It had worked.

Slowly the door to the RoR had appeared creaking open just enough to beckon them both closer. Hady wasted no time at all in stepped forward and tugging the door wide open allowing Noelle and herself to enter. Once inside the door shut behind the with a soft 'thud'.

It was then that Hadleigh really allowed herself a moment to take in their surroundings. What she had asked the room for. Calm and relaxing was what she had been going for and sure enough the room delivered. From the light blue color to the couches and the breeze blowing in through the open windows, it was lovely.

"What do you think?" she asked turning to Noelle and smiling. This was going to be where they could talk and go over anything the younger girl wanted assistance with. They could be here awhile though so one might as well make themselves comfortable. Hady kicked off her sneakers and flopped down on one of the large white arm chairs curling her legs up underneath her. SO COMFY!

"Where should we start?"

When the door opened, Noelle couldnt help but grin. Magic still amazed her to this day, and she had grown up around it. Not continuous magic like some pure bloods, but magic here and there. So when the door opened, Noelle was eager to peek in to see what room, the room had come up with.

And she was not disappointed.

Noelle's mouth pulled into a brilliant grin as she looked around the room. It looked so calm and peaceful. She liked the windows. They looked like the ones she had in her home. She almost didnt hear Hady.

"It's beautiful in here!" Noelle said and grinned at her big sis. "I almost just want to lay down instead of training." In fact, Noelle went and took a seat by the windows, enjoying the light. They could talk here. And then do what they needed to.
"Um, probably the same way you started? Of course I can't do anything yet. But Ive gone to the professor to ask about joining the program."

See this was what Hadleigh liked most. Calming, simple yet nicely done. Nothing needed to be over the top with her. It was probably why her heart was set on owning a cabin home someday. The forest and the sounds of water. Yeah, it's what she wanted.

Snuggling down into the arm chair she watched the little sister look around. "The vibe I was aiming for was relaxing. If you're relaxed then you'll achieve a clear mind more easily." She knew that well enough with those months of her constantly breaking down and hiding from Frankie. "We started with reading everything we could get a hold of. It was all about reading and really knowing full well what we were getting into. Lots of quizzes to prove that we knew as well."

Noelle breathed in calmly. The room was so ... so Hady. Peaceful. Calming. Noelle grinned as she looked at her big sis. Kinda of mixed emotions flowing there since she was leaving next year. ..... She didnt have that much longer with her... and she didnt like it.

Change of mind.
Because Noelle did NOT need to be thinking about that in this nice calm environment. They had come here for a reason.

"i've been doing that. I keep a stack of books by my bed I got from the library. Its really fascinating. Do you have any books that helped you most? Can I get them?" Okay, she really needed to let Hady answer questions before she continued throwing them at her.

Shifting on the couch Hady sat herself up crossing her legs under her. She listened to Noelle and shook her head. "I have something better then those books." They had been given to her as gifts but she knew she could trust her little sis with them. Reaching for her bag which she had dropped on the floor she pulled it up onto her lap and rummaged through it for a couple of books. "One was given to me by Professor York and the other Professor Ichicara gave to me. Keep them as long as you need to." She held both out to Noelle.

"Eating right and exercise will help. Also being able to clear your mind and focus on nothing at all or just the one thing you're doing helps." This becomes essential when changing forms. Especially the first few times it was done.

Noelle got a bit too excited when the words, I've got something better than those books came out of Hady's mouth. She sat up wuickly and her eyes got big. She watched as Hady shifted and pulled books out. Better books. And they were from professors!!

Noelle's mouth dropped open as she took the books. She laid them in her lap gingerly. Careful not to bend or scratch a page. This was magnificent! And she could use them! "I'll take good care of them. Don't worry about it. When do you need these back?" She planned on pouring herself on these books and making all the notes ever. That's how excited she was.

And clearing her mind. Noelle got that. She had to do that with every training. Noelle didnt seem it, but she kept a lot of things stored up. Some things pushed down so she wouldnt have to deal with them. People didnt like people that were sad or hurt. They always wanted happy people. Noelle tend to keep her problems to herself. "I can do the clearning mind thing." She said and gave Hady a grin.

Hady didn't mind sharing what she knew about anything. She didn't mind sharing what she had either if it helped someone. These books were special though, they meant a lot to her. This was Noelle though, her little sister, someone she really trusted. Which was why the brunette was okay with handing them over and knowing that she wouldn't exactly be getting them back right away.

