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The Slytherins talked among themselves. It turned out they were in class with the Gryffindors and Slytherins. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were present as well Draco and his cohorts. Snape looked in their direction and they went silent. Turning toward the blackboard he said, "Mr. Wilson."
"Yes, Professor Snape, sir," he said in shock.
"What plant prevents hysteria after seeing a werewolf?"
Chris's face paled. Hermione raised her hand quickly. Without turning around Snape said, "Miss Granger put down your hand."
The Slytherins snickered in the back as Hermione slowly put down her hand. Alex made eye contact with Hermione who was sitting next to Chris. Hermione nodded and wrote something down on a piece of parchment in enlightenment. Chris glanced at it and Hermione flipped it over folding her hands innocently.
"A fig leaf sir," Chris said.
Snape turned around slowly and said in astonishment, "that's correct."
"Miss Lyons," Professor Snape said.
"Yes Professor Snape," she said.
Kristi was writing down the last question not paying attention.
"A fig leaf combined with what two ingredients make up that potion?"
Sarah was about to answer she didn't know, but Snape held up his hand and said, "What's the answer Miss Kier?"
Erik nudged Kristi's side. Kristi responded apathetically, "porcupine quill and eye of newt."
Snape again looked astonished, "correct." He stalked up to the blackboard and started writing ingredients, which everyone started writing down.
"How did you know that?" Alex asked.
"It's a gift," Kristi said.
"Sometimes you really scare me," Sarah said.
"I scare myself," Kristi said.
A few weeks passed of the same classes. Until one day they actually got to make their first potion in Potions class. Professor Snape paired them against their will but kept them with their own houses. They each had to make the same potion in their own cauldrons. They could assist each other though. This was good especially for Alex and Kristi who ended up paired together. They were unfortunately on the other side of the room. Sarah was paired with Hermione. They appeared to be the only two who knew what they were doing. Erik and Chris, who were paired together, were right next to Sarah and Hermione. On the other side of them were Harry and Ron. The guys were watching Sarah and Hermione. Alex and Kristi looked at each other with the same though, 'oh crap…we're screwed.'
"One porcupine quill," Alex said.
"Check," Kristi said putting it in the cauldron with Alex.
"Three eyes of toad."
"Pickled or dry?"
"Eww," Alex said. Then looking at the book, "dry."
"Check."
"Two poison berries."
"Check," Kristi said. "What are we making anyway?"
"Uh. . .Professor Snape gave the class bug repellant."
"Great," Kristi said sarcastically. "What's next?"
"I can't read it."
"What do you mean you can't read it?!"
Alex handed her the book. "See."
"Does that say scale of smrewt or skrewt?"
"I have no idea," Alex said.
Kristi raised her hand, "Professor Snape."
"Figure it out yourself," he said not looking at her.
"Okay," Kristi said quietly. She sighed and asked Alex, "Do you want the smrewt or skrewt's scale?"
"I'll take the green one," she said.
"Smrewt it is," Kristi said handing it to her. "Guess I got the blue scale of skrewt."
They each put it in the cauldron and mixed. Alex's bubbled but was unaffected. Kristi's however started bubbling out of her cauldron.
"Uh oh," Kristi said. "Professor Snape. . ."
"Figure it out yourself," Snape said not looking at her. Alex and Kristi started backing away from the cauldron. It started smoking and the class started noticing it.
"Duck and cover!" Kristi yelled.
The class actually listened and the potion exploded.
Kristi slowly got up coughing and waving her hands.
"Now that's an effective bug repellant," Erik said.
Everyone was coughing and laughing.
"Is everyone okay?" Kristi asked.
"Yes," the others said back to her.
Professor Snape walked up to Alex and Kristi.
"It's my fault, sorry. I'll clean up the mess," Kristi said.
Snape blinked in surprise because she actually offered to clean up the mess. He straightened his robe and said seriously, "I would expect you to. The rest of you can go while Miss Kier cleans up her mess."
"Do you want help?" Alex asked her.
"I would," Kristi said. Then she looked at Snape and changed her mind. 'But I can handle it. Just save me a cup of hot chocolate."
In the hallway Alex, Chris, Erik, and Sarah walked to the Gryffindor Common room.
"Feathertoe," Sarah said to the Fat Lady picture, which swung open.
