Authors Note: Hey, you guys; a belated Merry Christmas and a belated Happy New Year to you all! I hope you got all you wanted for Christmas, and if you did anything for both holidays, I hope you had lots of fun! I know I did! Anyway, in other news; it wasn't for the fact that I'm writing another fan fiction on a different account, then this chapter would have been out a lot sooner than expected. This is one of the reasons why I shut down Things Better Left Unsaid. I don't really think this is one of the best pieces of writing that I've ever written and it is rather random, but it does the job and gives you another chapter, right? I really hope you like it though, because I actually worked on it for a while.
Here We Go Again.
Chapter Ten: An All Too Real Dream.
Getting up that morning was really difficult for three reasons, and they happened to be: One, I didn't want to go to classes, especially Divination. Two, I didn't want to see the sunlight and hear the overly annoyed chirping of the birds outside. And three, I really didn't want to see James Potter again.
The night before was disastrous. After declaring that I have wierd friends, James marched up to me and demanded that I tell him who I was meeting with out in the forest. Because I wouldn't tell him, he rested with thinking it was a whole army of Vampires here to take over Hogwarts, and then he asked me if I was an Animagus like Legion and Davlon. Once I answered no, he went to ask me another question, but I just quickly ran up the stairs to my dormitory. I'm not very happy with him at the moment, as I'm sure you can see.
Now it was time for breakfast, then it would be first lesson, which happened to be Divinations. We were currently learning about Astronomy, more commonly known as zodiac signs, and I really, really didn't want to go because I didn't do my homework. Not that I care about homework or anything because I don't. Another reason for not wanting to go is because James and I sit on the same table.
Maybe I'll just ditch...
A pillow was smacked down onto my head three times by Roxanne as she yelled to hurry. Decided enough was enough, I threw the pillow across the room with a long and low growl, and then slowly got up from my messy bed like a zombie coming from its grave for the first time is a billion years. At first, Roxanne looked at me with a shocked expression, but then she started grinning and bobbing up and down.
"We've got divinations this morning!" she sang happily.
I rolled my eyes and sighed. "Yes, I know, you reminded me like, a hundred times yesterday."
For a second she looked offended, but then skipped out of the room with a cheery wave and a 'see you later'. I rolled my eyes again and started getting ready for the day. For some odd reason, Roxanne had a huge thing for Divinations and practically adored the teacher, Professor Trelawney. I thought the professor was an old fraud who got a little less batty over the years from what I heard about her from all my classmates. I also thought the subject Divinations was just phony baloney and had no use what-so-ever.
An hour later we entered the classroom through the trapdoor in the ceiling. The room around us was furnished with old tables, clothes, and chairs, it was so dusty that it made me feel like there was absolutely no air in the room, and it was also covered top to bottom in maroon and grey, and the curtains were also drawn over the windows so there was no light shining brightly into the classroom that had this horrible wet dog smell.
"Good morning, class," Professor Trelawney greeted mystically as she started to slowly hand out overturned sheets of parchment. "Today we will be studying the zodiac signs." She motioned for us all to sit down and quieten as she spoke. "Now, as you all should know by now, there are twelve zodiac signs, and they are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Each sign falls under an element of either water, fire, air, or earth. Everyone has a zodiac sign and they are determined by your date of birth."
Pausing for a little bit, Trelawney grabbed a water bottle off her desk and took a small sip of water. Placing the bottle down on her desk gently, she turned to the class and began once more. "Now let's start with the Aries sign," she continued, hearing some groans but waving them aside. "For those who were born on or between March 21 - April 19, you are an Aries. The characteristics of an Aries are..." Trelawney paused as she gave a small wave of her wand, having the following words appear on the board.
"Adventurous, courageous, enthusiastic, confident, and quick-witted," she read out. "These are all rather good points to a person's character. Now there has to be some weaknesses. The weaknesses of the Aries personality are..." Once again she waved her wand as more words appeared right besides the others. "Short-tempered, self-involved, impulsive, and impatient."
I noticed that some of the student's dropped their mouth open for a moment as if Professor Trelawney had hit a nail into their head.
Trelawney continued. "Usually these characteristics on both ends are quite right, but of course they can't always be perfect," she said, moving behind her desk. "Now onto the sign of the Taurus. If you were born on or between April 20 - May 20, then you are a Taurus. A Taurus is usually..." She began waving her wand as two sets of words appeared on the board.
Taurus Strengths.
- Dependable.
- Persistent.
- Loyal.
- Patient.
- Generous.
Taurus Weaknesses.
- Stubborn.
- Laziness.
- Possessive.
- Materialistic.
- Self-indulging.
"...very dependable, persistent, loyal, patient, and generous. Though they are also known to be rather stubborn, lazy, possessive, materialistic, and self-indulging," Trelawney said as she looked around the classroom. I did the same, looking around. Everyone seemed to be rather bored. "Why don't we just do this for the rest of the period," Trelawney muttered moodily, noticing how no one was really paying attention, as the writing on the board disappeared and new writing came in its place.
I immediately dropped my gaze down to the Libra section.
Libra: September 23 - October 22.
Libra Strengths.
- Diplomatic.
- Romantic.
- Peaceful.
- Idealistic.
- Hospitable.
Libra Weaknesses.
- Superficial.
- Vain.
- Indecisive.
- Unreliable.
