"Louise what are you doing?" Katie asked as she leant over her bed to pick up her school tie,
"Oh nothing," her friend replied quickly,
"What's that you've got then?" Katie tried again,
"Nothing," was the reply. Sighing katie stood up and put on her sweeping black robes, then pretending she was going to get her hairbrush, walked past Louise and attempted to see what she was looking at over her shoulder - except she only managed to get a glimpse of what looked like a photgraph. Louise noticed however so quickly scruched up what she was holding before depositing it on the otherside of the room between her and Kate's beds. Katie eyed her suspiciously then hurried into the bathroom.
When Katie, Kate and Louise were up, ready and had eaten breakfast they made their way once more to the divination classroom. When they arrived everyone had already entered the room so they quickly scampered up the ladder and into their seats one after another. Professor Aurum, Katie noticed, had already begun the lesson but thankfully wasn't aware of their late entrance.
"OK then class, please take hold of a teacup, fill it with tea then slowly dispose of the fine liquid down your throats," said Professor Aurum mystically, Katie giggled, "Once you have performed this instruction, open your copies of the Dream Oracle and turn to chapter 3. From here you will be able to interpret your tea leaves and predict your fate." Katie giggled again, she really didn't believe in all this rubbish. Julie turned round and glared at her - she was rather a fan of Professor Aurum's supposed talents. After this brief lesson explanation the class started to stir and there was a rush towards the shelves of teacups. Louise got up eagerly and hurried off to get three cups for her and her friends. Katie remained seated.
"What is the point in this?" she asked Kate who was sat on a chintz arm chair, flicking through chapter 3 of the Dream Oracle,
"Dunno," she replied looking up.
"Here we go guys," said Louise enthusiastically slamming down the three teacups onto the tablecloth, sloshing tea everywhere. "Oops," she said trying to mop it up with her sleeve,
"Here," Katie offered, "Scourigfy,"
"Thanks," Louise replied, looking at Katie in admiration. Katie picked up the nearest pink floral teacup, downed the drink in one then stared into the bottom of the cup.
"So," she said, "Let's see what's going to happen to me." She flicked through to chapter 3 of her textbook and held it next to her tea dregs, "Hmmm, looks like I'm either going to die at 19, lose a pair of socks or look incredibly stupid staring at mush in the bottom of a cup," Louise laughed, Kate rolled her eyes then stared into her own cup,
"Well I think you're in luck girl," she said, "Looks like I'm going to fall into a hole and break my neck, doesn't sound too good does it?" She laughed, "But then if I turn my cup this way - it looks like I'm going to fall off a cliff. So either way, my ending to life isn't gonna be great." Katie snorted trying to surpress a laugh as Professor Aurum walked behind them, giving Katie a reproachful look.
"Now then ladies," she said picking up Louise's cup in one hand and Kate's in the other, "This cup here," she nodded to Louise's tea leaves, "From using my deciphering powers I can predict your fate. Hec hem," there was a pause, "You had cornflakes for breakfast today, am I correct?"
"HA!" Louise shouted, alerting the whole class, "Yes I did, but that's not a prediction! You know I had cornflakes because I asked if you'd finished with them!" Professor Aurum narrowed her eyes then looked into Kate's cup,
"And you my dear," she began, the whole class was now in silence, amazed and amused at what she would come up with next. "You, hmm, let me see. This looks like a phoenix, ooh my dear, yes. The phoenix. This is fascinating my dear, who's cup is this?" Kate raised her hand and Professor Aurum nodded at her then carried on, "Yes my dear Kate, this is really interesting. The phoenix, yes. The phoenix is a sure sign dear Kate, the phoenix can predict great things." Another long pause then, "Kate, your tea leaves predict that you wil go to sleep tonight!" she called dramatically, Kate had to cover her mouth to hide her laughter, "And do you often sleep my dear Kate?" Professor aurum asked,
"Well yeah," Kate replied, raising her eyebrows,
"Well my dear, you are sure to sleep tonight!"
School days came and went and it was soon nearing the end of November. This may seem like a normal time of year to most but for the students of Hogwarts it meant that the Winter Dance was looming upon them. The school was hectic. Everybody that had left it too late was trying to get a date at the last minute and pupils were desperately pulling together outfits in order to dress to impress their partners. Through the excitement of the rest of the school Katie, Kate and Louise had still managed to stay single and had lost all desire to even think about going to the Winter Dance.
