Harry looked as Professor Snape as happy as he can ever be, gave out the crystal vials to each of them.
"Have fun." He said dryly.
Marco drank his poison very quickly, as if he could not wait to be poisoned. His fair pale skin started turning red with dots and the dots started to swell, it was an easy poison skin rash and was caused by red elm and some spices. The antidote was red woodsbane.
Marco smiled and he looked at all the crystal vials and picked the one, which was red in colour, soon his skin turned pinkish and the dots were gone.
All the Slytherins clapped and Professor Snape proudly said. "Twenty points for Slytherin."
Harry and Aurora rolled their eyes together. Only Professor Snape could give twenty points to Slytherin for a test.
Neville was next, his potion was a slimy green after he drank it his skin started turning purple and Neville's stomach seemed to get wider and wider and almost seemed to be about to explode. Professor Snape's stiff mouth seemed to inch upwards and play with a smile.
Neville looked at Aurora and Harry for help. Professor Snape gave Harry and Aurora a look. Aurora finally stepped on Neville's foot twice "accidentally".
Neville looked stunned, then nervous he took the second vial and drank it. His wide bloated stomach subsided and smiling gratefully at Aurora he went back to his seat.
"Minus 10 points from Gryffindor." Professor Snape said.
"But Neville got it right." Harry protested.
"Ten more if you continue your impertinence, Potter. Longbottoms was very slow in his actions." Professor Snape said firmly.
Aurora drank hers next, her poison was a darkish shade of scarlet. Suddenly her long jet-black hair started growing at an alarming rate and started to curl, she smiled and took the purple crystal vial. Her hair stopped growing but by then her long hair had already reached the floor.
Harry smiled despite his predicament, he was slightly thankful that he by elimination did not have to "guess" which was his antidote as he did not know. He was about to drink his poison when Professor Snape unveiled four crystal vials on another table.
"For you Potter, I have specially prepared for you four antidotes." Professor Snape smiled as if he had discovered the cure for cancer.
"You mean?" Harry said bewildered.
"The last antidote on that table is just plain water." Professor Snape said. "Now quick drink before I take 5 points off."
Aurora who had not sat down looked at Harry worriedly. "Ms Secretive, could you take your seat?" Professor Snape said distastefully.
Aurora frowning carried her new long mane and sat down, glowering at Professor Snape.
Harry slowly uncapped the vial and drank the darkish navy blue liquid, the liquid smelt musky and had a biting bitter taste on his tongue. His vision seemed to blur… this potion didn't seem to be something Snape had taught… even if he never paid much attention in class.
"Professor Snape!" cried Hermione raising her hand.
Professor Snape in a good mood answered Hermione for once. "Yes. Ms Granger."
"That potion was not taught to us. It's…" Hermione was cut short by Professor Snape's glare.
"So it isn't." Professor Snape said coolly. "But then if it was it would not have been a surprise would it?"
"But…"
"Quiet. Let POTTER try to get out of this one."
Harry gave a slight grimace as his head started to ache agonizingly, then a small voice was heard from the back of his head. He was slightly startled. "Pick the silver vial…" it whispered.
Why was there a voice in his head? He wasn't crazy… like what Rita Skeeter said… could it be his scar at work?
Harry didn't bother as he quickly drank the silver vial, soon everything became clear again.
Professor Snape stood stunned and flabbergasted. Then stuttering slightly he told Harry to seat down.
"Lucky." Snape snorted finally and then cleared the tables and gave the homework for the day.
"Are you ok?" Ron cried creases in his forehead. Then frowning, he said several words taught by Fred and George that should not be repeated at Professor Snape when he was gone.
"How did you know which was the antidote?" Hermione said. "It's part of the sixth grade syllabus."
Harry pondered on whether to tell them about the voice. "Ummm… I was just lucky I guess." Harry said finally as Aurora came holding the winglet's egg and her hair.
Ron gave Hermione a sort of look. "You READ the sixth grade book already?"
Hermione turned slightly pink. "Doesn't everybody?"
Harry looked as Aurora haplessly struggled with her hair. "Need a hand?"
Aurora smiled. "I think I need a pair of scissors more. You were so lucky, Harry."
Harry nodded. "Yeah. How did you know all the poisons though?"
Aurora looked slightly nervous, and then she smiled. "Well I have to go get a hair band or something I will meet you guys later for class ok?"
Harry and Ron looked suspiciously at Hermione as Aurora quickly went away. "You know I have a feeling you and Aurora are hiding something from us."
Hermione smiled weakly. "No… in what way?"
Harry smiled. "Maybe it's just because they love books and learning so much."
Ron still looked unconvinced but he shrugged. "Well I have BIGGER problems to worry about."
"Spying?!" cried Hermione appalled. "THIS is your great idea?"
Ron looked affronted. "Do you have a better one?"
"Stop fighting." Harry said finally. They only had three classes today Potions, History and Charms as the rest of the time was allotted for The Winglet's contest. Aurora had disappeared yet again.
