Chapter Two
After a twenty minute lecture on the potion and its effects, the class were expected to start brewing a batch of Liquid Erised. Hearing his classmates' bustling about Harry lifted his head from his arms and discovered that it was time to start collecting the necessary ingredients for the potion.
He watched as Draco went over to the store cupboard to collect the relevant ingredients they would need. He started to set up the cauldron and getting the necessary utensils they needed in order, Harry let his mind wonder to Draco and how he didn't really mind being partnered with him. He no longer hated him and actually found his snide comments and disgust for Pansy quite entertaining.
This didn't stop Harry from tormenting Malfoy as he enjoyed getting a reaction out of him, at least if they were trading insults they were talking to each other, the only other option is indifference and just being civil.
Once everything was set up Draco turned to Harry and said, "Potter your potion skills have better improved. I don't want you to drag my grade down because of your incompetence."
Smiling Harry replied "You can insult me all you want Draco, I couldn't care less if I suck at potions. Bringing your grade down is an added bonus."
Startled by the use of his first name Draco was speechless; instead he pushed half the ingredients at Harry for him to start chopping, dicing and extracting all the required amounts needed in this potion. Recovering from his shock Draco pulled his eyes away from Harry's face and concentrated on his half of the ingredients.
The time spent making the potion passed in silence and their potion was almost complete. There was only one more stage required; they had to add five drops of unicorn tears to the simmering potion. The unicorn tears had to be limited to five drops, as this would result in five minutes of dream/vision of the drinker's heart's desire.
Draco was preparing to add the tears, pulling out the stopper in the vial.
"I assume your heart's desire Draco is to marry a pureblood, high maintenance, compliant women. Have a Malfoy heir and live happily ever after." Harry decided he liked calling Draco by his first name, it rolled off his tongue with ease; however it also amused him to see Draco's reaction to how easy it was for Harry to call him Draco.
Draco lifted one eyebrow and simply said, "You have no idea what you're talking about Potter. You are the one who will have a vision of you and Weaslette, with hoards of redhead babies, living happily ever after."
At the exact moment Draco was just about to pour out five drops of unicorn tears, Harry's replied,
"Um I hate to break it to you, I thought you would know all of Hogwarts gossip, but I won't be having babies with Ginny. Ginny and I have broken up because...I'm Gay."
Totally shocked by Harry's comment Draco wasn't watching what he was doing and tipped the whole vial of Unicorn Tears into the caldron. The effect was instant and Harry and Draco did not have time to duck before the potion exploded and coated both of them in pale pink substance, which soaked into their skin instantly.
Both Harry and Draco collapsed onto their work bench, just as Professor Slughorn was yelling at the remaining students to vacate the classroom and for someone to get Headmistress McGonagall.
Professor Slughorn was explaining to Headmistress McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey that the Liquid Erised potion exploded on the boys and rendered them unconscious.
"Well they are actually in a deep sleep; an effect of the potion is going to sleep for five minutes and having a dream/vision of your heart's desire."
"I think you would find that it has actually been more than five minutes since this happened Horace and neither boy has woken." Madam Pomfrey said in an aggravated manner.
"Hmm…I …Well…as the potion was not completed in the correct manner this must be a side effect to having in incorrect Liquid Erised exploding on them."
Headmistress McGonagall saw that Madam Pomfrey was starting to lose her patience at the potions teacher and intervened.
"Horace please go on back to your classroom and dismiss your remaining students."
"Very well Minerva."
As soon as he left McGonagall turned to the school nurse. "I will go speak to Severus' portrait and see if he will be able to shed some light on the boy's current condition and what to expect."