"I'm glad I'm not Kristi right now," Alex said.
"Yeah," Erik said. "But even I wasn't that bad at chemistry."
"She did make an effective bug repellant," Chris said.
"Yeah, but now she's in a dungeon cleaning up a potion that exploded," Sarah said.
Meanwhile in the dungeon Kristi was scrubbing away. Snape was grading papers.
"Doesn't this work detest you?" Snape asked her.
Kristi looked around to make sure he was talking to her, "pardon?"
"Cleaning without a wand."
"Oh. I worked at an elementary school cleaning. I'm not phased that easily," Kristi replied.
She rolled up the sleeves of her robe so they wouldn't get wet while she scrubbed the floor. Snape looked at her strangely.
"Where'd you get that from?"
"What?" She looked at her arm with the scar, "have you read the Lord of the Rings books?"
"Yes."
"The blade of a Nazgûl, Ringwraith, Black Rider, okay?"
She went back to scrubbing.
"It still contains a trace of evil."
"Really Mr. Dark Mark? I mean Professor Snape. Don't talk to me about evil." She stood up. "I'm done cleaning. Can I go now?"
"Yes you may go. I'll see you tomorrow in class."
Kristi winced a little and walked out. She entered the Gryffindor Commons where Erik was waiting. He handed her hot chocolate as she sat down.
"So what did I miss?" she asked.
"Well, Chris tried sneaking with Alex to her bedroom until Hermione and Sarah gave them evil looks. It was quite scary. I conspired with Ron and plotted world domination," he said. "So how are you?"
"Sleep is good, I like sleep," she said.
They both laughed and fell asleep near the fire.
Later that night Kristi woke up and said, "uh oh."
Author's Note: Another day another chapter. In an answer to Miz Zag's comment Harry and Ron probably will only be making cameo appearances. But that doesn't mean it'll be any less exciting. The scar mentioned was attained during the story "A Fellowship of Three" when Sarah, Alex, and Kristi accidentally appeared in Middle-Earth. What surprise awaits the five and the students at Hogwarts? Guess you'll just have to wait for the other chapter. . .but I do suggest a review for now. *uses a wand to point at the review button*
The Slytherins talked among themselves. It turned out they were in class with the Gryffindors and Slytherins. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were present as well Draco and his cohorts. Snape looked in their direction and they went silent. Turning toward the blackboard he said, "Mr. Wilson."
"Yes, Professor Snape, sir," he said in shock.
"What plant prevents hysteria after seeing a werewolf?"
Chris's face paled. Hermione raised her hand quickly. Without turning around Snape said, "Miss Granger put down your hand."
The Slytherins snickered in the back as Hermione slowly put down her hand. Alex made eye contact with Hermione who was sitting next to Chris. Hermione nodded and wrote something down on a piece of parchment in enlightenment. Chris glanced at it and Hermione flipped it over folding her hands innocently.
"A fig leaf sir," Chris said.
Snape turned around slowly and said in astonishment, "that's correct."
"Miss Lyons," Professor Snape said.
"Yes Professor Snape," she said.
Kristi was writing down the last question not paying attention.
"A fig leaf combined with what two ingredients make up that potion?"
Sarah was about to answer she didn't know, but Snape held up his hand and said, "What's the answer Miss Kier?"
Erik nudged Kristi's side. Kristi responded apathetically, "porcupine quill and eye of newt."
Snape again looked astonished, "correct." He stalked up to the blackboard and started writing ingredients, which everyone started writing down.
"How did you know that?" Alex asked.
"It's a gift," Kristi said.
"Sometimes you really scare me," Sarah said.
"I scare myself," Kristi said.
A few weeks passed of the same classes. Until one day they actually got to make their first potion in Potions class. Professor Snape paired them against their will but kept them with their own houses. They each had to make the same potion in their own cauldrons. They could assist each other though. This was good especially for Alex and Kristi who ended up paired together. They were unfortunately on the other side of the room. Sarah was paired with Hermione. They appeared to be the only two who knew what they were doing. Erik and Chris, who were paired together, were right next to Sarah and Hermione. On the other side of them were Harry and Ron. The guys were watching Sarah and Hermione. Alex and Kristi looked at each other with the same though, 'oh crap…we're screwed.'
"One porcupine quill," Alex said.
