Chapter 3: "Potions Draw Attention, Part Two"

Snape finally arrived. He didn't bother giving them the reason why he was late. He figured all the Gryffindors would ignore it anyway and make up an excuse like: "I bet he was busy finding a way to kill all the Gryffindors at once," or "I think he was using the bathroom and finally managed to get his skinny ass sucked into the toilet."

As soon as the class saw him arrive they all went to their seats and sat down quietly.

"What took him so long?" whispered Ron to Harry.

"I dunno, I bet he was busy finding a way to kill all the Gryffindors at once." Said Harry. Jamie added, "I think he was using the bathroom and finally managed to get his skinny ass sucked into the toilet," whispered Jamie, "that would have took him about a few minutes to get it out, then a couple of more minutes to get over his humiliation."

Claudia, Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried to stifle their laughs. A couple of people turned around to look at them.

"Look at them." Said Draco to Crabbe and Goyle. "Stuck in there own stupid corny jokes." But Draco wasn't looking at "them", more of a "her". He looked at Jamie smiling, with her arms folded over her chest, leaning back in the chair. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him, not knowing what to say so they just stayed silent. They them followed his gaze and noticed he were looking at Jamie.

"Crabbe," whispered Goyle, "I think Draco fancies Jamie."

"Jamie? But she's a Gryffindor. He would never," said Crabbe.

"But she doesn't exactly act like one. Oh my gosh, look. They sit the same exact way." Crabbe looked at Draco, then Jamie. They did sit the same way. Leaning back with their arms folded over their chest.

"So what she doesn't act like a Gryffindor," said Crabbe; "she still is one. You're seeing things."

Jamie turned her head and made eye contact with Draco. They both turned away at the same time a bit embarrassed.

"Today we are working on a new, highly complex potion. It's called Avternian Deppard or the Heightening Potion. Because of its complexity, we will pair up into partners. So if one of you is to ignorant to do something right for a change," said Snape, looking at Neville, "them maybe your partner may know what to do. Now can anyone tell me what this potion does?"

As usual, Hermione's hand bolted straight into the air.

Snape looked at Hermione then said, "Can any one 'else' tell me what this potion does?" Draco puts on a little smirk (that by the way annoyed Jamie) and then raised his hand.

"Mr. Malfoy." Snape said.

"It's a heightening potion. It heightens all five of your senses."

"Thank you Mr. Malfoy, 5 points for Slytherin. Now can anyone else tell me the complications of this potion?"

Goyle blurted out, "Um, your head will blow up!" Snape ignored this sorry attempt for a joke. No one raised his or her hand, so naturally Snape picked Claudia. Of course Claudia knew her potions, but Snape didn't know this. He was just expecting the usual: "I don't know Professor."

"Ah, Ms. Chase, what is the complications of this potion?"

" If not prepared correctly, you can lose one or more of your five senses permanently. Either that," said Claudia, now smiling "or your head will blow up. What Toyle, I mean Goyle, sorry, what Goyle said." The whole class laughed at the first part, only Jamie, Harry, Ron, and Hermione laughed at the second part. Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle glared knives at them.

Snape waited a bit for the class to calm down before he talked again.

"Okay, now I don't want any complaints about your partners. I don't want to hear any objections, because if I do I will take away 50 house points away from you. Got it?"

The whole class muttered, "Yes Professor."

"Good. Now, when I put you into pairs, you or your partner, you decide, will come up to my desk to get the key ingredients. After that you will get to work. I will be walking around checking your progress, or in some of your cases, your complications. Now incase there was a major complication I have a potion to give back whatever sense you lost to this potion. Any questions?"

Neville shyly raised his hand.

"Um, Professor?"

"Yes Longbottom?"

"Yeah, how long will we be working on this potion?"

"You will be working on this for three days, including out of class on your own time. Any other questions?"

Silence covered the room.

"Okay then, to pair you off." Snape said. He took out a list and began reading it off.

"Longbottom," Neville gulped "and Goyle."

"Parkinson and Crabbe."

"Thomas and Finnigan." Dean gave Seamus a high five. Snape tried to ignore it for there sake. Snape continued to pair everyone off until he was down to the last few.

"Granger and Weasley." Ron tried not to smile, seeing how he was pared with the smartest person in the class, well maybe except Claudia.

All that was left was Harry, Jamie, Claudia, and Draco. This was getting suspenseful. The next pairing would determine the last pairing.

