13. Lessons Pay Off

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The ground was trembling while the walls shook. The teachers and other champions in the room looked for a source but stopped when Dumbledore walked straight for me.

Then fire grew up the walls while a layer of water flooded the floors. Finally, a roll of fog filled the room as there was a glowing light of red.

"Scarlett." I could hear Dumbledore's voice but I felt so angry and relaxed all at once.

Then out of nowhere, a scream was let out. The teachers are turned to run out the door and found the Great Hall was dealing with the same problem.

All throughout the castle, the walls were on fire while a layer of water was on the floor. Smoke was beginning to block sight from any student before each other as the building would shake and the grounds would tremble.

My hands flew to my head as a loud piercing scream was let out. There were lights swirling and surrounding me.

Everyone had begun running and they all left me there.

I stood in the champions room alone as the castle burned down around me. The room I was in began to quake and collapse around me, I was panicking and didn't know how to stop it.

I was stuck.

Draco's POV ~

The flame soon came to a stop, but not before dropping two pieces of parchment into Karkaroff's hand.

"Impossible! Harry Potter and Scarlett Grindelwald!" there was a gasp scattered throughout the crowd as Scarlett when tense beside me.

I was sure I heard him wrong. All eyes had fallen upon Scarlett. No one knew she was a Grindelwald, well not everyone. But now they did and she didn't know how to react.

Just as Blaise stood up, he turned and led Scarlett to the front. She was frozen and stiff as she took the parchment with writing on it.

She stared at the parchment as she was being led to another room, the room where the other champions entered upon selection.

When Scarlett and Potter entered the room followed by the many professors, the crowd soon erupted. Shouts of the two latter selections being cheats.

We waited in the Great Hall for Scarlett to return but instead, the professors and champions came running out.

The walls began to shake and the ground started to tremble. The walls caught on fire and soon I was standing in water.

Smoke filled the room as there was screaming and scrambling all throughout the Great Hall and the surrounding corridors.

There were people running out from the champions room, I eyed each one in a rush; only to find that Scarlett was missing.

I ran into the room only to walk into a trap of fire. Then there she was, Scarlett. Her eyes were blazing red, while her hands were pulled to her head as she screamed in agony.

I rushed to her side but there was a presence, a force keeping me a distance from her. I reached out and tried to get close but nothing worked.

"Scar! Scarlett! Please, you have to calm down!" I called out to her as she only began to give off more energy. The beams holding the ceiling began to collapse, and soon the whole roof came down.

Without thinking I ran in and grabbed her pulling her to the couches. We landed as she was beside me, I grabbed her hands and gazed into her eyes. Her eyes were red and full of fury.

"Scar, Scar, please. Can you hear me?" She was dazed and she seemed confused but she nodded after a moment.

The fire began to grow around us as she leaned into my chest. I held her close and pulled her in, "Scar, you have to calm down. You can stop this. I believe in you." I reassured her that she wasn't alone. I wouldn't leave her ever, I couldn't.

Moments went by and she sat in my arms, that is until she took a deep breath and stood to face the damage.

She clutched her hands and held them out in front of her. Then she began muttering something.

Scar's POV ~

The fire began to grow around us as I leaned into his chest. All I could hear were the muffled noises that were around me, everything was quiet and it was deafening. I could hear the muffled screams and destruction that came into play behind the room's doors.

I shivered at each call for help, but couldn't seem to move or think about anything other than the rage I felt for Barty Crouch who made no attempt to fix this.

Draco held me close and whispered into my hair, "Scar, you have to calm down. You can stop this. I believe in you." He believed in me, he trusted me to be able to fix what I caused.

Moments went by and I sat in Draco's arms, then I took a deep breath and stood to face the damage.

I rubbed my hands together then clutched them hard, my nails digging into my skin. I focused on the fire, "Go out, please go out fire." I began a rhythm in my breathing as I focused on the flames that surrounded me. "Ugh. Please, please come on!"

The flames were scorching the walls as it grew bigger with each object it took.

I connected with the core of the fire, myself. I thought of what made me happy, my uncle. I held out my hands once more and in a swift upward motion the fire was distinguished.

I let out a small laugh as I relaxed my body once more before swirling my hands like Gen had shown me to rid of the water. I moved my hands in a circular motion and the water that coated the ground began to rise into the form of a ball. Then it disappeared.

I stood firm where I was as I positioned my feet one before the other, just like Bella had told me. Though at the time I didn't have the power of the earth, she still showed me her powers and control in them.

I cleared my mind as I thought of the forest clearing I had once come to love. I stood relaxed as I lowered my hands and the trembling walls coming to a still. The ground beginning to level out once more.

I figured those lessons with my cousins would pay off, but I never thought I would have to use them this soon. I lost control and the point was to stay in control. I fixed my gaze elsewhere as I was met with the black smoke filling the room.

The smoke was an easy fix as I now thought about my parents. I thought about the visit to the manor and I fixated my mind on Greyback.

My uncle taught me to hone my anger towards my power and that's what I did. I took the pain that night brought me and changed it to be something beautiful and powerful.

Then everything stood still, the silence was setting in. I turned to face Draco and ran into him. He held me in his arms once more as I let out a sighed chuckle. I shook my head as I backed away and glanced among the damage I had created.

Out of nowhere, the beams began to fix themselves while the walls became new once again. The doors opened and in came Dumbledore.

"Quite powerful Miss Grindelwald." he walked to me with a glimpse in his eye, "Very powerful indeed, however you need to work on control. And don't you worry about any damage. The school is known to repair itself and it becomes newer each time destruction hits. All you need to do is grab your food and head to bed. Pip pip now!"

He smiled and turned as he walked back to the door, "Oh, and congratulations, champion."

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