A/N: …
So… I'm not sure if any of you are still reading this, but if you are, then I just want to tell you that I am so so so sorry about how long it has been since the last update. I understand that there is no good excuse for this.
Still, I'm going to give you one anyways. I started a new school this year, and it's been a bit stressful for me, along with homework and other things giving me less time to write. Sucky excuse, I know, but hopefully you will be able to not be quite so mad at me.
Fair warning, this is most definitely not my best chapter by any means, and it's extremely short, but I figured that it's been such a long time since I updated that I'd just give it to you now. So… hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, October 19th Divination
James: Okay, guys, are you ready?
Remus: Ready for what?
James: You may remember from Divination last week,
Lily: Oh no…
James: that I was making prophecies about each and every one of you. And this time, I will start with Lily.
Lily: Somebody help me! Please!
James: *cleares throat* Lily Evans, are you ready to hear your future? The plan for you that is written in the stars?
Lily: *sighs* Yeah, sure.
James: In your future, I see a great, swirling cloud. That cloud is your soul. You have finally allowed it to break free, letting it show to all who it truly is. You are done hiding away, done trying to run from everything that you are meant to be. Because you are made for greatness, Lily. Your future holds power that most could never even dream of knowing. Powerful magic, beyond most people's wildest dreams. Few will know how it happened, and even fewer will understand. Because you possess a power within you that only you can know. Even I, the great furtune teller James Potter cannot see what it is; I only sense that it is there.
Lily: *quietly* Is that all?
James: No. That is not all. You will also have a choice to make. A choice between darkness and light. A choice between good and evil. A choice that, if made poorly, could destroy the world. If you choose to give in to the power of fear, what will this world have left? There will be no stopping the dark powers in this world, if we cannot be brave. You can help by never stepping down; show people what we truly need to be if we want to live through life. We need to be united and strong. You, Lily Evans, can show people how it's done.
Lily: *quietly* Are you finished?
James: No. There is still more. Another thing can be seen, shining in your future; dim at first, but growing ever so much brighter. That thing is love. Lily, you will be loved by many, by one in particular. I cannot see who that one is, and even if I could, I would not tell you; it is not my place to influence your decisions by trying to force them upon you so soon. For the future is an uncertain thing; a single choice could change everything. If I were to tell you something that you were not ready to hear, I could scare you out of that choice, changing the whole course of life. Every prophecy I've ever made could be altered. But yes, no matter who it comes from, there is most definitely love. The brightest love I have ever seen. And- no, I won't tell you. I don't want to give it away. Perhaps I have already said too much…
Lily: *quietly* Is that the end?
James: Yup.
Sirius: Thank goodness! That was a long prophecy, Prongs!
James: Not my fault! Now! Who wants to go next? How about… Marie!
Marie: Okay.
James: *clears throat* Marie Malyson, are you ready to hear your future? The plan fo you that is written in the stars?
Marie: Yep!
James: In your future, I see… fire. A fire burning brightly, and- ah yes. I see it now. Marie, you will be walking through a forest on a dark, fateful night. Suddenly, off to your right, you will see a bright orange glow. You will try to run, but you will be unable; instead, it will draw you nearer. As though in a trance you will walk towards it, though every fiber of your being is screaming for you to flee. Finally, you will come to stand before a great wall of fire. Still you'll want to get away, but your body will not obey. You head ever closer to the wall. It is raging fiercely, but coming no closer, contained behind a sort of magical barrier. Your arm will reach up towards the blaze. You will try to fight, but this is your destiny. Finally, your palm will come in contact with it. As you do so, the wall will break free, enveloping you in fire. It will be searing hot, but you will feel no pain. You walk out of the fire, or attempt to anyways. But everything that you pass will also ignite; you scream, and it begins to storm. You can control nature now, do whatever you please. You relish in this feeling of supreme power, and as you stand there, you can't remember why you ever tried to fight the power that is controlling you now. You will laugh, and fire will burst to life throughout the world. You will be stuck there forever in the forest, unable to move no matter how had you try. As time goes on, a small part of your conscience is screaming against this power that now owns you, begging for it to set you free, and after several years, you will be fighting the power with everything you are. But Marie, I warn you now that you can't win. 15 years you will spend in that forest, unaware of the passing of time. And after 15 years, you will wear yourself down fighting. After 15 years, you. will. die.
