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Chapter 3

"Aaaaaahhhh." Desiree yawned and stretched, exposing the soft underside of her bare arms. She uncurled lithely out of bed, and walked to the dormitory window. After observing the grounds for a while, the demi-goddess turned and surveyed the other inhabitants of the room, who were all fast asleep.

Desiree crossed to her own bed, her satin chemise clinging to her well-rounded thighs, and knelt. She began rummaging in the chest at the foot of her four-poster, searching for her best velvet black robes.

'Today is going to be so fun!' she thought gleefully.

Suddenly she felt Diamond thinking to her. 'Des? Could you meet me outside the Great Hall, a.s.a.p?'

Des sighed, clutching her robes.

'Today is going to be such a drag.'

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Delta poked her head out from the cocoon of blankets she had slept in. "Ooooohhh, I'm so tired!" she moaned.

"What?" cried her roommates, who were already up and about.

"Well," she answered defensively. "I usually get much more sleep than this."

Lily Johns and Victoria Grant looked at each other, then back at Delta. Whatever, said their expressions.

"So, guys, what class have we got first?" inquired Lily, skilfully changing the subject.

Vicky answered, "Double Transfiguration with Gryffindor."

"Oh, fun," muttered Delta sarcastically.

The other two laughed, and began to roll her out of bed. "C'mon lazybones, the early bird gets the worm!"

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Whoosh! The sharp tip of her practice sword whizzed past Daine's ear. She was performing a lethal yet beautiful pattern dance- a series of twirls, high kicks, cuts, and swipes with 2 swords, transformed into a dance.

She gave a final spin, a stamp, and crossed her sword in front of her chest. Facing the newly risen sun, Daine bowed.

A low whistle issued from behind her.

She turned defensively, and was relieved to see her roommate, Alicia Spinnet. Daine smiled, a very rare occurrence. "Morning."

Alicia grinned back, though slightly surprised to see this grim girl doing the same. She said, her voice tinged with awe and interest, "Do you do that often?"

"Every morning," Daine nodded. "To keep myself in shape."

"Well, you must be in very good shape then."

A new voice spoke, and Alicia and Daine turned to see who it was. The third 6th year Gryffindor girl, Katie Bell, poked her head into the room. "Wow," she added. "It was amazing."

Daine was startled to feel herself smiling happily. She replied, "Yup, I like to keep fit."

Alicia eyed her thoughtfully. "Hmmm. So, Daine, what do you know about Quidditch?"

Daine, feeling slightly bemused, allowed herself to be pulled out of the dormitory. The two friends chattered away about their favourite game, and let the newcomer down the stairs.

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In the Ravenclaw 3rd year girls' dormitory, one person sat awake and unmoving in a chair by the window. Delphi kept a silent vigil, occasionally glancing at her peacefully slumbering roommates. One girl started muttering and whimpering in her sleep. The Fate of Doom stood quickly, and moved to the restless girl's bedside. Placing a hand on her forehead, Delphi crooned, "Poor sad child. Welcome your sorrow, don't fight it."

At that exact moment, the sleeping girl opened her eyes. "Aaaargh!" she yelled. "Delphi!"

The new girl dropped her hand quickly. "I am sorry, Jenna," she apologized. Jenna took a few deep breaths, to try and slow her racing heartbeat. "That's ok," she said. "But what were you doing?"

"Oh," replied Delphi. "I was just Seeing your Doom."

"WHAT?!" cried Jenna.

A sleepy voice issued from one of the beds in the room. The other people in the dorm had woken up as well. "Oh, do be quiet, Jen. What's all the fuss about?"

"Oh, nothing," retorted Jenna sarcastically. "It's just that Delphi just told me that she can see my Doom."

"WHAT?!" cried two voices, while two girls sat bolt upright in their blankets.

"That's what I said," Jenna told her friends, Lorna and Erin. She turned to Delphi. "So, um, Delphi, what do you mean by Doom?"

The other girl shrugged. "Downfall, bane… death if you will."

Jen's expression grew awed. "You mean, you can see my future?"

Delphi laughed lightly. "Oh, I don't know about that…"

"Wait!" exclaimed Erin. She scrabbled about beside her bed for a while, and then held up her timetable triumphantly. "We've got divination today!"

"Yeah!" breathed Lorna. On an afterthought, she added, "Great plan, Rinny."

"Uh, guys?" interrupted Jenna. "What is this brilliant Master Plan?"

"Oh! Sorry Jen," apologized Erin. "I should have remembered that you don't think along the same wavelength as me."

"And me!" added Lorna.

