Disclaimer and A/N: I dont own Harry Potter. I'd like to thank BlackPantherWarrior for writing the first half of this story. It's really good, in my opinion, and it certainly does help when two minds work on a stroy than one; you get two different types of story put into one, y'know? Well anyway enjoy the chapter!

Authors: BlackPantherWarrior and EntrancableFairy


Chapter 3

Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble

Brooklyn laid back in her bed with the music pumping in her ears; her skateboard sitting on its front as she turned one of the wheels with her index finger while she bobbed her head up and down to the beat of the music. She couldn't figure out why Professor Snape was being nice to her. From what she had heard from older friends was that Severus Snape was a cold hearted man who did everything in his power to help himself, but then why….

'Oh Brook he is probably just getting back at you for spilling water on him, probably make you do even worse in his class; as a matter of fact.' She switched her ipod to another song. 'But still, maybe he actually wants to help me. Maybe he actually cares about his students?'

"Brook, turn that music down; I can hear it from here!" her father, who was two rooms down from her, screamed. Brooklyn sighed and turned her music off.

"Sorry!" she yelled back. She dropped her skateboard and kicked it under her bed and put her ipod in her side table drawer. 'Professor Snape: liking his student? Nah, he couldn't.' Brooklyn thought while falling into a deep, dream-filled sleep.

Severus Snape paced around his home trying to think of perfect reasons why he had offered to tutor Brooklyn Gordon in potions. So far, he has had no legitimate reasons yet.

But he had reasons not to tutor her, for example: one, she didn't like doing her work. She would rather be riding around on her skateboard. Two, she doesn't seem to like potions; and three she was a snoop.

'And yet I offered to tutor her,' he walked over and picked up the locket that Brooklyn had had in her hands before. This was his mother's locket who he promised he would give to the women he loved before she died. He would have given it to Lily Evans in his school years but after she went with James Potter, he wouldn't even look at Lily.

Severus put the locket back down and headed upstairs to his bedroom and got dressed in his night clothes. He then lay down in his bed still trying to
think why he should tutor Brooklyn and not give up on her. He sighed slightly and turned his bedroom light off then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Brooklyn woke up to the smell of pancakes the next morning. She stretched her arms out and cuddled into her blanket, hoping to get more sleep.
Unfortunately the twins ruined it for her.

All the sudden Brooklyn was falling off the bed and hit the ground with a thud. She opened her eyes and looked up to see the twins giggling at her.
"So when are you marrying Severus, Brook?" they giggled at her.

"I'm not getting married to him, you idiots." She said getting up but falling back down as she stepped on her skateboard and kicked it forward. The twins laughed at her and ran out singing "Severus and Brook sitting in a tree, K.I.S.S.I.N.G!"

Rubbing her head, Brooklyn got up again and headed downstairs to see if breakfast was ready yet. When she got downstairs and asked about breakfast her mum smiled at her.

"Sorry Brook, I tried to save you some but the twins were really hungry. Now I have to go shopping, there is this big sale at…"

"Mum, I am being tutored by Professor Snape today." Brooklyn said rubbing her eyes.

"That's nice Brook, now where are the twins…"

"We're in the car, mum!"

"Okay," Brooklyn's mother said to her. "Now, me and the twins are probably going to be gone for awhile, your father got called into work so you have the house to yourself; not too many friends over okay?"

With that her mother had ran out the door and drove away with the twins. "Thanks for asking if I wanted to come." Brooklyn muttered as she went to the fridge and got out a glass of milk and some chocolate chip cookies.

She walked into her living room and sat on the couch while drinking her milk. She turned on the TV and after flicking through the channels, Brooklyn put on the movie, "Tarzan".

Even though she hated to admit it, she was a sucker for Disney movies. Her friends, well close friends, knew that but anyone else she didn't really tell. Brooklyn was so absorbed in the movie that she didn't realize someone walked into her house.

"Hey Brook," a voice said making her jump. She turned her head to see her friend Brandon smiling at her.

"Hey," she said shutting off the TV. She put her dishes down and walked over to him.

"Hey, you want to go boarding with me?" he asked her; his board in his hand.

Brooklyn smiled. "Sure, let me get dressed and get my board. Then I will be down okay?"

