Exceptional

Chapter Seven

"Dear me Miss Blackwood... it's seems we're going to have a lot of fun with you," Miss Felicity laughed. She seemed quite sincere. "There is a rule of no pets, domesticated or magical in this Academy..." she said making my heart sink, "however, we can't risk having an angry cat who can grow out of proportion and attack and destroy the place!" She came over to me and petted the cat who was sat quite comfortably on my shoulder like a parrot. "And as Professor Gilmore stated, the cat did choose you and not the other way round... I think we'll make an exception this time, after all we can't have that little fluff ball of destruction rampaging around the pace." She continued.

The cat seemed to purr at her decision. "Fluff ball of destruction... well I guess I'll just have to call you Loki!" I beamed. Loki obviously approved as his purrs became louder and he rubbed his head on my chin. I heard the whispers of the people around me... great looks like I've drawn even more attention to me than earlier. Then again I must look quite a sight. Burgundy hair, plum lips, leather jacket and a cat that can turn into a giant monster. Oh dear god... I'm the riff raff! I randomly burst in to laughter and got some really weird looks. Rose approached cautiously wondering if I'd finally lost the plot. I gently whispered into her ear between giggles, "Rose... I'm...pffft... I'm the riff raff ain't I?"

Literally within seconds as if she caught the giggle bug she also burst into laughter... which me laugh even harder. Gosh we were a pair of idiots. "Alright everyone, it's getting late so back to your dorms!" Miss Felicity said which made the crowd disperse. These people were into early nights it seems. "Curfew is 8:15 and it's nearly 8 so we might as well head off," Rose said still giggling, "there's a new toothbrush that I was keeping as spare in the bathroom and I'll lend you some pjs so we can get all your stuff tomorrow!" As we were about to head off professor Gilmore asked us to come with him for a moment.

"That cat will be needing some food, come with me to my office I've got some spare supplies," he said sounding quite cheerful. His office was a tip. There were animals everywhere! There must have been 5 cats which made me understand why he had 'supply's' as he called them. He gave me a small bowl, a bag of kibble, a litter tray and a bag of kitty litter and you can believe we had fun lugging that lot around back to our room. Rose got the key out to open the door and after that I went about placing the litter tray on the floor, filled it with the litter and placed it against the wall in between the vanity and the wall connecting to the door. By this time Loki had gone onto Rose's bed to have some tummy tickles from her.

Like me Rose loved cats. I then grabbed the light blue food bowl, put some kibble into it (which caught Loki's attention) and placed it next to my laptop in my desk. It's funny how not long ago this was I giant vicious predator and now it's an petite fluffy male cat who can't wait for cuddles and food. I picked up the two bags and placed them into a draw in the walk in wardrobe. When I came back into the room the furball was tucking in as if he hadn't eaten for a week. "I'm going for a shower!" I said cheerfully.

Rose walked into the bathroom, showed me how to work the shower (knowing me I would've messed that up if she hadn't), got me the spare toothbrush she was talking about, showed me where the hairdryer was hidden, grabbed me some towels and then left me to it. The shower was everything I needed. It gave me time to think about how the day had gone and wonder what tomorrow was going to be like. I dried my hair and brushed my teeth. Found the spare pjs Rose lent me on my bed. Changed into them, climbed into bed and turned off the bedside light before Loki jumping up to curl up beside me. "Night Rose," I said tired from the days events. "Night Amelia," she replied before I drifted to sleep.

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"Mathew, I believe you may have discovered her score on the orb test," Miss Felicity said impatiently. She had been waiting for him to give her a number since she had found out about this miracle girl. She had given her the ring as she knew she had to have scored at least 500 on the test, but still had no idea what power this girl held. "Yes ma'am... I believe..." he paused as if worried by his answer. "Go on then spit it out," she shouted frustrated by the wait. "When she touched the orb it broke completely however it had managed to keep ahold of the data..." he continued, "you're not going to believe this but... she scored... over..." He was stuttering and his words almost seemed stuck in his throat. "She most certainly scored over 1000, the orb couldn't contain that kind of reading and burnt the circuits however, I am certain that the reading was much higher!" Matthew managed to get the words out as fast as he could.

Miss Felicity fell back into her red velvet chair. Her name was certainly a shock... is this confirmation that she was related to them? Mathew looked at her wondering the same question. "So does that mean that she's... related to the original Blackwood's?" He asked. "Mathew... due to your readings and what I have seen of her gifts there is no doubt in my mind that she is somehow related to the original magical royal family," Miss Felicity said composed but with a glare in her eyes as if telling the man not to say a word, "however, the only true way we can tell... is her eyes."

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A man stood in front of me. He was middle aged, with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes that somehow reminded me of my own. "It is time you're true powers awakened little one," he said with a smile that looked so sad. His eyes watched me as if he knew who I was but I had no idea who this guy was. "What true powers?" I asked confused by his words, "where am I?" I looked at my surroundings. It was just black with white smoke on the floor as if we were on the set of a weird tv show.

"You are no ordinary girl Amelia... you will see soon that even in the world of magic your talents are exceptional and this is because you're..." I tried to hear his words but the went muffled as a bright light appears forcing me to close my eyes... wait I wasn't closing my eyes but opening them. A gentle ray of sunlight shone into an unfamiliar room. I remembered I was at a school for magic. Loki came up to my pillow to greet me with his soft purrs and head butts. "What a strange dream Loki... I wonder who that man was?" I said whilst scratching his head.

I lifted my head off my soft pillow to see the clock which resides above the bedroom door. Quarter to seven. Rose was still asleep so I got up and started tending to my hair. I tried everything but it was having none of it... scruffy bun it is then. Loki came meowing at my feet. "You hungry pudding?" I said calling him one of the many nicknames which I have a habit calling cats. Pudding, pud, sweetie, fluff ball.. the lot... I got some more food for him which he immediately tucked into happily. Rose had come to. "What's the time?" She said rubbing her eyes. "Seven," I replied. She yawned then headed to the bathroom. I took the opportunity to get changed into my comfy shorts and a simple white strap top.

"They'll start serving breakfast soon and after that we'll get all your stuff," Rose said, still coming round. I went and got the black diary out of my bag, "why do they give you these?" I asked her still wondering what the beautiful book was for. "Oh, its to write down what lessons you have an affinity for, so like you will definitely be writing about you're telekinesis and divination," she said as she sat down to her vanity, "literally just write, the date and time it happened, what power you used and what happened!" She said all bright and cheery, she must have finally woke up properly. I brushed my teeth as she got ready and off we went for breakfast.