I will say this is not one of my best chapters, but I wanted to crack it out while I could. The good news is the world didn't end :), but that meant I was stuck on the road for most of the day. Anyway, I still hope you enjoy, I think the next chapter is going to be better. I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season, no matter what you celebrate and I will see you in a few days. On Christmas maybe...

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Harry Potter.

Chapter 13: Stubborn

"Come on Auden, just listen to me." Zach said trailing behind me in the halls dodging students who were heading in the opposite direction. "You have to trust me."

"I did trust you, but now I don't know what to believe." I called back to him as I made my way to Divination.

"Why would I still be trying to talk to you if what Pansy said was right?" He asked me, now right at my side.

"To further humiliate me." I grew angry. "Just leave me alone."

"This is your problem, you are always like this. Whenever something bad happens, you can never get over it." Zach said. I stopped and turned to him.

"I don't know if I can trust you, so I am not going to." I said simply. " I am here to learn and get better at magic, so I don't want to deal with anyone who will not help me with that. I will see you for tutoring on Sunday and we will ask if I still need help. Now correct me if I am wrong, but Potions is in the opposite direction and that is where you should be heading."

"Auden! You can't just…" He started to say, but his voice trailed off in the distance and I'm guessing he turned and left me alone.

Over the past month I had gotten good at blocking everyone out. Ignoring them is the last step because if you start it at first, then you will be sure to crack. You just need to do one day that you treat them like you've just met them. Don't be too nice because then they will get the wrong idea, treat them like a stranger; so don't let them in all the way. The next step is to be above them, remember that to do this you have to be cold to them still talk but don't treat them as if you have any feelings for them at all. Also, another tip to this step is have no feelings at all, so act like this is just who you are. And the last is to ignore them completely. To avoid cracking at all and letting anyone in, cry in the bathroom at midnight, trust me, it helps.

Technically you could argue that this is a bitch move and on anyone else in any other situation, I would agree, but I have good reasoning. And you would continue to argue that the previous statement was also something only a complete bitch would say, and at this point I would agree. I guess I just need space to think and having him constantly follow Pansy and me around reminding me of Halloween night, I have a hard time focusing on all of it. My theory is to focus on schoolwork till winter when I can figure it out in the comfort of my home.

I have also been writing my parents a lot lately because when you have no one else to talk to, it's nice to put it down on paper and send it to someone else. Although, recently I've started to write down what is really going on, but I throw out the paper before sending it off.

Tutoring has also become insanely hard. George told everyone what happened, or what he saw happen the night of Halloween and now the group is trying to figure out the rest of the details. Like why I'm not talking to Zach, what Pansy said, why was my necklace being thrown in the water, and who is Amy Pond any way? Fred became my favorite person out of all of them because he refused to talk to me and that was better then whatever else they were trying to do. Soon my favorite place to be was being tutoring with Snape. We practiced in Dumbledore's office, occasionally in the shrieking shack, but that wasn't as safe because Umbridge could walk in at any time. It was fun just going on instinct, I didn't have to worry about anything, and in fact I was told to clear my mind because it would make me stronger. Then again, I always had a little lingering anger, so that might've helped.

I took a seat in the back of the Divination classroom, sharing a table with Sarah, who had apologized. Professor Trelawney walked in and the first thing I noticed was the shakiness in her hands. Sure she always had a little twitch, but today, I became distracted by it. So did everyone else apparently because the class became silent as we watched Professor Trelawney. She scanned the classroom looking for one face and she stop at mine. My heart seemed to beat faster and I became nervous, all the attention was now on me as she slowly approached our table.

"Oh my dear, my dear." She started by saying in a weak voice. "I'm so, so sorry." She looked into my eyes even though she was only an inch from my face, I tried to look over to Sarah, but Professor Trelawney started talking again, "What has happened to you will be nothing compared to what will happen. Remember friends will be there for you when fate is not. Make up now or it will get worse."

"I'm s-sorry, what?" I asked. She was never the most accurate at predicting fortunes, but the fact she knows what was going on with me and Zach, or even Fred, scared me a little.

"You have no idea what is in store for you." She said taking my hand and stroking my palm. "There are only so many ways you can change the future and I would suggest thinking ahead and to stop being so stubborn, you will need it."

I heard a girl in front erupt with laughter and Professor Trelawney broke eye contact with me and turned to the girl, Pansy.

"You on the other hand will have a hard time with fate and friends, for when things go wrong and you need friends against fate. Fate will conquer." Then she turned back to me. "You have the choice, make a change."

Then she collapsed and everyone gasped, but remained silent their focus still on Professor Trelawney. After a few minutes, the Professor lifted her head and gasped for air. She started to slowly get up and looked around the class as if she didn't know what happened.

"Class is dismissed." And with that everyone got up and left. I took my time and stopped by Trelawney before I left.

"What did you mean when you said all that?" I asked her, squating to the ground so I could make eye contact.

"Said what?" She asked.

"Never mind, are you okay?" I asked.

"Yes, I'm fine dear." She assured me and I left the classroom.

"Auden!" Sarah called as I exited the classroom. "Auden, wait up!"

"What?" I asked, spinning around.

"About what Professor Trelawney said, she was right. It wasn't Zach's fault, Pansy just wanted to mess with you." She told me, trying to keep up with me as I ran own the stairs. "And if what she said about something worse to some is true, then you are going to need him."

"She probably just did that to get people more interested in her class, it meant nothing." I said, trying to convince myself as well. "She is just crazy."

"Fine. Whether you believe her or not, it wasn't Zach's fault." Sarah said.

"Why should I believe you?" I asked. "You waited a month to tell me this, so how do I know you aren't just lying to make me look like even more of an idiot in front of everyone else."

"Because Pansy has been threatening me and after what Trelawney said, I know I shouldn't be hanging out with her." Sarah explained. We were at the bottom of the stairs so she was able to stop in front of me and prevent me from moving forward. "Please, please, please forgive me and forgive Zach even though he didn't do a thing."

The sad part is, I did want to forgive her and Zach but it made me look weak, it showed they were right and I wasn't ready to admit that. Although, I was ready to admit to myself that I am the one of the most stubborn people on earth.