"Professor, nice to see you", Hermione muttered.
"You too Miss Granger and that too after so long. I suppose your visit isn't entirely for recreational purposes, is it?"
"No. We are here in regard to Harry's disappearance."
"Harry's disappearance?" This sudden interjection was from Professor Trelawney. Apparently, she couldn't see it all.
"Minerva, what is the meaning of all this? Harry has disappeared? Why wasn't I told about this?" Prof. Trelawney turned to Prof. McGonagall with a questioning gaze.
"Sybill, you were in coma for the past three days after being hit in the chest by a curse. How was I supposed to tell you?"
"Well, I suppose that is true…", Prof. Trelawney trailed off.
"Professors, we have a more important issue at hand right now. We need to find Harry Potter and finally know if we're to live in the light or the dark. We all know that Potter's gone." Draco said this with a pointed look at Prof. Trelawney, "The question is, how do we get him back?"
Everyone was shocked at his outburst but they knew he was right. Hermione was most shocked at his proper use of Harry's name. But that was probably because he was standing in the vicinity of two professors and abusing the boy who is the key to our survival might not be the best tactic to gain trust.
The professors both nodded and led Hermione and Draco to her office so they could discuss the matter privately. Once they had all entered the room, she shut the door and put a silencing spell around their huddle.
"So, what all do we know?" Professor McGonagall asked.
Hermione took out a piece of parchment and borrowed a self inking quill from the professor's desk. She wrote down the words "what we know" on the paper. She was faced by a questioning look from Draco and Prof. McGonagall.
"I think well when all facts are in front of me on paper", she said. Trelawney supported her decision which came as a surprise to Hermione. She thought Trelawney never looked out of her crystal balls and tea leaves. Well, one supporter was good. No one contested her actions. There wasn't time to discuss anything as futile as this.
Hermione passed another parchment to professor McGonagall. It had the prophecy written on it. The one which concerned Draco and Hermione. McGonagall read it and then passed it to Prof. Trelawney. "Do you know what this prophecy means?", she asked her.
"Yes, Professor Dumbledore called me, Draco and Harry to his office one night before the war and explained it to us. It was given by the centaurs at the same time as the one made by Professor Trelawney. They had just recently passed it to him due to the dangers of Voldemort coming into power." Draco cringed at Voldemort's name. Hermione slipped a comforting hand on his arm and squeezed it lightly. Draco froze as soon as Hermione's hand touched his but he didn't complain, she didn't seem to notice his reaction. He liked how he felt warm.
"Why did he not mention this prophecy to me?" Prof. McGonagall asked.
"Because the centaurs are not to be trusted. Dumbledore must have thought of this prophecy as an alternative. It may or may not be true. He didn't want us all to live on false hope." Professor Trelawney concluded. They all nodded understanding her words. It was true. Centaurs weren't the best of friends with humans.
Then Hermione explained the meaning of the prophecy and how with their true union they were to produce a spell which would save Harry and conclude Professor Trelawney's prophecy.
"So what we know is that Harry's gone, we have to unfulfilled prophecies and we don't know what rue union means." Draco said concluding Hermione's speech.
"I think I know what the true union might imply…" Professor Trelawney said. They all turned to her with eager ears to know what she thought.