Disclaimer: JKR owns the characters. "Dani" wrote this story.
Harry woke up today with sweat coming down his face. He had a dream. But it wasn't about Voldemort or any of his usual nightmares or dreams. He dreamt about his ring, his emerald green ring. Although, in his dream, his mother was there. She was trying to tell him something but the words were hard to hear. She was smiling which meant that danger wasn't close...but had it been real?
'Nah...Mom is dead, Harry. Face the truth.' he told himself.
He checked his clock. Half past 4. He thought it was too early to get up. He thought about the previous days and doze off.
Today was Tuesday. Which meant, 'Double Divination?!' said Ron, with an unmistakable tone of annoyance.
'Oh Ron, if you hate it so much, then why don't you drop it?' suggested Hermione.
'I'd love to, but we've had it for 2 years and it's too late to quit.'
'Yeah. Not that hearing about my horrific death once every two minutes isn't enjoyable.' joined Harry.
'That woman is a fraud I tell you! 'whined Ron.
Harry was about to agree when he remembered the time Professor Trelawney told him that Voldemort was going to arise. She had a different voice. When he told Dumbledore about this, he said it was the second time she had a real prediction. What was the first then?
'Harry James Potter! Have you been listening at all to me?'
'Huh? Oh. Sorry Hermione. I was just thinking about something.'
'Well, Ron's left us again and you're supposed to finish your breakfast before Divination, which is in 20 minutes. I have Arithmancy to go to so I'll wait for you and we'll go together.' she said slowly, making sure Harry got every word.
He finished his breakfast and headed for Divination. Harry waved Hermione goodbye as they separated. Then, he headed to the North tower where they've been having their Divination for 2 or so years. At the very top, there was a trapdoor on the ceiling. Harry could smell the perfume which came from the classroom above. He hadn't even opened the trapdoor yet.
'Oy, wait up Harry!'
'Where did you go to? Wait let me guess, Cho?'
'Yup. Got it right the first try.'
'You want to do the honors or shall I?'
'No, you go ahead. You open that blasted thing to reveal our worst nightmares.'
Harry climbed up the ladder and opened the trapdoor. The mere smell of the classroom was so much worse than it was down there.
There were already students seated and they weren't a bit surprised to see that they were the only ones who weren't.
The room was very quiet until, 'Hello my dears. Have you done the homework I asked you to do in our last lesson?' said the misty voice of one Professor Trelawney.
'We've done it, but our deaths are more unusual than usual. I'm dying of a common cold for crying out loud!' Ron whispered to Harry.
'Now my dears, since we've finished reading the stars, we'll be doing cards.' At the word 'cards' Ron laughed. Professor Trelawney ignored this remark and continued. 'You will learn how to tell the future by using cards, not ordinary playing ones that muggles use but these kind.' she held a deck of strangely decorated cards.
'This, represents great love.' Holding one that had a lot of red colored things and hearts.
'This one represents great fortune.' she said pointing to a green colored one with galleons in it.
'This one is my favorite, the card of great luck.' and she held a card with a four leaf clover.
'And this one.' she said with a slight quiver. 'This one my dears represent Death. A horrific one.' and he raised a card that had the drawing of the Grim.
'Now, I'll give you each one and I'd like you to shuffle them and place them on top of each other, showing a part of the card below, and on seven rows. I will read what your decks say.' said Professor Trelawney, in her always misty voice.
They all began shuffling, with Harry and Ron not bothering to hurry up. Then, when they finished, she walked all over the class to see which one she'd read aloud. And, to no one's surprise, she read Harry's.
'Dear, you have the Grim in the second row! This means not only will you die a most painful death but you will know when it happens!' Harry rolled his eyes but she didn't see him.
Instead, she continued. 'And you've got fortune on your third row, which means you will always have enough money and won't run out of it. Now... What's this?' Harry's eyes, which were now looking at Ron, who had just stopped laughing, turned to the deck of cards on his table. 'Why I haven't seen this since your mother was here. 'Harry shook his head. He had just heard Professor Trelawney mention his mother. 'Yes, yes. I remember now. I remember what I told her and now I tell you. You possess something extremely powerful. It had belonged to your greatest ancestor. It can help the good but can also help the ones with evil hearts. But you won't know when to use it. Only it does...' she trailed off.
