forbidden love - Draco Malfoy

chapter three

The following day arrived, and Aria found herself in the divination class alongside Harry and Ron.

Professor Trelawney was in the midst of introducing herself.

"In this room, you shall explore the noble art of divination. In this room, you shall discover if you possess the sight," she says as she walks into the table and giggles are heard around the classroom.

"Greetings, I am Professor Trelawney, and I invite you to embark on a journey into the unknown. This term, our focus will be on the captivating art of tasseomancy, where we unravel the secrets hidden within tea leaves. Now, kindly take the cup from the person seated across from you." Professor Trelawney's voice resonates with anticipation.

As Ron and Harry exchange cups, Aria patiently waits for Hermione's arrival, while Professor Trelawney discusses the tasks at hand.

"This is absolute nonsense," Hermione exclaimed.

"Wait, where did you come from?" Ron asked, clearly puzzled.

Aria glanced downwards, a mischievous smirk playing on her lips, fully aware of the reason behind Hermione's sudden appearance.

"me? I've been here all this time," Hermione says.

Aria affirms with a nod, expressing her agreement.

"You're starting to lose it, Ron," she says, a smile forming on her face.

"You boy. is your grandmother quite well?" Trelawney asked while she approached Neville.

"I think so," he muttered nervously. "I wouldn't be so sure of that. give me the cup."

With a simple movement of her hand, she indicated the cup.

Trelawney softly hums as she gently sets the cup down, muttering the word "pity" under her breath.

"broaden your minds." she says while walking towards Arias's table.

A sound of fear escapes from her. "Your aura is pulsing dear. are you in the beyond? I think you are," she says to Ron.

"Sure." Ron says, clearly confused. "Look at the cup. tell me what you see," she tells him.

"Yeah. um, well," Ron starts saying while flipping through the book.

"Harrys got some sort of a wonky cross. that's trials and suffering." he says while Trelawney just hums.

"and that there could be the sun. and that's happiness. so you're going to suffer, but you're going to be happy about it," Ron says, confused.

Aria couldn't help but conceal her smile as she glanced downward, witnessing Ron's endearing awkwardness.

"Give me the cup." Trelawney exclaimed, clearly exasperated.

Ron reluctantly handed her the cup, but as she reached out to take it, she suddenly recoiled in terror, letting out a piercing scream.

The entire classroom was taken aback, causing everyone to jump back in utter confusion.

"Oh my dear boy." Shock and fright washed over her as she gazed at Harry, her words escaping her in a moment of utter disbelief.

"My dear... you have the grim," she states. The classroom was filled with gasps as Aria's worried gaze fell upon her brother.

"The grin? what's the grin?" Seamus asked, confused.

"Not the grin, you idiot. the grim. taking the form of a giant spectral dog. It's among the darkest omens in our world. It's an omen of death." bem explained.

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Walking in unison, Aria, Ron, Hermione, and Harry headed towards Hagrid's first-ever lesson.

"You don't think that grim things got anything to do with Sirius black, do you?" Ron asked, concerned.

"Oh honestly, Ron, if you ask me, divinations a woolly discipline." Hermione replies.

"Now, ancient runes, that's a fascinating subject." Hermione continued. "Ancient runes? exactly how many classes are you taking this term?" Ron asked.

"A fair few," Hermione answered. "Hang on. that's not possible. Ancient runes is at the same time as divination. you have to be in two classes at once," Ron says

"Don't be silly. How could anyone be in the same classes at once?" Hermione says.

With a mischievous grin, she glances at Aria and playfully winks, prompting Aria to respond with an equally playful smile.

After that, Hermione proceeds to ridicule Professor Trelawney based on what was taught in the previous lesson.

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A crowd had formed outside Hagrid's hut, with everyone eagerly awaiting what was to come.

"That's it. come on, now. come closer. less talking if you don't mind. I got a real treat for you today. a great lesson, so follow me." Hagrid says.

All the students followed Hagrid, and then he says "right you lot. less chattering from a group over there and open your books to page 49"

Draco abruptly halted, causing Aria to collide into his back.

Slowly turning around with a scowl, his expression softened upon seeing Aria.

"Sorry," she muttered, avoiding his gaze. "Whatever, just be more careful next time," he grumbled.

He turned back around and asked, "Exactly how do we do that?" he said, continuing to walk.

Aria swiftly made her way to her brother's side, never losing sight of Hagrid as they moved forward.

"Just stroke the spine, of course. goodness me," Hagrid said, continuing to walk.

As they arrived at a designated spot, everyone set their bags down while Neville found himself under attack from his own book.

People laughed as Draco said, "Don't be such a wimp. Longbottom," Aria's gaze intensified as their eyes met, and he responded with a mischievous wink.

Aria couldn't stand him. She despised the way he stirred up emotions within her.

"I think they're funny," Hermione says.

"Oh yeah, terribly funny. really witty god, this place has gone to the dogs. wait until my father hears Dumbledore's got this oaf teaching classes," Draco says as his friends laugh.

Harry walks forward. "Shut up, Malfoy," he says as Malfoy and his friends mock him.

With a mischievous smirk, Draco hands his bag over to his friend before confidently striding forward.

Then, all of sudden, Draco screams, "dementor! dementor!"

Turning around in fear gasps escape from everyone's mouths, creating a tense atmosphere.

When they noticed Draco was joking, they turned around as Draco and his friends laughed, pulling their robe hood up, pretending to be dementors.

Harry glared at them as Hermione pulled him away while giving them a dirty look. aria shakes her disappointedly. oh, how much she hated him.