Chapter 10

Kila woke early the next morning just as the sun was rising above the forbidden forest. The beams of silvery light shone through the window and on to the bed of Natasha who still slept soundlessly in her bed. It seemed none of the other girls were awake but she was too excited to go back to sleep. Today would be her first day at school in the magic world. Instead of waiting around she decided to get dressed and go and have a look around but to not go far from the common room so she wouldn't lose her way. She didn't want to be late for her first lesson.

She threw on her school robes hastily and made her way down into the common room which was empty with the remains of the fire still glowing. She walked out of the common room waking the fat lady by sneezing and then she started to walk the corridors making sure she remembered how to get back. All over the walls were pictures that moved but now they slept and a few spoke in their sleep. She passed the statue or Sir Curio who was a very powerful but curious wizard who had jumped out in front of a bus to see if it would really squash him. What she read made her laugh even though she knew it must have been horrible when he did get squashed.

The corridors were empty but then she turned a corner and came face to face with none other then Draco Malfoy. She fell to the floor hard and banged her elbow.

"What are you doing out of bed Mudblood?" He snarled at her.

"I was taking a walk because I couldn't get back to sleep. What are you doing out of bed this early?" She demanded picking herself up off the floor and wiping her robes to get the dust off them.

"None of your business" He spat.

"Fine be that way" she said and she stormed off.

"Hey Mudblood your going the wrong way" He shouted after her.

"Why do you care?" She shouted.

"I don't I just thought you should know how stupid you are" He shouted amused. She whirled around.

"What have a done to you? Why start on me? Its coz I'm small isn't it?" She roared with anger" Your nothing but a big bully and bullies always get what's coming to them and.."

"Well what do we have here" Came a cold voice from behind her. Draco now had a sly smile on his face." A Gryffindor causing a disturbance"

She turned round and saw one of the teachers she had seen last night at the teachers' table standing behind her with a cold smile on his pale face. His limp greasy hair hung down to his shoulders and his black beady eyes watched her.

"He started it" She said hoping the teacher would believe her" He has been picking on me and I haven't even done anything"

"That is no reason to be shouting in the corridors especially this early in the morning. 10 points from Gryffindor" Said the man his smile growing wider.

"Professor I think that the lost witch is letting all the magic go to her head" said Draco in a drawl.

"I think you may be right Draco. Maybe her wand should be taken from her for a day until she calms down"

"Why is everyone picking on me? What have I done? Is it because I was born or something?" She demanded.

"Speak like that to me again and you may find yourself suspended. Now get back to your common room were you belong"

"I don't know where it is"

"Draco would you kindly show her the way. It is one of your prefect duties"

"Of course sir"

The teacher walked away down the corridor and Draco and Kila were left alone glaring at each other.

"You better watch out for Snape he hates Gryffindors. Especially crazy ones" A sickening smile came over Draco's face. He started walking off.

"Wait aren't you meant to be taking me back?"

"I am but I cant if you don't move titch" He gave a wicked smile.

"Don't call me that" She spat.

"Whatever lets just get going I don't want to be seen with a Gryffindor" he started walking again and she had no choice but to follow him.

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"I cant believe that git" Ron said his face red. Kila had told him Hermione and Harry about her encounter with Snape and Draco.

"Which one?" Asked Harry.

"Both of them" Snarled Ron. He was getting really worked up over it.

"Calm down Ron I'm ok. Anyway from what I hear Harry can beat him in Quidditch" Said Kila.

"Shame we cant do anything about Snape though" Said Harry.

"Looks like he has it in for the lost witches and wizards" Said Hermione.

"Don't worry next time either of them has a go at you we will be there" Said Ron whose face was almost as red as his hair.

Professor McGonagall started walking round handing out the fifth year timetables and then they finished their breakfast and started to make their way to their first lesson, which was Divinitation in the north tower. Hermione left them on the 2nd floor for her Arithmancy lesson. 15 minuets later they were standing below the silvery ladder that came from the room above. They climbed it one by one and Kila found herself in a stifling hot room. The fire was on even though it was a warm day and it was sending out a sickly perfume smell that made Kila feel dizzy. She sat at the back with Harry and Ron at they waited for the rest of the class to climb the ladder. When everyone was seated a woman stepped out of the darkness with shawls draped around her and large glasses that seemed to magnify her eyes.

"Good morning" She said in a misty voice" I am to understand we have new students with us. Please raise you arms if you are new"

Kila raised her arm and another girl and two boys did. She asked them all their names and asked them if they knew anything about Divination. Kila didn't know anything about it except Hermione thought it was a load of rubbish and the teacher, Professor Trelawney, was an old fraud who could no more predict the future then a rubber duck could.

"I can see the inner eye shines brightly in the" She said mysteriously to Kila and then the wandered off. Kila couldn't help but laugh. Parvati and Lavender gave her dirty looks and then turned their backs on her. Kila didn't care. She had the inner eye yeah right and Harry is the king. She looked at Ron and Harry who were laughing too and Ron was looking so hard he was nearly crying.

"The look on your face" He said chocking" I will never forget it"

"What do you expect me to look like when some so called fraud tells me I have an inner eye? The only eyes I have are in my head," She said still laughing.

Trelawney turned to face them with a mystified look on her pale face. Kila felt the urge to laugh again rise in her but she stopped herself.

"Today we shall be revisiting reading tea leaves to help the new comers and to give the others some revision for the OWL's. As you all no the OWL's are very important and your results will affect your future. Please take a cup and come to me to get it filled with tea. Drink your tea and spin the dregs around 3 times with your left hand. Then drain away the rest of the tea and give them to somebody else to read."

They did as they were told and Kila drunk the tea quickly her throat burning. She wasn't very keen on tea and she hoped she wouldn't have to drink it again. She then drained the tea and then handed the cup to Ron who looked at it a puzzled look on his face.

"It looks like the half moon" Said Ron" Harry what do you think?"

"Yeah it does," he said taking the cup from Ron.

"It means darkness. There is darkness in your life" Came a misty voice from behind her. She looked round and saw Trelawney behind her but she wandered off to Neville without another word.

"If she means Draco Malfoy then she is right. He is evil" Said Kila seriously.

"Maybe she means something else" said Harry" She has made prophecies before that have come true"

"Yeah maybe its something else" agreed Ron.

"My life gets weirder and weirder by the day"