Thank you for the reviews guys! Well here is Chapter 3. Things start to make sense a bit, so I hope you enjoy it! :D
The next day Ginny woke up fairly late…seeing as it was a Saturday. She felt a little groggy from crying half the night and thinking about her new powers for the rest. All the beds were empty. Ginny sighed before getting up to brush her teeth and shower. The hot water felt good on her tense muscles and Ginny closed her eyes as a song on the Wizarding radio started playing.
If it hurts this much, then it must love,
And it's lottery I can't wait to draw your name,
Oh I'm trying to get to you, but time isn't on my side,
If the trust is the worse I could do, then I guess that I have lied
Ginny groaned at the lyrics. Did they have to remind her of what she didn't want to remember? She suddenly felt rather weak, both physically and emotionally as the bathroom fogged up.
Keeping me awake, it's been like this now for days,
My heart is out at sea, my head all over the place,
I'm losing sense of time, and everything tastes the same,
I'll be home in a day; I fear that's a month too late.
Ginny started to wonder how she would cope now. She'd have to see Draco and Hermione all the time. It wasn't exactly easy to avoid people in a school. Still she could try. Ginny found that a small part of her still yearned to see Draco…because she still loved him.
"Oh no" thought Ginny as her eyes started to rim with tears. She let them fall freely.
That night I slept on your side of the bed,
So it was ready when you got home,
We're like noughts and crosses in that,
Opposites always attract
They were noughts and crosses. They were on two different ends of the spectrum. She should have known it would only cause her heart ache…sooner or later. But Draco was different with her, much softer. He cuddled her at night, with a huge duvet covering the pair and mugs of hot chocolate in their hands. Ginny smiled faintly at the memory.
You've taken me to the top and let me fall back south,
You've had me at the top of the pile and then had me kissing the ground,
We've heard and seen it all and no one's talked us out,
The problems that have come haven't yet torn us down.
They had been torn apart, but now Ginny had more important things on her mind. She was an elemental! And she was determined to learn all that she could do quickly. It was the perfect distraction. It excited her, gaining new knowledge and knowing she was something more. This goal would keep her mind focused.
Am I keeping you awake, if I am just say,
You can make your own decisions; you can make your own mistakes
I'll live and let die all the promises you made,
But if you lie another time, it'll be a lie that's too late
It was time for her to move on, time for her to be strong. She had this special gift, which marked her as different. She was determined to fulfil what she had to do to her best. The elemental kids all seemed nice as well. Who knows…it might be nice to fit into the pact. She would forget Malfoy, at least she hoped.
You always have your way, for now it's too soon for you to say, will we be always, always.
"Ok, breathe and be strong. Just walk in and sit down" said Ginny to herself a she fixed her hair. The torment of walking into the Great Hall and the possibility of seeing Draco and Hermione was getting to her. Her stomach growled loudly. She needed her breakfast though. No Weasley could survive without their food. Ginny squared her shoulders and walked out the portrait hole, feeling slightly nauseous.
"Ginny!" someone cried. She jumped and screamed only to find Chase laughing quietly to himself. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you".
"Oh no that's ok. Just gave me a fright that's all" said Ginny regaining her normal breathing pattern.
"How are you this morning?" he asked politely.
"Oh um, I'm ok" lied Ginny, feeling her face betray her.
"I was thinking how about we head off to Headquarters now? You can eat breakfast with us and then straight after we can get on with your training?"
"Really?" asked Ginny feeling her spirits lift. "Yeah ok, that would be cool. Are you going to orb us again?" she asked. That way she could hold onto him.
"Yep! Don't worry, you'll soon learn how to transport too" said Chase holding her arms in preparation to leave. "You ready?" he asked.
"Hmm" replied Ginny, and he orbed them away so that they arrived in a big, neat kitchen with shiny granite work tops.
"Good morning Ginny!" cried Steven.
"Don't talk with your mouth full darling" said Indiana before neatly drinking her tea. Steven took a huge gulp then grinned.
"Hey guys" said Ginny quietly. She still felt a little uncomfortable being around them.
"What would you like?" asked Rhys politely, standing by the cooker, wearing an apron.
"Um, some coffee please" said Ginny, sitting down next to Indiana and looking around.
"Coffee addict hey?" asked Christine grinning. She looked sleepy. "Ditto" she added when Ginny nodded shyly.
"Hey Rhys, put on the radio" cried Chase, seating himself next to Ginny with a bowl of cereal. He did so and Ginny "Oohed" at the song. It was one her favourites; Regina Spektor, The Call.
"It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope" mumbled Ginny quietly, not feeling so comfortable with singing in front of the others.
"No need to be shy Ginny, sing all you like, we'll practically be like family soon, you'll see" said Christine smiling and Ginny blushed.
"So what's on the agenda today?" asked Rhys, also sitting himself down.
"Well I think we need to just need to start training Ginny how to use her powers" said Chase. "We'll develop her skills and before you know it Gin, you'll have progressed" he said smiling.
"We have excellent guidance" said Steven grinning and she nodded uncertainly. After all receiving knowledge that you had a new power and then having to learn to use it effectively wasn't exactly easy.
"You won't mess up and you will be good. It's in your blood Ginny, you were born to be an elemental" said Indiana soothingly.
"Trust me, it will just come naturally" said Christine.
