next chapter! yay, it didnt take forever!
pcsoccerpmt-don't worry, i wont stop writing this one(i will make that exact same comment when i post the next chapter of Prelude) my creative genius is waiting, fear not!
onward!
Maggie knocked gently on the class room door, unsure if any teacher would be in their room on a Saturday afternoon. She was about to turn and leave when she heard foot steps. The door knob twisted and Firenze appeared in the doorway.
"How can I help you, young Maggie?" She wondered for a moment how the centaur knew her name, for she had no classes with him, but she figured it was part of teaching divination.
"I need some advice. May I come in?" She didn't want the entire hallway hearing her conversation. Firenze nodded and stepped aside, gesturing for her to enter. She gave a slight gasp as she entered the forest clearing that was his class room. "I never took divination, but I am a seer and need some help mastering it."
"Sight is quite a gift. Why did you not take the class?" Maggie blushed and lowered her gaze. "Ah, you did not wish to be taught by Professor Trelawny. Quite alright. Let me see what I can do for you." He waved a hand and it was as though the sun set. He looked up at the stars and was silent for a moment. "You are destined to have some effect on the world. I will do my best to help you reach this point."
For over three hours, Maggie practiced mastering her sight and understanding her visions. When she left she felt her a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, she could now finally understand all the visions that came to her. She was also very hungry, having skipped breakfast. She drifted to the dining hall where she spotted Ron's red hair. She moseyed over and sat beside him.
"How'd it go?"
"Good! I can understand it all. I hope this will help us find Remus." She wiped a tear from her eyes as she grabbeda sandwich. "Where are Harry and Hermione?"
"Up in the common room, going over every word of the conversation with Tonks and every detail of your dream for clues."
"We should go help them." Ron nodded and grabbed another sandwich as he rose from the table. They entered the Gryffindor common room to find it empty except for Harry and Hermione who were looming over tons of parchment and books that had been spread over two tables.
"What is all this stuff?" Ron asked, looking at the cover of one of the books, Dream Interpretation.
"Well, I wrote down the conversation with Tonks and Maggie's dream. We're looking for any clues as to where he may be and why."
"I think first we should find out what the business he had to do for the Order. That may give us an idea of where he was going at least. " There was a moment of silence as Hermione stared at Ron, suprised at his idea, but then she nodded.
"Unless of course, Maggie could take care of that for us." Maggie looked utterly confused. "Use your sight. Unless of course 'the inner eye does not see upon command'" She added a certain amount of mockery as she quoted Professor Trelawny and the others had to laugh.
"I don't know, but I'll definately try. The only thing is, you guys have to leave. I can't concentrate on seeing something far away when there are people around." Slowly they dispresed, Hermione gathering some papers to look over in the library. She sat down in the middle of the floor and sat in the stereotypical meditation position. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and tryed to make her mind wander to where ever Remus was. She just couldn't do it. She didn't know where he was, so she couldn't concentrate on a location.A tear streaming down her cheek, she tried to concentrate harder, but to no prevail. After an hour of failed attempts, she felt herself drifting to sleep. She lay down in the middle of the Gryffindor common room, and let the cackling of the fire carry her away.
She could hear the fire still, and knew she wasn't truly asleep. Slowly, the sound changed from snapping and burning to the crunch of dry fall leaves. She was walking through a forest, it was dark. Looking up, she could catch glimpses of the full moon between the leaves. There was a sting in the wind and she could see her breath. She came to a clearing and froze, hiding behind a tree. There was Remus, but as a werewolf, and someone else. She couldn't tell who the other person was, for they wore a black hood. They had a wand pointed at Remus and were whispering intructions. They lowered the wand and backed up, dissapearing into the trees.
The werewolf smelled the air and turned, looking directly at her. Looking in his eyes, she could see he had taken the wolfsbane, he was in control of what he was doing. Or was he? He snarled and lowered to the ground. As he jumped at her, claws extended, teeth bared, she screamed.
Maggie's eyes opened again. She was sitting in front of the fire. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were sitting around her, all looking rather pale.
