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Chapter 4

Free time, study time

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Since the classes were over Thomas decided he wanted to visit the well known library of Hogwarts.

"Miss Greengrass, would you like to join me at the library to do our homework?"

"I'm sorry Mr.Flamel, I decided to spent some time with Miss Thicknesse."

"Of course, my Lady. Shall I be seeing you later in the common room then?"

"Certainly."

Thomas arrived at the library on his own. There he saw a lot of Ravenclaws and a couple of Hufflepuff and Slytherins as well. He had to go to the back of the library to find an empty seat at a table.

"Excuse me, my Lady.. Is that seat available?"

The girl looked up and considered him.

"Yes.. It is."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Thomas Flamel. May I have the pleasure of knowing yours?"

"Hermione Granger. Are you by any chance related to Nicolas Flamel?"

"Yes. He was my Grandfather. May I take a seat?"

"Oh! Yes sure. Do you know him well?" Miss Granger excitingly asked.

"I didn't. I have met him a total of four times. He died recently though."

'She looks shocked.. and guilty? No that can't be right.'

"I am sorry. My condolences." A short and rather akward silent emerged.

"I'll grab some books and begin then."

'Lets see.. Potions due on thursday, Transfiguration due on wednesday and Charms due on wednesday as well. Well lets get it over with, Transfigurations first.'

When he was seated and settled he dived into the abyss that was Transfigurations.

After about and hour of checking and reading he was finished. During all that time the only sound from that table was the turning of paper and the scribbling of quills.

"Finally.. I don't know how Miss Weasley and Miss Greengrass are so good in it. Now.. something intresting Potions!" He muttered most of it, but by the end his enthusiasm made it pretty loud.

Miss Granger looked up half annoyed half amused.

"You like Potions?"

Thomas grinned. "You could say that. I really want to look what I could improve on the next practical. But first the essay!"

Soon the essay was done with suggestions on how to get the best ingredients and how to edit the recipe for the best results in it.

"Lets see what will we brew next? Befuddlement draught. Hmm.. Lets see.. what does this recipe do? Alright.. So maybe I could.."

"What are you doing?"

Thomas looked up to see a bewildered witch looking at him.

"My Lady, I am currently looking for ways to improve the recipe."

"But.. The instructions in the books are correct! Messing with the recipe is dangerous and it can make an explosion!"

"It could yes. However it could also make a potion more potent or relieve it of its side effects."

"Why do you think so? If there was a better way it would already be in the books."

Thomas smirked. "Not if it wasn't discovered yet. Or if it wasn't published in Brittain. Brittain is far behind on some major Potion developments. Courtesy of Mother and Uncle."

"What do you mean far behind?"

"What are the properties of the befuddlemenf draught?"

"The receptant will be confused, have a lack of attention and a more accepting and accomodating nature."

"Correct. And how do you recognise the draught?"

"It has a bittersweet taste and is slightly yellow. And after the effects ended you will experience a lack of memory of the events that happened when it was active."

"Correct again. What if I told you that I could take the taste away and make it transparent or I could give someone a false memory?"

"That.. That would be dangerous.."

"Indeed. Luckily for humankind Mother and Uncle didn't decide to release the recipe to the public and made an antidote as it were. Are you familiar with Muggle vacins?"

"Yes! I am muggleborn myself and have had some of them. They insert some of the weakened decease to.."

"Make a person immune to that decease, yes. A slight altercation with help of alchemy and the vacin was created, I am immune to that particular potion."

"So how did you do it with alchemy."

"I said it was courtesy of my Mother and Uncle. Alchemy is still a bit to complicated for me."

"Right, so when will you learn it. Can I learn it too?"

"You can. I do not know if you may. I will finish my Charms homework now." Thomas replied a bit shortly. He did not really want to give his family secrets away.

Once his homework was done Thomas bit his farewell and went back to the common room, just in time for curfew.

"Good evening, my Ladies."

Lysanne Thicknesse spoke up.

"Good evening Mr. Flamel. We were wondering if you would offer a hand for the Potions and Charms essay.We could help you with your Transfigurations essay in return."

"I am quite sorry my Ladies, but I have already finished all my essays."

"We could look the Transfiguration essay over at least? And you could look our essays over." Miss Thicknesse continued.

"We will first make our essays and discuss it further then, right Miss Thicknesse?" Astoria Greengrass added pointily.

Thomas smiled a small smile towards Miss Greengrass. He did not want anyone to take advantage if his studious habits.

Soon Mr.Dolohov and Mr.McNair entered the common room as well, with a lot of noise. Thomas went to his dormetory to avoid them and get ready for sleep.

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