Post by Raka Durkwood on Apr 17, 2007 18:36:24 GMT -8
ok so this is one of my originals. Its full title is Cedric Mantichoras and the Temple of the Golden Phoenix. Here it is:
The fifth house on Bridgel Road was large. It was more like a castle than a house. There was a large iron gate at the front of the property. A long gravel driveway followed it to the front of the abode where a cobbled pathway led from the driveway to the front door of the house. Actually this door was the only visible door at ground level.
The house was built out of hundreds of thousands of large stone bricks, each one weighing about 10 pounds. Each brick was perfectly, almost inhumanly aligned. The four corners of the massive house were stone towers with windows that were rarely washed but always clean. Outside the towers were four pathways that led to a fifth tower directly in the center of the others.
The inside of the house was very spacious. Once in the door, there was a large hall. A few metres directly across from the door was a staircase that spiraled to a second floor. To the left of the stairs was a glass door with a living room just beyond it. On the other side of the stairs was a pair of doors that lead to a well-kept kitchen. The second floor of the house was a hallway with 6 doors. Three of the doors were not like the others; they were made out of solid oak. Each one had a different picture carved into the wood.
The first door, in the farthest corner of the hallway, to the left, had a crescent moon engraved into it. Above the moon was a word written in Old English lettering that read:
Nox.
Another door, conveniently located just to the right of the staircase was the exact opposite; instead of a moon, it had a picture of a sun engraved into it. The word above the sun was different as well. Instead of saying Nox, the door said "Lux".
The third door was the most interesting; it had a picture of the sun with a crescent moon inside of it. A dragon curled around the sun. Only one of the dragon's eyes could be seen and it seemed to be made out of solid emerald.
The original owner of the house had been very mysterious. No one ever saw him out of the house and yet the garden in front of the yard was always healthy and rich with bright shades of pink, purple, orange and red. The owner of the house had died on June 27th, 1956. The house had been for sale ever since.
Nearly fifty years had passed since the man had died and the house had been put up for sale when a small family, the Mantichoras family, bought the house. The Mantichoras family consisted of Jeffery Mantichoras, a fifty-three year old man with brown hair that had streaks of grey in it, Morgan Mantichoras, a fifty-one year old, red haired woman, and their son, Cedric Mantichoras, a sixteen year old boy.
***
A large red van pulled quietly up the long driveway of a house located number five Bridgel Road. In the front seats, a man with short chestnut brown hair sat in the driver's seat and a woman with long ginger red hair beside him. In the back, a boy with red hair down to his eyes was asleep. The woman stared out the window of the vehicle as they approached their new house. The van stopped smoothly, not disturbing the boy in the back seat.
The man in the driver's seat turned the key of the vehicle to the left, turning it off. He unlatched his seat belt, which hissed backwards out of the way, and opened the car door.
The woman who was still staring in awe at the house did the same and exited the van.
The man stepped out of the vehicle and walked to the back of it. He opened the latch. The trunk of the van was full of boxes of all sizes. He lifted one of the boxes and got a good grip before he sauntered up the cobbled pathway to the front door of the house.
The woman shut the van door and walked to the back. She lifted a small box from behind the boy's seat and noticed he was still sound asleep.
"Cedric." She said calmly. Her voice was more like a mouse's squeak than a human's voice.
The boy didn't wake. The woman gave a short sigh.
"Cedric." She repeated in a less calm voice.
The boy still didn't wake.
"Cedric!" She finally yelled.
The boy jumped. His eyes slowly opened and he moaned. He turned around and faced his mother.
"Help your father with the heavy boxes, you know his back hasn't been as good as it was since the accident!"
***
It had been twelve years since the accident but Cedric remembered it as if only one year had passed. He was only four when the accident occurred but his memory still carried the nightmare of that night.
At the time of the accident, there were four of them, His mother, father, him and his older brother Alister. They were driving home from a Christmas party just after midnight when the road suddenly turned to black ice and their car swerved off the road. He and his mother were thrown from the car into a nearby snow bank. The car flipped and caught fire. His father was able to get out of the car but there was no sign of Alister.
After the fire department had doused the flames, they searched for Alister but found nothing except ash. Though they hadn't found him, they declared him dead soon after.
***
Cedric scratched his head and yawned.
"Yes mother." He said politely, his voice was deep but gentle.
He opened the van door and unlatched his seat belt. Before exiting the vehicle, he took in a deep breath and let it go.
