A/n: I'm so sorry about the delay for this chapter. I am so saddened by my procrastinating. Please, blame my teachers and their irrational idea that more homework will help for the finals, when it only makes us more stressed. Plus this poem was a bit harder than usual since I didn't have any concrete details on Lily. But I'm proud to say I think this is one of my better poems. Anyways, on with chapter 6, and much to Tessa's disappointment—A.
Hermione knelt down on the cold snow and looked at the carvings in amazement. "Another poem…an older one…" she muttered. She read it quietly to herself.
"I see us when I close my eyes,
Much more than we are now,
My visions are never known to lie,
The question is not what, but how?
We are standing there so heavenly,
With our fingers intertwined,
And there is someone else I see
A child with your hair and eyes of mine
But when this vision fades away
And reality grips my heart
Its is just like a normal day
Where we drift farther and farther apart
Yet I still do not understand
This vision that I see
Is this a definite future plan?
Are we really meant to be?
Or is this just a desire
That my heart fed to my brain
A simple ash to a mighty fire
That will prove no gain?
Lily
1975"
"That was beautiful…she must have been a diviner…" Hermione said to herself.
"I wonder how she foresaw this, but not…not her death," a voice from behind her said softly.
She turned around, surprised to see Harry behind her. He looked as if he had calmed down a bit from the previous incident. She turned back to the carving and lightly shrugged. "I'm not quite sure, Harry, but it could be that she was only experienced in the divination dealing with love and romance, not death and loss."
"I thought you said you weren't interested in divination stuff. That's why you left the class in our third year," he said, curiously.
"Well, in Hogwarts: a History, they have a chapter on the history of divination in Hogwarts, which included a brief look at it." Hermione replied. "Or maybe she could have been an automatic writer…"
"A what?" Harry questioned.
"Its like a psychic who can predict future events or see past events by deciphering their scribbles. She could have just rewritten it onto this tree…"
"Oh.." he nodded and then noticed she was still on the ground. "Need some help up?" he asked, offering his hand.
Hermione's cheeks grew redder from their already crimson state from the cold. "Sure" And with that he pulled her up to her feet with both hands. They stayed in that position for a few seconds before Harry abruptly let go, realizing their current situation as a light blush reached his cheeks.
"Aww isn't that so cute?" Lavender asked while looking at them from afar.
"Nah, cute would be if they had gotten together last year or the year before. The fact that they are still so bloody oblivious is a bit sad." Ron responded with a sigh.
"Ron!" Lavender exclaimed, giving him a jab in the arm.
"What!?"
"We better be going before we're late for our next class. Get Harry and Hermione."
"Sure" Ron shrugged and went back to the tree.
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The rest of the classes went by quickly, with few important events, including some occasional snores from Ron, a sigh or two from Harry, and a few more feet of parchment from Hermione. Dinner came sooner than expected it seemed as they took their seats at the Gryffindor table. As the food appeared, Hermione felt a light tap on her shoulder.
Dumbledore stood behind her, a cheerful smile on his lips. "Hello, Ms. Granger. In your convenience, can you please come to my office? I need to discuss something with you."
Hermione froze, automatically assuming the worse. Was he going to demote her from Head Girl? Had she somehow abused her privileges? She nodded, though, her eyes wide with anxiety. "S…sure, ok."
"Ah and thank you, Ms. Granger. Oh and the password is Milkyway Midnight. Quite delicious, you know."
Hermione nodded again and turned back to her friends. Ron had his mouth slightly open in shock, or maybe because Dumbledore had come right when he was about to shove some chicken into his mouth. Lavender has her eyes on her food, praying that she had not contributed to this future discussion. Harry smiled though., "I'm sure he's just going to congratulate you on another one of your accomplishments."
A light tint of red came to her cheeks . "Thanks." And with that she quickly finished her meal and walked to Dumbledore's office. She had gone there before, in the beginning of the year, when she was given her Head Girl duties and responsibilities as well a congratulation from some of the teachers.
She stopped in front of the stone gargoyle and said the name of the muggle treat. The stone creature jumped to the side, letting her pass into the depths of his office. Fawkes was flying about, and from his size she could tell he was recently reborn.
"Thank you for coming," Dumbledore's voice startled her.
"Oh yes. Um…what did you want to talk about?" she asked, taking a seat on the chair in front of his desk.
"Your Muggle Studies professor, Nimms I believe, who joined us last year, tells me of your talent with poetry. I've read it myself and I must admit, I haven't seen anything like it since Rudyard Kipling was here." Hermione only nodded as a blush crept onto her cheeks. "Your talent is quite extraordinary with all the emotions you use. And I would like to request of you a favor..." She nodded, wondering what her talent could do.
