“It’sanotethatallowsmetogetoutofanyofmyssesshouldMalfoyfeelthreatened,”Harrymuttered,passingthenotearossthetable.
“Hey,youshouldusethattogetoutofSnape’ssses!”Roneximed.
“ExeptforthefatthatMalfoyisinhisPotionsss,”Hermionepointedout.
“Oh…”Rondidn’tlooksoexited.
TheDivinationroomlookedthesameasitalwayshad,nowthatUmbridgewasgoneandTrewneywasbak.HarryandRonsatattheirustomarytableinthebakoftheroomandwaitedfortheirProfessortoarrive.
“Welomeall,”amethemistyvoie,“TodaywewillbeginlearningtheuseofTarotardstohelpbringoutyourInnerEye—”
“ButwhathappensifmyInnerEyeisshyanddoesn’twanttoomeout?”RonmutteredandHarrygrinned.
“—oh,andHarry,intenminutesdon’tfeelasifyouhavetoaskbeforeyouleave,dear.HewillbewaitingforyouintheGreatHall.”
What?Harrythoughtastherestofthesslookedathimquestioningly.Okay…maybeheshouldjustusethatpreditionasanexusetoleavethessintenminutes…
“Now,therearemanydifferentspreadsthatareusedforaTarotreading,sopayattentiondears,formanyofyouwillnotuandthisforaweekbeauseyouhavenotlistened.TheonesimirityforallthesespreadsisthattheyinvokeyourInnerEyetointerprettheirmeaning,notjustreognizeit.Onemustknowifaardhasappearedinthereversedpositionandwhatthatmeansverseswhenaardappearsinthenormalposition.TherearealsomanykindsofTarotdeksthataninfluenetheaurayofthereadingbasedonhowtheyretetoyourInnerEye.AndwithinthesedekstherearetheMajorAranaardsandtheMinorAranaards.Youwillbegintomemorizethedifferenesintheseardsforourss,butonlyfourofyouwillhavememorizedthemeaningsofalltheTarotardsinthedekthatyouwillreeiveattheendofthislesson.NowtheMajorAranaisusedforgeneral—”
Harry’seyeswidenedslightlyashefeltafamiliarburningsensationbeginningtoreepdownthewallsofhisstomahandsettleinaoilaroundhisbellybutton.Ohno.
Notbtoasktobeexusedfromss,Harrygotupandlefttheroom.
Ronlookedatthelokonthewallandgrinned.Itwasnineminutesintoss,notten.Shouldhepointthatout?Hmmm…ofourse.SmirkingboldlyattheProfessor,heraisedhishand.
HarryranintothedesertedGreatHalltoseeDraosittingalmlyattheSlytherintablewaitingforhim.
“What’swrongnow?”HarrydemandedandsatdownangrilytoDrao.AsDrao’shandfounditswayunderhhisshirtagainheadded,“Isureashellwasn’tinageroussituation.”
“No,Iwas.”
“WereyouinDefenseAgainsttheDarkArtsorsomething?”
“No.”