Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 28, 2009 5:57:48 GMT -5
Phugsius awoke in a hospital bed to the sun shining through the windows into his face. What had happened? He tried remembering but his brain was a bit foggy now. Where was he? There weren't windows in the dungeon. He sat up and got out of bed away from the sun. The Slytherin boy was taller... He looked around and realized he was in the hospital wing. The room seemed empty. He walked in his bare feet. The slap of each step he took echoing through the room. He almost glided over toward the window and saw his reflection. He felt his face in amazement. He was back to normal. Suddenly he remembered the night before. Judging by the sun barely over the horizon it was early morning. It would have been about nine hours since it happened. He admired his hands.... back to their normal size. How would he explain this to his fellow house mates? "Hi guys, looks like I hit puberty!" Probably not. "Hi guys! I was just stuck in a twelve year old body...." no. "Hey i'm Phugsius' brother he came down with the mumps so i'm standing in for him" Not very feasable. He wasn't excited for all the explaining he would have to do... and Chika what about her? Would she still go to the dance with him now that their age roles were reversed? So many issues....
Post by Talon Windwaltz on Jul 28, 2009 6:12:31 GMT -5
Talon hadn't slept a wink that night. He was left feeling very tired but the adrenaline in his body kept him from giving in to sleep. Besides, the Headmaster had harbored sleepless nights worse than this one. Rezna had offered the Headmaster to run straight to the Hospital Wing at any time, day or night, and even though the Headmaster would've loved to have spent this particular night with his lover, professions always came first.
And Talon's profession, in this case, was watching over the black haired teenager resting after his transformation.
So when young Phugsius awoke seemingly alone in the Hospital Wing and glided over to the window to behold his returned form, the Headmaster was there and approached him. Unlike the Slytherin, who was wearing a hospital gown due to his clothes being rendered asunder the night before, Talon was still wearing his full outfit from the night before and looked just as wizardly professional as ever.
"I'm glad to see you're awake," the Headmaster said gently, though he was not smiling. "You had a rough night. Are you feeling any better, now?"
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 28, 2009 6:24:38 GMT -5
Phugsius saw a reflction of a Sapphire eyed man gleaming in the window in front of him. The boy turned around swiftly and smiled at the headmaster. "This would be where I say 'I told you so', but I owe you a lot more than just the answers to any questions you may have. I'm fine though, and thank you. I couldn't explain to you how great it feels to not have to look up at people when I talk to them" He laughed attempting to lighten the mood a little bit. There would be too much serious conversation to come soon. "I'm still a tad sore but besides that I feel great" The young man seemed to enjoy being himself again. "My memory has been kept intact, thankfully. So once I get some breakfast we can have words about my past, and my future at this school"
Post by Talon Windwaltz on Jul 28, 2009 6:39:55 GMT -5
Talon would've loved to send the newly restored teenager down to the Feasting Hall for some breakfast with his friends - even if that itself might be a bit more awkward than discussion with the Headmaster - but he felt inclined not to do so. Until he had the answers he was looking for, or more specifically until this whole mess was sorted out, Talon wasn't going to let anyone else see the boy in his original state.
He swung his wand and a plate appeared on the windowsill behind the Slytherin boy. The plate had some scrambled eggs, two sausage links, and a bacon strip. There was a glass of orange juice next to it. "Keep eating. It will keep refilling," Talon explained, and took a sit on one of the beds.
"So there's your breakfast. Let's get down to talking about you. I don't need to know just yet who you are or why you're here, I just need to know whether you're interested in continuing your education here at a sixth year level."
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 28, 2009 6:47:53 GMT -5
Phugsius grabbed the meal with a quick thank you and bit into some bacon. It was delicious and another piece of Bacon appeared on the plate in it's place. He felt the urge to play with his breakfast but decided later would be a better time.
Would he like to continue his education? "Well, yes headmaster. I never actually had a real education. Everything I learned was from the wizards in my village, experience, and travel to various libraries across Europe. A stable education sounds like a relief to me personally. I might actually be able to make friends for once". He took a bite of scrambled eggs and set the plate down to drink some of the orange juice.