He was wearing a black cloak that fluttered in the wind as he walked to the open trunk at the back of the van. He grabbed a large box marked "Cedric's Stuff". The box was open and had a slight tear on one of the corners that ran along the side about one third of the way down. From the top of the box an old shirt could be seen along with an old CD, a tattered book, a handheld video game system and an old teddy bear.
Cedric began walking towards the path. His eyes fell upon the left tower. It may have been a trick of the light but Cedric thought he had seen a man standing beyond the window.
He tried to get a clearer view but suddenly the sun began to shine through the window, into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.
By the time he regained sight he could not see anything through the window.
"Cedric, lookout!" His father's voice commanded.
Cedric's eyes fell back in front of him. His father was about two feet away. Cedric quickly parried to the side.
"Sorry, father."
"Don't worry, just pay more attention. You could have fallen and hurt yourself!"
"Ok"
Cedric started walking again, now more aware. When he got to the door he opened it and stepped into the house.
He was amazed at the size of the house.
"This place is huge!" He spoke to himself as he gazed around the hall.
His eyes stopped at the staircase. Swiftly, he carried his box across the hall and up the stairs.
When he emerged at the top of the stairs he found himself in a wide hallway of doors. One of the doors caught his attention so he approached it.
Carved into the wooden frame was a green eyed dragon curled around a crescent moon and sun. It was carved in incredible detail. Every scale was the exact shape and size as the others around them.
Cedric reached out and grabbed the knob of the door. Resting his box on his right leg, he tried to turn the knob. It didn't budge. Cedric shook it angrily but it still didn't budge.
He heard footsteps behind him.
"It's locked. They couldn't find the right key for it." His father said, "A locksmith is coming in on Friday to make a new key. Until then, choose another room."
"Ok..." Cedric carried himself to another door at the end of the hall.
This door he was now standing in front of had a crescent moon carved into a dark wood. A word was carved above it.
"Nox?" Cedric read. He didn't know what it meant but he was drawn to it like a fish to a worm.
He placed his box on the floor beside him, grabbed the doorknob and twisted it. This time the knob turned.
Cedric pushed the heavy wooden door, which creaked open. Cedric slowly entered the room. He couldn't see anything because the lights were off. He quickly found the light switch beside him and turned the lights on. The room dimly lit up, enough for Cedric to see a boarded up window.
The floors creaked as he ambled towards the window. Once at it, he reached up with his right hand and grabbed one of the wooden boards that was blocking the sunlight. The wood was dry and it snapped off easily, shedding light into the room. One by one, Cedric removed each board from the wall revealing a window and many deserted spider webs.
When all the boards were off, his room was lit up brightly. Now, all of the furniture could be seen including short rod iron staircase the lead to a door about three metres up.
Cedric looked around the room and was quite happy with his choice, there was a king size bed with clean bedding, a desk, and a large armchair in front of a fireplace. He walked along the wall with the fireplace on it, which was to the left of the door, until he was standing inside the hallway beside his box.
He carefully lifted the box from the ground and carried it through the doorway. His eyes fell to the bed and he decided that it would be the best place for his box until he got settled in.
He moved towards the bed quickly. Just as he passed the armchair, his foot collided with an uneven floorboard. He fell to the ground, throwing his open box into the air, which ended up spilling all of its contents into various areas of the room.
Cedric rolled his pant leg up and cursed when he saw a large scrape bleeding on his knee.
"Damn..."
He looked around the room at all of his belongings scattered around the floor.
"Looks like I'm unpacking now!"
After rolling his pant leg back down, Cedric moved about the room picking up his stuff and finding an appropriate spot for it.
He had almost come to the end when he picked up an old teddy bear from near the armchair. He stared at it for a few seconds before taking it to his bed. A tear rolled down his cheek as he remembered when his brother Alister had given it to him.
His brother had always shared with him and cared for him. It was as if they weren't really brothers, but instead best friends. Until the accident, that was.
Cedric wiped a tear onto the sleeve of his cloak and placed the bear on a pillow. The bear sank in instantly as if the pillow had been recently fluffed. He looked around the room, nodding at the spots that he still had to clean up.
He noticed something under the desk. It wasn't something of his, it looked like an envelope.
Cedric lifted himself from the bed and ambled to the desk. He picked the envelope up. There was no name on either side of it.
Curious, Cedric slid his finger along the edge, tearing open the top. He reached inside and felt a thick piece of paper. He pulled it out and realized it wasn't one piece of paper; it was three! He unfolded the first one.
