Professor Amos's voice trailed on, putting the class to sleep.
Kathryn sniffed and turned the page to her book, Remus took notes and
looked as interested as ever James was shooting sparks from his wand,
towards Severus, Lily was doing the same as Remus, Pat was asleep on
Sirius's shoulder, and he was balancing his quill on his nose. Pat grinned
unnoticeably and used her wand to make his quill tickle his face. He
wrinkled his nose and looked down at her. She had her eyes closed and
breathed lightly. He glanced around the room and decided it was her. His
finger ran down her back and she shot up, just barely squealing. "And
that's the tone, 3 parchments on the history of Crop circles." The class
filed out quietly.
The main hall was a buzz with refreshed life. They sat down at the table and feasted. The owls Flew in like clouds, dropping mail into the eager arms of the students. Kathryn got a vibrant birthday card. Its song rang throughout the hall. Cupcakes appeared in front of everyone after Kathryn blew out the candle. The room was showered with confetti as She opened her gifts. Then Pat grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the great hall. They ran down the front steps to the woods. They crouched on the ground to catch their breaths.
A small silver fox trotted up to them. He pulled himself up and stretched, becoming a red haired man. "Hey Youko, I brought her here for you." The man grinned.
"Thanks." He winked at Kathryn and smiled. "Come on, I have a surprise for you." He grabbed her hand just as Remus jogged up. She turned to him and smiled.
"He's got a present for me." Kurama looked uncomfortable.
"It's alright, let's go." Lupin said, smiling. Kurama nodded and turned to lead them off.
The four entered a clearing in the middle of the forest. Patricia grinned excitedly, Remus put his hands around Kat's eyes. Kurama walked a short distance and pulled out something. He nodded at Remus. Kat's eyes were uncovered and she squealed excitedly. Her dog, Mandy, was on her blue leash, wagging her tail madly. Kurama unclipped the dog and she ran towards Kat. "Yay! Mandy! Thank you Kurama!" He grinned and turned to Remus.
"All yours man" and he disappeared into the shadows.
"Nice guy, that Kurama... Why haven't I seen him anywhere? Hmm... anyways, Dumbledore said she can stay through the weekend." Kat smiled and led the dog out of the woods. They trotted next to each other, up the hill to the school.
Patricia walked up to Divination. Professor Ashar sat in her recliner at the front of the loft. Pat slid into her usual chair and took out her journal. She tapped her quill tip agenst the book and held her other hand on her forehead. She sighed and looked out the window. The rest of the class filed in unnoticeably. Pat squinted as she noticed a shape in the clouds. Professor Ashar made her snap out of her thoughts.
"Students, please look into your crystal balls and tell me what you see. I feel a tremor in the cosmic energy." Pat looked into the murky swirls of light. The clouds floated lazily inside the orb, then quickly pulled away. A strange light filled the room. An image took shape inside the ball. A young woman was sitting by the side of a road, crying. A hand was all Pat could see. A hand lying motionless near the curb. The sky on the outside, turned bleak. The halls began to shake and the students dove for cover under their tables. Pat looked up, her eyes locking with the professor. The woman nodded and turned away. Soon the tremors stopped and everyone came out from under their tables. Dust and small rocks littered the floor. Professor Ashar cleaned the area with the flick of her wand. Just then the bell rung. Pat grabbed her bag and headed to the door. "Miss Kirkman, may I have a word with you?" Pat turned back and glanced at her teacher. "Miss Kirkman, you saw something in the ball. What was it?" "Well... There was a hand near a curb, and a woman crying." Professor Ashar nodded. "That was the tremor. Something drastic is going to happen." Her face looked bleak. She smiled. "You may go. I'm going to talk to Professor Dumbledore about putting you in an advanced class. Have a good night Miss Kirkman." She turned and strode into her office. Patricia watched her, then shrugged and headed off.
"What do you supposed caused that tremor?" Sirius asked. Lupin looked up from his book. He ducked from a paper wad that was thrown across the main hall. "It was most likely a shake caused by the tectonic plates shifting to one side. Though the fault line shouldn't be anywhere near Hogwarts." "What the heck did you say?" Sirius asked, blinking confusingly. His friend smiled. "Earthquake" "Ohhh why didn't you say so?" Remus chuckled and turned back to his book. "Hey sweetie, what's wrong?" Pat looked up slowly at Sirius. "Ohhh, I'm just confused. I saw something in my crystal ball and the professor is gonna put me in an advanced class." She fake smiled and sipped her hot cocoa. The image from the crystal ball just flooded in her mind. Something is going to happen and it was going to happen to her, she reconized the woman's face.
The night was bitter cold. Ice shone on the glass windows. Patricia turned over on her side, her eyes wide open. She breathed, a small cloud formed from her mouth. She sighed, threw off her covers, walked over to her suitcase, pulled out a heavy robe and slipped it on. She wandered down to the main room of the Griffindor dormitory. The room was warmer than the sleeping quarters. Pat sank into a chair by the fire. She grabbed a mug, poured cocoa and water into a cup, then stirred it with her wand, heating it to a rolling steam. She looked over to the phone nest to her. Almost automatically, she picked up the receiver. "Hello?" Her voice shook unnoticeably. "Yes, is this Miss. Kirkman?" "Yeah it is..." "This is Miranda Outburn, your cousin's attorney. Your cousin, Robert Smith, is dead. He was hit by a drunk driver." Pat cupped her hand over her mouth. She dropped the phone onto the hook and sank her head into her hands, tears streaming down her face. She padded up the stairs to bed.
