Chapter 2- Divination and Malfoy
Warning: This is fanfiction so of course there are some non-canon events. Either that or Canon events in a fucked up timeslot.
Divination was a class Ed was fairly indifferent to. He was okay at it, and that didn't take much. All you had to do was bullshit your way through the whole thing and Trelawney would love you. He didn't see why anyone bothered trying to shove sense into the woman when making up random shit was an easy way to keep your GPA up! Overall, he and Ling would always get a good laugh out of predicting each other's "doomed fates" and watching Trelawney praise their inner eye or something else crazy. It was even more fun when the whole room knew they were making shit up and either glared at them or laughed with them. Today seemed to be a glare day.
Neville had joined him and Ling out of fear of his fellow Gryffindors after the library incident earlier that day. The poor boy needed some cheering up; Ling and Ed invited him to be an actor in their show. So it began.
Ed stared at his teacup for a moment before jumping on the table and grabbing Ling by the shirt collar. "Horrors! Horrors are upon you, oh poor soul! All hope is fleeting; only disaster and death await you! Oh, horrors indeed!" Then Ling proceeded to fall out of his chair and land quite dramatically.
Pointing at Neville, he cried, "Betrayal and heartbreak awaits you! Those who are loyal will burn! Find no comfort. Weep! Weep and mourn for yourself and those who remain loyal to you!"
Neville, albeit clumsily and a but nervously, grabbed Ed's arm and recited his lines: "Er... Emptiness! You will-um- ... loose everything and be left only empty! Uuhhhh... truly! A fate worse than death?" He finished uncertainly. It was more than enough for Trelawney though.
"Oh! A prophecy from all three! Such a shame, three young inner eyes that will leave the world so soon." Ed had to hold back the urge to laugh. Another guaranteed "O" on his report card. Trelawney went to check on two members of the Golden Trio. She was looking in Harry's teacup when she started wailing about his impending doom and how she saw the grim or whatever. Ed tuned her out. Trelawney was like her grandmother Cassandra's namesake to him, in that no one listened to or cared about her prophecies.
After Divination was over, they had Care of Magical Creatures. Ed didn't particularly hate that one either, but Hagrid was a good friend of the Ego Trio, and as established, Ed, Al, and Ling didn't get along well with them. Regardless, today they were studying Hippogriffs. They were beautiful animals, but Ed already knew everything about them from independent studies he'd done simply to amuse himself. Now if only actual spells came as naturally to him...
Draco would never let him live that down, would he?
Apparently not, as Draco had taken precautions to make sure Ed's books were knocked out of his hands and to call him a squib at every opportunity. Currently, Draco was busy bowing to the Hippogriff... until he made a certain comment and the thing went after him. It scratched his arm. Draco kept on wailing about how the Hippogriff had "killed him" and whatnot. Clearly he was hardly injured in his life. Ed had to stifle a laugh as Hagrid carried the brat away.
Ling came over and nudged him. "Did you see the look on his face?"
Meanwhile, Harry Potter watched the two from a distance. The search for Black had gotten him basically nowhere so far; the Elrics and Ling were suspicious characters. Since when did he not spy on suspicious people?
Alright alright alriiiggghhhttt! There's chapter duo, see y'all very soon!
