Sybil Trelawney, Professor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sat in her, rather comfortable, chair, watching her 7th year Gryffindor Divination class as they worked up in the North Tower. Instead of doing her usual prowl through the students, checking their work and making predictions, she was sitting there watching them all like a hawk… well, a hawk with rather thick glasses, but anyway.

She, like nearly every other teacher in the school, was after just one survey. I mean, after all, it wasn't too much to ask for, was it? So she had decided to let the students have a chance to reveal one; they weren't going to if she was lurking around, and if there was the possibility of her suddenly appearing behind them, demanding to know why the weren't doing there work and what on earth is that survey doing on your desk?!

So instead, she sat there, almost squirming in anticipation. This was her last chance to get one for the week; the rest of the Divination classes were with Firenze, and none of the students were brave (or stupid) enough to not do Firenzes work. Personally, Trelawney thought it had something to do with the whole 'big scary centaur' thing.

So she sat, and she watched, and she sat, and she watched, and she sat, and nearly went insane when nothing happened, and she sat, and she watched.

Actually, she nearly screamed when Neville Longbottom smashed a teacup about half way into the lesson, because her nerves were that stretched. Just one bloody survey! she thought to herself. Just one! Striding over to where Neville was sitting, she pulled out her wand and saw a survey sitting in front of Lavender! Trying to ignore her heart, which had started beating frantically and felt like it was about to pop out her chest, Trelawney waved her wand over the porcelain shards lying on the table, and shakily muttered "Reparo". Instead of berating Neville (as he expected), she slowly wandered about the class (avoiding Parvati and Lavender) before returning to her chair, into which she sank heavily.

Harry and Ron, sitting across the room, stared at Trelawney curiously. "She's been acting really odd all lesson!" said Ron to Harry. Harry shrugged. "She always acts kinda odd," which made Ron laugh, "but yeah, I know what you mean…" said Harry. Ron stared her for a moment longer, almost as if by doing this, he could get her to reveal at least a hint of what was bothering her, but to no avail. He shook his head, and turned back to Harry. "Forget it. It's probably nothing. I mean, it is nothing. Nothing interesting ever happens in this class!" Ron finished loudly. Harry just grinned. "Really? I take it you haven't seen Parvatis' survey then yet?" Harry said casually, knowing this would immediately gain Rons' interest. Head whipping around so fast it almost fell off, Ron stared intently at Harry. "What do you mean?" he asked eagerly. Harry chuckled. "Oh, you know, it's just about who she says she's got a crush on." At this, Rons' eyes bulged, and he grabbed Harrys' hand. "Who did she say?!" pleaded Ron. Harry frowned in fake concentration, and then shrugged his shoulders. "Oh that's funny. I can seem to remember. Oh well…" he sighed, before Ron attacked him with his divination book.

But not even that distracted Trelawney, sitting in her chair. She was too deep in thought. How do I get that bloody survey? She thought despairingly. Hmm…well, I could always just run up and grab it, and Obliviate…oh. Everyone's memories might be a bit difficult. Damn. She stared at Lavender. She stared at the survey sitting in front of Lavender. Eventually, she just stared through the survey, into the nothingness that her mind was currently occupying. Vaguely, she noticed that Neville had smashed another cup. Smashed… cup. Smashed cup. Smashed… smashed? Smashed… distraction? Trelawneys mind came out of the little world it had been hiding in, and focused, not on the survey sitting on the table that Lavender and Parvati occupied, but on the teacup sitting next to it. As she discretely pulled her wand out of her robes, she looked around to make sure no one noticed what she was doing. Checking one final time, she carefully aimed her wand at the unfortunate teacup, and muttered a spell out of the corner of her mouth.

BANG!!!

The teacup exploded all over the desk, causing screams to erupt around the room (and not just from the girls; Ron Weasley was suddenly going very red). Parvati and Lavender had thrown themselves under the table, and only as Trelawney strode over did they begin to emerge, before throwing themselves onto their Professor. Making calming noises to try and stop their sobbing, Trelawney gently led the girls to the trapdoor. "Now girls, I know that was a nasty shock to you," she said sympathetically, before carrying on, "so maybe it's best if you just got out of here and went for a walk to calm down." Shakily nodding their heads in agreement, they climbed out through the trapdoor. Trelawney turned around, and was faced with the rest of her class, some of which, she noticed, were looking rather pale. "Oh, maybe it's best of you all get out of here today," she said loftily. "No doubt this unfortunate event will have clouded your inner eyes, thus making it impossible for you to carry on working today."

