Voidic and The Philosopher's Stone.

by lightningman


Chapter 14 - Schooling the Students Part 2

Everyone gaped at me. I nodded.
"Yes. When The Outsider realized that he was going to die, he asked me to care for the Void. Apparently, it's an actual person instead of pure power. He asked me to treat it well." I sigh and shook my head. "It's a long story. Anyway..." I blink. "I think I lost my train of thought." I try to get it back before I sigh and turn to Pinkie. She blinks.
"Oh, It's been a weekend." She said. "You should get your train of thought back once he gets back into the swing of things."
"I expected it." I sigh as I turn back to the students who were looking confused.
"Sorry, ignore that. I also forgot to mention. there is another type of magic that is very heavily based in this very classroom. Hands up, who thinks they know what it is?" I looked over the students and nobody had their hands up. I then looked to the teachers.
"Seriously? Not even you? Your basically students in my class as well." I raise an eyebrow as Flitwick slowly raised his hand, much to the general shock of the other teachers and the students.
"Yes, Filius?"
"Time magic?" He asked.
"Very close actually!" I smile. "The type of magic here is something I like to call Plot Magic. this is the type of magic that Pinkie uses." I gesture to her. I look to see Hermione and a bunch of other muggle-borns frowning. "Yes?"
"Isn't plot what happens during a story or movie?" She asked.
"Yes." I nod. "It also happens during fanfictions and stuff like that. My brother is a prime example of Plot magic. He and his author work together a lot. Pinkie meanwhile, just breaks the fourth wall without regarding what the author's wishes are. Kind of like I'm doing." I then put on a thinking expression. "Well, actually, I guess not. Since in the future, I am the author. That's why I said that this is also very close to Time magic. Plot magic actually overpowers time magic allowing this to happen." I look to see everyone trying to wrap their heads around this. I sigh. I go to the whiteboard and begin to draw a line.
"Think of it like this. with my brother, he's the author of his own story. While I'm the author of my own story. We are both recounting our own adventures while interfering in the adventures, where we remember specifically the author interfered. So the timeline isn't breaking like it normally would." I smile a little. "Now you see how my life is complicated? My life is a constant dealing with the Multiverse, magic and time travel. This is even more complicated in my brother's life, as he has to deal with the Equestrian Government as well. AS WELL, as dealing with travellers from parallel universes." I then rack my brains. "The few I remember him mentioning are Barricade, Soundwave, Deadpool, Sage, Alex, and Mason. There are a bunch of others. But I don't remember.
"But... If there are travellers from other universes going to that universe, shouldn't they be popping up here as well?" Daphne Greengrass asked. I blinked. I then thought for a second.
"That is a good question. But I don't think that it works like that. You see, I and my brother are the same, but different. You see, My brother is something that he calls a Semi-Displaced. Basically, he got pulled out of a universe and into another one. While I'm still me. Displaced flock to other Displaced like flies. And as I am not displaced, we are not getting them. But I still get adventures though. You see, I believe that there might be more franchises in place on this world than simply the Equestria Girls stuff and the Wizarding World stuff. I still have yet to complete the last bit of Equestria Girls stuff. Camp Everfree is probably going to be happening this summer, And the Wizarding World is going to be going for the next... I don't know, 7 years? If I get my way, then it might be done sooner. Probably in three or something. (Not going to happen. Should just mention this.) anyway, I'm rambling. We were talking about Plot Magic." I get back to the board and write some stuff down. "Plot magic is the magic that keeps the timeline together when something is changing. Time Magic is very fragile, but when backed by Plot Magic, it is able to be bent in all manner of ways, you can meet yourself and fight the same villain twice. You can go back in time and steal your own arm and put it on your body to get a third functional one. The possibilities are endless!" I then sighed. "But there's no way of knowing whether or not plot magic is going or not. That's why it's dangerous. If you try something that is possible with plot magic, but it's not going, the entire universe could collapse in on itself. I then clear my throat.
"Anyway, we should be getting on with the class. now, As there are other types of magic. And Wizarding Magic is by far the most malleable. When it comes to that magic, all it comes down to is intent." I then turn to them. "How many of you can name dark magic spells?" Quite a few purebloods raised their hands proudly. A few teachers raised their hands as well, including Dumbledore. I then slam my hands.
