Hogwarts:
Theo Pov:
It was early in the morning when I woke up, Mia was still sleeping on my chest. I tried to move her without waking her up, unfortunately I was unsuccessful in my attempt.
So here I am getting ready for my morning training with a small fox half asleep on my head with her tails wrapped around my neck.
As I was grabbing my gear I saw Starlight fly in through the open balcony door, she came over a landed on my shoulder before rubbing her beak on my cheek.
I gave her a pat before she flew over to the fire place/her nest. After leaving my room I headed to the training hall, on my way I ran into Alex so we made our way there together.
But we weren't the first there as Sylvia had beat us to it, she was practicing her water magic, which I guess is her main elemental magic.
She didn't pay much attention to us so we just separated to do our own thing, I went straight into warn ups and stretching before moving onto my strength and speed training.
During my training I did not notice that someone was paying close attention to my training and started to try and copy my movements.
After finishing with my morning routine I left to to large male bathroom, I only found out about it because there was a note in my desk about our common room's feature.
I should have read it last year, the entrance is a hidden door on the second floor (where the student rooms are) and it is opened by a password.
It was a large bathhouse with a massive bath in the middle, the floors are made of a nice smooth white marble with Gold veins running through it.
The other side of the bath is a huge open space/balcony overlooking the lake and the mountains. The water spouts are large Flowers made of gold with different colored gems.
The water had a layer of mist sitting on top of it. After getting ready to soak in the water Alexander walk in and began to clean, I had told him about it earlier when we meet this morning.
Before I could get into the large bath Mia ran over and jumped in and started to swim around, I just shock my head and smiled before joining the happy fox.
After have a nice relaxing soak in the bath I left and to get ready for breakfast, I got dressed and ready for the first day of the year.
We had Herbology, Defense against The Dark arts and finally Elven Study. I made my way out of the Galad common room to exist in front of the great hall.
I walk over to were I usually sit and sat down before eating some fruit salad, soon Ron, Harry and Hermione walked into the hall and joined me at the table.
Hermione: "So are you guys excited? Not only is it the first day of the year but we also have (Dreamy sigh) Gilderoy Lockhart.... (she snaps out of it from our combined staring) ahem, he should be able to teach us so much after all just look at what he has accomplished."
Hermione blushed as she tried to hide her fan girl but she was doing a terrible job, Mia jumped out of my cloak onto the table.
Mia grab a bunch of bacon and started to eat it, Hermione eyes widen at the sight of Mia as if finding her saviour or well... a distraction from her embarrassment.
Hermione picked up Mia who tried to run away, but unfortunately for Mia Hermione was like a eagle catching a rabbit. Before Mia could escape she had been swept up into Hermione's arms.
Hermione hugged Mia with both hands before talking while feed Mia bacon.
Hermione: "What do you guys think we are doing in Elven Study? like what is it that we will be learning, I asked Professor Vardo and Alexander but they didn't give me any information..." she said while patting Mia who had given up getting away.
Before any of us could answer someone else beat us to it, Sylvia and the shy Calen walk over and answered Hermione's question.
Sylvia: "Well considering that it's Elven Study, it should be about Elven culture, laws, traditions, history, magic and maybe some language.
So to answer your question it should be pretty fun" She smiled and sat down next to me with Calen.
Ron: "How can that be fun!! we already are learning about history now we have two class of it now!! (He slammed his head on the large table before continuing) Why do we have to... it's just more homework and studying, bloody hell it's in the name." Ron sounded frustrated and I would have been offended if I hadn't known he for a full year.
Harry: "I'm sure it will be interesting and fun after all from what we have learned from Theo and Alex Elves have quite a bit of warrior traditions so who knows we might have dueling or something else that's fun." Harry tried to bring Ron's mood up.
Hermione: "Yeah, just the magic and culture just gets me excited. It's a whole new world and people to explore, just imagine what we could learn, plus I really excited to be able to practice my simple Elven, I can't wait." Hermione hugged Mia while she talked in an excited trance.
I just shock my head at the three before telling them we have to go to class or we'll be late for our first class of the year.
We grabbed our books and made our way to Herbology, as we made our way down the corridors I noticed that Sylvia and Calen were following us. I turned to them and asked.
Theo: "Sylvia, Calen what class do you have? if you need any help to get there I can help." I asked politely.
Sylvia: "Oh, didn't we tell you? we are actually in the same year as you guys, So we share the same classes." She looked confused before smiling at me.
Hermione: "So you two are transfer students? Wait I just realized that I won't be the only girl in our group anymore! (She hugged Sylvia and Calen excitedly) Come on let's go or we'll be late!" She grabbed they before pulling them to leave while talking.
Ron: "What in the bloody hell is going on with them, why are they all chummy all of the sudden?" Ron asked with a puzzled face.
