Fan Fiction ❯ Seeing things to come ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

Chapter four is complete, and here is chapter five!

Any mistakes are my own as I do not have a beta reader. Please feel free to point out any mistakes I make.

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Harry spent a week in the infirmary, Meditrina said it was to keep an eye on him. Harry didn't think it was needed as whatever she had done had fixed him right up. Meditrina insisted, as she didn't know the full effects of traveling by astral transference, as she called it, while injured. Harry hadn't protested to much, as he was in anunfamiliar place surrounded by strangers.

The week had been interesting though, the person sleeping in the other bed had woken up, it was a girl a year younger then him; her name was Elena and she was from America, which Harry had found interesting. Alleyne had dropped by, dropping off a girl that wasunconscious. He had explained briefly that the school housed people from all over the world and that astral transference was hard on the minds of children so they were sent to sleep as they traveled. Alleyne didn't stay long though.

Harry still hadn't gotten an explanation of the purpose of the school, he had vague memories of a conversation with Alleyne, but they were distant and confusing. Alleyne had said that it was because of his injuries and themedicine he had been on.

Eventually a man had come to the infirmary and had called Harry and the two other children to him. He lead them down a long corridor, a parted door was in the end of it which he lead them through, into a large room were many other people were. They were all talking, chatting nervously to distract themselves. Harry saw that there were all types of people here, some younger then him, why, there was even a man old enough to be his grandfather, with a long white beard and a crown of white hair on his head.

"Andrews, Elena." A man called from across the room, a hush fell, as people turned to state at Elena, who smiled hesitantly before making her way over to him and disappearing through a door that Harry hadn't noticed before.

The wait seemed to drag on for ages, as names were called and people left the room. Soon it was his turn, the room falling to silence when he was called.

"Don't worry." The man said, causing Harry to start in surprise. The man laughed at Harry's reaction, "You will get a full explanation at orientation class tomorrow, this is just so that they can place you properly." Harry blinked up at the man, confused at how he knew that Harry had been worrying, before dismissing it as a strange thing that adults do.

The man took Harry to a big black door that he knocked twice on before opening it.

"Potter, Harry is here for his Name and placement." The man gave a short bow and then left, leaving Harry alone in the dark room.

A crystal ball sat on a small table in front of a large black cushion, a person covered in clothe sat in front of it, all Harry could see were shining blue eyes that gazed steadily into his own.

"Hmm, Harry? Yes, that is your given name, but not your true name." the person said in a breathy voice, full of age and secrets, "hmm, I do believe that your place here is in thegray tower, yes, and your name, we need a good name for you, child." the person was silent briefly, Harry feared to speak up, to ask the questions that ran through his mind. "Ah! Bennett! Yes, thats a very good name for you! Go on now." A door off to the side of Harry opened. "Agate will be your guide."

Harry walked slowly through the door, feelingdisturbed with himself. He seemed to be missing so much lately! Doors were he had thought there were none, people surprising him so easily. He was concerned, had the accident hurt him that much?

"Ohhowadorablecuteyouare! Yes! New student! I shall show you the world!" Two slender arms latched themselves around Harry, making him flinch at the unfamiliar and alien touch as a female voice babbled endlessly above his head. "I am Agate your wonderful guide! The school is just wonderful! You shall see it all and meet everyone and know everything because I will teach you! Yes!"

Harry felt complete confusion, he thought that maybe he was being attacked by some strange creature, but then he heard the babbler introduce themselves as Agate, he hoped she wasn't a mad person, he didn't want to go crazy too!

"Come on! I shall lead you! Yes!" The arms moved and a person walked in front of Harry, it was a girl, about twelve years old with black hair and dark brown skin, she was smiling widely as she begun to walk down the hallway. Harry ran to catch up with her. "You spent some time in the infirmary, right? Right, everyone does of course and isn't Meditrina neat? Nobody knows what she is though, isn't it neat how she controls those orbs? Though nobody knows what they do, of course......" Harry looked around as he trailed after Agate, her voice a background noise for all the interesting sights he saw.

There were great windows overlooking rolling vistas that ended insheer cliffs over the sea. Statues of strange creatures lined the passage ways, why, they were moving! Harry watched in fascination as a dragon statue arched its neck and opened its mouth in a sharp tooth yawn and a unicorn statue pranced in place as a statue of a gowned women twirled in circles. Floating balls cast light from the ceiling, there colors shifting and streaming over its surface.

Agate stopped in front of a platform and waved her arm dramatacly, "After you." Harry blinked up at her, confused. What did she mean? There wasn't a door there after all. Agate laughed, "Get on the platform, Bennett." Harry shook his head and slowly stepped on the platform, he didn't think he would ever get used to his new name, why did they change it in the first place?

Agate tapped on the wall six times and suddenly, the platform begin to move up! Faster and faster it went, taking sharp turns, passing by other moving platforms, scaring Harry who thought they would crash into a wall or into someone who was also on one of these strange platforms. They traveled very fast, but to Harry it felt as if it took an eternity. He was pretty sure he had left his stomach behind! Finally they stopped at a gray doorway that sat in the side of the wall, there was a gray step in front of it that looked as though it could hold ten grown ups laying down!

"Here we are! The gray tower! You will like it here! I did, though I don't live here anymore more, once I took my Templum test I was moved the sapphire wing but I reallyenjoyed my time here!" Agate said as she stepped of the platform, Harry trailing behind her, staggering slightly from the ride he had just taken.

They entered a large room with many sofa's surrounding a low table and bookshelves lining the walls. She lead him to a doorway with a sign overhead, Dragon's Den it said. "Here we are! I slept in Sphinx's Sanctuary, but you are in the dragons rooms! Go on! Sleep well!" Agate said excitedly, bouncing in place. She hugged him tightly before skipping out of the rooms. Harry stared after her, he hoped that the other people at this school were calmer then she was.

He entered the doorway and found himself in a corridor lined with paintings of dragons and door placed every two paintings along either wall. He was unsure which door to enter when he noticed that most of the doors was closed, only one or two was open. He walked over to one of the open doors and carefully poked his head in. It had two beds in it and two dressers but only one boy was in there.

"H-hello, I'm Ha....Bennett." Harry introduced himself hesitantly.

"Hi, I'm Einar," The boy said, smiling, "Hard to get used to, isn't it? I've been here a couple of months and still haven't gotten used to the new name thing."

"Y-yes, why do they do that? A couple of months? Really?" Harry asked, the questions tumbling out of him.

"I don't know! They just do I guess. Two months here have been really really interesting, but I can't tell you anything. Thats what orientation is for. Go ahead, take the bed, I don't have a room mate yet so its free." Einar said, waving his pale hand in the direction of the bed as he shook light brown hair out of his eyes.

"Don't they, don't they tell you where you are supposed to go?"

"Nope, you just take a free bed and then they send your stuff up while you are at orientation."

Harry slowly made his way to the bed and sat on it, feeling as if he was an invader. He still felt that way even when the lights were turned off and Einar had fallen asleep. He felt confused and hoped everything would be explained tomorrow.

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