Chapter 3 was finished.Thank you for my beta-reader,Lindsay Winter. You did help, it look good than the original. I can't do this with out you!
And for your question, my dear beta-reader. You are right! It its James, not Jame. I must be more careful next time.
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Chapter3.
"Why? I just want a normal life. Is that too much to ask?" Severus thought. He sat under the tree near the statues of the founders, looking enviously after the Hufflepuff group which had just passed. It had been 2 months since school has started. Severus was now adjusted to Gryffindor (actually, it was the others who had adjusted to him). He was still quiet and anti-social, but the other Gryffindors didn't mind. They had grown used to it. And the teachers liked him. He studied hard and payed attention in every subjects (or at least pretended to.)
Severus's life in Gryffindor would have been good, if it wasn't for one problem. His friends. James, Sirius and Remus were indeed the troublemakers. When they united, you could hope for nothing short of disaster. And worst of all, they never separated. With them, Severus didn't have time to doubt his worth. He was too busy with the trouble they caused!
Well, Severus didn't really mind their little pranks. Sometime he actually liked them, especially if the target was Malfoy. And since Severus had agreed to be their friend, he couldn't simply ignored their trouble making. But when their jokes got out of control(which they always did,) it was he who had to handle it. Of course, they didn't mean to let him deal with it alone, but when they tried to help, it only caused more problems.
Like the time when they set fireworks under Malfoy's table. Their intentions were good, but the result was disaster. The fireworks exploded over the class which,unfortunately, was potions. So not only the fireworks but also all of the potions in the class exploded. One of them tried to cast a spell to stop the blast, and the explosion did stop. There was only one problem,
because of the spell, the room flooded.
It was up to him to put the rest of fireworks in Malfoy's bag and make the suggestion to Professor Alen about how easy it would be for the owner to explode fireworks by accident. Of course, he hadn't lied at all! How could he lie to the teacher? He just made a sincere suggestion.
Severus's mood improved when he remembered what happened after the incident, Malfoy lost 30 points and spent the whole week with detention. No points were taken from Gryffindor for trying to help (even if it had caused more of a mess).
But that wasn't the only trouble they had caused. Sirius always came up with new ideas, and James was the one who formed the plan. Remus...Well, Remus was
the most reasonable and always tried to slow the others down when he saw that it was too much. But somehow he was the one who caused most of the disasters. Who else did you think flooded the class?
Severus knew he could handle the problems. But that wasn't making things easier. It was hard to keep the image of an exemplary student when trouble followed him. And he really needed that image. It was useful.
Did he ask too much for a simple life?
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Severus picked up his belongings, preparing to leave this place before James or Sirius could find him. Then he heard a voice calling his name.
" What?" Severus raised his voice, looking at the one who dared to interrupted his private thoughts. He was a tall boy with disheveled hair and nervous blue eyes.
" Who are you?"
" Frank Longbottom," the boy said. Severus still stared at him. The boy hurriedly added, " First year Gryffindor."
" Oh.. I remembered you. You are the one, aside from Malfoy, who always blows up the potions class." Severus nodded, acknowledged. " What do you want?"
" Well.. About the potions class," Frank said uncertainly, " Professor Alen told me to ask you for help."
Severus looked at the boy, unsure what to do. The teacher would not be pleased if he found out that he hadn't helped. But he still had no idea how he could aid this 'potion class destroyer'.
" What's your problem anyway?" Severus asked. "Why exactly do your potions always explode?"
" I can't figure it out myself." Frank shook his head, " Even with Lucius's help, I still mess up my potion."
" Did you say Lucius? As Lucius Malfoy? What the hell did he have to do with your potion?"
" He is nice. He always points out to me when I miss ingredients and helps me add them when the teacher isn't looking. "
" Now I see your problem." Severus said.
-----1 hour later : potion's classroom.
" Ok. I will teach you how to make the potion which we will be learning tomorrow. First and most important rule, DON'T EVER LET MALFOY NEAR YOUR POTION!" Severus stressed while the other boy prepared the works.
" Why?" Frank asked dazedly.
