Chapter 8- The book of ancient myths, legends and prophecy's

Carlie threw the contents of her school bag on the bed. Madam Prince had approached her today asking whether she intended to return 'Curses and Jinxes' anytime this century. She'd borrowed it out months ago for an essay for Professor Quirrel but had blown it off. The book however, she hadn't seen for months.

She tipped her trunk on the bed, rummaging through the stuff. She looked underneath the bed, after finding her ripped jeans and fake hoop earrings she managed to find the book.

As she began to walk out of the dormitory, something was flung at her. It hit the back of her head and Carlie spun around.

"PEEVES!" Carlie hissed. She looked down at what he'd thrown at her. It was the book that she'd taken from the restricted section of the library a few weeks ago. She threw it back on her bed and began to walk out when the sound of rustling of pages stopped her. Turning around she was the book was open on a page. Carlie slowly walked towards the book, Professor Quirrel had warned them about dark magic in objects. As she grew closer she could see the pages it was open on. On the one page it said in faded black ink

ANCIENT PROPHESIES

On the other yellowed page it read

THE SORCERESSES CIRCLE

Before the light of time shone upon our realm.
Powers great and strong formed a circle.
This circle was made up of the mistress of Fire, the goddess of wind, the deity of earth and the spirit of water.
The circle was to protect the innocent and named the sorceresses circle.
A promise was made the day of our realms creation that on day, the powers of the sorceresses' circle would be given to mortal beings.
Half would of be magic ancestry while the other half of non magic ancestry.
All would be given the powers of the sorceresses circle but also given the individual powers of the elements; Fire, wind, water and earth.

INFORMATION:

When was the prophecy made: This prophecy's goes back before our realm was created.
Who foretold it: although this prophecy was made by the elements themselves, it was forwarded on to Allena, the only seer to ever receive a prophecy from another realm.
When was it fulfilled: Has yet to be fulfilled.

More Information:
Allena - ancient seers page 1900

Carlie turned the pages until she came to page 1900.

Allena
Allena was the first and only seer ever to have received a prophecy from another realm. She was born around 1516. Even though the elements had made the prophecy many centuries ago the elements had not found it unnecessary to inform anyone of this realm up to this point. From when Allena was about five, it was obvious that she as no normal child, being able to 'guess' what was about to happen. The Sorceresses prophecy was her most famous prediction while many people argue that she wasn't a real seer because the prophecy was made by the elements it is a well-known fact that she predicted her own death.

"On the day of the fifth as the sun falls and the moon rises my last breath will be consumed and the flames of hell shall engulf me"

Allena spoke these words twelve days before her death. She foresaw that she was to be burned at the stake for witchcraft and it would be on an evening. At the age of fifteen she was burned to death.

Carlie slammed the book shut. Was this a sign?

"No" Carlie said out loud. This was not a sign; the book had blown open by accident. As she began to put all her clothes back in the trunk the book flew open again, to the same page. Carlie looked at it, then noticed some words at the bottom.

Books:
The elements: A guide into the power.

Carlie bit her lip, it wasn't coincidence, the book had opened on the same page twice and it had been thrown at her twice.

Placing it in her bedside table draws, Carlie decided to look for the book.

"The elements: A guide into the power" She said. Picking up Curses and Jinxes, she went to the library.

Carlie had given the book to Madam Prince and had gotten a telling off about giving the books back when she was finished. Wandering around the library Carlie looked at different books, though she knew that she wanted was in the restricted section.

"Hey."

Carlie turned to see Jess standing beside her.

"What are you doing here?" Carlie asked.

Jess shrugged "I just felt like coming."

Then the perfect idea hit Carlie.

"Can you make a distraction long enough so I can get a book from the restricted section?"

Jess thought about it for a second. "What will I do?"

"Just faint and then start screaming weird things so people think you're hallucinating, I did it once to get out of an exam" Carlie laughed.

Jess marched out from the aisle and fainted on the floor. Everyone turned to look and Madam Prince rushed to his aid.

"Someone get Madam Pomfrey quick!" She said, bending over to Jess.

Meanwhile Carlie had slipped into the restricted section and was looking along the rows of books.

"The elements: A guide into the power" She murmured over and over. Sliding her fingers along the books, she eventually found it. The book was small and dusty with a black cover. Tucking it under her robes, she crept out of the restricted section. She couldn't help but smile at Jess; Madam Pomfrey was now examining him and she proclaimed that he was "perfectly fine".

Getting up Jess made his way quickly out of the library, Carlie as waiting outside for him.

"Thanks a lot, you were really good."

Jess blushed "not really."

"Yeah you were" Carlie continued as they walked down the hall "It's too bad they don't have drama here, you'd be great at it"

Jess seemed to be going redder by the minute. "Anyway, what was the book you needed?"

Carlie thrust the book at him. Jess examined it "The elements: A guide into the power" he looked at Carlie. "Why would you want this?"

Carlie wasn't sure how to explain to Jess that someone, something was telling her to get the book.

"I---just do" Carlie said simply.

Jess looked very suspicious at this remark but said nothing else.