"WELL YOUR WRONG!" I state plain and clearly. "There is no such thing as Dark Magic. It all comes down to the wizard's intent on what the spell is. How many of you would say that the Obliviate spell is Dark Magic?" I look around. not a single hand went up. "Really? But it erases memories! You can rape a person and they would never know about it. You can commit a crime in front of a person and they would never know?" I say mockingly. "Now, how many would say the Crucio curse is Dark Magic." Almost every hand went up, except some of the more clueless students. "The Crucio curse is a curse that causes extreme pain." Their hands went up. "Then let me inform you of the history of that curse. It was originally intended as a way to save lives." Everyone looked flabbergasted. I pointed at Hermione who had her hand in the air.
"How would it save lives if all it does is cause pain?"
"How does a defibrillator work?" I counter.
"It sends electricity through you to jump-start your heart." She states confused.
"Exactly, and wouldn't that hurt as well if you didn't need to jump start your heart." Her face dawns into comprehension.
"Are you comparing the Crucio curse to a Muggle Device?" Severus sneers. I glare at him.
"Yes, I am. In fact, all of the unforgiveables were originally intended for medical use. Who here can name the other two unforgivables?" All of the teachers raised their hands. I pointed at Mcgonagall.
"Yes, Minerva?"
"Well, There's the Imperio curse and the Avada Kedavra curse."
"Yes. The Mind-Control curse and the Killing Curse." I then look at the smirking purebloods, obviously thinking that there was no way they would be used for medical procedures.
"Imperio was originally intended for psychiatric patients who wouldn't take their medicine. they would get violent if they were forced to take their medicine, so Imperio was made as a way to streamline the process." A few of their expressions soured slightly. I then turn to the group in general.
"And the Killing Curse, Avada Kedavra. This curse was originally used as a way for people who were in unbearable pain to die harmlessly, just like if they died by Old Age. The only reason these Curses were looked down on was that the wizards that used them decided to use them for evil uses, instead of their proper use. The people who created them would have been horrified to find their greatest creations reduced to Infamy and used by the worst of the worst scum in all of the world. As I said, Wizarding Magic all comes down to intent. There is no Dark or Light magic. There are only the wizards who classify them." I look out the side of my eye to see Dumbledore's face souring and him glancing at Harry, who was taking this all in with amazed eyes. I then cough to get a few other their attention back on me.
"Now, the next type of Magic that I will be covering is called Occlumency. This is the protection of One's mind. Who here has heard of it?" All of the teachers raised their hands, as well as all the purebloods. "Now, Occlumency is kind of what I used to protect my mind from being read by the Sorting Hat." There were laughs as everyone remembered this. "Yes, now, I'll try and teach you all how to use Occlumency Once we get into higher years. for now, though, you will be learning about the different types of magic and how to use Void Magic."
Everyone straightens up. "Oh, Did I forget to mention that? Yes, At the end of this class, I shall be giving all of you the Outsider's mark, allowing you to use Void Magic." I then glared at them. "But if I find that your using your powers for the pain of others. It will be gone faster than you can say The Void." I then return to normal.
"Now, If you'll remember, the way to upgrade your powers is through runes. Your triumphs in this class will earn you runes instead of House Points. And if you want bone-charms, you will have to figure out how to craft those yourself, it should be one of the powers that you can get." I smile as everyone straightens up, obviously wanting to please me to get early runes. I chuckle.
"Anyway, The next type of Magic is called Sympathy." I look to see a Ravenclaw's hand in the air even faster than Hermione's'
"Yes, Amanda?" I raise an eyebrow.
"Isn't Sympathy an emotion instead of a type of magic?" She asked confused.
"Ah! That is correct, but there is a type of magic with the same name, however." I pulled out a ruined looking book, on its cover, it said 'The Name of the Wind. By Patrick Rothfuss.' I clear my throat. "Now, Sympathy is simply put, the using of magic to connect one object to another. It requires the concentration upon one or more things, It gets even more difficult the more you split your mind to concentrate on more things. So say, you concentrate on a piece of iron and a magnet, you break your mind into two, you then connect the iron to a larger piece of Iron, and the magnet to anything else you want. You then connect the magnet and the iron in your hand, the larger piece of iron would be sent flying to whatever you connected the magnet to. This is a vast oversimplification. You need different words of power for different things, and All of these words of powers have been lost to the ages." I pat the book. "That's just me saying that it doesn't specify them in the book." Everyone chuckles. "However, We will be learning about Alar. Which is what you call it when you break your mind to concentrate on two things at once. Can anyone tell me why?" A few teachers raised their hands. I nod.
