"The Guardian Queen said Hello to the new students and she has gifted you with your wands"
As Mrs Knight said this, lots of wands began to float in air and each student grabbed theirs.
It was a wooden wand.
"That's for juniors. And a special blue quill for writing"
Their notes and quills appeared on the table.
"What sort of spell is that, Mrs Knight?" A brown hair boy asked
"It's the invisibility spell. EXO DURUS. Quite effective if you ask me. Have I answered your question, Mr Jackson?"
Jackson nodded.
"Well, let's start with your first lesson"
"Is there any potion for love?" Anne, a Leo student asked
The whole class erupted in laughter.
"Yes, there is, Mrs Arnold, but it's not for kids. Like you. Such spells are forbidden in Elfina. We are not here to fall in love. We are here to learn and, of course, to prepare you for the future"
"So, we will start with the beginners' potion book"
A big book appeared in front of everyone. The covers were red and in front of it was engraved the cheetah symbol.
"Open it"
They all did as they were told.
"There are various types of potions listed there. We are going to start with the simplest one. The potion of activeness" Mrs Knight said "Drop a pinch of salt into the beakers and stir vigorously"
They all did so until they noticed the salt has disappeared.
"You do not possibly think that Elfina uses ordinary equipments, do you?" Mrs Knight asked "Out of the ingredients listed in front of you, drop a white flower"
They did and it vanished.
"Purple vines, green vines, blue vines, "
As they inserted the ingredients on the table to the beaker, it vanished.
"Each student should put the beaker into the oven. It's beneath the table. And try to wait for a few seconds. Remember, do not touch anything inside the beaker neither should you drop it when you carry it out"
As if to explain Mrs Knight word, crashes were heard on the floor.
Smoke rises in the air and Fina squints to see what was transforming underneath.
"Oh, my goodness!" Mrs Knight said, frightened.
Three one eyed monsters appeared when the smoke cleared.
Students screamed and screamed it was impossible how the glass castle still remained intact.
Apparently, the potion class is on its own.
Mrs Knight tried a lot of spells with her book wand but it seems that she was casting rubbish as the one eyed monsters multiplied.
"Zora, let's try to see if we can see any self defence potion on the shelves" Fina said
The one eyed monsters began to fling anything that stops its way.
Apparently, it seems like its looking for something since it is moving past the students without harming them.
When one of them got to where a red hair student with blue eyes stood shakily, it reached out to her and cursed.
The whole room stilled and the time stopped.
"What's going on, Fina?" Zora asked shakily.
The one eyed monster poked the girl on the arm and she fell.
Fina and Zora glanced at each other. The question evident in their eyes.
Did the girl fainted because she was scared or because the one eyed monster touch was deadly?
Both cringed inwardly as their brain processes this.
Fina and Zora rummaged around the potions while Mrs Knight tried to be their saviour until her book wand fell and the one eyed monsters laughed.
"The potion of invisibility. Stress. Activeness. Hunger. Strength. Weakness. Weakness?" Fina read from the shelves.
The students were running from the monsters even though they can't hurt them.
"Mrs Knight, will the potion of-
Fina squints as she read the words from the glass potion bottle.
"Of weakness do?"
Mrs Knight didn't answer as she was busy running around with the students.
"Do it, Fina. We are all trapped" Zora said
When Fina looked lost, Zora grabbed the potion from her and smashed it on the floor close to the monsters.
Their strength deteriorates and they fell limbless to the ground.
"Oh, that was frightening. Excellent work Miss Alvarez. But how did you know that's how it should be done?"
"My father was a potion maker"
"Well, then. Times up. I am sure you kids have learnt a lesson today. If the simplest of potions can turn into one eyed monsters when treated wrongly, what will be the result of a very strong potion? And you kids disappointed me. Why would you run away from that if you were supposed to beat the monsters? Consider this your first test"
The students murmured in disagreement.
"The same reason as yours" Talon said "We ran away as par the same reason as yours"
Mrs Knight chuckled.
"Oh, Mr Smith, you never know when not to talk, do you?"
Talon only shrugged.
"Who will clean that?" Nancy Miller asked, pointing her perfectly manicured hand to the monsters that were looking at them with eyes full of pity.
"Oh, the lab fairies will do that. Now, let me release you"
The girl who fainted rose suddenly.
"Oh, I must have passed out. Funny" She said
"LET THEM OUT!" Mrs Knight commanded
The doors opened at once.
As Fina and Zora stepped out, Nancy and her friends attacked them.
"Just because you did that doesn't mean you are a hero. You will never become one. Elfina don't want people like you" Nancy said
"And they want idiots like you?"
Fina turned to see the girl behind them, shooting daggers at the four witches.
"Oh, look at the loser who passed out. Even Talon Smith stayed awake" Carrie, a friend of Nancy said.
The girls left after giving them a full hard glare.
"Let's go to spell class" Fina said
"I will see you soon. My name is Shelly Jefferson"
"Fina Clark. This is Zora Alvarez"
Shelly smiled shyly at them and walked away.
She was the same height with Fina but a bit fatter than her.
"Guess everyone are on their way to class. I wonder where this corridor leads" Zora said as they began to walk and turned a corridor.
Fina looked at their surroundings for the first time.
Unlike the other wall mirrors, this was a bit dark.
Fina........