Sorry I took so long. I was reading the fanfic Forever Alive by Mordred. If you haven't read it yet, I would highly recommend it. I burst into tears on various parts of it.

It's about time for this: I don't own Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hogwarts or anything. Except for Evelyn and Ariana. I wish I did though. I have that cage in my room...No! Bad writer. Hits self in head with lamp Do not steal J.K. Rowling's' characters!

Chapter 4

Sister Seer

Ron and Hermione gasped. Why would their new friend be hugging their new teacher? Evelyn and the professor broke apart and started talking animatedly. Hermione, being shorter than the two boys, moved to get a better view.

"Ow! That was my foot."

"Sorry Ron."

The noise was enough to direct the attention of the two people inside the classroom. Evelyn turned bright pink while the teacher had a scowl on her pale face.

"Don't you three have somewhere to be?"

"S-sorry, Professor..."

"It's all right, Ari." Four pairs of eyes focused on the green-eyed brunette. "Guys," she directed to the trio in the doorway, "this is my sister, Ariana. She's the reason I transferred here." They stared in awe at their new friend. Ron was the first to speak.

"But you have different last names!"

"Honestly Ron. She probably got married. Am I right? Are you married?" The teacher nodded. "Yes, Hermione. Randall and I were married in August." Professor Huffington smiled at the thought. "Well, you four better get to your next class." Hermione gasped and her eyes went wide.

"Oh, Merlin! Ancient Runes!" Without even saying goodbye she ran down the hall and out of site.

"I guess that means we have get to Divination." Harry shuddered. He hated that class. It wouldn't be so bad if Professor Trewalney didn't keep on predicting his death. The remaining three walked to the North Tower.

They were ten minutes late.

"I knew you would be late. I saw it during my last class. A vision came to me of two boys scurrying through the entrance."

Ron scoffed. "What, you didn't a girl?" Harry and Ron went to their usual seats by the window.

Professor Trelawney saw, for the first time, the girl they had come in with. "I...well...not everything is known to the Seeing Eye..." she stuttered. "Well, anyways my dear..." Professor Trelawney had gone back to her dreamy speech. "Why don't you find a seat and we'll continue today's lesson: Runes. Now please take out your copy of Unfogging the Future, and turn to page one hundred ninety-eight."

"Did she just say Runes?" Ron asked Harry and Evelyn, who had joined them at their table.

"Yeah," Harry answered. "Too bad Hermione's not here." Both boys chuckled into their books as Evelyn stared at them, confused.

"Everyone! Now that you have read about Runes I would like you to get into groups of two or three and interpret your Ruins."

"How do we do that?" Ron questioned.

"Weren't you listening?" The two boys shook their heads. Evelyn sighed.

"Here, let me show you."

Five minutes later the clattering sounds of cast Rune Stones had stopped and groups were whispering to each other on the meanings. There was a squeal heard on the other side of the room from Parvati.

"Crazy, they are. Actually believing in this stuff." Evelyn gave stared at him, obviously hurt.

"Ron, this stuff as you call it, is real. You just need to have the gift."

"You sound like them." Ron pointed his thumb to the two giggling girls in front.

"It's true."

"How would you know? You have the gift, I suppose." Ron rolled his eyes.

"Actually, I do." The boys stared at her. New surprises every hour with this girl. Harry thought to himself.

As if to prove this, Evelyn gathered up the stones and scattered them on the table. Still staring at Ron, she randomly picked up three stones and placed them in a line in front of her.

"You have a large family. "she stated pointing to the first stone. She looked and then jabbed the middle stone. "You're poor."

"Hey, that's not nice."

"It may not be nice, but it's true." Ron huffed. "Then what does this one mean?"

"It's odd. It has something to do with eight legs. It's a little confusing, though." Ron's ears tinged pink. Harry laughed.

"That's probably your fear of spiders, Ron."

"Yeah, well how would you like it if your teddy suddenly tuned into a tarantula.?!"

"It's all right, Ron." They turned to Evelyn. "I'm afraid of spiders myself...and none of my toys ever turned into one." Ron turned a brighter shade of red.

"Yeah, well..."

"You know, that's why I was late." Harry and Ron gave their full attention to her. So did half the class, including Professor Trelawney.

"What happened, my dear?" They jumped. None of them had noticed Trelawney behind them. But they turned their attention back to the girl sitting next to them.

"I had a vision. It just took a while to recover." By this time, her face was flushed. Harry was trying to figure out why. Was she embarrassed of her ability? So he asked her after class.

"Of course I'm not." Evelyn jabbed her fork into a potato slice. "It's just-just..."

"Just what?" Hermione had not touched her food since she heard the about Evelyn being a Seer.

"I don't like being the center of attention." She managed to get out. "All those eyes staring at you." Evelyn shivered.

"That's all?" Ron asked.

"Yes it is, Spider boy." Hermione joked.

"Don't call me Spider Boy!"

"Fine. Then don't call me a know-it-all!"

"Hermione..."

"When was the last time I called you a know-it-all?"

"Ron..."

"You do it all the time!"

"GUYS!"

Ron and Hermione stopped abruptly. Harry was red faced and Evelyn was trying to hide behind the pitcher of pumpkin juice.

"Could you just stop bickering for two seconds! You sound like an old married couple and it's only the first day." Hermione's mouth had dropped open and Ron was staring at the tablecloth sheepishly; then he muttered something under his breath which made Harry smirk.

People were going back to their dinners and Evelyn lifted her head from behind the pitcher.

"What did he say?" Her gaze penetrating into his eyes. They're so green...like a forest."

"Harry?"

"Hmm? Oh, what did you ask me?" Evelyn repeated the question.

"Oh. Ron said that that usually doesn't happen till November." Evelyn smiled at the joke.

She has a great smile.

Later, in the common room, Evelyn was telling Hermione about their Ancient Runes lesson in Divination. Hermione seemed fascinated. ("You mean the old crackpot actually taught you something useful?")

Harry and Ron were playing chess, and Harry was losing badly. Luckily none of them had homework.

Hermione looked at the clock and gasped.

Ron gave Harry a look. "I hate when she gasps." Hermione marched over and grabbed Ron by the collar.

"What? I didn't anything really bad about you!"

"No, Ron. We have prefect duties." She pointed to the gilded clock over the mantle. "And we were supposed to be there ten minutes ago! Come on!" Hermione practically dragged Ron through the portrait hole.

Evelyn sat down in Ron's vacant seat.

"So...what do we do now?" Harry turned pink, but the firelight camouflaged it.