Post by Talon Windwaltz on Jul 28, 2009 7:02:29 GMT -5
A smile appeared on Talon's face after Phugsius had given him his answer. "The reason I asked you that first was because I wasn't entirely sure how to address you. I had to make sure I was still speaking to one of my students," Talon explained, relief now evident in his tired voice. The Headmaster watched the Slytherin eating his breakfast and thought about what he had to say.
Wizards in his village, experience, and travel. His village, Hogsmeade. That desolate place left barren in the wake of Hogwarts' destruction at the hands of the vampires. If Talon could piece two and two together, and the Headmaster was a rather intelligent man, that would be a possible explanation for all this 'vampire' business that Phugsius the twelve year old would frequently express.
"Experience is the best teacher, they say, but it doesn't always provide you with the growth that a stable education does," said Talon, "I know that first hand, as I've tried both." The Headmaster chuckled. "You know all this...business...of being sixteen years old in a twelve year old's body. You've been trying to help me all this time and you've just seemed an outrageously brave victim. As a way of saying 'I was wrong', I return the 200 points I took from you at Triangle Tunnel, and I'll add in 100 more for the bravery you exhibited there...and 25, for fooling me and just about everyone else with this spell of yours."
He wasn't done yet, and Talon extended something which wasn't in his hand before to the Slytherin. It was a badge, with an 'P' on it brazened on the image of a Serpent. "I would also, considering your year, like to extend to you the option of becoming Prefect of your House. I can't imagine anyone else at this school more worthy of it."
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 28, 2009 7:15:28 GMT -5
Phugsius almost choked on his bacon. "Points...returned?" He gawked at the badge in the headmasters hand. He was being rewarded for his mistake? Phugsius wasn't about to complain, but..... prefect even? He must have been in a generous mood this morning. Phugsius forced his face up to look at the headmaster. "Well, of course I accept!" The young man's head was spinning. "but.... what about everyone who knew me as the twelve year old boy? Won't they have some...issues with a boy who suddenly turned sixteen? I'm not complaining, sir, but i thought I should bring it up"
Post by Talon Windwaltz on Jul 28, 2009 7:26:00 GMT -5
As Phugsius took the badge incredulously and questioned Talon on what he should do about his friends, the Headmaster simply smiled. "Phugsius, as Slytherin Prefect it is strongly expected that you uphold the character of your House. Slytherins are prized for their charm and charisma, and their influence over other people," the Headmaster spoke graciously of Slytherin House to the boy, apparently giving him a strong lecture on what it meant to be the new Prefect.
"And I have rewarded you for the powerful magic you've done, and for the bravery you've shown, and for my mistakes about you," Talon said, "and now it's your job to use that cunning and charisma to explain to your friends just what exactly you did. My part in this is over now." He winked as his 'speech' came to a close, and he got up from the bed where he had been sitting and started towards the door. "I'll be sure to explain all this to your Professors, but I have a feeling they'll be the least of your worries."
He looked back and smiled, his sapphire eyes clearly tired. "Now I have to get some sleep. If you'd like to discuss anything further, my office will be open again later today." And that was it, Talon was done in the room. He exited. Maybe it was a foolish decision on the Headmaster's part. The boy had tricked the whole school into thinking he was something else, went completely under Talon's nose, desperately sought after the power of Elementalism...
...but there was something truly good about the boy. Talon didn't know what it was, but he just had the feeling. But then again, he'd had the same feeling about Azrael once. Perhaps Phugsius knew the Slytherin charms and charisma better than Talon did. The Headmaster only hoped he wouldn't be proven wrong.
Post by Phugsius Charadus on Jul 28, 2009 7:31:45 GMT -5
So that was it. Phugsius would have to take matters into his own hands. The headmaster didn't even ask him about why he was there, or what happened.... A relief, at least. Phugsius stood up and looked out the window again. Whatever Phugsius was going to do he had to it with relative quickness because it would only be a matter of time before he was stuck explaining his whole past away. Phugsius decided it was time to get to work....
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