This chapter of my story is very short. Sorry to probably the one person reading! Joking-Or Am I?

Chapter One: The Vision in the Mist

Cody stared into the misty ball in front of him. When he first heard about divination, he was one of the first people to sign-up for it as an extra class. He saw that he would have to sacrifice thirty minutes of his free time to learn the subject, but the thought of actually being able to predict the future severely intrigued him. The pros definitely outweighed the cons in his opinion.

When he told his father he just gave an irritated grunt and told him that divination shouldn't even be taught at Hogwarts. Or, if the art of Divination was going to be taught, it would be better taught by an actual seer, rather than a foggy, old woman. Cody simply ignored this. He was used to his father's disapproval. Ever since he could remember, no matter how much he'd achieved, it was never enough for his father. Even when he won his first duel this year, his father wasn't there to see it. When Cody informed him about his victory when he met him in the dungeons, Snape muttered a soft, insincere "very good" and continued down the corridor.

As he slowly flickered back into the present, he saw an image start to form in the ball. From what he could see, it was a silhouette of a young man. What part Cody could see, he was in a room filled with murky, green water all around except for a platform in the very middle of the pool, on which the man was standing. When Cody looked closer, he saw a huge shadow coming out of the water. But instead of easing onto the platform with the man, it arched it's back up until it's entire slender body was standing straight up, looking down at the man.

When Cody focused on the man's face, he saw that the man was not afraid. In fact, he looked at the creature as if it were a long-lost friend. Cody just noticed another small, shadowy lump on the ground next to the man. Before he had a chance to look more closely, the crystal ball faded back into its hypnotic, foggy composition.

He was excited and amazed at the same time. He had actually seen into the future! It only lasted for about a minute, but he felt as if he had just won the lottery.

Happiness quickly faded into sadness. How could he tell anyone about what he's just seen? If he told anyone, they would ship him off to the mentally confused ward at St. Mungo's Hospital for sure! He'd better write-down what he'd seen, just in case, though. He got out an empty piece of parchment and labeled it "Divination List". He would write all of the details of his visions here, and piece together the puzzle when he found enough clues.

"Don't try to suppress your gift, Cody," said a misty voice. He turned around to see professor Trelawney staring directly at him. The bell rang and Cody was the first one out the door.

"What a day" he thought to himself.