Nox,
My old friend. It's been too long since we've last talked. Unfortunately, I don't have much time so I'm going to get straight to the point.
It was as if someone was narrating the letter in his mind. A deep, strong voice.
I have enclosed the map and directions to the Temple of the Golden Phoenix-
The doorbell rang. Instantly, Cedric jumped out of the trance. He stood up and stuffing the letters and envelope into his pocket, he ran across the room, down the hall to the stairs, down the stairs to the front door.
He reached forward and opened the door.
There was a girl just a little shorter than Cedric on the other side. She looked also to be around Cedric's age She had dirty blonde hair that went down to her elbows and shiny, cotton candy blue eyes. Cedric’s heart started to beat faster in excitement.
She was holding a plate with what looked to be brownies on it.
"My mom made these for you and your family." She said as she thrusted the plate forward. "But I don't recommend eating them, she's a bad baker"
"Erm... Thanks..." Cedric replied, taking the plate.
He smiled politely. She smiled back. Cedric blushed.
"I'm Lily Bannok. I live across the street." She pointed to a house across the street. It was much smaller than Cedric's house.
Built out of blue bricks, the house stood about two stories high.
"I think you’re in the same grade as me and my teacher did mention that we were having a new student on Monday, I take it that you’re the new student."
"I guess I am..." He scratched his nose. "I'm Cedric Mantichoras."
He looked over Lily's shoulder to see his mother with a short brunette lady. His mother smiled at the lady. They were obviously having a conversation. He looked back at Lily to see that she had wrapped her arms around herself as if she was cold.
"Ummm, do you want to come in?"
Lily nodded and Cedric moved out of the way. She moved passed him quickly.
"There's no chairs to sit in but I guess we could sit on the stairs."
Lily didn't say anything but she moved to the stairs and sat on the fourth step from the floor. Cedric followed and sat one step below her. Awkward silence filled the room. Cedric's heart beat faster and faster, he was thinking about the letter.
"Do you know anything about the person who lived in this house prior to us?" He asked.
"Not really, he died before I was born... But my mother might, she and his brother were good friends." Lily replied. "Why?"
"Well... I found this letter in my room and I read part of it." He pulled out the envelope and the letters. "It talks about some Temple of the Golden Phoenix or something."
He handed her the letters. She unfolded one of them and began reading.
Cedric watched her as she read. Her eyes widened. She looked up at him.
"I really don't know what to say..." She handed the letter back to Cedric and he read the rest of it.
-Hidden in the Temple is the Statue of the Golden Phoenix. A legendary artifact that once belonged to the wizard Merlin. It is made of pure gold and is weighs less than a feather.
It is time for me to say goodbye my friend, I will see you soon.
A signature was scribbled in unreadable text. Cedric was awestruck. He didn't know what to say either. He looked up at Lily but quickly looked down at the other letters on her lap.
"What's next?" He asked.
She opened the next letter and started reading aloud.
Dear Mr. C. Mantichoras-
"Wait a minute!" He spoke loudly. "That's me!"
He grabbed the letter out of her hand and began reading it to himself.
My name is Cornelius Nox. I am a wizard gifted with foresight, the power to read the future. I have seen you in many of my visions and have found that you have a strong mind.
I believe that your mind is so strong that one day you could be as powerful of a wizard as I am. In order to do this, I will have to train you. I know you don't believe in magic but hear me out. In your bedroom, there is a staircase that leads to a door. Beyond that door is my study, where my wand and all the books you need to train are. It will not take long for you to learn the basic spells.
After you have learned four spells, I am going to send you out on a journey to find the Statue of the Golden Phoenix.
Until then,
Cornelius Nox
Cedric looked up from the letter.
"Am I honestly supposed to believe all this?"
Lily stared at Cedric in the eyes. She was thinking deeply about something.
"Maybe you should just hear him out... I mean, what's there to lose." She looked as if she knew something that he didn't.
"Maybe..." He thought for a moment before speaking again. "Fine..."
He stood up and put the letter into his pocket before beginning to walk up the stairs, Lily followed close behind. They came to the end of the stairs sooner than Cedric had thought they would. Together, they made their way to the door of Cedric's room. Lily stopped when she looked inside.
"You're room is huge!" She said jealously.
Cedric laughed slightly but kept moving towards the staircase behind his bed. Lily soon came after him. The staircase to the door was a lot narrower than the main staircase. Cedric Walked up with ease and quickly came to the door.
"Ready?" Lily asked him.
