"I know everything that happened tonight could have been prevented," Crystal sighed as Madam Pomfrey carried Luna out of the great hall.
"How could you have known?" Harry asked.
"Dumbledore said that he was there whenever my mom made the prediction about this. Everything that's happened tonight. I have my mother's star journal. The place where she wrote every prediction she's ever made. I just can't figure out how to open it."
"I have an ides," Hermione said as Ron and her joined the group. "Professor Tweleneraly."
"Who?" Crystal asked.
"Professor Tweleneraly was the witch who made the prediction about Voldemort declaring Harry as his equal then trying to kill me," Harry explained. "She used to be the Divination teacher but now she just lived in the castle. If anyone knows how to open it, it will be her."
"Okay," Crystal said. "I'll go get my journal then we'll go talk to her."
"I'm coming too," Draco said as he came up beside Crystal.
"Fine," Crystal said. "Let's meet in front of the Charms classroom. Then you can show me where Professor Tweleneraly's room is."
"I'm not going," Ginny said. "I'm going to go check on Luna."
"Then I'll meet the four of you in front of the Charm's room in ten minutes," Crystal called as she ran up to her dormitory. She quickly opened her trunk and took out her mother's journal. She then ran back to the Charm's classroom.
"Don't you dare say that Potter," Draco hissed. "She doesn't belong to you."
"I never said she did," Harry yelled. "She's my friend and I don't want someone like you to be hanging around her."
"Break it up you're acting like idiots," Ron said as he stepped between Harry and Draco. They each gave each other dirty looks but didn't say another word.
Pretending she didn't hear any of this Crystal said, "So where's this Professor Tweleneraly?"
Harry lead the way up the many flights of stairs to the small room which used to be the Divination classroom.
"Professor Tweleneraly." Crystal knocked on the top of the attic door.
"Who is it?" Professor Tweleneraly answered a lot quicker than they had planed.
"Um. . Crystal Lockhart. You don't know me but you might know my mom. Her name was Melissa Vought."
"Come in my dear," Professor Tweleneraly's voice echoed. Crystal opened the door and everyone piled into the same classroom. There was a strong smell which hung in the air.
"Your mother was a brave woman," Professor Tweleneraly continued. "She was also a very talented star gazer. I never knew her to get a prediction wrong. Even when she was a student she never missed a one. And let me guess. You want to know how to open her star journal?"
"Yeah," Crystal said as she handed her mother's journal to the professor.
"It's very simple," Professor Tweleneraly began to explain," Yet you are the only one who can open it now. Most of her predictions where about you Crystal." Professor Tweleneraly handed back the journal. "Put your hand on the Venus symbol. Now chant Venusium Aparecium three times."
Crystal laid her hand on the soft Venus symbol and chanted the words she had just heard. The journal began glowing with an eerie gold light. The book flew open in Crystal's hands.
"Wow," Crystal said. "This is so cool." The first few pages were written in black ink but the more pages she flipped through she noticed that some pages were written in the same gold light that was issuing from the journal.
"The pages written in black," Professor Tweleneraly's voice cooed. "Are the predictions that have happened or are happening now. The pages written in gold are the prophesies that are yet to come. Show knows. Maybe the gold lettering will stay forever. Life is not meant to be predicted. I learned it too late myself. The choices you make now affect the future. No one's meant to know everything. That takes the fun out of life."
"Don't worry," Crystal replied. "I'll only read the black pages." Crystal turned to the beginning of the journal. "Whoa," she said as she glanced at the page. "Listen. . . .
"Under Venus there shall be born a girl,
Who will travel the earth, bringing peace to this world,
A rough past she's had but she'll soon recover,
By meeting the boy, their fate she'll uncover,
This girl shall be knows, to all that oppose her,
As the heir of Lord Voldemort, a disgraceful traitor,
The boy shall be known as the boy who lived,
Born under the lion, his fate is clear,
Together that shall unite, to destroy evil,
Many deaths are to come, too many to count,
But without the chosen two, the reign of evil will last forever."
