Chapter 10

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Severus and Hermione stood in the forest and waited while the magical creatures walked toward them. There were 2 Centaurs, one unicorn, and one creature they didn't recognize immediately. At first, it looked human, but there was something about it that didn't seem quite right for a human. Severus grinned when he realized what it was. He shifted his gaze to the two Centaurs. One had blond hair and green eyes. He carried a bow and a quiver of arrows over one of his broad, muscular shoulders, and his fur was a golden yellow color. The other centaur had black hair and green eyes. He carried a war hammer in his right hand, but he wasn't holding it threateningly. His fur was a dark brown color with a black tail. The 4 creatures stopped a few feet in front of the couple. By this point, Hermione had grabbed his arm and was gripping it tightly. He could tell she was scared.

"Hermione, don't worry. They aren't here to hurt us. Especially not you. Unicorns love babies and pregnant women. Don't ask me why, they just really seem to." Severus leaned down to whisper in Hermione's ear. This seemed to calm Hermione down for the most part. Her grip on his arm relaxed, but she still kept a hold of it. He turned back to the creatures and asked, "What do you need? You are scaring my... girlfriend." He hesitated before the last word. He had never actually thought about what Hermione was to him besides the woman he loved and he had never called anyone his girlfriend before. Hermione looked up at him and smiled at the hesitation.

The unknown creature stepped forward. "Hello, Blessed one. My name is Oriole Aurelia. I am here to inform you of what is to come. Your child is special." He said in a deep but smooth voice. It wasn't as deep as Severus' was, but it was only a few decibels off.

"What do you mean? How do you know this? And what are you? I can tell you are not human but I can't quite place why." Hermione said, placing her hand that wasn't holding onto Severus over her stomach, over her baby.

"Don't worry, I am not here to hurt anyone. I am a Silva Vita." He said, bowing. "My kind are part vampire, part elf, and part Nymph. Most of the prophecies that you have heard about were told by a Silva Vita. We prefer not working with wizards but at times we are required to. Recently, our Prophecy keepers ran across a prophecy that is centuries old that they had no record of. They finally figured out that it came from a Silva Vita Wizard named Merlin. We haven't been able to completely decipher it but we have the subject of it. What we believe is that your child is the one it speaks of."

"Well, What does this prophecy say exactly? Maybe we can further translate it." Hermione suggested.

Oriole spoke the prophecy:

"Mother of a Lion

Father of a Snake

Both Betrayers of Evil

One will be known the other not.

The product of this union shall be powerful

More powerful than the most

The one who walks alone but not

Will bow to them unwillingly."

Hermione and Severus looked at each other for a moment, both thinking about the baby. 'I hope this doesn't turn out like Harry's prophecy.' Hermione thought.

"This prophecy kind of sounds like the one about Harry. The first part certainly sounds like us. 'Mother of a Lion, Father of a Snake, Both Betrayers of Evil.' Our house animals are a Lion and a Snake. We have both betrayed Evil, whether it knows it or not. 'One will be known the other not.' I would assume the one known would be me, since I am Harry Potters best friend. 'The product of this union shall be powerful.' As you said," She nodded toward the Silva Vita, who was listening intently. "That clearly states that our child will be very Powerful. I hope that's a good thing. But the next 2 parts are kind of confusing. 'More Powerful than the most.' The most what? And who is the-one-who-walks-alone-but-not? The last one kind of makes sense. This child will make the-one-who-walks-alone-but-not bow unwillingly to them. What exactly could this mean?"

Severus and Hermione looked at each other for a moment. They were both thinking the same thing.

'This is Just Great!'

The Silva Vita backed away, having given them the message he was sent to give.

The next to approach was the Unicorn. As it stepped forward, it's golden horn began to glow softly. The creature stopped just in front of Hermione and, lowering it's head, touched her stomach with it's horn. Her Stomach began to glow with the same light as the horn. Hermione didn't feel any different. Not sick, not disoriented, nothing, so she said and did nothing, holding perfectly still. After only a few moments, the Unicorn raised its horn, dropped it's head in a nod, and turned to walk into the forest. Hermione placed a hand on her stomach as she watched it walk away, and she wondered about what it had been doing.

The last to approach was the blonde Centaur. The black one just watched his companion and kept an eye out for danger.

"We have only come to inform you of what we have seen in the stars the last few nights. Nothing is as it seems. Your child will be powerful but not the way you believe. I can not tell you much, just that there is one who can subdue them. Be careful." He finished and turned around to walk back in to the forest with the black centaur following.

Hermione and Severus watched the Silva Vita as he bowed to them and then slowly backed into the forest and disappeared. Hermione turned towards Severus and said, "Well, this was an interesting picnic. I hope the next time we have one, that this doesn't happen again." She laughed and, grabbing his hand, started walking towards Hogwarts.

Authors Note: I know this chapter is a short one. I haven't had many ideas for this story lately, but I am getting it done... I hope you like this chapter!

I will update again soon, but if not before Christmas.

Merry Christmas One and All!