DISCLAIMER: I don't own HP. End of story.
A/N: Does anyone know James' parents names? 'Cause I don't. So I made some up.
Emily and Clarence Potter strolled down Diagon Alley, hand in hand, laughing and smiling. They looked at anything that interested them, and anything that could help their future child.
A sign caught Emily's eye. She pointed it out to her husband, and looked at the store it belonged to. Clarence glanced at it disapprovingly, but Emily insisted, her hand resting on her growing stomach.
The shabby little shop was a fortune-telling booth. Not one of those muggle fortune-tellers, but a real one, with a Seer. Cassandra Trelawney, said the sign. A Glimpse Into the Future. Through the window, it looked dark, damp and musty. Shelves of books lined the walls, and you could barely see the crystal ball inside. But it was there, shiny and mysterious.
Emily Potter tugged her husband into the small emporium, saying, "Oh please, don't you want to know about our baby?"
Clarence was about to say no, but his curiosity overcame him. Yes, he did want to know. Maybe this Seer could really help them out.
—
"Welcome to my small creation..."
The Potters spun around. They had come into the store, and had not seen anyone. But there, as large as life, was Cassandra Trelawney.
The Seer was a thin woman, wrapped in colorful shawls and bright, gaudy, bangles. Her glasses, which had huge lenses that magnified her eyes, made her look like some type of buggy insect, a mosquito, or a fly, maybe.
"Come, and know the future..."
—
The three adults sat around a round table, where a mist-filled crystal ball had been placed. The Potters felt uneasy now, but the Seer was calm and serene.
"What would you like to know?"
Emily glanced at her husband. He cleared his throat and said, "Well, we'll be having a baby soon, and–"
"Ah, the baby... I shall See with the Inner Eye..."
Seconds passed. Then minutes, and nearing an hour, Clarence Potter got frustrated. The woman was a fraud! She made them sit here forever, wasting time and money! But Emily would not budge. She knew the signs of a Seer. She recognized the vacant, trancy look in the Seer's eyes.
Finally, Cassandra opened her eyes. She heaved a sigh and looked blearily at the Potters. She said, "I have Seen into the future, and unfortunately, even though I would like to say that all will be well, that would be false... The Inner Eye has spoken..."
Emily bit her lip, and gestured for the woman to continue.
"Your baby will be a boy. He will be smart, in his head and his heart. He will grow up to be a fine man, and marry a wonderful wife. He will have a baby also, but because of that baby he will die... He will die by the hands of an evilness. But, do now despair, his life will be a content one; you should not dwell on unhappy thoughts. Begone, both of you!"
The Potters gave Cassandra the fee, and headed out the door. They did not speak to each other, because no words needed to be spoken. They were both thinking about their baby boy...
...because of that baby he will die...
So terrible...
...he will die by the hands of an evilness...
But...
...he will be smart...
...a fine man...
...a wonderful wife...
...his life will be a content one...
So was there a reason to worry?
Hollow-hearted, the couple walked home.
A/N: Sad, I know... I didn't mean for it to be like that, it just turned out like that... yes, the prophecy is a very dark yet inspiring thing... n.n
I know, I should be updating more important things, but I don't really care at the moment. Just trying to clean out my documents, before they run out of "life," and this has been sitting in the system for ages...