Magical Beginnings (REWRITING)

Chapter 6

"Now class," McGonagall announced as she entered the room. "Kristina Bogart will be modeling us two transfiguration spells, Kristina?"

Kris stands up, and walks slowly to the front of the class. She hears Draco and his band of delinquents snickering in the back.

"This is the bird Kristina," McGonagall gestured to a toucan.

She took a deep breath and pointed her wand at the bird.

"V-Vera V-Verto," she stuttered.

The ball of light ricocheted off of the walls and shot at the chandelier above her. The chain holding it, McGonagall acted quickly and shouted:

"Reparo!" She shouted before it crashed onto Kris.

The room soon filled with laughter. Darco and everyone, except for Ron, Hermione, Harry, Lynn, and Angelica, pointed and laughed at Kris. Jonathan and Derek laughed as well. Kris held back her tears as she felt the lump in her throat throbbing against her neck.

"Enough class!" McGonagall shouted, but it didn't quiet anyone down.

The bell rang, it was break. Kris ran to her desk and quickly grabbed her belongings, she ran to the courtyard. She sat down at a nearby bench, which she was soon joined by some Slytherin people.

"So," Draco smirked, "Bogart couldn't do a simple spell, how dishonorable, such- disgrace."

"Leave her alone," Lynn butted in to defend her sister.

"Or what Bogart?" He teased.

"Titillando!" She shouted as she pointed her wand at him.

He began to laugh uncontrollably, he began to cough and hack as he continued to laugh. Lynn casted a tickle hex on him, she then reversed it once she thought he had enough. Lynn walked away, leaving Kris with a huge smile on her face.

"Your little sister had to protect you?" He teased once be stood up.

Kris stayed quiet, she didn't want to interfere and get blamed if he gets hurt.

"Pathetic," he spat and walked away with two delinquents.

"So you're the famous Kristina Bogart?" Pansy Parkinson came by to make fun of Kris.

"What's it to you?"

"Heard of your big show in Transfiguration," she smirked, "you are such an embarrassment of a witch. Can't conjure a simple, single, spell."

"At least I am no whore," Kris snapped as she got up and began to walk away.

Pansy turned red, she is so crossed with Kris right now. But Kris walked away like nothing happened, but something is going to happen.

That night, Kris felt cold air. Like she was outside. Once she tried to reach for her blanket, she felt twigs and grass. Her eyes shot open, she was in the forbidden forest.

"Hello?!" She shouted as she slowly sat up.

In the distance was the school, when she touched the tree bark and cut her hand, this isn't a dream.

"The child wants to conjure a spell?" A disembodied voice whispered next to her.

"What's it to you?" She turned 360 degrees. "Show yourself. I'm not afraid of whatever you are."

"But if I do," it's a male disembodied voice, "then you will be afraid."

"I don't care!" She shouted. "Just take me back to the school!"

"Why would I do that?" The voice was sounding more raspy.

"B- Because I want to go back," she stuttered.

"Now, now, Kristina," the voice whispered. "The only thing you want to go back to is Potter."

"N- no," she lied.

The voice was traveling all around her, but nothing was there. She heard rustling from a nearby bush, and she wanted to know what it was. Step by step, she hoped it was Hagrid. Once she peered around a tree trunk, there was a unicorn on the floor. It was dead, but a shadow was drinking its blood, it then turned its attention to her.

"Fool!" The shadow shouted in its raspy voice.

She then heard screaming and barking from her left, she looked over. Harry was right there, staring at the shadow figure. Draco ran off with a dog, leaving Harry in the darkness.

"Harry!" She shouted. "Run!"

But he didn't move, until the shadow slowly moved towards him. He backed away and fell onto a log, Kris gasped and ran to his side.

"Kris what are you-" Harry began.

But Kris interrupted him with a shriek because the shadow thing was so close. Galloping suddenly came into their hearing, and a centaur began to kick at the thing. The shadow fled, and left the poor unicorns body.

"Harry Potter," the centaur began, "it isn't safe for you here."

"What was that thing?" He asked, ignoring Kris's presence again.

"It was a destroyed soul," the centaur sighed.

"Why was it drinking the unicorns blood?" Kris stood up.

"That was Lord Voldemort wasn't it?" Harry asked, sure enough that he was right.

"He can't be back-" Kris began.

"Aye," the centaur sighed, "but he is only feasting off the pure beasts to stay alive. Anyone to slay something so pure, once the blood touches your lips, you are living a half life. You are dead, but the only resource to keep you alive is this blood."

"Nicks," Hagrid came into the clearing with a crossbow.

"I am leaving you now Mr. Potter," the centaur trotted, "be safe."

He galloped out of sight, and left the group alone.

"Kris what are ye doing ere?" Hagrid asked in his weird accent.

"I- I woke up," she stuttered, "Voldemort talked to me, or I think it was him-"

"Okey," Hagrid interrupted her exclaimation, "let's go back to the school."

Hermione and Ron were there too, they were there for detention. Hagrid wrapped Kris in his fur coat and kept the dog near her for protection.

"What did he say to you?" Harry asked as the three caught up with her.

"We had a civilized conversation," she answered, "well, not as civilized. He mentioned you Harry, about something."

She turned quite red, and picked up the pace and caught up with Draco.

"What do you want?" He spat.

"I need answers," she requested. "Draco please. Truly, you are the only one who has told me the truth-"

"Ha!" He laughed. "Me telling you the truth?! Funny one Bogart."

"You have actually," she said a-matter-of-factly. "You tell me the truth about how I am a disgrace and other things that hurt my feelings."

"Well," he shook his head, "so and so I have."

"Maybe if you weren't such a twat," Kris insulted, "we could be friends."

"Friends with a Mudblood?" He sarcastically laughed. "Don't make me laugh Kristina."

"Now you finally call me by my first name," Kris sarcastically congratulated, "bravo Malfoy. Bravo!"