Throughout the rest of the day the warm sun began to disappear behind the dark puff clouds that seemed to appear out of nowhere. I was about to go into Divination when I suddenly felt as if I'd been hit on top of the head, causing my vision to blur and for me to stumble into Bella, who happened to be walking alongside of me at that moment.
"Annie? Annie?" A distorted voice called me, I felt as if I was submerged in water, everything sounded cloudy and my eyes stung badly.
Utter darkness closed on me, suffocating me. After who knows what amount of time I finally regained the ability to open my eyes. With a large amount of struggle, I finally pulled my lids back flinching when they began stinging badly, tears blurring my vision as my eyes traveled around the room. I felt as if my body had been put through a meat grinder, parts of my body I didn't know existed ached, when I, ever so slowly began feeling my limbs begin to twitch, before I was able to get the ability to move in my entire body again.
I bit back a pained groan, and let my eyes slam shut, clenching my fist as more pain shot through my body, as I began hearing more familiar voices within the room speak. I didn't believe want to believe what I was hearing.
"Seriously, you've seen what she's seen and, yet you still choose to go ahead with all of this idiotic plot of yours? You're going to get us all killed. I thought you were smarter this that but apparently you're too selfish to see that not only will it affect you and I, but her too." Leilah reproached.
"I thought Ravenclaws were supposed to be intelligent, and witty. So far, I've only seen you be witty. I'm sorry to inform you that you're failing six of seven characteristics to be a Ravenclaw, sister." Tom quipped, in a bored tone.
"Yes, well, I can see how you would only see that. For your information, I'm not the one who's failed to see the danger within this situation. Annie, herself, told us that someone has decided something. That decision alone is concrete, if you don't change your decision we'll all be separated!" She quipped back at him.
"Oh, come now. Surely, you don't actually believe all of this separation nonsense do you, Leilah?" He scoffed.
"Two days ago, you did too, Tom... and let me just add that your incredulity and selfishness is going to end up getting us all hurt if you don't snap out of whatever state you seem to be trapped in. You might want to think about that before Anna wakes up and hears that you're doubting everything she's told us. Especially since you, yourself have witnessed such things." She added, before she walked away.
I felt shocked as I listened to the two siblings bicker back and forth. I felt tears slip from the corner of my eye, this time coming with the sting of betrayal. For the next thirty minutes I laid there, trying to wrap my mind around what I had just heard. I must've let my mind wonder, because the next moment I felt a cool hand pressing against my clammy forehead.
"Annie? Annie, dear? Can you hear me?" The gentle voice said, one that I later recognized to be Madam Noelle.
I nodded, my head once, willing the stinging pain I felt in my head to go away, as I heard her let out a relieved sigh as she walked away. I sighed too, and propped my eyes opened before pulling myself into a sitting position on the lumpy cot
I noted that the wing was empty, aside from me and Madam Noelle, who was quickly making her way over to me. I felt my eyes widen as my eyes landed on the tray she held before her.
"W-what is all of that?" I asked, gulping as I realized that all the potions were most likely for me.
"Well, dear, seeing as you took a tumble from the steps leading to Divination class, I'd say you're lucky you're here and not in St. Mungo's. You almost went through a bloody window. You ought to be more careful where you are walkin', I reckon." She said chastisingly.
"What do you mean I fell from the stairs leading to Divination, I barely climbed two steps!" I cried, flinching as my own voice echoed in my head.
"You don't remember anything do you, deary?" She asked.
I shook my head at her, feeling my eyes heat up as hot tears formed once more. The sound of footsteps echoing on the stone floor, interrupted us.
"Drink these four, first," She instructed rushing back to her office as Headmaster Dippet and Professor Dumbledore walked in along with Leilah, Bellatrix and her sisters towards me.
I sighed drinking the first potion handed to me, labels energy restorer, followed by a blood replenishing potion, pain relieving tonic and a hydrating potion.
"Bleh. Ugh. Oh, they're dreadful." I muttered, quickly reaching for the glass of water on the bedside table.
"Miss. Riel." Dumbledore said, looking at me worried.
"Professors. What can I do you for?" I wondered, feeling as my aching body slowly felt like it became jelly.
I suddenly began to feel anxiety rise inside me as I felt the professor's scrutinizing gaze, along with every other person in the room. Letting out a tired sigh, I turned to scan them the expressions etched on their faces. Worry seemed to be the most prominent one.
"Can, you please explain to me why Professor Wickham insist you have many extraordinary gifts?" He inquired, his beady eyes staring unblinkingly at me.
I stared blankly at him, wondering what Wickham must've said to have him this on edge.
