Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. This is the 14th chapter. Enjoy and
R+R also I give my best wishes for the New Year. And I'm gonna try the
little dialogue method now..I know after a long time I know I didn't really
get it until now.
The success of the Quidditch Final was a blast. Everybody in the school was talking about it for days. Draco would still try to attempt to ruin Harry's reputation but nothing he did ever worked. Instead it backfired and it was found out that at the Quidditch Final Malfoy had paid somebody else from Slytherin to set a breaking charm on Harry's arm. With that Draco and the person he paid had five days of detention and 20 points taken from Slytherin. This was something Ron and Harry enjoyed seeing the most. Draco was forced to sell Chocolate Frogs in the morning, at noon, and in the evening at the Great Hall. The O.W.L.S. were coming soon for all of the students. Days dragged on, Harry was usually seen in the Prefect common room studying or just sitting there as though he was waiting for something. Everyday he would go and visit Cho, praying she would wake up. And when he wasn't by Cho he was near Ginny along with Ron, Fred, George, Paige, Samantha, and Hermione. Everybody was distressed about Ginny. Nobody knew if she had a chance to live.
"Why isn't she getting any better, she can't die she just can't." Ron said softly. Samantha put her arms over him trying to comfort him but she knew what ever she did it wouldn't work.
"I know Ron I know. No one wants to lose her but we might." She said quietly.
Ron looked up at Samantha and he didn't say a word, nor was there any expression on his face. Everybody hoped that Ginny would've gotten better. But everyday she became weaker and weaker. Ginny was in critical condition, and nobody knew if she would ever wake up. Once Ginny had stopped breathing for a short period of time. But Madame Pomfrey was able to resuscitate. But that didn't help anybody. For a week or so everybody thought Ginny Weasley was dead. And with all the death mysteries going on, having a lesson with Professor Trelawny wasn't exactly the best thing to have and it only made matter ever worse. As Harry, Samantha, Paige, Ron, and Hermione sat in the Great Hall they looked at their schedules again.
"Great. A divination lesson." Ron muttered.
"You all should've quit." Hermione said.
"I wish I could've.I should too, but I'll have to live with it. Mum said she would kill me if I quit one of my lessons that Hogwarts assigned for me." Ron said.
Harry and Ron looked over at Paige and Samantha who seemed awfully quiet. Paige and Samantha were looking at their daily horoscopes. Samantha was laughing, smiling, and blushing. Paige was sort of mesmerized
"This can't happen to me not now. I'm so close to getting a top grade!" Paige exclaimed.
"I sure like my month. I'll be looking forward to it." Samantha said smiling.
"You seem like you actually believe in that stuff." Ron said.
"N-n-not really." Paige said stuttering as she put the horoscope parchment in her bag.
Ron rolled his eyes. He looked at Harry and muttered something under his breath that sounded like "Girls" Samantha than smacked Ron playfully in the arm and Paige chucked a couple of peas at Ron.
In the early afternoon Harry, Ron, Samantha, and Paige walked up to the highest tower for their not very desired Divination Lesson with Professor Trelawney. As they all climbed up the ladder, Harry was the last one of climb up. As he entered the classroom he had gotten into the same perfume aroma-filled and humid classroom. Ron spotted a table near an open window and they all rushed for that table. Harry sat closest looking like he was going to fall out. Ron sat next to him on his left side. Paige sat by his right side and Samantha sat by Ron almost barely near the window. Moments later Professor Trelawney walked in. She still looked frail, bony, and tiny. Her spectacles were at the bridge of her nose and she was covered in 4-5 shawls.
"Good afternoon to you all. I pray you all have had a good day." Professor Trelawney said in a mystic voice.
Parvati Patil and Lavendar Brown sat right in front of her desk. They both looked at her with so much admiration. Everybody else was either suffocating in the perfumed room, sleeping, or was starting to get extremely bored. Paige was trying to pay attention but she soon found herself almost falling asleep. Samantha and Ron automatically fell asleep. Harry began to dose off a bit but suddenly he became alert and even more awake than before. As Professor Trelawney sat down she pounded a crystal onto her desk as though something had overcome her nerves and gave a sudden and loud sigh.
"Someone in this class is distressed. I can feel it through my veins and it's empowering the aura around the room." She said mystically
Ron, who had woken up after hearing the crystal pounding looked at Harry and they both turned around and hid their faces from exploiting any loud laughter. Samantha nudged Ron to keep him from laughing and because she wanted to fall asleep on Ron again. Paige gave Harry a handkerchief to muffle up his laughter. Professor Trelawney looked straight at Harry and the look of sympathy came across her face.