Brandon nodded and she ran up the stairs. She changed into a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt with "MCR" writing on it in white. She tied her blond hair into a high ponytail, letting one of the red streaks hang down and put a bit of black eyeliner on under her aqua eyes. She slipped a white and black wristband on, grabbed her board, and ran back downstairs to see Brandon waiting for her with a smile. "Alright," Brooklyn said slipping on her shoes. "Let's go,"

Brooklyn smiled while watching Brandon do some tricks. She had just boarded for an hour straight and was tired. She took a sip of water and looked down at her watch to check the time.

'12:50,' she thought to herself. 'Hmm something was….'

"Oh no!" she screamed jumping up. "Brandon, I have to go!" she screamed getting on her board and beginning to skate away. "Wait…, Brooklyn!" he screamed, riding after her. When he caught up to her she slowed down a bit. "Where are you going?" he asked and she looked at him.

"I've got a tutoring session with my chemistry professor because I'm not doing so well in his class and I have," she looked back down at her watch. "Five minutes to there."

"Oh," Brandon said. "Well, I was planning to ask if you wanted to go out with me next Saturday."

Brooklyn stopped. "Go out with you?" she asked him hesitantly. Brandon nodded and she smiled. "Sure, but I have to go now!" she yelled over her shoulder as she skated off. Brandon smiled and skated off one happy guy.

Severus paced the length of his living room, periodically looking out the window for any sign of Brooklyn. When he saw a black speck roll around the corner of the bushes he stopped and watched her. Automatically, his eyes shifted to the crack that was in his walkway and then shifted back to her. He deftly wondered if she was going to do some other trick over the crack; he silently wished she would. Unfortunately, she had seen him looking out the window as she neared the walkway and she dismounted from her board, throwing it over her shoulder, and walking the rest of the way to the door.

He opened the door, though she needn't knock, and shifted silently to let her in. As he closed the door he finally spoke, "You're five minutes late."

"I know, I was boarding with my friend Brandon and I got distracted. But I remembered and I left, so… here I am," she said presenting herself.

Severus sighed, "We had an appointment. I'm doing this as a favor." He looked at her sternly as she bent her head down in slight shame.

"I'm sorry," she whispered.

Severus' heart, for some unintelligible reason, fluttered and he felt somewhat guilty. "I-It's fine," he said softly. "Just don't let it happen again," he finished harshly.

She looked up at him confusingly but managed to say, "Yes, sir."

Nodding once, he jerked his head toward a door that led to his kitchen and said, "In here." Brooklyn stepped forward into the small kitchen and looked around but was surprised when she heard her professor's silky voice in her ear; causing her to jump a little, "I'll be back momentarily. I trust I don't need to remind you to keep your hands to yourself?"

"No, Sir," she whispered and she felt the warmth from his body dissipate as he turned and left. Brooklyn sighed and went over to the counters. She had to keep her hands to herself but he didn't say anything about just looking. So, her eyes skimmed the many bottles and tubes that were scattered on the countertops. 'Jeez, even on Summer Break and at home he doesn't stop with the potions.' She thought and then snorted. 'That's dedication, right there.'

A moment later, Severus reappeared in the kitchen and saw Brooklyn staring at his countertops. Rolling his eyes, he sighed and spoke. "Must you always snoop?"

Brooklyn straightened up to look at him. "I'm not snooping, I'm learning."

Severus brow shot up to his hairline and he set down the products he'd just brought for the tutoring session. He came stood beside his pupil and said inquisitively, "And just what are you learning about, might I wonder?"

Brooklyn frowned and burrowed her brow as she looked back at the jars. Then she looked back up to her tutor and smirked, "The ingredients to Flies on the Wall."

Severus' eyes flicked to the jar on the countertop labeled 'Flies on the Wall'. He reached out and grabbed it; bringing it up for his eyes to see. He looked back at the girl standing in front of him and said, "Really? Well then, what are the ingredients?"

Brooklyn twisted her mouth in concentration and then said, "Fly eggs and crystallized brown honey."

"And?" Severus asked expectantly.

Her brow furrowed in confusion. "And… nothing else, that's it."

Severus smirked and snorted as he placed the jar back in its place, "Show-off." Brooklyn smiled. "Shall we get started or are we going to delay anymore?"

"Oh, yes. Sorry, Sir," Brooklyn said following Severus to the table where he'd set the items earlier.

