Chapter 2. The Potion
Time seemed to fly the next day for Harry and Ron. Before they knew it, it was time for lunch. Ron seemed to be intentive on talking to Fred and George during lunch and Harry suspected that they were planning some type of new potion to try out.
Harry remembered to well the last time when Ron tried out a new potion. It was suppose to make the drinker seem sick for about an hour and then ware off leaving you perfectly normal. Ron and the twins were going to use it to get out of classes one day and sneak to Hogsmeade, but the potion didn't work the way they'd hoped. Instead of giving them temporary fevers and coughs it gave them high squeaky voices like shrieking girls. Ron was disappointed when his potion didn't work, but was horrified when McGonagall chose him to give an oral presentation in transfiguration. His face was redder than his hair by the end. Harry guessed that this new potion was going to be just as horrible as the last.
When lunch was over Harry and Ron through the corridors for their defense against the dark arts class. When they had almost reached the door Ron stopped suddenly.
"I've forgotten my book in the great hall. You go on Harry and I'll meet up with you." Ron said as he turned and ran back to the great hall.
Harry got to the classroom and waiting for Ron to come, but he never showed up. Harry knew that Ron was up to something very clever.
When class was over Harry went searching for Ron. He thought of places to go looking. He searched the common room, great hall, even the owlery but he couldn't find Ron anywhere. Then it hit him. Where else would you go if you were making a potion that you didn't want anyone to see? Moaning Myrtles bathroom on the second floor.
When Harry got there he knew he'd found Ron the second he walked in. The small empty bathroom smelled of rotten eggs and was thick with gray fog. And there Ron was sitting in the corner with his cauldron bubbling. He looked up when he saw Harry.
"So you found me," he said with a laugh, "knew you would."
"What are you making this time?" Harry asked.
"My best potion yet," Ron said, while adding more ingredients to the cauldron.
"What's this one do?" Harry asked. Half of him didn't really want to know.
"Well, you know how Hermione likes Krum. . " Ron started, but Harry interrupted, "Ron! You shouldn't mess with Hermione's love life!"
"I'm not messing with her life at all! Well almost not at all. This potion will make me more like Victor Krum," Ron continued after seeing the confused look on Harry's face, "Any habits, or sayings, or expressions he uses I will use and I won't even know they're his! Hermione will see how much alike we are she'll leave him for me!"
"How are you so sure this will work?" Harry asked.
"It will work! It has to!" Ron said. Harry saw the desperation in his eyes.
"Don't you think the Hermione should like you for you? He asked.
"Once were together I'll stop taking my potion and she won't even notice." Ron said surely.
"So how does it work? Do you have to get something of Victors?" Harry asked.
"Nope, all I have to do is say his name before I drink it. I've added some scitsiret and some notren! Plus I've added a dash of evol! Tonight I'll wait for Hermione to come to the common room and I'll offer her a drink! We have to drink it at the exact same time!"
Harry didn't think this was going to work, but he didn't dare say anything to Ron, who was so assured that this would be the answer.
When Ron finally finished his potion he put it in two bottles labeled: Butterbeer. Then he and Harry headed off for dinner where they met Hermione.
"I didn't see you guys after class. Where did you two go?" She asked.
Harry decided that he would help Ron out as much as he could, "Well Ron came with me to deliver a letter to Sirius!
"Oh really? What did you write him about" she asked, very interested.
Harry thought up a lie very quickly, "I wrote him about being nervous for our first quiddich match this year!"
"Oh Harry, you'll be fine, you've been playing since your first year!" She said very reassuringly.
"If you think so," he said, he wanted to bring Ron into the conversation, so he said, "This is Ron's first match at the school though, I think he might be nervous!"
They spent the rest of dinner reassuring a confused Ron that he would be fine on Saturday, then Harry and Ron went up to the common room while Hermione did her nightly routine of patrolling the halls.
Harry and Ron set up a table and two chairs by the common room fire. Ron was feeling very confident that this would work. Harry set off to bed around 11:30 and Ron waited with his potion in butterbeer bottles.
Finally at midnight Ron heard the portrait swing open and saw Hermione walk inside. . .
Chapter 3 will be up shortly. . . .