"Potter, how have you been feeling these past few weeks?" she asked solemnly.
"Well, I'm happy I'm still alive so I've been fine." Harry replied. He could see Ron was trying so hard not to laugh.
"I see. The Aura in this room though Mr. Potter, it tells me that you are the one who is distressed." She said.
"Considering that Voldemort came back.." he began to say. He noticed most of the people in the room were wincing.
"Sorry.. I forgot I wasn't suppose to say that. But considering that he-who- must-not-be-named came back and tried to kill people I truly cared for I guess that's only one side effect." He replied again a little annoyed.
Professor Trelawney got up from her seat and started to graze around the classroom. She breathed in deeply for the smell of perfume to come through. Everybody also saw that Parvati and Lavendar were imitating her. Her beady eyes laid upon Harry again. He was starting to get uncomfortable.
"The Aura has also been sending me messages that you seem to fear something. Yes, it's telling me you seem to have feared death." She said mystically
"I can't fear death. It follows me constantly and I hear the threats everyday so I've gotten used to it." He replied.
This finally took Ron to his final toll. Samantha woke up with a jerk. She could see he was about to burst out laughing. So she turned his head and kissed him on the lips. When they got out of the kiss his mouth stayed closed but his eyes widened. Samantha nudged him again grumpily and fell asleep again. Luckily Professor Trelawney didn't see what Samantha had done and she still went back to observing Harry.
"It doesn't tell me that you fear it for yourself my dear. It tells me that, you fear for it for someone else. Someone you love with all of your heart. Someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with." She said.
Harry suddenly felt an empty feeling in his heart. After those words from Professor Trelawney he remembered that Cho was still in the hospital and she wasn't awake. Harry knew if he had created an outburst with Professor Trelawney than it wouldn't look good on his record at all.
"Leave Cho out of this." He said hotly.
"Ah yes. Your lady friend Cho Chang. An excellent student of mine I might add." She said as she sat down again.
"My dear you have nothing to worry about. The spirits do not care for her soul yet. They wish to align her in Earth for a long term of time. Nothing will take her from you." Samantha, Paige, and Ron looked at Harry. All of them were smiling a bit.
"How ever though, there is a death in the midst of us all I fear. But the vision of who it is.. I can't see who it is. Everything's so blurry." She said solemnly.
"And she notices her mind is fogged up right now?" Ron muttered. Harry, Samantha, and Paige stifled in their laughter.
"Death my dears, it's the worst thing in the world. For both the mourner and the victim. It's the worst thing imaginable." She said again.
Professor Trelawney looked at Ron's direction with a solemn look on her face. Ron just raised an eyebrow at her. Professor Trelawney put one of her frail and skinny hands on a lit vanilla scented candle. She seemed very amused by the flame. And the reflection of it could be seen through her spectacles.
"For today's lesson, we're going to see what we truly desire for your future and if you're lucky you might see the past. From both the dead and alive." She said mystically.
"What do you mean by both dead and alive Professor?" Parvati Patil asked.
"By dead and alive my dear, I'm meaning that we're going to see who you desire the most. Whether they are dead or alive." She replied.
Ron, Samantha, and Paige looked at Harry with frowns on their faces. They knew who Harry truly desired to see again was his own parents. They've been dead for his whole life. He never got to know them or even have a life with them. This was going to be a lesson that Harry would never forget though. With a swish of her wand Professor Trelawney had 4 candles set for every table, since there was four people sitting at each table. Along with the candles there were four silver-like bowls. Inside of them there seemed to be a little bit of water in it. Just enough water to cover the bottom of the bowl though. Professor Trelawney got up and with another swish of her wand the torches blew out and shade drew across the windows.
"All you shall need to do to pick up your candle and perform the spell Flammaray on the candle as so." She said.
Professor Trelawney performed the spell and her candle was lit. Everybody else lit their candles but some of them almost missed the candle and lit their books. Parvati and Lavendar lit their candles with glee and had stupid grins on their faces. Harry lit his candle and then looked into his silver bowl knowing that he would see an image of his parents since that was what he desired the most.
"Next, swirl the candle in a clockwise circular motion and say: Darkness does not prevail me, It cannot hide the emotions I see, Show me what I desire, With this simple spell with fire." She said.
Wax fell from the tip of Professor Trelawney's candle and a light bluish smoke came from her silver bowl. She put the candle down and blew the flame out. She watched on for her vision and a smiled. Once the light blue smoke disappeared she did lumos on her wand to shine the light around the classroom.
