Chapter 5: Merydyth Raven
Harry ran into the Common Room and was soon followed by Cedric and Ron. 'Courtney?' Harry said, then he saw her on the couch. He sighed and said to the others, 'She's asleep.'
'Not for long,' Cedric said and nodded toward her. She was stirring; her eyes opened and they were violet and emerald again. 'Hey,' she said sleepily. 'S'up?'
'Nothin' much. We just came up to check on you.' Ron said. 'Have a good nap?'
'It was interesting,' Courtney said truthfully.
'Okay then, my twin's gone nuts,' Cedric whispered to Harry. 'How can sleeping be interesting?'
'She could've had an interesting dream?' Harry suggested.
'Yeah. Right.'
Harry looked out of the corner of his eye and saw Courtney tuck something into her shirt. 'I-er-I have to go to the library. To-to research something. See ya later!' She ran past them and headed out the door.
'Weird.' Ron remarked. 'She's acting like Hermione.' He shuddered at the thought.
*~*~*
'Um, Madame Pince?' Do you know where I could find books on Morgan le Fay?' Courtney asked nervously.
Madame Pince scowled and said, 'Over there, Miss Granger.' She pointed over to a shelf with a sign overhead that said 'Medieval Sorcerers and Sorceresses.' Courtney grinned sheepishly and said 'Thank you.'
She walked over to the shelf and saw many familiar names. Guinevere, Lancelot, ('Losers,' Courtney muttered), Merlin, Mordred, then finally, Morgan le Fay. 'Ah,' whispered Courtney and she picked the first book: 'Morgan le Fay: Sorceress or Seductress?' by Ava Lon.
Courtney opened the book and started reading. It said: 'Morgan le Fay. Who is, or was, she? We do not know much about her but, the most important thing we know is that she was a sorceress. Back then, she was what was called a Fay, a magical being who was virtually immortal.
'Fays often specialized in a certain element, as in fire or water. Morgan's name has the old Celtic word for water in it: "Mor." Her whole name means "Bright Sea of Fate" or "Bright Sea of the Faeries." Morgan prophesized that one of her descendant's name will be Merydyth-Raven: "Guardian from the Sea of Ravens."'
'You've gotta be kidding me, Morgan.' Courtney gaped at the book. 'My name is Courtney Merydyth-Raven Granger.'
Then her vision went black and she saw Morgan again.
Morgan was smirking. 'I'm not. I knew you were going to be born. I had a vision, too, like this one. Right before my brother died.' She became sad then, but only for a moment. Then she continued. 'I had a feeling that you would start to look like me, too.' She nodded at Courtney's hair, her shoulder-length blonde hair and red high-lights. Then, Morgan conjured a mirror and stepped next to Courtney and Courtney gasped. They had the same eyes, of course, but Courtney's hair was beginning to change. Now she had raven high-lights, too. 'Can they stay like that? The high-lights?' she whispered.
'Of course,' Morgan said, 'But don't worry about that right now. You have more important things to worry about. Take that book and read all of it. Bye!'
Courtney shook her head and looked at the book. She shrugged and said, 'Okay. Whatever.' and left.
Harry ran into the Common Room and was soon followed by Cedric and Ron. 'Courtney?' Harry said, then he saw her on the couch. He sighed and said to the others, 'She's asleep.'
'Not for long,' Cedric said and nodded toward her. She was stirring; her eyes opened and they were violet and emerald again. 'Hey,' she said sleepily. 'S'up?'
'Nothin' much. We just came up to check on you.' Ron said. 'Have a good nap?'
'It was interesting,' Courtney said truthfully.
'Okay then, my twin's gone nuts,' Cedric whispered to Harry. 'How can sleeping be interesting?'
'She could've had an interesting dream?' Harry suggested.
'Yeah. Right.'
Harry looked out of the corner of his eye and saw Courtney tuck something into her shirt. 'I-er-I have to go to the library. To-to research something. See ya later!' She ran past them and headed out the door.
'Weird.' Ron remarked. 'She's acting like Hermione.' He shuddered at the thought.
*~*~*
'Um, Madame Pince?' Do you know where I could find books on Morgan le Fay?' Courtney asked nervously.
Madame Pince scowled and said, 'Over there, Miss Granger.' She pointed over to a shelf with a sign overhead that said 'Medieval Sorcerers and Sorceresses.' Courtney grinned sheepishly and said 'Thank you.'
She walked over to the shelf and saw many familiar names. Guinevere, Lancelot, ('Losers,' Courtney muttered), Merlin, Mordred, then finally, Morgan le Fay. 'Ah,' whispered Courtney and she picked the first book: 'Morgan le Fay: Sorceress or Seductress?' by Ava Lon.
Courtney opened the book and started reading. It said: 'Morgan le Fay. Who is, or was, she? We do not know much about her but, the most important thing we know is that she was a sorceress. Back then, she was what was called a Fay, a magical being who was virtually immortal.
'Fays often specialized in a certain element, as in fire or water. Morgan's name has the old Celtic word for water in it: "Mor." Her whole name means "Bright Sea of Fate" or "Bright Sea of the Faeries." Morgan prophesized that one of her descendant's name will be Merydyth-Raven: "Guardian from the Sea of Ravens."'
'You've gotta be kidding me, Morgan.' Courtney gaped at the book. 'My name is Courtney Merydyth-Raven Granger.'
Then her vision went black and she saw Morgan again.
Morgan was smirking. 'I'm not. I knew you were going to be born. I had a vision, too, like this one. Right before my brother died.' She became sad then, but only for a moment. Then she continued. 'I had a feeling that you would start to look like me, too.' She nodded at Courtney's hair, her shoulder-length blonde hair and red high-lights. Then, Morgan conjured a mirror and stepped next to Courtney and Courtney gasped. They had the same eyes, of course, but Courtney's hair was beginning to change. Now she had raven high-lights, too. 'Can they stay like that? The high-lights?' she whispered.
'Of course,' Morgan said, 'But don't worry about that right now. You have more important things to worry about. Take that book and read all of it. Bye!'
Courtney shook her head and looked at the book. She shrugged and said, 'Okay. Whatever.' and left.