Jessica heard Tina and turned her head towards her, grinning warmly.

"I know," she wispered as she quickly jotted down some notes. "Thank God I'm still sane!" she smiled politely again.

Professor Kotkin replied to the class. "Thank you for your help. I see you have all been working hard in your research. Now, let us take the time to choose a partner so we can attempt to read one another's palms. Then we will go into some detail on the patterns and lines you should be looking for."

"Julie, will you pair up with me?" Jessica asked Julie at once, nodding to the Professo. SHe really hoped Julie would agree.

Fancy was excited to finally begin actually looking at her palm and discovering if she actually exhibited the characteristics she was supposed to, based on her palm. She glanced across the table at Felisia, who had finally decided to put the flame she had been playing with away. However, she was completely engrossed in examining her own hand that Fancy decided to leave her by herself for a bit. She turned around and saw a Gryffindor girl, named Jessica. She knew her parents would hate her partnering up with anyone from Gryffindor, but then again, her parents didn't like Felisia, and they didn't want her to be taking Divination. If she was going to disobey them, she might as well do it right. Besides, she was tired of not having many people to talk to at school, so she decided to turn to Jessica.

"Would you like to be my partner?" Fancy asked the girl, waiting for her response.

"Cassy, will you please pair with me?" Alex aske politely.

Meghan turned to look around she didn't really recognize anyone so she waited for someone to ask her.

Seeing that Julie had paired up with someone, she glanced around. "Hey, Meghan! Want to be my partner?" she asked hopefully.

Cassy paused before answering. She remembered the look Alex had given Jessica, so her first impression was that he was rather rude but then again every deserves a chance and besides, he had asked politely enough. "Erm, sure" She replied.

Felisia was engulfed in the folds and mounts of her hands. She was clapped out of her solitude when she heard Fancy's voice asking a young gryffindor girl to be her partner. It wasn't that Felisia was jealous, but that she really wasn't one to just run around and meet new people. Her mother had always told her she needed to make more friends, Fancy won't be around forever.

Felisia turned in her seat. There were several people in the classroom, but they all seemed to already have partners. She decided to wait and see if anyone would be left to partner with her.

Professor Kotkin continued, "As you pair up, you can observe your own hand and describe what you see to help your partner as they try to 'read' your palm. Make sure to look for the shape of the hand, as well as the fingers and thumb. Look for flexibilty, the lines and ridges, the mounds and loops that may be present. The main lines to look for are the heart line which is the top line, then the heart line which is in the center, and then the life line which is found below the heart line, sometimes even joining this line above the thumb, and then curves down to the center of the palm towards the wrist."

Fancy wasn't sure if the Gryffindor, Jessica, still wanted to be partners, and Fancy noticed that Felisia didn't have a partner yet.

"Felisia, you can be my partner, too. Jessica can join us if she likes." Fancy told her friend across the table. She knew that Felisia would gladly accept to be partners with her, so Fancy just sat, waiting for her reply and looking at her own hand in the mean time.

Felisia smiled wide. "Sounds fine. Sure, Jessica can join, wonderful." She looked back down at her own hand, wondering what exactly Fancy would see. Then again, knowing that Fancy was so secretive, what would Felisia see? Would she see anything Fancy didn't want known?

Meghan looked up and smiled brightly. "Sure! Ok do you want to go first? because I am slightly confused." She said the last part in a whisper with a guilty smile on her face.

Fancy looked at Felisia for a moment. She knew that Felisia was curious as to how much she would see on Fancy's hand, seeing as as how she was extremely secretive. Fancy gave Felisia a reassuring smile. She knew that the way they were reading palms in class that day, none of Fancy's secrets would come out, as the palm was only going to reveal characteristics about her.

"Well, give me your hand and let's get started," Fancy told Felisia. She reached for her slender hand and began examining. She decided that the best way to read her palm would be to follow the order of her notes. The first thing she would look at would be the shape of Felisia's hand.

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Felisia caught Fancy's smile, and reached her hand across the table. She pulled out her own notes, knowing they probably weren't as thorough as Fancy's, but still had the important key terms. She waited to hear what Fancy would tell her about herself.

"And don't tell me that I'm going to become rich and famous." she joked. She knew from being around her father's muggle half of the family that muggles thought palms readers always said 'you're going to come into a lot of money' or 'i see a dark, hansome man in your futre.' It was only after she said this comment, she remembered that Fancy didn't know anything about the muggle world. She shifted her eyes to look at her notes and hoped Fancy would just laugh.

