"Wow, what a wimp, half-heartedly eating her pizza and frowning when Shelby smacked her shoulder.
"Look, Blair, you have to understand that his family is probably just as strict as yours. He's not used to breaking rules." Shelby shrugged. I sighed, knowing that she was right but not liking the answer.
"You better hurry up. You have trained with your best friend Boggs in less than an hour." Hallie reminded me smirking when I put my head down with a groan. Shelby laughed as she all but dragged me off the table and towards the hallway, Hallie following along with an amused look. We stopped outside of Boggs' classroom door. Shelby wished me a simple good luck while Hallie grasped onto my shoulder. "Blair, best friend, sister from another mister. If you don't make it" she choked back a mock sob "I just want you to know that you'll go down in history as the most foolish and stubborn girl in history, everyone will know you as the second most bad ass girl Winfield Academy ever saw, second only to myself of course. I also want you to know that I secretly hate you." She finished wiping away crocodile tears.
"Touching Hal," I said sarcastically though I couldn't hide my smile. with a sigh, I turned and entered the lair of the beast. Okay so Boggs isn't that bad of a guy, he's just too strict. Boggs motioned for me to enter the room fully and close the door. I did so with one last peek at my departing friends.
"Let's get straight to business miss Rodgers. This isn't just some paper and pen test that you can guess on." He snapped, making me question his insult to my intelligence. "This is a real test, a dangerous test. People have died to try to pass it before." I looked at him, my gaze a mixture of horror and disbelief. "We're preparing you for the inevitable miss Rodgers, war. We can't let people into our army if they are weak." He finally ended. I looked up at him with a smirk.
"Then stop lecturing me and start training me." Boggs glared at me.
"The tests are meant to test your mental capabilities, your willpower, and your intelligence. The first test is a riddle. I can't really train you to solve riddles but I can suggest you read up about poisons... One may be Occlumency. Whether you can shut your mind to outsiders trying to get in. I will teach you how to do that." Boggs said. I sighed nodding as I pondered the trials. "Now, let's talk about the Dark Arts."