“Chris, hurry up with that potion lad, we have to go soon,” called Chris's wizard master named Kirin.

Chris was upstairs in his small study finishing a potion he had found in a magazine called ‘power serum’. He stirred it with his large spoon, added a small amount of herbs and poured it into a bottle. “Coming,” called Chris as he ran across the landing to his bedroom. The door swung open to admit him into a large square room. Chris He looked through his many robes, “Hey, Kirin which robes do I wear?” he shouted at the top of his lungs.

He heard stomping feet on the stairs case, staircase then the door burst open and Kirin stormed into the room carrying his large oak staff with a red sphere on top and a small gold cap that made a tapping sound on the bottom.

“The midnight blue ones, you should know that!” Kirin said.

Chris quickly located his midnight blue robes and slipped into them. “Get your staff and cloak and hurry up!" Kirin said “By the way Jane will be at the ceremony.” He walked out.

When he had left Chris went to the door and looked out, he was gone. Chris crept over to his dressing table and opened the top draw, drawer inside was a small glass bottle wrapped in a pair of socks. He uncorked it and splashed a little of the aftershave on his chest, he closed the draw and thought “Jane is sure to notice me now”. He grabbed his cloak and staff on the way out.

When he arrived at the ground floor Kirin was waiting impatiently by the door, his staff leaning against the wall. “It’s about time,” he said and strode out in to the courtyard. new line

Chris followed, locking the door behind him. It was a warm day outside with no clouds in sight. “Are we taking brooms or teleporting?” Chris asked as he caught up with Kirin.

“Teleporting, brooms take to long,” Kirin said.

They soon arrived at a line of brick fireplaces built into the side of the garage. “You know what to do,” Kirin said gruffly as he stepped in to the fire place and disappeared.

Chris walked into his fireplace and thought ‘Council of wizarding affairs’. When he opened his eyes he standing in a fireplace built out of solid gold, he stepped out of the fireplace and saw Kirin waiting for him.new line

“Lets go,” Chris said and the two of them joined the huge throng of people. The noise was deafening, people talked on their cell phone, wizards disscused knew spells and somebody had their iPod turned up so loud every body everybody could hear it playing ‘What a Witch Wants’. Everybody was heading for the many twisting staircases that moved by themselves up and down to different floors of the building.

When they arrived at the stair cases, Kirin and Chris went over to a stair case with a sign that said ‘Council Chamber’. Next to the sign stood a man wearing a uniform that made him look like a hotel bellboy, “Pass please sir,” he said. Kirin showed him a small plastic card and climbed on to the staircase, Chris done the same and when he was on the stair case there was a hum and the stairs sped downward towards the council.

There was a small ‘ding’ when the stairs reached the right level. Chris and Kirin hurried down the passage. At the end of the passage was a small keyhole where the door should have been a door. “Where is that key?” Kirin murmured as he searched through his pockets, finally he drew out a gold key and slipped into the lock which activated a hidden portal and zapped them instantly to Kirin’s balcony. Chris had been here lots of times but it still took his breath away. The council chambers had been built like a beehive. Instead of honey comb shapes though, it had balconies. Rows upon rows of balconies, there was one for every council member. At the end of the room was a larger balcony for the high chancellor. He was in charge of the council and was strict but fair.

“Chris, are you ready for your exam?” Kirin said taking his seat. Chris's knuckles went white as his grip on his blue orb staff tightened.

“Yes master,” he said with a gulp.

Suddenly the high chancellor shouted, “Court is in session."

Every wizard stopped their chatter and went silent, “Today is the exam day for apprentices, they will be judged to see which of them will continue their studies and which of them must go back to the beginning of their studies,” the high chancellor said with a British accent.

Chris sat in the high backed chair waiting for his name to be called; he knew that when your name was called you were teleported to a small floating circle shaped island that hung level with the chancellor’s balcony where you had to perform your exam in front of the whole council. Chris was awakened from his deep thought by a name he knew well being called out. “Jane Kadiascomma!” said the high chancellor; a figure appeared on the platform completely hidden by a huge black, jacket-like cloak with a big hood. A fair skinned hand pulled back the hood and took of the cloak to reveal a girl with waist length hair and a blood red robe. “I’m ready sir,!” Jane said trying not to look afraid. Chris had always had a huge crush on Jane but she always seemed to busy to talk, when Chris tried she always hurried away when he came near.

“Demonstrate how you would levitate please” the high chancellor asked Jane. Jane began an incantation under her breath and before long she was whisked off her feet by unseen hands, she then dropped to the floor with a small gesture of her staff. The chancellor scribbled something on a scroll. The test progressed like this for ten minutes until the chancellor said “You have passed,” and Jane disappeared.

Next it was Chris’s turn, as the chancellor said his name Chris felt like invisible hands were closing around his windpipe then quickly released as Chris saw that he was standing on the platform in front of a thousand odd wizards. He started off the same as Jane, taking off his cloak, saying he was ready and he began the test. He was tested in levitation, charms, curses, healing, attack, defence, and magical theory. Chris stood anxiously waiting as the chancellor decided on his score; the chancellor slowly raised his head, opened his mouth and said “You have passed."