Sorry for onve agian taking so long and resorting back to short chapters.:)
The Great Idea
Tyler woke up on Sunday morning to find someone standing over her. "Woah," she fell out of bed.
"Sorry," Lily smiled. "Listen, I'm sorry that I offended you."
"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to."
"Yes well ummm…" Lily was lost.
Tyler laughed "It's ok. He doesn't care. That's one of the great things about Severus; he doesn't care unless he wants to."
"Well I am still very sorry," Lily looked down.
"Is that all? I kind of have to get ready"
"Oh yes sure. Where are you going?"
"A study session."
"This early?"
"We have a lot to do." Was she ever going to leave?
"Bye."
"Bye." 'Finally' Tyler got out of bed and got into the shower. She styled her hair so it was perfect from the part down to the side of the shoulder it fell on. She performed a hair removal spell on her legs and applied lotion. She then squeezed on her new pants and put of her push up bra. ( Buying it had been a funny affair involving her father, brother, and a not so amused sales woman.) She put her shirt on making sure it fit just right. She walked down to the common room cautiously looking for her brother. She made her way through the portrait and thought 'home free'
"Tyler?"
Tyler winced 'not' "Yes?" Tyler smiled sweetly.
"What are you wearing?" James looked alarmed.
"The outfit I bought yesterday with Lily."
"Tyler, I don't know about it." Sirius interjected.
"Too bad. Hey we haven't hung out at all this year." Tyler changed the subject.
"We only have one class together." James complained.
"Next weekend lets have an awesome sibling weekend. Just you me and Sirius." Tyler suggested.
"Why not today?"
"I have a study session in the library." Tyler looked at her watch. "Which I am now going to be late for if you don't let me leave."
"See you at lunch."
Tyler rushed into the almost deserted library. "You're late." Severus snarled.
"By like a minuet" she mumbled. "I know I'm sorry. My brother held me up." Severus looked up at her. 'Whoa.' He thought. 'Oh wow umm wow!' Tyler noticed his fascination and smiled. "I already finished my potions essay." She stated simply.
"I did too. It was completely vacuous."
"I know. I wouldn't even be taking the class but it's the only way I can make potions here." Tyler said dejectedly.
"And yet still only once a week." He answered in the same glum tone.
"At my old school we had a potions club consisting of me and Roxie." They laughed.
"Potions club?" he asked.
"Yeah we met three times a week. Translation: I brewed potions everyday and Roxie came three of those days."
"We should start one here." Severus looked excited at the idea.
"Do you think Dumbledore will be up for it?"
"I don't see why he would object. Let's see him after we're don't." They began studying for their subjects writing essays, asking each other questions, and occasionally have sarcastic banter.
FOUR HOURS LATER
"I ran out of work." Tyler pouted.
"Aww how sad." Severus smirked.
"Was that a joke?" She laughed. " You got jokes son?" Severus just smirked. "Shall we go see Dumbledore?" They collected their things and stood. They walked to the Stone Gargoyle in compatible silence.
"We don't know the password," Severus frowned. Tyler remembering the first night screeched. Severus looked down at her as if she had two heads. The gargoyle began to move aside causing Severus to jump. They knocked on the door and waited.
"I don't think he's in." Tyler pointed out.
"Really?" Severus said sarcastically.
"Yeah." Tyler played along. "Maybe we should wait some more just to make sure." Severus' head snapped towards her.
"Are you sassing me?" he tried to keep a hard face but was failing miserably.
"Why Sev, I would never dream of sassing you," Tyler batted her eyelashes.
"If you continue in this manner I might have to spank you." Severus' face went blank. 'did I just say that?' His head snapped once again when he heard someone else speak.
"Now now Miss Potter is far to old to be spanked." Dumbledore smiled as the two teens jumped as far apart as the small corridor would allow. "Now what may I help you with?"
"Well," Tyler said after regaining her composure. " We'd like to make a proposal to you."
"Well then let's sit down and talk about it." Instead of sitting by Dumbledore's huge desk he led them to a small sitting area in front of the fire. "Tea?" he offered but both declined. "Hot Cocoa?"
"Yes please." Tyler smiled. Dumbledore served Tyler and himself with ample marshmallows.
"Now what would you two like to propose?"
"Well Sir," Severus spoke formally, "We were wondering if we could start an extracurricular potions club?"
"At my old school," Tyler interjected, "We had one and we were able to compete with other schools in competition. And since I'm a licensed potions mistress we wouldn't have to bother Professor Slughorn."
"I didn't know you were already a potions mistress. Severus also obtained his at a young age."
"Really?" Tyler smiled at Severus who shifted uncomfortably from all the attention being on him.
"It sounds like a great idea but Professor Slughorn would of coarse have to supervise every so often and you would have to gain student interest."
"Oh of coarse sir. We already have at least five students interested."
"Well then I think this is a splendid idea. I'll ask Professor Slughorn on his feelings about the subject and in the mean time you two make up flyers for the common rooms for me."
"Excellent Professor. Thank you so much." Tyler stood shaking his hand.
"No problem my dear. I have a feeling you will go far in life. You two will make a great team on this. Finally a multi-house project!"
When Severus and Tyler were down the hall he turned to her. "Five people you say."
"Well yes," Tyler replied. "Yourself and me of coarse, and then Roxie, Andrea, and Nadia will do it if they know what's good for them." Severus just smirked.
