HP/PJO (Earlier this Year)

Cassandra Potter's Mishap

Chapter 1

The New… Mermaid?

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, 24 February 2005. The Day of the Second Task

Cassandra Atlanta Potter had made many mistakes in her life, she had thought that Snape had been the one searching for the Philosopher's Stone, she'd thought that Malfoy was the Heir of Slytherin, She'd believed the rumors about her godfather Sirius Black and she's not fought hard enough to get out of this stupid tournament.

Currently Cassandra 'Cassie' Potter is sitting in a conjured bath tub full of water as the school nurse Madam Pomfrey fusses over her and her transfiguration teacher Minerva McGonagall tries to reverse her latest mishap.

You may wonder what this mishap is, to require both the school nurse and transfiguration professor to attempt to undo? That's quite simple, in order to help herself swim better Cassie had the wonderful idea of transforming herself into a mermaid using her (rather average) transfiguration skills. To her surprise it worked perfectly… too perfectly, upon finishing the task Cassie attempted to return to a human form only to discover that she'd essentially stuck herself as a mermaid.

Right now she's staring at the brilliant emerald green scales of the front of her 'tail' which fades into a turquoise and then in to a sapphire blue, on the outside of her arms more sapphire blue scales can be seen. Strangely her hands have no webbing at all and looks like an ordinary human hand, key word there is looks. When Cassie puts her hands underwater webbing extends out till it reaches her first knuckle allowing her to swim with ease through the water.

Cassie scowls as another spark of magic races through her as McGonagall tries yet another spell, she's about to snap when McGonagall sighs and almost seems to wilt, she looks up at Cassie and says "I'm sorry Cassie, I can't do anything to reverse this transfiguration,"

Cassie immediately starts to panic, if the best transfiguration mistress in England says she can't fix the problem, then Cassie knows that there is little chance of her ever returning to the way she was. Then Cassie immediately sticks her hand out "My wand and holster please?" McGonagall hands Cassie her wand.

Cassie quietly mutters several spells, her trunk (Seven compartments with dragonhide linings) stocked full of her school gear and textbooks (For all seven years and a few dark and illegal books) both McGonagall and Pomfrey look shocked at this display of magic. Cassie shrinks her trunk and attaches it to the trunk holster that all wand holster come standard with (not that most Magical know this of course) McGonagall gets back her wits enough to ask "What are you doing Cassie?"

Cassie smiles at the kind old professor who'd taught her much (Including the intricacies of becoming a woman) "You know as well as I do Professor that 'half-breeds' are looked down upon. Even if I wasn't born this way it won't take long before my freedom is threatened if I stay here. I'm afraid I must leave, while everyone is still shocked"

McGonagall nods slowly with sadness evident in every inch of her expression "What about the Goblet? If you leave your magic will be taken from you?"

"Fortunately that is no longer a problem," The weary voice of Albus Dumbledore answers from the doorway.

Cassie turns to see the professor standing there with a sad expression on his face "Professor Dumbledore? What do you mean?"