DISCLAIMER: The potion mix is made up. Draken is NOT my creation, he belongs to a friend who agreed to this.
Chapter 4- A frog with no warts
Walking out of Professor McGonagall's classroom, I walk to my next class. I can see my brother coming out of a room ahead of me. He is talking to a tall boy with blue eyes and black hair. They pass me and I can overhear part of their conversation. The tall boy is talking about a potion of sorts.
"- Dragon hair and stinging nettles. If you subtract the dash of clove, then be sure to add a cup of witch hazel, at least. It gives the concealing potion a longer lasting time limit."
"We should try that tonight Draken and catch Potter if he attempts to sneak out." My brother replies.
Watching them go, a small smile comes over my lips, for no reason at all. My gaze going back to the hallway, I hurry to find the room, then walk in. Passing Professor Snape, I smile lightly at him, then take my seat, on the Slytherin side. Within minutes, after I have sat down, all of the Slytherin first years have arrived, Gryffindor not far behind them. Professor Snape looked away from his board and at us.
"Today, you will be asked to make a wart removal potion. Then I shall ask someone to feed his or hers to this toad. If you have brewed it correctly, the warts will be gone within 5 minutes. However if you did not, the toad shall grow more. You will work in the pairs that I assign you."
Professor Snape begins calling out names. Leah is paired with a Slytherin boy. Chelsa is paired off with a Gryfinndor girl. My name isn't called until the very last.
"Natasha, you may chose to work with someone, or work alone. Students, the ingredients are on the board, I will be back in 15 minutes to check your progress. Oh what is this?" Professor Snape comments, the last part said with sarcastic surprise as we all look over.
My gaze falling on the person or thing that made him comment I see it's a Gryfinndor. Standing there in the doorway, she moves over to him, timid and holds out a note in her hand. "I'm sorry I'm late sir, here is a note."
Looking over to Chelsa, I mouth "I bet she'll be paired with me."
Chelsa nods and I look back to Snape's desk. Ginny looks to the class, red spreading over her cheeks, then back to Snape. Snape reads the note, then glances to her. His gaze hardening, showing his disappointment. Probably because he cannot punish Gryfinndor, I bet. "You're working with Natasha, Ginny. You should think before having accidents happen before this class. Now sit down."
Watching her turn and head towards the seat near me, I hide a smirk and rise. Opening my potion's book to the proper page, I begin to read the instructions to myself. Beside me, I can hear Ginny open her book. Looking over to her, I smirk. "There's not enough room on the table for both books to be open Ginny. At least if mine is burnt, I won't go poor buying a new one."
"We're not poor, Natasha. We have love and that's worth more then ALL of your families wealth put together." She says, in a low voice, but with courage in it.
I sneer at her words. "And who taught you THAT line? Your troublesome brothers? Or better yet, flame head Ronald?"
Her eyes quiver a bit and she fights a blush coming over her cheeks. "My mum tells us that. In every letter and every night we are at the house. She says love is worth more then ANYTHING. Even you-know-who's powers."
"His name is Voldemort, scare baby." I roll my eyes at her name for him.
Her eyes go wide and she stares at me. "You...You said his name!"
"Yes and I'll say it again. Voldemort, Voldemort...VOLDEMORT!"
All eyes in the classroom turn to me, some wide with shock. I smirk at them, then look back to Ginny. "If your afraid, I'll understand and when Professor Snape comes back, I'll tell him that you got scared over a single name and ran off to the girls bathroom."
"You're a bully Natasha. A really big bully! I'm staying." Her voice quivering slightly as she speaks.
With a shrug of my shoulders, I turn back to the book and begin to prepare the ingredients. The 15 minutes pass by even quicker then usual. Seeing a shadow blocking out my tables' candlelight, I hear his voice before I actually see him. "Ah, Miss Weasley perhaps you would like to share your potion? Nice blending technique Miss Malfoy.100 points to Slytherin."
Looking up, I flash him a grin. "Thank you sir." I reply in my most modest tone.
Next to me, Ginny trembles once and nods lightly. "Yes sir." Her voice soft.
Snape holds a toad in one hand, dips a spoon into the potion with the other. Carefully he feeds it to the toad and then sets him down. All eyes rest on the toad, after 5 minutes a large wart suddenly pops into thin air.The others on his back following. Beside me, I hear a relieved sigh.
"I would not be sighing to soon, Miss Weasley. You can not be to sure with wart removal potions. Some have been known to backfire. Yours is unfortunate not to be that. Class is demised."
Gathering my book, I place it in my bag and then lift the bag strap onto my shoulder. Moving around the table, I go over to Leah and Chelsa. We walk out together. Walking up the steps, ahead of anyone else, Leah suddenly bursts out. "Why did you say You-know-who's name in class? You could have gotten in trouble Natasha!"
"Yeah, I know Snape favors us, but what if he is against that name!" Chelsa says.
I shrug my shoulders lightly and continue up the steps. "I didn't see a rule in the letter that says, "Absolutely NO saying the name "Voldemort" will be tolerated."