Suppressing a whoop, Ron Weasley grabbed his things and hurried out the trapdoor, closely followed by the rest of the class. Trelawney strode (actually, she almost floated) over to the porcelain-covered table, and in an almost dreamlike state, picked up the survey and held it to her chest in joy.

The rest of the staff, were, of course, ecstatic at her find (there hadn't been one for ages), and laughed jovially at her story while commenting on her good thinking. But really, they just wanted the survey, and so, they stated reading…

Starting time? 9:50pm

Personal

Full name? Parvati Adriana Patil

Nicknames? Nah

Birthday? April 28th

Age? 17

Sex? No. Ha, I'm a girl :P

Siblings? Unfortunately. Ha, nah, I'm only joking. Padma's my twin sister.

Star sign? Taurus

Single or taken? Single

Hair? Dark brown

Eyes? Blue

Best and worst features (in your opinion)? Well… I've once been called "one of the best looking girls in the year", so I guess my looks are a pretty good feature (W00T!), and worst? Hmm… I guess I get a bit defensive sometimes, heh heh… oh well ;P

Blood? Halfblood

Pets? We've got some birds at home; just budgies and finches though, nothing really exotic :P

A bit more personal

First kiss - who/where/when? Seamus/Hogsmeade/5th year

Ever pashed? Yeah

Still a virgin? Yep (damn! Lol :P)

If not, who/where/when?

Current crush? Actually… I don't mind Ron Weasley. Quidditch has done a lot for him, you know… heh heh ;D

Ever had a crush on a teacher? Damn… Snape. Argh, shut up, and leave me alone! It's not like I can help it or anything! I mean could help it…no! Damn…

Who do you hate the most? Hmm…heh. I know. As we Gryffindor girls like to call her (it's just one of many names we have for her ;D), my choice would be the Pig-nosed Pug-faced Pansy Parkinson :D

What do you sleep in? Boxers and a tee shirt. Ha, Lav sleeps in this bloody stupid silk nightie; I hate it, and so does she, but she thinks Dean likes it, so she keeps wearing it. He hates it almost as much as us, lol :P

School

What house are you in? Gryffindor

Who is your favourite teacher? Professor Trelawney!

Who is your least favourite teacher? Hmm… Hagrid. Sorry guys, he's just… not my type of teacher. Maybe it's just because I got on with Professor Grubbly-Plank better?

Favourite subject? Divination, of course :P

Successes? Got to partner one of the Champions at the Yule Ball in 4th year (Ok, so it was Harry, but hey. Better than nothing, right?)

Rule breaker? Nope

Friends

Besties? Lavender, and the rest of the Gryffindors

Loudest? Hermione. Sorry 'Mione lol :P

Shyest? Neville

Who do you go to for advice? Lavender!

In life

Ever:

Been Close To Death? No

Been Cursed? Yeah, for DADA

Killed Someone? Nope

Saved Someone? No

Been in love? Ahh… don't you hate questions like this? I don't think I've ever been in love… but who tells you what you have to feel to be in love? :P

Smoked? No

Gone skinny-dipping? Ohhhh… possibly ;)

Broken the law? No

Made yourself cry to get out of trouble? Yep. If it works, why not?

Made yourself throw up? Ahh, no.

Kissed a toad? Ahh, my darling Trevor. The cutest toad in Hogwarts…ha, no, I'm only joking. Lavender, however, is lying ;) Haha…

Been rejected? Nope

Fallen for your best friend? That would be a definite no. I mean, I love Lavender and all… but not like that :P

Used someone? No

Been used? Not that I know of.

