Potions class was interesting the next day. Haylie, who was excellent in Potions, and obviously, Snape's favorite in their Double Potions class, brewed the only successful Veritaserum in the class. "Look at this, West, no doubt the brightest student of this lot, has of course created the best Veritaserum." Snape said.

"Only because you favor her." Gaia muttered.

"Excuse me, Nord?" Snape asked, looking at the girl who was seated next to Oliver.

"I said nothing Professor." She replied. She watched as Snape took a bit of Haylie's clear veritaserum in one phial, and put a bit of Gaia's sickly green colored veritaserum. Haylie turned around from her front seat to see what Snape would do.

"Now tell me Nord, tell me the qualities of a Veritaserum." Snape said.

"Veritaserum must be clear." Nord said with a dead voice. "It must have no odor, and must not have any flavor."

"Your Veritaserum however is green, smells like dead, rotting corpses, and I can't even imagine what this would taste like." Snape snorted. "Wood, tell me, which of the Veritaserum is the better?"

Oliver looked at Gaia, and then glanced at Haylie. "Haylie's is professor." For a fleeting instant, Oliver thought Haylie smiled at him, but she quickly turned around when he blinked.

"There you have it Gaia. And because of your little outburst, everyone here is to write a two page essay on the qualities of Veritaserum and why these qualities are so important. Haylie however, since you created the only good potion, your grade on today's potion will count as your essay grade." Snape said to Haylie as the bell rang.

"Thank you Professor." Haylie replied, walking out of the room. Gaia looked at Haylie with disgust, narrowing her eyes. "Something the matter Gaia?"

"No, of course not." Gaia snap.

"Maybe a bit of my veritaserum would tell me if there really was." Haylie said with a smirk.

"Now, now West, don't get big headed about your potion, although it is better than mine." Snape said to himself. Haylie smirked at Gaia again before walking out of the classroom.