Now the three of them were following Draco and Ginny.
"You know I don't think Draco will kill Ginny or anything so let's go and rear or whatever with our egg too." Hermione said rubbing her sore ankles. "We have been squatting here for an hour and Draco and Ginny have just been seating at the bench quietly."
Ron looked stubborn. "How do you know? Perhaps he is just trying to lure Ginny into feeling safe."
Harry smiled. "Come on Ron, you know Draco isn't that smart. I think we should look for Aurora."
"She is in the dormitory."
Hermione said standing up. "Come on Ron… I noticed something too…"
"No." Hermione said taking the egg from Ron. "I think the one who would do more harm to Ginny is you. Also I think Draco is acting well less mean than before, notice that he never brags about his father anymore..."
"Only his richness, that's no difference." Ron said. Then he clapped his hands. "You just gave me an idea Hermione, ok let's go back."
Harry smiled at the two, he had been quiet all this while as he has been thinking about something…
"Er… so I will keep the egg." Ginny said finally breaking the silence.
Draco sort of awoke from his daze. "I could keep it."
Ginny looked awkward. "Ok you keep it."
"You could keep it if you wanted."
The two then kept pushing to each other the egg.
"Fine. I will keep it." Draco said rather angrily.
Ginny looked at Draco, something seemed to be amiss about him. He didn't seem as bratty and mean and arrogant as usual. In fact he had hardly talked.
"I thought that you would be meaner." Ginny suddenly blurted.
Draco didn't seem stunned by that remark. "Everybody thinks I'm this mean arrogant fink right?"
Ginny seemed rather taken aback. She never thought she would see the day Draco admits that his is proud or mean. "Well you are not nice to people – who are seen to you as not as good."
"Cos my dad is the great Lucius Malfoy." Draco said rather bitterly.
Ginny seemed surprise to see Draco talk of his father this way, had something happened? This was not the Draco she knew… or thought she knew. She thought Draco would insult her by now… by he hadn't. Or insult the Weasley family.
Draco stood up suddenly, then looked at Ginny fiercely. "Do not tell anyone what I said ok?" Then he whispered to himself. "What was I doing?"
Ginny timidly nodded as Draco disappeared with the egg in hand. Something told her that to the end of the three tasks it would be a long long journey… and that she would find out something important…
(* as you can see Draco is different from the book. Sorry I wanted to change his character… so if u feel offended sorry…)
Aurora sat in a far corner of the Gryffindor dormitory. When she saw Harry, Ron and Hermione she perked up and waved her hand.
Harry noticed that everybody was split into twos, and they stole furtive glances from everyone – perhaps hoping to get some secret way of making their winglets more special.
"I guess we will see you later." Hermione said as she patted her yellow egg.
Ron gave a slight frown. "Do we really have to sit and watch our egg?"
Hermione gave Harry an exasperated look and pulled Ron to another corner. "God help us!"
Harry and Aurora laughed, when they stopped they looked awkwardly at each other. Then Aurora gave a secretive smile. "I don't know if this might work."
"What?" Harry asked as he passed the blue egg to Aurora.
Aurora turned slightly pink. "Swear you won't laugh."
"I swear." Harry said raising his hand, eyebrows arched up.
Aurora looked around to make sure no one was looking and then she started to sing a soft lullaby. Her voice was surprisingly sweet and rich like a nightingale.
Harry looked shocked for a moment and so was everybody else in the dormitory as everybody hushed down to hear the melodious singing.
Aurora astonished quickly snapped her mouth shut, her cheeks crimson red. "Oh my god. Was I that loud?"
Harry chuckled. "No you were that GOOD."
Aurora took the egg and quickly pulling Harry along ran out of the dormitory. "I have never been so embarrassed."
Then she stop midway smiling. "I guess I have been."
Harry clapped his hands. "You were really good."
"Nah." Aurora said shrugging. "At least I didn't crack our egg."
"Aurora?" Harry said as they walked around the hallways.
"Yeah…" Aurora said as she kept the egg in her cloak.
"Where do you come from?"
"I don't have a permanent home." Aurora said carefully. "My family travels a lot."
"So you will be staying for Christmas and the holidays?" Harry asked a little happy that they would get more company.
Aurora smiled and nodded. She scrunched her nose. "I don't like travelling a lot."
"What does your parents work as?"
Harry said surprised that his so curious too. But Aurora couldn't possibly be
part of the secret society… could she?
"Quick come!" Professor Iris said a little pale and panicky.
Harry looked curious as the two followed her to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, he heard a lot of snapping sounds…
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This chapter is rather boring, but the next chapter will be more on Professor Iris, her first lesson… which would be interesting, and the results of the winglet's competition… and perhaps the revelation of the second task, the mysterious Aurora and her secret meetings with Professor Mcgonagall. Also a new character will appear plus magical things…
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