A/N: SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!!! I know it's been AGES!!! Many, many, many
apologies! I've been rather stressed recently, as there are some small
exams called GCSEs that I'm in the middle of RIGHT NOW! (*panics*)
A/A/N: This chappy is for Rhydypandy Dyffd (aka Dillis), my old pony who was put down just over two years ago. In loving memory.
Disclaimer: You know the deal, so as my great friend Rachy says: Bite My Monkey!
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Chapter Twelve: First Day – Divination.
Climbing the ladder into Trelawny's classroom, Harry couldn't help feeling a sense of foreboding. He wondered how long it would be before the oversized bat would predict his death. Reminding himself to tell his children never to take Divination, Harry sat down at the back of the classroom with Ron, desperately trying not to be overwhelmed by the strong perfume filling the air. Trelawny had not yet appeared, and Harry supposed that she was watching them from the shadows of the room, trying to think of the best way for Harry to die.
He heard a rustling, and the familiar oversized bat/insect appeared at the front of the room (A/N: Can you guess that I don't like Trelawny?). Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown were looking at her with reverence yet again, and it was only the first lesson of the year. Her 'impressive' entrance did nothing to impress Harry and Ron; Harry merely tried to stifle his groan, while Ron just yawned.
"Welcome class, to your first lesson of the year. I am not going to speak of the OWLs, as I have seen that almost all of you will pass with flying colours." While she said this she was looking around the room, but never at Harry and Ron. "Ah, I see that Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley are not here, I was reading the tea leaves this morning and I saw that this was to be so. The inner-eye can be a bind my dears."
Ron muttered to Harry, "Not only does she need her inner-eye tested, but also her real eyes as well."
Harry smiled at Ron, took a deep breath and said, "Actually Professor, we're right here."
For the first half of term, Trelawny announced that they would be studying Advanced Tea Leaves. The principle was almost exactly the same. They still had to drink the scolding tea as quickly as possible, but instead of swilling the tealeaves three times with the left hand, it had to be done five times with the right hand. They then had to interpret what they saw using their textbooks.
Both Harry and Ron were not very fond of drinking tea, preferring coffee, but they still drank it, although Ron pulled some very expressive faces while doing so. They then swapped cups, and started to interpret their findings. Harry saw the sun and an acorn in Ron's cup, which meant that Ron was going to be very happy and come across some unexpected gold.
Upon hearing this, Ron beamed, "Excellent! I bet I'll be happy because I've found the gold!"
Harry snorted, unfortunately as Professor Trelawny was walking past them. Immediately she sat down and grabbed Harry's cup, just as Ron was about to look into it.
"Oh no, my dear boy, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but"
"You see the Grim." Harry interrupted her.
"Why yes! You poor, dear child."
Harry was finding it extremely difficult not to smile with Ron sat next to him trying not to laugh too obviously. He had found that the best way to make Trelawny go away was to look accepting of his fate and to pretend to believe her. He looked at her to notice if she was leaving, when she stiffened, and spoke in a rasping voice.
"The Lion shall destroy the Snake,
The Dog shall catch the Rat,
The Phoenix shall be reincarnated,
The Insect shall return."
Harry knew from experience that Trelawny had just made a real prediction. But what did it mean? Reminding himself to mention it to Dumbledore later that day, he was thankful that he and Ron had sat at the back of the class. Nobody else had heard or seen Trelawny, so when she 'awoke', seemingly oblivious to what had just happened, the only people that knew of the prediction were Harry and Ron, who was currently just staring at Trelawny with his jaw hanging down.
Trelawny left them, and Ron was just about to say something when Harry's scar burned. It was only for a second, but Harry knew that he needed to speak to Dumbledore. He got up, asked Professor Trelawny if he could go to the Infirmary, and left, muttering to Ron that he would see him later.
However, Harry had no intention of going to see Madam Pomfrey. Instead, he made his way to Dumbledore's office.
There ya go! Once again, sorry it's so late! And also, sorry it's so short! I'll write unlucky Chapter 13 after my exams finish at the end of June. Byes Byes for nows!