To be honest, I was offended. There was no way I was vain, I never cared how I look, and me being unreliable? Hmph! And I wasn't romantic at all! I found that to be cheesy, actually, and peaceful? I like fighting, thank you very much! Arguments are fun. If I win, that is. I turned to glare at Trelawney, even though it's not like she made up our personalities, but she was the only person I could think to blame. Besides, wasn't she the one who wanted to teach us all about Astronomy? What an old bat.
"I am so not vain!" I grumbled to myself.
Suddenly spotting a mirror on the wall behind me, I turned slightly in my chair and ran my fingers through my dark hair with a dazzling smile.
"Yeah, I can see that, Dizzy," came James voice.
Turning around angrily, I glared at him. The girls had given me the nickname "Dizzy" for two reasons; one, there is an "is" at the end of my first name, and two, this morning when the boys saw me coming down the stairs, they grabbed my arms and started spinning me around so much that I became dizzy and fell on my ass. I was never going to live it down.
"Alright, Jammy Dodgers, what's your Zodiac sign then?" I asked, a smirk spreading across my lips as I used my nickname for him, the one he really didn't like.
"I was born July 13th, so I would be a..." He looked to the board.
I also turned to look at the board. "A Cancer, James. You're loving, intuitive, cautious, and protective; those are your strengths. Your weaknesses are; changeable, moody, over-emotional, and clingy." Smirking, I glanced back at him, noticing he looked rather moody, like his zodiac said he would be. "Aw, are you going to cry, Jamsey?" I taunted.
"Shut up, Nemesis," he grumbled, running his left hand through his very messy auburn hair. "At least I'm not vain, like you."
Angrily, I reached over to the table and shoved him with my hand. "I think you're the one who should shut up. In case you haven't noticed, I'm more like an Aries anyway; adventurous, courageous, enthusiastic, confident, and quick-witted."
"Yeah, and selfish, quick-tempered, impulsive, and impatient."
"You're just jealous."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are."
"No, I am not!"
"You are sooo in denial!"
I felt a hand rest on my shoulder and turned around to see Scorpius, who gave a roll of his stony blue eyes. "Can't you guys just be quiet? You're all I can hear and it's annoying me." He turned to James. "James, you're just jealous Nemesis is more like a boy, and Nemesis..." He turned back to me. "You're just jealous James is more like a girl."
Scorpius turned back around before I could say a witty and also furious comment. Looking back at James, I noticed he was also angry with the Slytherin, and as our eyes connected for a moment, I immediately knew we were going to be planning payback later.
Divinations ended rather quickly that lesson. Trelawney didn't mind that I forgot to do my homework; she told me she saw it happening through her inner eye. I just scoffed unbelievingly and left as quickly as my feet could take me. I was seriously suffocating in that damned stuffy classroom, not that Vampires can suffocate or anything. They don't even have to breathe, for Gods sake!
Our next class was History of Magic, the worst subject Hogwarts could ever teach. And when I say teach, I don't mean that they actually teach us anything. Our professor is a ghost called Cuthbert Binns, who apparently has been teaching History of Magic for over eighty years, which is of course, a very, very long time. I wondered, being a Vampire and all, whether I would stay alive for that long, or maybe even longer than that.
As I sat down in my usual spot in the classroom, James came to sit by me, his gorgeous emerald green eyes sparkling maliciously— wait, hold up, did I just say what I thought I just said? James Potter's eyes are definitely not gorgeous, and nor is he! Hmph, I hope I made that clear! And so as he pulled out his chair, I smirked evilly up at him. Since the class was so boring and we'd probably fall asleep in the process of listening to Professor Binns drowning voice, there was enough time to come up with a wonderful prank to pull on Scorpius.
Once the lesson started, Binns reading out from his notes and text books, James pulled out an eagle-feathered quill and a piece of parchment from his bag. Pretending that we both were taking notes on the same parchment, we bent out heads over the olden-times paper and started scribbling away, whispering excitedly in hushed voices.
Sometime during the lesson, I managed to fall asleep.
I was walking through a maze, a large maze with mist covering the ground at ankle-height. I had just gotten past a Sphinx, who'd given me a very easy riddle, one which I did not remember, but I knew the answer had been 'Greece'. Right now though, I was more concentrated on getting to the middle of the maze and grabbing that bloody cup that had caused us all so much trouble.
Suddenly, there was a strong, frozen gust of wind, one that knocked me right off my feet. I fell hard on my arm, a snapping sound echoing through the maze. It didn't hurt, why would I? I was a Vampire, able to do whatever I pleased, whenever I pleased. I was practically made of metal, but that didn't mean I still couldn't break.
Picking myself up, cradling my broken arm against my chest, I continued on through the tall green maze, not finding any blockages, dead ends, or tasks as I did so, and soon enough, I finally found the blasted cup, lying on a tree stump in the middle of the maze. I was relieved and quickly ran over to it, though stopping suddenly when there was a flash, and all of a sudden, a man with the same appearance of a snake appeared, red eyes gleaming and thin white mouth stretched into a cruel smile.
A foot made sharp contact with my ribs, and with a loud gasp, I opened my eyes, only to find myself laying on the stone cold floor, my forehead drenched with sweat, the breathing I did not need to use fast and ragged, no heart beating for I did not need one, with everyone staring at me, even Professor Binns who never noticed anything. What in the name of Merlin just happened?