"What I have seen was quite satisfying. I saw Rowena Ravenclaw, ruling the school with her great mind and love for the future. Thus Divination began here." She said with a smile on her face.
"So please now. Do proceed with the readings."
The whole class groaned but they did as they were told. They feared Professor Trelawney would've added on more homework for them. Ron, Harry, Samantha, and Paige looked at each other.
"Well who first?" Ron asked.
"I guess I'll go.." Paige replied.
"Good luck, let's hope it's nothing bad." Samantha said.
Paige gave a sarcastic smile. She swirled her candle clockwise and hoped for the best.
"Darkness does not prevail me, It cannot hide the emotions I see, Show me what I desire, With this simple spell with fire." She said.
The wax fell from the tip of her candle and a pinkish smoke started to form. Harry, Ron, and Samantha looked closely at the vision. A woman with long black hair appeared. She seemed to be in her mid 20's and she was running a shop in Diagon Alley. She was beautiful and she looked exactly like Paige only she had a Chinese mark on the back of her neck that meant love.
"This is the past it must be. Look those are Nimbus 2000's when they were first made!" Ron exclaimed.
Samantha took one glimpse of the woman and she bit her lower lip. Paige looked at the vision mesmerized and soon tears started to form.
"Felicia." Paige said softly.
"Felicia? Who's Felicia?" Ron asked.
Paige touched the vision but it only glimmered in with the watery base. Samantha put her arm over her shoulder to give her comfort. Samantha sighed and she knew she had to explain.
"Felicia. was Paige's older sister."
"Wicked! Paige and her look so much alike!" Ron said.
"Felicia and I always tried to attempt to look the same way. But when she got that marking on her neck that was the only thing I couldn't have. My mum and dad thought it was just a marking from a muggle term known as tattoos but. it wasn't." Paige said softly.
"What was it?" Harry asked curiously.
"The marking on her neck was a sign of this cult she joined after she graduated from Hogwarts. But she betrayed the cult and one morning when Paige's mother went to go wake up her up.they found her dead." Samantha said quietly.
Paige wiped away her tears and soon her vision disappeared. Samantha, Ron, and Harry gave her a hug for comfort.
"Somebody go next please." Paige said softly.
"I guess I will." Ron said.
Ron swirled his candle clockwise around the silver bowl said the spell and soon a greenish color of smoke formed. A vision started to come up but it was getting blurry.
"What the.bloody hell!" Ron exclaimed.
In the vision Ron was a famous Quidditch Player. His position was keeper and he found that he was absolutely charming and handsome. Ron had just finished playing a game. He was taking pictures for the Daily Prophet and signing autographs for adoring fans. Suddenly a woman with long blondish brown hair came running down to Ron. He hugged her and swung her up in the air and than everybody saw that it appeared to be Samantha only a few years older. After seeing that it caused Samantha and Ron to blush. But suddenly Ron could see that he was talking. But it was inaudible. A locket suddenly appeared around his neck. The future Samantha looked solemn at him and than he saw that he was starting to look sad as well. But soon the vision disappeared.
"That. was sort of odd." Harry asked a little amazed.
"You're telling me." Ron said a little confused.
"Well we know one thing." Paige said smiling a bit a little better from her vision.
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"We know Samantha and Ron are going to be together for a long time." She said smiling.
"Oh shut up Paige." Samantha said as she turned maroon.
"Alright Samantha or Harry you're next." Ron said, his face as red as his hair.
"I'll go next." Samantha said.
Samantha did the same routine. The clockwise swirl and the spell. An orangish smoke came from her silver bowl and vision came in clearly. A woman with long blonde hair was walking around Hogwarts grounds with a huge smile on her face. She seemed to move gracefully with every step she took and the boys outside of the grounds couldn't take their eyes off of her.
"That's my mum!" Samantha exclaimed.
Harry, Ron, and Paige looked on completely amazed. Samantha's mother was walking towards one of the trees and she seemed like she was stretching. All of the boys were still focused on her and suddenly she started to do a graceful dance.
"Harry.didn't we see the veelas dance something like that at the Quidditch World Cup?" Ron asked.
"Er." Harry said.
Samantha was utterly confused. And then suddenly she could hear faint voices from the silver bowl. Her mother was humming a devastatingly empowering tune. The boys around her walked closer to her and she still had a huge smile on her face. She kissed one of the boys and said "Glad to know you like veelas now." The vision then disappeared. All of them sat in amazement.
"Sam.you're a veela?" Harry asked.
