Du Nord: The Believing heart lost years (EN)

2006 first presentation

Friday 20 January 2006, Luna Nova

"I got permission to do one more gig, as long as I didn't ask for any profit from it, I would have to do a gig without earning anything, as I had done at the end of the previous year, which I was already happy about as I could start the year with peace of mind, I was hoping to get noticed more, so that I would be recognised and be able to start my gigging career, as it says in the book that I performed a few times at Glastonbury, before I really started to get noticed by a manager, and I was already about to launch another gig with the help of Croix and also Chum, who publicised it well and was even going to make sure that there was food to hand out, as he had set up a stall near where the gig was going to take place."

Another lesson has come to an end, I already feel much better than I did last week, I've listened more to Croix, I've paid attention in class, I've also made a point of not blowing up the room while I'm making potions, I'm hoping that I'll become a better witch as a result, now I just have to start another presentation of mine, the first of this year 2006, I'm very anxious to attract attention.
I leave the room, but before I do I end up being approached by Finnelan, I don't know why, I haven't done anything, it's a bit strange that she should turn up out of the blue, what does she want with me, I'm not doing anything wrong here

"You stay, Miss Du Nord, I need to talk to you about something" she says and I swallow my saliva.

I'm waiting for everyone to leave, the girls even looked at me, it seemed like I'd committed the worst crime of all, but I didn't do anything, I just had the idea of performing on stage again, she has to understand that what I do isn't wrong, that I'm not committing any crime of magic.
Soon everyone left and I was left with Professor Finnelan, I took a deep breath as I imagined the conversation was going to be quite long, she brought a chair in front of her desk and asked me to sit down.

"Very well Miss Du Nord, I've heard what you intend to do today and I ask you to cancel your presentation, I won't allow you to continue to tarnish the reputation of witches like this" Ah the same old speech, I'm getting tired of it.

"You can sit and wait, I've got permission from Principal Holbrook to perform, my audience is waiting and I won't miss it" I reply and she's already looking at me differently, with anger mixed with disgust.

"Holbrook is giving in more every day to this culture of the new generation of witches, allowing more of these sacrileges, she will see the consequences of this when a mundane wants to set foot in this renowned academy of witchcraft and we have to accept because of fear of bankruptcy, ahhh how can it come to this, but listen here Miss Du Nord, what you are doing is wrong" I don't think so and neither does anyone else, only you older witches.

"And why would that be wrong?" I'll question it.

"Because this tarnishes the purity and reputation of witches, the consequences of such sacrilege are worse in the long run, witches will become more liberal and without a strong conservative force, which will change everything in magic and for the worse, that will kill magic, if you want to continue in this thing continue, You'll see the consequences with your own eyes, I just guarantee that one day they'll show it to you and it won't be me asking you like a witch from Luna Nova, it'll be bigger and more powerful witches who'll boycott your performances" she said, thinking she was scaring me like that.

"Well, let them try, if they're doing this it's because they're afraid of what's growing, and the truth is that it's time for magic to have a revolution" I get up from her desk and she stares at me angrily.

I walk to the door confidently, I even take a deep breath, it was a bit heavy, she really didn't take it easy on me, but I'm not going to let it get me down, I'm going to go to my room, get my things and today I'm not going to make any mistakes in the presentation, I'm sure that one day I'll be noticed by some businessman and I'll be able to start all this once and for all, or they'll film me and I can become famous through it.