Comments: The reason the girls were singing the Boom, Boom song is because when I was writing this bit I couldn't get it out of my head...I might end up making them sing some other goofy songs I know...

Ok, I know Trelawney was supposedly sacked in the 5th book and that Firenze came to take her place but for certain purposes Trelawney and Firenze each take different classes...Harry and the gang have Trelawney.

Chapter Thirteen: Bescals and A Prophecy

After breakfast Dani hurried back up to Gryffindor Tower to grab her bag, and then she hurried out to the grounds. She caught up with Amy and started humming something under her breath. She laughed when she recognized what she was humming and started singing softly.

"Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy? Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy? Giddy and foolish the whole day through, Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy?" they laughed and continued singing it all the way down to Hagrid's cabin.

When they got there Hermonie Ron and Harry looked at them funny as they sang again "Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy? Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy? Giddy and foolish the whole day through, Boom, Boom aint it great to be crazy?"

Harry shook his head and said "Ok I knew you lot were mental I just didn't realize you were THAT mental." And they all laughed again.

"I wonder what we're studying today," Hermonie said as they stood around waiting for Hagrid and the others.

"Oi! 'Monie you think too much!" Dani said in mock frustration.

Hermonie rolled her eyes and laughed. She smiled when Hagrid came out of his cabin and walked over to them. "Hullo Hagrid how've you been? How's Grawp?" Hagrid frowned at her then replied. "I'm fine Hermonie, an' I've been good...but...who's Grawp?" he asked while sending nervous looks at Dani, Dan, and Amy.

"Oh!" Harry said then introduced them "Hagrid this is Dani, Hermonie's cousin, and Dani's best friend, Amy and this is Dan, and another friend Dani's. They're cool...they know bout it all."

"Ahh I see" Hagrid said then offered his hand to them. "Hullo there, name's Rebeus Hagrid, keeper of the keys an' grounds of Hogwarts...and the Care of Magical Creatures Professor. Bu' yeh don' have to call me professor, Hagrid'll do."

Dani frowned a bit then smiled "Hullo Hagrid...who's Grawp?"

"Oh...Grawp...e's me little brother yeh see...an' e's doin' great Hermonie"

"That's good to hear. But we're not here for idle chat...we're here for class...but where is everyone else?"

Dani Amy and Dan groaned when Hermonie said this and Amy elbowed Dani in the ribs and muttered "you weren't kidding when you said she was a book worm" in her ear, which made Dani double up with giggles.

Harry rolled his eyes and said to Hagrid "Don't mind them...they're quite giggly today, but where is the rest of the class?"

"Oh... yea' yeh all are the class...no one else wante' it can't understan' why..." Hagrid said with a puzzled frown. Ron Harry and Hermonie shared a look. They knew why no one else would want to sign up for this class, but it was a relief to be away from the Slytherins.

"Alri'ht then...today lesson is on...w'll yeh'll see, c'mon then..." Hagrid said then started around his cabin to the paddock behind his cabin. They followed him and looked slightly nervous when they saw him standing next to a crate. Ron, Harry, and Hermonie, remembering the skrewts, were slightly more apprehensive then the others who had no previous experience with Hagrid's teaching habits. The gathered around the crate and nervously looked in then sighed with relief when they saw what was inside. Well, everyone other than Hermonie whose eyes got wide and stepped back from the crate quickly.

"What's wrong 'Monie?" Dani asked looking at her cousin in confusion but Hermonie ignored her.

"Hagrid!" Hermonie said quietly. "Where'd you get them? And HOW!"

Hagrid's face fell. "Bu' Hermonie...the're not dan'erous...not much a' leas'..." the others looked up with startled faces and retreated from the crate.

"Hermonie...what are they?" Harry asked.

"They're Bescals."

"Bescals?" the others said.

"Yes, Bescals. They're little beasts that look like stuffed animals, but are really dangerous because when you touch them they well sting you with EXTREAMLY poisonous venom that can kill a regular person in about a minute." Hermonie said sounding like she'd just swallowed a dictionary.