"I-I- I didn't know!" Samantha said just as surprised.
"Wow.I'm dating a veela!" Ron exclaimed.
Samantha laughed and kissed Ron.
"Glad you're happy. alright Harry go on quick we get out of here in seven minutes." Samantha said.
Harry nodded and did the routine one last time. A reddish color of smoke came from his silver bowl and the vision was crystal clear. A woman with brown hair was running across a field. Chasing her was a man with jet-black hair and glasses. It was taken place in the past as well because in the background Ron could see a cleansweeper that looked good and brand new.
"You're like a maniac for brooms aren't you?" Harry asked.
"I only am so than I can get a Nimbus 2000." Ron replied.
The vision continued and Harry could see that the two people were his parents. He smiled slightly. James chased after Lily and she was laughing. Suddenly James caught up with her and they both fell to the ground. Both were still laughing and suddenly they kissed.
"Aww." Paige and Samantha both said.
But once out of it Harry no longer saw his mother on the ground. He saw Cho and she was smiling. Suddenly she got lifted up and he saw himself helping her. Cho put her arms around his shoulders and they both kissed. Harry remembered the day to be a picnic he set up for her. The vision than ended and the bell rang. Harry got up from his seat and walked out. Ron, Samantha, and Paige followed him as quick as they could but it was no use. He didn't want to talk nor did he feel like talking about the vision. He wanted to be left alone.
Later that evening they all sat in the Great Hall. Harry was picking at his food not eating anything. Ron gave Samantha, Paige, and Hermione looks of concern. He cleared his throat but still Harry didn't look at them. Danielle came walking in all of the sudden with parchments in each hand. Each of them were filled with notes. She sat down with them trying to catch her breath. Apparently she ran some of the way to the Great Hall.
"What do you have there Danielle?" Samantha asked.
"All this afternoon I've been in the library searching for information on anything that can help all of us piece together what's happened through these couple of weeks. And believe me what I've found out is shocking." Danielle replied
"Share it with us." Paige urged.
"Alright well I've figured out how Voldemort got into Hogwarts." Danielle said.
"We know that. He apparated in here." Ron said.
"But it's not possible Ron! I keep telling you. In Hogwarts: A History it's said that nobody can apparate or fly into Hogwarts. It's impossible to do so." Hermione exclaimed.
"Exactly. But he did get in with this." Danielle said as she got out the silver and red ball that Harry had used to get the Burrow.
"I used that to get to Ron's over the summer." Harry said.
"Dad was just testing that out for the Ministry of Magic. It couldn't have been sold or anything." Ron said.
"Yes I know, but Voldemort must've gotten a hold of it somehow. And he used it to get to Cho and than make a quick exit afterwards. This is the transporter that he used. Professor Dumbledore just explained this to my dad." Danielle said.
"I keep forgetting you're my god sister." Harry said.
"That's quite alright. But that's how Voldemort got in. It all makes sense." Danielle said.
"Have you found out anything about Ginny's condition?" Hermione asked.
"Unfortunately not. All I know is about the symptoms and I've realized all of them has happened. I read after the third symptom the victim would die. And I believe Ginny's still fighting it." Danielle said.
"So.she might live?" Ron asked.
"If she's been able to hold it off this long than yes Ron." Danielle replied.
"I have to go you guys. I haven't seen Cho all day and I think I'll pay her a visit." Harry said.
They all nodded and he walked off to the Hospital Wing. Near the door he saw Madame Pomfrey and Professor Mcgonagal. Both looked extremely solemn. Harry hid behind one of the columns and strained his ears to hear them.
"How could this have happened? She was so young." Professor Mcgonagal said.
"I know Minerva. I tried the best I could. I had a team of the best witch doctors with me. But nothing we did to help her worked at all." Madame Pomfrey replied softly.
"How are we to tell her parents? Who knows what the students will be thinking after this gets out." Professor Mcgonagal said. "I don't know..but I can't believe she's gone." Madame Pomfrey replied.
"I shall get Albus to right a letter to her parents tonight to inform her parents about this." Professor Mcgonagal said.
Madame Pomfrey nodded and Professor Mcgonagal walked off to Dumbledore's office wiping her tears away. Madame Pomfrey sighed and walked back into the Hospital Wing. Harry stood frozen behind the column. Somebody had died. But worst of all he knew the only patients in the hospital wing at the time was Ginny and Cho. But the question was who had died?
Alright cliffhanger. I will write chapter 15 up as fast as I can. Hehe. I hope you liked this chapter. And the dialogue spacing thing.I'm never gonna get used to. Well remember review and chapter 15 will be up!