"I guess. I don't really believe in this whole magic thing but well, I've got nothing else to do."
Chapter 1 - Letters From the Dead
The fifth house on Bridgel Road was large. It was more like a castle than a house. There was a large iron gate at the front of the property. A long gravel driveway followed it to the front of the abode where a cobbled pathway led from the driveway to the front door of the house. Actually this door was the only visible door at ground level.
The house was built out of hundreds of thousands of large stone bricks, each one weighing about 10 pounds. Each brick was perfectly, almost inhumanly aligned. The four corners of the massive house were stone towers with windows that were rarely washed but always clean. Outside the towers were four pathways that led to a fifth tower directly in the center of the others.
The inside of the house was very spacious. Once in the door, there was a large hall. A few metres directly across from the door was a staircase that spiraled to a second floor. To the left of the stairs was a glass door with a living room just beyond it. On the other side of the stairs was a pair of doors that lead to a well-kept kitchen. The second floor of the house was a hallway with 6 doors. Three of the doors were not like the others; they were made out of solid oak. Each one had a different picture carved into the wood.
The first door, in the farthest corner of the hallway, to the left, had a crescent moon engraved into it. Above the moon was a word written in Old English lettering that read:
Nox.
Another door, conveniently located just to the right of the staircase was the exact opposite; instead of a moon, it had a picture of a sun engraved into it. The word above the sun was different as well. Instead of saying Nox, the door said "Lux".
The third door was the most interesting; it had a picture of the sun with a crescent moon inside of it. A dragon curled around the sun. Only one of the dragon's eyes could be seen and it seemed to be made out of solid emerald.
The original owner of the house had been very mysterious. No one ever saw him out of the house and yet the garden in front of the yard was always healthy and rich with bright shades of pink, purple, orange and red. The owner of the house had died on June 27th, 1956. The house had been for sale ever since.
Nearly fifty years had passed since the man had died and the house had been put up for sale when a small family, the Mantichoras family, bought the house. The Mantichoras family consisted of Jeffery Mantichoras, a fifty-three year old man with brown hair that had streaks of grey in it, Morgan Mantichoras, a fifty-one year old, red haired woman, and their son, Cedric Mantichoras, a sixteen year old boy.
***
A large red van pulled quietly up the long driveway of a house located number five Bridgel Road. In the front seats, a man with short chestnut brown hair sat in the driver's seat and a woman with long ginger red hair beside him. In the back, a boy with red hair down to his eyes was asleep. The woman stared out the window of the vehicle as they approached their new house. The van stopped smoothly, not disturbing the boy in the back seat.
The man in the driver's seat turned the key of the vehicle to the left, turning it off. He unlatched his seat belt, which hissed backwards out of the way, and opened the car door.
The woman who was still staring in awe at the house did the same and exited the van.
The man stepped out of the vehicle and walked to the back of it. He opened the latch. The trunk of the van was full of boxes of all sizes. He lifted one of the boxes and got a good grip before he sauntered up the cobbled pathway to the front door of the house.
The woman shut the van door and walked to the back. She lifted a small box from behind the boy's seat and noticed he was still sound asleep.
"Cedric." She said calmly. Her voice was more like a mouse's squeak than a human's voice.
The boy didn't wake. The woman gave a short sigh.
"Cedric." She repeated in a less calm voice.
The boy still didn't wake.
"Cedric!" She finally yelled.
The boy jumped. His eyes slowly opened and he moaned. He turned around and faced his mother.
"Help your father with the heavy boxes, you know his back hasn't been as good as it was since the accident!"
***
It had been twelve years since the accident but Cedric remembered it as if only one year had passed. He was only four when the accident occurred but his memory still carried the nightmare of that night.
At the time of the accident, there were four of them, His mother, father, him and his older brother Alister. They were driving home from a Christmas party just after midnight when the road suddenly turned to black ice and their car swerved off the road. He and his mother were thrown from the car into a nearby snow bank. The car flipped and caught fire. His father was able to get out of the car but there was no sign of Alister.
After the fire department had doused the flames, they searched for Alister but found nothing except ash. Though they hadn't found him, they declared him dead soon after.
***
Cedric scratched his head and yawned.
"Yes mother." He said politely, his voice was deep but gentle.
He opened the van door and unlatched his seat belt. Before exiting the vehicle, he took in a deep breath and let it go.
