Olivia's POV
It was the next day after everyone had left for their break. I woke up from my sleep, there weren't any rules of waking up now, since it was, well, summer break and there were no classes. I was summoned in Dumbledore's office first thing in the morning. I did my normal routine, went to The Great Hall to have breakfast and to my surprise there were already 4 more students waiting for me. They were definitely older than me, like they would be in 3rd or 4th year.
"Heyo! Olivia! Come sit here" one of the three guys said waving his hands and looking at me. I went over and saw an elf waiting, I looked at him and he asked, "Good morning Ma'am, now what would you all like for breakfast?"
The others ordered for something or the other and I just ordered an omelet with a bunch of veggies cut in it, toast and some tea. The elf snapped his fingers and disappeared.
"So, I assume introductions are in order?" a guy said, he had a sweetest smile.
"Alright, I'm Christopher Wallace, you can call me Chris, because Christopher kind of sounds old, oh and I'm now a 4th year and a Slytherin, and no before you ask, I'm not like any other Slytherin, I'm nice and humble and a kind person, seriously, sometimes I think that the hat made a mistake." he said and put a hand in front of me to shake it.
Another guy said, "You are old, at least among us. And stop flattering yourself. Hi, I'm Joel Wilson, all my friends call me Jo, I'm a 3rd year now and a Hufflepuff." I shook his hand.
"Hi, I'm Catherine Harris, I'm also a 3rd year and you can call me Cat and I'm also a Hufflepuff." she hugged me, which took me by surprise but then when she let me go, she said, "Oh and by the way, I'm a hugger" and giggled.
"And lastly, I'm Rafael Lopez, I'm in your charms class, if you remember, it's probably alright if you don't, considering you're famous, I am-" he said and I remembered him from my charms class and I quickly cut him off and said, "Yes, of course, Ravenclaw, yeah, why wouldn't I remember you? And please I am not famous, it's Harry who's famous" I said shaking his hand and winking.
"Alright, if your introductions are done, I'm Olivia Middleton, a Gryffindor and now a 2nd year" I said, finally completing the formality. "And I would like to apologize, that you had to stay here in your summer break for helping me figure out who I am" I said sadly.
"Ohh nonsense, chin up darling, we're always ready to help and plus it's nice we'll be able to use magic, one more month, than the others." Chris said, patting my back and cheering me up.
"So now where do you have to be?" asked Cat.
"Dumbledore's office, he's 'summoned' me" I said in air quotes. "Good, we're headed there too" Rafael stated.
After breakfast, the five of us arrived at Dumbledore's office. All of the professors were already in his office, waiting for us. "Ahh, please have a seat" said Dumbledore, nicely.
Five chairs were placed in a straight line, facing Dumbledore's desk. I sat in the middle one, on my right Cat and Jo and on my left Rafael and Chris.
"Alright, so Olivia, tell us, what odd things have been happening to you?" asked Dumbledore.
And that's what I did. I told them everything that had happened, right from the beginning. I told them about the owl, about what happened at Ollivander's, about the troll, about Fluffy, the fire and lastly my arm. Surprisingly, everyone knew what I was, and totally ignored everything I said about my arm.
"Ok, to my knowledge about whatever you said, you are an esprit de vie – which literally translates to 'life spirit', you can help people recover their life, even when death has already occurred on them, you're the only one except for one about 30 years ago, but that's not important, let me ask you, my child, has anything happened to you after you saved that owl's life? Any weakness? Or any uncertainty?" Dumbledore told me.
It was a lot to take in. I mean a life spirit? Bringing people back from dead? Isn't that god like? I was speechless, a lot of thoughts were running in my mind and I totally spaced out, until Rafael gently tapped on my shoulder making me realize that Dumbledore had just asked me something.
"Um, no sir, nothing like that, but just that, it's the same owl I have as my pet, Nyra" I replied.
"Well, we don't know much about your abilities yet, so the professors can keep teaching you and I will keep searching in the library to find out more about you.
