A.N. Hello faithful readers! [crickets: Tirzah winces] Yeah, I know!
Long time, no write! Sorry! I had to be away for the summer plus I had
writers block so.
Well, I'm back now! Also it's been exactly 10 months since I last updated.
I thought now was a good time. I promise not to wait so long for the next
update. It will be faster with reviews, hint, hint
The Winner's Dinner
All of the winner's from the prank contest were having a special dinner as a prize. We all sat at the same table apart from the rest of the school. I was sitting next to Astra and across from Goldstone and Malvont. Most of the winners were comparing pranks.
"Tell me, Severus, what tricks did you play?" Astra asked curiously.
"Well, I had the seventh years work on a potion that turned themselves into frogs. The sixth years worked on a potion that made them flash in and out of invisibility. The fifth years worked on a potion that changed their skin different colors. The forth years had to do a potion that made them unable to speak. The third years had to make a potion that rendered them unable to use magic. The second years made a potion that made them forget who they were. And the first years had to make a potion that would make them think they were their favorite animals. Naturally none of them were told the potion would do this and all of the potions lasted only for a day. Plus there were various smaller pranks. My particular favorite was bewitching the furniture so it kept moving around. And you?"
"My main prank was to use the star globe in the southern hemisphere, but not let the students know that, and watch them try to find the usual constellations. How about you Sophia?"
"Gooky worms!"
I blinked a few times. "What?" What on this earth were gooky worms?
Goldstone grinned. "I wanted to do one prank that involved every class I take. I got yew sticks from Herbology, because they are best to transfigure. Dipped them into an animate potion, and transfigured them into worms. I charmed them to seek out people, but not me. When they got stepped on, purple goop got flung everywhere, and the only way to clean it up was to name in order the ten goblin wars of the 1300's. I really couldn't figure out how us to use History of Magic. And then I let them loose in Astronomy. Again, I couldn't figure anything else out."
Astra smiled. "I thought that would be a main consideration. That had to be a lot of trouble. Oh, thank you for not saying anything when you noticed the star globe was in the southern hemisphere."
I started thinking then. "You knew. You knew that the potion would do that didn't you? It's the only potion so far you didn't get right."
"Well maybe it's because you enchanted my ingredients. I didn't know exactly, but I did know it wasn't a potion to cure burns like you said."
"How?"
"There was no aloe. That's in all burn potions you said two weeks ago. Plus I knew that gilboa leaves affect the mind."
Good. She had been paying attention. I think she might have been the only one to catch that. I had purposely told the students a week ahead of time that all burns potions had aloe in them, just to see how many fell for the prank the next week.
"Professor Sinistra? Are you left handed?" Goldstone asked suddenly.
"Why yes I am, why do you ask?"
"Well I remembered that Sinistra meant left in Latin and I realized that you were eating with your left hand."
"Yes, it's a family trait actually. That's how I got my last name. Unfortunately not many people remember that it comes from the word meaning left, and most people think it means something evil. Oh, well. That's life."
Interesting, I hadn't noticed that Astra was left handed. Now that I think about it though, it is pretty obvious.
I dread ceremonies like this. I have already run out of things to say and it isn't even half over. Silence falls on our side of the table.
Eventually the dinner is over and we leave.
A.N. Okay, sorry, Kind of ran out of steam. I know it's kinda short but I really can't think of anything else. Oh, I'm thinking of making the next chapter a little angsty. Should I give it a try or stick to humor.
The Winner's Dinner
All of the winner's from the prank contest were having a special dinner as a prize. We all sat at the same table apart from the rest of the school. I was sitting next to Astra and across from Goldstone and Malvont. Most of the winners were comparing pranks.
"Tell me, Severus, what tricks did you play?" Astra asked curiously.
"Well, I had the seventh years work on a potion that turned themselves into frogs. The sixth years worked on a potion that made them flash in and out of invisibility. The fifth years worked on a potion that changed their skin different colors. The forth years had to do a potion that made them unable to speak. The third years had to make a potion that rendered them unable to use magic. The second years made a potion that made them forget who they were. And the first years had to make a potion that would make them think they were their favorite animals. Naturally none of them were told the potion would do this and all of the potions lasted only for a day. Plus there were various smaller pranks. My particular favorite was bewitching the furniture so it kept moving around. And you?"
"My main prank was to use the star globe in the southern hemisphere, but not let the students know that, and watch them try to find the usual constellations. How about you Sophia?"
"Gooky worms!"
I blinked a few times. "What?" What on this earth were gooky worms?
Goldstone grinned. "I wanted to do one prank that involved every class I take. I got yew sticks from Herbology, because they are best to transfigure. Dipped them into an animate potion, and transfigured them into worms. I charmed them to seek out people, but not me. When they got stepped on, purple goop got flung everywhere, and the only way to clean it up was to name in order the ten goblin wars of the 1300's. I really couldn't figure out how us to use History of Magic. And then I let them loose in Astronomy. Again, I couldn't figure anything else out."
Astra smiled. "I thought that would be a main consideration. That had to be a lot of trouble. Oh, thank you for not saying anything when you noticed the star globe was in the southern hemisphere."
I started thinking then. "You knew. You knew that the potion would do that didn't you? It's the only potion so far you didn't get right."
"Well maybe it's because you enchanted my ingredients. I didn't know exactly, but I did know it wasn't a potion to cure burns like you said."
"How?"
"There was no aloe. That's in all burn potions you said two weeks ago. Plus I knew that gilboa leaves affect the mind."
Good. She had been paying attention. I think she might have been the only one to catch that. I had purposely told the students a week ahead of time that all burns potions had aloe in them, just to see how many fell for the prank the next week.
"Professor Sinistra? Are you left handed?" Goldstone asked suddenly.
"Why yes I am, why do you ask?"
"Well I remembered that Sinistra meant left in Latin and I realized that you were eating with your left hand."
"Yes, it's a family trait actually. That's how I got my last name. Unfortunately not many people remember that it comes from the word meaning left, and most people think it means something evil. Oh, well. That's life."
Interesting, I hadn't noticed that Astra was left handed. Now that I think about it though, it is pretty obvious.
I dread ceremonies like this. I have already run out of things to say and it isn't even half over. Silence falls on our side of the table.
Eventually the dinner is over and we leave.
A.N. Okay, sorry, Kind of ran out of steam. I know it's kinda short but I really can't think of anything else. Oh, I'm thinking of making the next chapter a little angsty. Should I give it a try or stick to humor.