"Don't look so surprised there Noelle, you know I have a way with getting things I need when I want to accomplish something." Hady laughed softly giving the younger girl a one arms squeeze. "I know the books will be in good hands with you. Just get them back to me when you don't need them anymore." There was no time limit here. A week or three years. When she felt like she was no long in need of the books then she could return them.

"I know you can," she replied grinning back. There was no doubt in her mind that she could. "There really isn't to much more you can do rather then exercise and eat well. Being fairly decent at potions does help as well...so does transfiguration." Both of those were a big part of her training.

Oh.... these books. They were her new best friends....Well it would seem that way because she planned on spending every spare moment she had with them.

Noelle leaned into her big sister. "You dont know how much this means. I mean.... you might but... has anyone told you how amazing you are?" Noelle was too excited. Too thankful. These books could help her with her training.

"Potions isnt my best subject, but I am going to go to the professor to see about getting some extra tutoring in. And transfiguration. I have a natural talent for. I didnt expect that. I dont have to try as hard in that class as I usually do in all the rest of my classes." It was a relief. It made it enjoyable.

Hady gave Noelle a small squeeze when she was leaned again. "Hmm...I have no idea. Tell me again?," she teased grinned at the younger girl. Laughing she shook her head. "I'm not amazing I'm just doing what's right. Those books helped me a lot and now you'll get the same help I did." If she didn't need them at this very moment why not share them, right?

"That's a good idea and he's amazing. Tell him why you're going and what you're doing too. He's very interested in the process, I kept him up to date on everything." She had even gone to him first once she returned to school this term to show him her form. "That's good. Transfiguration will help you prepare a lot as well. Starting off small with just different parts of your body, keeping your focus and staying that animal for as long as you can." It would make the change a little easier.

Noelle laughed when Hady made a joke. She rolled her eyes and poked her side. "You're amazing!!" Yells brightly just because she was way too excited about this book.

Noelle nodded. Trying to think of all the things that she needed to tell the professor. She was sure he would let her in the animagus training. There was a determination and a strive that Noelle had. She was nervous about getting stuck in transformation and being part human and part animal. They say, most people like that are too ghastly and live out their lives alone. She didn't want that.

"Is there anything I can do Transfiguration wise that will help strengthen me?" Noelle asked Hady. Maybe they could work on that today. If not, training would be helpful.

The laughter had been expected. The yelling hadn't been. Either way Hady busted up laughing pulling her little sis into a hug. "So are you and you're going to be brilliant." There was no ands, if or buts about this. She was sure Noelle was going to be something greater one day then she already was right now.

"Lots. Simple part transformations are always good. Getting yourself and your body in tune with being something different. Testing out all types of creatures. Potions can give you that full transformation as well which is always fun." Getting used to becoming many different creatures was fun. There was a lot to take in and adjust to however which always took time. "Keeping yourself focused and being able to change back at will...that's a little tough in the beginning."

Her sis could always bring a smile to her face. Even at Noelle's worst times, Hady had always gotten her to Smile. It was remarkable. When she had her almost breakup with Noah, Hady had been there to distract her, train with her, and even make her smile. She'd been the only one to do that.

Noelle nodded as Hady gave her a list of things to work on. Her mind stopped on becoming different animals. Noelle had already tried 3, thanks to Hady showing her and giving her the potion to transform into any animal. Of course, it helped that Noelle followed the potion precisely. It was fun being another animal. "Ive been doing the potion. And eating better and exercising.... though, I had cake today...." Cake was her weakness.

Making people smile was what she liked to do. Happiness was what she enjoyed most. If there was a way to make people laugh, smile or just have a good time then Hady would do what she could to achieve that. It wasn't often that she was down herself so it wasn't to hard to do either.

"The potion is always fun to do. Especially with a few friends if they're up for it." Those had been some of her favorite times. Transforming with Frankie out on the grounds into different animals and running or flying around. The first time taking the potion for class had been hilarious with Dante who had become a snake while she had been a fox, what a pairing that was. It made for good times and greater memories. "It's not going to hurt here and there just not all the time. Plus you're active and headstrong," Hady laughed. "Don't worry you got this. All you really need is the okay from the professor now."

Hady did a great job at making people smile. Her big sis was a true one of a kind Slytherin. Always putting others before her. Noelle looked up to her a bunch.


"I took the potion with torrance once. And Noah once. It was fun. I looooved flying." Emphasis on the flying. She knew you didn't get to pick the animal you turned into when you became an Animagus, but she was hoping for something that flew. How amazing would that be? Just being able to ft high, and get away from danger was motivation to do Animagus. All she needed was the professors okay.