Time seemed to fly the next day for Harry and Ron. Before they knew it, it was time for lunch. Ron seemed to be intentive on talking to Fred and George during lunch and Harry suspected that they were planning some type of new potion to try out.
Harry remembered to well the last time when Ron tried out a new potion. It was suppose to make the drinker seem sick for about an hour and then ware off leaving you perfectly normal. Ron and the twins were going to use it to get out of classes one day and sneak to Hogsmeade, but the potion didn't work the way they'd hoped. Instead of giving them temporary fevers and coughs it gave them high squeaky voices like shrieking girls. Ron was disappointed when his potion didn't work, but was horrified when McGonagall chose him to give an oral presentation in transfiguration. His face was redder than his hair by the end. Harry guessed that this new potion was going to be just as horrible as the last.
When lunch was over Harry and Ron through the corridors for their defense against the dark arts class. When they had almost reached the door Ron stopped suddenly.
"I've forgotten my book in the great hall. You go on Harry and I'll meet up with you." Ron said as he turned and ran back to the great hall.
Harry got to the classroom and waiting for Ron to come, but he never showed up. Harry knew that Ron was up to something very clever.
When class was over Harry went searching for Ron. He thought of places to go looking. He searched the common room, great hall, even the owlery but he couldn't find Ron anywhere. Then it hit him. Where else would you go if you were making a potion that you didn't want anyone to see? Moaning Myrtles bathroom on the second floor.
When Harry got there he knew he'd found Ron the second he walked in. The small empty bathroom smelled of rotten eggs and was thick with gray fog. And there Ron was sitting in the corner with his cauldron bubbling. He looked up when he saw Harry.
"So you found me," he said with a laugh, "knew you would."
"What are you making this time?" Harry asked.
"My best potion yet," Ron said, while adding more ingredients to the cauldron.
"What's this one do?" Harry asked. Half of him didn't really want to know.
"Well, you know how Hermione likes Krum. . " Ron started, but Harry interrupted, "Ron! You shouldn't mess with Hermione's love life!"
"I'm not messing with her life at all! Well almost not at all. This potion will make me more like Victor Krum," Ron continued after seeing the confused look on Harry's face, "Any habits, or sayings, or expressions he uses I will use and I won't even know they're his! Hermione will see how much alike we are she'll leave him for me!"
"How are you so sure this will work?" Harry asked.
"It will work! It has to!" Ron said. Harry saw the desperation in his eyes.
"Don't you think the Hermione should like you for you? He asked.
"Once were together I'll stop taking my potion and she won't even notice." Ron said surely.
"So how does it work? Do you have to get something of Victors?" Harry asked.
"Nope, all I have to do is say his name before I drink it. I've added some scitsiret and some notren! Plus I've added a dash of evol! Tonight I'll wait for Hermione to come to the common room and I'll offer her a drink! We have to drink it at the exact same time!"
Harry didn't think this was going to work, but he didn't dare say anything to Ron, who was so assured that this would be the answer.
When Ron finally finished his potion he put it in two bottles labeled: Butterbeer. Then he and Harry headed off for dinner where they met Hermione.
"I didn't see you guys after class. Where did you two go?" She asked.
Harry decided that he would help Ron out as much as he could, "Well Ron came with me to deliver a letter to Sirius!
"Oh really? What did you write him about" she asked, very interested.
Harry thought up a lie very quickly, "I wrote him about being nervous for our first quiddich match this year!"
"Oh Harry, you'll be fine, you've been playing since your first year!" She said very reassuringly.
"If you think so," he said, he wanted to bring Ron into the conversation, so he said, "This is Ron's first match at the school though, I think he might be nervous!"
They spent the rest of dinner reassuring a confused Ron that he would be fine on Saturday, then Harry and Ron went up to the common room while Hermione did her nightly routine of patrolling the halls.
Harry and Ron set up a table and two chairs by the common room fire. Ron was feeling very confident that this would work. Harry set off to bed around 11:30 and Ron waited with his potion in butterbeer bottles.
Finally at midnight Ron heard the portrait swing open and saw Hermione walk inside. . .
Chapter 3 will be up shortly. . . .