Harry Potter: Raised By Roses

Chapter Forty-Eight: The Hard Truth

"Hailey," Percy requested.

"Wing-change witch," Melody tells him. "She is half-harpy, so she was born with wings that she can magically change into the wings of any animal or magical creature."

"Sofia," Cedric was the next to request.

"She's an animal shapeshifting mage," Krinos says. "Her magic allows her to change into any animal that has ever existed. Other shapeshifters can only change into objects or people. Never have all three types of shapeshifting existed in a single witch or wizard before."

"What about Abby," Fred asked.

"And her brother Kryo," George asked.

"Both are Enchanted Sapphire mages," Harry said. "It is one of ten gem-based magical powers that combine crystals with elemental magic. Sapphire is the gemstone of ice. So when they give you the cold shoulder, it's quite literal."

"The other nine are similar, but all unique in their own ways," Krinos says. "Ruby is for fire, pearl for water, emerald is earth, amethyst is for air, opal is sound/music, diamond for light, rose-quartz is for nature, tourmaline is for electricity, and tiger-eye for animals."

"What about Auror Shacklebolt's son, the one you said you go to school with," Neville asked.

"T'challa is a jungle cat wizard," Harry tells them. "He has the power to channel jungle cats. It works as him shapeshifting into their forms, channeling enchanted versions of them into his body, and even turning into cat creature versions of them."

"Wow," Cedric gasped. "And your friend Lily that you've mentioned."

"She's like me, a little," Krinos says. "Lily has Nature's Enchantment magic. She can combine plants with enchantments in order to use her spells."

The trio smiled as their friends were so curious about their lives as mystic souls. They've been going like this for a while now. Their friends asking about the friends that they had back in Greece. Asking about what their powers were since they were curious about what other types of mystic souls they are around when at Crystal Rose. Luna did not ask any questions, but she always smiled when she would add her own little bits here and there when she knew something about a mystic soul power or ability. They had since put their amulets back around their necks since they had finished showing them their powers.

The English wizards were probably the most shocked at Luna also being a mystic soul. She was always a unique witch, but not even the Weasleys knew about her powers and she lived close to them their whole lives. But it seemed that Luna was an expert secret keeper.

"You guys took a really big risk when you agreed to attend Hogwarts, you know," Percy looks at the trio. "The ministry is known to hate anything that isn't a 'good, hardworking, pureblood.' Coming here risks your lives."

"Honoring Harry's birth parents is worth the risk," Melody says. 

"But with the dementors on the grounds, the basilisk in the basement, the giant spiders in the forest, and a psycho murderer somewhere in the castle, we might be regretting coming here," Harry stated. "And that is coming from the one who's birth parents we are honoring."

"We've been reading up on some things and are willing to change our plans," Krinos said.

"What do you mean," Cedric asked.

"We can not simply drop out of Hogwarts and go back to Crystal Rose full time," Melody says. "If we tried, your ministry would come to snap our wands since we have to attend this school until we take our OWLs. It is the law and we have to follow it since we did agree to attend Hogwarts. Magical contracts are no joke."