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Raven
Magical Theory classseemed to be over before I even noticed what was happening. All I could think about was the weird encounter in the locker room. My skin was crawling at the thought of some random guy getting in there while we were all changing.
Plus, there was the threat and the book to consider. I had to assume the book in question was the one that Professor Halifax gave me but that didn’t make sense. Who else would know I had that book? And who in the school would want it?
If a teacher or another student asked me about it, I’d probably have handed it over. Did that mean we had another villain inside the school? What the hell was with the lack of security in this place?
I didn’t see what value the book even had, but I wasn’t that dumb. If someone went through all that smoke and mirrors of turning off the lights and grabbing me, the book was far more valuable than I realized.
Which meant, I couldn’t give it to the stranger.
Fuck.
I just wanted to have a normal few months at this place, but I was starting to think that wasn’t possible. I attracted weirdos.
“Raven, did you hear me?” Professor Hurd called.
I blinked and looked up at the old man. His huge eyes stared at me through his thick glasses.
“I’m sorry, professor,” I said. “I wasn’t paying attention.”
He pressed his lips together into a thin line and shook his head.
“Someone thinks she’s too good for this place now,” someone called from behind me.
“It’s not that,” I said. “I’m sorry, I’ll focus better.”
“Well, it won’t help you today as class is over, but tomorrow I want to see you paying attention,” he said.
The bell rang and everyone around me stood and grabbed their bags. I was so focused on the encounter in the locker room that I hadn’t even gathered my things yet.
Quickly, I packed up and slung my backpack over my shoulder. I stopped in front of Professor Hurd’s desk. “Sorry about that professor.”
He lowered his glasses and looked up at me from over the frames. His eyes were now far too small for his face. It threw me off no matter how many times I saw it. “You’re getting sloppy just when you should start paying more attention.”
“I know, I know,” I said. “The trials and everything.”
He shook his head. “No, not the trials. Your magic is too strong for you. When you arrived, you haduntamed magic. It was weak then, but still chaotic and dangerous. Now you’ve unlocked magic that few understand. You’re a danger to yourself and those around you if you don’t figure out how to use it.”
My lips parted and I wanted to say something but I didn’t know what. It honestly wasn’t a surprise to hear there was something wrong or different or dangerous about my magic. It’s what I’d been told since I arrived.
“Hopefully that new professor can help you,” he said. “You need tools and training. And you damn well better pay attention.”
“I will,” I said.
“Now go,” he said.
“See you tomorrow.” I waved as I walked toward the door. My interactions with Professor Hurd had always been odd, but I think there was merit in his words. He’d been right about a lot of things regarding my magic and while I wasn’t sure he liked me, he was at least tolerating me.
Aside from running to Dr. Green, there wasn’t much I could do about the intruder and I’d been specifically told not to get anyone else involved. For now, I was at an impasse. Until I decided to either go meet the person or violate their strange request and tell someone.
As I walked to Spellcasting, I wondered why the person asking about the book didn’t break into my room. I supposed I should be grateful for that, but the book had come to my room rather mysteriously through Professor Halifax. Did professors have keys to student rooms?
Matt and Zac waved to me as I walked into Spellcasting. They’d saved a seat between them for me and I was grateful to have them there. The creepy violated feeling of the encounter eased a little as I settled between them.
“How’s your morning going?” Matt asked.