He was wearing a black cloak that fluttered in the wind as he walked to the open trunk at the back of the van. He grabbed a large box marked "Cedric's Stuff". The box was open and had a slight tear on one of the corners that ran along the side about one third of the way down. From the top of the box an old shirt could be seen along with an old CD, a tattered book, a handheld video game system and an old teddy bear.
Cedric began walking towards the path. His eyes fell upon the left tower. It may have been a trick of the light but Cedric thought he had seen a man standing beyond the window.
He tried to get a clearer view but suddenly the sun began to shine through the window, into his eyes, temporarily blinding him.
By the time he regained sight he could not see anything through the window.
"Cedric, lookout!" His father's voice commanded.
Cedric's eyes fell back in front of him. His father was about two feet away. Cedric quickly parried to the side.
"Sorry, father."
"Don't worry, just pay more attention. You could have fallen and hurt yourself!"
"Ok"
Cedric started walking again, now more aware. When he got to the door he opened it and stepped into the house.
He was amazed at the size of the house.
"This place is huge!" He spoke to himself as he gazed around the hall.
His eyes stopped at the staircase. Swiftly, he carried his box across the hall and up the stairs.
When he emerged at the top of the stairs he found himself in a wide hallway of doors. One of the doors caught his attention so he approached it.
Carved into the wooden frame was a green eyed dragon curled around a crescent moon and sun. It was carved in incredible detail. Every scale was the exact shape and size as the others around them.
Cedric reached out and grabbed the knob of the door. Resting his box on his right leg, he tried to turn the knob. It didn't budge. Cedric shook it angrily but it still didn't budge.
He heard footsteps behind him.
"It's locked. They couldn't find the right key for it." His father said, "A locksmith is coming in on Friday to make a new key. Until then, choose another room."
"Ok..." Cedric carried himself to another door at the end of the hall.
This door he was now standing in front of had a crescent moon carved into a dark wood. A word was carved above it.
"Nox?" Cedric read. He didn't know what it meant but he was drawn to it like a fish to a worm.
He placed his box on the floor beside him, grabbed the doorknob and twisted it. This time the knob turned.
Cedric pushed the heavy wooden door, which creaked open. Cedric slowly entered the room. He couldn't see anything because the lights were off. He quickly found the light switch beside him and turned the lights on. The room dimly lit up, enough for Cedric to see a boarded up window.
The floors creaked as he ambled towards the window. Once at it, he reached up with his right hand and grabbed one of the wooden boards that was blocking the sunlight. The wood was dry and it snapped off easily, shedding light into the room. One by one, Cedric removed each board from the wall revealing a window and many deserted spider webs.
When all the boards were off, his room was lit up brightly. Now, all of the furniture could be seen including short rod iron staircase the lead to a door about three metres up.
Cedric looked around the room and was quite happy with his choice, there was a king size bed with clean bedding, a desk, and a large armchair in front of a fireplace. He walked along the wall with the fireplace on it, which was to the left of the door, until he was standing inside the hallway beside his box.
He carefully lifted the box from the ground and carried it through the doorway. His eyes fell to the bed and he decided that it would be the best place for his box until he got settled in.
He moved towards the bed quickly. Just as he passed the armchair, his foot collided with an uneven floorboard. He fell to the ground, throwing his open box into the air, which ended up spilling all of its contents into various areas of the room.
Cedric rolled his pant leg up and cursed when he saw a large scrape bleeding on his knee.
"Damn..."
He looked around the room at all of his belongings scattered around the floor.
"Looks like I'm unpacking now!"
After rolling his pant leg back down, Cedric moved about the room picking up his stuff and finding an appropriate spot for it.
He had almost come to the end when he picked up an old teddy bear from near the armchair. He stared at it for a few seconds before taking it to his bed. A tear rolled down his cheek as he remembered when his brother Alister had given it to him.
His brother had always shared with him and cared for him. It was as if they weren't really brothers, but instead best friends. Until the accident, that was.
Cedric wiped a tear onto the sleeve of his cloak and placed the bear on a pillow. The bear sank in instantly as if the pillow had been recently fluffed. He looked around the room, nodding at the spots that he still had to clean up.
He noticed something under the desk. It wasn't something of his, it looked like an envelope.
Cedric lifted himself from the bed and ambled to the desk. He picked the envelope up. There was no name on either side of it.
Curious, Cedric slid his finger along the edge, tearing open the top. He reached inside and felt a thick piece of paper. He pulled it out and realized it wasn't one piece of paper; it was three! He unfolded the first one.
Nox,
My old friend. It's been too long since we've last talked. Unfortunately, I don't have much time so I'm going to get straight to the point.
