I dunno what time it is wherever you guys are, but here it is 8: 05 a.m.! I need to stop having insomnia!

Anyways, welcom to chapter 8. We have made it to the first day of school!

Enjoy and thanks for reviewing! I hope to see more ^_^


Our Time is Running Out

Chapter 8: Predictions

The next morning, Lixella woke up to a loud thud. Jynx had fallen out of her bed, and flat onto the floor. The interesting part was, she was still sound asleep. Lixella wasn't sure if she should wake her. She decided that it was a good idea. So, she grabbed her pillow and smacked her with it. Jynx shot up onto her feet, completely awake.

"Oi!" Jynx yawned, "watch where you're throwin' that thing"

"our schedules are here….look!" Lixella pointed to a nicely wrapped piece of parchment on the bedside table. A look of surprise crossed over Lixella's face, she had more free periods then at Lunareth. The N.E.W.T. teachers there were brutal, they believed that you had to work around the clock to be worthy of their level of knowledge.

Her first period was Ancient runes, she rather loved that class. Then was a short break followed by defense against the Dark arts, and Potions. She ended the day off with two more free periods between, Divination and charms. "switch?" she asked to Jynx who showed her, her own schedule.

"well, it appears we've got divination together. You'll have to go potions alone, I hate tha' class! But I'll be in charms with you too! An' defense against the dark arts as well."

After eating the biggest breakfast Lixella had ever fit in her stomach, she headed off to Ancient Runes. The class she took at Lunareth always interested her, something about small symbols having great powers, made her smile. She got a bit lost on the way, but ended up on time. She was trying to figure out where to sit, it seemed everyone knew everyone else. Lixella hated being the new kid in the midst of the first school day.

"Lixella?" called a voice from behind her. She turned around to see Hermione Granger, sitting at a desk very close to the front. Lixella gave her a big smile.

"Oh…thank goodness you are in this class! I don't know anyone, and I am awful at meeting people!"

"well, good thing I'm here then! By the way…..Slytherin?" she said with a questioning smile.

"oh…please don't get me started. The hat said something about 'ah! I see it now…yes…well, that changes everything, better be…slytherin! I was so confused!" said Lixella, overly exaggerating everything.

"I wished he had put you in Gryffindor, you would have been wonderful there" she stated, "or Ravenclaw at least…but, oh well, I guess the world needs some Slytherins that are actually good people. I'm just sorry you have to live with Malfoy."

"Ugh!" Lixella dropped her head into her crossed arms, "I know, he's just always there! Like a little puppy that needs constant attention. But then I try to kick him away and he just comes right back for more kicks!" Hermione chuckled at the idea of Malfoy being a puppy, getting punted across the room. Lixella laughed too. The class went by pretty well, they had a lot of homework to do, but Hermione really seemed to know what she was doing. Lixella was very glad she'd met her.

In Defense against the Dark Arts Professor Snape had attempted to take a jab at her nationality. She was one of the few people in the class who was able to cast a spell inaudibly.

"Well, Ms. Cruxshade….you seem to have quite a knack for beating people up without telling them first! Might it be your… American…spirit" She wanted to set him on fire, so badly, but kept it to herself. Jynx offered, three times, to punch him for her. She declined every time, but wished that it wouldn't be consequential.

Potions was the second most interesting of the day, the first being divination, but that story comes in a bit. She entered the dungeon room to find a rather small group of kids. Ron and Hermione waved to her, but their table was already full. To her disliking, Jynx was not there, so she had to share a table with Draco, Blaise, and Theodore Nott. The whole table became extremely uncomfortable, as she sat down. She and Draco glared at each other for the first few seconds of class. Then, Professor Slughorn went around describing all of the potions. Lixella wasn't really paying attention because she was staring at a pot near Hermione and Ron's table, with the nicely bubbling golden brew of something.

That's when it happened, she smelled something amazing. It was only for a quick second, but in that second, she must have sniffed the air at least 10 times. It was amazing, it smelled of laundry soap, burning firewood, and…the last one was strange because it changed with every sniff. At first it smelled of rain, then it smelled like something light and musky. She tried to remember it, but for the life of her she couldn't.

"Yes…Amortencia, very good Ms. Granger…20 points to Gryffindor." yelled Slughorn. Draco was muttering something to Nott, then he suddenly stopped and perked his head up as well, and sniffed the air at least 10 times. A strange look of confusion crossed his face too, and his eyes darted towards Lixella. She was staring at him with a confused expression. He stared back at her, wide-eyed at first, then quickly went to his default smugness.

Slughorn's test for draught of death went pretty well for Lixella, until she got to the stirring. Draco was going mad though, he was cutting everything twice as fast, and stirring three times as quickly.

"Try to not break your cauldron, Draco" she said to him.

"Shut up, Cruxshade! You have no idea how badly I want that vial!" he yelped. He didn't win it in the end, Harry, somehow, managed to brew a perfect potion. Draco ended up storming out of the classroom after that, muttering something about Potter.

The last interesting part of the day was Divination. She had it with Jynx and Luna. They were doing exercises using sand and pendulums. The seer holds the hand of the person who is holding the pendulum. They then ask a series of questions to the person, and make predictions. After all is done, the pendulum should have drawn a specific symbol that only the person needing the prediction will recognize.

Lixella agreed to do a demonstration with Professor Trelawny, who was becoming her favorite teacher. She took out her special pendulum, given to her by her grandmother, and Professor Trelawny held onto her hands. She asked her some basic questions, her age, birthdate and direction of birth if she knew it. Then a strange sensation came over the Professor. Her voice became a bit more raspy.