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A/A/N: This chappy is for Rhydypandy Dyffd (aka Dillis), my old pony who was put down just over two years ago. In loving memory.
Disclaimer: You know the deal, so as my great friend Rachy says: Bite My Monkey!
1 Dies Diem Docet
Chapter Twelve: First Day – Divination.
Climbing the ladder into Trelawny's classroom, Harry couldn't help feeling a sense of foreboding. He wondered how long it would be before the oversized bat would predict his death. Reminding himself to tell his children never to take Divination, Harry sat down at the back of the classroom with Ron, desperately trying not to be overwhelmed by the strong perfume filling the air. Trelawny had not yet appeared, and Harry supposed that she was watching them from the shadows of the room, trying to think of the best way for Harry to die.
He heard a rustling, and the familiar oversized bat/insect appeared at the front of the room (A/N: Can you guess that I don't like Trelawny?). Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown were looking at her with reverence yet again, and it was only the first lesson of the year. Her 'impressive' entrance did nothing to impress Harry and Ron; Harry merely tried to stifle his groan, while Ron just yawned.
"Welcome class, to your first lesson of the year. I am not going to speak of the OWLs, as I have seen that almost all of you will pass with flying colours." While she said this she was looking around the room, but never at Harry and Ron. "Ah, I see that Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley are not here, I was reading the tea leaves this morning and I saw that this was to be so. The inner-eye can be a bind my dears."
Ron muttered to Harry, "Not only does she need her inner-eye tested, but also her real eyes as well."
Harry smiled at Ron, took a deep breath and said, "Actually Professor, we're right here."
For the first half of term, Trelawny announced that they would be studying Advanced Tea Leaves. The principle was almost exactly the same. They still had to drink the scolding tea as quickly as possible, but instead of swilling the tealeaves three times with the left hand, it had to be done five times with the right hand. They then had to interpret what they saw using their textbooks.
Both Harry and Ron were not very fond of drinking tea, preferring coffee, but they still drank it, although Ron pulled some very expressive faces while doing so. They then swapped cups, and started to interpret their findings. Harry saw the sun and an acorn in Ron's cup, which meant that Ron was going to be very happy and come across some unexpected gold.
Upon hearing this, Ron beamed, "Excellent! I bet I'll be happy because I've found the gold!"
Harry snorted, unfortunately as Professor Trelawny was walking past them. Immediately she sat down and grabbed Harry's cup, just as Ron was about to look into it.
"Oh no, my dear boy, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but"
"You see the Grim." Harry interrupted her.
"Why yes! You poor, dear child."
Harry was finding it extremely difficult not to smile with Ron sat next to him trying not to laugh too obviously. He had found that the best way to make Trelawny go away was to look accepting of his fate and to pretend to believe her. He looked at her to notice if she was leaving, when she stiffened, and spoke in a rasping voice.
"The Lion shall destroy the Snake,
The Dog shall catch the Rat,
The Phoenix shall be reincarnated,
The Insect shall return."
Harry knew from experience that Trelawny had just made a real prediction. But what did it mean? Reminding himself to mention it to Dumbledore later that day, he was thankful that he and Ron had sat at the back of the class. Nobody else had heard or seen Trelawny, so when she 'awoke', seemingly oblivious to what had just happened, the only people that knew of the prediction were Harry and Ron, who was currently just staring at Trelawny with his jaw hanging down.
Trelawny left them, and Ron was just about to say something when Harry's scar burned. It was only for a second, but Harry knew that he needed to speak to Dumbledore. He got up, asked Professor Trelawny if he could go to the Infirmary, and left, muttering to Ron that he would see him later.
However, Harry had no intention of going to see Madam Pomfrey. Instead, he made his way to Dumbledore's office.
There ya go! Once again, sorry it's so late! And also, sorry it's so short! I'll write unlucky Chapter 13 after my exams finish at the end of June. Byes Byes for nows!
See that button down there? Down. Down. Left. Down a bit more. That's the one! Click on it. Review. Good!