The next day Harry and Ron made their way to breakfast, whispers followed Harry everywhere he went. It got very annoying. When Harry and Ron got to transfiguration they discovered a cat siting on the teachers desk "ah good we made it before McGonagall" Ron sighed
"No we haven't" Harry said staring at the cat.
"What? She's not here?" Ron said incredulously as they sat down
"She's an animagus" Harry stated
"How do you know?"
"I know people who are, a real cat would never sit so still and the markings around her eyes are exactly like her glasses" Ron gaped at him. Then the cat transformed into the professor "10 points for Gryffindor Mr Potter" Harry grinned at Ron.
On Friday Harry received a note, he'd had a couple of letters from his dad since he'd arrived. It said "Harry I know you get Friday afternoons off, would you like to join me for tea around three?" Harry quickly wrote pack 'yes please!' and he send Hedwig off again.
Harry and Ron made their way to the dungeons for double potions. When they were let in, Harry and Ron were joined by Hermione and Neville. After doing the register Snape said "Potter, what would I get if I added powered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" Hermione's hand hit the ceiling but Harry could remember his mum talking to him about this in one of their potions lessons in the cellar so he said "It makes the draught of living death?" Snape glared at him and said
"Potter where would I find a bezoar?" he asked Hermione's hand raised again.
"In the stomach of a Goat?" Harry said Snape's' glare just, if possible got even fiercer.
"What is the difference between monkshood and wolfs bane Potter?" Snape asked but Harry couldn't remember this one and said
"I don't know sir" Snape sneered at him
"Well, well fame clearly isn't everything, 5 points from Gryffindor for your laziness Potter" he said slowly "put your hand down" he grumbled at Hermione.
"If you'd bother to look at your books before you came here you'd know that it is the same plant" then Snape but them all into pairs and had them make a simple potion to cure boils. Fortunately for Harry and Ron this was one of the potions Lily had taught him to make. Snape swept through the dungeon like an overgrown bat, criticising nearly everyone except Malfoy. By the end of the lesson only Hermione, Harry and Ron's potion looked vaguely like it was supposed to. Snape peered at them looking for something to complain about but when he didn't he swept away looking thoroughly disappointed.
Afterwards Harry made his way down to Hagrid's hut and Ron went to the common room to do some homework. When he knocked he was let in by Hagrid who gave him a big hug. Harry lost no time in telling him about Snape. Hagrid dismissed what he were saying but Harry didn't think he was being fully truthful.