"Well in that case. Want to make the potion? I see the potion side of the room over there. Maybe it has all the ingredients. " Noelle said, eyeing the corner.

She never liked to be like everyone else. A little dash of different is what made her who she was. That small touch of her past and needing to be the very best she can be is what drove her forward to achieving everything she had set her mind to, the bar raising higher and higher each time she completed something on her list. Being the best friend anyone could have was always top though, nothing made her happier then her friends and family and knowing she was the one putting that smile on their faces.

Hadleigh couldn't help but laugh softly hearing the emphasis that her little sis had put on just the one word in her speaking. Flying. Just like Frankie. "A flier. That's what Frankie enjoyed most too, always opting for a creature with wings." He had lucked out in the fact that his form was a crow. There was never any true way in knowing for sure though. "Flying is fun. I wasn't that good at it though, crashed into the ground once when trying to land." It had been funny afterward but not when it had happened.

"Lets do it," she answered without any hesitation what-so-ever. "You take the lead with it, let me see how well you can do on your own." She would be right beside her the entire time just in case but she was curious to see how well she handled the potion side of things on her own.

Wait wait wait. Noelle didn't know what Frankie turned into.... she vaguely remembered Hady telling her... but Hady was more important than Frankie. So of course, Noelle knew what hady was, but not what Frankie was. Was he something that flew?

" Okay........ so I don't quite remember what Frankie turns into. Is it something that flies??" How embarrassing!! Noelle hoped she would turn into something that flown. Something that made her feel free but also give the advantage of being above.

"[b]Okay! Potions time![\b]" Noelle was excited. She eagerly skipped over to the potions section. She grabbed the potion from her pocket and unfolded it. It was wrinkled, because Noelle tended to keep it on her at all times.

It wasn't that big a deal that Noelle didn't know. The younger girl might be in the same house as Frankie but Hady knew she wasn't as close to him as she was to her. Laughing softly she nodded her head in reply. "It is something that flies. He can change into a crow, a very very cheeky crow at times." Always flying around her and just being a brat because he could fly whenever he choose to and she couldn't. Not that she minded honestly, really if she was honest she found the blondes cheekiness cute.

"Go for it El, lets see what you can do," Hady cheered her on right away. With her usual relaxed grin in place she walked across the room and sat herself down on a chair that was very close by in order to be able to watch and assist should she need to.

Yesssss. A crow!! That was it!!
Noelle snapped her fingers and nodded. "Yes yes! A crow!!" She wondered what it would be like to be a crow. And she listened to what Hady said with a grin. She was so cute. And so in love! Noelle wondered if Noah and her would be like them one day. She sure hoped so.

"Okay! Lets do this!!" She started the familiar process. Being very careful. The first two or three steps she didn't even need to look at her paper. She had those memorized. She was glad that the room had all the supplies as well. It even had different animal hairs to choose from. This room was amazing.

Hadleigh laughed smiling at Noelle. "Yep. If you ever see one flying around even out in the cold it's probably him," she informed her with a small shake of her brunette hair. The boy didn't listen and was gonna catch his death flying around in the snow and such. Speaking of boyfriend's though that reminded her of something. "How's things with Noah going anyhow? Has he thought about giving this ago alongside you?" It was always nice to have someone else working with you going through it.

"You go this, nothing to worry about." That much she was sure of. From the looks of it there wasn't anything to worry about either. Noelle knew what she was doing. Definitely following in her big sis' footsteps alright and Hady was proud of it. She was sure the younger lion was going to be making a name for herself really soon.

Noelle grinned as she worked on the potion. Her fingers following their own rhythm to the familiar steps of the potion. This was about the only potion she felt completely comfortable making. "If I see one next time, Ill be sure to call out Frankie's name. If I see any unusual crow behavior, I'll know it's him." Noelle told her sister. The unusual behavior got Noelle to thinking. "When you've changed into human form, can you still think with an animal mind?"

Noelle knew from what she read, that when you turned, you could survive like an animal and have the animal instincts such as hunting and eating raw meat (if you had an animal that did that). And that some animagus took form and stayed in form for many, many years. But that was something that Noelle was curious about. "I mean like when you are transformed, what is your mind like?"

Her fingers cut a few things and added them into the potion. "Actually... and you can't tell anyone, but I think Noah is going to do it.........." What was a good word for it? "Under the radar." If Hady knew what she meant.