"Well, lets see, Potter and…" said Snape. The people that were left were waiting for the next name.

Claudia was thinking, ' Come on, let it be me, please. But then Jamie would have to be paired up with Malfoy. Oh well, come on, just say Claudia.'

Jamie was thinking, 'Claudia should get paired with him, its only fair. But then I will get Malfoy. Oh well, come on, just say Claudia.'

Draco was thinking, 'I'll be damned to hell before I get Potter. That would only be torture. Snape would never do that to me. Would he? But what about Jamie, I guess it wouldn't be that bad if I get paired with her. Wait! What am I thinking?!'

Harry was thinking, 'Come on Claudia. This would be the perfect chance for me.'

They were all snapped out of their thoughts as Snape said the name.

"Potter and Chase." Claudia tried really hard not to celebrate out loud, so she just smiled at Harry, and he smiled back. Jamie felt great for her, but then realized she was now paired with Draco. Oh no.

Snape continued, "So that leaves Peters and Malfoy." Everyone awed knowing that Jamie was the last person that should be paired with Draco. Malfoy turned towards Jamie. Everyone else was already sitting next to his or her partners. Draco signaled Jamie to come to where he was sitting. She just looked at him, motioning for him to come to where she was. He refused. He thought he still had his power to boss around people, but then forgot whom he was dealing with. He rolled his eyes, finally giving up and got up to sit next to her. Jamie smiled at her winning this little confrontation and Draco tried to ignore it.

"About time you got over here." Jamie said.

"You were the one holding things up. You Gryffindors think the world revolves around you."

"And you Slytherins are such sorry losers."

Snape cleared his throat. "Get to work class!"

" Well, what are you waiting for? Go get the ingredients from Snape's desk," said Jamie.

" You wish, why don't you go get them?"

"Because I don't feel like it. Now go"

" I have you know that no one bosses me around-, he was cut off by Jamie.

"Except your dad." Draco was surprised and only could sit there. Jamie got sick of it. She rolled her eyes. " Damn Malfoy, you have to get over yourself! I'll get the bloody ingredients. Happy?" She got up and went to Snape's desk. Draco watched her as she went and came back. She sat down next to him.

"Checking out my ass again, are you Malfoy?"

Draco's mouth opened wide in shock. Jamie burst into laughter.

"You really got to lighten up, it was a joke. Oh, I get it. All your other partners were to intimidated by you to actually say something to you, huh?"

"They all just figured to keep their mouth shut around me." Draco wanted to change the subject. "We better get started soon, you know how Snape can get some times," said Draco, looking at Jamie. She was foundling with the ingredients. "Yeah, like he's got a broom stick stuck up his ass," admitted Jamie.

To her surprise, he burst into laughter. So did she. Claudia and Harry turned towards them.

"What could they possibly be laughing at? I never saw Malfoy laugh actually," Claudia said to Harry.

"Me neither. I've never seen this side of him. Only seen him when he's bothering me or Ron." Claudia smiled.

"Leave it to Jamie, to make even the most corrupted beings, laugh like that. Oh well, lets get to work then." Claudia told Harry. Harry just smiled at her, until finally she noticed.

"What?" she asked.

"Um, sorry, it's nothing."

"You were looking at me, so your calling me nothing?" Harry started to blush and blurt out stuff. "I didn't mean that, I meant-, he was cut off.

"Harry, I know what you meant," Claudia said smiling, "I was just messing with you."

"Oh." Harry and Claudia started laughing.

Snape started to talk.

"Okay class, put everything away. We will continue this tomorrow. Class dismissed."

Everyone grabbed his or her things.

Jamie swore out loud, only Draco heard her though.

"What's wrong?" asked Draco.

"Oh my, was that a hint of concern in your voice?" Jamie asked, trying to look surprised. Draco knew she was only teasing. "Well, we didn't get anything done. Now, I know your not going to like this, but Snape said we should work out of class to. Meet me tonight in the library. We can get something done there, okay?"

Draco frowned. He didn't want to be seen with a Gryffindor on his own time.

"Fine." Jamie smiled at his answer.

"Good, I'll see you later then." She got her things and left. Little did she know, Harry and Claudia had also planned to meet at the library later that night. Draco watched Jamie leave, Claudia catching up with her. Crabbe and Goyle were now at Draco's sides. They then walked out of the class.