"I see something very interesting in your future" she began, "though you cannot remember your past now, it will all return to you, by the hand of one certain man. Beware of him, for his intentions are only evil. All answers have lied with you since your birthday of 6 years. The path you shall embrace will be wrought with dangers. But you will maneuver it not for the sake of yourself alone, but for another. Someone, very special, is about to enter your life. Without them you have no hope of survival after this winter. Be warned! Be warned!" and with a hack her voice changed back to normal. Strangely, Professor Trelawny acted as if nothing had happened. She let go of Lixella's hands. Then peered inside of the silver bowl, that was filled with sand. A willow tree was etched into the sand with elegance.

"Does this mean anything to you?" asked Professor Trelawny.

"It's the crest of my mother's family ma'am. I was, the only child her side was able to produce. After I am married, that crest will technically no longer exist." she stared at the willow tree , and a tear trickled down her cheek, "you are very good at this, Professor, thank you!"

In fact, the entire class stood up and applauded Professor Trelawny on her work. The good thing about he N.E.W.T. level divination class, was that the people in there appreciated the subject, instead of labeling it as a hoax. Lixella wanted to learn to predict the future quite badly. Sometimes she wondered if it was because she had no past to linger on, so she just wanted the future to happen. Or maybe it was even that, by creating more of a future, it would create more of a past for her.

"Wow…it sounds like you're about 'ta go on an adventure, Lixella" said Jynx as they walked out of class.

"I agree, the predictions were rather dazzling and story-like." said Luna, misty-eyed, "perhaps this year will be interesting again, like the last ones"

"yeah….but she said that someone would be coming in'ta your life…so you can survive winter?" said Jynx in a confused voice.

"Sounds to me like bears" stated Luna

"yeah…I guess I'll have to wait until winter to see what happens." she stated plainly. The fortune was extremely interesting, but Lixella just couldn't think about it at that moment. She was far too hungry. The three of them headed down to the great hall for dinner, after charms, with Neville. They all filled Neville in with the details from Divination.

"Gosh!" he exclaimed, "that sounds positively….terrifying. You sure you can handle that, Lixella?"

She looked up at him with almost an entire steak in her mouth. Which she quickly chewed, and harshly swallowed.

"I dunno, Neville. It is a bit scary isn't it. I mean she said my path was wrought with danger, and someone was going to be evil with my memories. But, she also said that someone very special was coming soon, and my memories would return too. I don't know what to be more scared of, the dark stuff, or the fact that I may meet someone with all of my memories at the end of the semester." She pondered aloud

"It's all quite a tale" said Luna, "that's why I enjoy the class. Every prediction comes to you in cryptic form. Your part is sorting it out, and watching it happen."

After dinner, the four of them separated to their respective houses. Jynx and Lixella were on their way down to the dungeons when Jynx paused and mentally slapped herself.

"I left my 'erbology book in tha great 'all, I'm sorry." she said

"it's okay, just go get it, I'll be in the dorm when you get back. Then we can start on our super fun homework!" Lixella said sarcastically. Jynx then sped off, rushing towards the great hall. Leaving Lixella alone to maneuver through the dungeons. She was a tad scared of her surroundings, they were dungeons, after all. She was almost down the flight of stairs, and staring at a picture on the ceiling, when she smashed into something, and fell forward. She landed right on top of Draco Malfoy. She glared at him, but then, a smell crossed her nose. It was light, and musky, and coming from Draco.

"got a problem, Lixella?" he asked in a shrewd voice, "forgotten how to…" but then he stopped talking too. He started sniffing the air. He picked up a scent of morning dew and clean sheets, just like in the potions room. They both had their eyes closed, and inched ever so closer to each other with every sniff. Then they realized who they were with, and opened their eyes. Their faces were barely an inch apart. They both stared at each other for a second, not wanting to admit that they knew why the other was sniffing everything.

"well…" said Lixella

"well…I…erm…you…" said Draco

"well, is there a reason you wouldn't stop sniffing me Draco? Or do you just need to be reminded that there are actual good smelling people in this world." she spat after regaining her composure.

"good smelling people? As opposed to what?" he asked confused, he was still dazed by her scent.

"the ones you hang out with. Oh! And tell your girlfriend to keep her spit in her mouth, and her tongue too if she would like to keep it!"

"why? Do you think it's going into places that you don't want it to?"

"you mean like pointing at me? During defense against the dark arts class?" she stated inquiringly.

"No, I mean like…down my throat, Lixella. Or is that strictly your property?"

"I think that property has been on the market for a while Draco, don't you?"

"whatever, Cruxshade, I have more important business to attend to! Better than talking to an uninteresting prick like you…"and with that he strode off. He seemed to be in quite a rush to get wherever he was going. Such a rush that he didn't notice her flick him off on his way out.

Lixella entered through the portrait hole, and headed upstairs. She reached the girls dorm and threw a shoe at Pansy, before she could add a snarky remark to last night's events. She went over the events of her day in her head. It all was truly an interesting start to the semester. Finally, she began on her homework, and waited for Jynx to return to the dorm. It seemed that Hogwarts held many secrets for her. It gave her many interesting people, and many terrible people. But, for some reason, she felt happy being here.


I'm convinced that amortencia was partially made for fanfiction use...because it is in nearly EVERY fanfiction of Harry Potter!so...I couldn't turn it down ^_^

Anyways thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it as much I as I did!

See you soon!