Potter

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

I couldn’t help but feel giddy later that evening, sitting at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall as everyone ate. Neither Draco, Snape or Dumbledore were in the Great Hall though, but I tried not to mind. I’d find out what the plan was soon enough.

“L- Lily, did you here what I said?” A voice asked, and looking over to my left, I saw Ginny raising an eyebrow at me. Blinking, I nodded once.

“What? Oh yeah, yeah, it was fascinating..”

“You weren’t listening, were you?”

“Sorry?” I asked weakly, and I heard Neville chuckle from where he was sitting from across us. Sticking my tongue out at him I turned back to Ginny.

“Really, what were you talking about?”

“Dumbledore’s missing- So is Draco.”

“Maybe Dumbledore  kicked him out.” Ron suggested, cheerily. I rolled my eyes, shaking my head at him. How daft can you honestly be? 

“I don’t think so, Ronald. Dumbledore wouldn’t kick him out.” Hermione said knowingly, sighing. I nodded in agreement, picking at my food. Ever since we- we being Snape and I- had found out that there wouldn’t be anymore attempts on my life for awhile, I was able to eat whatever I wanted wherever I wanted.

Freedom was nice.

“Well, one can hope.” I heard Harry grumble from a few seats away, and sighing, I stood up.

“I’m gonna head back up to the Common room, I need to get some homework done.” I sighed, pulling my bag over my shoulder before escaping out of the Great Hall, walking back out into the empty hallways, humming as I walked.

For some reason my thoughts settled on my two old best friends, Sydney and Avril. The girls had been complete opposites, yet closer than anything I had ever seen. Truthfully, I missed them. I couldn’t help but wonder how they were doing. 

Oddly enough I still hadn’t come to terms with the fact that in my old life, I was dead. That I could never go back. That I would be here for awhile.

Awhile meaning forever, of course.

I can’t say that I minded a whole lot though. I had family, friends. Even my dog. For lack of better words, everything was going great.

And, if all turned right in the end, I knew that whatever happened was gonna be totally awesome.

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I sat in divination class patiently that day, studying the pictures and meanings that were written down in the small book that was required for the class. I never took it seriously, but it was a fun class, one where there was hardly any homework, and if there was it took about two seconds to do.

Technically I was supposed to be studying the crystal ball that sat in front of me, and it was full of...fog. 

Lovely, boring, white fog.

“AND you shall see in the future-” Trelawney continued her dramatic lecture, earning a few snickers from the class. Rolling my eyes, I closed my book, resting my chin on my arms as I looked at the crystal ball. The fog was swirling slightly, and something clicked, as I watched, entranced.

It started to create shapes, some I was unable to distinguish, but others as clear as day.  I saw my father’s face swirling in the glass with a look of horror, his glasses askew on his face. A flash- I couldn’t tell what color, it was too quick- flashed, and the face disappeared into the fog, though shivers ran down my spine. It was clear now, as a liquid-like version of the fog floated from where my father had disappeared.All too clear.