Dreaming through Hogwarts
by Healer Pomfrey
Please refer to the disclaimer and warnings in chapter 1!
"Let's keep it to ourselves..."
"... before the adults forbid us to go there," the twins replied, grinning.
"No," Hermione protested firmly, "I think we should tell them, so that at least someone knows where we are in case they're missing us for some reason."
"All right then I'll tell them but ask them to keep it to themselves," Harry decided and hurried home, knowing that he was already late and would never manage to be back in Gryffindor before curfew.
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"Hi Mum, Dad," Harry said, still trying to catch his breath as he entered his parents' quarters.
"Harry," his father greeted him, sounding stern. "Don't you think you're a bit late tonight? It's already curfew."
"I'm sorry sir," Harry replied, sighing, before he informed his parents about his evening together with Hermione and the twins. "That's why it became so late."
"I never knew that such a place existed," Lily spoke up, surprised.
Harry smiled. "Yes, Helena told us that never anyone came by her rooms. We thought we could use those rooms to study together with the other members of the Magical Advancement Programme," he explained and told his parents about Ron Weasley's reaction the previous evening.
Severus shook his head in annoyance. "Of all the Weasley boys, Ronald seems to have the most problems. None of his older brothers is as stupid as him."
"The twins are really funny," Harry replied, chuckling. "Even Percy is nice. But Ron was the first friend I ever had. Hermione thinks that he's jealous, but I really don't understand why."
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On Saturday, at the end of the Enchanted Potions class, Severus gathered his six students and announced, "I need two volunteers, who are willing to assist me brewing the Wolfsbane potion. The next time it has to be brewed will be tomorrow evening from the beginning of curfew until about three o'clock on Monday morning."
The twins and Harry were the first to raise their hands, and Severus accepted all three students, inwardly grinning, as he knew that Harry would love brewing together with the twins.
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On the way to Helena's rooms, where all students of the Magical Advancement Programme had agreed to spend the afternoon studying together, Harry asked the twins, "Do you know what exactly the Wolfsbane potion is?"
"No, we don't have a clue..."
"... But we thought you'd be able to inform us," the twins replied, grinning broadly.
'Maybe I should try to get some information beforehand,' Harry thought and decided to not let his father block his mind that evening.
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However, when the three boys arrived at Helena's common room, they forgot about the Wolfsbane or any other potion right away.
"Harry, this morning's class was awesome," Hermione blurted out, as soon as he climbed through the portrait hole. "Professor McGonagall made us drink the Animagus potion, and we all transformed into the animal that we're going to be if we manage the Transformation. I'm going to be a snowy owl like Hedwig."
"Wow, that's cool," Harry replied, feeling the girl's excitement spread to himself. Turning to the twins, he asked, "Do you think we could brew that potion for ourselves? I'd love to know which animal I could try for."
The twins immediately agreed, and the three boys decided to meet in the Potions classroom on Sunday morning in order to search for the recipe and brew the potions.
"May I join you?" Draco suddenly queried, staring at Harry.
"Of course," Harry replied, matter-of-factly.
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In the evening, Harry went to bed early, thinking, 'If the vision about the Wolfsbane is over quickly, maybe I can still go to Dad, so that he can block my mind. I need some sleep if we're going to brew tomorrow night.'
However, when he fell asleep in his bed, cuddling with Neko, who used to sleep next to his face, his first vision brought so many questions with it that he spent until the early morning hours watching more and more different visions.
tbc...
Thank you so much for your kind feedback... and sorry for the shortness... couldn't write more tonight but didn't want to skip it... more tomorrow.. have a good evening!