Raven Fair- Fortune Teller

June wandered around the Ravenclaw Fair, and stopped in her tracks when the fortune-teller's booth appeared in her view. Strange... who was that hidden by all that blue? June bit her laugh to keep from laughing. Whoever it was, all the different layers certainly made the outfit a tad.. ridiculous... but... it was certainly in the spirit of the fair. June approached the booth and glanced at the crystal ball. She looked and read the advertising sign once more. Did she really want to have her fortune told? Although her grandmother was a wonderful Seer, June had always been a bit more than skeptical of the sketchy and vague subject. She sighed and mentally shrugged. What could it hurt?

"Welcome, my child. What do you wish to know? Madame Elana can tell all..."

June blinked. She blinked again. This was Elana?! She smiled and sat down. "I'd like to know my fortune please... " she replied. The girl looked around wildly, wondering what she wanted the divination to be done with. Finally, her eyes settled on a small package. "I'd like it done with tarot cards please."

As she cautiously slipped away from her guards, Lady Jenifer rolled her eyes at her distracted guards. Seriously? Men. They see cartloads of food and gypsy women and are oblivious to the world. Luckily for her, that was a point in her favor. After all, how was she supposed to go exploring if those two goons kept getting in her way? Granted, this was at Hogwarts and she didn’t actually have bodyguards, along with the fact that she was Jenn and NOT Lady Jennifer…but when did that ever stop Jenn before?

Pulling out her wand, Jenn conjured up two ferocious looking bodyguards in the middle of the town square. It wasn’t much fun to be hiding from nobody. Satisfied that everything was set, Jenn took a deep breath and became Lady Jenifer again. “That’s much better,” she said to herself with a sigh. As she walked along the various booths, a grin crossed her face as she reached out to touch a soft bunch of flowers. Suddenly seeing one of the bodyguards pass her line of vision, Lady Jenifer did the only thing she could think of and jumped into the closest tent she could find.

She curiously looked around at all the crystals hanging from the ceiling around her. Well, wasn’t this an interesting sight? And a fortune teller too, that curiously looked like her younger sister Adriana. But that was for another time and story. Jenifer slowly approached the fortune teller and smiled.

“Tarot reading please, I wish to know about…” Jenifer blushed and looked around her for a minute before whispering. “My love life.”

As she waited for the fortune teller to respond, Lady Jenifer delicately crossed her hands on her lap. Just then she happened to notice a long stain on the hem of her gown. Oh drats! Her new gown was ruined and she bought it all the way from across the country on eBay-er I mean, on a designer…wagon? Either way, it was virtually ruined at this point. Jenifer gritted her teeth together, must have been that odd looking giant peasant that knocked into her when she entered the tent. Judging from his smell, Jenifer couldn’t possibly guess what the stain was. Nor did she want to. But still…her brand new gown…

An idea hit her, as she turned her brown innocent eyes back to the fortune teller. “While we’re waiting, can you let me know of anything else I can purchase from you?” Jenifer asked with a bright smile. “Charms, bracelets, voodoo dolls….” Her voice trailed off. Pulling on her bag, she pulled out a plate with two pieces of cheesecake. “This should cover everything.”

Lady Jenifer’s eyes grew wider at the fortune teller’s words. “Let go of the past you say?” She bit her lip and frowned. “But what does that mean? Should I forget about everything that’s happened in the past or just disregard it? Because ignoring it and forgetting about it are two completely separate things. And even if it were the same…how could I ever forget the past? That is physically impossible. Unless I were to get amnesia. But who knows what else I would miss that way? What if I forget more than what I’m supposed to let go of? What happens then? Will my life be ruined? And when you say terrible things will happen...how terrible are we talking? Is it a terrible, my hair looks funny, terrible. Or a my cat just died terrible? And not to mention, what if-”

Just then the tent became flooded with light as someone flipped open the flap to enter the tent. Jenifer turned around and pointed a finger at the exit. “I’m not finished yet! Out out!”

As the footsteps scurried away, Jenifer gave the fortune teller a big smile. “Now, where were we?”

Sir Antonius felt a bit peeved that such a ruckus was caused on his behalf. The fortune teller had scolded him as he was leaving, and the old kook living near the windmill ran into him spilling her own drink on her gown, as he was exiting. So, being the gentleman he was, he made straight for the nearest flourist, purchasing a fine assortment of Sunflowers, Daisies, and Orchids. He wasn't sure how the seer would react, but being the kind hearted gent he was, Antonius had to try.

Marching right back to the tent he had just left, he felt a bit of a flush run across his cheeks. Slightly embarrassed by his actions not too long ago, but somehow that delusional woman had laced his reading with her bribes. Very sly, and ironically funny. Shaking off the shame, he proceeded straight back into the tent, bouquet of flowers hoisted in his arms.

With a smile he approached the fortune tell yet again, his arm stretching out to give her his gift. "I come to apologize for my actions earlier madam. I meant no offense." Kind and gentle were his words, "Please take this assortment of flowers as a token of my apology. And pray tell, the next time you see your friend, send her my regards. That the king knight wishes to employ her skill as a nagging... er I mean, skillful speaker in his court." Then with a bow he made to turn for the exit. "Once again, thank you, and may the heavens watch over you mi'lady."