"Yes, Pomona?"
"Well, if you're able to concentrate on two things at once, you can think of both the incantation of a spell and the wand movement of a spell at the same time, potentially unlocking your ability to do wandless magic." She said. The teachers hadn't even considered that and gape at Pomona.
"Correct." I clap. "Rune to you." I dig through my backpack and throw one to her. She blinks and puts it on a corner of her desk. "Now, we won't be learning Alar right now obviously, as you don't have the necessary concentration to even focus your mind on one thing yet," I smirk and a few people blush as their eyes were wandering.
"Now, The next type of magic is called Sacrificial Magic. Anyone care to take a guess?" Everyone raised their hand. "Hmm... Harry." I nod to him.
"I'm guessing it's when you sacrifice something to give yourself more power?" He asks.
"Close. But not quite." I look around and the sea of hands. "Megan." I pointed to her.
"Is it when someone sacrifices themselves for someone else in order to protect them." She asked.
"CORRECT!" I said as I passed her a rune as well. "This is actually the type of magic that saved harry all those years ago and only left a scar." I smile and nod to him. "His mother sacrificed herself for him, thus saving him from the
Killing Curse." I smile at everyone's awestruck expressions. "Yes, When I read about it myself, I was surprised as well. but it works. Anyway. Let's move on." I pace.
"Mana, this is a type of magic that you draw from nature. There are different colours of Mana. There is Red, Which stands for Destruction. Black, Which stands for Death. Blue, which stands for Logic. White which stands for Order. And Green, Which stands for Life. now, My brother uses all the colours of this in his cards which he created. I will not be teaching you how to use it, but if I can, we will be doing a field Trip to Equestria, allowing you to meet my brother and all of the other ponies of the nation." I smile.
"The next type of Magic is called Runes, Which you will be learning about in Ancient Runes, So i won't need to go over it you'll learn about them in your third year."
"Umm... Next magic. Alchemy. This is basically the science that lets you transform one metal into another metal. Like gold into Bronze and stuff like that."
"Innate Magic, I don't know enough about this type of magic, as my Brother is the only one who is capable of using it. So, I can't in good confidence teach you how to use it, if even I don't have an inkling of how it works."
"Now, Equestrian Magic, I've covered, Dream Magic, only One Princess Luna can use that. Time Magic, I'll be covering during the other stuff. Plot magic, I've covered. So That just leaves giving you all Void Magic. Now, I'm making you aware, In the beginning, I will only be allowing you the first level of Blink right now. Any runes you get will be going toward your powers. Once I give you your powers, I want you to practice for the ten minutes we have left. Alright?" They all nod. "Great. HANDS UP!" Everyone raised their hands and extended my own hand. "This might burn a little." I focus the void into each other them and soon I saw the tattoos forming on each and every one of them. I instructed them on how to use it. I told them that it was close to apparation. But you took the power from the atmosphere around you, Immediately, I felt an emptiness in the air around me as people began to try it. Amazingly, who did it first was Harry. I watched him as focused on the air around him and his mark began to glow brightly like mine whenever I was going to use a power. He suddenly disappeared and there was a burst of wind as he reappeared on the other side of the room.
"Congratulations Harry! I didn't think you would be the first one to be able to do this." I dug through my backpack and pulled out a rune. I then pulled out a rune and passed it to him, His eyes glowed a bright green briefly before the rune disappeared. I blink. "Huh. You must have upgraded. What did you get?" Harry looked confused.
"Uh... Something called Reflexes?" He asked. I brighten up.
"Ah! That gives you the reflexes required to block any projectiles that are coming towards you. Though some magic will be able to go pass some of the shields you put up. Go job Harry. Everyone continue. I'll put on some music for us." I go and it up.

Some people continued to get it. including Minerva, Pomona, Hermione, Neville, Ron, The Twins, Cedric, and Daphne. Also Flitwick and a few other students. I was surprised that Tracy and Daphne were the only one able to get it during the class, Most of the students and teachers saved their runes. But Pomona spent both her runes on Dark Vision. Saying it would help out during her class. I dismissed everyone and everyone immediately began talking about the class, suggesting theories to each other about the different kinds of magic and how I would teach them. But I heard Draco bad mouthing me clearly on the way out. I smiled when almost everyone else jinxed him though. The teachers cast a blind eye towards this, as even they couldn't say that it was a bad class, especially since it was my first class, ever.