Kari and Heather finally seated themselves in the attic classroom. They had arrived with the rest of the Ravenclaw’s and were eagerly awaiting their first lesson in divination. Heather had not exaggerated when stating that not many students had picked this subject. Five Ravenclaw students including Kari huddled together on the one table. Two groups of Hufflepuffs had commandeered two more tables and Kari was surprised to see that Slytherin and Gryfindor weren't also in this class as there were tables to spare.

The professor floated in. She wore a purple skirt and a white gypsy top. “Well at least we have some students here!” She smiled and began to tie her hair up with a purple ribbon “We shall wait for your fellow class mates to arrive.” Both the students and the professor stared at each other awkwardly in silence. “…Well, while we are waiting for the straglers let's try and put a few faces to names shall we.” A couple of the group smiled nervously.

“ This is Heather Breton” Kari said when he finally realised that no one wanted to make the first move. “Next to her is Ivy, then Charlotte, and lastly Sapphire” He looked straight into the eyes of the professor after pointing out the girls. “ I am Kari.” He was surprised to see that the professor wouldn’t hold his gaze.

“Well…um…pleased to meet you all” The professor cleared her throat as a knot of Hufflepuff’s came in. “I see the Ravenclaw’s have little trouble getting to class on time! Two of my own house and they just stroll in! What do you have to say for yourselves?” She crossed her arms and looked stern, Kari wondered how long she would keep it up. Not long it seemed. As the chestnut haired girl strolled through the door laughing with two more girls trotting along behind her giggling. "Sit down please Alice and you two! Jennifer! mary!"

“ Hey, hey!” Came a shout from the door. Every head in the room swivelled round in the room. A boy stood in the doorway. His white blonde hair was cropped so close that you could see his scalp. He looked at the rows of tables. Kari was also watching everyone’s reactions. Heather smiled and waved. Alice did the same. “Sorry Professor Lyman. Were we getting into pairs to do the tea leaves?” The Hufflepuff boy said from the doorway.

“Sorry professor, Peeves made us late!” Said Alice drawing attention back to herself, flicking her chesnut hair over her shoulders. She sat down at one of the bench’s at the back

“Oh … thank you Alice do try to be on time next time” The professor said trying to raise her voice over the giggling and chatter of the Hufflepuff’s. “Let’s start class shall we?” It didn’t work. “ Divination is a fun …” She tried again.  This time two Ravenclaw’s began to chat to each other.

"class has started children!" the boy bellowed next to kari. The class became quiet although thier attention ws drawn btween im and the professor.

 “Yes thank you Corbin, I was just about to say that! Class get into pairs please!”  The ruffled Professor begun.

Corbin came over to the Ravenclaw’s and swung his bag over the table next to Kari.

“Mind if I sit here?”

“You may sit there if you wish”

“Hi I’m Corbin. I’m a werewolf and I am the only other guy in this class other than yourself!” Kari blinked and rearranged the facts in order of importance.

“A werewolf?” he replied sceptically.

“No not really.”

“I am Kari.”

“I know. Can you believe it, two guys and twelve girls!?”  He rolled his eyes! “We’re going to have problems if any of them have boyfriend troubles!” Kari blinked. “Well drink your tea Kari. We have to see our future” Kari did as he was told and drank his tea, letting Corbin talk. “Have you had much practice at divination? Have you finished?”

“Yes Corbin I’ve finished my cup. Have you started yours?” He stated dryly. Corbin gulped down the scolding tea.

“I have now! We have to swap cups” Corbin reached over and took Kari’s cup. He looked into it and referred to the book. “The hare! That means that you’re going to have a fit of madness! Just kidding I made it up!” He swilled the cup around “ It says here you are going to sit next to a dashing, attractive young man all morning!” He gave Kari a small smile. “ I guess that’s true” “ oh look the eye! It means your going to witness something very exciting. Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I’m sorry how am I looking at you?”

“Kari. I’m not going to eat you. Not unless you want me to!”

“Pardon?”

"It's a joke don't look so worried"

“ Perhaps I shall read your future Corbin”

Kari picked up Corbin’s cup. He looked inside at the soggy teas leaves. Searching for a shape he recognised and that matched the textbook. Slowly a face began to appear in the saucer on the table. The mirror of Kri's own except older. Kari ignored it. “I cannot make out much in this cup, perhaps you are not going to have an eventful day today Corbin either that or you've managed to drink most of the leaves and left me nothing to read.” he said at last.

“I wonder what Erik is doing.” Heather said, feeling rather bored. Kari held up the white china cup at eye level and looked through it, thinking of Erik. Erik was patting a round salamander. Corbin, Heather and Kari watched on the side of the cup as Laurie came into view behind Erik. Laurie stood there he reached into his pocket and pulled out his wand, they could see his mouth moving.

“Kari. Can we hear what he is saying? Corbin whispered over Kari’s shoulder fixated on the cup, watching Laurie do a manoeuvre with his wand. Kari concentrated harder.

A faint sound of students chatting and reading out extracts from their textbook came from inside the cup. A faint orange mist came out of the tip of Laurie’s wand he aimed it at Erik’s back. Slowly the mist seeped through the air.

“ Erik watch out!” Heather cried out forgetting that they were supposed to be reading tea leaves. She got the attention of the class. Slowly the other students began to edge nearer to see the reason for her outburst. The orange mist thickly flowed towards Erik. Erik lifted his head up and looked around. “Heather” he said confused, he turned on his heel and the mist collided with the sleepy salamander and missed Erik.

“He heard me!”

Kari frowned and murmured.  “He shouldn’t have! Its not possible … but then again you are a witch” He watched as the salamander began wriggling about not at all happy. “What did Laurie just do?” Erik was now fighting the salamander, trying to keep hold of it. Laurie rushed to his side and pulled a sympathetic face. Erik looked up and saw Laurie and began laughing.  Laurie joined in tryin to restrain the irritable lizard. The Salamander leaped from Erik’s arms with fire shooting out his mouth.

"Laurie tried to curse Erik!"

"That's what it looked like Corbin but we might be mistaken."

"err I think not!"

“Well that is entertaining I am sure!” The professor was standing behind Heather. “But perhaps we should concentrate on Divination instead of magical creatures?”

“Professor we were doing divination!” Said Corbin. “Kari was …”

“I saw what he was doing Corbin and as impressive as it was, advanced beyond his years if he wasn’t having help. Perhaps you should put away the carankin potion and concentrate on tea leaves! Don't ever use it in my class again” as the professor walked away. Kari blinked and Erik, the salamander and Laurie disappeared off the side of the cup.

“ He wasn’t using a potion to help him do that. We were watching him. He’s a freak!” Alice began telling the rest of the class. "That can only be done with use of te potion. He's not human! We have to tolerate poltergeists, giants and now him! It's not fair!"

“Ignore her” said Corbin rubbing Kari’s shoulder.

Kari wasn’t really paying much attention to Alice he had noticed the face in the saucer. It was scowling disapprovingly at Kari. Corbin looked down into the saucer.

"kari there's something wrong with your reflection. It's not pulling the same face as you"

"That's not my reflection." he replied miserably.

“Kari, who is that?” heather said looking in the saucer.

“That was my father.” Kari said as his father disappeared.

“He didn’t look very happy.”

“I have disappointed him.” Kari said his face hardening into determination. “ I will do better.”