A Purple World Of Mages and Magic

Nummix

Lance's heart skipped two beats. "The professor? Professor Trevor?!" He said, a bit too loudly, drawing Miss.Eloise's attention.

"Can you guys quiet it over there pls?" She glared at them briefly before continuing her mixing.

"Why, why did he call you?" Lance whispered.

His heart was pounding irrationally now, and he hoped Liam hadn't divulged any secret or leaked anything about what happened the night before.

He still feared to think what would happen if he was discovered to have had something to do with the altercation, wether he caused it or not.

Deportation was most probable and likely the case. Back to the life he hated and abhorred.

He was much better off here. Or was he?

Liam responded."He asked if there was something I needed to tell him . He thought I couldn't say it there in the Lyceum because I was nervous and worried. So he had to call me into his office and ask me about yesterday."

Lance swallowed. He had been forced to do that a lot lately.

Did the Professor already know that something was up?

"And what did you say? Pls tell me that you covered up, Liam, pls?"

A smug smile crept across Liam's face."What if I did tell him everything ?"

Lance rolled his eyes, and sighed, jabbing Liam in the elbow. He didn't. "You didn't. Quit being silly"

"Yeah I didn't. It's quite hard to forget your instructions after the way you dramatically got me aware of them."

"I'm glad you didn't "

Liam turned to look at him. "Tell me what happened? You can't keep hiding it--"

"Alright guys. Take a good look at this."Miss. Eloise finished her mixing and carefully holding the bowl, faced the class, bringing it closer to them. "And I hope you paid attention to the procedure, because you'll be doing it next"

There were murmurs from the students as no one expected such a sudden, and unexpected surprise task.

"Listen up everyone" Miss. Eloise paused and the class went silent."We are doing the fire spell today. I am going to teach you how you can create both the known and unknown with fire, tame and weild such an uncanny dangerous force to your advantage.

" But before we go about learning that, I'm going to train you on protecting and sheilding your body from the harmful flames.

"Now for a quick recap, as I keep stressing the need for my students to pay attention, even when they're not asked to.. In order to get started, I made use of a leaf called liburnum."

She went back to the black cupboard fixed on the ash wall and took out another yellow leaf with teeth-like serrations around it's petals. "This is the Liburnum. It is found mostly where the rivers border the shores of Golredot.

" It is a very ardent hydrophyte and such must grow where there is a permanent source of water. It is known for it's magical numbing ability and also it's poisonous side too"

The class went silent when she said that.

Apparently she was being serious, and wasn't trying to prank them.

"Now we've managed to grow this out near the Wiccan lake and they have blossomed and flourished quite plentifully. So there will be enough for the lot of you to try your luck at picking.

"Now when you get the Liburnum leaf, grind it in a bowl with lime water and black clay to get the Nummix." She gestured to the bubbling but somehow cool black mixture inside the bowl. "It is what we'll make use of to practice the risky fire spells properly and make sure you all don't burn yourself for the first half of the lessons, including other miscellaneous accidents.

"Your first task, or should I say battle as level-Two warriors, will be to get the Liburnum. Now the issue is, as some of you know," She raised the dead leaf and carefully ran her fingers along the needle teeth's. "This leaf has some sort of magical defense mechanism. It is receptive to touch, in a deadly way. You'll have to avoid it's teeth and aim for the receptacle when plucking it."

A student raised a shaky hand, the idea of a deadly and dangerous plant spooking him thoroughly.

"Yes? "

"What.. what happens when we get bitten by the plant?"

"Well, you could develop serious issues if left untreated, but normally you'd experience nausea, dizziness, headache, spasms and stomach ache. Then if left untreated, decreased breathing, coma, and death."

The room went completely silent.

And so Miss. Eloise continued in a bid to soothe unsettled nerves. "Relax guys, you just need to aim under the base, the receptacle and you'll generally be alright. Don't attempt to pick the plant by it's flower. I repeat, don't try to pluck the plant from it's flower head." She paused. "Right, before you head off, I'm dividing you in teams of five and your team is to bring a glass jar of this potion which will be used for your practicals. Mind you, if you are being bit you'll have to get treated and be automatically unable to finish this lesson with your teammates, as you'll slow them down. So you'll end up learning on your own eventually, unless of course your teammates are loving enough to give you a helping hand at after school hours"

Moments later and she had quickly grouped the students.

Lance was teamed up with Liam, Frank, a red-haired boy, Glenda, who Miss. Eloise thought could help him out and randomly, Jodge.

Jodge? Of all people he was trying to avoid?

He sighed. What was this place really? A school that magically warped and read your mind, then gave you everything you never wanted.

She had finished grouping the last persons when she said."off you go guys, go on and begin your level-Two magical adventures and remember, you have limited time available, so use your time wisely."

The students filed out of the class in a rush of excitement and thirst for real and dangerous adventure.