Year 3

Chapter 18: The Premonitions

Original chapter by Steve2

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, or anything related to it.

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"…And so it is with great digestive gusto, that Blaise will not pass his Transfiguration OWL because of food poisoning. Thank you!" Pansy Parkinson looked around the classroom, closed her "dream diary" and sat down.

"Thank you, my dear," Sybill Trelawney smiled at the young student who was definitely making progress in this class. "Okay, class, does anyone have anything else they'd like to bring up?"

"Ooh, ooh!" Harry shot his hand up.

"Yes, Mr. Potter?"

"Can you explain to me again how this is going to help us get a job in the future? I mean, sure, I know you can always be a psychic as a career choice, but how do you do it without phone lines or 800 numbers in this crazy place?"

"I'm sure you can always get your own 800 number once you graduate," Sybill supplied.

Harry nodded. "Sure. That is the easy part once you get a phone installed in this god-forsaken outback, but how do you charge their credit cards without them knowing? Isn't that the best way to make psychic calls?"

Sybill frowned. "Uh-oh. I just had a vision. I'm so sorry dear, but you're going to die by the Grim."

"The author?" Harry asked innocently.

Trelawney gave him a blank look.

Harry continued, "You know, the Brothers Grimm."

"No, as in a giant dog," Trelawney squinted at him.

"That's odd. I thought I was going to be mauled to death by a pack of dogs," Harry upped her comment.

"Oh right, it will be two Grims. I can see it clear as day."

"And I see three dogs in my future," Harry upped again.

"Four dogs," the students watched the back and forth predictions from teacher to student, amazed at the amount of magical sight each one had.

"Six dogs, and an orange cat," Harry countered.

"A kneazle?" Trelawney asked.

"You should cover your mouth when you sneeze. It's only polite that way. At least that's what I've heard."

"I didn't sneeze," Sybill pointed out.

"Sure you did. I heard you. After I said I was going to be mauled to death by 10 dogs, a couple cats, and a blind goat."

Sybill's eyes shot open which was a little weird with the big glasses she wore. "A goat? That's an omen if I've ever heard of one."

"I'll say. That was one spooky movie."

"What?" said Trelawney.

Harry grinned. "The Omen. Devil coming to life."

"You've seen the devil?"

"Sure. Wicked movie. Plus if not that, then my Aunt says I listen to devil music. Say, you know where I can score some batteries? My Walkman still isn't working. All the batteries I seem to buy are dead."

"You listen to the Devil?" Padma Patil inquired.

Harry looked at her. "Sure. 'Highway to Hell' is a great song! Maybe I should sing it next time we have to sing the school song. Wonder if I can get anyone to play instruments for me."

"You don't play instruments?" Sybill tried to get the conversation back to safe ground.

"Course not. Haven't had time to learn yet. You know any?"

"I play some mean Maracas," Trelawney volunteered.

"Wanna make a band? I can try to play some spoons."

"Hey, I'm not that kind of girl," Sybill insisted.

"You're a girl?" Harry was shocked.

"You can't tell?"

"In this insane asylum, it's kind of hard. I thought you might have been a guy playing the part of a girl. Who knew?"

"Word," Trelawney agreed.

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I saw a comment on Rune's original story lamenting that the reader must have been psychic to know that she was going to quit the story after 14 chapters, which in turn sparked my idea for this chapter. Hope you liked it.

And now that Year 3 is coming to a close soon, I have an idea for an omake if someone wants to write it. How would Harry explain the Time-Turner that Hermione uses? Would there be a Back to the Future reference somehow? I leave it up to my readers to ponder this idea and write something if you want.

Read and Review please! Smiles!

Steve2