There was something hypnotic about watching someone brewing a potion. The motions they went through with prepping it all and just getting everything set up then the steps to the potion itself. You learned a lot by just watching sometimes. "You should definitely do that! He'd probably laugh if you called him out like that." Hady wasn't to entirely sure on just how many people Frankie had told what he was as of yet, it probably wasn't all to many. "I... that's a really good question. One I've never thought about but I guess in a sense I can. At least the mind of the animal I become...when I'm that animal I'm more in tune with what they can do."

Shifting around in her chair, Hady pulled her feet up tucking them underneath herself. This was somewhat hard to explain. Every creature was different. Frankie could fly, she could climb trees. There eating habits were different as well. So her answer probably wouldn't be the same as someone else. "I can only really speak for myself here but my mind is my own. I still have all my own memories and I know exactly what I'm doing and why I'm doing it. There's also the red panda side that knows what it wants and needs to survive while I'm in that form. I can very much ignore the animal instinct if I wanted to and tried hard enough but it might not always be what's best." Like say if she were a fish and tried to remain out of water. The outcome wouldn't be very nice.

An instant frown formed on the teens face and she was quiet a moment. She wasn't sure why the boy would want to do this but really it wasn't at all a good idea. "El, you're smart, tell him to be careful if that's really what he's going to be doing." This was dangerous and a LOT could go wrong.

Noelle read her piece of paper while working diligently on the potion. It wasnt often that she was comfortable making a potion, but she had made this potion several times. Even with Professor Newton. he made her remember how even the slightest thing, such as how to cut something, made the potion work. "Frankie is intimidating." Noelle admitted to her sister as her thoughts were on the potion.

Frankie was everything that Noelle looked up to. He wanted to be an auror, he was animagus. He was Head Boy. He inspired noelle more than she ever let on to anyone. He was intimidating. He was one person that Noelle looked up to most. That was saying something because she had people like Noah and Hady in his life that were awe-inspiring.

"I read that some animagus turn and live in their form for years before coming out. It can feel more natural to be in that form than a human. I wonder if I will feel like that." Noelle talked to anyone and everyone. She was friendly. She had her group of friends she would kill for, but she often felt like she didnt fit in. Like... she didnt belong. Only except with her group of friends. The tight knit ones.

She was lost in thoughts before realizing that Hady was worried for Noah. "He knows. He's very aware. We havent done anything but study." Noelle looked up from her potion to Hady. "His ... parents." She said.. hoping that Hady would know what she meant by that.

Hady was keeping an eye on the potion making watching as each ingredient was added and the potion was stirred. "Intimidating?" Frankie. Nah-uh. "Are you serious?" she asked raising an eyebrow in question. That was a new one. Intimidating was not at all how she saw the boy in question but then again she did know him very well and he was her boyfriend.

"I'm not at all surprised by that. The change itself is very strange but once I had completed it there was an instant connection. It just felt right to me." So hearing that people stayed in their changed form wasn't at all hard to believe. Getting to be a creature was one of the best things she herself could imagine but she couldn't picture staying that way for so long.

Hady nodded her head when Noelle confirmed that Noah did know what he was getting into. That in the least was good to know for her. "His parents?" she questioned softly before catching on and nodding her head once more. Understood. Nothing more needed to be said. "Just be careful like I know you have been."

Yes. Yes. Frankie was intimidating. Hady wouldn't see that though. She was dating the guy. Look at all he had accomplished. Animagus, auror training, prefect. Dueler. Noelle had to drop dueling this term to even out her schedule to fit everything in. Frankie was doing it flawlessly and even had time for Hady. If it weren't for Noelle getting to see Noah at night, she was sure he would have already broken up with her. ....... But not really. Noah understood how much this all meant to her. "People keep saying that my dreams are unrealistic. That I'm taking on too much. ...... I don't think so. I started early to achieve my goals by seventh term. I think they think I want to finish them this term." Noelle had thoughts about this.

On one hand, there was always a tiny doubt that she wouldn't succeed in her endeavors. On the other hand, Noelle had her goals mapped out over the next 4 years, including this one, to maintain and achieve those goals. She couldn't help that people weren't on her level.

But back to her potion and Animagus talking. Noelle was putting the last finishing touches on the potion, though she knew it would have to sit for 12 hours. "I can't wait.... I mean I can wait because I don't want to hurry the process and get stuck in transformation, but I can't wait to experience the transformstion."

Noelle started thinking about Noah again. They both knew the dire consequences of Animagus training and how wrong it could really get. They both took this seriously and Noelle heeded Hadys warning.