Potentes Nimis

Tricks (Chapter 2)

As the Sun rises (was it even the Sun, I had no idea where I am exactly), I looked around.

Under me was the sky, pink and peaceful. It took me a moment to realize I'm not standing on anything.

 In fact, I am flying. 

From all the things that happened to me in these two days, being able to fly didn't surprise me much. 

Focused on one cloud that somehow looked like Hermione Granger, I didn't notice there was no one around me. At that moment, fear hugged me like an old friend. Where am I?

"How do you do that? TELL ME!"

"What??"

Before I knew it, Loki, the Asgardian prince, grabbed my shoulders and shouted. 

"No one, and I mean NO ONE could stop me from cloning. What are you doing to me??"

"Leave me alone! What is your problem man? I did nothing to you!"

"LIAR!" I saw anger in his eyes, he was furious. Although, his hands remained cold. Strangely cold.

I quickly escaped his touch.

"Give me back my magic. NOW!" Loki shouted. 

"I didn't take your magic, you coward! I don't even know you. Leave me alone!"

All of a sudden, my wish came true.

I really was left alone, but not the way I thought of.

Turning around,white space blinded my eyes. Feet of mine stood in the middle of nowhere. 

"Hello? Loki? Look, I don't know what happened to your 'magic' but please, this is not a way to figure it out. Please stop playing games."

"Loki? Who is Loki, Y/N?"

Am I dreaming again? 

In front of me was Draco. He seemed strange. It was Draco, but I knew something was off. 

"Are you okay, Y/N?" he whispered. "Who is Loki?"

"Draco? But how? How am I  here again? What is happening?"

"Again? What are you talking about, darling?"

Then I saw the difference. His eyes. Draco's eyes were silver, sometimes blue like the sky, with eyebags under. But this Draco, or whatever it was, had very dark, royal blue eyes.

"You are not Draco." I mumbled.

"Y/N? Are you okay? Do you need help?"

I turned around. Behind me stood Thor, blonde and tall, obviously worried. Even like that, he looked quite attractive. 

"Y/N? Where have you been? Can you speak?"

Then, realization came to me. I was kneeling, in Asgard. Asgardians formed a circle around me, all looking worried and tired. I could see that by the bags under their eyes, and slow, but instinctive little moves they were making from time to time.

It rained.

My slow mind irritated me. I couldn't process a simple thing under 30 seconds. 

"Thor...where am I? Am I dreaming again?"

After those words came out of my mouth, I realized how ridiculous they sounded. But I needed to know, and how am I supposed to know?

"Y/N, you are in Asgard. Where have you been? You just disappeared all of a sudden. We are looking for you for days already."

"Days?.. "

 The ground, which I was standing on, met my eyes.

I was desperately trying to process what exactly happened, but thoughts were coming as fast as they disappeared again.

"Her powers are out of control here, Thor. She switched realities. Maybe one, maybe thousands. We can only imagine that" said a voice from the crowd.

It was Heimdall.

"STOP IT! PLEASE! I JUST WANT TO GO HOME. I DON'T BELONG HERE. I WILL JUST PACK MY THINGS AND-"

I tried to stand up, but gravity was stronger than me.

"Y/N, listen..."

"No, Heimdall. I want to go home."

"You came here for a reason, and you just saw your reason. You powers are out of control and-"

"I couldn't care less." I interrupted him.

"You should care. Your powers now posses you, and if you leave now, they shall destroy you soon. Earth can be your home again, when you learn how to control them. For now, you shall stay on Asgard, for your own good."

"Wake me up. I'm dreaming." I looked at the frightened crowd. "DID YOU HEAR ME? I AM DREAMING. I WILL WAKE UP SOON, ALL EVERYTHING AND EACH ONE OF YOU WILL DISSAPEAR. I AM DREAMING. I AM DREAMING. I AM DREAMING!"

"In that case, Y/N, your dream just started" said Heimdall. Even the smile that crossed his face was wiser than I will ever be.

"But, Heimdall, I went back. I was at Hogwarts again."

"No, Y/N. That wasn't Hogwarts. Not even close."

"What are you talking about?"

"Your powers are playing tricks with you, my dear. They want you to know that you have no control over them. They want you to suffer."

At that moment, I realized how serious the situation was.

"When do we start, Heimdall?"

"As soon as tomorrow,  moment before the day's light. But before you, brave warrior, start the war for and of your life, I shall request you some rest. Thor, would you be nice and show Y/N her new home?"

"I would be honored, Heimdall. Come, Y/N, it's not very far away."

"This is the beginning of the end" I heard a voice in my head that wasn't mine.