The next morning found the Gryffindors in Divination before lunch. They had
been paired up and were reading tea leaves that day trying to see what
their futures would be. Beth and Grace, Joe and Don, and Rena and Colin
were working together as Madame Brown-Thomas walked around "correcting" as
she saw fit. When she came to Rena and Colin she looked intently at their
leaves.
"Miss Malfoy, Mr. Potter do you know what you have here?"
"A bunch of left over tea dregs?" Colin mumbled under his breath, Rena smiled slightly, then answered.
"It says we are going to live with our parents anger and frustrations for the rest of our lives."
Madame looked at both of them, "Close, but no. Your lives are linked." Rena and Colin exchanged a look, "You are to change the future by changing the past."
She then moved on as if nothing had happened leaving Rena and Colin staring after her. The class period ended before they could question her on what she had meant. Still confused the group of six met up outside of the classroom.
"Rena do you mind if we eat with Colin, Beth and Don? Grandpa Arthur's birthday is coming up and we need to discuss what we are getting him." Joe asked as they began to walk to the Great Hall.
"No, that is fine" Rena said clearly distracted by something. They made their way to the Gryffindor table and sat down to eat the roast beef sandwiches that the house elves had put out. The cousins began to talk about what they were going to get their grandfather when Rena surprised everyone by turning to Colin, "Colin what in the world was Madame talking about our lives being linked and all that about changing stuff?"
"I have no clue, probably nothing. We all know she is a fraud." Colin said dismissively. Rena nodded then turned her attention back to eating her lunch and looking over the Potion assignment of a third year student. The occurrence in Divination was put aside like it had never happened, until that evening in the Common Room.
The Weasley's were still discussing their grandfather's birthday present, this time with the rest of the family there. Along with Colin, Beth, Don, and Joe, there was Jacquelyn and Marie, Ron and Hermione's twins, Jack, Charlie's son, Tony, Percy's only son, and Lily, Colin's little sister. They hadn't gotten far when Jack turned to Colin, "Colin I heard you got an interesting reading in Divination today. Something about you and Rena Malfoy getting married or something like that."
Colin looked at his cousin in disbelief, "Where did you hear that?" His green eyes flashed almost murderously.
"F-f-from Meghan." Jack stuttered out, naming his girlfriend, a 6 th year.
Colin felt his mouth twitch in an attempt not to laugh. "Meghan said that Rena and I had a reading that said we were going to get married." He snorted, "There is no way I would marry the daughter of a slimy git like Draco Malfoy. She might get him to turn me into a newt or something."
The entire common room was looking at Colin as a slap resounded. Colin looked down in surprise at Rena who had just slapped him. "What you do that for?"
"You insufferable git. I do not need my father to turn you into a newt I could do it myself." Rena looked as if she was about to cry and ran up the stair to her room, leaving behind her shoes.
Beth looked with disappointment at Colin, "Can't you be nice to her for one day? Just because Uncle Harry and Professor Malfoy have never gotten along doesn't mean you two always have to go at it. You have never thought that maybe just maybe her being in Gryffindor was a way for our families to end this feud?" Beth gathered up her belongings and went up the stairs after Rena with Grace not far behind. Colin was at a lost for words as he sat there, gaining dirty looks from his cousins and others in the Common Room.
Upstairs in the 6th year girls' room Beth, Grace and Rena were having a guy bashing session, the main focus of their bashing being Colin. "It's bad enough that I am a Malfoy but to have it brought up in every single conversation."
"Well its not your fault that you're a Malfoy, Colin can be insensitive, it comes from my dad's side of the family." Beth said comforting.
"But Joe is never this bad and he is a Weasley. It doesn't change the fact that Colin could use some manners." Grace pointed out.
"Joe must take after Angelina then, but you are right Colin could use some manners." Rena pursed her lips. "This is just what I need, my father is about to disown me and now Colin starts acting like a total prick. The only thing worse would be for Madame's prediction to be correct." Rena sighed as she leaned back on her pillows.
"Why is your father going to disown you?" Grace asked.