"Anyways, the plan has got to do with HER," Erin continued, pointing at Delphi. "This will be the perfect way to get back at Trelawney, eh Laws? So, Jen, what do you say?"

Understanding spread quickly over Jen's face, and she turned to Delphi, clearly excited. "You will do it, won't you?" She begged.

"Do what?" burst out an exasperated Delphi.

Silence.

Then-

"Ooooohhh." Said the other three slowly. Lorna raised her eyebrows at Jenna, Erin stared at Delphi, and Jen covered her face with one hand.

Laws said quietly, "She doesn't get it."

"Well, duh!" exclaimed Rin. "She's new."

"Maybe I should explain." Jen mused.

"No, let me," said Rin gallantly. She transferred her attention to the new girl. "Laws, Jen, and I had a bit of a run-in with old Trelawney last year. So this year, we decided to take her class, so we could annoy her, and get back at her. And now you've come along…"

"And solved all our problems!" Laws broke in.

"How?" asked Delphi.

"Well, Trelawney is a bit of a phoney. She's only ever done two true predictions in her life. If you should turn up and tell her that you are a true seer, she'll be green with envy. And if you can prove it-," Jen stopped, and eyed Delphi suspiciously. "You are a true seer, aren't you? You weren't kidding us?"

The demi-god sighed, and answered patiently, "Yes, I am a true seer, though I do have limited vision."

The others breathed a sigh of relief, and Laws replied, "That's ok. A little bit will be enough. So, are you up for it?"

Delphi wanted to refuse- after all, she had much more important things to do! But seeing those hopeful, pleading faces, she couldn't. "Fine," the 5th eldest Feyt muttered, feeling defeated.

"YAY!" yelled Laws, Rin, and Jen. There was a great deal of celebration, and soon Delphi found herself being carried out of the dormitory like a hero.

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Delia gathered herself for the spring. Her backside wriggled- she looked just like a kitten ready to pounce. With a great war cry, she leapt onto her friend's bed, and began bouncing.

Awakened with a shock, the girl lying on the bed squealed and glared at Delia. "Jeez, girl, do you have to wake someone up like that?"

"Yup!" hollered Delia. "Come on Farrah, you lazybones, its pillow fight time!"

"NOOOOOO!" screeched Farrah, but it was rather muffled as the other girl seized a pillow and began whacking her about the head with it.

"Ooooohhh!" growled Farrah. "Now you're in for it!"

However, Delia evaded her grasp, and (giggling like a maniac) jumped from bed to bed, waking up the other girls in the dorm as she went. Soon all the inhabitants of the room had caught onto the idea of a pillow fight, and the air became thick with laughter, girlish squeals, and LOTS of feathers.

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Diamond waited silently, positioned on one side of the Great Hall doors like a guard. Because of her unsettling stare and imposing height, people went out of their way to avoid her. Soon there was a wide swathe of floor cleared around her.

The crowd parted even more as Desiree hastened towards her sister. She looked flustered, and the first thing she said to Diamond was: "You know you shouldn't rush me in the morning! I had to cut my skin cleansing regime short, and all because of you!"

Diamond raised an eyebrow coolly, and replied, "Good morning to you, too."

"No, it's not a good morning! I'm in a bad mood now." Desiree snarled, stomping her foot pettishly.

"Are you ready to stop being childish, and listen to what I have to say, yet?" inquired Diamond mildly, lifting her other pale brow.

The Fate of Desire sighed. "Yeah, ok, whatever."

"Ok." Di motioned for Des to come closer. "This is the plan…" and she began to whisper urgently. Desiree also seemed to be listening intently, as her perfect ear was placed close to the others lips.

Finally, the eldest Feyt straightened up, and told Desiree, "Now remember, get the first two together as quick as possible. Our mission depends on it. Concentrate on the others afterwards."

"Ooooohhh," said the redheaded Venus doubtfully. "This could be difficult."

"But, darling!" drawled Diamond. "You are the best!"

Desiree stared at her sibling.

"What?" asked Di.

Des shook her coppery head. "I don't know why, sister dear, but for one moment you sounded exactly like me."

"Oh no!" exclaimed Diamond tragically. "Quick, go away before I catch Desiree fever!"

Laughing, Desiree started to walk away.

"Wait!" cried the Fate of Destiny. "What class have you got first?"

Desiree halted, and replied, "Double Charms with Gryffindor."

The other girl grinned, a startling sight- her whole face seemed to light up. "Have fun," she called, waggling those ever-eloquent eyebrows suggestively.

Des just kept on walking, shaking her head at her sister's behaviour. Diamond, still laughing, turned and entered the Hall. 'Mmm, breakfast,' she thought as her stomach let out a grumble.