Harry was now open-mouthed. Was she talking about his ring? But his thoughts were cut off when he heard the next thing she said.
'Oh! Well, will you look at that? Mr. Potter, you will have a great love.' Harry blushed because he knew the whole class was listening to every word she has said since she turned to him.
'According to the placing of the other cards, you think you won't ever love. Aah, but you are very wrong Mr. Potter. You try to deny it, but deep down, you know you are.' 'Harry was now extremely embarrassed. She has just been telling the whole class of his future, if they believed it.
Then after a short silence, Professor Trelawney looked at her clock on the wall and told them the lesson was over. Being more than happy to leave, Harry was the first ones out of the classroom. But before he went down the ladder, he saw a glimpse of the Professor smile peacefully at him. He returned the smile hoping no one sees it.
Harry was completely dazed after that certain Divination less. Professor Trelawney had never "predicted" that way before.
He was thinking mostly about the "love" part of her prediction. Who was she talking about? But he thought it was just another one of those predictions where it doesn't come true.
He and Ron met up with Hermione to go to Herbology. Neville was more than excited. He had been Professor Sprout's little helper because he knew so much about plants. Hermione wondered why Harry was acting so weird. She asked only to answered by Ron's s sniggering .She decided it wasn't worth it and continued with de- leafing a timid Butterfly Flower. They had a good day after that.
Christmas was just around the corner and Professor McGonagall was taking the list of those who were staying for the Christmas holidays. Harry was first to sign up. Ron, however, didn't. He was going to visit Bill in Egypt this year with his family which meant no Fred and George for Christmas either.
Hermione signed up just to keep Harry company because he would be all alone. The whole Gryffindor house seemed to go home for Christmas all of a sudden. Harry thanked Hermione afterwards.
They said their goodbyes to the Weasleys, Lee Jordan, Dean, Seamus, Neville and everybody else. They both completely ignored the comment 'Now there'll be no switching dorms while we're gone you two' which George made.
*******This is the last chapter for tonight. I will try to post more sometime this weekend.
*******Please Review!!!! I need reviews, or the story will end here!! J/K. I need reviews, so that "Dani" will know that the story is being well received.
Harry woke up today with sweat coming down his face. He had a dream. But it wasn't about Voldemort or any of his usual nightmares or dreams. He dreamt about his ring, his emerald green ring. Although, in his dream, his mother was there. She was trying to tell him something but the words were hard to hear. She was smiling which meant that danger wasn't close...but had it been real?
'Nah...Mom is dead, Harry. Face the truth.' he told himself.
He checked his clock. Half past 4. He thought it was too early to get up. He thought about the previous days and doze off.
Today was Tuesday. Which meant, 'Double Divination?!' said Ron, with an unmistakable tone of annoyance.
'Oh Ron, if you hate it so much, then why don't you drop it?' suggested Hermione.
'I'd love to, but we've had it for 2 years and it's too late to quit.'
'Yeah. Not that hearing about my horrific death once every two minutes isn't enjoyable.' joined Harry.
'That woman is a fraud I tell you! 'whined Ron.
Harry was about to agree when he remembered the time Professor Trelawney told him that Voldemort was going to arise. She had a different voice. When he told Dumbledore about this, he said it was the second time she had a real prediction. What was the first then?
'Harry James Potter! Have you been listening at all to me?'
'Huh? Oh. Sorry Hermione. I was just thinking about something.'
'Well, Ron's left us again and you're supposed to finish your breakfast before Divination, which is in 20 minutes. I have Arithmancy to go to so I'll wait for you and we'll go together.' she said slowly, making sure Harry got every word.
He finished his breakfast and headed for Divination. Harry waved Hermione goodbye as they separated. Then, he headed to the North tower where they've been having their Divination for 2 or so years. At the very top, there was a trapdoor on the ceiling. Harry could smell the perfume which came from the classroom above. He hadn't even opened the trapdoor yet.
'Oy, wait up Harry!'
'Where did you go to? Wait let me guess, Cho?'
'Yup. Got it right the first try.'
'You want to do the honors or shall I?'
'No, you go ahead. You open that blasted thing to reveal our worst nightmares.'
Harry climbed up the ladder and opened the trapdoor. The mere smell of the classroom was so much worse than it was down there.
