SPOILER!!: Nick and the Portrait!
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Compootor 
Nick hadn't really expected to have his greeting returned at all, let alone so heartily. He'd already begun shuffling his way towards a table when he was asked a question.
Am I good at Divination? he thought it over in his head for a short moment before turning to face the older student once more.
"I'm afraid, If I'm honest, that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing." he admitted frankly. As embarrassing as he found failure, it would be easier to swallow if he made no pretense of competence beforehand.
It seemed, however, that he and Adi were in the same boat. Nicholas didn't have the faintest idea how to 'open his mind' or 'look PAST the crystal', and it seemed that the older student wasn't very good with the practical aspect of Divination either. Why would he have asked if he knew what he was doing? This presented Nick with an opportunity to make a friend, something he rarely did these days.
Stepping over to Adi's table and sitting down, he extended an arm in a polite greeting, as he'd always been taught. A bad first impression could mean the difference between a life-long friend and a bitter enemy.
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The Portraits As she looked into the crystal ball she noticed a few students come into the room. Her focus changed the them as she listened to their conversation. "Hello my children are you here to cast yourself into the future?" Her hands moved above her head and back down to her sides as she talked. Pushing up her glasses she observed them both.
"You, do you have the inner eye?" pointing at one and then the other. She wanted to see what they were doing and what they were going to do. Could they be coming up with a prophecies or just a crystal ball session.
Adi looked understandingly at the guy.
"I know what I'm supposed to be doing but apparently I'm not doing it right or it's not enough.'' He looked back at the crystal ball.
"It's annoying not being able to see anything and I was just wondering if its too late to back out of taking the subject for OWL.'' Using the crystal at the end of last term had encouraged him but now he was getting discouraged again.
The fifth year reached out a hand to shake the guy's own.
"Hi! I'm guessing you came to try to brush up on your Inner Eye.'' Hehe. Practice makes perfect, right?
"I'm Adi, anyway.'' Just in case the guy didn't know his name.
Ohh! The woman in the Portrait had noticed them!
"I hope we didn't disturb you. But yes, I'm here to get some practice with the crystal ball today.'' Adi noted that the woman had the same habit as he, pushing the glasses back in place.
"I would be inclined to think I have not. That or all the crystal balls hate me.'' Maybe the woman had some tips on how he could better the little amount of Divination skills he had.