Chapter Two; The Extra Horcrux
Later that day Lilly climbed the divination tower so that she could attend her first divination class. This had been the first divination class for decades, and unbelievably she was the one who inspired its return. It was also the first class taught by a sphinx. The reason that she had inspired it was because her aunt (Hermione) had noticed that she seemed to have knowledge beyond anything else anyone else knew, and had much more awareness than her twin sister Lucy.
"Hullo everyone, my name Leonard, but you can call me Leo for short. I want everyone to gather up together in pairs and then I will pass out your teacups and books. Once you find a symbol in your teacup I want you to write it down and compare with each other. Then, for homework, I want you to give me at least one full scroll page double spaced essay about yourself and why or why not you consider yourself a seer. That way, I can get to know each of you a little bit more. It will be due at the end of the week." He explained as Lilly groaned.
She couldn't believe how much homework she already had on her first day back. "Lilly Potter, I want you to stay after class." Leo told her when she suddenly felt sick to her stomach. She realized that he probably heard her opinion and was going to discipline about her afterwards. However, as it turned out, nothing could have been further from the truth.
"Your aunt told me all about you Lilly, and what potential you have as a seer." He began.
"She did?" Lilly questioned him with disbelief.
"Well, believe it or not it would be an even bigger surprise to me if you weren't. After all, your father could see things other witches and wizards couldn't, and clearly the apple doesn't rot too far from the tree." He told her.
"But that's only because he was a horcux." She told him.
"Still, horcrux or not, you are still his daughter, and this knowledge can still be an inherited trait even if it's under completely different circumstances. So, what I want to ask you is what exactly can you see?" he asked her. "You've been having these dreams, rather nightmares haven't you?" he questioned as Lilly slowly nodded.
"Yes." She answered reluctantly.
"Well have you told anyone else besides Professor Granger?" he asked her.
"Yes, I told Lucy about it and she thinks she knows what it's about but it's rather crazy." She began before she leaned her head in towards him and whispered "it's about Voldemort." She told him waiting to see him flinch but he just simply nodded and told her to proceed. "In the dream I'm a yellow dog inside the Chamber of Secrets and listening to a plot being made by Mort and his death eaters. He said that he found out that his father really isn't dead after all.
That when he tried to kill my father for the second time, the curse rebounded again since the Elder wand wasn't really his, and he made himself into a horcrux in the process and went into hiding in the spirit world." She explained.
"Do you remember anything else about the dream?" Leo asked her.
"No, but Lucy thinks that he really is back and his son and death eaters are going to use the resurrection chant on him. But what I don't understand is that how can they do that if he doesn't have a physical body?" she questioned.
"Ah, I'm afraid there are ways. If Voldemort finds another body to posse, he can come back that way." He began but when he took one glance at her face he wish that he had decided not to answer her question. "I wouldn't worry about it too much though, after all, we're still not sure why you are having these dreams and visions. Besides, you're already late for lunch." He told her before he sent her away. Although Lilly suddenly found that she didn't have much of an appetite.
On the way down to the great hall she ran into Hermione. "Oh there you are Lilly, everyone was wondering where you were and your uncle and I were really starting to worry about you." She told her.
"I'm fine." Lilly lied.
"Are you absolutely one hundred percent sure? You look awfully pale. Maybe you should go see the nurse." Her aunt suggested.
"No, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired, that's all." She said as she made her way past her and continued on her way to the great hall and sat down at the Gryffindor table where her fears only became confirmed. After she told Sheela what Leo the sphinx had told her in divination, Sheela explained that they had found out the same information in the library. It was true, Voldemort was alive and he was returning.