The uniforms were the same color as the room's theme, a mixture of red and white. For Spell Slinger and Dreamy Gaze, the uniforms consisted of a set of sleeveless robes with a white undershirt and pants, along with red gloves and white hoods. For Stalgar, his uniform consisted of red boots and gloves, red pants and chest armor which had been lined with white fur around the edges of the gloves, boots, and armor.

"Not bad at all!" Spell Slinger admired himself, getting a feel for the uniform. It was light and flexible, and looked to be comfortable to wear. Stalgar had just finished strapping on his armor when it was time for them to begin their first day of classes.

"Well I suppose this is where we split up." Dreamy said, "Maybe we'll have certain classes together." he added, retrieving the schedule sheet he had gotten the day before. He looked over it and remembered that he had chosen Science and Theory for his class.

Slinger explained that he had chosen Combat and Defense, hoping that it would be best if he managed to expel his pent up magic early in the day. Stalgar had chosen Arts and Crafts first, as his people's form of magic differed from that of Equestrians.

"Well I suppose it's time to get started." Dreamy said opening the door and the three of them headed out for their designated classes of the day.

Later....

Dreamy sat in the class listening to the teacher give a run down of the basic principles of magic and how it functioned. The teacher was a unicorn with emerald green coat and dark orange mane and tail. He was dressed in a solid white pair of robes and hard circle rimmed glasses on his face. Dreamy thought he looked some kind of magical scientist! His name was Leyline Nexus, and he had introduced himself as a specialist on focal points where magic was much easier to harness.

"You see, class, unicorn magic happens for a reason. Normally you need to focus on a specific goal in mind before casting anything. But young and inexperienced colts like you are known to subconsciously use magic without knowing how or why." The teacher explained, bringing Dreamy to focus on the lecture. "As first year students, I'm going to help you understand the reason behind your magic activating in the way that it does. I understand most of you are only just recently earning your cutie marks and some of this may be rather confusing for young magic users like yourselves."

There were noticeable murmurs from the class involving talk about their newly discovered powers, but Dreamy couldn't really get a sense for what they were saying beyond the jumble of conversations.

"Over the rest of the week, I want you all to record a log of any time your magic activates. Take notes of the situation in detail and see if you can figure out what is causing your magic to function. Once you learn that, you'll be on your way to mastering your abilities." He instructed. "At the end of the week, we will examine your notes and see if you managed to discover the source of your powers." He added as the bell started to ring, signalling it was time for the next class.

Dreamy perked up, having failed to notice the passage of time as his thoughts were drifting back to his newly discovered power. He saw other students beginning to collect their things and file out of the room, but not before receiving a journal from Leyline on their way out. As he passed by the desk, he collected the journal and looked at it, it was a simple leather bound cover and didn't look very thick. If he guessed right, it was just to help first year students better come to understand their magic.

"I'll get started on this tonight." He promised himself, eager to see what else he could do given proper time to practice, but for now, he had to move on to his next class, Home Economics.

Smooth Player's class room was even more lively than Leyline's had been. A door that had not been present earlier was fashioned into a wall on the side of the room. As the door was opened, it revealed a class room with desks and a board for giving lectures.

"The model house is for class experiments!" Smooth explained, "This room is where you'll be learning your lessons." He added. Dreamy looked around the class and noticed that all the photos that had previously been in the model house were now moved into the classroom and were lined around the walls.

Dreamy took a seat at the front of the class room while other students filed into their own desks before the teacher approached the front of the class and began to give his lessons. He was still dressed in only a night robe, but this time it had changed from it's previous bright orange into a dark red.

"The first thing I'm going to teach you in my class room is how to use Telekinesis!" Smooth explained, "This is an extremely basic spell that all Unicorns know how to do. It will allow you to manipulate objects from a distance." He explained. Dreamy watched as Smooth turned to the teacher's desk and his horn began to glow with an orange aura.

Soon, the aura spread to a book that had been left out and it levitated into the air slowly, causing several of the less experienced students to watch in amazement as the book floated over to their teacher and landed neatly in his hands.

"This is my book on rudimentary spells." he explained, "You will all be receiving a copy of it, and it will teach you the basic house hold magic. You'll have to wait 'till you're older before learning anything more advanced." He went on before flipping the book open and sitting back down at his desk to read it.

"Now then, in order to use this spell, you have to focus on the object you want to manipulate and imagine your magic flowing around it." he explained, opening a drawer in his desk and pulling out a two stacks of books. "Once you do that, try to imagine your magic is like a third arm and lift the object into the air. Like this." He went on as the stacks of books started to float into the air and scattered gently about the room. They appeared to be copies of the teacher's book.

"Be careful not to use too much energy or the object will become difficult to control. But once you get the hang of it, you'll be using it almost every day of your life." He finished, as the books landed on the student's desks, giving them each their own copy of the rudimentary spells.

Dreamy caught his book before it could fully land and flipped through it randomly. Some of the pages had text, others had strange pictures and symbols, some even had both. The symbols would probably be required for simple rituals. He flipped back to the front where it gave more details on telekinesis as Smooth told them their first lesson would be to get the book to float at least one inch above their desk. Many of the students began to work on it, but they all unsurprisingly were having difficulty.

Dreamy closed his eyes and tried to visualize the book in his mind, feeling his power channel from his horn. He tried to remember what it felt like to enter Slinger's mind and before he knew it, his horn started to glow which soon encompassed the book. As he opened his eyes to see the glowing book in front of him, he gasped in excitement, but then his concentration broke, causing the magical aura to disperse, much to his dismay.

"That was very good for a first try, Mr. Gaze." Smooth commented, having seen the attempt, "But remember, you have to focus. Try it again." He instructed as Dreamy once more began to focus on the spell.

Over time, other students in the class began to get the hang of the spell as their books started to float. Some were hovering in the air uneasily, wobbling out of balance, but others were gently bobbing up and down. Dreamy had finally managed to get his own book to levitate, but it was hard to block out distractions for long before his magic started to waver. Finally, Smooth felt the class had gotten enough practice and noted they could stop levitating the books.

The wobbling books dropped to the desks with a collective series of thuds, but the gently floating books were lowered down softly. Dreamy was glad to finally be able to relax as he set his book down and Smooth Player rose to stand in front of the class.

"You should all practice this spell whenever you can." he told them, "It's just like working a muscle, the more you use it, the more you'll get accustomed to doing so, and the better skill you'll develop." He went on before clapping his hands together just as the bell rang, "Now onto your next class, all of you." He commanded.

End of Chapter 7

Author's Note

Since Nine Tails loves my work soooo much, I put out another chapter for them to enjoy!