CHAPTER XI

A Wonderful Morning for Revenge

a/n: This isn't a very detailed chapter, but it is good! The love potion comes into effect, and that makes it great! And remember, even if you like Malfoy, he deserves pain! (evil laughter)

I was sitting on my bed looking at the bottle in my hands. It was purple with nine X's on it. I wondred why it was purple but then I remembered it was Snape's. Purple is Snape's favorite color. Some may say pink is, but those of us who really know him, I mean REALLY know him, know otherwise. Purple looks good on him too, like black.

The clock on my bedtable said it was 2 AM. There were hours before I had to worry about the love potion. But, like anyone in love, I had to worry now. And I did. Until about 7AM I worried. I still worried after 7, but that's when Hogwarts woke up.

This was my plan: I would slip 3 drops of the love potion into Hermon's drink at breakfast. Then I would be sure I was the one she saw first. I didn't know what to do with Malfoy. I think he actually did like her. I could give him some to give to some other girl (or guy depending!). Or I could let him suffer...I decided to do the right thing...let him suffer!

I would thank Snape that night, but the details I would think of later. Yes, blackmail is sweet! Finally breakfast was ready. I joined Ron and we walked down to the Great Hall. Hermon, of course, went with Malfoy. On the way I told Ron my plan. He said he'd help if I gave him some of the potion to use. I agreed.

About half-way through breakfast, Hermon blowing kisses to the Slytherin table the whole time, Ron began. "Hey Hermon, I'm having trouble in herbology. Can you show me how to grow a dragon-seed?"

"What? Oh sure. You-"

"No, SHOW me! look, here's a plant. Over here, come'ere!" They walked away from the table. I heard them talking in the distance while I droped in 3 drops. Shortly they joined me at the table again.

"Thanks, Hermon," Ron said. But Hermon was once again staring at Malfoy. I watched, sweating, until she took a sip of her oragne juice. It seemed to take forever, but she drank the whole thing.

As soon as she put the cup down, I said, "Hermon, look!"

She turned to me. "What is it, Harry? Oh Harry, you look so good today, is that a new shirt? Oh look! You got a spot on it!"

"I do?" I said beginning to think it wouldn't work. I looked down at my shirt. And as I did Hermon's lips grabed mine and I fell out of my chair. She came too. And for the rest of breakfast, well, let's just say I'm glad I didn't look at Malfoy!

That was the best breakfast of my life. When breakfast was over, and we had to tear our lips off each other, I saw that Snape was looking at us. I told Hermon to go to class, that I wanted to talk to Snape.

"I thought the potion was for the Weasly boy, Mr. Potter!"

"He's gonna use it too, carrot-top! Now shut up! I'VE got to get to class! And I've got a girl waiting!"

I walked out of the Great Hall.

The day went like this: Hermon and I snogged the whole day, and Malfoy was dicusted. I think around the third class Hermon broke up with him. One Hufflepuff girl in paticular seemed happy about this. Ron used the potion on some Ravenclaw girl that I hardly knew. But Ron I guess knew her, espicially by the end of the day. Snape watch us like a hawk, or watched us more so. With his new puffy haircut he had to duck to go through doors and everyone laughed. But I told him that if he punished anyone who laughed, well, the secret would be out. That worked!