The main hall was a buzz with refreshed life. They sat down at the table and feasted. The owls Flew in like clouds, dropping mail into the eager arms of the students. Kathryn got a vibrant birthday card. Its song rang throughout the hall. Cupcakes appeared in front of everyone after Kathryn blew out the candle. The room was showered with confetti as She opened her gifts. Then Pat grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the great hall. They ran down the front steps to the woods. They crouched on the ground to catch their breaths.
A small silver fox trotted up to them. He pulled himself up and stretched, becoming a red haired man. "Hey Youko, I brought her here for you." The man grinned.
"Thanks." He winked at Kathryn and smiled. "Come on, I have a surprise for you." He grabbed her hand just as Remus jogged up. She turned to him and smiled.
"He's got a present for me." Kurama looked uncomfortable.
"It's alright, let's go." Lupin said, smiling. Kurama nodded and turned to lead them off.
The four entered a clearing in the middle of the forest. Patricia grinned excitedly, Remus put his hands around Kat's eyes. Kurama walked a short distance and pulled out something. He nodded at Remus. Kat's eyes were uncovered and she squealed excitedly. Her dog, Mandy, was on her blue leash, wagging her tail madly. Kurama unclipped the dog and she ran towards Kat. "Yay! Mandy! Thank you Kurama!" He grinned and turned to Remus.
"All yours man" and he disappeared into the shadows.
"Nice guy, that Kurama... Why haven't I seen him anywhere? Hmm... anyways, Dumbledore said she can stay through the weekend." Kat smiled and led the dog out of the woods. They trotted next to each other, up the hill to the school.
Patricia walked up to Divination. Professor Ashar sat in her recliner at the front of the loft. Pat slid into her usual chair and took out her journal. She tapped her quill tip agenst the book and held her other hand on her forehead. She sighed and looked out the window. The rest of the class filed in unnoticeably. Pat squinted as she noticed a shape in the clouds. Professor Ashar made her snap out of her thoughts.
"Students, please look into your crystal balls and tell me what you see. I feel a tremor in the cosmic energy." Pat looked into the murky swirls of light. The clouds floated lazily inside the orb, then quickly pulled away. A strange light filled the room. An image took shape inside the ball. A young woman was sitting by the side of a road, crying. A hand was all Pat could see. A hand lying motionless near the curb. The sky on the outside, turned bleak. The halls began to shake and the students dove for cover under their tables. Pat looked up, her eyes locking with the professor. The woman nodded and turned away. Soon the tremors stopped and everyone came out from under their tables. Dust and small rocks littered the floor. Professor Ashar cleaned the area with the flick of her wand. Just then the bell rung. Pat grabbed her bag and headed to the door. "Miss Kirkman, may I have a word with you?" Pat turned back and glanced at her teacher. "Miss Kirkman, you saw something in the ball. What was it?" "Well... There was a hand near a curb, and a woman crying." Professor Ashar nodded. "That was the tremor. Something drastic is going to happen." Her face looked bleak. She smiled. "You may go. I'm going to talk to Professor Dumbledore about putting you in an advanced class. Have a good night Miss Kirkman." She turned and strode into her office. Patricia watched her, then shrugged and headed off.
"What do you supposed caused that tremor?" Sirius asked. Lupin looked up from his book. He ducked from a paper wad that was thrown across the main hall. "It was most likely a shake caused by the tectonic plates shifting to one side. Though the fault line shouldn't be anywhere near Hogwarts." "What the heck did you say?" Sirius asked, blinking confusingly. His friend smiled. "Earthquake" "Ohhh why didn't you say so?" Remus chuckled and turned back to his book. "Hey sweetie, what's wrong?" Pat looked up slowly at Sirius. "Ohhh, I'm just confused. I saw something in my crystal ball and the professor is gonna put me in an advanced class." She fake smiled and sipped her hot cocoa. The image from the crystal ball just flooded in her mind. Something is going to happen and it was going to happen to her, she reconized the woman's face.
The night was bitter cold. Ice shone on the glass windows. Patricia turned over on her side, her eyes wide open. She breathed, a small cloud formed from her mouth. She sighed, threw off her covers, walked over to her suitcase, pulled out a heavy robe and slipped it on. She wandered down to the main room of the Griffindor dormitory. The room was warmer than the sleeping quarters. Pat sank into a chair by the fire. She grabbed a mug, poured cocoa and water into a cup, then stirred it with her wand, heating it to a rolling steam. She looked over to the phone nest to her. Almost automatically, she picked up the receiver. "Hello?" Her voice shook unnoticeably. "Yes, is this Miss. Kirkman?" "Yeah it is..." "This is Miranda Outburn, your cousin's attorney. Your cousin, Robert Smith, is dead. He was hit by a drunk driver." Pat cupped her hand over her mouth. She dropped the phone onto the hook and sank her head into her hands, tears streaming down her face. She padded up the stairs to bed.