The success of the Quidditch Final was a blast. Everybody in the school was talking about it for days. Draco would still try to attempt to ruin Harry's reputation but nothing he did ever worked. Instead it backfired and it was found out that at the Quidditch Final Malfoy had paid somebody else from Slytherin to set a breaking charm on Harry's arm. With that Draco and the person he paid had five days of detention and 20 points taken from Slytherin. This was something Ron and Harry enjoyed seeing the most. Draco was forced to sell Chocolate Frogs in the morning, at noon, and in the evening at the Great Hall. The O.W.L.S. were coming soon for all of the students. Days dragged on, Harry was usually seen in the Prefect common room studying or just sitting there as though he was waiting for something. Everyday he would go and visit Cho, praying she would wake up. And when he wasn't by Cho he was near Ginny along with Ron, Fred, George, Paige, Samantha, and Hermione. Everybody was distressed about Ginny. Nobody knew if she had a chance to live.
"Why isn't she getting any better, she can't die she just can't." Ron said softly. Samantha put her arms over him trying to comfort him but she knew what ever she did it wouldn't work.
"I know Ron I know. No one wants to lose her but we might." She said quietly.
Ron looked up at Samantha and he didn't say a word, nor was there any expression on his face. Everybody hoped that Ginny would've gotten better. But everyday she became weaker and weaker. Ginny was in critical condition, and nobody knew if she would ever wake up. Once Ginny had stopped breathing for a short period of time. But Madame Pomfrey was able to resuscitate. But that didn't help anybody. For a week or so everybody thought Ginny Weasley was dead. And with all the death mysteries going on, having a lesson with Professor Trelawny wasn't exactly the best thing to have and it only made matter ever worse. As Harry, Samantha, Paige, Ron, and Hermione sat in the Great Hall they looked at their schedules again.
"Great. A divination lesson." Ron muttered.
"You all should've quit." Hermione said.
"I wish I could've.I should too, but I'll have to live with it. Mum said she would kill me if I quit one of my lessons that Hogwarts assigned for me." Ron said.
Harry and Ron looked over at Paige and Samantha who seemed awfully quiet. Paige and Samantha were looking at their daily horoscopes. Samantha was laughing, smiling, and blushing. Paige was sort of mesmerized
"This can't happen to me not now. I'm so close to getting a top grade!" Paige exclaimed.
"I sure like my month. I'll be looking forward to it." Samantha said smiling.
"You seem like you actually believe in that stuff." Ron said.
"N-n-not really." Paige said stuttering as she put the horoscope parchment in her bag.
Ron rolled his eyes. He looked at Harry and muttered something under his breath that sounded like "Girls" Samantha than smacked Ron playfully in the arm and Paige chucked a couple of peas at Ron.
In the early afternoon Harry, Ron, Samantha, and Paige walked up to the highest tower for their not very desired Divination Lesson with Professor Trelawney. As they all climbed up the ladder, Harry was the last one of climb up. As he entered the classroom he had gotten into the same perfume aroma-filled and humid classroom. Ron spotted a table near an open window and they all rushed for that table. Harry sat closest looking like he was going to fall out. Ron sat next to him on his left side. Paige sat by his right side and Samantha sat by Ron almost barely near the window. Moments later Professor Trelawney walked in. She still looked frail, bony, and tiny. Her spectacles were at the bridge of her nose and she was covered in 4-5 shawls.
"Good afternoon to you all. I pray you all have had a good day." Professor Trelawney said in a mystic voice.
Parvati Patil and Lavendar Brown sat right in front of her desk. They both looked at her with so much admiration. Everybody else was either suffocating in the perfumed room, sleeping, or was starting to get extremely bored. Paige was trying to pay attention but she soon found herself almost falling asleep. Samantha and Ron automatically fell asleep. Harry began to dose off a bit but suddenly he became alert and even more awake than before. As Professor Trelawney sat down she pounded a crystal onto her desk as though something had overcome her nerves and gave a sudden and loud sigh.
"Someone in this class is distressed. I can feel it through my veins and it's empowering the aura around the room." She said mystically
Ron, who had woken up after hearing the crystal pounding looked at Harry and they both turned around and hid their faces from exploiting any loud laughter. Samantha nudged Ron to keep him from laughing and because she wanted to fall asleep on Ron again. Paige gave Harry a handkerchief to muffle up his laughter. Professor Trelawney looked straight at Harry and the look of sympathy came across her face.