" Don't ask. Just do it."
" Ok."
" ..And, PUT that Damn bottle down! It's used to kill, not to make a simple sleeping potion!."
" ..Move those leaves away from the fire!"
" ..There is no rat's oil in this recipe. We need
bat's oil."
" ..You will kill us both if you mix that together."
Severus looked fearfully at the various components which lay on the table. It was the first time that he had ever felt uneasy around the liquids and leaves. Normally they didnt seem too dangerous. But when they were in Frank Longbottom's hands, even simple water could be risky.
He gazed nervously at a cabinet near by, which held all of the dangerous ingredients. They should be safe there! Shouldn't they?
" I think we should find some other place to work."
----Same time : Gryffindor's common room.
"Hey! Lily, have you seen Severus?" James asked the young girl who was giggling with her friends.
" Yes. Want his help for a new prank?" Lily smiled.
" It's a guy thing. You girls don't need to know." Sirius said.
Lily rolled her eyes. " In that case, I saw Severus with his friend 2 hours ago at the potions class. But I don't know where he is now."
" Friend? But we are all here," he said checking. James, Remus, himself, every one was still there.
" When I said his friend I didn't mean you. I saw Severus with Frank Longbottom. They were talking.Maybe Severus tired of you and decide to find a new friend."
" No! It's not true! We are his friends! And he likes us. Right? James?" Sirius asked James for support.
" Yes. He'd never abandon us." James added.
" Well, I don't know. Sometimes he seems tried by our jokes. Maybe he wants a new friend." Remus murmured to himself.Too bad, James and Sirius heard it.
" No way! He is ours!" the two boys shouted at the same time. They looked at each other. " We need to find Severus now!"
The two boys hurriedly left the common room. Remus shook his head and followed them.
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"Hmm.. Severus, why are we here?" Frank asked, looking at their surroundings. They were under the big tree near the lake. No one else was near by.
" So you can learn to make the potion, of course," Severus answered, preparing the instructions.
" I mean, Why we do it in the common room? There is a table there, and it is more comfortable." Frank suggested.
" I just don't want to look stupid in front of the others." Severus said, finishing his work and handing it to the other boy. " Pretend these are the
components and use them to make the potion."
" What are they?" Frank asked.
" Just simple water with dye in it and normal leaves."
---A Few minutes later.
" Ok! I've finished. "
" An explosion just killed us both. Try again."
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" How about this?"
" Almost right, but it still exploded."
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" This."
" Good job! You can kill people with this one. But we just need a simple sleeping potion"
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"And this." Frank held his breath.
Severus looked at the 'potion'. It sill wasn't right,but for now it was good enough.
" It is not perfect. But we are done."
Frank sighed deeply and smiled. He almost felt proud of himself.
" Well, just one more thing," Seveus grinned.
" What?"
" In class, if your potions turn red. AIM IT AT MALFOY AND HIDE UNDER THE TABLE."
Frank looked uncertain but finally said. " Ok. By the way, thank you for your help, Severus."
Before Severus could reply. There was a loud shout from across the lake.
"SEVERUS!" It was Sirius and James.
" What is you problem now?" Severus looked suspect at James and Sirius who were running to him. He had never seen them act like this before. Surely there must be a major problem.
James and Sirius gazed nervously at each other. They couldn't tell the truth. But they needed to act quickly.
"What? No! No problem! We just came to check that you were alright," Sirius said hurriedly, trying to make it sound sincere. He grabbed Severus's left hand.
" Yes! My uncle just sent me a big box. I bet it is something interesting. Want to check it out? Of course, you want to. Let's go back to our room!."
James said, grabbing Severus's right hand.
" Yes! We should hurry. Bye, Frank. See you later." Sirius added before he and James hurriedly dragged Severus away.
"..." Frank looked dumbly at Remus who had just arrived.
" Don't ask."
---------Next day: Potions class------
" BOOM!!!"
Lucius Malfoy was certainly having a bad day. His robes and hair were totally ruined by the explosion. Frank Longbottom was saved, as he was under the table.
