Oscar pine and the goblet of fire

Chapter 7: Scales of Night.

"Hello, dear readers! I hope you're buckled in because this chapter will be a wild ride. Sorry for any tardiness, I just moved into a new house and so far I've been liking it. Hope you enjoy the chapter!"

After their international classes, the Hogwarts students returned to the common room to discuss their new courses. "So let me get this straight," Dean said, trying to keep his excitement at bay. "Instead of training Aurors as we thought, Beacon is a school that trains literal superheroes. And they know a trick that creates an energy armor using their souls and can develop a semblance, which is technically a random superpower."

"It also turned a scrawny kid into," Seamus said, waving over to Jacob, who gave him a predatory glare over his book on advanced aura skills.

Dean stepped in to keep his friend from sticking his foot in his mouth even further. "I think my Irish friend here is saying Jay, it gave you a body that most bodybuilders take months to get."

"What are you reading over there?" Hermione inquired, looking over the book he had in his hands as Jay looked over at her, taking his gaze off his roommate.

"According to Headmaster Ozpin, I have a natural talent in aura density control," Jacob said, clenching his knuckle as it shined blue.

"So, built-in brass knuckles are your semblance?" Hermione asked Jacob, pinching her nose in frustration.

"No, a semblance is like how Sirius can alter reality and probability, which he uses to prank people. But at this moment, it would use up aura if he thinks of anything more complex than someone tripping over themselves."

"Use up aura?" Neville questioned.

"Yeah, apparently their little body shield doubles as a power source for their abilities, and let me tell you, after Sirius broke his, he was passed out for hours," Jacob explained. He also remembered Ozpin's theory: that aura-enhanced Magicians have a stronger connection to their souls. This might be the reason why Sirius fainted, and theorizing repeated breaks could accelerate the recovery process.

"So there's a trade-off," Hermione said as she thought momentarily. "Let's say I have my aura unlocked, and I get into a fight, I can either keep my body shield up to protect myself or potentially burn it off with a powerful semblance that might end the fight, right?"

Jacob nodded at her explanation as Hermione wondered out loud what the other's semblance was, which Jacob eagerly listed.

"Yang gets stronger from the more damage she takes, Ruby can transform herself into petals to move quickly, Blake can create afterimages of herself, Weiss has these glyphs that have various effects, Jaune can increase aura quality and semblance power, Nora can get stronger when she's electrocuted, and Ren I believe can do something with emotions."

" How do you know that? Because I don't remember them bringing it up," Hermione said.

"I learned it from Oscar," Jacob said to Hermione, who asked more questions, getting the Weasley twins' attention.

"So you see, Hermione, being twins in the magical world has some quirks," Fred said as his twin continued.

"Like bonds let you know how each other is feeling or learn what they learned."

Hermione looked over at the twins, processing what they said. "So you're saying if you take different classes, you will learn what the other is learning," she asked the Weasley twins, who smiled in response as Parvati came over.

" I would get over it if I were you, Granger. The bonds that the Weasleys are talking about are much rarer than you think. I'm surprised Jacob's bond is as strong as it is."