"I haven't dropped Quidditch yet, he thinks that girls shouldn't play Quidditch much less be the captain of the house team. He wants me to step down, I haven't so he has threatened to disown me. Plus he is disappointed since I actually want to be in Gryffindor." Rena felt tears welling up again.
"Rena you are one of the best keepers that our house has had, almost as good as Wood. If your father can't see how much Quidditch means to you he doesn't know you very well." Grace wrapped a comforting arm around Rena.
"I know, it's just that nothing I ever do is good enough. He wanted me to go with Al to Durmstrang, and I didn't. I am the best in the Potions class but he wants more, and on top of that he thinks my grades in the rest of my subjects are horrible. I have the highest marks in our class and it isn't good enough. I swear if I thought hexing him would do any good I would be down there in a second." Rena angrily punched her pillow.
The other two occupants of their room, Meghan Black and Rachel Lupin chose that moment to enter. Meghan came over, an ashamed look on her face.
"Rena if I had known that Jack would have said something, I would have stayed quiet."
"It isn't your fault Meg, you didn't know." Rena gave her a small smile then turned to start getting ready for bed. The rest of the girls followed her example but stopped when Rena, dressed in her house robe opened the door. "I left my shoes down in the common room. I really don't want to find things in them tomorrow. I'll be right back."
The others nodded as Rena closed the door and rushed down the spiral staircase leading to the Common room. There in front of the fire were her shoes, and next to them was Colin.
"I was wondering when you would come for these." Colin stood up, picking up her shoes.
Rena walked over for him and held out her hand, "My shoes Mr. Potter."
"What's the magic word?" Colin held the shoes over his head out of Rena's reach.
"Give me my shoes or I'll turn you into a ferret." Rena tried jumping for the shoes, but they were being held just out of her reach, Rena swore under her breath.
"Now, now Ms Malfoy you shouldn't use that sort of language, a first year might be around." Colin smiled dangling the shoes over Rena's hand, but pulling them back before she could get her hands on them.
"Colin Potter give me my shoes." Rena stopped trying to get the shoes and put her hands on her hips.
"Not until you say that I am the sexiest guy in Hogwarts and you want to shag me." Colin said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Not on your life." Rena jumped at him tackling him to the floor. They hit the floor with a thump then the world whole world went black.
"Miss Malfoy, Mr. Potter do you know what you have here?"
"A bunch of left over tea dregs?" Colin mumbled under his breath, Rena smiled slightly, then answered.
"It says we are going to live with our parents anger and frustrations for the rest of our lives."
Madame looked at both of them, "Close, but no. Your lives are linked." Rena and Colin exchanged a look, "You are to change the future by changing the past."
She then moved on as if nothing had happened leaving Rena and Colin staring after her. The class period ended before they could question her on what she had meant. Still confused the group of six met up outside of the classroom.
"Rena do you mind if we eat with Colin, Beth and Don? Grandpa Arthur's birthday is coming up and we need to discuss what we are getting him." Joe asked as they began to walk to the Great Hall.
"No, that is fine" Rena said clearly distracted by something. They made their way to the Gryffindor table and sat down to eat the roast beef sandwiches that the house elves had put out. The cousins began to talk about what they were going to get their grandfather when Rena surprised everyone by turning to Colin, "Colin what in the world was Madame talking about our lives being linked and all that about changing stuff?"
"I have no clue, probably nothing. We all know she is a fraud." Colin said dismissively. Rena nodded then turned her attention back to eating her lunch and looking over the Potion assignment of a third year student. The occurrence in Divination was put aside like it had never happened, until that evening in the Common Room.
The Weasley's were still discussing their grandfather's birthday present, this time with the rest of the family there. Along with Colin, Beth, Don, and Joe, there was Jacquelyn and Marie, Ron and Hermione's twins, Jack, Charlie's son, Tony, Percy's only son, and Lily, Colin's little sister. They hadn't gotten far when Jack turned to Colin, "Colin I heard you got an interesting reading in Divination today. Something about you and Rena Malfoy getting married or something like that."
Colin looked at his cousin in disbelief, "Where did you hear that?" His green eyes flashed almost murderously.