Harry: "I... I don't know Theo do you... have any clue?" Harry looked over to me with confusion as well.
I looked at the two then in the detection the three left before following them while shaking my head, How am I supposed to know what's happening.
We made our way to the greenhouses for class, I soon caught up to the girls on the way. After arriving I noticed that Professor Sprout was talking to Professor Lockhart and look annoyed while doing so.
Lockhart: "So if you need to know anything else you can come straight to me, after all I didn't defeat the cursed willow by smiling at it." Lockhart smiled while talk like he was an expert.
Sprout: "Yes... thank you... now I have a class so please excuse me." she look super annoyed, even so Professor Sprout is a kind hearted woman so she still held her manners.
Alexander walked over to me before asking.
Alex: "What happened? why does Professor Sprout look annoyed? And why is Lockhart here?" Alex questioned me with confusion.
Theo: "I have no idea, we just arrived to Professor Lockhart talking to Professor Sprout and by the look of things he annoyed her or something" I just shrugged my shoulders before walking over to Professor Sprout.
Sprout: "Come on hurry up now."
After we'll all entered and stood next to the large table full of potted plants. The class consisted of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and of course Galad. I was standing on the opposite side to Harry, Ron and Alexander with the three girls.
Sprout: "Morning, everyone. Good morning! Everyone!" She hit a pot with a Spade to get everyone's attention.
Children: "Good morning, Professor Sprout!" Everyone greeted her.
Sprout: "Welcome to greenhouse three second years! Now, gather around everyone! (She gestured for us to pay attention)
Today, we're going to re-pot Mandrakes, who here can tell me the properties of the mandrake root? (As she was talking she grabbed a large pot with a plant and put it next to a empty pot)
Yes, Miss Granger?" Hermione stuck her hand up to answer.
Hermione: "Mandrake or Mandragora is used to return those who have been petrified back to their original state. It's also quite dangerous , the Mandrake's cry is fatal to anyone who hears it."
Sprout: "Excellent, 10 points to Gryffindor! Now as our Mandrakes are still only seedlings their cries won't kill you yet but they could knock you out for several hours, which is why I've given each of you a pair of earmuffs for auditory protection."
We all grabbed earmuffs from the pile and put them on, the boys were fighting over the blue ones for some reason. I grabbed 4 blue ones with my quick hands and handed them out to the girls they thanked me in return.
Sprout: "Hurry up now! it doesn't matter what color they are! (after everyone had a pair she continued) so could you please put them on right away? Quickly! Flaps tight down and watch me closely!"
We all put on the earmuffs, I have to say they are very uncomfortable most likely because they are made for people with small ears.
After cheeking to see if everyone had them on Professor Sprout demonstrated what to do next.
Sprout: "You grasp your Mandrake firmly.... (She grabbed the mandrake) you pull it sharply up out of the pot..."
She pulled it out, it looked like a small baby root thing. It began to screech immediately after being pulled out. The screech was high pitched and caused everyone in the greenhouse other than the Professor to grab their earmuffs in pain especially the Elven students who's hearing was several time better than all the others.
Sprout: "Got it!? and.... now you dunk it down into the other pot and pour a little sprinkling of soil to keep him nice and warm!" After putting it into the pot and covering it with soil it stoped screeching but it was kind of to late a Neville longbottom had fainted.
Sprout: "It seems Longbottom's earmuffs are faulty. Yes well, just leave him there... Right on we go.
Plenty of pots to go around, Grasp your mandrake and pull it up!"
I grabbed the mandrake in front of me, when my hand touched it I immediately felt a sort of connection with it, like I could give it suggestions and I could infuse my mana into it.
Without my knowledge in side my soul Yggdrasil released a small amount of aura through my body when I grabbed the Mandrake.
I put my thoughts to the back of my mind and made a note to test it out in my free time.
I gave the Mandrake a firm but gentle pull out of the pot but something was missing....
I looked at the Mandrake only to see it wasn't screeching but looked comfortable and relaxed. Then I noticed that everyone was looking over at me...
All of the Mandrakes were quite and looked happily in my detection instead of crying, even the other plants swayed happily. The class went silent before Professor Sprout spoke.
Sprout: "What a marvelous.. umm, connection Mr. Mírë, 50 points to Galad for your ability. Now then everyone place them into the empty pot and cover them with some soil."
After letting go of the little guy it didn't cry, soon he was buried and the class finished.
We all left the greenhouse towards the great hall for lunch.
Hermione: "So how did you do it, make it so the Mandrakes don't cry, what spell is it?"
Calen: "I don't think Theo used a spell.. (Hermione, Harry and Ron looked at her. Calen continued but while looking down shyly)
Umm... Well Theo didn't chant a spell and ummm the magic to calm plants is very complicated as different plants have different intelligence and.... magic resistance.. so umm he didn't use a spell..."
