Thank you all so much for the reviews! 20! Guess that means I'm going to be updating a lot more lately. I'm sorry if this chapter seems really short, but don't worry! This is the patronus chapter which will be important later on in the story...
We sat at our regular table in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Hiccup and I were already seated at the front, saving the other two seats for our friends from Gryffindor. I sighed and placed my head on my hand, my elbow propped up on the table. Hiccup heard my sigh and looked up from his furious scribbling in his journal.
"What is it Rapunzel?" He said. He tucked his pencil and journal into his robes and sat up straighter.
"Why do they always take so long to get here?" I asked.
"They're Jack and Merida." He said by way of explanation.
"Alright class," Prof. Bunny called out. "Everybody settle down."
Suddenly, the rooms doors burst open and Jack and Merida rushed in, causing a commotion.
"What took you guys so long?" I asked them.
"It was that ghost on the second floor." Merida muttered. "Stupid poltergeist."
Hiccup frowned. "You mean Gall? He's not so bad..."
"That's cause the ghosts actually like you." Jack said.
"Alright. Time to begin." Prof. Bunnymund called out. "Today we're gonna be learning a spell on how to defend against a dementor." He began pacing, swinging a wooden, carved boomerang between his paws. "It's called a patronus. It's pretty tricky stuff. Gotta think about the happiest memory you can, say Expecto Patronum. Your patronus takes the shape of an animal based upon your personal traits, like a spirit animal of sorts."
A boy in the front row raised their hand and Prof. Bunnymund stopped pacing.
"Yeah, kid?"
"What's your patronus?" He asked.
Prof. Bunnymund allowed himself a small smile. "What do you think it is?" He asked him. Then, with a flick of his wrist, the boomerang he was holding was placed back into it's leather pouch on his shoulder. He clapped his two large paws together, startling a few of the dozers in the very back of the class. "Alright, troublemakers. Line up over here and let's begin."
I stood in line behind Merida, who could barely stand still in anticipation.
"What do you think my patronus is gonna be?" She asked me.
"Probably a beaver." I told her. She turned around and slapped me on the arm. I grinned down on her. Over the summer, I've grown a lot taller. I now towered over all my friends, with only Jack rivaling my height. It felt odd, after spending years being surrounded by people twice my size.
"Alright, DunBroch. You're up." Prof. Bunnymund called. Merida stepped forward and held her wand at the ready.
"Expecto Patronum." She said. A thin wispy trail of shocking blue magic began twisting it's way through the air before it took on the shape of...a bear?
"A bear?" Merida said. "You've got to be kidding me." She muttered. The bear lumbered through the air, occasionally turning around and lowering it's face, as if to sniff something on the ground. I could hear Jack behind me, trying to muffle a laugh. It gave a silent roar before disappearing into the air. Merida gave a proud smile and stepped off to the side.
"Good job, DunBroch." Prof. Bunnymund praised her. "Alright, Haddock. Give it a try."
I stepped forward and tried to conjure up the happiest moment I have felt. The first time flying with Toothless, soaring through the sea stacks. I took a deep breath.
"Expecto Patronum!" I said. I waved my wand and the white-blue smoke began drifting from my wand. Slowly, it began taking form. It began twisting and turning through the air, taking shape of a-
"Dragon." I muttered. "Of course it's a dragon." I didn't recognize this type of dragon, it certainly wasn't a native species to Berk. It had a long tail and huge wings, with small crests framing it's head. This dragon was made for flying, much like a more elegant version of Toothless.
From behind me, Jack laughed. "Well, this is ironic." He said.
"Blimey. Didn't know that was possible." Prof. Bunnymund said.
The dragon leapt into the air and spread it's huge wings, soaring across the classroom before landing beside Merida, rubbing it's head against her. Merida swatted at it and it disappeared into wisps of silvery smoke.
"What do you mean?" I asked him.
"Patronuses normally don't take on the shape of magical creatures. It's almost always mundane animals." Prof. Bunnymund said thoughtfully. "Alright Corona, try it out." He said to Rapunzel.
I walked over to the side of the classroom, standing with crossed arms beside Merida. Rapunzel walked over to the spot where I had been standing and recited the spell. A form flew directly from her wand, taking the shape of a lovely dove. It swooped throughout the air gracefully, before landing on Rapunzel's wand like it was a perch.
"It's beautiful." Rapunzel said, stroking the dove once before it disappeared in a wisp of smoke.
"Good job, Corona." Prof. Bunnymund said. Then, he turned to see who was next in line. "Great. You're up snowflake." He said to Jack.
"Snowflake?" Merida said to herself.
Jack stepped forward and uttered "Expecto Patronum" A snowy white wisp of smoke emerged from his wand, taking the shape of a dog. It resembled a Husky, one of the tough and energetic dogs used for sledding in the northern lands.
Jack laughed. The dog continued leaping everywhere, bounding from place to place and snuffling Rapunzels hair. She giggled and Jack smiled, running a hand through the patronus, which disappeared as soon as he touched it.
"Good job, class." Professor Bunnymund called. "You can all head on down to Herbology now."