Mistress Of Magic

21 ~

Madam Pomfrey smiles and laughs as she walks over to us. Draco jumps up from the floor blushing and quickly straightens out his uniform, acting as if someone hadn't just walked in on a Malfoy being improper. Pomfrey simply shakes her head with a fond look and stands next to me."Morning, Love. You gave everyone quite the scare. What were you thinking going against a troll like that." It wasn't much of a question but I answer anyway. "I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I didn't make it to the feast so I didn't know about the troll"

"Well then. I'm glad you didn't die. But you did gain some awful injuries. 4 broken ribs, a pierced lung, fractured collar bone, and a nasty gash on your arm. Luckily healing broken bones is a lot easier than re-growing them. Nasty business that is. You will be sore for a few days and I want you to drink this daily. It's a nutrition potion, you are far too skinny."

A small smile stretches over my lips as I listen to her ramble on, It was clear to see that Pomfrey cared deeply about each one of her patients and took her job seriously. "You can go for breakfast, just be careful not to move around too quickly. Now drink up" She hands me one of the potions she was talking about and I quickly down it. I was expecting it to taste horrible but surprisingly it tasted like cucumbers, crisp and refreshing. I sit up and Draco moves out of the way as Pomfrey closes the divider around the bed leaving me with Astara. Bipsy and Chip had left while Draco and I were laughing, wanting to help make breakfast. Astara was now curling up in the spot I had been laying in, satisfied that I was going to be okay.

When I move my legs over to the side I spot a pile of my clothes on the side table. Bipsy must have gotten them for me. Even while injured I had to dress properly. I take a deep breath to fight through the pain and quickly pull on a pair of white jeans and ankle socks. Once there on I finally allow myself to breathe. I could already tell today was going to be a long day.

While I'm still standing I slip on my white converse. I then pull the hospital gown over my head before replacing it with a white top and large blue denim button-up with white and black striped cuffs. I push the cuffs up my arms and use my magic to do my hair. Thankfully Pomfrey had left my hair up, she must have noticed that I was keeping to tradition.

Once I'm done I lift Astara into my arms and place a warming charm on myself so she wouldn't complain. Even though we still had lessons today I was allowed to wear what I wanted since it took a lot less effort to dress in this than it would in my school uniform. I move the divider and wave goodbye to Pomfrey as Draco and I leave. "Thanks again. Bye Poppy" I shout over my should just before the door closed so she couldn't do anything.

I giggle when I hear her protest at the nickname, but I knew it reminded her of my dad and Sirius. Everyone was already in the great hall when we arrived, they all fell silent and stared at me as Draco and I took our seats. We both continue on as if nothing had happened and soon enough everyone else gets the message and turns back to what they were originally doing. We had Transfiguration first with Gryffindor. We had moved on from turning a match into a needle and were now trying to turn inanimate objects into a living creatures. For example today we were turning buttons into beetles.

Draco and I sat next to each other repeating the spell to make sure it sounded correct before trying it with our wands. I knew I could do the spell without it but I was still keeping up certain appearances.

I watch as Draco manages to give the button legs and changes it from its bright red colour to the deep mahogany brown of a pincer beetle. I look around and see that almost half the class had a similar result so I change mine into a perfect scarab beetle. Taking inspiration from the clasp of my school bag.

Minnie comes over and looks impressed as scoops the small insect up to examine the colouring. "Perfect, 5 points to Miss Potter. Well done." She walks off after giving me a smile. Draco huff slightly next to me and I can tell that he was starting to get frustrated with himself.

"Close your eyes" Draco looks at me like I've gone mad but my expression tells him to trust me, after a moment he does what I asked. "Now place your hand on either side of the button with your palms facing it. Picture the red button in your head. Feel your magic, like a warmth under your skin. push it down to your hands and let it pass between your palms. Give it a colour if that helps." I watch in awe as after a few seconds indigo and silver tendrils of light start to flow between his hands, wrapping around the button.

The rest of the class has fallen silent but I ignore them and keep explaining it to him. "Now picture the button changing shape to form the body of the beetle. Picture the colour, the number of legs. The shape and length of the pincers. Focus on the small details, the hooked feet, and the shiny shell. Once the image is formed push it out through your magic."

I give him a moment to finish off the picture in his head and watch as the button slowly starts to change into a perfect little pincer beetle. "Now imagine your magic fading back into your body, leaving the beetle as it is. The warmth flowing back up your arms and into your chest. You energy returning. Now look."

He opens his eyes in time to watch the tendrils sink back into his skin, lighting from the inside. He jumps back in shock and looks at the beetle. "I did it! but wait that was wandless magic"

"Proud of you. wands are only used to help focus the magic to a certain point but you shouldn't rely on it. It's easy to do wandless spells once you get used to the feel of your magic and how to manipulate it." He turns to me in awe as he listens to what I said. To prove a point I place my wand on the desk and close my eyes. Everyone around us gasps as their buttons turn into beetle before turning back to the shiny plastic.

I open my eyes once more and look around at everyone else. "Can you do that again? a more advanced spell perhaps" Minnie steps forward as she talks and I nod. "What would you like me to do?"

"Show me whatever you like," I think for a moment before turning her desk into a tree. The roots spread across the floor and down the steps, stopping before reaching the students. The truck forms and grown upwards before branches start stretching out. Deep green leaves appear along with small 5 petaled flowers. I speed up the growth process a little and the flowers quickly begin to grow and fall, leaving pears behind.

I look back at Minnie and she steps back, looking at the tree in amazement her hand to her chest. She ends up taking a seat in a spare chair. "I've never seen anyone do anything like that. If you can do wandless magic why are you using a wand?"

"There may be times when I can't rely on my magic alone, so I want to learn how to use my wand just in case. Using a wand feels different, It's more difficult so I have to change the way I think to be able to use it correctly."

I can tell that she is shocked by the matureness of my answer but she is still too focused on the tree to pay too much attention to me. "Class is over, Miss Potter please stay. I'll write a note for you, next teacher"

Everyone slowly starts to pack their things and go to their next lesson, not wanting to be late. I stay where I am but I clean up my desk and reassure Draco that I will be fine. Since we had potions next I ask him to do me a favour. "Can you tell Snape that I'm with McGonagall and I'll bring my note to him later?"

"Of course, I'll see you at lunch. Want me to take Astara with me?" I knew he felt more comfortable having Astara with him since the older Gryffindor's wouldn't bully him in the corridor. Astara knew that as well and loved scaring people so she was more than happy to do so. "Yes, please. It's warmer there so I know she won't get too cold." he nods, accepting my reason and I could see the relief in his eyes as he says goodbye. He leaves with Astara over his shoulders. I smile when I see her nuzzles her nose against his cheek in comfort.