"Ok then" said Ginny nodding. "I'm ready to learn all that I can!"
"Well in that case there's no point in delaying your learning. Let's start right away" said Rhys.
"Oh Ginny, can you set the dishes to wash and dry themselves?" Indiana asked sheepishly.
"Um won't I be detected doing under-age magic?" asked Ginny hesitantly.
"Nope" said Steven cheerfully. "In headquarters it won't be detected". So Ginny flicked her wand and the dishes automatically got to work cleaning themselves."So where are we going to practice?" asked Ginny curiously.
"Down in the underground chamber" said Christine smiling at Ginny's sudden look of horror.
"Don't worry, it's not as freaky as it sounds" said Chase laughing. "In fact, it's rather cool". Ginny followed the elementals to a lift which took them several floors below. She gasped open entering the huge glass double doors. The room indeed was huge, full of modern gadgets Ginny had never seen, and ancient spell books that emitted waves of magic. The room contained everything possible that was needed to train, learn and accomplish magic. However on the far right hand side of the room stood a few cars. Although Ginny didn't know much about cars, she wasn't blind enough to know that the cars in the room were classy, expensive and slick. She raised an eyebrow at Chase.
"Uh, beneficial rewards, one of the peaks of the job" he said with a nervous laugh. "Mine's the Aston Martin Vanquish" he said "the black one of the end" he added after seeing Ginny's confused expression.
"Yeah there used to be a school for our kind, where we could train and learn everything properly. But it got shut down" said Christine sadly.
"Yeah with Tom Riddle and other bad sorcerers on the loose" said Rhys. "The pleasure was over and the business began" he said seriously.
"Um other bad sorcerers?" asked Ginny looking slightly alarmed. "I thought Voldemort was the big threat?" The others looked at her as if she were mad.
"You've got to remember she doesn't know the whole story, in fact a lot of people don't. I think it's best if we explain to Ginevra the basis of our existence" said Chase with a tiny chuckle.
"The Book of Menor it is" said Indiana, leading the way to the back of the room.
"The book of what?" asked Ginny looking perplexed.
"Menor" said Indiana again. "That's Latin, or in English the Book of Grief. I know, real nice name!" she said rolling her eyes.
"Invictus" said Steven, stating the password to a small, wooden door Ginny had not noticed before.
"I like that poem" said Ginny absent-mindedly. Draco had shown it to her.
"You know it?" asked Chase with wide-eyes as Ginny nodded in response "William Ernest Henley was a genius" he said smiling.
"Yes, yes we can exchange pleasantries on the topic of poetry and art later" said Christine leading the way in. Straightaway Ginny was met by a rusty, primeval smell. This room was old, extremely old, despite that the rest of the building was modern. A strange sense of forbidding attacked her as she entered the pitch-black room blindly. She felt the others scuffle around and heard Steven shout "You got it Rhys" who replied "Yes". Quite suddenly the whole room burst into light, as the roar of fire engulfed Ginny's ears. Rhys and Steven stood holding sticks on fire (I can't remember the term!) and had lit an oil-lined trail that boarded the room.
"Wow" said Ginny taking in her surroundings. The room was made out of concrete, almost like something you would expect to see an ancient underground cult to be living in. However it was small and there were only two tiny, rickety book shelves on either side of the walls. In the centre of the room was a huge circle engraved into the ground, with weird, mystical letterings adorning it. Around this circle were six old concrete chairs. Each had a symbol representing the elements. Ginny spotted her flame – illustrated chair.
"Eerie I know" said Christine. "Obviously soon you'll be able to light this room for us!"
"Everyone, shall we take our seats?" asked Rhys professionally and they all did so.
"Is the Book of Grief on the shelf?" asked Ginny before sitting down. Chase shook his head and Ginny sat down.
"The Book of Menor is more sacred and important than these books, it has to be protected specially" he explained.
"Now Ginny just follow our lead" said Indiana kindly. "Put your right hand out over the circle, palm facing upwards" she said. Ginny did so as everyone else did, feeling a little apprehensive. "Now when I nod my head, say the word "vakna" nice and clearly with us. Try and connect with the magic within you as you do so". Ginny nodded, repeating the word in her head to memorise it. "As you say vakna, raise you hand upward, keeping it palm up" said Indiana, demonstrating it to Ginny.
"Ok, think I've got it" she said after nodding her head.
"Good. Ready?" asked Indiana, and she nodded her head.
"Vakna" cried everybody as they raised their hands. Ginny felt the ground beneath her tremble, and was amazed to see the stone circle open up in half, to reveal metal grates which also opened apart with loud grinding noises. Peering down Ginny saw a pool of dark water and from it rose a huge, worn-out book with a pentacle on its front. It appeared to be dry.
"And hands down" said Rhys, and everyone returned to sitting as comfortably as they could upon a marble seat. As they did so the book opened at the middle and lay horizontal in thin air.
"It's time for you to learn about our existence and purpose Ginny" said Chase in a serious voice. The book floated towards him and turned vertical. With the flick on his Chase's fingers, it turned to the front few pages, before travelling around each of them and stopping in front of Ginny. She gasped at what she saw in front of her.
Lives of great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sand of time – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Well I hope you enjoyed it. In the next chapter, Draco will make his appearance again, and hopefully that will be updated as soon as possible!
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