A/N: Short cliffhanger. I know that they're not supposed to be learning to
read tea leaves. Sorry :P
"Welcome to Divination!"
Henry resisted pinching his nose at the thick fumes wafting from the room. "Do we have to go in there?"
Harry and Ron nodded grimly, as they grabbed the ladder. "You can go first."
"Thanks," Henry said sarcastically. Taking the ladder from their hands, he quickly scrambled into the classroom. A new wave of perfume washed over him. He couldn't help it anymore; he covered his nose and mouth with his hand.
But dropped it at the stern stare of Professor Trelawney.
Her eyes seemed to dig into his flesh; they saw everything. Perhaps, his secret was already discovered. He hid his nervousness with a smile as he took a seat by the fire. Ron and Harry slid into the seats next to his, using their hands to fan the air around them.
"It sure is hot in here," Ron remarked as Trelawney handed him a teacup.
"Yes," she muttered absentmindedly, gliding past him.
She dropped a book in front of Henry, before explaining what they would be using the cup and leaves for.
Reading the future.
Henry felt his stomach knot at the words. What would he find? The cup slipped from his hands, and he was most relieved to see that Ron had caught it.
"Are you okay? Do you need help or something? You looked really scared just now," Harry nodded in agreement as he scanned the contents of the book over Ron's shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess I do."
Ron's eyes twinkled as he glanced at the tealeaves, "I'll try my best to read 'em."
Silence took over as Ron inspected the cup and book, an almost serious expression on his face.
Henry couldn't wait anymore. Ron had started making faces. "So what does it say?"
"Hmmm." Ron mumbled as he read the first few paragraphs, "According to this book you will, ahem, marry a man!"
"Welcome to Divination!"
Henry resisted pinching his nose at the thick fumes wafting from the room. "Do we have to go in there?"
Harry and Ron nodded grimly, as they grabbed the ladder. "You can go first."
"Thanks," Henry said sarcastically. Taking the ladder from their hands, he quickly scrambled into the classroom. A new wave of perfume washed over him. He couldn't help it anymore; he covered his nose and mouth with his hand.
But dropped it at the stern stare of Professor Trelawney.
Her eyes seemed to dig into his flesh; they saw everything. Perhaps, his secret was already discovered. He hid his nervousness with a smile as he took a seat by the fire. Ron and Harry slid into the seats next to his, using their hands to fan the air around them.
"It sure is hot in here," Ron remarked as Trelawney handed him a teacup.
"Yes," she muttered absentmindedly, gliding past him.
She dropped a book in front of Henry, before explaining what they would be using the cup and leaves for.
Reading the future.
Henry felt his stomach knot at the words. What would he find? The cup slipped from his hands, and he was most relieved to see that Ron had caught it.
"Are you okay? Do you need help or something? You looked really scared just now," Harry nodded in agreement as he scanned the contents of the book over Ron's shoulder.
"Yeah, I guess I do."
Ron's eyes twinkled as he glanced at the tealeaves, "I'll try my best to read 'em."
Silence took over as Ron inspected the cup and book, an almost serious expression on his face.
Henry couldn't wait anymore. Ron had started making faces. "So what does it say?"
"Hmmm." Ron mumbled as he read the first few paragraphs, "According to this book you will, ahem, marry a man!"