Most embarrassing moment? Well, back in primary school (before we came to Hogwarts), I remember having to give a speech, and I kind of forgot to prepare. Ended up sounding like a complete idiot, 'cos I was trying to make it up on the spot :P

Scariest moment? About a month ago, I'd been talking to Harry and Ron (funnily enough) in the Common Room, but it started to get late, so I decided to go up to bed. Now, all the other girls had gone up to bed… but when I opened the door to the dormitory, there was no one there! I would have been kinda freaked out anyway… but when I was talking to the boys, we were telling ghost stories and stuff, so I was pretty worried. Started walking through the room, to my bed. No sound… and then, just as I walked past Hermione's bed, a bloody hand shot out from underneath and grabbed my foot! Never screamed so loud in my life. Anyway, 'Mione rolled out, laughing her head off, and the others appeared from behind chests and beds. No matter where I'd gone, someone was gonna get me… pretty funny though, now that I look back… :P

Dream job? Ahh! That's so scary, I'm just not thinking about jobs yet. I just want to stay at school!

Role model? Professor Trelawney!

Goal in life? At the moment, to get back the girls for their little 'prank'… 'specially 'Mione :P

Special talents? Not really…

Favourites

Animal? Owl

Colour? Pink. What? I'm allowed to like pink; I'm a girl :P Mind you, Parkinsons idea of "pink" makes me wanna vomit :P

Food? Pavlova

Drink? Hot chocolate

Place to shop? Eeylops Owl Emporium; the owls in there are just so gorgeous!

Spell? Umm… not sure…

Thing you own? Erm…

Thing to do? Divination! Ha, no, I'm only joking :P Probably to just hang out with friends!

Quidditch team/position? Gryffindor, and… Keeper. Heh heh… what? :)

Motto/quote? If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them.

Morning or night? Night

Summer or winter? Winter

Lefty or righty? Righty

Gold or silver? Gold. Heh, is it just me, or have nearly all the Gryffindors picked gold? Oh, excluding 'Mione cos she lied lol :P

Last…

Person to make you cry? Lavender; she whacked me with her bloody pillow. Sure, it was a revenge attack, but… damn :P

Person to see you cry? Lav, 'Mione, and Ginny.

Person you were mean to? 'Mione. Jinxed a pillow so it'd fly around hitting her 'till she could find her wand and stop it, heh heh :D

Time you fought with your parents? Oh, right before we came to Hogwarts, during the last holidays; Padma wanted to get a tattoo, and Mum was being all stupid about it, so I stuck up for Padma, and… yeah. Fight. We lost :P

Time you made a wish? Hmm… my birthday. Wow, that was ages ago!

Time you laughed? Pillow fight :D

Time you read a book? I'm at school so… this afternoon.

Thing you ate? Chocolate!

What

Are you scared of most? Hmm… McGonagall in a bad mood ;P

Are you listening to right now? Hermione bitching about how we're not allowed to mix magic with pillow fights. Heh heh heh…

Are you wearing right now? My PJs, and about half a pillow I think :P lol…

Do you think of these surveys? They're fun!

Is your least favourite thing to do? Hmm… Potions. I mean, it should be a good time to catch up on all the gossip, you know, why your potion's bubbling away, right? But no, because mean old Snape just has to be on a constant power trip, doesn't he? No talking! Grrr, it annoys me so much!

Is your biggest hope/dream? It'd be amazing if I could ever become a Seer…

What's worse:

Barfing on your date or your date barfing on you? Oh yuck, I don't even want to think about it!

Seeing someone die or you dying? Seeing someone die, I guess.

Being helpless or doing something you will regret? Doing something you'll regret.

Most likely to respond to this? Lavender

Most likely not to respond to this? Don't know. It's not like I'm psychic or anything (damn! Lol)!

Time now? 10:12pm

Trelawney had been wrong that day. Her actions hadn't gone entirely unnoticed. One had seen her pull out her wand, and that One had also seen her point it at Lavenders teacup, and seen her mutter a spell, and seen the teacup explode, and that One also had the brains to put the clues together. And so, when the rest of the class was leaving, that same One waited behind for a little bit, and they had seen Trelawney pick up the survey in ecstasy. And the same One thought about all the other surveys that had gone missing, and they thought about all the funny circumstances in which those surveys had actually gone missing. The One thought… and they figured it out.

Harry Potter knew what the teachers were up to… and he was going to tell everyone. They were going to set a few traps of their own… and get revenge.