Sylvia: "That's right, plus Theo didn't chant any spell so what method did you use Theo?" Sylvia was also extremely interested in how I did it.
Theo: "I honestly have no Idea how I did it, all I did was pick the Mandrake up and then they all went quite." I answered with clear confusion in my voice.
Hermione: "So you have no idea... well that's to bad, If you find out you have to tell us ok. Anyway let's get to the great hall I'm starving."
Ron: "Yeah who cares how you did it let's go, I'm going insane with how hungry I am, let's go!" Ron wasn't interested in any of our conversation
After getting our seats in the great hall we began to eat and talk about different things.
Harry: "We have Defense against the dark arts next right? What do you think we are going to be doing? like we have Lockhart right? and his like a hero or something right?"
Hermione: "Yes Professor Lockhart is a hero... Sigh... just from reading his books you can see how heroic his actions are, not only has he battled with so many powerful monsters, curses and dark magic, he has also help and saved so many people. Sigh..."
Sylvia looked at Calen with puzzlement before speaking.
Sylvia: "Who is Lockhart, I know his a teacher and written some books but other than that I don't know anything about him "
Hermione: "Wait.. you haven't read any of his books????!"
Sylvia: "Well yeah, the books are stories not textbooks and plus you will learn more through experience than reading about someone else's stories."
Hermione: "But you have had to read the books, after all they are for class." Hermione looked confused.
Sylvia: "Well I did read one and it has almost absolutely nothing to do with the subject, I mean how are his books going to help us with our tests so I naturally spent my time catching up before school started."
Ron: "Yeah, same I didn't read them." Ron came up for air while eating and spoke.
Hermione: "Am I the only one who read them all?" Hermione looked stunned at the very idea.
Calen: "No, I read them.. Although they didn't have any thing important they were fun to read." She said shyly with her hand half raised.
Alexander: "I also did a once-over other than that I didn't really read anymore."
Hermione looked shocked at what the two had said, she turned to me with some hope before asking.
Hermione: "There not just stories right Theo?" I really wanted to tell her what I thought of Lockhart but I just couldn't so I just said.
Theo: "Umm, well let's not make any judgments yet. After all Lockhart's books could have been changed to entertain the readers so let's not make a judgement till his class is over."
Although I said this I knew deep down that Lockhart would disappoint, I just got the feeling in my stomach.
Hermione: "Yes, that's right we can't make a judgement till he has taught us. Come on let's go we have to get there on time."
We all slowly made our way to the classroom, after arriving we all grabbed our seats but the thing is almost all of the good seats were taken by the girls in our class.. I sat in the back with Alex and on the table next to us was Sylvia and Calen
Hermione sat up at the front of the class, apparently one of the girls saved her a spot earlier.
Harry and Ron sat down in the middle of the room. After a few minutes Gilderoy Lockhart came out of his office and started to talk.
Lockhart: "let me introduce you to your new defense against the dark arts teacher.... me.
(He smiled and started to walk down the stairs from his office)
Gilderoy Lockhart, order of Merlin... Third Class, honorary member of the dark force defense league and five times winner... of witch weekly's most charming smile Award.
(Almost every girl in the class room looked like they were hypnotized as they smiled and paid attention to Lockhart)
But I don't talk about that, I didn't get rid of the Brandon Banshee by smiling at him" He did a really creepy weird laugh.
I looked over at Alexander then took a look around the room, the boys were looking at each other like they had meet the deranged moron, while almost all the girls bar Sylvia and Calen were in a trance.
Lockhart: "Now (The girls broke out of the trance at Lockhart's yell), I see that you all have brought all of my books very well done!"
I just looked at him like he was a moron, what do you mean 'Very well done' we had no choice, ah now I see you wanted us to buy them all to make more money!!
They have nothing to do with us learning anything!!
Lockhart: "Now I thought that we will all start today with.... a little quiz.. (I could see the panic in the faces of most of the boys at the mention of the word quiz).
Nothing to worry about... just to cheek how well you read them.. how much you have taken in."
I looked at the test and we'll can he be anymore self-centered? Like what in rotting fungus are these questions?
What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color?
What is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement to date?
What is Gilderoy Lockhart's great hidden ambition?
Although I had a almost perfect memory there is no way I would remember let a lone care about any of this rubbish.
I cheeked the whole test only to see no questions that have anything not about Lockhart.
I turned to Alexander and asked in Elven
Theo: *"Do you also think that he's a bit self-centered?"*
Alex: *"Think just from seeing this I can't think of him any other way."*
Lockhart walk back to the front and sat behind his desk after giving everyone one of his stupid test.
Lockhart: "You have 30 minutes starting... now"
Everyone grabbed their quills or pens and started writing.