Severus grinned. Looks like that boy has some hope in potion after all.
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And for your question, my dear beta-reader. You are right! It its James, not Jame. I must be more careful next time.
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Chapter3.
"Why? I just want a normal life. Is that too much to ask?" Severus thought. He sat under the tree near the statues of the founders, looking enviously after the Hufflepuff group which had just passed. It had been 2 months since school has started. Severus was now adjusted to Gryffindor (actually, it was the others who had adjusted to him). He was still quiet and anti-social, but the other Gryffindors didn't mind. They had grown used to it. And the teachers liked him. He studied hard and payed attention in every subjects (or at least pretended to.)
Severus's life in Gryffindor would have been good, if it wasn't for one problem. His friends. James, Sirius and Remus were indeed the troublemakers. When they united, you could hope for nothing short of disaster. And worst of all, they never separated. With them, Severus didn't have time to doubt his worth. He was too busy with the trouble they caused!
Well, Severus didn't really mind their little pranks. Sometime he actually liked them, especially if the target was Malfoy. And since Severus had agreed to be their friend, he couldn't simply ignored their trouble making. But when their jokes got out of control(which they always did,) it was he who had to handle it. Of course, they didn't mean to let him deal with it alone, but when they tried to help, it only caused more problems.
Like the time when they set fireworks under Malfoy's table. Their intentions were good, but the result was disaster. The fireworks exploded over the class which,unfortunately, was potions. So not only the fireworks but also all of the potions in the class exploded. One of them tried to cast a spell to stop the blast, and the explosion did stop. There was only one problem,
because of the spell, the room flooded.
It was up to him to put the rest of fireworks in Malfoy's bag and make the suggestion to Professor Alen about how easy it would be for the owner to explode fireworks by accident. Of course, he hadn't lied at all! How could he lie to the teacher? He just made a sincere suggestion.
Severus's mood improved when he remembered what happened after the incident, Malfoy lost 30 points and spent the whole week with detention. No points were taken from Gryffindor for trying to help (even if it had caused more of a mess).
But that wasn't the only trouble they had caused. Sirius always came up with new ideas, and James was the one who formed the plan. Remus...Well, Remus was
the most reasonable and always tried to slow the others down when he saw that it was too much. But somehow he was the one who caused most of the disasters. Who else did you think flooded the class?
Severus knew he could handle the problems. But that wasn't making things easier. It was hard to keep the image of an exemplary student when trouble followed him. And he really needed that image. It was useful.
Did he ask too much for a simple life?
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Severus picked up his belongings, preparing to leave this place before James or Sirius could find him. Then he heard a voice calling his name.
" What?" Severus raised his voice, looking at the one who dared to interrupted his private thoughts. He was a tall boy with disheveled hair and nervous blue eyes.
" Who are you?"
" Frank Longbottom," the boy said. Severus still stared at him. The boy hurriedly added, " First year Gryffindor."
" Oh.. I remembered you. You are the one, aside from Malfoy, who always blows up the potions class." Severus nodded, acknowledged. " What do you want?"
" Well.. About the potions class," Frank said uncertainly, " Professor Alen told me to ask you for help."
Severus looked at the boy, unsure what to do. The teacher would not be pleased if he found out that he hadn't helped. But he still had no idea how he could aid this 'potion class destroyer'.
" What's your problem anyway?" Severus asked. "Why exactly do your potions always explode?"
" I can't figure it out myself." Frank shook his head, " Even with Lucius's help, I still mess up my potion."
" Did you say Lucius? As Lucius Malfoy? What the hell did he have to do with your potion?"
" He is nice. He always points out to me when I miss ingredients and helps me add them when the teacher isn't looking. "
" Now I see your problem." Severus said.
-----1 hour later : potion's classroom.
" Ok. I will teach you how to make the potion which we will be learning tomorrow. First and most important rule, DON'T EVER LET MALFOY NEAR YOUR POTION!" Severus stressed while the other boy prepared the works.
" Why?" Frank asked dazedly.
" Don't ask. Just do it."
" Ok."