"You will be brewing a fairly complicated potion called 'Morning Glory'. Do you know what it is meant to be used for?" Severus asked over his shoulder as he put the cauldron on the specialized stove he'd built and setting the ingredients down beside it. He turned around and leaned against the corner beside the stove, looking at Brooklyn as she thought of his question. After a moment she shrugged and he sighed. "It is meant to be used as a pain medicine; although, some people would rather use it to have hallucinations." He turned to look at her as she tried to hide her, now interested, face. "You are not to brew this potion without my immediate supervision, understood?" She nodded. "The main ingredient in this potion, if you haven't already guessed it, is the Morning Glory flower. Too much of this flower, or the potion for that matter, will make you hallucinate. Brew this potion and you can make any potion meant for seventh years."

"Um, question," Brooklyn said and Severus nodded to her. "Isn't this potion illegal and if you don't want me brewing it alone, why are you teaching me to right now?"

"Number one, that was two questions. Two, because your NEWTS are next year. I figure if you can make a potion that perplexes many of the smarter students at Hogwarts, you'll do exceedingly well on your NEWTS. And three, yes it is illegal. That is why I'll be supervising and you may only brew this potion under my supervision."

"Right, gotcha," Brooklyn said looking at the cauldron.

"Now, you may begin," said Severus as he folded his arms across his chest to watch his pupil get started.

Several minutes later, Brooklyn was starting to sweat and her heart raced as tried to follow the instructions to the T. Severus stood by her side and every so often he'd make a noise of some sort if she was about to do something wrong. She was about to add 'Unicorn-horn shavings' and stir it twice clockwise before adding another dose of 'Hashwood dirt' when her tutor clear his throat harshly.

Finally, not taking it anymore, she lashed out at him and said, "Do you mind? I can't really concentrate with you choking on your spit or hacking up a lugie every 5 seconds."

Severus' eyebrows shot up at her comment. "Well, terribly sorry, Miss Gordon. I won't warn you next time when you're about to blow up the kitchen. Excuse me and I'll go read a book."

Brooklyn watched her teacher walk away and she breathed a sigh of relief. After about five minutes Brooklyn's cauldron started to bubble profusely and she looked around for Severus. After she found out he wasn't in the kitchen any longer she shouted, "Professor Snape! Help! I didn't do it! It was a ghost, I swear!" At the first mention of his name Severus ran into the kitchen to assist to the horror at his stove.

"What did you do?" He yelled as he performed multiple spells to stop the bubbling and clean the mess.

"I don't know!"

He looked at her incredulously and cleared her cauldron. "Brew it again and this time I'm staying right here," he said standing in the spot he'd previously inhabited.

"Fine," she shot at him angrily and narrowed his eyes at her. "Sir," she continued a little nicer.

This time as she brewed the potion she brewed it right, mostly because Severus was still making those annoying noises but they actually helped her when she came to the part where she'd screwed up last time. As the potion simmered and cooled, waiting to be tested for correctness, Severus and Brooklyn sat at the kitchen table.

Brooklyn was sweating and fanning herself. "It's like a freaking oven in here!" Severus looked at her and then back down to the book in his hands. "How long does it have to sit for?"

"An hour," Severus stated simply.

"Well, can we go outside for 'an hour'?" Brooklyn asked, mimicking Severus' tone as she said 'an hour'. She stifled a giggle when he looked at her again.

"I suppose," he said in an overly exasperated voice.

"Great! Let me get my board," she said jumping up and grabbing her skateboard from beside the front door. Severus stood and they headed outside. Brooklyn came alive as she felt the summer breeze on her face, cooling her down. She ran past Severus and headed down to an emptied concrete swimming pool. Severus only stood on the deck leaning against the railing. As Brooklyn began her run Severus watched and was amazed at how good she really was.

"Now if she'd only put that sort of dedication toward Potions she'd be the top of her class," Severus thought and considered mentioning it to her later on. After a while, Severus decided it was time to come back inside. "Miss Gordon, I believe it's time to go back inside," he called out to her.

"Oh, come on, five more minutes. I wanna try to land that Pornstar 360," Brooklyn called back.

"Maybe on a later date but, for now, we need to check your potion."

"Ah man, fine," Brooklyn said heading back up to the deck. They both headed inside where Severus proceeded to test the brewed potion.

