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meganelizabeth 
"A magical disease? Oh shoot, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with many of them. I could tell you all about Muggle disease since I spent so much time at the hospital and around doctors and all, but I'm afraid that would be rather a waste of precious time that could be used to get you to that Hospital Wing," he said sternly. He may not know what the heck was going on with Miss Selina Skylar, but he was sure that going to the infirmary could only help her, not hurt her.
He saw her pause, as if she were thinking something over in her head. Perhaps she'd finally listen to him? No, she was much too stubborn for that. But she was thinking rather hard, as she'd been quite for a few moments, leaving Christopher to eye the door, hoping he could just maybe get her to come. Why shouldn't she? She'd just passed out on the ruddy floor! He figured that was a good enough reason.
He sighed as she began talking and managed to say in an exhasperated voice, "It doesn't matter that they aren't normal, I still want you to at least try-" before she cut him off with some, erm, interesting news. And boy was that some big news.
"Oh," he said quietly, trying to take in that grand old fact. But pieces were definitelyl fitting together. She always seemed to know things before they happened. Of course no one had really been surprised when his Dad had passed, but she had been acting as though she'd known the precise date all along. And perhaps that had been no act.
"I have a feeling not many people know about this, do they?" he asked, although he already knew the answer. Why else would she have been so reluctant to tell him? She refused to last year altogether. Christopher did remember that little Common Room drama. "We can always get you some chocolate from the Kitchens," he suggested, trying not to show how shocked he was. It wasn't working though, because it was a very large shocks, and his facial expression was still showing it.
"So, erm, if you don't mind my asking, what was that you just saw?"
Selina watched him intently as he digested the news. At first he was meek and was obviously turning it all over in his head. In his eyes she could see all of the puzzle pieces fitting together. Why she always acted like she did, why she was so random and flippant because she wanted to live in the present not the future, why she was so well adjusted when terrible things happened. Everything was clear to him now and she knew that he wouldn't question her ability because he knew deep down she was telling the truth.
As he tried to formulate sentences all he could get out was if a lot of people knew. She shook her head no and elaborated, "No, just Violet, Elektra, Kurumi, and Professor Bishop. And Bishop only knows because quite frankly I have visions in her class often and she helps cover it up. Something about Divination seems to spark the visions to occur. I can't really stop them once they start. I've been trying, but every time I do they fight back and cause a
seizure like you just saw."
But he was still shocked. He tried to offer up help with the chocolate but she could see he was still too shocked to talk fully so she put her hand on his shoulder and helped him sit down. It was a lot of news to take in at once. Everyone had a different reaction. Violet was thrilled with the possibility of knowing what she would look like everyday. Elektra honestly could care less... she had the whole parseltongue thing that she worried about. Kurumi was understanding but a little taken back and shocked. And Bishop, well Bishop wanted to help, but was obviously intrigued by her case.
Then the question that they all asked came to the front line...
what had she seen? She sighed and answered, "Christopher the future is a tricky and dangerous thing. It is its own monster. If you choose to know what I saw then you will get tangled up in it. And once you are in you never get out. If you want that I will tell you... but not everyone wants that burden. Merlin knows I don't, but I have no choice."