Harry cursed loudly as he rounded a corner, skidding alittle on the hardwood floor. Once he had traction again, he resumed running. There were only three months left of school and he had gone so long without getting any detention from Professor Snape for two weeks now. This was surely going to ruin that streak.
He took the stairs to the dungens at a run and tripped on the last step, falling, propelling all of his belongings across the floor. "Bloody hell!" he whispered frantically trying to gather all of his belongings to try and make it to class before he was too late. Once collected, he broke off at another run and opened the door to Snape's classroom. He stepped in, the door slamming shut behind him.
Snape was at the board talking, but when he heard the door shut, promptly turned around and glared at him. All the students in the room turned to face him, including Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. "Ah, Mr. Potter. So glad you decided to join us for this lesson today." Harry sighed and took a couple of steps toward the table where Ron and Hermione were sitting.
Hermione gave him that reproachful, knowing look, saying that detention was coming and that there was nothing he could do to stop it. Ron just smiled weekly and willed him to sit, so he did. Malfoy looked at him, laughed, leaned over and said a few words to Goyle and the two bursted out into a great laughter. Snape, however paid them no attention.
He took a few steps away from the board and clasped his hands in front of him,"Mr. Potter, what was the excuse for your lateness today? Wait," he said holding his hands up in front of him,"I don't want to hear it. I'll just give you the detention and get it over with." Harry sunk lower into his seat as Malfoy whispered an insult that he didn't quite hear, but he know he said something. "Now, as I was saying," Snape continued,"before we were interrupted by a certain students lateness, this term is coming fast to an end. The qualifications for passing this class get harder each year. This year is no exception."
He was in front of the board again, Ron tapped him on the arm and passed him a note that was scrawled in curly writing, writing that could only belong to Hermione. It read:
'What happened?'
'I woke up late.' he replied, carefully passing the note back to her. She read it with a nod and pointed her wand at it, muttering a silent charm, the note disappeared quickly and quitely.
Snape walked around his desk,"As stated, on your syllabus papers that each of you recieved at the beginning of the year, projects were to be completed with a partner. This is the only project that we will do this year, with a partner, and it will take the rest of the term to complete. This project is going to make," he said with a pause looking around the room,"or break you." he said now looking at Harry. He sunk lower into his seat.
"Before you go picking partners, I must tell you that I have decided who you will work with. Partner assignment is posted on the notice board outside of the Great Hall. Please check the list sometime before Monday evening, as that's when the project will start. Here are your project packets,"he said pointing with his wand at a pile of parchment envelopes on his desk. They rose into the air and began flying in different directions and landing in front of each student. Harry looked at his name scrawled on the front and picked it up, feeling the thickness. This could not be a good assignment if it was so big.
"Enclosed within each envelope is your assignment. You will find an ingredient list, step by step instructions, information on the potion you will be making, and information on how to document your progress and the progress of the potion. You will also find cautions for certain ingredients that you may handle, and please follow them closely, I don't want any mishaps." He took to looking at Neville this time. Neville gulped and put his head down onto his desk.
Snape continued,"Projects are due to me by the deadline inside of the packet. I expect them in my room, in the back potions room, clearly labed with you and your partners names, the potion that is inside the flask and the expiration date. I will test these myself and give you either a passing or a failing grade. And it is all up to how well you and your partner works together."
Ron shovled food into his mouth and Hermione rolled her eyes distastefully and went back to looking at the content of the envelope Snape had given her this morning. "This sounds actually pretty easy. It's just your standard sleeping draught potion with natural relaxants. Should be a easy A."
Ron rolled his eyes this time,"Hermione, everything is easy for you. I on the other hand probably have the most complicated assignment there is, Snape wants me to fail and I probably will."
"Oh shush, you don't even know who your partner is." she said packing the envelope away in her bag.
"Well, you don't either." He said grabbing a bowl of pudding from across the way.
"Ok, we'll have to check after dinner."
"Harry, what's wrong? You haven't said a word all evening. "
"Snape, I have detention tomorrow night, the night we were going to hang out, before our projects got started."
"Harry, we have all weekend, we can hang out Sunday, that's no problem."
She was right, they would still have time, but that didn't make him feel any better. A horrible feeling was building in the pit of his stomach, something that he had felt many times before. This feeling only meant one thing, some kind of trouble was coming. If it wasn't trouble, it was something that he wouldn't like. Whatever it was, he had a feeling it had something to do with this upcoming project that he had to work on with some unknown person.
Hermione stood from the table, followed by Ron. "Aren't you coming Harry?"
"Uh, yeah." Hermione and Ron slowly walked through the isle ways, Harry stood from the table and followed them. When he entered the hallway, a few students were standing there already checking their partner assignment. A few cheered, one groaned, however he wasn't sure why. Hermione smiled and said proudly,"Ron, you and I are working together. This shall be fun, and we should pass, if only you do your part."
"Right, you think Snape will pass us?"
Hermione was ignoring him now and ran her hand down the assignment listen looking for Harry's name. Harry, however, wasn't that interested in finding out who he was working with. She clasped her hand over her mouth,"Harry I'm so sorry." He eyed her carefully, not quite understanding the tone of her voice. This must be the part that his stomach was trying to warn him about,"Harry, I am really sorry. I wish you didn't have to work with-"
The few students behind him started to part,"Potter!" a familar voice doned,"Potter!" he said again, elbowing his way to where he stood,"I cannot believe I have to work with you!"
