Hengeyokai

By Chyna Rose

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I do own all original characters, and the card game Mage Guild. Mage Guild is a lot like Magic the Gathering, for those who are curious. The title was pulled off of a companion book to Werewolf the Apocalypse by White Wolf, and does have some bearing in later chapters.

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^*Prologue*^

They sat there as quietly as they could, waiting for class to start. A few students were reading; most were talking quietly to friends. Cornelius Riggs was using the free time to catch up on his sleep, while Rory Shirale used it to catch up on his homework. Calvin Wood was busy drawing something on his parchment, the O'Neal twins (Eugene and Sherrie) were simply staring at each other, and Dallas Lormand had managed to rope Antonio Bhar into a 'friendly' game of Mage Guild.

The spot where the professor stood was empty. Time ticked by. Fourteen minutes and thirty-six seconds after the class was supposed to start, the professor finally entered.  He was an old man, still strong of body but with a head of gray hair and ancient eyes that had seen too much sorrow in his life. Yet his eyes still held a sparkle of wit and intelligence. He reached his desk and began to take attendance. Once he had seen that all twenty fourteen year olds were present and accounted for, the lesson began.