"Potter, how have you been feeling these past few weeks?" she asked solemnly.
"Well, I'm happy I'm still alive so I've been fine." Harry replied. He could see Ron was trying so hard not to laugh.
"I see. The Aura in this room though Mr. Potter, it tells me that you are the one who is distressed." She said.
"Considering that Voldemort came back.." he began to say. He noticed most of the people in the room were wincing.
"Sorry.. I forgot I wasn't suppose to say that. But considering that he-who- must-not-be-named came back and tried to kill people I truly cared for I guess that's only one side effect." He replied again a little annoyed.
Professor Trelawney got up from her seat and started to graze around the classroom. She breathed in deeply for the smell of perfume to come through. Everybody also saw that Parvati and Lavendar were imitating her. Her beady eyes laid upon Harry again. He was starting to get uncomfortable.
"The Aura has also been sending me messages that you seem to fear something. Yes, it's telling me you seem to have feared death." She said mystically
"I can't fear death. It follows me constantly and I hear the threats everyday so I've gotten used to it." He replied.
This finally took Ron to his final toll. Samantha woke up with a jerk. She could see he was about to burst out laughing. So she turned his head and kissed him on the lips. When they got out of the kiss his mouth stayed closed but his eyes widened. Samantha nudged him again grumpily and fell asleep again. Luckily Professor Trelawney didn't see what Samantha had done and she still went back to observing Harry.
"It doesn't tell me that you fear it for yourself my dear. It tells me that, you fear for it for someone else. Someone you love with all of your heart. Someone you wish to spend the rest of your life with." She said.
Harry suddenly felt an empty feeling in his heart. After those words from Professor Trelawney he remembered that Cho was still in the hospital and she wasn't awake. Harry knew if he had created an outburst with Professor Trelawney than it wouldn't look good on his record at all.
"Leave Cho out of this." He said hotly.
"Ah yes. Your lady friend Cho Chang. An excellent student of mine I might add." She said as she sat down again.
"My dear you have nothing to worry about. The spirits do not care for her soul yet. They wish to align her in Earth for a long term of time. Nothing will take her from you." Samantha, Paige, and Ron looked at Harry. All of them were smiling a bit.
"How ever though, there is a death in the midst of us all I fear. But the vision of who it is.. I can't see who it is. Everything's so blurry." She said solemnly.
"And she notices her mind is fogged up right now?" Ron muttered. Harry, Samantha, and Paige stifled in their laughter.
"Death my dears, it's the worst thing in the world. For both the mourner and the victim. It's the worst thing imaginable." She said again.
Professor Trelawney looked at Ron's direction with a solemn look on her face. Ron just raised an eyebrow at her. Professor Trelawney put one of her frail and skinny hands on a lit vanilla scented candle. She seemed very amused by the flame. And the reflection of it could be seen through her spectacles.
"For today's lesson, we're going to see what we truly desire for your future and if you're lucky you might see the past. From both the dead and alive." She said mystically.
"What do you mean by both dead and alive Professor?" Parvati Patil asked.
"By dead and alive my dear, I'm meaning that we're going to see who you desire the most. Whether they are dead or alive." She replied.
Ron, Samantha, and Paige looked at Harry with frowns on their faces. They knew who Harry truly desired to see again was his own parents. They've been dead for his whole life. He never got to know them or even have a life with them. This was going to be a lesson that Harry would never forget though. With a swish of her wand Professor Trelawney had 4 candles set for every table, since there was four people sitting at each table. Along with the candles there were four silver-like bowls. Inside of them there seemed to be a little bit of water in it. Just enough water to cover the bottom of the bowl though. Professor Trelawney got up and with another swish of her wand the torches blew out and shade drew across the windows.
"All you shall need to do to pick up your candle and perform the spell Flammaray on the candle as so." She said.
Professor Trelawney performed the spell and her candle was lit. Everybody else lit their candles but some of them almost missed the candle and lit their books. Parvati and Lavendar lit their candles with glee and had stupid grins on their faces. Harry lit his candle and then looked into his silver bowl knowing that he would see an image of his parents since that was what he desired the most.
"Next, swirl the candle in a clockwise circular motion and say: Darkness does not prevail me, It cannot hide the emotions I see, Show me what I desire, With this simple spell with fire." She said.
Wax fell from the tip of Professor Trelawney's candle and a light bluish smoke came from her silver bowl. She put the candle down and blew the flame out. She watched on for her vision and a smiled. Once the light blue smoke disappeared she did lumos on her wand to shine the light around the classroom.