Sylvia: *"Do any of you two know any of the answers? Honestly I didn't even read all of the books let alone the parts that were about him, I didn't think they were important."*
Calen: *"I know them"* All three of us look at her in surprise.
Calen: *"Well... I did read the whole thing... I found it interesting, even if it was wrong it was still fun to read.."*
As Calen spoke her voice became quieter till it became a full on whisper, she also began to look lower till she faced her desk.
Sylvia: *"Thank the Elders, Calen your a lifesaver. We have absolutely no idea what any of the answers are."*
Because of Calen all of us managed to answer all of the questions on the quiz. After 30 minutes Lockhart went around and collected all of the test papers back and went through them.
After going through the test papers Lockhart spoke.
Lockhart: "Tat tat, hardly any of you Remember that my favorite color is Lilac.
But Miss Hermione Granger Kew that my secret ambition is to rid the world of evil....
And to market my own range of hair care potions... (He smiled and winked before he stood up) Good girl." Hermione smiled excitedly and said "Thank you" in response.
Lockhart: "Now!! Be warned, it is my job to arm you against the foulest creatures know to wizard kind" He tapped his wand on a covered bird cage that rattled in response.
Lockhart: "You may find yourselves facing your worst fears in this room....
Know only that no harm can befall you whilst I am here.. I must ask you not to scream, IT MIGHT PROVOKE THEM!"
Lockhart pulled the cover off of the bird cage only to reveal....
Cornish pixies..? Last time I checked these like pixies were pranksters and didn't do any real harm, especially to Elves at least but I do know they love to mess around with wizards and witches.
I looked at the cage then to Alex to Sylvia then to Calen then finally back at Gilderoy Lockhart like this was a massive joke.
Theo: *"Do you guys think there's rot up in his brain? why the hell would Cornish pixies be scary?"*
Sylvia: *"Yeah, I think your right there must be termites up there for him to think that."*
Seamus: "Cornish pixies?" He laughed as he spoke, there also was quite a bit of snickering especially from Draco and his two moron goons.
Lockhart: "Freshly caught Cornish pixies, Laugh if you will Mr. Finnegan, but pixies can be devilishly tricky little blighters" It was as if Lockhart was offended that we were laughing at this, so he decided to do something absolutely stupid...
Lockhart: "Let's see what you make of them... Hyah! go!"
He let them out of their cage....
Panic immediately took over most of the students as a dozen or so pixies flew at them. The pixies started to wreak havoc in the classroom by throwing or ripping books apart.
Lockhart: "Come on, now round them up, round them up! They're only pixies!" A pixie started throwing Lockhart's books through the window.
Two pixies grabbed Neville by his ears and started to lift him into the air, Neville yelled in pain before he was dropped luckily or unlucky to be caught of the chandelier by his robes.
Students started to run out of the classroom in panic.
Neville: "Please, get me down!"
Harry and Ron began to fight off the pixies with their books before Hermione joined the two.
Then Lockhart began to chant a spell to contain the pixies.
Lockhart: "Peskipiksi Pesternomi!" but there was no spell and instead a pixie grabbed his wand and used it to break a chain holding up a skeleton before throwing his wand out the window.
Gilderoy Lockhart panicked and started to run up the stairs to his office, even the painting of himself ran away. A pixie grabbed a photo of Lockhart trying to fly away with it, Lockhart grabbed the photo in attempt to stop it only to fail.
Lockhart: "I'll ask you three to just nip the rest of them back into their cage" he spoke to Hermione, Harry and Ron before running into his office and shutting the door.
But little did he know that he went to the wrong way to safety as there was quite a few pixies in his office so not even a few seconds later he came running out and made a bolt for the corridor outside.
Ron seeing the teacher make a break for it yelled.
Ron: "What do we do now?" only to hear Alex yell.
Alex: "That's enough! (All of the pixies stopped and looked over) that's quite a enough fun for one day, now! go back into the cage"
And contrary to Harry, Hermione and Ron's expectations the pixies did as told and went beck into the cage even closing the door and locking it.
We all looked up to see Neville speak. "why is it always me!"
I raised my hand up and softly chanted the levitation spell and helped Neville down to the ground.
Harry: "Alex how did you do that and why do you look so relaxed?"
Sylvia: "That's because Most elves can order pixies with in reason of course, and especially Cornish pixies after all they have a very weak pixie bloodline so it is natural that we can control them."
Hermione: "If course, I remember reading about that in one of the Galad library's books, no wonder you are so relaxed. The pixies would leave you alone."
Ron: "So that leaves the question, why didn't you stop them earlier?"
Alex: "Because it was kinda funny to watch, especially Draco and Lockhart running out of the classroom like their lives depends on it." Alex showed a rare laugh and smile while speaking.
Although he shows quite a lot of emotions in our common room it is still nice to see him Laugh.
After leaving the mess of a class room we made our way to the next Class, Elven Study.
The End
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