AN: Hello again! I finally finished the second, and final, part of Mahoutokoro! Next up is Hogwarts, which may or may not contain cameos from some favorite characters! I have already started writing it, but it may take a while to finish because I am planning for it to be much longer than this. Let me know if you would like for me to continue this story when I finish the "series" in the comment section. Also, if you have any requests for cameos, please let me know in either the comments, or PM me. They will be greatly appreciated.
Finally, thank you SOOOOO Much to the guest reviewer who left a review. You have no idea what it means to me to have such a positive review so early on. I was ecstatic when I saw it!
Now, without further ado, here is Mahoutokoro Part 2! Read and Review!
As Mai hurried through the crowded halls of Mahoutokoro, she glanced down at her schedule, and found that it had turned into a map of the school, with a small pink cherry blossom indicating where she was. Mai sighed in relief, and followed the map to get to her potions class with plenty of time to spare. She took a seat in the front of the class, as the rest of the students slowly filed into the room. Not long after she took her seat, another girl came and sat next to her. She had short, dark brown hair and a slightly chubby face that contrasted oddly with her petite size. "Hi!" the girl said, taking her seat and setting her small bag down by her feet, "I'm Misaki, what's your name?"
"Hi, my name is Mai." she replied, but before she could say anything else, the teacher entered the room.
"Good morning class. I think considering the fact that you are all here, I can make the assumption that you found my class without to much difficulty." The professor smiled widely, looking over the children in her classroom, "I am Professor Tanaka, and I will be your potions teacher."
I wonder if we'll start learning anything today, or if it is just an introduction day? Mai thought to herself as Professor Tanaka began to take roll to ensure that everyone was, in fact, present.
"Mai Hiishi!" The Professor called, snapping Mai out of her thoughts.
"Here!" She said quickly, raising her hand as she spoke. The Professor nodded, made a mark on her chart and continued listing off she continued, Mai let her attention drift again, as she began to examine the medium sized room. The Professor's desk was on a slightly raised platform with a blackboard directly behind it. On either side of the platform, there was a large window on either side of the blackboard. Slightly lowered from all that were the desks. They were set up in two long rows on either side of the desk, leaving a long stretch presumably for the Professor to walk through and check on the students potions. On the other side of the desks there was a counter with some cauldrons and portable cauldron heaters. Above the counter there were cabinets labeled with various things like knives, and various potion ingredients. There were no decorations in the room other than a few pictures of rare potion ingredients. Mai's attention was once again brought to the Professor, when she finished calling role, and began explaining the class.
"Now, it is time to get on with what we are learning! The potions you will be learning in this class are all very basic, and we will not start them for a few more weeks. During the first few weeks, we will be learning proper techniques for cutting, crushing, mixing, measuring, and other things like that. Then we will begin actually brewing some potions, but you will be under heavy supervision. This school allows students to come when they are young because it increases how much you can learn. But you are also less mature now, and you need to be careful with what you are doing." She said, giving the class a stern look before continuing, "Now, speaking of you being young, wizarding laws state that you cannot have a wand until you are eleven years old, but that does not work well for us, considering that you start school at the age of seven. To make it so that you can perform magic, but also keep you safe, the school supplies training wands to all students under the age of eleven. These wands will only perform certain spells, and each year, more will be unlocked. These wands are to stay at school every day, once you are eleven, they are yours to keep, but are rather useless considering you can only do certain spells. They are merely a keepsake once you get your real wand. I will pass them out in a moment, so you can see them. They are each made from either Chestnut wood for its ability to adapt to its owner. Elm, for its reputation for producing the fewest accidents. English Oak for its loyalty. Pear for its resilience. Or poplar for its consistency. All of the wand are made from unicorn hair." She said, looking around the classroom, "Each of you were assigned a wand that will be best suited for you, but not the perfection of your final match. although most wands will get along quite well with you, some wands can be difficult to get along with. So if you have any difficulties with your wand, you are encouraged to talk to either me or headmistress Kita, and we will see if we can find a better match for you. Now, without further ado, here are your wands." She said, she waved her wand in the air, and a wand appeared in front of each student.
Mai let out a small squeal of excitement, and instantly picked up her wand. There was a small piece of parchment tied around the base, so she removed it and read what it said. "Mai Hiishi," She read quietly, "Elm, ten inches, and surprisingly swishy." She carefully placed the parchment on the table and examined her wand. It had a rich brown color and a simple but elegant design of small cherryblossoms on the handle. She looked around the room and found that everyone else was admiring their wands, and, although they looked similar, each wand had a different pattern.
"Now students." The professor said, regaining the class's attention, "I would like for you all to put your wands in a safe place in your bag. You will very rarely need them in my class, so please just leave them in your bags unless I ask for you to have them out." There was a slight shuffle as everyone put their wands into their bags and returned to a normal seated position. "Thank you. While we won't be doing anything today, I begin to cover the basics of potions and what we will be doing this year."
Mai began to zone out as Professor Tanaka began covering what they were doing that year. Why listen now when she could just do it later. Before she knew it, the class was over and she again had to refer to her map to see where she was going. Fortunately, her History of magic in Japan class wasn't very far from potions, so she made it to her class with plenary of time to save seats for her, Akiko, and Taro
at the back of the room. Akiko soon arrived and the girls began discussing their first classes as they waited for Taro to arrive. The girls began to grow slightly concerned when the Professor Hojo began calling role and Taro still had not arrived.
"Do you think he is lost?" Akiko asked, sounding slightly concerned about her friend
"Knowing Taro, of course he is. Don't worry Kik, he'll find his way here eventually. And it's not like he is missing much anyway, it sounds like all the teachers are just doing introductions." Mai said, assuring her friend.
"That's true." Akiko replied, giggling slightly, "He'll probably be here any minute." Right on cue, Taro burst into the classroom right as Professor Hojo called his name.
"Here!" He exclaimed, his robes a mess and breathing heavily. The Professor merely looked at him with raised eyebrows before continuing down the list of names.
Akiko giggled and waved Taro over to where she and Mai were sitting and the trio filled each other in on what had gone on so far.
The rest of the day passed in similar fashion, and all too soon Mai, Akiko, and Taro were handing their wands to their flying teacher, Professor Takai, and taking a seat on the giant storm petrels for their ride home.
"Wow, I can't believe how fast the day went," Taro exclaimed, taking a seat on the back of a petrel, "I hope every day is like that!"
"I don't think it will be, they will probably start giving us homework soon." Mai said, taking a seat next to her friend.
"Ugh, I am not looking forward to homework." Akiko complained, sitting on Mai's other side, "It will be so much….work!" Mai and Taro laughed
"Well that is why it's called homework." Taro reminded. Akiko huffed good-naturedly and rolled her eyes before changing the topic to something less depressing than homework.
Because she was one of the last stops, Mai was soon home and her parents engulfed her in a giant hug as soon as she stepped off the petrels.
"How was your day, honey?" Her father asked, ruffling her hair
"It was great!" She said, trying to get out of her father's embrace, "My teachers all seem really nice, and I have lots of classes with Akiko and Taro. I even made a few new friends."
"Why don't you tell us all about it." Mai's mother said, leading the family inside as Mai launched into recounting her day. She couldn't believe she had been nervous that morning, and couldn't wait for the next day.