What Was Foreseen...

CHAPTER 1

Usually the sun streaming in through her shaded windows annoyed her immensely, but this day, she disregarded it almost entirely. Today was the day that he was going to arrive. She never believed that she would fully look forward to the day the Hogwarts Express would arrive, bringing forth a new year's worth of headaches for the Divination teacher. This day was different. Today was the day that her love would arrive. It had to be; it was foreseen.

She rolled out of her four poster bed and began preparing for the day. She lit a fire in the hearth of her classroom, and began spinning around, reminiscent of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, and the crazy thing was, she felt that happy. Thinking about him made her feel that happy, that she would dance on the green mountaintop, singing at the top of her lungs about the joy she had within her bursting to be freed. He drove her absolutely, wondrously crazy.

She had chosen her clothes carefully the night before. She wanted to make sure that everything was the way he would have wanted it to be. She looked into the mirror and decided to forego attempting to brush out her bushy blond hair. Instead, she picked out a pear of pearl colored glasses, and dressed in her emerald green robes with a pair of slippers to match. Sibyll had thought she had never looked better. She wanted to be prepared to meet him off the Hogwarts Express that evening looking her best.

She made her way out of her trapdoor in the North Tower, Sibyll walked primly through the corridor, ignoring catcalls that were thrown her way by the assorted pictures hanging upon the walls. She was focused on making her way to the Great Hall, having a pleasant lunch with her colleagues, and then it would be the moment she had waited upon for so long. September 1, 1993 would be a day she would remember for the rest of her life.

Just a week prior to that day, Sibyll had been crystal gazing, for a laugh, to see what she could foresee. Out of the blue, a man appeared. His appearance was haggard, and he was rather thin. His robes were battered and faded, as though he couldn't afford new, proper robes. He had shaggy brown hair with gray highlights that fell over his forehead, lining the tops of his eyes. His eyes--they held a mystery from which she couldn't turn away. His eyes intrigued her. In the Crystal ball, this man walked the length of the Hogwarts Express on the school grounds, with a small grin displayed across his strikingly handsome face. She knew at that moment, that she was destined to know this man.

Later that day, after she gazed in her Crystal ball, she approached Headmaster Dumbledore, and questioned him about any new arrivals to Hogwarts. Were there any new positions filled by young, handsome men? Within hours of her first sight of Remus J. Lupin, Sibyll Trelawney knew his name. What a handsome name she thought it was.

On September 1st, the hours wouldn't pass quickly enough. She was desperate to see the man in person. At last, nightfall, and her questions would be answered. She waited outside the castle, looking for him. Her eyes darted between the trees, through the boats carrying the first years, and onward. However concentrated her attempts were, she was not lucky enough to catch a glimpse of her mysterious stranger named Lupin.

She met him on her way into the Great Hall. She actually bumped into him, purely by accident. As she was so intently looking through the crowd in an attempt to locate him, she completely overlooked it when he stood directly in front of her. "Excuse me," he quickly articulated, as he moved onward through the entrance of the Great Hall. Sibyll sighed and followed suit, finding her seat on the opposite end of the staff table.

After eating dinner, she hoped she would be able to stop him before he headed upward to his room. This time, she was lucky. However, since she did have the opportunity to speak to him, the only thing she could think of to say to him was: "Hello. I'm Sibyll Trelawney and I teach Divination. I could crystal gaze for you, you know. That is, if you wanted me to do so. I wouldn't assume that you would, but just so you know..."

She felt like such a fool when he replied, "Thanks," gave her a once over, and turned to walk away. She had to figure out some way to get him to notice her. It wasn't going to end like this, she was absolutely sure of it.