She giggled. “That’s okay. I’m sort of confused too.” She took Meghan’s hand and began to examine it. “Hmm, well you seem to have a conic hand shape which means you’re impulsive, have great communication skills, and get along with many different kinds of people.”

She reached out and bent Meghan’s hand. “You have a moderately flexible hand, which tells me that you have a balance in your life and are relatively in control of what goes on. As far as your hand size, I’d say you have medium hands, which means you have good judgement and are very practical.” She lightly ran her fingers over Meghan’s hand. “You seem to have a very soft texture, which indicates that you’re sensitive to other’s feelings and needs.”

“Okay, why don’t you go ahead and read my palm. I’m not finished yet, but I don’t want to go too far or you may get confused. So, go ahead and tell me my hand shape, my flexibility, hand size, and hand texture, then I’ll tell you about the mounts and folds of your hand.” she finished smiling. “Is that okay with you?”

Trixie looks around the classroom.. Hmm who should i partner with? She glances around the room and saw cOOkie sitting alone. She walks over to her and sat down. "Great..now i have a partner!" giggles Trixie.

c00kie looked over at trix and smiled, "Okay, give me your palm, let me try it." c00kie grabbed Trixie's hand and begin to examine it, "all right, lets see, you've got a really spatulate hand, which means you have a love for discovery and invention...." c00kie said while wrinkling her nose, "you do? okay, anyways, you should be energetic and dexterous, and thrive on taking risks," c00kie said, "Okay...so why not you tell me about my hand before we move on to the mounts and lines and stuff, okay with you?"

Trixie gigled at her palm. Palm reading could be so fun at times. "okay, my turn...Hmmm..." says Trixie thinking hard. "You have a conical hand, people with this hand are usually connoisseurs of the arts with superb communication skills, and a love for the arc lights.You are impulsive and have a short temper," Trixie gigles even more. "Okay.. tht's it!"

c00kie laughed. These things were quite accurate. "Alright, i'm going to see what type of fingers you've got...aha! you've got conical fingers," c00kie said while flipping through some more pages of her book, "Means that you are an intellectual and talented idealist," c00kie made a face to trixie before continuing, " you've got the power of thinking on your feet and have firm convictions...." c00kie said while surpressing a laugh.

"I do?" chuckles Trixie. "Okay...let me see yours! Hmm...it says here that you have a spatulate finger. You have a taste for travel and outdoor life. As go-getters, you will always looks for the bigger piece of the pie. You also value work as top priority. You are creative, active and energetic." snorts Trixie while making a face at cOOkie.. "Okay..let's move on to mounts!"

"Creative....i like that!" c00kie said while smiling brightly at Trixie. "Okay, lets check out some of the lines, you've got a loooong life line, it indicates longevity, vitality, and the quality of life, which is a good thing, however, i don't see much of a head line which means lethargy and in extreme cases insanity," c00kie smirked at Trixie, "and well, you heart line which is clear and deep a person who is sincere, respectful and considerate,"

"Now, you're mounts, you've got the mount of Mars, which shows that you're a very well-developed and firm person, it also shows you have an out-going personality. You're mount of Venus is a little bit under-developed, which means you lack in passion. You're mount of Apollo is well developed,meaning you're a person who is warm and optimistic, radiating enthusiasm," c00kie said finally finishing.

"Wow...tht's l-o-n-g......Okay, how abt you," said Trixie squinting into cOOkie's palm. "Hmm... wait a minute..We have the same lines!!" laughed Trixie. "But our mounts are slightly different.. Your mount of Jupiter is flat so you have a good personality. Your mount of moon is well-developed which shows a person who is compassionate, caring, creative and blessed with an incredible zest for life. Your mount of Mars is a thick, well-developed, and firm Mars plane shows abounding energy and an outgoing nature." said Trixie looking up at her friend.

"Sure, I'll pair up with you" Julie said as she moved closer to jessica and gave her palm out. "You wanna go first" Julie said as she smiled.

Jessica smiled warmly at Julie as she took Julie's right hand in hers and began to examine it.

“Let's see,...." she began, turning Julie's hand around. "Maybe I should start with your life line." she wondered out loud, frowning slightly. "Yes...I think so."

She began to carefully examine Julie's hand, deep in thought. Finnally she spoke aloud.

"Your life line is strong, clear, swooping and some of the wrinkles are heading both outwards, some inwards. This means that you will have a long and balanced life but may have to bear some anxiety. However, overall, your life will be a success.