"F-f-from Meghan." Jack stuttered out, naming his girlfriend, a 6 th year.
Colin felt his mouth twitch in an attempt not to laugh. "Meghan said that Rena and I had a reading that said we were going to get married." He snorted, "There is no way I would marry the daughter of a slimy git like Draco Malfoy. She might get him to turn me into a newt or something."
The entire common room was looking at Colin as a slap resounded. Colin looked down in surprise at Rena who had just slapped him. "What you do that for?"
"You insufferable git. I do not need my father to turn you into a newt I could do it myself." Rena looked as if she was about to cry and ran up the stair to her room, leaving behind her shoes.
Beth looked with disappointment at Colin, "Can't you be nice to her for one day? Just because Uncle Harry and Professor Malfoy have never gotten along doesn't mean you two always have to go at it. You have never thought that maybe just maybe her being in Gryffindor was a way for our families to end this feud?" Beth gathered up her belongings and went up the stairs after Rena with Grace not far behind. Colin was at a lost for words as he sat there, gaining dirty looks from his cousins and others in the Common Room.
Upstairs in the 6th year girls' room Beth, Grace and Rena were having a guy bashing session, the main focus of their bashing being Colin. "It's bad enough that I am a Malfoy but to have it brought up in every single conversation."
"Well its not your fault that you're a Malfoy, Colin can be insensitive, it comes from my dad's side of the family." Beth said comforting.
"But Joe is never this bad and he is a Weasley. It doesn't change the fact that Colin could use some manners." Grace pointed out.
"Joe must take after Angelina then, but you are right Colin could use some manners." Rena pursed her lips. "This is just what I need, my father is about to disown me and now Colin starts acting like a total prick. The only thing worse would be for Madame's prediction to be correct." Rena sighed as she leaned back on her pillows.
"Why is your father going to disown you?" Grace asked.
"I haven't dropped Quidditch yet, he thinks that girls shouldn't play Quidditch much less be the captain of the house team. He wants me to step down, I haven't so he has threatened to disown me. Plus he is disappointed since I actually want to be in Gryffindor." Rena felt tears welling up again.
"Rena you are one of the best keepers that our house has had, almost as good as Wood. If your father can't see how much Quidditch means to you he doesn't know you very well." Grace wrapped a comforting arm around Rena.
"I know, it's just that nothing I ever do is good enough. He wanted me to go with Al to Durmstrang, and I didn't. I am the best in the Potions class but he wants more, and on top of that he thinks my grades in the rest of my subjects are horrible. I have the highest marks in our class and it isn't good enough. I swear if I thought hexing him would do any good I would be down there in a second." Rena angrily punched her pillow.
The other two occupants of their room, Meghan Black and Rachel Lupin chose that moment to enter. Meghan came over, an ashamed look on her face.
"Rena if I had known that Jack would have said something, I would have stayed quiet."
"It isn't your fault Meg, you didn't know." Rena gave her a small smile then turned to start getting ready for bed. The rest of the girls followed her example but stopped when Rena, dressed in her house robe opened the door. "I left my shoes down in the common room. I really don't want to find things in them tomorrow. I'll be right back."
The others nodded as Rena closed the door and rushed down the spiral staircase leading to the Common room. There in front of the fire were her shoes, and next to them was Colin.
"I was wondering when you would come for these." Colin stood up, picking up her shoes.
Rena walked over for him and held out her hand, "My shoes Mr. Potter."
"What's the magic word?" Colin held the shoes over his head out of Rena's reach.
"Give me my shoes or I'll turn you into a ferret." Rena tried jumping for the shoes, but they were being held just out of her reach, Rena swore under her breath.
"Now, now Ms Malfoy you shouldn't use that sort of language, a first year might be around." Colin smiled dangling the shoes over Rena's hand, but pulling them back before she could get her hands on them.
"Colin Potter give me my shoes." Rena stopped trying to get the shoes and put her hands on her hips.
"Not until you say that I am the sexiest guy in Hogwarts and you want to shag me." Colin said with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Not on your life." Rena jumped at him tackling him to the floor. They hit the floor with a thump then the world whole world went black.