Harry was grinning as he lead Neville, Susan, Draco and their friends into a class room not far from the library. He said loudly upon entry. "Hogwarts elf!"
"Yes, what is student sir needing?"
"Could you get us ten large cushions please?" The elf popped away.
Susan scandalized said, "Harry the students aren't supposed to summon the schools elves."
The elf popped back with a pile of thick cushions that looked like papasan chair cushions, exactly what Harry wanted. "Will this do Mr. Student Sir?"
"They're perfect, Thank you for the excellent service." Blushing at the praise the elf popped away.
What Harry knew that his fellow students didn't was as Earl of Gryffindor, Harry could actually command the elves of Hogwarts to a degree any of the Founders heirs could. He had no intention of explaining however so he merely said "Take a cushion and find a comfortable seat on the floor."
Draco gave him a are you mad look, but did as he was told.
"Okay, I know this seems a little weird to all of you but I'm going to guide you through a mediation that I started learning when I was three, when I was nine I learned how to hook into my magical core using it. Are you comfortable?" He waited until he got nods from all of them before starting. "Close your eyes take a deep breath, then blow it out, Get in the rhythm of breathing deeply in one, two, three, four. Hold it: one, two. Blow it out: one, two three four five." He repeated it seven times. "I hope you're all feeling relaxed. Keep breathing in that pattern now picture yourself, you have little dust motes of energy all around you those dust motes are magic but they are not your magic. Separate what is yours from that which is around you, it will be different. For me it is sound, mine resonates on a slightly different vibration. But yours could be different colors, or smells or texture, just find what is yours versus what is the universe's. Take your time and remember in one, two, three, four, hold one, two, out one, two, three, four, five…" Harry counted off enjoying that for him this was instinctive now, He watched his fellow students watching them for signs of reaching the desired state Daphne and Millicent took the longest.
"Now take the magic that is you and picture it like roots of a plant inching down through the mortar that holds the very rocks of the castle together down deep into the earth. Feel yourself connect to the energy that is the earth our home our mother." He smiled in delight at the gasps his classmates emitted as they did this. "That my friends is pure magic now pull the tendrils back, keep breathing."
Neville was frightened as well as energized by what he was feeling, "Harry I can't. I-I-"
Harry quickly tranced to see what the issue was, but was quicker still to offer reassurance. "Relax Neville keep breathing in one two three four hold one two, blow one two three four five." Something was different about Neville's connection. Harry needed to bring the others out so he could focus on Neville . "Neville relax and stay as you are enjoy the feel of the earth as it nourishes your magic. Harry waited patiently until Neville's magic resumed a steady thrum, before he turned his attention to the others. The others were relaxed and no longer grounded as Harry thought of it.
"NOW imagine those tendrils you sent in the earth, wrapping themselves in you: your groin, your guts, your solar plexus, your heart, your throat, your brow, the crown of your head. Imagine them wrapping and energizing you from head to toe. Now from the center of your being touch them back. Feel it well up like a spring feel it flow outward to your hands. Take your wands in hand and say Lumos ." Harry smiled because all the wands even Neville's lit up. "Open your eyes."
Harry turned his attention once more to Neville. "Neville how do you feel?"
"Energized the best I've ever felt."
Harry thought hard about this. He eyed Neville's connection again then he noticed that it wasn't Neville extending into the earth as much as the earth reaching up to Neville it reminded Harry of his own ability to connect to magic in the air. "Neville has anyone ever checked to see if you're an elemental wizard?"
That snapped Neville from his trance in a hurry. Harry almost snorted it was so fast. Harry was even more amused to realize that even not in a trance the earth was continuing to feed Neville energy. Lady Augusta's fears about Neville being a squib were clearly unfounded. As an Earth elemental wizard Neville would be damn near undefeatable because once trained his ability to ground out attacks would make him hard to hit. He would also undoubtably excel in subjects related to earth magic including warding, herbology and potions. "Neville I think you'll be coming to my elemental lessons with me. We start Saturday afternoon."
"Harry that was awesome!" Draco said enthusiastically. "How come my dad never taught me that? Why aren't the teachers here teaching us that?"
"Draco-"
"What was that? Does that work for-"
Harry suddenly understood Inarra Serra's reaction to him that first lesson in Salem. He aimed his wand and said clearly "Langlock."
The other children snickered as Draco, now silenced, turned a brilliant scarlet.
"As one of my first teachers of magic said to me, in much the same circumstances, to learn it is necessary to listen as well as ask questions." Harry cancelled the spell. "This technique for calling up magic probably isn't something your father would know. Sirius learned it in Indonesia. It was a natural way to teach me because I had already learned eastern meditation as part of my martial arts.