Into The Light (Golden Trio Era) {2}

Oscausi

Herbology went uneventful on Wednesday, Mikayla was however really looking forward to DADA practical exam after Lunch. She can't wait to rub it in Umbridge's face that just because she wouldn't allow them to use magic in class doesn't mean her whole fifth year won't do exceedingly well. Mikayla and Harry spent Lunch discussing the possible counter-spells that they would have to use during their exam. Harry told the blonde that he was almost sure that he has done perfectly in the written examination. "I hope I get Tofty again." Mikayla admits, as she leaves the hall with Harry, Ron and Hermione, "why is that?" Hermione questioned, "well I think he gives you a good chance to try and impress him." Mikayla admits as they were ushered into the small chamber next to the Great Hall. "Mikayla Black, Susan Bones, Terry Boot, Mandy Brocklehurst, Lavender Brown, Millicent Bulstrode." McGonagall called as Mikayla hugged her friends luck.

Mikayla was assigned to Professor Marchbank, "hello Professor." She smiles at the elderly woman who chimes back happily to see the blonde again. "Are you ready Miss Black?" "I am, yes Professor." Marchbank walks Mikayla over to a target dummy that had a wand in its hand. "Can you disarm this man?" Mikayla nodded, as she waved her wand and the wand flew out of its hand into her own. "Ah yes, I had almost forgotten your talents of non-verbal magic Miss Black, I do believe that will help you quite a lot of ever you are attacked." Mikayla thanked the woman, "alright I'm going to throw these objects at you from different directions and I want to break them." Mikayla nodded, pulling out her wand. "Professor McGonagall, can you aid me in this exercise?" Marchbank asks, as McGonagall was walking by, she agreed to do so. Mikayla took a deep breath, she saw six objects flying towards her from every direction, "Immobulus." Mikayla called causing each object to slowly glide through the air, "Impetus Multa" Mikayla whispers causing each of the objects being blasted/torn or smashed. Mikayla casted "reducto" when a bigger object flew towards her, the object turned to ash. Marchbank and McGonagall stopped throwing objects at Mikayla and whispers filled in the hall looking at her.

"I'm going to hit you with the Leg Locker curse and I want you to use the counter-curse to set yourself free." Marchbank spoke to Mikayla after sharing a five minute silence, to allow the hall to quieten down after her impressive show. "Ok Professor." "Locomotor Mortis." Mikayla's legs bonded together, she waved her hand over her legs, speaking Solvo Crura loudly in her mind and she quickly regained mobility in her legs. "Minerva can I speak to you and Miss Black privately please?" McGonagall looked at Mikayla to find a hint in why Marchbank wanted to talk to them about. They followed her into the Entrance Hall, "I wanted to ask permission to try a exercise that will be quite challenging and I'd usually wouldn't even attempt this on a O.W.L. student." Mikayla looked at McGonagall to help here process what is going on, "what did you have in mind?" Marchbank cleared her throat nervously, "Non-Verbal Magic using a mouth-sealing charm. Testing her with a boggart, and counter-spells and her reaction time." "Well I'm ok with it if Miss Black is." McGonagall admits, the two Professors turn to stare at the blonde, "ye-yeah sure, if you think it'll help me achieve good marks." Marchbank smiled at the news.

"Ready, Miss Black?" Mikayla nodded at the Marchbanks question, "Oscausi." Mikayla looked in the mirror to see she no longer had a mouth. She watched as Umbridge got closer to her examination area, to see what's going on. "We'll start with the Boggart." Mikayla agreed to start with the Boggart, Marchbank ushered her over to a wobbly wardrobe. Mikayla makes eye contact with Harry as he enters the room for his exam, they share a wave before Mikayla went back to looking at Marchbank. Marchbanks opens the wardrobe releasing the Boggart that immediately turned into a dementor, Mikayla pictures it turning into a chicken. She nods, pulling out her wand and shouting "Riddikulus," in her mind. The dementor turned into a chicken, before it walked back into the wardrobe. Mikayla heard choking, she spun around to see Flitwick choking on something, she saw that Draco looked at him in regret, Mikayla rushed over to the man, pointing her wand at his throat and thinking, "Anapneo," as hard as she could. Flitwick spat the apple, coughing lightly as Mikayla watched him to make sure he's ok, "thank you Mikayla." Mikayla nodded, since her mouth was still sealed.

Marchbank lights a fire, Mikayla quickly put it out with a Extinguishing charm, Mikayla spotted someone throw something at her, she ducks, spins around and points her wand threateningly at McGonagall. Marchbank removed the mouth sealing charm off Mikayla, just as Mikayla sees a Harry's Patronus canter past her, "can you do that Miss Black?" Mikayla nodded, "Expecto Patronum." Mikayla spoke clearly and soon her Patronus started chasing after Harry's, and before they knew it, all the DA members that were in the room, released their Patronuses, Mikayla focuses on hers. "Incredible, I've never seen so many full Patronuses in one room." Marchbank gasps at the sight before one by one the ghostlike animals all disappeared. "Well I think it's safe to tell you Miss Black that gotten top marks." Marchbank whispers, Mikayla smiles thanking her before leaving the room with Harry who was dismissed by Tofty. As they passed Umbridge beside the door, their eyes met. There was a nasty smile playing on Umbridge's mouth but that didn't shake the pair's mood as they were pretty sure they've gotten 'Outstandings' in Defence Against the Dark Arts.

On Friday, Harry and Ron had the day off, unfortunately Mikayla and Hermione didn't as they had to sit the Ancient Runes exam. Mikayla thought that she had done really well. On their way to Gryffindor Tower, Hermione began to reevaluate her answers to the test, "Mikayla, what was the translation to ebwaz?" Mikayla smiled, answering Hermione, "It means partnership." as they enter the portrait hole. "What! Oh no, I've mixed it up with eibwaz." "Hermione, it's just one little mistake, I'm sure you did fabulously." Mikayla told her just as they take a seat with the boys. Mikayla tuned out of the conversation when she saw that her ink bottle had smashed and spilled all over bag. "Reparo." Mikayla whispers before hearing a loud door bang, she looks up from her bag to see Hermione was gone, "what happened?" "Another Niffler got into Umbridge's office and Umbridge thinks it's Hagrid doing it and Hermione thinks it'll be any day Hagrid'll get the sack and we'll have to take care of Grawp." Harry explained, "that and on top her mistranslation, no wonder she's upset. I'll go check on her." The boys looked at Mikayla with strange confused looks as to why this is such a big deal, Mikayla asked them to mind her bag as she rushed to the girls' dormitories.

"'Mione?" Mikayla called into the dorm room, when she looked into the room, she saw Hermione teary-eyed and looking extremely frustrated. "C'mere." Mikayla opened her arms, Hermione slowly made her way into Mikayla's embrace. The pair just stood there holding each, Hermione had desperation to her hug, whilst Mikayla's arms sole purpose was to comfort. "Come on, we'll go see Madam Pomfrey for some Draught of Peace for you." Hermione quietly whimpered, Mikayla left her arm wrapped Hermione's shoulder, as she walked her down the stairs and out of portrait hole. Ron and Harry went to follow but Mikayla told them to stay where they are as she continued to comfort her bestie, who was lightly shaking. Mikayla ushered Hermione through secret passages, and unknown hallways to prevent them running into some nosy people, and they successfully made it to the Hospital Wing without being seen.