"What I have seen was quite satisfying. I saw Rowena Ravenclaw, ruling the school with her great mind and love for the future. Thus Divination began here." She said with a smile on her face.
"So please now. Do proceed with the readings."
The whole class groaned but they did as they were told. They feared Professor Trelawney would've added on more homework for them. Ron, Harry, Samantha, and Paige looked at each other.
"Well who first?" Ron asked.
"I guess I'll go.." Paige replied.
"Good luck, let's hope it's nothing bad." Samantha said.
Paige gave a sarcastic smile. She swirled her candle clockwise and hoped for the best.
"Darkness does not prevail me, It cannot hide the emotions I see, Show me what I desire, With this simple spell with fire." She said.
The wax fell from the tip of her candle and a pinkish smoke started to form. Harry, Ron, and Samantha looked closely at the vision. A woman with long black hair appeared. She seemed to be in her mid 20's and she was running a shop in Diagon Alley. She was beautiful and she looked exactly like Paige only she had a Chinese mark on the back of her neck that meant love.
"This is the past it must be. Look those are Nimbus 2000's when they were first made!" Ron exclaimed.
Samantha took one glimpse of the woman and she bit her lower lip. Paige looked at the vision mesmerized and soon tears started to form.
"Felicia." Paige said softly.
"Felicia? Who's Felicia?" Ron asked.
Paige touched the vision but it only glimmered in with the watery base. Samantha put her arm over her shoulder to give her comfort. Samantha sighed and she knew she had to explain.
"Felicia. was Paige's older sister."
"Wicked! Paige and her look so much alike!" Ron said.
"Felicia and I always tried to attempt to look the same way. But when she got that marking on her neck that was the only thing I couldn't have. My mum and dad thought it was just a marking from a muggle term known as tattoos but. it wasn't." Paige said softly.
"What was it?" Harry asked curiously.
"The marking on her neck was a sign of this cult she joined after she graduated from Hogwarts. But she betrayed the cult and one morning when Paige's mother went to go wake up her up.they found her dead." Samantha said quietly.
Paige wiped away her tears and soon her vision disappeared. Samantha, Ron, and Harry gave her a hug for comfort.
"Somebody go next please." Paige said softly.
"I guess I will." Ron said.
Ron swirled his candle clockwise around the silver bowl said the spell and soon a greenish color of smoke formed. A vision started to come up but it was getting blurry.
"What the.bloody hell!" Ron exclaimed.
In the vision Ron was a famous Quidditch Player. His position was keeper and he found that he was absolutely charming and handsome. Ron had just finished playing a game. He was taking pictures for the Daily Prophet and signing autographs for adoring fans. Suddenly a woman with long blondish brown hair came running down to Ron. He hugged her and swung her up in the air and than everybody saw that it appeared to be Samantha only a few years older. After seeing that it caused Samantha and Ron to blush. But suddenly Ron could see that he was talking. But it was inaudible. A locket suddenly appeared around his neck. The future Samantha looked solemn at him and than he saw that he was starting to look sad as well. But soon the vision disappeared.
"That. was sort of odd." Harry asked a little amazed.
"You're telling me." Ron said a little confused.
"Well we know one thing." Paige said smiling a bit a little better from her vision.
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"We know Samantha and Ron are going to be together for a long time." She said smiling.
"Oh shut up Paige." Samantha said as she turned maroon.
"Alright Samantha or Harry you're next." Ron said, his face as red as his hair.
"I'll go next." Samantha said.
Samantha did the same routine. The clockwise swirl and the spell. An orangish smoke came from her silver bowl and vision came in clearly. A woman with long blonde hair was walking around Hogwarts grounds with a huge smile on her face. She seemed to move gracefully with every step she took and the boys outside of the grounds couldn't take their eyes off of her.
"That's my mum!" Samantha exclaimed.
Harry, Ron, and Paige looked on completely amazed. Samantha's mother was walking towards one of the trees and she seemed like she was stretching. All of the boys were still focused on her and suddenly she started to do a graceful dance.
"Harry.didn't we see the veelas dance something like that at the Quidditch World Cup?" Ron asked.
"Er." Harry said.
Samantha was utterly confused. And then suddenly she could hear faint voices from the silver bowl. Her mother was humming a devastatingly empowering tune. The boys around her walked closer to her and she still had a huge smile on her face. She kissed one of the boys and said "Glad to know you like veelas now." The vision then disappeared. All of them sat in amazement.
"Sam.you're a veela?" Harry asked.
"I-I- I didn't know!" Samantha said just as surprised.
