The Haven High Book Series (Wattys2017)

Chapter 31

The first task was to scry the metal shard's location. It turned to be in a makeshift lab a few corridors down. One of her school mates that had the ability to disappear and escape any detection scouted out the location and came back dejectedly to tell them getting the stone without using magic would be impossible as the entire wing was heavily guarded.

It was at that time that they realized CJ's new power of telekinesis was useless to them. They couldn't use his new found power to get the object out without setting off the magical wards.

That's when the witches stepped forward and suggested, "We could do a summoning spell."

The eldest of the group nodded her head saying, "We can't guarantee anything. We don't have any of the proper implements for casting a spell, but we can try and improvise. "

Connor spoke up and asked, "but how are we going to draw the pentagram and protection circle when all we've got are the conjured clothes on our backs?" he accentuated his point by turning out his empty pockets.

"We could use our tracksuit jackets to make the shapes. Will that work," Brenna asked the witches eagerly?

The witches nodded seemingly astounded by the prospects while several students came forward to lineup their jackets on the floor to form the shape of a pentagram and an outer protection ring. The ring would serve to hone the power being exerted within it and to also protect the spell from magical detection. She couldn't have thought of a better solution.

Lauren couldn't help the excited smile that spread across her face. It was starting to seem like this really might work when Kelly interrupted, "I don't want to burst ya'll's bubble, but were still missing the symbols of the four elements. You know like a candle for fire, and flowers for the earth, water in a bowl, a feather for the air – stuff like that."

She said this with her usual bitchy tone.

Xander wrapped his arm around her and said," Kel that's not very constructive."

"What? I'm just pointing out the obviously," she said with a shrug.

Just then a first year Halfblood Fire Elemental stepped forward and raised her palm toward the ceiling to light a blaze around it and asked will I do?"

A fifth year Halfbood Sylph --seeing this-- stepped forward as well, and became a small whirlwind that spun to the furthest compass point and took her spot at the far corner of the room.

She reminded Lauren of the little dust devils you sometimes see on windy autumn days. The ones that gentle pick up dry leaves and seem to perform a glorious dance with them as they spin in a gentle circle.

Lauren looked around to see all the kids leaning forward in their chairs with their eyes darting this way and that waiting for the next great idea. It was so exciting to see it all coming together.

"But what are we going to use for earth," the youngest witch asked the others?"

Just then Travis came forward and said, "I'm a mountain troll. I'm both earth and stone," and he surprised everyone in that moment when he turned into a stone replica of himself and started to walk over to the proper corner. But his movements caused his limbs to scrape against each other making a loud screeching sound.

The noise was loud enough to wake the dead. Everyone jumped up in unison to shush him before the teachers and guards could figured out they were up to something.

He seemed to get the point and transformed back to human form to walk the rest of the way a little more quietly.

Someone asked, "Will that work?"