame changing color with her mood, at the moment, the room was a deep blue.

And you've become
Everything that I need
For my sanity

Walking over to far wall, Kura fell to her knees, reaching out with her hand. Where her finger touched, a mark appeared. As if in a trance, she wrote word after word. She drew symbol after symbol. Each new one glowing in the blue light of the fire.

How can something so enticing
Have such awful side effects?
All the itching and the scratching
From withdrawal keeps me out of check

This was her new escape.

Lowering her hand, she let her nearly violet eyes scan the wall. Satisfied, she got up and walked around the room.

I am fixated
On all of the things
We were together...

She noticed the room changed to indigo. Looking at the fire, she saw it changed to reflect her calmness at the moment. With a bitter smile, she walked over to the window. While it wasn't winter, outside, was nothing but snow. Freshly fallen and still falling slowly.

But those are fragments
That are better off
Lost forever

"Where did you go Sakura?" She wondered out loud. She turned her gaze back to the wall she was at earlier.

I'm falling apart piece by piece
To shards of what you have made of me

The words stood out clearly.

Alone

Tired

Lonely

Dyeing Light

She sat down, sliding against the wall as her eyes remained on the wall. "Why did you leave me? You promised...you promised..."

Zahra smiled bitterly at Seth. Akefia had gone out on one his solo routes. She stayed behind, and was having a small talk with her beloved King Cobra.

"It's hard Seth," she said, her cheek falling into her hand. "I promised I'd be there for her. I promised..."

The snake flicked his tongue out, "My Queen, the future has changed your heart."

Zahra snorted, her mind going to her and Kura's Ka. The change of heart.

But I've risen above all that I have become
Turned from the pain I was trained to love

She stood up, picking up Seth and placing him on her shoulders. Walking outside, she looked up at the moon. It was bright and beautiful in the desert.

I left behind
All that I used to be
But this time
I did it to me
And you were everything I needed
To set me free

"I need to get back Seth," she said into the night. She let her gaze fall onto the cobra on her shoulders. "I need to show her I haven't forgotten her."

Seth was silent and Zahra sighed as she made her way back under the ruins of Kul Elna.

Kura looked at the wall once more. She had returned to it, sentences had begun to form. She smiled slightly, before letting it fall. She had to go back to the Great Hall. She could only disappear for a small amount of time, before someone started to look for her.

I am not going to be scared anymore.

I will not run

Nothing will stop me

I am much stronger than you'll ever give me credit for

I won't let you belittle me

You can't hurt me

I am strong

I am fearless

I survived

I'm proud of myself

I love myself

I'm happy

I don't need you

I'm unstoppable

I am brave

I'm a good person

Never again

I did this for me

She turned her back to the wall and made her way to the door. As she walked out, her eyes fell onto the wall once more. She closed the door, making the fire die out, blacking out the room. She backed away from the door and watched as it vanished.

If I cut the strings
That held me hostage
Would fall and shatter?
If that's what it takes
To breathe again
Would it even matter?

She walked towards the Great Hall.

"Kura!" Jack ran up to her, "Was today one of THOSE days?"

Kura looked at him, "Yeah. But I'm fine now. Promise."

Jack looked skeptical, but nodded slowly. "Okay, so are you sitting with us, or at Gryffindor."

"With you. You know that until Sakura comes back-"

"You won't sit there."

Kura nodded and the two walked into the Great Hall and made their way to the Slytherin table. Draco looked up at them before turning back to conversation with Pansy.

How can something so enticing
Have such awful side effects?
All the itching and the scratching
From withdrawal keeps me out of check

Kura noticed the bandage on his hand, "Are you okay?"

Pansy glared up at her, "This doesn't concern you Mud-"

"I'll live." Draco interrupted. Pansy shot him a betrayed look which was ignored. Kura nodded. She was used to this type of thing with Draco. Typically, unless they were alone, they spoke few words.

I am fixated
On all of the things
We were together...
But those are fragments
That are better off
Lost...

She looked over the Gryffindor table, then let her eyes fall on the Hufflepuff table, and then the Ravenclaw table. Hiccup was looking right back at the Slytherin table. But his grassy green eyes fell on the body next to her. She smirked slightly and watched in amusement, as Hiccup noticed her gaze on him. She chuckled slightly and winked as he went red and looked away.

And just
How can something so enticing
Have such awful side effects?
All the itching and the scratching
From withdrawal keeps me out of check

"Kura? KURA!"

Kura turned to Jack, "Uh, sorry. What was that?"

"I asked if you could help me with Potions..." Jack said slowly.

Kura let out a small "Oh."

She nodded and stood up, "Let's go."

Jack grinned, "Awesome! While we're at it, we can come up with new pranks!"

Kura chuckled slightly.

I am fixated
On all of the things
We were together...
But those are fragments
That are better off...
Lost forever!

She walked towards the dungeons, Jack walking next to her.

"Kura?"

"Hm?"

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Kura nodded and Jack let the subject drop, "Anyways, I was thinking of making a potion that could make frost just by touch..."

Kura smiled at the brunette, listening as he continued to explain his new idea, which easily reflected his love for winter.

The duo walked into an empty classroom, neither of them noticing the Head of Slytherin watching them.

Review!

So, seeing as this book reflects on Kura and Sakura/Zahra Re, as do all the books with their "main character(s)," the series will shift from classes, to the main character. I'm trying my best to finish this series, and have already planned out the other stories.

This story will eventually introduce more of the YGO series.

-S/Z&K