He looked up at her and she held breath. "Congratulations… you've successfully brewed the 'Morning Glory' potion," he said as if he'd expected her to fail.

"AHHHHHH! Really! Awesome! Thank you," she screamed and jumped up and down.

"No need to thank me. You-," Severus started but then Brooklyn grabbed a hold of him and pulled him into a big hug. Completely surprised, Severus just stood there. Brooklyn, on the hand, realized her mistake quickly and pulled back immediately.

"I am so sorry. I don't know what came over me. I was just so happy. I'm sorry," she said speedily.

"It's quite all right," Severus said loudly over her babbling and she looked up at him. "I… uh… I believe it's 3 o'clock already. So, you may go now."

Brooklyn nodded and headed for the door in the living room. "Sorry again, Sir," she threw over her shoulder.

Severus just nodded and then said, "Same time tomorrow, Miss Gordon. For NEWT tutoring," he said answering her questioning gaze. She nodded and exited the house of Severus Snape.

After his student left his house, Severus sank onto a chair at the kitchen table. Had she just done that? Had he just liked it? Nah, he couldn't have; he wouldn't have. She's his student, not to mention underage. Though, she'll be of age in another year but… no! He couldn't think like that! Severus shook his head and ran his hands through his hair. Then he scrubbed his face with them and cupped them over his mouth firmly. Gulping, he said, "Fuck!"

As Brooklyn skated home she couldn't get the spicy aroma of her potions professor out of her nose. Had she just done that? Had she just enjoyed that? She couldn't think like that. He was her professor, not mention five times her age! She was supposed to be interested in guys her own age, guys like Brandon. All of sudden her heart flip-flopped, as if she'd just done something horribly wrong. When she got home, and not entirely sure why, she ran upstairs and took a long shower.

By the time she got out of the shower it was 5 o'clock and her mother and the twins were home. Brooklyn went downstairs and sat in the recliner to watch TV.

Her mother looked at her and said, "Are you feeling all right, Brook? You look a little flushed."

"I'm fine, Mum. Just skated too much today, that's all," she lied. The twins looked at her and her mum nodded.

"Oh, okay, honey. How was your tutoring today?"

"All right, I guess," Brooklyn said shrugging. Then she turned to her mother only to find the twins staring at her. She narrowed her eyes and said, "What are you Doublemint Brats looking at?"

"Brooklyn Paige Gordon, don't talk to your sisters like that!" Marilyn chastised her oldest daughter.

"Sorry, Mum, but I have to ask you something," Brooklyn continued, turning her attention to her mum. "Brandon ask me out on a date next Saturday, can I go?" There was a pause in which Marilyn just kept watching the TV. "Mum?" Brooklyn said trying to get her mum's attention but she'd turned her head to look at her daughter.

"Brandon Moore?" Brooklyn nodded and there was yet another silence as she looked back at the TV. "I suppose."

Brooklyn smiled, jumped out of the recliner, and hugged her mum. "Thank you, Mum. It won't be that much different then if we were going out to the movies as friends, you know?"

"On one condition," Marilyn continued, cutting her daughter off. Brooklyn's smile faltered as she pulled away from her mother. "I want you to have a chaperone."

Her eyes grew wide and her mouth dropped. "A chaperone?" She couldn't believe her ears. This was totally unfair.

"Yes, that's what I said," Marilyn said sternly.

"But… who am I going to get to chaperone? That's not fair, Mum!" Brooklyn whined and ranted.

"Why don't you ask Severus? I'm sure he'll be happy to do it," Marilyn said and the twins made 'Aw' and kissing noises.

Brooklyn chose to ignore the spoiled little brats for right now. "Mu-um, I don't want my professor supervising one of my dates!"

Marilyn frowned and nodded. "All right, let me put it another way. You don't go unless Severus chaperones, do I make myself clear?"

Brooklyn sighed and said, "Crystal. But what if Professor Snape won't chaperone?"

"Well, then you better come up with someone else to supervise. And I'll want to meet, too," Marilyn said sternly.

"Great," Brooklyn said heading to the stairs to go up to her room. As she lay in her bed she stared at the ceiling. Sighing, she said to herself, "Well, next Saturday should be interesting if Professor Snape chaperones." She twisted so she looked at the wall and her eyes fluttered closed as sleep overtook her.