Cassandra.
'Death'.
'The Devil'.
'The Tower Struck By Lightening'. Snape sorted through the cards. Nothing he had said had altered the Headmaster's purpose. He didn't like it but he still had to do it.
'The Magician'. Snape sighed.
A spell ensured that, the next time Trelawney shuffled the cards, they would emerge in the right order.
He would obey and go out into the wilderness alone. There could be no hope of survival or even honour and he accepted that. His clashes with the Seer were petty and he knew that too.
Severus Snape was a hero but he wasn't nice.
Word Count: 100
Challenge: Omens. Portents and Visions.
Author's note. Cassandra was cursed not to be believed.
Innocence Lost.
The unicorn watches his approach without fear. This isn't the first time. A few precious drops of silver blood and it will be released. They know he means them no harm and their eyes do not reproach him as he wields the knife. He lays a gentle hand upon the shining neck.
In a moment he crumpled, hurting in the undergrowth as the unicorn tries frantically to pull away from him. On its neck is a dripping scarlet handprint. Immediately, fearful of the terrified creature injuring itself, Snape sets it free.
Perhaps the time has come to talk to Dumbledore.
Word Count: 100
Challenge: The Bestiary.
Author's note. Only the innocent may approach a unicorn.