Basic Level - Lesson 8

Abbey walked towards the edge of the lake and glanced down at the water. It was a clear blue, and the waters were smooth, with only a little bit of waves running through them. Abbey unlaced her tennis shoes and tossed them to the side, not wanting to get them wet and ruin them. She stepped into the water and kept going until she was about waist deep in it. Her toes squished the cool dirt and sand beneath her. Abbey mumbled the bubble head charm under her breath and dove under the water.

At first, it was a bit of a strange sensation that took over her whole entire body. She closed her eyes, not liking the feeling of it. Once it had stopped, she opened her eyes and took a small breath in through her nose. Elated, Abbey realized she could breathe. It was an amazing thing, to be able to breathe under water and see. When she looked around all she saw was different colors from the rainbow. Coral that was orange and green, seashells that were light purple with small speckles of blue polka-dotting them. Abbey continued swimming until she reached a small cavern. Peeking through it, she saw a group of merpeople gathered around a large light blue seashell sitting atop of a pedastal. Contained in it were different oak boxes, the same ones she assumed Professor Wilson had talked about.

Abbey swam slowly towards the merpeople, not wanting to frighten them. Althought she wasn't quite sure if they could be frightened or not; from what she heard, they weren't easily scared by witches and wizards. The merpeople gave her a glanced and started towards her with their weapons held out in front of them. Abbey swam a bit backwards and pointed her wand at one. "Stupefy!", she yelled, thought it sounded more like a gurgle than an actual word. One of the merpeople was hit by the spell, getting knocked backwards by it and taking more merpeople with it. The others seemed to get more angry by this, and grabbed at Abbey with their arms. "Relashio!" she screamed. The merperson's wrist got hit by the spell and drew back from her. While the others helped him, Abbey took her chance and swam for her life towards the boxes. She grabbed the one labeled 'Abbey Dawn', already feeling the effects of the spell wearing off. The merpeople were faster than they looked though. Abbey kept shooting spells at them, finally reaching the edge of the lake.

She walked onto the dry sand and collapsed on the ground, her clothing sopping wet. Abbey pulled herself up, muck sticking to her shirt and jeans. She threw her red hair onto her other shoulder and picked up the box. She shook it, trying to figure out what valuable item had been taken from her. Undoing the latch on it, she opened the box with slightly shaking fingers. Inside the box was the silver charm bracelet her mother had given her before she'd died.

Elyssa watched the three students jumped to the water and after some time appeared again. She didn't know if she will appear again if she's the one who jump. Wondering what spell she might use, Incedio, Stupefy, Relashio, Impedimenta that's enough i think .Then slowly she got up to her feet pull off her robes and shoes and jumped to the water. It cold, she pulled her wand out and murmured the Bubble Head Charm. She lowered and head and began to swim.

It was comfortable and yet uncomfortable. She not used to the feeling of breathing under water even though she could. She listened to the voices of merpeople, surely I will find them, Then sheheard some voices singing though she didn't like the sound. She followed the voices and she saw the picture of her family.The only picture of her family with her in Hogwarts, that's all that she managed to get because her parents kept insisting the she shouldn't have one cause it will just make her feel more alone.

She swam nearer and nearer to it and then there they are, about half a dozen merpeople going nearer to her.Incedio! she shouted twice, pointing her wand to the two merpeople nearest to her. She managed to snatched the frame and swim some inches high and shouted one more Stupefy! and one of the merpeople was thrown backward. She tried to swim higher but two of the merpeople still following her caught her leg, panicking she think of more spells. Relashio. Relashio! and they were knocked off backward. One more following her, just one more and she might not have a T on exams.Impedmenta! she shouted one last time and she was free.

Sh can see a glint of sunlight, so for sure she now safe but the Charm's wearing off, she swam faster the ever and she reached the ground panting, taking deep breaths.She got up though weak she needed to she was in class so she pulled her robes back to her body and tied he shoes. She walked near the cushion where she sat and held out the frame and look at it as though it's the last time she can do it.

James Wake could not possibly imagine what was hidden in the lake. He was also quite offended someone had taken one of his belongings. But it had come to a point where he did not care. He also knew that he could not swim, not with his false arm so heavy. If used alchemy on it now, it would be a little bit too obvious. James whipped his wand and mumbled the Bubble-head charm. He then thrust the wand back into his robe, taking in one assuring breath of air. He hated relying on magic. James dove straight into the depths of the lake. Trying to keep his body aligned as his arm pulled his body to the sandy floor, James felt it was safe to use Alchemy properly. Clapping his hands and running his real hand over the forearm of his Alchemic arm, he produced a weighted belt. Nothing out of the ordinary, and the amount of mass present in the arm was not significantly decreased. James then rolled up his sleeves, and stuffed excess material from his robe into his pants- nothing that could impair movement better than a wall of water.

