Griffins P.O.V
Screams, that's all I heard while the Leviathan slowly devoured the ship. The gale force winds and heavy rains made my visions blurry. The swells grew and I felt like I was being pulled under, I could feel the ice cold water entering my lungs, I was ready to accept my fate. Closing my eyes I blew out all the air that I had left in me, feeling my numb body enter the dark. I knew my time had come. I kept remembering my family and how happy we were, I remembered my brother pulling pranks, my sister and I shopping together and finally my parents. Just as the darkness wrapped around me, something kicked in, a spark of some sort, something was telling me not to give up. I pushed myself to the surface. Gasping for air I looked around but there was nothing. The horrifying screams were gone, it was quiet and the violent swells had died down just as my family had moments ago. In the distance I noticed a bit of wood from the ship we were sailing on, though I was tired I used my last bit of strength to swim over to the wood, I somehow managed to climb on and I held myself tight as the tears began to fall. I was lost in the ocean; I was on my own. Exhausted I began to drift asleep while softly humming the lullaby that my mother once sang to me. My eyes began to close and I relaxed my tensed body but I then began to feel the wood shaking beneath me and from that moment, realization hit me: I was powerless, I was in danger and most of all what had crushed my hope of surviving, what was in my gut feeling, what my head had come to finally accept; I was doomed.
"Griffin…Griffin…Griffin!" I looked at who was calling my name, "Are you listening?" Faragonda asked. "Y…Yes" I really didn't want to be having this conversation, all I wanted was to go to bed. "You sure? For a few moments there a slight mist covered your eyes." I sighed "Yes I'm sure, I was just thinking about the amount of tests I still have to mark."
I could tell the twins were giving me questioning looks; school only started a week ago, generally tests came after the 3rd week. Faragonda and Saladin chuckled "No wonder your students are always tired!" Saladin joked. I rolled my eyes before Faragonda could speak, a loud yell was heard "Ugg you witches! This is your fault!" "Our fault?! You're the one who wanted to fight pixie!"
I groaned, this is what I knew would happen. The dinner would be fine for the first 20 minutes give or take a few. Then either a witch or fairy would be insulted and usually a food war would begin. Don't get me wrong, it made great entertainment but then the students would have to clean up, go to bed late and be late for classes or even miss them altogether. 'All I wanted to do was stay at Cloud Tower and try get some sleep but no! I have to come to this dinner that was the same every year; the starter is always strawberry salad, mains was roast chicken and dessert was chocolate mousse but it was a miracle if we could even have 10 minutes of the main.'
I sighed as I came out of thoughts, I looked around and the war had begun, "Alright I've had enough of this" complained Griselda before a bowel of mashed potatoes landed on her head.
"To the start of another year of rivalry!" Ediltrude snickered as she handed me a glass of wine. I let out a small groan before chuckling "Cheers" I said as me and the twins clanked our glasses together. "Do you think we will have to come back here again next year?" Zarathustra asked after taking a sip of her drink. "Knowing on how fairies always believe anything is possible then yes" I replied and the three of us laughed while the other teachers were trying to take control of the mayhem around us. It was ridiculous as chicken had been thrown through the window. Ediltrude looked at me "Is this why you never offer to host this dinner?" I nodded and we laughed again and my memory of my family's death was put to the back of my mind.
No one's P.O.V
The clock hit 23:30, the students were in bed and where exhausted after having to help clean up Alfea. Ms Griffin went to bed and all was quiet except for two witches.
"Did you pour the potion into her wine?" Ediltrude asked and Zarathustra nodded her head "how long till it will take effect?" "Midnight"
The two waited for midnight. Then as soon as it struck; they activated their magic mirror to try and enter Griffin's mind and memories.