Finding Happiness

Chapter 26

I'm not really sure if they have alarm clocks at Hogwarts...pfft oh well. Oh and my teacher suggested that I start to write my stories in present tense so will try that, (not that he read this one. Phew.)

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My alarm clock buzzes at 3:30 the next morning. I groan and rub my eyes, the high tone still blaring in my ears. I slap my hand against the muggle object, it clatters to the floor and thankfully shuts up.

Around the room a few of the girls stir, but the room remains quiet except for the few soft snores.

I trudge from my bed to the bathroom, my robes in a bundle in my arms, I drag my feet lazily along the floor with every step I take. Once I reach the bathroom, I lock the door and quickly undress. My eyes are still heavy and my mind is begging for me to return to my nice warm, cosy bed. I step into the shower and turn on the steaming, hot water which burns my back but soothes my tight muscles.

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"Maia!" Tonks greets as I enter the Astronomy floor. She is way too chirpy at 4 o'clock in the morning.

I yawn a small hello.

Tonks laughs and pulls out her wand, "I can give you an energising charm if you like?" She suggests.

I nod.

She mutters a few incantations and a white light shoots from her wand. As soon as the spell hits me, my body warms instantly and I feel my eyes becoming lighter and lighter. I no longer feel the urge to crawl back into bed.

"Better?" Tonks asks.

I smiled, "Better. You'll have to teach me that one."

She nods and walks over to the other side of the room. There are two mirrors leaning against the wall, a book lays at the foot off the one on the left.

"Today we'll be doing a few simple transformations. Hair colour and length, eye colour and possibly height, it depends how much energy it consumes."

She concentrates hard in her reflection and her short, purple hair slowly starts to grow and change to a light brown.

"You've done this before haven't you?"

I nod and watch her, intrigued by how easy it is for her to change her appearance.

"It takes time and practice. After you have succeeded in changing your eyes, hair and height we will begin with your skin colour and other features. Ok, start by turning your hair blonde...and a pixie crop."

I stand in front of the second mirror and concentrate in my image. My hair slowly recedes from my waist and as it gets closer to my scalp it begins to turn a light blonde.

"Excellent."

I smile.

"Now hold the hair transformation and change your eyes to green."

This time it takes longer for my eyes to change colour. I struggle to keep my hair the same blonde and length. It slowly turns back to brown at the roots when I succeed in turning my eyes green, though only pale.

"Not bad." Tonks grins.

I look at my reflection, I barely recognise myself.

"This time it might be a little harder. I want you to increase your height."

I nod and frown at the mirror. Changing all my features, and making them hold, is like trying to balance a bunch of heavy objects in my arm without dropping them. My I shoot up a little bit but then, as if I drop all those heavy books, I lose control of my Metamorphing and my hair grows rapidly, returns to brown, my eyes fade back to blue and I shrink. I groan, "Sorry."