"Check," Kristi said putting it in the cauldron with Alex.
"Three eyes of toad."
"Pickled or dry?"
"Eww," Alex said. Then looking at the book, "dry."
"Check."
"Two poison berries."
"Check," Kristi said. "What are we making anyway?"
"Uh. . .Professor Snape gave the class bug repellant."
"Great," Kristi said sarcastically. "What's next?"
"I can't read it."
"What do you mean you can't read it?!"
Alex handed her the book. "See."
"Does that say scale of smrewt or skrewt?"
"I have no idea," Alex said.
Kristi raised her hand, "Professor Snape."
"Figure it out yourself," he said not looking at her.
"Okay," Kristi said quietly. She sighed and asked Alex, "Do you want the smrewt or skrewt's scale?"
"I'll take the green one," she said.
"Smrewt it is," Kristi said handing it to her. "Guess I got the blue scale of skrewt."
They each put it in the cauldron and mixed. Alex's bubbled but was unaffected. Kristi's however started bubbling out of her cauldron.
"Uh oh," Kristi said. "Professor Snape. . ."
"Figure it out yourself," Snape said not looking at her. Alex and Kristi started backing away from the cauldron. It started smoking and the class started noticing it.
"Duck and cover!" Kristi yelled.
The class actually listened and the potion exploded.
Kristi slowly got up coughing and waving her hands.
"Now that's an effective bug repellant," Erik said.
Everyone was coughing and laughing.
"Is everyone okay?" Kristi asked.
"Yes," the others said back to her.
Professor Snape walked up to Alex and Kristi.
"It's my fault, sorry. I'll clean up the mess," Kristi said.
Snape blinked in surprise because she actually offered to clean up the mess. He straightened his robe and said seriously, "I would expect you to. The rest of you can go while Miss Kier cleans up her mess."
"Do you want help?" Alex asked her.
"I would," Kristi said. Then she looked at Snape and changed her mind. 'But I can handle it. Just save me a cup of hot chocolate."
In the hallway Alex, Chris, Erik, and Sarah walked to the Gryffindor Common room.
"Feathertoe," Sarah said to the Fat Lady picture, which swung open.
"I'm glad I'm not Kristi right now," Alex said.
"Yeah," Erik said. "But even I wasn't that bad at chemistry."
"She did make an effective bug repellant," Chris said.
"Yeah, but now she's in a dungeon cleaning up a potion that exploded," Sarah said.
Meanwhile in the dungeon Kristi was scrubbing away. Snape was grading papers.
"Doesn't this work detest you?" Snape asked her.
Kristi looked around to make sure he was talking to her, "pardon?"
"Cleaning without a wand."
"Oh. I worked at an elementary school cleaning. I'm not phased that easily," Kristi replied.
She rolled up the sleeves of her robe so they wouldn't get wet while she scrubbed the floor. Snape looked at her strangely.
"Where'd you get that from?"
"What?" She looked at her arm with the scar, "have you read the Lord of the Rings books?"
"Yes."
"The blade of a Nazgûl, Ringwraith, Black Rider, okay?"
She went back to scrubbing.
"It still contains a trace of evil."
"Really Mr. Dark Mark? I mean Professor Snape. Don't talk to me about evil." She stood up. "I'm done cleaning. Can I go now?"
"Yes you may go. I'll see you tomorrow in class."
Kristi winced a little and walked out. She entered the Gryffindor Commons where Erik was waiting. He handed her hot chocolate as she sat down.
"So what did I miss?" she asked.
"Well, Chris tried sneaking with Alex to her bedroom until Hermione and Sarah gave them evil looks. It was quite scary. I conspired with Ron and plotted world domination," he said. "So how are you?"
"Sleep is good, I like sleep," she said.
They both laughed and fell asleep near the fire.
Later that night Kristi woke up and said, "uh oh."
Author's Note: Another day another chapter. In an answer to Miz Zag's comment Harry and Ron probably will only be making cameo appearances. But that doesn't mean it'll be any less exciting. The scar mentioned was attained during the story "A Fellowship of Three" when Sarah, Alex, and Kristi accidentally appeared in Middle-Earth. What surprise awaits the five and the students at Hogwarts? Guess you'll just have to wait for the other chapter. . .but I do suggest a review for now. *uses a wand to point at the review button*