Hello!
This is the first story I have ever posted anywhere, and I'm co-writing it with my roommate. We are both really big fans of Harry Potter, Bless you, J.K. Rowling!
We are going to upload at least one chapter a week, on Fridays. However, we'll sometimes get ahead of ourselves and post more often. Haha.
Anyways, we really hope you enjoy this and stick along for the ride!
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Disclaimer: This work is purely for fun and anything recognizable is more than likely not our work. If there are similarities, please take it as a compliment from us and give credit to those deserving.
CHAPTER ONE: Glass or No Glass?
The cold morning air sent a crisp chill through the halls of Hogwarts. The owls all asleep in the owlery, children still yet to rise. In the potions room, the only sound that could be heard was the bubbling of solutions. Cassie sat, having been awake all night, poring over her notes and books. In a fervor of creative work, she fought to keep the ideas in her brain before they could float away like the morning fog. In her haste, she moved too quickly to one side, causing a beaker to fall over into her carefully concocted solution. There was a white spark of light and the potion turned from the inviting green to a bright apple red. She stopped, realizing what she had done. Her eyes aglow, she leaned over the cauldron and proceeded to shriek.
"EUREKA!" she shouts to the empty room, scaring the life out of poor Dobby, her white German Shepherd who had been sleeping not seconds before.
Meanwhile, across the castle Headmistress McGonagall and her apprentice Kate were having a peaceful morning meal. Sipping politely on their tea and discussing the newest publication in Transfiguration Monthly, they hear a distant sound. McGonagall seems confused as to what could possibly have made the noise. However, Kate hearing what she knows to be her friend starts to shake her head in both amusement and fond exasperation.
"Don't worry Professor," She says, "That's just Cassie and her potions. I bet you she'll be here in about five, four, three..."
As Kate finished her countdown, the door to McGonagall's office is thrown open with the force of a woman on a mission! There stands Cassie with a manic grin on her face.
"I HAVE FINISHED IT! IT'S DONE!" Cassie yelled as she shoved a crystal vial holding a bright red liquid in their faces.
Professor McGonagall stares at the crystal vile, taking in her disheveled appearance. "Miss Trelawney," she says slowly as if speaking to a hyperactive murtlap, "explain yourself."
"You don't understand!" Cassie says to Kate, completely ignoring the Headmistress. "I've done it!"
Kate sets down her tea, saying, "You've done what Cass? You haven't said what that stuff is, and where's Dobby?" At that exact moment, the poor dog climbed the final step on the extensive staircase, collapsing on the stone floor. "JOSIE! WATER!" Kate says, motioning to her Demiguise, who brings the tired pup a bowl.
"THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT!" Cassie yells, causing Josie to jump in fright, disappear, and drop the bowl.
Kate rises quickly from her chair, yelling, "CASSANDRA TRELAWNEY, YOU SIT DOWN RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" Cassie, quite shocked by her friend's outburst, sits.
"Now that you are somewhat calmer, what is it that you have done and why does it have you ignoring poor Dobby and scaring all the inhabitants of the castle?"
"I finally created the potion that will de-age us without any devastating negative side effects," Cassie explains while summoning a stream of water and a pillow for her companion.
"It was a total accident, but everyone knows that's how all good things are created. I've been up all night trying to figure this stupid potion out and because I'm so tired I wasn't watching what I was doing. But it's fine, so don't glare at me," She quickly stated, as she could see Kate puffing up to start yelling again.
"I accidentally knocked over a beaker into my cauldron and it was just what I needed. I can't believe it worked! I didn't have a glass for my lemonade and so I used a beaker. Lemons for regenerative properties and sugar because children crave it! Jesus and Merlin's fucking ball sacks! It the simplest things."
Kate stared as Cassie, trying to keep up with her rambling. She could see Cassie all but bounce in her seat, the lack of sleep doing nothing to slow her down. Kate looked at the vile of red liquid having only one question enter her mind.
"You dropped a vile into your cauldron?" she asked. Cassie nodded empathetically, barely containing her joy. "So, does that mean you want me, your very good friend, to drink a substance that may or may not have GLASS in it? That could kill me?" Cassie's face lit up, clearly not hearing the question, and shoved the vile into Kate's hand. "TRY IT, PLEASE!" she all but yelled.
Kate drew her wand, pointed it directly at Cassie and quickly uttered a spell for a bewitched sleep. Cassie's eyes dropped closed as she slumped back against her chair. "I'm terribly sorry about this Headmistress," Kate said, flicking her wand again to float Cassie in the air, "A Few hours and she'll be alright." She then exited down the stairs, dobby following closely behind.
9 HOURS LATER
SWISH.
A disembodied groan echoed throughout the room as Kate opened the curtains to allow the afternoon sun in.
"Goddammit, Kate could you not, for once in your life, be the thing that wakes me up in the afternoon. I thought we were over this."
"Cassie, you've been sleeping all day and you need to get up, so we can go over everything now that you finished the potion. Not that sleep deprived you isn't a hoot."
"The potion….? What potion?"
"You know the red one, that may or may not contain glass, that is supposed to help keep us alive for a long time," Kate explained unhelpfully.
"A red potion? A red… potion…," Cassie mumbled as she swept the covers to the side and sat up out of bed. "THE POTION!"
Out in the common room, there was a whine from Dobby, who's poor ears couldn't take the sheer audacity of Cassie's shrill voice.
"Kate how could you put me to sleep, much-appreciated thank you, BUT now I'll never figure out what caused it to finally work!"
"One word," Kate said as she exited the room, "Lemonade".
Lemonade? Why does Kate have to do this to me? She never gives me a straight answer. She's probably going to go get me a lemonade just to fuck with me. Okay, well if she's not going to tell me, what happened last night? Nothing really developed into anything of importance till around four. But nothing I did would advance the potion into its final stage. I'm pretty sure I tried everything from unicorn hair to petroleum jelly. Merlin I was so tired last night, think Cassie what happened?! Think, think, THINK! I was turning around to grab the hellebore extract and I knocked over my lemonade. MY LEMONADE! Damn, I really wanted to finish that. But lemons and sugar, really? I mean I guess, lemons are great for the skin and sugar is a stuffed with glucose which is a good energy source. I'm such an idiot, being a muggle for the majority of one's life, a great potion's mistress does not make.
Thank you so much for reading! If you want, reviews are always welcome.