He started in the direction of the lake's center. There was forest of thick weed in the way, so James took his wand out, testing its speed against the water. It was significantly slower. He would have cursed, but at least he had something that could make up for it. He had the Alchemic Arm. He took a sharp breath in and entered the forest of seaweed.

But the time he got to the center of the seaweed forest, he could hear the clacking noises and snarls of the Grindylows. Perfect, was the first word that ran through his mind. His predictions were still holding strong. Relashio! he shouted into his pocket of air as he pointed his wand at the closest. It took the hit and swam away, jabbering in its little language. Good news for James. The Grindylows now knew he meant business. His eyes scanned the weed for more of the offending little creatures, but he started moving, allowing his wand arm to droop just a bit. Terrible mistake. The Grindylows attacked him, surrounding him like and orb of snapping, red monsters. James felt them bite, cut and snap at him, but James had a contingency plan. He clapped his hands and perform some last-ditch Alchemy on his false arm. From the, a face emerged, as if it had been petrified mid-screaming. Thick serpentine hairs branched out from the side of the arm. The Grindylows that approached the transforming arm, chattered as they rushed away. It was the face of Medusa, or a pretty convincing imitation. The Grindylows fanned away, avoiding the horrifying face, chattering in their language about something or the other. James took this moment to cast his Bubble head charm once more, to replenish his oxygen supply. He felt the sharp cuts of the 'lows, but he chose to ignore them for now. The lake was not composed of Salt water, but whatever bacteria infected the wounds could be easily dealt with later.

James took a moment to consider the implications of his last thought, and set about healing the cuts with quick cuts of Episky.

James trudged forward along the floor of the lake, and saw some fellow students fighting off the Merpeople. Understandable. From what he had read, they could be vicious when asked to. Normally, however, Merpeople could be quite reasonable. He transmutated his arm back to its normal self, its familiar weight now a burden. He recast the Bubble-head charm just to be safe.

The Merpeople were on him, with spears, snarls and songs of doom. James flicked his wand between the closes of the people, switching between Flippendo and Relashio. He had half a thought to use more brutal spells, but the people down here probably took a beat each Hogwarts sent its students down. He approached his floating box, and tugged at the chain, transfiguring one more jabbing spear into an squirming eel. The box contained a little trinket of little sentimental worth to James, much to his disappointment. He fingered it, wondering what the Proffessor had thought it meant to him, before fending off three more merman, and casting Ascendio! to propel his heavy form to the surface. It only pulled him so far. James swore, transmutating the belt back into his arm, and then transmutating the arm into a lighter form of aluminum. He tried the spell again, this time break the surface, silver trinket in aluminum hand. He swam to the shore, despite the impeding arm, and flopped onto the shore. He quickly tugged his sleeve back down to hid the aluminum, and showed the professor his silver trinket. "Happy?" he panted.

Wilson looked at Krum, pale with bemusement. He was not scared, not a chance. But, he was pale because he could not believe that this idiot actually pointed his wand at him. He rapidly drew his wand from his suit. ''Stupefy'', he fired at Krum. (I do now want to god mod this part, it would be too much, but it would be realistic enough if he flew at the tree near the lake, but do as you wish. That much liberty I will not impose upon myself. I am not so bad as a professor :-D). ''You idiot! Where the snake went, I have no idea. And no, I obviously do not have the slightest idea what I have done. But, you are free to ask McCoy where the snake is. Now, get in the lake, or get back to the Castle. Oh and yes, 20 points from Slytherin.'', Wilson replied. He then looked at the others. ''Bravo my bold fish. Good job all of you. Ravenclaw, 40 points. My house, 20 points and Hufflepuff, bravo Miss Dawn, also 20 points. Dry yourself up and wait for the others to finish. I do hope they won't be long or else... I do not think that they have fed the merpeople.'', he replied.

(What is the deal with the snake, anyway?)

Miseria's mouth fell open. Not in a surprise of what Elijah and professor were talking about, but the fact that it was Nessesary to jump into the water. She felt, how the ground went soft under her legs and her knees went weak. This time, it was Miseria, who was paler than unusual. All the color from her lips and cheeks had disapeared.
“Can I skip this one, professor?“ she asked, sitting slowly down next to her back. “Or I'll just faint...“ she murmured more to herself. Into the water? Right now? No, she did take showers and bath, but really... this was kind of something else. And she could see the bottom as well, but as she looked again at the lake water, she couldn't. Empty space under her legs.

The spell hit Elijah before he could register what had happened. He was pushed off of his feet and was sent back towards the tree where he had been sat prior. He hit the grass and groaned. The impact was hard and painful. He was ready to kill the Professor in whatever way possible but there was no way in hell he’d go back to this class. He would have rather stuck pins in his eyes. He preferred it at Durmstrang; at least he was respected there. He scowled to himself and groaned again before pushing himself up off of his feet. He was as resilient as ever but a little unsteady on his feet. He didn’t know where Wilson had sent Nachash but the old Transfiguration teacher that served when his father had competed in the Tri-Wizard Tournament had said in the past that whatever was vanished became a non-being.