"That's me and you,' Harry said facing Crystal.
"No," Crystal shook her head. "It's all of us."
"Cut I have to kill Voldemort to stop his reign," Harry said.
"Yeah, but you can't do it alone. We're here to help you," Crystal said. Crystal flipped through the next few pages of the journal. "Oh my," she said. "My mom knew that she was going to die. Like she was destined to, to help stop evil." A tear ran down Crystal's face. It appeared golden from the illumination of the journal. "She left me alone."
The room became so quiet you could hear each person breathing.
"She didn't leave you alone," Draco said. "You have us."
"We probably need to go check on Luna," Hermione said. "After all, she helped save the school."
"Yeah," Crystal said as she wiped the tears from her eyes. "Someone's going to have to show me how to get back. I normally don't come up here."
Harry lead the way to the hospital wing. Once they were there Professor Pomfrey came over to them.
"I'm sorry," she said. "Luna's getting worse and I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to help her. Her mind is very stable but her body's lost a lot of strength. She might not make it through the night."
"Wait," Crystal began. "Wouldn't the Copains potion revive her?"
"Well I suspect so, but who do you know who can make it?"
"Draco go get Snape. I'll go get Dumbledore. This should work," Crystal said as she dashed from the room.
Crystal ran down the hall back to Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Chocolate frog card," Crystal said as the stone gargoyle moved aside. She ran up the stone steps and into the office. To her surprise Professor Dumbledore was still awake.
"You may use my fireplace. RoseOx's headmaster is expecting you," Professor Dumbledore said.
"Thanks," Crystal said as she grabbed a handful of floo powder. "RoseOx School of Magic."
Crystal was instantly thrown out of the fireplace at RoseOx. She looked around Headmaster Deaton's office. This was a place she had visited almost everyday when she was a student here.
"Go get her," Professor Deaton instructed. "I imagine you remember where her room is? The password is Trinket."
Crystal walked across the marble hall then out of the office. She began running down the torch lit halls looking for the place she used to call home. At RoseOx there had also been four houses centered around the values of loyalty, wisdom, perseverance, and Courage. . . .just like Hogwarts. While at RoseOx she belonged to the Phoenix House which was centered around courage. When Crystal had seen Dumbledore's pet phoenix it had almost made her feel homesick.
"Trinket," Crystal said to a gigantic statue of a fiery phoenix. The phoenix flew off the base of the statue revealing a large hole in the ground. Crystal quickly climbed through the hole. Their common room was exactly as she remembered it. The floor was covered in a rainbow of glass mosaic tiles. There were five fluffy multi-colored chairs in front of the now out fireplace. A small phoenix lay asleep in it's cage in the corner. A few tables lined the far wall. Windows had been carefully placed above the tables but everyone knew they were jinxed to look like the sky outside. Crystal found the girls dormitories at the right side of the room. She quickly located Saria's silk curtained bed.
"Saria wake up," Crystal said as she gently shook Saria's sleepy body.
"What?" Saria asked in surprise.
"Get ready. I'll explain everything on the way to Professor Deaton's office. Saria quickly put on her white robes. Crystal explained everything while they were running to the office. Once in the headmaster's office Crystal and Saria both grabbed a handful of floo powder.
"Thank you sir," Crystal said as she got into the flames. "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Crystal and Saria were both thrown into Professor Dumbledore's office.
"Cool," Saria said as she noticed Dumbledore's pet phoenix.
"Come on," Crystal said as she pulled Saria from her gaze around the office. Crystal lead the way to the hospital wing.
Once she was inside Crystal said, "We need you to make the potion for her." Crystal pointed to Luna's frail body lying on the bed.
"I'll do what I can," Saria said. She went across the room to where Professor Snape had set up the caldron. Snape eyes Saria questionably as she began mixing the ingredients.
"I don't like people looking over my shoulder," Saria said to Snape. Snape gave Saria a threatening look then walked toward the window. The door to the hospital wing flew open revealing Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. Professor McGonagall looked at Draco, then gave a questioning look at Dumbledore but Dumbledore continued toward the potion.