"Wow.I'm dating a veela!" Ron exclaimed.
Samantha laughed and kissed Ron.
"Glad you're happy. alright Harry go on quick we get out of here in seven minutes." Samantha said.
Harry nodded and did the routine one last time. A reddish color of smoke came from his silver bowl and the vision was crystal clear. A woman with brown hair was running across a field. Chasing her was a man with jet-black hair and glasses. It was taken place in the past as well because in the background Ron could see a cleansweeper that looked good and brand new.
"You're like a maniac for brooms aren't you?" Harry asked.
"I only am so than I can get a Nimbus 2000." Ron replied.
The vision continued and Harry could see that the two people were his parents. He smiled slightly. James chased after Lily and she was laughing. Suddenly James caught up with her and they both fell to the ground. Both were still laughing and suddenly they kissed.
"Aww." Paige and Samantha both said.
But once out of it Harry no longer saw his mother on the ground. He saw Cho and she was smiling. Suddenly she got lifted up and he saw himself helping her. Cho put her arms around his shoulders and they both kissed. Harry remembered the day to be a picnic he set up for her. The vision than ended and the bell rang. Harry got up from his seat and walked out. Ron, Samantha, and Paige followed him as quick as they could but it was no use. He didn't want to talk nor did he feel like talking about the vision. He wanted to be left alone.
Later that evening they all sat in the Great Hall. Harry was picking at his food not eating anything. Ron gave Samantha, Paige, and Hermione looks of concern. He cleared his throat but still Harry didn't look at them. Danielle came walking in all of the sudden with parchments in each hand. Each of them were filled with notes. She sat down with them trying to catch her breath. Apparently she ran some of the way to the Great Hall.
"What do you have there Danielle?" Samantha asked.
"All this afternoon I've been in the library searching for information on anything that can help all of us piece together what's happened through these couple of weeks. And believe me what I've found out is shocking." Danielle replied
"Share it with us." Paige urged.
"Alright well I've figured out how Voldemort got into Hogwarts." Danielle said.
"We know that. He apparated in here." Ron said.
"But it's not possible Ron! I keep telling you. In Hogwarts: A History it's said that nobody can apparate or fly into Hogwarts. It's impossible to do so." Hermione exclaimed.
"Exactly. But he did get in with this." Danielle said as she got out the silver and red ball that Harry had used to get the Burrow.
"I used that to get to Ron's over the summer." Harry said.
"Dad was just testing that out for the Ministry of Magic. It couldn't have been sold or anything." Ron said.
"Yes I know, but Voldemort must've gotten a hold of it somehow. And he used it to get to Cho and than make a quick exit afterwards. This is the transporter that he used. Professor Dumbledore just explained this to my dad." Danielle said.
"I keep forgetting you're my god sister." Harry said.
"That's quite alright. But that's how Voldemort got in. It all makes sense." Danielle said.
"Have you found out anything about Ginny's condition?" Hermione asked.
"Unfortunately not. All I know is about the symptoms and I've realized all of them has happened. I read after the third symptom the victim would die. And I believe Ginny's still fighting it." Danielle said.
"So.she might live?" Ron asked.
"If she's been able to hold it off this long than yes Ron." Danielle replied.
"I have to go you guys. I haven't seen Cho all day and I think I'll pay her a visit." Harry said.
They all nodded and he walked off to the Hospital Wing. Near the door he saw Madame Pomfrey and Professor Mcgonagal. Both looked extremely solemn. Harry hid behind one of the columns and strained his ears to hear them.
"How could this have happened? She was so young." Professor Mcgonagal said.
"I know Minerva. I tried the best I could. I had a team of the best witch doctors with me. But nothing we did to help her worked at all." Madame Pomfrey replied softly.
"How are we to tell her parents? Who knows what the students will be thinking after this gets out." Professor Mcgonagal said. "I don't know..but I can't believe she's gone." Madame Pomfrey replied.
"I shall get Albus to right a letter to her parents tonight to inform her parents about this." Professor Mcgonagal said.
Madame Pomfrey nodded and Professor Mcgonagal walked off to Dumbledore's office wiping her tears away. Madame Pomfrey sighed and walked back into the Hospital Wing. Harry stood frozen behind the column. Somebody had died. But worst of all he knew the only patients in the hospital wing at the time was Ginny and Cho. But the question was who had died?
Alright cliffhanger. I will write chapter 15 up as fast as I can. Hehe. I hope you liked this chapter. And the dialogue spacing thing.I'm never gonna get used to. Well remember review and chapter 15 will be up!