Few days passed since then, the accident was not that known to everyone much as those who knew it were asked to keep it with themselves as always. Because of course, they want to portray Hogwarts as one of the most safest wizarding school out there. Like what Hagrid always brags about, apart from Gringotts, Hogwarts is one of the most "secured places". But that's all a facade, secretly in the back, literally... like Quirells head, there's the chaos going on. Nothing happened much, apart from the once in a class of Astronomy every week, which is supposed to be midnight actually, but as Dumbledore know shits are going on, he preceeded it to 9 pm. Unlike the original, 4 am in the morning.
Well, actually, things happened. Elliot, as he knows about Shrieking Shack now, he already have his first plan set on. He is still practicing in the Training Grounds currently, along with Tasia and the troubled Justin who got forced into it. Might as well add the twins, Fred and George, going with the fun, though most of them did half the regime as they well, can't keep up really can they?
Ever since the day Justin found out about Elliot's advance knowledge about things, Elliot didn't have the right answer really. He can't simply muster a lie that will go through Justin's mind. He's too intelligent and not that gullible unlike Tasia, a complete opposite of him.
So Elliot gave him bunch of books for him to study, and didn't even bother Tasia. Like, giving her a book? Does she even know the word 'book'?
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"Peep Peep Pals!"
Between the three kids that are heading to their next location, two other more came in breaking the tied hands in shoulders of the three.
"Oh, Fred..George" The two now always bother Elliot often. Not in the way of prank anymore, but more casually.
"Where are you going?"
Fred, now in between of them, asked as he secretly tickles the secret spot of Justin. Who just groaned in annoyance as he tries to fight off without actually fighting.
"Somewhere," Elliot answered, as George asked again. "Where's where?"
"Where where is," Elliot looked smug, as they left off the two guys for themselves cut off immediately by him as they were in the corridor where the 3rd years are mostly are. The two are left in disbelief, but Elliot got no time to waste.
Justin and Tasia didn't know really where they are going to - too, but Elliot just asked them to follow him. They were in the first floor corridor, and most people would be in the Great Hall right now or probably their common room with the spare time. With only few time before dinner comes, then the curfew will strike again.
But Elliot just decided to skip dinner and use the spare time, sparingly, currently with the two. No one will really bother if they're gone so no problemo, if something occurs, there's the Weasley Twins, as being guilty of their pranks, automatically will make up a lie for whatever Elliot is doing if someone ask, using it as an exchange for what they did.
It was already evening, there's the sunset apparent in the sky, and it was getting more colder and winds are getting faster bit by bit. The three proceeded wherever Elliot is going, through the maze of the Hogwarts corridors, as they've now gone out of the certain castle.
"Where are we actually going?" Justin picked up his pace to match with Elliot's and Tasia's long strides. "Near Hogsmeade." Elliot answered as they continued to where the two didn't know really, discombobulated by the answer. As they presumably haven't even memorized the corridors of the castle, much to say outside the castle, or to even say, the Wizarding World.
Elliot looked at the two, confusion on their eyes, grinning silently. Hogsmeade, he guess was not a word for them yet.
There was not that much people lingering around, perfect as most are spending their precious given spare time as much as fun they could have. Arriving at the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Justin gulps as he ask again. "You're going to make us fight that thing again?" Disbelief was in his voice, arching his eyebrows.
"Correction, there's no 'again' if you guys didn't fight it in the first place," Elliot chortled, as Tasia snort, "We did fight it!.... a bit" Her pride never lose, Gryffindors...
Elliot sighed, leading the two away from the forest. They weren't really going there, instead, they walk forward towards diagonally of the place, reaching through the woods where technically, some parts are still included within the Forbidden Forest.
"Didn't Madam Pomfrey forbid us to go anywhere here? With the recent accident, even closeness to it was not allowed," going through the plants and trees with her hands, Tasia asked curiously. Not actually worried if they're just literally breaking the rules right now, in the place where they almost died. Unlike the jittering Justin, slight anxiety in his heart. But having no courage to ask Elliot about this even. Well it comes from her personality pack. She's a Gryffindor so that's just self explanatory. She was already rebellious long ago anyway, so it's not because of the puberty phase.
"Shush, don't go around with your hands. Don't bother them, try to be silent as possible." Elliot slap slightly the hands of Tasia who was touching every plant and grasses that she sees. Groaning silently as her face was slight annoyed.