"The potions still won't be ready for awhile," Saria began. "Give her this." She handed Madam Pomfrey a clear glass tube full of a purplish liquid. "The consequences of fighting the Smoke Viper are about to sit in. This potions will help her fight off the symptoms."
Luna's body began jerking violently. Madam Pomfrey inserted the potion into Luna's mouth. She jerked one more time before her body came to a complete rest.
"Miss Lovegood wouldn't be in this condition if it wasn't for Miss Lockhart," Snape drawled.
"What?" Crystal said. "How could this be my fault?"
"What?" Snape asked seriously. "I didn't say anything."
"Great," Crystal thought. "Now Voldemort's in my head and sounding like other people."
With nothing left to do but wait the professors began secretly talking while the students piled around Luna's bed.
"We're going to have to start having more D.A. meetings," Crystal said as she stared at Luna's cold face.
"We're going to die during class tomorrow," Ginny said.
"Yeah and we have Snape and McGonagall," Harry groaned.
"Why don't you guys go to sleep; I'll stay up and wake you up if anything changes," Crystal suggested.
"Are you sure?" Ron asked.
"Yeah I'm positive," Crystal said.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny walked over to the empty cots on the other side of the wing. They were asleep within minutes.
"I want to stay awake," Draco said.
"It's time," Saria called.
"I'm coming," Crystal called back. "You can come if you want too."
Saria took two small muggle pocket knives from her right pocket. "The blood of the innocent," she began. Saria swiped the blade of one of the knives across her open palm. She winced but didn't make a sound. She took a drop of her blood and placed it into the potion. The potion fizzed then turned a soft blue color. Saria handed the other knife to Crystal.
"The blood of the evil," Crystal said as she repeated what Saria had just done. The potion let off a cloud of smoke before turning a dark red color.
"They have a long way to go," Professor McGonagall said. "They have many tasks ahead that I doubt even I could make it through.""Do not worry Minerva," Albus said. "they will find strength inside themselves they do not even know they have."
"Which leaves the big question to answer," Snape began. "which will reign in the end, good or evil?"
"How dare you even ask that question," Dumbledore snapped. "If you believe in what you are fighting for then you must believe we shall conquer."
Crystal wrapped her hand up in a cloth beside Luna's bed.
"Once the sun comes up the potion will be ready," Saria announced.
"Good," Snape drawled. "If the potion does not work the death is on your shoulder."
"Don't worry," Crystal said. "Saria is the best potion master I know. She's even better than the professors."
Saria smiled her I'm better than you smile.
"We must alert Fudge about all that has happened," Professor Dumbledore announced. "There is still one more hour until sun up. I believe I have time to send an owl."
As Professor Dumbledore left Professor McGonagall said, "I must get ready for my lessons today. Crystal, Draco, make sure to tell the other students I will not require you to come to class today."
"Just so you know," Snape said. "I am still requiring you to come to my class." And with that Snape also left the room.
"I can't stand him," Saria said.
"I have to put up with him everyday," Crystal said.
"Well he's in charge of my house," Draco said.
"Which means he's nice to you," Crystal said as she punched Draco on the arm.
"Oh. . . ." Saria began. "So do you?" Saria's eyes darted from Crystal to Draco.
"We're just soul mates," Crystal said casually.
"Cool," Saria replied. "You might want to wake everyone up. It's almost time."
Crystal and Draco walked across the room and began waking everyone up.
"The potions almost ready," Crystal said as Ginny quickly opened her eyes.
Saria poured the potion into Luna's mouth as Dumbledore entered the room. Luna's eyes almost instantly flickered open.
"Remind me to never do that again," Luan said.
"I would like you to meet my friend Saria. She just saved your life." Crystal said.
"Thanks," Luna said weakly. Luna tried to get up but collapsed back onto the bed.
"You need your rest," Madam Pomfrey said.
Professor Dumbledore swung forward. "It's good to see that she's awake. I have just talked to Professor Deaton. Saria how would you like to spend a day at Hogwarts?"