Scowling, Eli made his way down to the water’s edge. He bit his lip before walking down into the water. He cast the spell over his face and drifted down beneath the surface. The water was more or less clear but he wasn’t too sure. He was watching out for any sign of the ruddy Grindylows. They’d be the problem really, not the Merpeople. They were easy to take care of but the Grindylows always liked making nuisances of themselves. Why was he even in the water? He should have been hightailing it back to Khaat yet he was doing what was expected of him. Eli’s eyes knitted together and he floated there, deep in thought. That was until he felt something wrap around his ankle. He looked down and felt whatever it was tug him.

In an instant he found himself being pulled through the water. His wrists had been bound in whatever strange ropey type thing had got him by his ankle. He closed his eyes and just let whatever it was pull him along. After about five minutes of travel time the animals stopped moving. Eli opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by Merpeople. He inwardly cursed his luck and took his wand from his pocket. The female selkie snatched it away from him and he understood why Jenifer weighed herself down with weapons; at least she was prepared. Elijah noticed the box sitting on a rock and he didn’t know whether to thank the Grindylows or disembowel each and every one of them. The Merpeople looked pissed off.

The one to his left started to snarl and Eli swallowed. He glanced over to the one with his wand and he held out his hand. The wand sprang from its grasp and back into his hands. Eli waved it and yelled ‘Confringo!’ The heat was intense from the second the word left his mouth. The Merpeople that hadn’t perished in the explosion fled and Eli called the box to him. It flew it into his hand and he pointed his wand at the surface. He used Ascendio and he shot up out of the water. Once again he found himself on his back and he sat up. He shook his hair but quickly melted into his Animagus form. He full shook the coat of fur, drying himself, before switching back.

He grabbed the box and pulled a bit of seaweed off of the top. He got to his feet and ran a hand through his hair before opening up the box. Inside was a paintbrush but not just any paintbrush. It was the one Fauve had given him in Paris. As a thank you -- A thank you for being a father to her. Elijah bit his lip and smiled a little. He was still beyond annoyed at Wilson for making Nachash disappear but knowing the snake she would have had something up her sleeve. He walked back over to the tree and sat down. He stuck the paintbrush behind his ear and laid back on the grass. He was suddenly feeling incredibly fatigued.


(Basically the snake is more or less Eli’s life force and vice versa after he ‘bonded’ with her when he was younger. A stupid move on his part but he still did it. One cannot live without the other. She’s like the opposite of a Horcrux almost. I don’t know if that makes much sense. I’d need to go into a bit more detail)

Aurora stood there sopping wet. She walked over to the place where she had set her pack and pulled out a small blanket. She wrapped up in it and stood there watching. She was surprised to see that her own house had gotten a good amount of points. She looked around at the other students as they came back up out of the water.

''Good Krum, at least you have done something right. Manson, you have to do this task. Maybe someone could accompany you down there... Miss Dawn perhaps?'', he suggested.

(Yes, you really do have to work that out XD)

Andrew liked swimming, and he was a good swimmer. He'd never needed magic before to do it, either. To make matters worse, he had read this charm, had memorized the spell, but did not like, at all, the idea of doing magic on himself. Inanimate objects were one thing, but himself? That was another matter. He reluctantly forced himself to perform the charm and dove in the water.

The charm did work remarkably well. It surprised him. He enjoyed being able to go to deeper waters for once. He spent a few rather needless minutes enjoying it, and then decided to get serious. He hadn't gone very far when he heard a voice chattering some language he didn't understand. It was an angry, ugly little underwater person. This was a merperson? And how did anyone ever tell the boys from the girls? They looked all alike to him. This one had clearly seen humans before, because it seemed to be laughing at how little Andrew was in comparison with the other humans he'd seen. He seemed to think Andrew was strange even for a human. Andrew could see a box tangled in the seaweed behind the merperson, who was clearly going to try to stop him from getting to it. Andrew decided to make a game out of it.

It didn't take him very long to get this merperson to become curious about him and then Andrew started a game of tag through the lake floor seaweed. While the merperson was behind him, he slipped back, freed the box from the seaweed and rose back to the surface.

He swam back to shore, and got out, opening the box. His father's wand. He had gone below the water for that? They could have bloody well had that stupid thing. He didn't think much of merpeople, and didn't think much of finding the only thing in the box was his father's wand. He sat back down angrily on the cushion, and tossed the wand, with annoyance into his backpack.

Miseria got paler even more, as she looked at the deep water. The lake was horrifying to her. God, she already forgot that there was something more scarier than the Death Eaters! "I think I'm going to be sick..." she said more to herself, putting hand around her little stomach. She really couldn't take out the idea that she'll have to go to the lake, no matter how or what she'll look like. Taking few deep breathes, she looked away from the water, staring on the ground. There was no way that she make herself wet. She couldn't even swim!