"I think I know what spell we should be using to fix the cabinet," I said later that night. I was curled up on the corner of Draco's couch next to Blaise watching Atlas and Draco toss a small ball back and forth to each other. The three boys all looked at me and I half way smiled. "When I was asleep I kept hearing three words. While you guys were in class today I snuck into the library to see if I could figure it out."
"Alena, you shouldn't have gone out alone," Draco eyed me but I waved him off. I was a big girl and I was finally feeling like myself.
"Don't interrupt her mate! What did you find out?" Blaise questioned, leaning his elbow onto his knees as he leaned forward, looking at me.
"Harmonia Nectere Passus," I repeated the words I had heard many times throughout my two days of sleep. "It says you can't just say the spell and expect it to work though. You have to connect with it and really mean it."
"Harmonia Nectere Passus," Atlas repeated standing to his feet and walking to stand in front of me. He bent down and kissed my forehead before standing back up, a wide grin on his face. "You're a genius, Phoenix! Let's go try it out!"
The boys all agreed to go try the spell but when I went to stand up to go with them Draco's eyes widened. He reached out and grabbed my upper arm and pulled me into his chest, his warm eyes meeting mine as he looked down at me.
"You stay here and rest, Lena," he said, his voice soft. I groaned and threw my head back in frustration.
"Draco, if I have to just sit here for another minute I'm going to lose my mind. Your room is great and everything, but I need a break. I want to go with you. I feel fine. I took my potion this morning. I'm fine," I reassured him, placing my hands onto his chest. I pushed up onto my tiptoes and gently kissed his lips, humming at the comfort it brought me.
"Would you two quit snogging and hurry up," Atlas snapped as his head pushed back into the room. I giggled before grabbing Draco's hand and pulling him out of his dorm room.
The four of us walked the familiar route from the dungeons to the Room of Requirement. Blaise passed by the spot on the wall where the door should be three times and slowly it revealed itself. I looked around to make sure no one was watching us before I followed the three boys inside the crowded room, pulling the door shut behind me.
"I swear, this place gets messier every time we're here," I complained as something fell from above me, a big cloud of dust raining down on my head. I coughed, clearing my lungs of the junk I had just inhaled and hurried behind Draco toward the cabinet.
Atlas pulled the dusty blanket off of the cabinet and the four of us stood in front of it staring at each other.
"Alena, I think you should try the spell first. You're the one that figured it out. You probably have the most connection to it," Blaise said and Atlas nodded his head in agreement. I breathed in deep then let it out before stepping forward, pulling my wand from the waistband of my pants.
"Are you sure you feel strong enough?" Draco questioned, his hand reaching out to lightly hold onto my arm.
"I promise, I'm okay," I smiled. I stepped forward and tried to clear my mind. I repeated the spell to myself in my head before lifting my wand and holding it toward the cabinet. I cleared my throat, "harmonia nectere passus!" The tip of my wand sparked and the cabinet trembled and a light shone from inside. It almost groaned like a person who had just been woken from a deep slumber.
"Alena! I think you did it!" Atlas cheered from behind me. Blaise patted me on the shoulder.
"You are amazing," Draco grinned, pulling me into his arms. "Let's see how it works now," he said. He stepped around me and placed a singular green apple inside of the cabinet and closed the door. The inside lit up again and when he opened the door back up the apple had disappeared. He closed the door again and we patiently watched the cabinet until light flooded from its cracks. I reached forward and opened the cabinet pulling the apple from inside. I spun the fruit around in my hand and smiled when I saw what looked to be a baby sized bite taken out of the skin of the apple.
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Phoenix
Fanfiction"I remember the day I really noticed him for the first time like it was just yesterday. I was five years old when my parents brought me to his house. At such a young age I still remember being absolutely fascinated by him. His silver, blonde hair, h...