It was Sunday, and exactly a week until the dance. Katie lay on the sofa in the Ravenclaw common room with her eyes closed, trying to block out the excited cries coming from the girls who were eagerly swapping dresses in the corner. "Katie?" Kate asked gently as she took hold of Katie's arm and heaved her upwards into a sitting position. "Yeh?" replied Katie,
"Let's go for a walk, it's getting on my nerves listening to that lot," she gestured in the direction of the 4th year Ravenclaws Katie had been listening to. Katie stood up and walked over to the girls dormitory, "You coming Louise?" she asked as she opened the door,
"What?" Louise replied sharply, slamming something down on the table as she said so.
"Me and Kate are going for a walk and were wondering if you wanted to come," Katie repeated,
"Oh," said Louise, "I-er, I'll stay here I think." Louise picked up the thing she had slammed down and slipped it under a book,
"What's that?" Katie asked,
"Nothing. Go for your walk I'll see you later." Katie eyed Louise suspiciously, but turned and left the room anyway.
"Looks like it's just me and you then," she said to Kate as she re entered the common room. Kate stood up and together they left the Ravenclaw tower and stepped out into the main school. "I wonder what's up with Louise," Katie commented as they walked along a corridor lined with pictures of famous wizards, "She's been acting all weird lately,"
"Mm," said Kate,
"She won't talk to me much and I reckon she's trying to avoid me,"
"Mmm," said Kate again,
"Kate? Do you know something that I don't?" Katie stopped in the middle of the corridor to face Kate,
"What? No, of course I don't, I only know as much as you do," Katie was about to interrogate Kate more, but decided against it, she'd get the information out of Kate eventually.
They were roaming round the school for what seemed forever and eventually decided to sit down on a stone gargoyle bench in the Great Hall. As soon as they'd sat down a tall, gangly looking boy stepped up towards them, Katie sat up immediately,
"Hiya," he said nervously, "I-I'm Simon," he smoothed back his brown hair,
"Hi, I'm Katie and this is Kate," Katie had taken the lead, any opportunity to grab a guy for the dance had to be taken. Simon smiled at Katie but then turned to Kate, Katie scowled but then noticed he was a Slytherin so decided it didn't matter.
"Er hi Kate," he said, "You a 4th year?"
"No, 2ND year actually," Kate blushed, she'd never been told she looked older than she was before, especially not by a 5th year Slytherin, and a good looking one at that.
"Oh OK," Simon replied looking at his feet, "I thought you were older than that, never mind." He turned on his heels and sighed,
"Wait," Kate called after him. Simon turned round, looked at Kate, seemed to have changed his mind and said,
"You wanna go to the dance with me?" Katie rolled her eyes and crossed her legs.
"Yeh sure," replied Kate out of shock, "I'll meet you in the entrance hall at 7:00 next Sunday,"
"It's a date," Simon said. He winked at Kate and then sped off in the opposite direction.
"Oh no," said Kate, "What just happened there?"
"I think you just got yourself a partner," Katie replied matter of factly but sadly at the same time, why was she the only person in the whole entire school that couldn't get a date?
After this event was over and Kate had had chance to settle down, she and Katie headed back to the Ravenclaw common room for a goodnights sleep. They didn't talk much on the way back, Kate was musing over her catch and Katie was silently fuming, silently wishing that Kate hadn't got a dance partner.
"But do I really wish that?" Katie thought to herself, "Am I really that selfish?" She shook her head as if trying to get the thought out of her mind. Kate didn't notice. "But why can't I get a partner?" she thought, "Why me?" Katie stamped her feet on the stone steps ferociously. Kate didn't notice, she was trapped in her own little fantasy world. "Her own perfect world," Katie muttered under her breath. They soon reached the common room and Kate wandered off towards the window seat, looking slightly spaced out and not quite with it. Anna Creevey and Hikari Chang-Edwards were sat on the sofa having a conversation about Quidditch and Katie swore she could hear people from every direction asking each other to the dance. "OK, now I'm getting paranoyed," Katie thought angrily, "I am not the only person in this school that doesn't have a date. I can't be," and with that she stormed off into the dormitory, slammed the door and threw herself upon her freshly made bed. Katie didn't notice that Louise was in there, nor did she care. Right now the only thing that mattered to her was getting a partner for the dance, and even if it meant going up to Sam Evanstar and asking him face to face she was prepared to do it, even if there was the possibility he would turn her down.
A/N review please! (and for your info Katie, this is not an inscest (or however u spell it), its just co incidence! it really is!) (and I do apologise Kate, I didn't think about your brother when I wrote this, honestly!)