He took the stairs to the dungens at a run and tripped on the last step, falling, propelling all of his belongings across the floor. "Bloody hell!" he whispered frantically trying to gather all of his belongings to try and make it to class before he was too late. Once collected, he broke off at another run and opened the door to Snape's classroom. He stepped in, the door slamming shut behind him.
Snape was at the board talking, but when he heard the door shut, promptly turned around and glared at him. All the students in the room turned to face him, including Malfoy and his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle. "Ah, Mr. Potter. So glad you decided to join us for this lesson today." Harry sighed and took a couple of steps toward the table where Ron and Hermione were sitting.
Hermione gave him that reproachful, knowing look, saying that detention was coming and that there was nothing he could do to stop it. Ron just smiled weekly and willed him to sit, so he did. Malfoy looked at him, laughed, leaned over and said a few words to Goyle and the two bursted out into a great laughter. Snape, however paid them no attention.
He took a few steps away from the board and clasped his hands in front of him,"Mr. Potter, what was the excuse for your lateness today? Wait," he said holding his hands up in front of him,"I don't want to hear it. I'll just give you the detention and get it over with." Harry sunk lower into his seat as Malfoy whispered an insult that he didn't quite hear, but he know he said something. "Now, as I was saying," Snape continued,"before we were interrupted by a certain students lateness, this term is coming fast to an end. The qualifications for passing this class get harder each year. This year is no exception."
He was in front of the board again, Ron tapped him on the arm and passed him a note that was scrawled in curly writing, writing that could only belong to Hermione. It read:
'What happened?'
'I woke up late.' he replied, carefully passing the note back to her. She read it with a nod and pointed her wand at it, muttering a silent charm, the note disappeared quickly and quitely.
Snape walked around his desk,"As stated, on your syllabus papers that each of you recieved at the beginning of the year, projects were to be completed with a partner. This is the only project that we will do this year, with a partner, and it will take the rest of the term to complete. This project is going to make," he said with a pause looking around the room,"or break you." he said now looking at Harry. He sunk lower into his seat.
"Before you go picking partners, I must tell you that I have decided who you will work with. Partner assignment is posted on the notice board outside of the Great Hall. Please check the list sometime before Monday evening, as that's when the project will start. Here are your project packets,"he said pointing with his wand at a pile of parchment envelopes on his desk. They rose into the air and began flying in different directions and landing in front of each student. Harry looked at his name scrawled on the front and picked it up, feeling the thickness. This could not be a good assignment if it was so big.
"Enclosed within each envelope is your assignment. You will find an ingredient list, step by step instructions, information on the potion you will be making, and information on how to document your progress and the progress of the potion. You will also find cautions for certain ingredients that you may handle, and please follow them closely, I don't want any mishaps." He took to looking at Neville this time. Neville gulped and put his head down onto his desk.
Snape continued,"Projects are due to me by the deadline inside of the packet. I expect them in my room, in the back potions room, clearly labed with you and your partners names, the potion that is inside the flask and the expiration date. I will test these myself and give you either a passing or a failing grade. And it is all up to how well you and your partner works together."
Ron shovled food into his mouth and Hermione rolled her eyes distastefully and went back to looking at the content of the envelope Snape had given her this morning. "This sounds actually pretty easy. It's just your standard sleeping draught potion with natural relaxants. Should be a easy A."
Ron rolled his eyes this time,"Hermione, everything is easy for you. I on the other hand probably have the most complicated assignment there is, Snape wants me to fail and I probably will."
"Oh shush, you don't even know who your partner is." she said packing the envelope away in her bag.
"Well, you don't either." He said grabbing a bowl of pudding from across the way.
"Ok, we'll have to check after dinner."
"Harry, what's wrong? You haven't said a word all evening. "
"Snape, I have detention tomorrow night, the night we were going to hang out, before our projects got started."
"Harry, we have all weekend, we can hang out Sunday, that's no problem."
She was right, they would still have time, but that didn't make him feel any better. A horrible feeling was building in the pit of his stomach, something that he had felt many times before. This feeling only meant one thing, some kind of trouble was coming. If it wasn't trouble, it was something that he wouldn't like. Whatever it was, he had a feeling it had something to do with this upcoming project that he had to work on with some unknown person.
Hermione stood from the table, followed by Ron. "Aren't you coming Harry?"
"Uh, yeah." Hermione and Ron slowly walked through the isle ways, Harry stood from the table and followed them. When he entered the hallway, a few students were standing there already checking their partner assignment. A few cheered, one groaned, however he wasn't sure why. Hermione smiled and said proudly,"Ron, you and I are working together. This shall be fun, and we should pass, if only you do your part."
"Right, you think Snape will pass us?"
Hermione was ignoring him now and ran her hand down the assignment listen looking for Harry's name. Harry, however, wasn't that interested in finding out who he was working with. She clasped her hand over her mouth,"Harry I'm so sorry." He eyed her carefully, not quite understanding the tone of her voice. This must be the part that his stomach was trying to warn him about,"Harry, I am really sorry. I wish you didn't have to work with-"
The few students behind him started to part,"Potter!" a familar voice doned,"Potter!" he said again, elbowing his way to where he stood,"I cannot believe I have to work with you!"