" It is…two weeks I believe until Christmas. And because it is your final year here, we have decided to throw sort of a graduation dance for 7th years…equivalent to a muggles' prom."
"But why now? Not at the end of the year?" Hermione wondered out loud.
"Well, the end of the year is usually packed with wizarding finals and exams. Also, the Christmas season is usually more of a happy time. And those who want to go can stay at Hogwarts, while others who don't prefer to go to dance may spend their vacation with their family. But I'll probably arrange for another train to leave the day after Christmas for those who want both."
Hermione nodded, understanding all but what she had to do with it.
"I can see your confusion," Dumbledore smiled. "Well as the muggle phrase goes: 'The more the merrier' so I need something to attract people to this ball. And perhaps your poetry could be of service. Sort of like a advertisement."
"So just like a Come to the final dance of the year. There will be mistletoe and butterbeer?"
Dumbledore chuckled. "Well, not exactly. Maybe a bit more emotion- like in your fly poem. There can be other things included, other than the dance, to get more emotion into the poem."
"Like what for example?" Hermione asked.
"Well, you could talk about how no two snowflakes look alike, or getting your groove on as muggles put it" he said with another chuckle. "Or perhaps about a flying angel rescuing a burdened girl..." he continued with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Um…when should I have it done by?" she asked, changing the subject.
Dumbledore silently laughed at this. "Well," he began, keeping a calm voice, " Christmas falls on a Friday, so the Friday before then should do."
"Anything else I need to know" she asked before getting up.
He clapped his hands together. "No, I think that's it. But just remember, don't be afraid to reveal your true feelings outside of your poetry."
Hermione nodded while standing up to leave. "Thank you, Professor"
"No, thank you"
And with that, Hermione left his office and headed towards the Gryffindor Common room to get started on the poem as well as the rest of her homework.
A/n: Thx for reading- I promise that the next chapter will be up a lot sooner then this one was. Probably next week sometime…I hope. Also, the next chapter will not be the dance. I want to put in some more poems from the characters. Also, Tessa tells me that somewhere in the 4 books it states that Lily was an expert in Charms. I cannot find that, but I will take it into consideration and just pretend that divination was sort of a secret hobby.
Ok. Another chapter- another question (just like in English)
a- Continue with this undying truth of Hermione and Harry together!! Or…
b- Have them go over to Hermione's house to watch Powerpuff girls.
Oh---I have an announcement as well. I, CutieCrookshanks, have done the impossible. Smart1Hermione made a bet that with me that if I sent her 30 emails in an hour all with pictures she would write a H/Hr…And I won! I'm so happy. Plus the 5th book is due out in 149 more days.
Review thx
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Gryphix~ Wow. I never thought of it that way…I guess this tree could have drawn all the Potters and soon-to-be-Potters to it. Lily, James, Harry, Hermione…maybe even his grandparents!
GryffindorQueen~ Well Ron and Lavender were involved in the beginning but now that they see that their plan didn't work…they give up and leave it up to Harry and Hermione to get together (which they will!)
Usha88~ I now big cliffys are really annoying…especially when the author doesn't update soon…like me…eh heh…like me…whoops.
TheFly~ they should realize their feelings about…chapter…11? But in the mean time they will just get closer and closer to the truth…with a poem here and there.
Smart1Hermione~ Thx for finally reviewing, what a nice friend you are… So I spelled her name wrong! Give me a break! Only you and someone else noticed and at least he didn't say it sounded like Swiss chocolate! I didn't give you the cardboard head! We made it together and I would look a bit awkward with a Harry Potter head in my room so I let you have it. If I had been an H/Hr shipper then I probably would have drawn little Hermione's in his eyes, but you kept me away from the truth! And the clay figurine was a birthday gift… And thx to you now I have a Harry Potter poster- my dad thinks I'm psycho. Give the Flintstones a break!
SVZ~ I don't think Harry and Hermione are going to set Ron and Lavender up. I think they're just going to fall in love themselves but its not going to be a big thing like Harry and Hermione. Maybe just a paragraph or two.
Aquarian Angel~ Perhaps when teachers who plan to teach a language are being trained, the trainers make sure they have enough psycho-ness to be a good teacher. Hehehe.
Mione Potter~ I'm glad someone else fears the 50 cheerleaders- I tell you its scary!! And sorry about the bit of a delay…eh heh.
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Shicko~ Glad you like my writing. Next time I definitely will update sooner…
And thx to everyone else who reviewed-and those who are about to!!