It was as if someone was narrating the letter in his mind. A deep, strong voice.
I have enclosed the map and directions to the Temple of the Golden Phoenix-
The doorbell rang. Instantly, Cedric jumped out of the trance. He stood up and stuffing the letters and envelope into his pocket, he ran across the room, down the hall to the stairs, down the stairs to the front door.
He reached forward and opened the door.
There was a girl just a little shorter than Cedric on the other side. She looked also to be around Cedric's age She had dirty blonde hair that went down to her elbows and shiny, cotton candy blue eyes. Cedric’s heart started to beat faster in excitement.
She was holding a plate with what looked to be brownies on it.
"My mom made these for you and your family." She said as she thrusted the plate forward. "But I don't recommend eating them, she's a bad baker"
"Erm... Thanks..." Cedric replied, taking the plate.
He smiled politely. She smiled back. Cedric blushed.
"I'm Lily Bannok. I live across the street." She pointed to a house across the street. It was much smaller than Cedric's house.
Built out of blue bricks, the house stood about two stories high.
"I think you’re in the same grade as me and my teacher did mention that we were having a new student on Monday, I take it that you’re the new student."
"I guess I am..." He scratched his nose. "I'm Cedric Mantichoras."
He looked over Lily's shoulder to see his mother with a short brunette lady. His mother smiled at the lady. They were obviously having a conversation. He looked back at Lily to see that she had wrapped her arms around herself as if she was cold.
"Ummm, do you want to come in?"
Lily nodded and Cedric moved out of the way. She moved passed him quickly.
"There's no chairs to sit in but I guess we could sit on the stairs."
Lily didn't say anything but she moved to the stairs and sat on the fourth step from the floor. Cedric followed and sat one step below her. Awkward silence filled the room. Cedric's heart beat faster and faster, he was thinking about the letter.
"Do you know anything about the person who lived in this house prior to us?" He asked.
"Not really, he died before I was born... But my mother might, she and his brother were good friends." Lily replied. "Why?"
"Well... I found this letter in my room and I read part of it." He pulled out the envelope and the letters. "It talks about some Temple of the Golden Phoenix or something."
He handed her the letters. She unfolded one of them and began reading.
Cedric watched her as she read. Her eyes widened. She looked up at him.
"I really don't know what to say..." She handed the letter back to Cedric and he read the rest of it.
-Hidden in the Temple is the Statue of the Golden Phoenix. A legendary artifact that once belonged to the wizard Merlin. It is made of pure gold and is weighs less than a feather.
It is time for me to say goodbye my friend, I will see you soon.
A signature was scribbled in unreadable text. Cedric was awestruck. He didn't know what to say either. He looked up at Lily but quickly looked down at the other letters on her lap.
"What's next?" He asked.
She opened the next letter and started reading aloud.
Dear Mr. C. Mantichoras-
"Wait a minute!" He spoke loudly. "That's me!"
He grabbed the letter out of her hand and began reading it to himself.
My name is Cornelius Nox. I am a wizard gifted with foresight, the power to read the future. I have seen you in many of my visions and have found that you have a strong mind.
I believe that your mind is so strong that one day you could be as powerful of a wizard as I am. In order to do this, I will have to train you. I know you don't believe in magic but hear me out. In your bedroom, there is a staircase that leads to a door. Beyond that door is my study, where my wand and all the books you need to train are. It will not take long for you to learn the basic spells.
After you have learned four spells, I am going to send you out on a journey to find the Statue of the Golden Phoenix.
Until then,
Cornelius Nox
Cedric looked up from the letter.
"Am I honestly supposed to believe all this?"
Lily stared at Cedric in the eyes. She was thinking deeply about something.
"Maybe you should just hear him out... I mean, what's there to lose." She looked as if she knew something that he didn't.
"Maybe..." He thought for a moment before speaking again. "Fine..."
He stood up and put the letter into his pocket before beginning to walk up the stairs, Lily followed close behind. They came to the end of the stairs sooner than Cedric had thought they would. Together, they made their way to the door of Cedric's room. Lily stopped when she looked inside.
"You're room is huge!" She said jealously.
Cedric laughed slightly but kept moving towards the staircase behind his bed. Lily soon came after him. The staircase to the door was a lot narrower than the main staircase. Cedric Walked up with ease and quickly came to the door.
"Ready?" Lily asked him.
"I guess. I don't really believe in this whole magic thing but well, I've got nothing else to do."
