Chapter 407 - Hex Zapper (1/2)
In the still cold, but warmer days that followed after one day during their Alchemy class, ”Vonderful!” Professor Boas loudly exclaimed as he peered at Rowan and Severus's medical alchemy product. ”Di tvo of you are brilliant! I simply look forvard to your final exams dis year! It shall be fantabulouz!”
Rowan and Severus nod their heads as they collect their things before heading off to their class, Defense Against the Dark Arts. Rowan and Severus take their usual seats with Severus sitting by Lily and Rowan by the marauders. Pettigrew leans forward and says, ”Rowan, will you give something to Quyen from me?”
”Fine, hand it over,” Rowan sighed as she extended her hand out to Pettigrew.
”Thanks, Rowan!” Pettigrew happily said as he handed her a tiny wrapped gift to be given to his girlfriend.
Rowan carefully puts the gift away as the sound of cane clacking can soon be heard. Everyone quickly straightens up and pulls out any last-minute items as the door opens. The door opens to reveal the top of Professor Lye's grizzled gray head as he limps into the classroom. ”Put your things away,” Professor Lye instructed them. ”We'll be having a practical lesson today.” Everyone hurries to do as they're told, before rising to gather in the front. With a wave of his wand, the desks are pushed to the far side of the room.
”Now, then we shall be practicing the Hex Zapper today,” Professor Lye explained. ”Oftentimes in the field, Auror's won't have anyone to aide them in removing hexes. As such, I'll be throwing hexes at you all one at a time and have you use the Hex Zapper spell on yourself. If done properly it will counter and remove the effects of the hex that I've cast on your person.”
”Very well, we shall begin with the first student, Miss Prince, if you would please,” Professor Lye signaled Rowan out.
Rowan furrows her brows but walks into the center of the room. She had been noticing as of late that Professor Lye had been purposefully signaling Severus and her out. But then again, both of them were apprentices and much more was expected out of them both. Professor Lye hadn't given her any reason to feel uneasy. Still, she couldn't quite her finger on it, but it was something about his eyes that seemed to carry a hidden bloodthirst.
”At ease, Miss Prince,” Professor Lye said before moving his wand, and a hex is thrown at her.
Rowan forces herself to not flinch as the hex hits her full in the chest. Suddenly, her chest begins to hurt and squeeze as if a snake is constricting around her chest. Trying not to gasp in pain, she mutters the counter, Hex Zapper as she points her wand at her feet. Suddenly, she can breathe again as she feels the painful squeezing vanish. She was fairly certain that if she just removed her shirt, she'd see bruises across her ribcage and chest.
”Well done, Miss Prince!” Professor Lye said. ”Ten points to Slytherin!”
Rowan doesn't reply as she stiffly makes her way forward and simply stares at him. The rest of the curses thrown were all child hexes like the Tickling Hex or the Bat-Boogey Hex. Nothing nowhere near as scary nor as painful as the hex cast upon her. And for reason, Professor Lye did not attempt the same thing on Severus.
The class quickly went by until the bell rang. ”I'd like all of you to practice for our next class. We'll be working on the Hex Zapper again!” Turning toward Rowan, he says, ”A moment of your time, Miss Prince.”