Chapter 3: Snape Nice ?
I leave the class, and Ginny is waiting outside the door for me looking worried. Extra classes with Professor Snape this well be fun. I begin to smile.
"What did Snape say?" Ginny bombarded me."I am to have extra lessons to become more advance in potions with him.""He didn't give you detention? Or yell or take off points?" She asked shocked."No, he was nice actually" "SNAPE nice?" Ginny yelled "Yes, is that hard to believe?" I look at her strangely. "Yeah, it really is. Let's go to dinner."We walked into the Great Hall and went to our tables.
The word of Luna's extra lessons spread fast amongst the students, she didn't deny them either which I had expected she would. She came to the dungeons on time without any fear. She knocked on the door I called,
"Come in" "Hi Professor, I brought you some supper I didn't know what you liked so I brought some of everything." She smiled as she set down the plate of food; I wonder why she would bother to even care. The gesture actually means everything to me.
"Why thank you Ms. Lovegood. Sit down and we'll talk about what we'll be doing tonight." I pull the plate towards be, not realising how hungry I really was. "Tonight we'll be making the potion Felix Felicis do you know what it does?"I believe whoever drinks it well be granted unusually good luck. Is that right?""Yes that correct, Ms. Lovegood. Good job, 5 points to Ravenclaw"
She smiles at that, she knows I never give points to anyone but my own house. "Everything you need to make it is on the table there you may begin. Just ask if you need any help at all alright?""Yes Sir."
I watch her get up, and move so carefully towards the caldron. I begin to eat. I bring out some more papers for me to mark while, I finish eating. After a while I look up to see her almost done. I stand up to go check her work. She's humming to herself, it makes me smile.
"Ms. Lovegood, how is it going? "Good Professor" "Ms. Lovegood have you added all the ingredients?" "Yes, Professor, I just have to let it simmer for 15 minutes." I peer into the potion, "Very good Ms. Lovegood. 10 points" She smiles, I smirk back slightly.
I start adding the ingredients into the potion when he stands up to come check my work, he's tall much taller than me. His black robes make him look fierce but I know he's not. "Professor Snape?" "Yes, Ms. Lovegood?" "Please call me Luna, Professor!" "Ms... Luna"Her name feels weird on my lips. "Luna, if I call you that may call me Severus, now what was your question?" She says Severus, as if testing it out.
"May I please call you Sev Sev instead? It seems much better" Sev Sev.. is she insane! I look at her; she's sitting there as if she asked for the time of day. Sev Sev. I've had worse and there's something about her that I can't say no too. I smirk at her. "Yes you may BUT only in the class between the two of us is that understood? Now what is your question?"
"Yes Sev sev, why are we making Felix Felicis? What is it going to be used for? She asks the one question, in which I shouldn't tell the truth too, I think to myself for a minute. So I dare tell her? I decide too. "Luna what I'm about to tell you, you mustn't repeat to anyone! Is that Understood? She nods; I brace myself only Dumbledore and I know of the plan."The potions we well be preparing together well be used mainly on myself when I go on a mission a week from now, they well keep me safe and help me with I'm with The Dark Lord. With your help I well be able to make them all and give you extra lessons." I say all in one breathe.
She smiles, and starts to speak in a sing song voice. "I'm glad I could be of help Sev sev.""Well Luna, it is late and I believe it is time for bed for you, I shall see you class tomorrow morning." "Good night Sev sev, sweet dreams don't let the bed bugs bite.
"I watch her grab her bag and go through the door. There's something about Luna that I can't seem to shake, she never lets anything bother her. Everything just flows off of her; she reminds me of Lily she never let insults bother her either. Luna is not boring, her attitude towards life and the rest of the world was different, all she see's is the beauty within everything. Her mind the strangest leaps and jumps that even I can't follow at times; she's... what the world... intrigues. She intrigues me. I'll allow myself to admit that much.