The others all took several large steps away from the crate...all except Dani that is, who stuck her hand in the crate and picked one of the Bescals up. She stroked its head slowly along it's tiger like ears and they distinctly heard a loud purr come from it. They all stared at her in amazement as she strokes the small creature's ears and back then flipped it onto its back and tickled its tummy. Hermonie gaped at her cousin and frown slightly when she heard the Bescal give a giggle, a giggle that sounded a lot like a baby's.

Dani smiled and turned to her friends who were all staring at her with a mixture of shock and fear on their faces. He wrinkled her nose and rolled her eyes then said "My friend's uncle had one that he let me hold for a while. He told me how to calm them to keep them from attacking when you touch them." She explained. Amy and Cori looked at her in confusion. "It was before Medlets...before I knew I was a witch, she lived up the street from me, her name was...Jessica I think...we were best friends since we were like...2 till I left for Medlets. Her uncle worked with all kinds of cool magical creatures and he lived with them so we learned a lot from him."

The others just stared at her and she rolled her eyes and looked back at Hagrid who had a sort of dazed look on his face. Dani cleared her throat and Hagrid snapped out of his daze and flushed slightly. "Ri'ht, ri'ht 'bout these Bescals, like Hermonie sai' the're usually extremely dan'erous unl'ss yeh know 'ow to clam 'em like Dani 'ere. Hermonie yeh can 'ake 10 poin's for knowin' wha' they ar' an' wha' they do an' Dani can 'ake 25 for bein' able to calm em. I'll 'ive yeh ten more a person that yeh can 'et to be able to calm 'em down Miss Clarkson."

Dani flushed and turned to the others. "Ok so you select one that fits your personality...its best if you do this because they're less likely to attack if they fit your personality. To discover if they fit pay attention to the colors, cooler colors represent a calmer personality while warmer represent a...erm...less calm personality." She started. Amy noticed how Dani's eyes flicked to Harry for an instant before she continued.

"Then you find one that's the color and or animal that's most like you. Like this little girl here is purple and blue because I've got a reasonably calm personality and is like a cat because I'm like a cat at times." she continued sending a small grin towards her friends.

"So once you've selected your Bescal you have to set about calming it. The first thing to remember is not to be nervous or scared. They can sense it and tend to attack..." she trailed off.

"Oh that really makes us less nervous, knowing that being nervous will cause them to attack." Ron said sarcastically and rolled his eyes.

Dani made a face at him then continued. "Just try Ron. Then gently stoke the back of your Bescal for a bit and when it starts to purr you can pick it up. Relatively simple actually," She concluded. They all nervously reached in and picked one up stroking it gently, and smiling in surprise when the Bescals started purring.

The bell rang and Dan, Amy, Harry, Dani, and Ron hurried up into the castle heading for the North Tower. They said good bye to Hermonie and Dan on the 3rd floor where their Arithmancy class was at.

They quickly hurried up the many staircases till they reached the landing for the North Tower. They looked around and Harry and Ron noticed several people who had been in the class before all whom were meandering around talking amongst themselves. Only Pavarti and Lavender looked pleased to have Divination again. Dani paled slightly when she noticed the other Gryffindor 6th year girls and moved so that Harry was blocking they're view of her. Amy and Cori rolled their eyes and went of to talk to the other students.

They all got quiet when the trapdoor opened and the sliver ladder slid down. They all climbed up and settled down in armchairs or poufs that were scattered around the room. Harry, Ron, Dani, Cori, and Amy quickly sat down at two tables next to each other. Harry and Ron noticed the girls were being unusually quiet and Cori looked somewhat pale and nervous.

The class sat silently and looked at the arm chair where Professor Trelawney sat, still looking very much like a giant glittering incest. Dani and Amy nudged each other and giggled when they saw her. Harry noticed they kept glancing at Cori and grinning when she frowned at them.

