Worlds Collide (crossover fanfiction)

Chapter 19

Kia interrupted him. "Gavvy, stop!" She wheezed, wriggling out of his iron grip. "If you keep shaking me, my eyeballs are going to fall out and I will most certainly not be alright!" She frowned. "And what did you mean by the last sentence?"

Alistair made a face, instantly disgusted. Part of him had been talking to Thea telepathically, and the other part had been listening to the sibling's conversation. Personally, he thought they were a bit too close for his liking. His eyebrows creased thoughtfully, before his lips popped open in disgust and surprise. "Merlin's bloody underpants, Gav! GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER!" Hopefully, Kia wouldn't ask- she had to remain innocent enough for the four of them.

"Ugh, Professor, I don't think your students would like you talking about that. Are there sex-ed classes in Hogwarts?" Thea said, heels of her boots clacking as she changed back into her normal attire, loose black sleeveless top, black combat pants, black thigh boots and a green leather jacket, as she cracked her neck. Those robes may be good for hiding a multitude of weapons, but they were way too, how did you put it? Swishy? For a good fight. "Can I also examine your Defence against the Dark Arts class? I believe you should still have one more class before supper time, don't you think? Which year would you advise us to observe?"

Gavin raised his hands in surrender. "Blame Terris! She looks so innocent, but I swear, she has the dirtiest mind ever. And no, there are no sex-ed classes, because most of the teachers are too old and embarrassed to talk about it." He frowned, trying to remember his last class. "Right, I've got Defence Against the Dark Arts with the third years. Luckily for you guys, we'll be discussing Boggarts today." His dark eyes gleamed with excitement. "I've got a Boggart hiding in one of my suitcases, I'll teach the class the spell and then unleash it on them."

Alistair made a face. "Ugh, I remember boggart class. I got a dementor, and annoying old Travers was mocking me at supper. I hexed him with a Leg-Locker and he had to hop away." He grinned savagely, relishing the memory.

Kia frowned. "Am I the only one who doesn't know what a Boggart even is?" She pulled out her wand. "I can guarantee that I'll be the worst in the class or something. I can't even cast an Expelliarmus!" She turned to Alistair, lips pursed. "What did Gavin mean by the last sentence anyway?"

Alistair shook his head. "Trust me, you don't want to know."

"You will want to know some day..." Thea wiggled her eyebrows, causing Kia and Alistair to blush bright red and then glare at her pointedly. "Hey, I'm the goddess of Time. All knowing, all seeing. I'd also like to meet a boggart. I've never seen one in person, and they don't have that many at Ilvermorny. Plus, can I just say that this is my first time in Europe?"

Suddenly, Gavin sighed dreamily, staring off into space. "I would like to go to Texas someday. I hear that Frank is still there." The famous Newt Scamander had left his thunderbird to fly to Texas in his trip to New York, where he met his wife Porpentina Goldstein. "I also want to see some of the mooncalves, they're so cute!" He gushed.

Kia frowned. "Why would you want to meet my Roman half-brother?" She shook her head with a laugh. "Poor Frank, Arion called him a Chinese-Canadian baby man."

"How is Frank related to you in anyways, may I ask? Or if you're talking about his relationship with Hazel, you mean brother-in-law." Thea ran a hand through her hair, twirling the tip of ponytail as she spoke. "He means Frank the Thunderbird. I think he's still there, went back to Arizona. Never went to find out myself, I have enough mythical creatures to take care of. Now can we just hurry up to get to his Defence against the Dark Arts class? This is something I'm actually looking forward to."

Kia shrugged. "Whoops. He treats me like his own sister. What the hell is a Thunderbird anyway?"

Gavin gave his sister an evil look. "I'll teach you more about the beasts and their classifications another time." He straightened his robes. "Time to head to class, kids. I don't want to be late."

Thea hurried along, noting the differences between Hogwarts and Ilvermorny. Ilvermorny, for one, was much more modern than this old castle. She glanced at Alistair and Kia, and deftly sank into their minds, feeling the comfort they felt being in each other's presence. Thea gave a soft smile, something that was rarely seen. She had her signature smirk, her sarcastic smile, and her cheshire cat grin, but her soft smile was rarely seen. Sure, she could be helpful and comforting most of the time, but she usually delivered out the news straight and directly, not waiting for the recipient's reaction, and most of her helpful stories included death, explosions, and fighting, so that wasn't very cheery and smile worthy. They entered a door, and was greeted with the faces of about 30 13 year old students. "You learnt about dementors at the age of 13? Youth isn't an issue back in Camp, Annabeth learnt to fight when she was 7, but actually? Learning about creatures that suck out your soul when you're not actually a real part of the world of magic? Harsh. And gross."

Gavin shrugged. "It's part of the curriculum."

"But a boggart? You're telling them their biggest fear at the age of 13, and teaching them just a simple spell on how to repel it? Fear isn't conquered that easily. In doing so, you basically just increase their fear, and what good does that do? I know the spell is ridikulus, and it is ridiculous. You can't do that to fear. Fear has to be faced head on. Have you heard of Phobos? Deimos? Enyo? Fear, terror and carnage. To overcome fear, you have to show fear that you do not fear it. Not twist it into something you can laugh at. That's not how the world works." Thea knew she was being a bit over the top, but somethings had to addressed.

Gavin sighed. "Like I said, that's the way Boggarts work. If you laugh at it, it goes away- it's not actually fear, it's just a creature that can change to look like something you fear." He turned around briefly, glancing at his sister and his best friend. Alistair looked more at ease than he'd ever seen in the past few years. Kia was laughing softly at something he'd said, and Gavin noticed his little sister stare at the older boy with something akin to admiration? He turned back to Thea. "Is it just me, or is my baby sister growing up?"