"I can take Defense against Dark Arts" Professor Snape said.
"Alright Severus. Minerva?" asked Dumbledore looking at Professor McGonagall. She looked at me and said, "I can take Transfiguration"
Professor Flitwick looked at me and said, "I can take charms and apparition"
Professor Sprout said, "I'll take Herbology"
"Now, Olivia, these subjects will be taught to you at a practical approach, not theory because of course you will be studying at Hogwarts in your coming years, no one has to know about this, except for the people present in this room. Do you understand?" Professor Dumbledore asked me sternly, his rather polite and humble nature, no where to be seen on his face.
I gulped and said, "Yes, Professor."
"As, it is your first day, today you are excused, enjoy it with, what I can call your new friends, we will start tomorrow" he said and we all left his office.
We sat down outside The Great Hall to discuss each other's lives and what they wanted to become after they finished Hogwarts and all the other stuff. I found out that the three of them had a unique ability themselves.
Cat is a metamorphmagus. Jo was an Animagus. Chris was a Parselmouth and well, Rafael was a normal wizard, he was an orphan, so he decided to stay at Hogwarts. His parents were also killed by Voldemort. But he was very bright, quick on his feet and very well-mannered and he was very smart looking, he had black hair that sat perfectly on his head, combed back, he had dark green eyes like a thick forest he was tall for his age and as I said earlier had the cutest smile, showing all his teeth and a cute dimple on his right.
The five of us decided that as it was the only us in the whole school, that we would stay in one house only, till we all were there of course. We asked Dumbledore, who saw no harm and allowed us to stay in the Slytherin Common Room, as Chris was the eldest and he knew his way around the school and the dungeons.
We spent the whole day talking and playing wizard chess, which I mind you, I'm not good at, eating and roaming around the castle. The only place that I liked and seemed to enjoy the most was The Astronomy Tower, the view from that tower was no like the other, which Rafael didn't agree, he told me that The Ravenclaw Tower, had a much better view.
The next day, my first class to find out who or what I was, was with Professor Snape. We met at the ground to practice some defense spells which to my wonder was, why would I need it? I mean what was going to happen to me while I was at Hogwarts. And outside Hogwarts? We aren't supposed to do magic. So why?
Professor Snape was a totally different person to me when he was personally teaching me. He was kind and polite and had patience, which took me by surprise because he had this 'angry and tough' teacher look, always, but why was he being nice? To me?
We started my training in the grounds. Professor Snape shot his first spell at me and with a swish of my wand I blocked. I blocked it? How can that be possible? I haven't even been taught this. Snape took a note of this in his book and he kept doing that with every spell that I blocked.
Then he created a small fire around me and told me to get out of it without using any spell or my wand. Wait, without any spell or my wand? How was that possible? But Snape assured me I could do it. He told me to think - what I wanted to and that's what I did. And the fire froze near me like ice and I got out of it easily. Snape looked proud of what I did. And for once, it was nice seeing Snape 'proud' of me. My training for the day with Snape was done.
I stayed where I was. Professor McGonagall came and we tried Transfiguration, first on objects, then she told me to try it on her and I did. And I was a natural at it.
I saw Jo and Cat coming to the ground. McGonagall told me that now I had to try transforming into an animal or any object that I wanted to. I tried but I couldn't succeed. Jo told me to think about the item or animal I wanted to transform into. I did, but I couldn't. Professor McGonagall said that it was enough for the day.
The next day I tried to learn more charms and apparition. It wasn't quite difficult for me, but transfiguration was. Few days went by and I had almost completed my training. The only training left for me was Parseltongue and Transfiguration.
After a lot of vigorous learning and practice, I mastered it too. I learnt a lot of new spells and jinxes and hexes. I was the only witch that could do wandless magic at Hogwarts in present time. All of these revelations were too much for me to take. I couldn't bear the idea of all this. This wasn't normal, definitely. And I am a muggle born, how could I have so many powers within me? A lot of questions were running in my mind.