'Oh rats' Elizabeth exclaimed

'What's wrong?' a familiar voice said beside her. Orion, had become a fast friend and was always there when she needed help.

'I'm just never going to get the hang of this potion' she indercated to the puke green mulsh that was supposed to be a lilac colour.

'Did you put the flies wings in before the buck cork?'

'Oh balls. I'm never going to be able to do this' she said putting her head in her hands and closing her eyes.

'We'll see'

'Miss. Dashwood, astounding potion I'd give you an 'O' for that' The professor said as he walked past. Elizabeth shot out of her chair and looked at the lilac coloured potion that was gently simmering

'H-how?' she said into her potion

'Ah, Mr. Black you added the flies wings in before the buck cork, I see. Not to worry, this is a common mistake'

Elizabeth shot her friend a look 'why did you do that?'

'I thought you deserved it, you did try really hard… I'll tell you what, I'll teach you in potions, you'll be good in no time'

She blushed 'Thanks Orion'


'Now we're going to be learning a disarming spell today called 'expelliarmus' it saved me and my friends a lot of times so it's a good thing to know' Professor Weasely said 'It's pronounced as so 'expel-e-are-muss'.

'Expelliarmus' the class echoed

'Excellent pronunciation, now who would like to be brave and come and try disarming me?'

Elizabeth didn't know what overcame her, but all the spells she read up on flooded her mind and she had the need to prove herself after the potions lesson.

'I will' she said in a clear voice

'Very well, Miss. Dashwood step forward'

They both drew their wands.

'Expelliarmus!' Elizabeth said loudly with a quick flourish of her wand and the professor's wand flew into her hand.

'Very impressive, Miss. Dashwood, tell me are their any other spells you know?'

'I have read up on a few, sir'

'Care to enlighten me?'

'Well I read up about your basic shields, attacks, defensive spells, and charms such as protego, stupefy, rictusempra, salvio hexia and impivius' I know a few more but haven't had the time to try them out yet'

'Impressive, class anyone care to tell me what the spell stupefy does?' The professor asked 'Yes James?'

'It stuns your opponent, Uncle Ron- I mean Professor'

'Very good, and does anyone know what impivius does?'

'It makes objects fly through the air' James blurted out

'Yes, James, and does anyone know what salvio hexia does?'

'It repels hexes!' James shouted excitedly

'James Sirius Potter, let someone else have a go will you?'

'Sorry' he said sheepishly as the class sniggered behind their hands.


The three Gryffindors were running headlong down the hallway laughing their heads off.

'That was brilliant!' Elizabeth exclaimed

'The Slytherins had it coming, they can't call James a blood traitor and us half-breeds'

'Too right' James said and high fived Orion

'That was rather amazing!' Elizabeth smiled

'I'm surprised you agreed to help out Elizabeth, you always seemed too Ravenclaw to be Gryffindor' James said

'Well do I pass for Gryffindor now?'

'Hell yes!' Orion and James shouted together as they both looped their arms through Elizabeth's

'You know what?' Orion started

'This is going to be a beautiful friend ship?' James asked

'Hey! How did you know what I was going to say?'

'I'm just special that way'

Elizabeth snorted loudly 'yeah special needs'

Orion doubled over into a fit of giggles 'That was an amazing come back, this friendship really is going to be beautiful!'