" ..And, PUT that Damn bottle down! It's used to kill, not to make a simple sleeping potion!."
" ..Move those leaves away from the fire!"
" ..There is no rat's oil in this recipe. We need
bat's oil."
" ..You will kill us both if you mix that together."
Severus looked fearfully at the various components which lay on the table. It was the first time that he had ever felt uneasy around the liquids and leaves. Normally they didnt seem too dangerous. But when they were in Frank Longbottom's hands, even simple water could be risky.
He gazed nervously at a cabinet near by, which held all of the dangerous ingredients. They should be safe there! Shouldn't they?
" I think we should find some other place to work."
----Same time : Gryffindor's common room.
"Hey! Lily, have you seen Severus?" James asked the young girl who was giggling with her friends.
" Yes. Want his help for a new prank?" Lily smiled.
" It's a guy thing. You girls don't need to know." Sirius said.
Lily rolled her eyes. " In that case, I saw Severus with his friend 2 hours ago at the potions class. But I don't know where he is now."
" Friend? But we are all here," he said checking. James, Remus, himself, every one was still there.
" When I said his friend I didn't mean you. I saw Severus with Frank Longbottom. They were talking.Maybe Severus tired of you and decide to find a new friend."
" No! It's not true! We are his friends! And he likes us. Right? James?" Sirius asked James for support.
" Yes. He'd never abandon us." James added.
" Well, I don't know. Sometimes he seems tried by our jokes. Maybe he wants a new friend." Remus murmured to himself.Too bad, James and Sirius heard it.
" No way! He is ours!" the two boys shouted at the same time. They looked at each other. " We need to find Severus now!"
The two boys hurriedly left the common room. Remus shook his head and followed them.
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"Hmm.. Severus, why are we here?" Frank asked, looking at their surroundings. They were under the big tree near the lake. No one else was near by.
" So you can learn to make the potion, of course," Severus answered, preparing the instructions.
" I mean, Why we do it in the common room? There is a table there, and it is more comfortable." Frank suggested.
" I just don't want to look stupid in front of the others." Severus said, finishing his work and handing it to the other boy. " Pretend these are the
components and use them to make the potion."
" What are they?" Frank asked.
" Just simple water with dye in it and normal leaves."
---A Few minutes later.
" Ok! I've finished. "
" An explosion just killed us both. Try again."
---
" How about this?"
" Almost right, but it still exploded."
---
" This."
" Good job! You can kill people with this one. But we just need a simple sleeping potion"
---
"And this." Frank held his breath.
Severus looked at the 'potion'. It sill wasn't right,but for now it was good enough.
" It is not perfect. But we are done."
Frank sighed deeply and smiled. He almost felt proud of himself.
" Well, just one more thing," Seveus grinned.
" What?"
" In class, if your potions turn red. AIM IT AT MALFOY AND HIDE UNDER THE TABLE."
Frank looked uncertain but finally said. " Ok. By the way, thank you for your help, Severus."
Before Severus could reply. There was a loud shout from across the lake.
"SEVERUS!" It was Sirius and James.
" What is you problem now?" Severus looked suspect at James and Sirius who were running to him. He had never seen them act like this before. Surely there must be a major problem.
James and Sirius gazed nervously at each other. They couldn't tell the truth. But they needed to act quickly.
"What? No! No problem! We just came to check that you were alright," Sirius said hurriedly, trying to make it sound sincere. He grabbed Severus's left hand.
" Yes! My uncle just sent me a big box. I bet it is something interesting. Want to check it out? Of course, you want to. Let's go back to our room!."
James said, grabbing Severus's right hand.
" Yes! We should hurry. Bye, Frank. See you later." Sirius added before he and James hurriedly dragged Severus away.
"..." Frank looked dumbly at Remus who had just arrived.
" Don't ask."
---------Next day: Potions class------
" BOOM!!!"
Lucius Malfoy was certainly having a bad day. His robes and hair were totally ruined by the explosion. Frank Longbottom was saved, as he was under the table.
Severus grinned. Looks like that boy has some hope in potion after all.
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