There were already students seated and they weren't a bit surprised to see that they were the only ones who weren't.
The room was very quiet until, 'Hello my dears. Have you done the homework I asked you to do in our last lesson?' said the misty voice of one Professor Trelawney.
'We've done it, but our deaths are more unusual than usual. I'm dying of a common cold for crying out loud!' Ron whispered to Harry.
'Now my dears, since we've finished reading the stars, we'll be doing cards.' At the word 'cards' Ron laughed. Professor Trelawney ignored this remark and continued. 'You will learn how to tell the future by using cards, not ordinary playing ones that muggles use but these kind.' she held a deck of strangely decorated cards.
'This, represents great love.' Holding one that had a lot of red colored things and hearts.
'This one represents great fortune.' she said pointing to a green colored one with galleons in it.
'This one is my favorite, the card of great luck.' and she held a card with a four leaf clover.
'And this one.' she said with a slight quiver. 'This one my dears represent Death. A horrific one.' and he raised a card that had the drawing of the Grim.
'Now, I'll give you each one and I'd like you to shuffle them and place them on top of each other, showing a part of the card below, and on seven rows. I will read what your decks say.' said Professor Trelawney, in her always misty voice.
They all began shuffling, with Harry and Ron not bothering to hurry up. Then, when they finished, she walked all over the class to see which one she'd read aloud. And, to no one's surprise, she read Harry's.
'Dear, you have the Grim in the second row! This means not only will you die a most painful death but you will know when it happens!' Harry rolled his eyes but she didn't see him.
Instead, she continued. 'And you've got fortune on your third row, which means you will always have enough money and won't run out of it. Now... What's this?' Harry's eyes, which were now looking at Ron, who had just stopped laughing, turned to the deck of cards on his table. 'Why I haven't seen this since your mother was here. 'Harry shook his head. He had just heard Professor Trelawney mention his mother. 'Yes, yes. I remember now. I remember what I told her and now I tell you. You possess something extremely powerful. It had belonged to your greatest ancestor. It can help the good but can also help the ones with evil hearts. But you won't know when to use it. Only it does...' she trailed off.
Harry was now open-mouthed. Was she talking about his ring? But his thoughts were cut off when he heard the next thing she said.
'Oh! Well, will you look at that? Mr. Potter, you will have a great love.' Harry blushed because he knew the whole class was listening to every word she has said since she turned to him.
'According to the placing of the other cards, you think you won't ever love. Aah, but you are very wrong Mr. Potter. You try to deny it, but deep down, you know you are.' 'Harry was now extremely embarrassed. She has just been telling the whole class of his future, if they believed it.
Then after a short silence, Professor Trelawney looked at her clock on the wall and told them the lesson was over. Being more than happy to leave, Harry was the first ones out of the classroom. But before he went down the ladder, he saw a glimpse of the Professor smile peacefully at him. He returned the smile hoping no one sees it.
Harry was completely dazed after that certain Divination less. Professor Trelawney had never "predicted" that way before.
He was thinking mostly about the "love" part of her prediction. Who was she talking about? But he thought it was just another one of those predictions where it doesn't come true.
He and Ron met up with Hermione to go to Herbology. Neville was more than excited. He had been Professor Sprout's little helper because he knew so much about plants. Hermione wondered why Harry was acting so weird. She asked only to answered by Ron's s sniggering .She decided it wasn't worth it and continued with de- leafing a timid Butterfly Flower. They had a good day after that.
Christmas was just around the corner and Professor McGonagall was taking the list of those who were staying for the Christmas holidays. Harry was first to sign up. Ron, however, didn't. He was going to visit Bill in Egypt this year with his family which meant no Fred and George for Christmas either.
Hermione signed up just to keep Harry company because he would be all alone. The whole Gryffindor house seemed to go home for Christmas all of a sudden. Harry thanked Hermione afterwards.
They said their goodbyes to the Weasleys, Lee Jordan, Dean, Seamus, Neville and everybody else. They both completely ignored the comment 'Now there'll be no switching dorms while we're gone you two' which George made.
*******This is the last chapter for tonight. I will try to post more sometime this weekend.
*******Please Review!!!! I need reviews, or the story will end here!! J/K. I need reviews, so that "Dani" will know that the story is being well received.