Prologue: The First Prophecy

It was a cold, wet night in Hogsmeade. There was a loud sloshing sound as an old man in a burlap cloak trudged through the muddy street. In the town, there was but one light coming from a building. All other restaurants, stores, etcetera, were closed. The lit building was a run-down pub called the Hog's Head Inn. It just so happened to be the old man's destination.

The man threw off the hood of his cloak when he entered the pub, revealing long, silvery hair and beard, half-moon spectacles, and a care-worn face. This man was Albus Dumbledore.

"Good evenin' Albus," grunted the bartender.

"Nice evening yourself, Aldrin," said Dumbledore. He plodded onward up the stairs and into a room with "267" in brass numbers emblazoned on the door. Dumbledore knocked and waited for someone to answer the door.

A woman opened the door. She had many shawls draped around her and the room gave off a strong aroma of tea leaves and other various perfumes as soon as the door was opened. "Hello, Albus," said the woman in a deep, mystical voice. Dumbledore thought the mystical tone was forced, but he said nothing.

"Shall we get started with the interview, Sibyll?" asked Dumbledore.

"Yes. That would be wise. I understand that you have other pressing matters," stated Sibyll Trelawney. She took her seat on an armchair in front of a coffee table. On the coffee table, a crystal ball was placed, along with a mug of tea. Dumbledore merely took a wand from the inner part of his robes and conjured up an armchair of his own. Dumbledore sipped his cup of tea as he began the interview.

"Now then, tell me," began Dumbledore, "how much experience have you had in the field of Divination?"

"Well," started Trelawney, "my great-great-grandmother, Cassandra Trelawney, was a well-established Seer. I am quite skilled at interpreting tea leaves and reading the mystical crystal ball.

"Okay then, tell me what you can see," Dumbledore stated, handing her a cup with tea leaves arranged in it.

"I. . . erm. . . see a stripe in the. . . uh. . . right-hand side of the cup, symbolizing a steady life. . . and a. . . jagged line overlapping it, showing that you have had difficulties cross your lifetime. There is even a break in this line right here, meaning you will die within the next twenty or so years." Dumbledore merely nodded, not looking impressed.

"Well, let's move on to the crystal ball," said Dumbledore, hoping that this portion of the interview would prove much better. "Describe to me what you see."

"The Seeing Eye does not see upon command," said Trelawney. "However I shall try my best." She began moving her hands in a circular motion around the crystal ball. "I see a light within the crystal ball. It symbolizes a coming ray of hope into these dark times. However the light is dim, and it is not certain whether it will make a permanent end to the darkness and cease to exist, or if it survives and extinguishes the current darkness forever."

Dumbledore was not impressed however. To him, it didn't seem as though Trelawney gave a truthful description of what she saw, and that it was merely guesswork.

"I'm sorry Sibyll, but I'm not sure you have inherited your grandmother's gift of future sight. I deeply apologize, but I don't think that you would be suitable for the post of Divination teacher at Hogwarts," said Dumbledore courteously, He slightly bowed his head to her, and turned to leave, when the room became eerily quiet.

Dumbledore turned to Trelawney and noticed that her eyes were wide-open, and had a frightening expression on her face that would startle any man. She then spoke in a hatsh voice.

"THE ONE WITH THE POWER TO VANQUISH THE DARK LORD APPROACHES. . . . BORN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THRICE DEFIED HIM, BORN AS THE SEVENTH MONTH DIES . . . AND THE DARK LORD WILL MARK HIM AS HIS EQUAL, BUT HE WILL HAVE POWER THE DARK LORD KNOWS NOT . . . AND EITHER MUST DIE AT THE HAND OF THE OTHER FOR NEITHER CAN LIVE WHILE THE OTHER SURVIVES. . . . THE ONE WITH THE POWER TO VANQUISH THE DARK LORD WILL BE BORN AS THE SEVENTH MONTH DIES. . . . "

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