Marie: …
Sirius: …
Julianna: …
Grace: …
Lily: …
Remus: …
Peter: …
James: …
Marie: …
James: *shakily* You know, I think that's enough prophecies for today. We'll continue next Wednesday with Julianna.
Julianna: Oh… joy…
Grace: Don't worry, Julianna. It's not as if these prophecies are actually real.
Marie: … Yeah… not real… yeah…
Lily: Are you okay, Marie? You look a bit freaked out. You too, James.
James: No, I'm fine. It's just that making these prophecies really tires me out.
Lily: Marie?
Marie: It's just that…
Lily: …
Grace: …
Julianna: …
Peter: …
James: …
Remus: …
Sirius: …
Marie: I'll tell you later.
James: *shaking head* Definitely enough prophecies for one day…
Wednesday, October 19th Charms
Julianna: Come on, Marie. What's up?
Marie: It's just… that prophecy that James made.
Lily: Don't worry, Marie. It's not real. James is just having some fun. I mean, you heard all the stuff he said about me, and Remus, and Sirius, and Peter. Do you really think anything like that stuff would actually happen?
Marie: Well, no…
Grace: Yeah, Marie. It's fine. None of it is actually real.
Marie: I wouldn't be so sure.
Grace: What do you mean?
Marie: The prophecy that James made about me… I had a dream about that the other night.
Julianna: What?
Marie: I didn't think much of it at the time, but… I don't remember all the details. I just remember that in the dream I was walking, and there was orange light, and then I couldn't move. I stayed there in the dream trying to move but unable until I woke up.
Lily: …
Grace: …
Julianna:
Marie: …
Lily: Don't worry about it, Marie. It was just a strange coincidence. There's no way James could have seen the future. He probably overheard you talking about it and subconciously copied that when he was making his prophecies.
Marie: Well, I dunno. You're probably right. He was sitting nearby when I was muttering about it trying to remember it. But why would he have seemed so freaked out?
Lily: *thinks* Again, he probably subconciously remembered hearing you talk about it, but didn't remember it was you. His overactive imagination probably thought that some divine force really was revealling the future to him. Really, Marie. Don't worry about it. I'm 100% sure that it was nothing.
Julianna: Yeah, Marie. Lily's right. Everything will be fine.
Grace: Besides, if you're still worried about it, just ask the Professor. You know, seeing as she teaches Divination and all, I'm sure she'd be able to recognize a real prophecy and tell you that it's nothing.
Marie: No, I'm sure Lily's right. I'm just overreacting.
Lily: Okay. So…
Julianna: I wonder what James will think up for next week.
Grace: Who knows? Something crazy, that's for sure.
Lily: What else would you expect from James, honestly?
Marie: Yeah. Still, the craziness of it adds humor. I mean, divination is all a load of crap anyways, so completely exaggerating everything makes it funny.
Julianna: That's the truth. I'd be surprised if there's a single sane person in that whole class who actually takes divination seriously.
Lily: The professor does.
Grace: She said sane, Lily.
Lily: Oh. Right. Must have missed that.
Julianna: Why are we taking Divination though? Surely we had more important classes we could have taken.
Marie: I don't know about any of you, but I'm taking it because I thought it would be easy.
Lily: … I honestly don't know why I'm taking it.
Marie: Julianna took it because Remus did.
Julianna: *gasps* No I didn't!
Marie: Did to.
Julianna: Did not!
Marie: Did to.
Julianna: Did not!
Grace: Okay, everyone, let's just all agree that we took the class because it was easy. *glances at Julianna* Whether it's true or not.
Julianna: Guys, you should know me better than that. I have more important things to do with my time than take a class just because some guy is taking it too, no matter how attractive that guy may be!
Marie: Ha! So you admit that you find him attractive!
Julianna: Just because I can see that he's good looking does not mean I have any interest in him, Marie!
Lily: Okay, guys, I'm going to stop you right there before somebody gets murdered. I doubt anyone wants to deal with that this early in the school year. Especially in the middle of class.
A/N: So, there it was. I'm really sorry again about how long it took me to update, and I'm also sorry that this chapter really wasn't that great. Hopefully the next one will come sooner and be much better. Tell me what you thought of James' prophecies for this week, and tell me what you would like to see happen in next weeks prophecies. Also a special thanks to the guest who reviewed earlier today and motivated me to get this chapter posted. :) Anyways, that's really all I have to say, so I hope you enjoyed, please review!