"I understand most of you did not wish to return to Divination. But, because of unfortunate events of last year many of you didn't get a complete year of Divination in. Therefore Professor Dumbledore decided you should take it again. The younger students are studying with the centaur Firenze while the older ones are with me. Today we will be studying-"she cut off and looked at Cori who's hand had shot up into the air.

"Yes Miss..." she glanced at the class roster "Nelson?"

Cori cleared her throat then asked "Professor Trelawney do you have a REAL Inner Eye?"

Trelawney sat up straighter looking quite offended. "Of course I do! Would I have this post if I didn't? And why do you ask?"

Cori blushed a bit and looked at her lap then she looked up and said " Well Professor I have a TRUE Inner Eye and I don't sense anything...real about you...except for two prophecies you made, one 16 years ago and the other 2 years ago."

Trelawney glared at Cori. "Really child, have you had your supposed Inner Eye examined?"

"Yes I have ma'am and I passed with flying colors...literally if you catch my meaning." Cori said with a smug smile.

Trelawney frowned. "No I don't 'catch your meaning' Miss Nelson."

"Well...as you should know professor when you complete the final part of the examination if you've passed there's a rainbow of lights...flying colors... But if you don't believe me I'd be willing to do any form test you wish. Weather it be reading tea leave, interpreting dreams, crystal ball gazing, or palm reading. I'm quite talented...at least that's what I was told by my mentors at Medlets."

Trelawney glared at her for a minute more then swept over to the cabinet in which the tea cups and leaves were stored. She quickly made up a pot of tea and poured herself a cup then she drank it, swilled it three times with the left hand, turned it upside down on the saucer, and then handed it to Cori, who smiled up at her then looked at the cup.

"Well let's see..." she said and slowly turned the cup. Harry and Ron shared amused glanced then looked over at Amy and Dani were sitting. They were sitting still and silent staring straight ahead. Harry glanced at Ron and saw him sitting much the same way that Amy and Dani were. He looked around to see what they were staring at. Then he saw it.

A Spider, about the size of a saucer crawling from the cabinet towards their tables. He knew why Ron was sitting the way he was, and he figured that both Amy and Dani felt the same way that he did. Harry watched the spider's quick movements and glanced again at his friends who sat with wide, terrified eyes. Calmly he picked up a large book (Unfogging the Future) and quickly dropped it on the spider with a loud THUMP.

Cori looked up and saw her friend's relax and Harry left his book on the floor. She smiled and turned back to the cup. Then her body grew rigid and her eyes rolled back into her head. Only Harry knew what was going on for he'd seen it before, only it was Professor Trelawney who'd done it. The rest of the class gathered close around her till Harry shoved them away saying "give her space people give her some bloody space."

Then Cori began to speak in a hard rough voice much unlike her own "THE DARK LORD HAS RISEN AGAIN AND SHALL SOON BEGIN KILLING IN EARNEST. ONLY THE CHILD BORN AT THE END OF THE SEVENTH MONTH, BORN TO PARENTS WHO HAD THRICE DEFIED HIM AND HAS BEEN MARKED AS HIS EQUAL SHALL BE ABLE TO STOP HIM. WITH THE HELP OF FRIENDS THAT ARE DEAR TO HIM THE BOY WILL BATTLE THE DARK LORD BEFORE HIS 17TH YEAR." She said then blinked her eyes rapidly and looked at the floor where the shattered remains of the cup she'd been holding had fallen. "Oh dear..." she said and looked around at the other students and flushed. "Why is everyone staring at me?"

Amy blinked at her than said, "Cori...I think you just said a prophecy..."

"A prophecy?"

"Yeah...it was a prophecy...I've heard one before." Harry said and glanced at Trelawney.

"What...what did I say?" Cori asked nervously.

Dani bit her lip then said, "You said that the Dark Lord was back...and that the child born to parents who had thrice defied him, and was born at the end of July, but you said the end of the seventh month, and had been marked as his equal would, with help from friend that were dear to him battle You-know-who before his 17 birthday...but you said year."

"But...who could that be?" Lavender asked.

Harry looked at Neville who had been staring at him then whispered, "Me...she meant me..."