"That depends, sir, what exactly did she say?" I wondered, "I mean, I can't give you an explanation without knowing what it is that she said." I said cryptically.
"Prof-professor. I- I was wondering something." Andromeda interrupted, looking over at Professor Dumbledore as she waited for him to look over at her.
"Yes, Miss. Black?" He replied, though by the sound unwillingly.
"Can one be sure of the future or prophecies that Professor Wickham has given?" She asked, innocently.
"Well, not necessarily. Professor Wickham can have a vision or see a specific prophecy one a certain day but just because it is written or seen that doesn't mean that it'll happen." He supposed before turning to look back in my direction.
"Now, Miss. Riel. Would you care to answer the question I asked before your lovely friend interrupted?" He asked, eyeing me again.
"I'm not entirely sure what you want me to say Professor, as you said before Professor Wickham is sometimes wrong. She could be wrong about what she's seen about me." I replied coolly
"You're right, please excuse my thoughtlessness, Miss. Riel. I thought –" He began before stopping himself. "Well, it doesn't matter what I thought now on the subject is null and void." He finished, nodding once at of us in the room before quickly disappearing out of the room.
I turned my head to look at the girls before letting out a tired breath, and flopping onto my back.
"Well, you managed to avoid that subject a bit too quickly, I'm glad for you... On a lighter note how are you feeling?" Narcissa asked, sitting in the chair next to the cot.
"Tired. Confused. Hurt. Have I mentioned tired because that's the most prominent one at the moment." I mentioned, as I felt myself getting drowsier.
"Yes, actually you did. But you've been saying that since the start of the school year, and the first day has yet to be finished." Bellatrix chanted, squeaking as someone, probably Andromeda thumped her.
I groaned, feeling my lower lip jut out in a pout; I could feel myself loosing consciousness slowly as I listened to them talk all at once.
"You have to drink these. They're meant to help you, Annie, you know." One of them said, blowing out the air in a raspberry.
"What's left then?" I groaned, unwillingly pulling myself into a sitting position and looking over at the desktop covered in potions and tonics.
"Let's see, there is: bone mending potion, a sleeping aid, and about three or four more tonics and potions here. Sweet Merlin, what did you do go through a window on your way down? Look at your legs! They're practically covered in small gashes and bruises!" Andromeda muttered shocked as she lifted the thin blanket that covered my legs.
"No." A different voice said from the other side of the room, causing us all to jump, and me to squeal in pain.
"Who are you and how would you know what happened to Annie?" Bellatrix asked, standing protectively near the foot of the bed.
"My name is Seamus. Seamus MacLaggen. I am a Ravenclaw. I'm here to explain something to Anna." He said, unblinkingly.
I stared back at him coolly, watching as he slowly made his way towards us. Waiting patiently, for what I felt was, something important about to happen before us.
"May I speak with Sophia alone?" He asked.
"My name is Anna to you." I said curtly, scowling at my cocooned feet. "Why are you even here?" I asked with the same coolness in my voice, watching as the three girls tensed where they stood.
"Like hell you will. Whatever you have to say you can tell her in front of us." Bellatrix snarled, stepping closer to him.
I looked over at Bellatrix, meeting her sisters with a questioning gaze, before turning to look at the nervous-looking boy before me in question. I nodded, tiredly waiting as he began to speak.
"You see things in your dreams, and have visions that leave you unconscious." He said, in a confirming tone, his eyes never leaving mine.
"What does that have to do with what you're going to say?" I questioned, closing my eyes again.
"It's not a question. I know you do because I dream the same or similar things." He said, looking at me with the same expression that I had looked at him the day of the run-in in the library.
"It's important for you to leave something with someone who you trust the most before everything you've seen happens." He said, looking directly at me as he pulled out a silver chain and handed it to me.
"What's this?" I asked him, propping my eyes open and pulling myself into a sitting position, before looking down at what he handed me.
Along with the silver chain was what looked to be a large circle, with an embedded web design. It was mesmerizing, yet even so I couldn't help but wonder what was going was going to happen once I put it on.
"It's enchanted, I had my mother's help of course. Wear it once, for an entire twenty-four hours. It'll capture all if not most of your memories, when the hours are through give it to someone you trust, someone who can hide and keep it hidden for more than a while. When you need it, you'll know, and the person will either find you or you'll find them." He explained.
"That's it? That's what was so important?" I asked, surprised, as began to place it around my neck.
"No, the key to you and everyone else gaining their memories in the future will be in your hands. So, be cautious as to who you trust." He cautioned before taking one last look at me and briskly walking out of the wing.
"Wonderful." I muttered, throwing my head back onto the pillow.