Chapter Thirty: The Potion and Little Miss Trouble Maker
Well after getting an F on my History of Magic paper on Saturday I walked up to the room above the D.A.D.A Room with Hermione. The boys were already there talking to the adults.
"So Aphi gets an F." Harry was saying.
"I heard that." I said walking into the room.
"History of Magic was never exactly easy."" Said dad "all Binns did was teach me how to yawn and sleep."
"That man has to use a voice changer or something of sorts. Does he expect me to listen to that?" I asked.
"You've got a better average in that class than he did at this point." Mom cast a sideways glance at dad. "But we're here to do something right?"
"Yeah." I said glumly.
"Cheer up." Maxis bought out a cauldron. "It's only going to take a month."
"I thought it was six." I said.
"Advances. Now lets start."
For the next hour we mixed potion ingredients carefully together. I learned a few things too, like that dad doesn't believe in measuring.
"Sirius," Maxis said for like the fifth time. "Don't just throw the stuff in, use those." She pointed to the various measuring cups lying around.
"I know what I'm doing."
"Just use the cups." Insisted mom. "People die when they don't get the potion right.
Harry, Ron, Hermione and I looked up.
"Use the cups."
(A/N-some people are now having nasty visions about the phrase "use the cups." GET A LIFE!)
Saraan and Maxis worked protection charms on me a week before the potion was to be ready. They said it was necessary to get my body prepared.
"So," Maxis waved her wand around. "Out of curiosity did you really curse at Snape?"
"I said Damn, and Shit, and he gave me two detentions. They aren't that bad." I looked at them.
"It's not exactly a great idea to curse out teachers Aphi." Saraan shook her head "when are your detentions?"
"About three weeks ago." I said simply.
"When three weeks ago?" she asked.
"When we were making the potion."
"You skipped them." Maxis joined in.
I shrugged "yeah."
Maxis and Saraan looked at each other. I knew what they were thinking, 'She's just as bad as Sirius.'
"What'd Snape say?" Maxis said out-loud.
"He gave me an extra report to write. I turned that in though."
"Thank god." Murmured Saraan.
After this they went back to doing their spells. I think I'd scared them very, very, very well.
"You like jokes?" Jamie asked me one boring afternoon.
"Sure, what about you?" I said looking back at her.
"Love 'em. I used to scare the maids at our manor."
"Wanna play some?" I asked grinning.
She smiled devilishly and we ran out of the courtyard.
"Four detentions in one week Aphi?" Dad looked at me happily.
"Jamie helped." I stirred the potion.
"So you're trying to get detentions?" Saraan poured it into a cup.
"You could say that." I looked at the murky brown potion they wanted me to swallow.
"Drink up." Said Hermione. She, Ron, and Harry stood watching.
"You've gotta do this before it cools down." Urged Maxis.
"Bottoms up." I put the goblet to my lips and downed the potion; I decided not to put it on my favorite taste list.
"It takes a few seconds." Callisto told me as I waited for something to happen.
Pop!
Something did happen. Suddenly my face was very close to the ground. I could feel that I had a long body, and a long bushy tail to accompany it.
I was the red fox!
(A/N- Well Aphi's defeniatly turning into a little trouble maker, don't you agree? Jamie's going to be her partner in crime. I had to give Jamie a good part in the stories now that she's a good person, so I decided on this one. I have a feeling that she might start to abuse this power a bit. Also, sorry I haven't posted in awhile, you probably think I'm dead. I was on vacation. I love the mountains! Anyway, the next part will be up soon.)
Love and Peace,
Kendra Black (aka-Aphi Black)