New story? Why yes,I think so! Well this is for my friend LeighQuinn who LOVES Slytherine. And who can blame her? Not me. Win Win Slytherine. As always I Do Not Own ANY of JK Rowling's stories or characters. This is purely for fun so don't get offended. I only own the OC's in this story. ENJOY Leigh,you definatley earned this helping me in math xD
By 5th year a lot of us know what we are best at. I for one am amazing at Potions and Quidditch. Potions was always my favorite,not a shocker seeing as how Professor Slughorn showed a preference for us Slytherine's since he is our house leader. Silently I looked out the window daydreaming and not really paying attention. I never did in this class except for when it was to put a Gryfinndork in their place but other than that I was oblivious to anything. I was like that in every class but that didn't mean I wasn't smart. No,I was a bloody genius compared to a lot of people. Excluding my potions partner,Severus Snape- who was just as smart as myself in Potions. Around me the sounds of movement broke me from my day dream.
"Get the cauldron ready Leigh." The voice came from next to me and was the voice of Snape,one I was very used to and often found myself not minding to hear. It was the soft voice of someone who was becoming a man when just a year ago was a small boy. It was hard to think of Severus as ever a boy when he was always on his own and often sticking up for himself. The last remaining boyish features were disappearing in favor of one's of a man. His voice had changed sometime over the summer but he seemed unsure in this new body and voice of his.
He paused for just a moment before leaving me to get everything ready while he got the ingredients. Glancing I saw we were making the Draught of Peace and I silently set up the cauldron before pointing my wand under it and lighting the small flame. Silent spells were always simple for me,effective for when I duel with friends. I watched the flame in a sort of trance until I heard Severus pushing his stool under the desk to allow himself more access. We didn't find it necissary to talk as he handed me half the ingredients. More and more often I found myself wanting to say something to him just to hear him talk,last year I would have never done that. Though we were both in Slytherine it was a rare thing to see us together outside of a class. If we were then it was only because we bumped into each other or all the tables at the library were taken.
"Careful about the flame." I spoke and nodded to his robe sleeve that was dangerously close to the flame. He glanced at it before moving his arm as he resumed cutting whatever he was cutting. That was all that was said as we worked for the next hour,other than the occasional mention of what to add next or asking to be passed something. At the end Professor Slughorn came around and inspected the potions. Some had turned to paste while other's were too runny. By the time he made it to ours he looked like he could do for some fire whiskey. None the less he was pleased with our potion.
"Very well done and Miss Quinn. Very well done indeed. Infact, 30 points for Slytherine seeing as how you two were the only one's who got the desired potion correct." Seeming pleased with himself he walked off to go tend to some paper work at the front of the class. I began to pack up my things with a victorious smile.A smile that was soon replaced by a sneer when I heard James imitating Slughorn.
"Well done Miss Quinn. Perhaphs if it's not too much trouble you could come to my Slug Club." It was a terrible impression and I whipped around quickly. James,Sirius,Lupin,and Peter were all laughing at this, yet to realize that I was looking at them and just about killing them with looks. Lupin was the first to notice and nudged James in the ribs before nodding towards me. "Easedropping isn't very becoming for you Leigh." James remarked before leaning on the desk with that look on his face like he was better than everyone here. God know he wasn't.
"And impressions as well as brains aren't very becoming of you James. Perhaps because you have none?" I questioned sarcastically with a quirked eyebrow. He looked at me for a moment before standing up.
"I have more brains than any of you snakes." Before the words had left his mouth a chuckle was coming out of me but it wasn't the only one. No,it was joined by one very close to me and looking to Severus I knew it was him. I smirked turning back to James.
"Too bad your pathetic potion and choice of friends say otherwise." I noted with a satisfied smirk as the gong of a bell from the tower signalled lunch. Not wanting to waste my time I offered one last fake smile before leaving them all there. Why stay when I was hungry? There was no point. Besides I knew Marie would want to gossip as she always did.
Sitting in my seat next to Marie I pretended to listen to her gossip about how Thomas Zambini likes Rose Parkinson. A vile woman who would one day have a vile child if anyone asked me. Which they didn't. Part way through lunch I felt someone's eyes on me. Raising my gaze I looked down the house table to the dark eyes of Severus. Realizing he was caught he looked down to the book that was every present,his potions book no doubt. Smiling to myself I looked away but occasionally felt the eyes back on me. I didn't dare raise my eyes for fear he would stop looking at me.
SNAPE'S POV
I took every chance I could to look at her. The one with a smart mind as well as a smart mouth. True it sometimes got her into trouble but she never said what people didn't have coming to them. Her friend was talking her ear off when she raised her eyes to me. Those piercing blue eyes that were hypocritical to her dark as night hair. On the outside she looked like the typical Slytherine as Im sure we all did. But there was something different about Leigh Quinn that I have yet to put my finger on. A mystery I am intent on figuring out. Her eyes seem to invite me to go ahead and try to solve her. Meeting her eyes in that one moment I was sure she could see what I was thinking. Looking down and away I allowed myself a rare smile. I was going to solve the mystery of Leigh Quinn