Hey you guys! Its chapter 7, yay! I have gone was past my four chapter curse…lol. Oh and just so everyone knows, I made up the love potion, minus the ashwinder eggs, which is really in Amortentia. The potion means "love sight" in Latin. And again, I don't own Harry Potter…duh!
The next day Hermione decided to skip breakfast and go to the library to get a head start on her plan of payback on Draco. In the library Hermione went straight to the potion books, grabbing a few she settled at a nearby table. Flipping through the pages, she stopped when she found what she was looking for.
AMORVISUM:
2 ashwinder eggs
5 lovage leaves, finely chopped
Pulp of passionfruit
Hermione skimmed through the ingredient list, her eyes stopping on the explanation of the potions effects.
"The effects of the potion produce a strong infatuation in the drinker causing the drinker to believe he/she is in love with the next man/woman they see. The length of the effects can vary depending on length of time potion is strengthened. This potion is quite unusual because it is odorless, colorless and tasteless, making it quite easy to disguise."
Closing the book, Hermione grabbed her stuff and headed toward Madam Pince's desk to check it out. She was eager to get a start on it…she was sure Draco was gonna love it…literally…
A few weeks after the visit to Hogsmeade, Draco was spending some quality time with his best mate in the empty Great Hall.
"So has sharing a tower with the Gryffindor Princess gotten any easier," Blaise asked, grabbing the two of them some butterbeer and joining Draco at the Slytherin table.
"She's been awfully quiet ever since we got the pranks reversed. She barely responds when I insult her, its kinda suspicious. It's like she's planning something..." Draco responded, taking a sip.
"Yea, but don't you think she would have done something by now if she was planning something?"
"Point taken, but maybe she's waiting till I let my guard down. You know, she is quite cunning I've found out. Minus the upstanding sense of honor and uprightness, she would make an awesome Slytherin, as much as it pains me to say that."
The two of them were so busy talking they didn't notice her until a well-placed suit of suit of armor tripped her up. The clatter instantly drew both sets of eyes to the girl lying in a heap.
"PEEVES!" Hermione yelled, dusting herself off, looking around her eyes made contact with Draco's.
Oh shoot, Hermione thought, he was supposed to see Luna, not me. I really hope this doesn't backfire on me, where is that girl anyway!
Draco was very concerned. She'd run into that armor pretty hard and he hoped she was ok. Opening his mouth to ask that very thing, "You okay, Hermione?"
"What do you care, ferret? And did you just call me Hermione," she asked, smirking victoriously in her head.
"No, I meant…er…I meant, nice one Mudblood!" Draco managed to bumble out, mentally chastising himself.
"Whatever," Hermione sneered, walking out of the Great Hall.
"What was that about, mate? Why'd ya call Granger by her name and why do you even care if she was okay," Blaise asked, giving Draco a confused look.
"I don't know, it's like I couldn't help myself, almost like I was under a spell," Draco lied, "Anyway, let's get out of here, to many Gyrffindors here.
"I agree…"
As Hermione stomped up the stairs, she silently fumed. Why hadn't the stupid potion worked, she had followed every step, and it had turned out just like it said it should have. Arriving back at the tower, Hermione pulled the book out and read through it again, trying to find out how it had gone wrong. Skimming through it again, Hermione's eye caught a small footnote located at the very bottom.
"The potion creates an infatuation, not to be confused with real love. As such the potion will not work if the drinker is already in love with the next person he/she sees."
That was it, Hermione thought, sitting back and sighing. Draco must be in love and that's why it hadn't worked. Well that sucks, she thought, she had really wanted to see him make a fool of himself, thinking he was in love with Luna. The depression lasted a few seconds until utter horror crept over her as she realized that she had been the first person he had seen, which must mean that Draco Malfoy must be in love….with her. No, no, that couldn't be possible, she thought, shaking her head. He hated her…he was always calling her a Mudblood, and insulting her looks. No, she must be mistaken she probably had made an error in the potion. But as she thought about it, he had had a very concerned look on his face when she had fallen, and he had asked her if she was alright. And she couldn't forget the fact that he had called her Hermione. Oh great, that meant that Malfoy really did love her, she thought, this was ghastly.
Hey, in my chapter 6 someone commented that there was not much action, but I promise it gets better. I want to keep it in character, and if it moves to fast they are not always in character. I have written chapter 8 and it gets better. So stay tuned for chapter 8! Please review!