"I know, but still......"
"It's just a name guys, a name, That's all."
Chapter 4- A frog with no warts
Walking out of Professor McGonagall's classroom, I walk to my next class. I can see my brother coming out of a room ahead of me. He is talking to a tall boy with blue eyes and black hair. They pass me and I can overhear part of their conversation. The tall boy is talking about a potion of sorts.
"- Dragon hair and stinging nettles. If you subtract the dash of clove, then be sure to add a cup of witch hazel, at least. It gives the concealing potion a longer lasting time limit."
"We should try that tonight Draken and catch Potter if he attempts to sneak out." My brother replies.
Watching them go, a small smile comes over my lips, for no reason at all. My gaze going back to the hallway, I hurry to find the room, then walk in. Passing Professor Snape, I smile lightly at him, then take my seat, on the Slytherin side. Within minutes, after I have sat down, all of the Slytherin first years have arrived, Gryffindor not far behind them. Professor Snape looked away from his board and at us.
"Today, you will be asked to make a wart removal potion. Then I shall ask someone to feed his or hers to this toad. If you have brewed it correctly, the warts will be gone within 5 minutes. However if you did not, the toad shall grow more. You will work in the pairs that I assign you."
Professor Snape begins calling out names. Leah is paired with a Slytherin boy. Chelsa is paired off with a Gryfinndor girl. My name isn't called until the very last.
"Natasha, you may chose to work with someone, or work alone. Students, the ingredients are on the board, I will be back in 15 minutes to check your progress. Oh what is this?" Professor Snape comments, the last part said with sarcastic surprise as we all look over.
My gaze falling on the person or thing that made him comment I see it's a Gryfinndor. Standing there in the doorway, she moves over to him, timid and holds out a note in her hand. "I'm sorry I'm late sir, here is a note."
Looking over to Chelsa, I mouth "I bet she'll be paired with me."
Chelsa nods and I look back to Snape's desk. Ginny looks to the class, red spreading over her cheeks, then back to Snape. Snape reads the note, then glances to her. His gaze hardening, showing his disappointment. Probably because he cannot punish Gryfinndor, I bet. "You're working with Natasha, Ginny. You should think before having accidents happen before this class. Now sit down."
Watching her turn and head towards the seat near me, I hide a smirk and rise. Opening my potion's book to the proper page, I begin to read the instructions to myself. Beside me, I can hear Ginny open her book. Looking over to her, I smirk. "There's not enough room on the table for both books to be open Ginny. At least if mine is burnt, I won't go poor buying a new one."
"We're not poor, Natasha. We have love and that's worth more then ALL of your families wealth put together." She says, in a low voice, but with courage in it.
I sneer at her words. "And who taught you THAT line? Your troublesome brothers? Or better yet, flame head Ronald?"
Her eyes quiver a bit and she fights a blush coming over her cheeks. "My mum tells us that. In every letter and every night we are at the house. She says love is worth more then ANYTHING. Even you-know-who's powers."
"His name is Voldemort, scare baby." I roll my eyes at her name for him.
Her eyes go wide and she stares at me. "You...You said his name!"
"Yes and I'll say it again. Voldemort, Voldemort...VOLDEMORT!"
All eyes in the classroom turn to me, some wide with shock. I smirk at them, then look back to Ginny. "If your afraid, I'll understand and when Professor Snape comes back, I'll tell him that you got scared over a single name and ran off to the girls bathroom."
"You're a bully Natasha. A really big bully! I'm staying." Her voice quivering slightly as she speaks.
With a shrug of my shoulders, I turn back to the book and begin to prepare the ingredients. The 15 minutes pass by even quicker then usual. Seeing a shadow blocking out my tables' candlelight, I hear his voice before I actually see him. "Ah, Miss Weasley perhaps you would like to share your potion? Nice blending technique Miss Malfoy.100 points to Slytherin."
Looking up, I flash him a grin. "Thank you sir." I reply in my most modest tone.
Next to me, Ginny trembles once and nods lightly. "Yes sir." Her voice soft.
Snape holds a toad in one hand, dips a spoon into the potion with the other. Carefully he feeds it to the toad and then sets him down. All eyes rest on the toad, after 5 minutes a large wart suddenly pops into thin air.The others on his back following. Beside me, I hear a relieved sigh.
"I would not be sighing to soon, Miss Weasley. You can not be to sure with wart removal potions. Some have been known to backfire. Yours is unfortunate not to be that. Class is demised."
Gathering my book, I place it in my bag and then lift the bag strap onto my shoulder. Moving around the table, I go over to Leah and Chelsa. We walk out together. Walking up the steps, ahead of anyone else, Leah suddenly bursts out. "Why did you say You-know-who's name in class? You could have gotten in trouble Natasha!"
"Yeah, I know Snape favors us, but what if he is against that name!" Chelsa says.
I shrug my shoulders lightly and continue up the steps. "I didn't see a rule in the letter that says, "Absolutely NO saying the name "Voldemort" will be tolerated."
"I know, but still......"
"It's just a name guys, a name, That's all."