Chapter 4
Nicholas’ POV
“You two are Mystics?” Percy asked.
I nodded. “Actually all three of us are. Well, four if you count our older brother but yes. Anyway, I suppose you deserve an explanation now that the cat is out of the bag.” I say.
“What are Mystics?” Lee asked.
Dani and I shared a look now that she was done checking over the twins.
“Mystics are magic users that don’t need a wand. There are some that need a focus of sorts, they can be amulets, staffs, books, clothing… the list goes on but those ones are more common. Then there are ones that don’t need a focus because their magic is literally part of who they are. Nicholas and Harry are the kind that don’t need a focus, while Antoine and I both use focuses. My necklace that I never take off is my focus, I can still do simple things if I have no choice but to take it off however that uses more magic and makes me tired faster. Our brother Antoine uses pieces of clothing most of the time but he also has a book that he will use depending on where he is.” Dani says before handing me the results that she got from the twins.
I gave them a quick look over before quietly cursing. Once I had read over all three of them I quickly opened a small transport flame in my hand and placing each of them into the fire. They looked to have burned to ashes but I knew that they would be at home waiting for Antoine. Once they were gone I sent Antoine a quick message letting him know where I had left the results.
“Why did you burn those?” Lee asked.
“I didn’t burn them. I sent them home so that my brother can get the council involved.” I replied, “I know that it looked like I burned them but that is just what kind of magic I use. I’m what is called a fire mage or a dragon mage depending on who you talk to, Dani is a healer, Harry is an Animal mage, and our older brother Antoine is a storm mage.”
“Why do you have two different titles?” Percy asked.
I smirked. “Because technically I am a Dragon mage but most people don’t believe that anyone would have the ability to control or communicate with a dragon so they only see me as a fire mage. There is a reason that the reserve has given me access to areas that others our age don’t have access to. I’m sure that Dani showed some of the things that I can do to Charlie when we first arrived in the summer because they got recorded.” I say.
“Do you have wings to go with your fire powers?” Fred asked.
I glanced at Dani and she just smiled at me. I took a moment and a deep breath before standing up and removing the cloak that I always wore unless I was in Romania. The gasps I heard were all the conformation I needed that they were surprised.
“How are you able to hide them at Hogwarts?” Lee asked.
“Have you ever seen me without a cloak on?” I asked him while I pulled my cloak back on.
They all shook their heads.
“Well, there’s your answer.” I say sitting back down.
We explained a little more before I lifted the magic that I had used to make our conversation private. It didn’t take long for someone else to be opening the door to the compartment.
“What do you want Ronald?” Percy asked and I noticed both the twins get a little more tense.
“I’m looking for Harry Potter.” He says before looking at the Twins, “Did you two corrupt him already? He’s supposed to be my best friend not yours.”
I saw Harry get a little annoyed and he put his book down before turning to the intruder.
“There is no Harry Potter in this compartment so you might want to take your ego and entitlement elsewhere.” Harry says glaring at the boy.
“Who are you to speak to me like that.” The boy says stepping closer.
I glared at him and based on the fact that Dani placed her hand on my arm I would assume that my eyes had started to glow.
“Harry Preda.” Harry says.
“Preda… You must be a muggleborn.” He says.
“Actually, the Preda family can trace its roots all the way back to the founding families of wizarding Romania. I’m kind of surprised that you haven’t heard our names from your older brothers considering that we are friends with them.” I say before he can even think of saying anything else.
“And you are?” He asked.
“Nicholas Preda and that is my twin sister Daniela, we are third years with your brothers Fred and George.” I replied.
He sneered once I said who I was before leaving the compartment. I glared after him for a moment causing the door to slide closed again.
We had one more interruption during the ride to school before changing into our school uniforms. Mine consisted of the cloak from our school in Romania on top of the uniform from Hogwarts as it covered my wings better than the over robes that were part of the uniform here. I had changed the cloak a little back in first year to represent my Hogwarts house instead of my draconic type. It had a red inside and the Gryffindor crest in the center of it to replace my Opaleye crest from Draconian Peak. Harry was in the standard Hogwarts uniform while Dani also had on the Draconian Peak cloak with the necessary changes to represent Ravenclaw.
“Do you two ever wear the standard uniform for Hogwarts?” Lee asked looking between me and Dani.
“I can’t. My wings make it so that if I wear the standard Hogwarts uniform then I need to have a glamour on to cover them which is both dangerous and problematic. Dani just chooses not to because our cloaks are more comfortable as they are what we have been wearing for a few years even before coming to Hogwarts.” I say.
“How is a glamour dangerous?” He asked.
“A glamour makes it so that no one can see my wings which makes it dangerous for me to walk through the halls and it also is just a bad idea in general because using magic on my wings doesn’t actually affect them so I have to spend a lot of energy and concentration to hold the glamour over them. I tried that for two days before Dumbledore told us that we could wear our cloaks from Draconian Peak to represent our traditions and culture from home as long as we made the necessary changes to them so that they represented our Hogwarts houses.” I say.
“How does that work for Quidditch then since you are on the team?” Lee asked.
I smirked. “For Quidditch I don’t have to worry because the uniform for that covers my wings no problem while also giving me the ability to use them without anyone noticing because they blend in with the cloaks that we wear on the field. I don’t use them very often while we play but there have definitely been a few instances where I have used them to help me stop before I would have ended up plowing into the stands. I never use them to help us win, I just use them to keep myself out of the hospital wing if I can get away with it.” I tell him.
We talked a little longer before the train stopped so we needed to get off to go up to the castle. I took Harry over to Hagrid so that he could ride the boats before joining the others in the carriages to get up to the castle ahead of them for the sorting.