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Chapter 4: Prophetic Future

Elle sat nervously on the couch watching as Dumbledore stood up to his full height and then turned and walked back to his desk. She didn't turn around so that her eyes could follow him as he walked back behind her but knew when he had reached his desk as she heard him ruffling through papers.

Elle swallowed hard as she took a glance around the room in small awe as to how many books lined the walls. Her eyes then came around to rest upon a magnificent looking bird. It was so beautiful and she couldn't help but stare at it's glowing aura. She was just about to ask Dumbledore about it when she heard a knock upon the door.

"Come in," Dumbledore called out towards the door as he came up beside Elle once again.

Elle turned her attention to the door that swung open to reveal the female professor and two other students who looked to be about her age. The first was a girl who stood, Elle guessed, at just below her own height. She had brown hair that was a little on the bushy side and gave Dumbledore a small smile as she entered.

The other one was a guy with light blonde hair who stood almost a head taller than the girl. Elle couldn't help but notice that he had very cold features and gave a curt nod towards Dumbledore when he entered.

"Ah," Dumbledore said with a smile. "Elle Carter," Dumbledore looked at Elle motioning for her to stand up, "I would like you to meet our head girl and boy. This is Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy."

Elle reached out to shake Hermione's hand and received a warm smile from her as she shook it. She then offered her hand to Draco but he just offered her a cold glare in return, not taking it. Elle bit her lip as her face flushed a bit and her hand retreated back to her side.

Dumbledore watched this with a somewhat amused twinkle in his eye, almost as if he knew something that the rest of the world didn't. "Ms. Granger and Mr. Malfoy," he turned to address them. "Elle is new here at Hogwarts and because of a certain string circumstances she has had no previous training in the magical arts. I am in the hopes that you two, along with the help of your professors of course, will help tutor our new student so that she can attempt to catch up with the rest of the seventh years."

Hermione nodded politely towards Dumbledore. She had her doubts - catching a student up fully for seventh year would prove difficult.

Draco didn't give any sort of sign of agreement, instead he looked with an unreadable expression at Elle and then back towards Dumbledore.

"Am I right to trust you two with that task?" asked Dumbledore.

"Of course," was Hermione's reply.

"Yes professor," came Draco's own icy voice.

Dumbledore smiled at them all in content just as another knock came upon the door. This time Snape came in with a tall boy who had scraggly black hair. His emerald eyes struck Elle instantly as he gave her a confused glance.

"Ah! Harry, there you are," Dumbledore waved for the boy to come right into the room. He then turned back to Hermione and Draco. "You two are excused to go back to your classes."

Hermione and Draco turned to walk out past Harry and when Draco passed him, Elle couldn't help but notice that he gave Harry a look that would have killed. She sensed some tension between the two.

"Harry Potter, this is Elle Carter," Dumbledore continued once Hermione and Draco had left the room. He then motioned for Harry to take a seat on the couch beside Elle before he turned his attention back to the other professors, "Professors, if you wouldn't mind, I would like to speak to Harry and Elle in private."

The professors exchanged wary glances before nodding and heading out of the room.

"Elle," he turned his eyes back to the students, "Harry here is somewhat of a legend in our world."

Elle turned to look at Harry and caught a slight pink hue creeping up into his cheeks.

"He is the only one to have survived encounters with a wizard named Voldemort. Now, I know that this name doesn't mean anything to you now, but you must know that Voldemort is a very dangerous wizard," Dumbledore spoke very solemnly and he looked at her carefully before continuing. "He is the one that you two are said to ultimately to destroy."

"Excuse me, professor," Harry looked over at the old wizard with slight confusion. "But what are you talking about?"

Dumbledore turned his gaze to Harry, "There is an age old prophecy among wizards, Harry, that states when dark times arise, two young souls will reveal themselves in the face of much adversity to defeat the evil that lives within another. And for the longest time, we have believed that one of those souls is you. You have fought Voldemort time and time again and have lived to tell about it." He then shifted his gaze towards Elle, "And the other soul has been thought to be that of a young girl who would hail from the outside world." He gave her a kind smile. "And I believe that to be our new student."

Elle opened her mouth slightly as if to ask something but then shut it again feeling like she shouldn't speak.

Dumbledore noticed her uncertainty and prompted her, "You are welcome to speak freely here."

Elle looked at him shyly wondering is he was a mind reader or if her face was really that readable, "Um, I don't really understand how it can really be me who you are looking for. I mean, I'm not a wizard or a witch or whatever…" she became a little flustered from the confusion she felt and stopped to collect her thoughts. "I think you have the wrong girl. I'm not…I can't defeat some powerful wizard. I'm not exactly the heroic type to be honest with you." She took an exasperated breath and went off on her own little tangent. "I mean, I can't even watch scary movies because my imagination likes to work overtime at night and I can't sleep, then I think I hear something but it's really nothing-"

Dumbledore smiled at her and put up his hand to silence her.

"I'm sorry," she said as she realized that she had just embarrassed herself. "I just really think that you have the wrong person for the job."

"Only time will reveal if you truly are the one we have been waiting for," Dumbledore stood up and looked at her with a knowing glance. Feeling that no more needed to be said at the moment about the prophecy, he turned to Harry, "Harry, if you would be so kind as to take Elle to the Gryffindor dorms and show her around a bit? She will find the books and materials she will need for classes in a trunk at the end of her bed. You will also notice that some of your belongings have been taken to your room as well."

Harry stood and Elle followed his lead but looked at the headmaster in confusion. However, she didn't say anything.

Once Elle and Harry had said their good-bye's to Dumbledore and had left his office in silence, Elle broke it by asking Harry, "How did he get my stuff here?"

Harry smiled down at Elle knowing that he wouldn't be able to explain, "You know, Dumbedore is a very mysterious man. Sometimes it's just best to not question him. Otherwise, you end up with a whole lot of other unanswered questions." He let out a small laugh and Elle smiled.

***Draco's POV***

I leaned in closer to the statue as Potter and the new student left Dumbledore's office. I was surprised to think that this could be the girl from the prophecy. She's a muggle! Surely they could do better than that? I laughed at the thought. My lord will have no problem with her. A muggle poses no threat to the all powerful Voldemort. I must tell him at once what I have heard. I have been in his services only a short while now and I want nothing more to please him. It will be made all the more easier if I have to watch her myself though. No one will stand in my lord's way to power…especially this pathetic muggle…