A/N: Whew! Sorry it took so long to post this. Life has been as chaotic as room full of recently released Cornish Pixies.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, if I did, I think I'd either be suing J.K Rowling for ownership rights, or not writing fan fiction about Harry Potter.
Dedication: For BrazilianPrincess. Thanks for the reviews!!
"Open your books to page V, the section on animagus transformations. We will be learning the spell that shows what you will become, before I hand out the potions. I am not having you concoct these potions for 2 simple reasons. One is that this potion takes many months to make, and I do want to teach you on other subjects this year. The second reason is that this isn't potions class. Those of who said they wanted to become transfiguration teachers during the career examination last year will have the chance to sign up with Professor Slughorn to learn how to brew this potion. Any questions?" Professor McGonagall asked, standing in front of the desk. The door to the class room opened, and James and Sirius rushed through, their shirts untucked and their ties undone. Lily and Onyx grinned at each other. McGonagall raised her eyebrows. "I see Mr. Potter and Mr. Black have decided to join us. Tell me boys, what is your crazy excuse this year?"
James and Sirius sat down in the only remaining seats, next to Lily and Onyx, before James answered "Sorry, Professor, We woke up with our legs locked and our wands hidden."
"A likely story, Mr. Potter. Or maybe students are playing pranks on you after the pranks you played on them. Never mind, open your books to page V." James and Sirius complied. For several minutes, the only sound in the room was the sound of pages turning.
"When you are done reading that section, please close your books and put them back in your bag." Professor McGonagall told them, then sat down behind her desk to wait.
Five minutes later, Lily and Onyx simultaneously closed their book, and returned them to the canvas bags they carried, extracting a piece of paper and a quill.
So what do you think our animagus will be? Onyx wrote on her piece of paper. It vanished from the paper and reappeared on Lily's hand.
Dunno, I've no clue if we've even got them, being what we are and all. Lily responded as the writing from Onyx faded off her hand.
We must, The Lunae and Sol priestesses would have told us.
You're right.
"Now, have your wands ready. This is a simple point jab gesture, like so." Professor McGonagall said, demonstrating. "Now you try." There was a sudden BOOM as smoke filled a small area up near the front. "Mr. Cullen, you really shouldn't think of any spell while practicing the wand movements."
The smoke dissipated to reveal a confused red haired boy who was stammering about how he wasn't thinking of any spell, and Onyx glanced over at the Marauders to see Sirius snickering and setting his wand on the desk.
Oh, what fun this is going to be! She thought gleefully. Go boom, desk!
Sirius's own desk exploded, much to his amazement, and Onyx's amusement. Lily glanced over before grinning.
"Jerry, That was wicked!" Lily said as they exited the transfiguration class room, clapping her companion on the back.
"I know. Now, C'mon, we've got divination up in the North Tower, and from what I hear, that's a pretty long walk."
"Yes that is a long walk. Come here." Lily said, and dragged Onyx behind a suit of armor. "Both middle fingers on mine, if you would." Onyx complied "inside the closest Men's bathroom to the Divination class room, preferable in a stall."
They hadn't noticed the 4 boys who heard something and came to investigate, but by the time the boys reached their hiding place all that was left a sparkle of lights.
"That was odd." Peter said "I could have sworn I heard people talking."
"Must've been a portrait." Remus said ever the sensible one.
Onyx and Lily appeared inside a bathroom stall. Onyx groaned.
"Blimey, Harry, couldn't we have gone into separate stalls."
"Because, Jeremiah, it doesn't work like that." Lily growled.
"Whatever, C'mon lets go." Onyx opened the stall door, and hurried out of the bathroom. She looked both ways, confused as to which direction to go. "Ummm…Help?" Lily stepped out of the restroom. "Harry, help me! Which way to the Divination room?!"
"I don't know. Let's ask one of the portraits." Lily said, and walked up to a painting of a Gypsy woman reading the palm of a young lady. "Excuse me, but can you tell us how to get to the divination room?"
The Gypsy never looked up from the palm "The room you seek is at the top of the ladder to your left.
"Oh…" Lily looked over and saw the ladder "Thank you very much. C'mon, Jerry."
As they entered the Divination Classroom, Onyx smiled. "This looks comfy."
"Oh, it's going to be so easy to fall asleep in here." Lily said, grinning "We could even say we fell in to a trance and saw the future of a student."
"I hope you don't think you're the first students to consider that possibility, Mr. Grissom and Mr. Wolfe." A husky voice sounded, and a tall woman with raven black locks and tan skin emerged, covering her hair with a white scarf. "Otherwise you will be disappointed to know that many students have thought to do that, only to find that the cushions have sticking charms on them, designed to be activated only when a student falls asleep in them. Now please take a seat. "
"Okay, so no sleeping in divination. Got it. How'd you know who were?" Onyx said, flopping down onto a cushion, Lily sat herself gently on the cushion across from her. The professor looked at her, and smiled.
"My dear, I do have the sight." She paused for a moment "Plus, it's on your robe." Onyx looked down to see that her alias was indeed stitched on the material above her house insignia.
"Duh"
"Professor, do you mind if we change our cushions a bit?" Lily asked, removing her brown cushion from under her and studying it.
"No, I do not mind, Mr. Grissom, so long as they can be returned to their original state at the end of the school year." The Professor said, walking over to her own cushion at the front of the room. Sitting on it, she arranged her dark blue skirts to spread over the cushion, revealing her bare feet, which were decorated by golden anklets which tinkled as she moved.
"Perfect, thanks Prof." Lily said, and muttering a spell, she turned her cushion emerald green and stitched her name in gold thread, along with a small golden sun. Onyx just turned hers a sapphire blue, with her name embroidered in white.
All of a sudden, the hatch that leads to the divination room opened, and students streamed in, choosing their seats in a mad rush. Lily looked up at the clock and noticed that class was only 3 minutes from beginning. The last students to enter the room were Sirius and James, who seated themselves at the table closest to Lily and Onyx. The professor looked up at the class as the clock struck 10.
"Good morning, class, and welcome to divination. I am Professor Ravenchild, but I prefer to be called Kassondra. I am new this year, and I hope you will bear with me." She said, waving her wand so that her name was written in a fog-like substance. "Before we start, I am going to tell you a little about myself and a bit about divination. So to start, I was born in America to a Native American father, and a English mother. The sight is a hereditary trait in my family, and my mother had a fondness for the doomed prophetess of Troy, so that is where I got my name. Now many of you have probably already heard this, but the sight is not something that can just be called upon. I won't wake up one morning and say 'I feel like making a prophecy today'. It doesn't work like that. And not many have any aptitude for divination, This is only a class because the minister wants to see if any of you do have the gift, so that he can employ you as soon as you're out of the ministry so that you can tell him 'Peter Pettigrew is one day going to join Voldemort'" Sirius and James laughed "No, that is not a prediction, students, that is just an example. I don't give points for a lousy response or anything, I grade based on determination and hard work. Also, the first person to prophesize that they will be trampled upon by a rampaging augery will be lose points and be sent down to Care of Magical Creatures so that they can learn more about the beast they will be trampled upon by. Now, Any questions?" No response "Good, then turn to page 11 in your history of divination. And if any of you 'predicted' that you will be having a quiz, you are correct. When you're done with the first chapter, there will be a quiz! So read, and pay attention to what you are reading."
And so ends chapter 5. I will be working on my Ninja Turtle Fic, Born of Both Worlds, until I have completed and posted Chapter 10. Then I will return to this fic.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Kwanza, or whatever Holiday you celebrate.
-MK