Yes, most beast and animals are often awake every night, but yeah, 'most'. Though it's just completely evening yet, it still can be dangerous. Duh, it's the Forbidden Forest. So Elliot took precautions to the clueless two. Practically, he can handle it if he's with himself but with the two, they can't even bewitch a rat yet. Yet alone a roaming beast. They will be just like a bother to him. He saved them, possibly changing the future as they're supposed to die already. Though making them stronger is not a force action to himself, he's doing this for his uses. But good uses, not selfish uses aight. With Tasia's raw strength talents and Justin's mind, they can possibly even beat him in the future. And making them efficient more will be a good use.
It was not that far, but with the fear of going through the forest, it makes the time feels like longer than it should be.
But without any trouble, and might as well add, noise, they manage to pass the forest arriving at a small grass path with a weird looking tree bit afar.
"What the hell is that?"
The two were incredulous, looking at the tree, the base body separated about into 6 parts, each those parts waving around with their spiky and deadly branches.
"Whomping Willow. Key to our peace," Elliot answered, walking with relaxation, opposite from the two which is very stiff with themselves.
"Relax. And.. just stay there," Elliot drew a line with his foot, as the two abruptly stopped as they didn't passed the imaginary line Elliot drew.
They didn't bother asking more questions and rather just want to know it themselves by experience. Elliot was walking carefully, to not make the tree be aware of his presence as well as not to piss it off and yeet himself out to the Great Lake and die from drowning.
It was more calm this time, probably how it's near evening, and like human behavior, they want to rest more as night comes.
Looking at the ground, there's still the knot attached to the base, with clear eyes you can see it. Not stepping on any near roots, he sighed in relief as he came in touch with the knot, the tree not moving, immobilized.
Elliot rushly invited the two over, where they now stand beside each other near the entrance of the unknown grounds.
Infiltrating the insides of the three, they disembark in the heavily damage room of Shrieking Shack. The rotten smells reminding the two of their orphanage.
"Is this really the best time to make us reminisce that little shit?"
Tasia playfully asked, as Justin snorted touching one of the broken down furniture, in a very bad state you cannot even form what it is really.
"Shrieking Shack it's name, it's one of the seven location that can lead you to Hogsmeade." As Elliot explained it, Justin arch his eyebrows, exclaiming in understanding.
"Oh! The Wizarding Village-"
Elliot gulps as he fakely smiled, letting the youngster to explain everything he read about the certain village, taking a time or two. Tasia already had her brain cells popping out. And Elliot just helplessly didn't stop the short boy.
"-Alright alright, you guys can't just left me out here? What the dinginy dag is Hogsmeade? Rip-off of Hogwarts? " Tasia immediately nagged, sitting in one of the broken chairs, balancing herself as the chair was in the edge of degenerating into pieces. But soon falling in the ground making a loud 'thud' noise, her groaning in pain.
"You guys wanted to train, part of my regime is the morning work out in the Training Grounds. So technically, you have already started. But not quite right as you just did half of my routine. That means, your core enhancing will be in the under level of average or so. "
The two nodded their eyebrows full active in their forehead, not quite...
Drop the quite, not understanding it at all, but Elliot know the question already.
"Core enhancing what is that blah blah blah, just better do it rather than know it, but... it might take some time." He spoke stoic, looking around at the chaotic house.
"Might take some time?" Justin asked.
"For me I mean currently ,or maybe you guys want to train in this very neat and clean room right now?" Demetrius answered sarcastically, as he hears another question again.
"Where's the food?" Tasia's voice was innocent as the two boys gruntingly snorted.
Elliot just then grabbed his wand, "Reparo!"
Like magic, I mean, magically, the broken things started to move around like it was in the middle of a tsunami or a tornado. Elliot squatting a bit as his tall height will make him be hit by a furniture.
Everything started going in their own way, one fastly traveling into the mended table that was supposed to be in small piece before.
There are cabinets and a few small objects that fixed itself easily, going around the room for the best placement.
Tasia was in awe, widening her eyes and mouth while Justin analyzes what spell was used, and if he's right, the Mending Charm. Used to fix most things that are in broke state. But some limitations include if the thing was broken down by a spell, like Fiendfyre, it cannot fix it back again.
Several minutes passed silence between the three, and as the last goblet is placed down on the coffee table, everything was clean, with the cleaning charm Elliot performed, as well as fixed like how it used to look centuries ago.
"Now, the only left thing is you guys.."