Chap 12-
Professor Snape was having an extreme fit of sadism, recklessly
pairing off Gryffindors with Slytherins, in potions. As Estelle settled
next to Hermione Granger, she scowled at the seating arrangements. She
looked over to her left and noticed a certain Eden Parker sitting alone,
lucky enough to be the odd numbered student.
Estelle and Lee both wondered if Madame Pomfrey had changed her mind
about Airykkaa coming to class, and of course Pike was nowhere to be found.
A low knock on the door made Estelle jump, unusually alert. Airykkaa
opened the door and handed a note from Madame Pomfrey to Professor Snape.
He nodded and pointed towards the desk where Eden was now looking very
distressed.
Airykkaa still looked as if she were ill but looked considerably
better, seeming as if she had only been deprived of a nights sleep. She
sat down at the table, and waited for instructions. Eden groaned.
"Today were going to be working on a potion for..." Snape announced,
his voice trailing off into the distance as Airykkaa noticed Draco in the
desk next to her. She smiled at him, but was desperately trying to pay
attention.
"As you may know, during the dark ages many spells and potions were
used to prevent death by fire, this is one of the few potions that exists
for that very purpose." Snape continued, his voice traveling eerily through
the room.
Airykkaa turned towards Eden, her smile flashing brightly, "Hi, I'm
Airykkaa." she said, beaming, not only because she had been freed of the
infirmary, but because she was generally in an extremely social mood.
Eden stared quietly at her cauldron, and a few moments later Airykkaa
caught the quiet sound of a guitar. She immediately noticed the small wire
leading into her robe. Airykkaa took on a wicked grin, and turned and
faced forward.
Draco leaned forward, merely looking disgusted, "Why are you talking
to THAT?!" he asked quietly.
"Nothing wrong with making a little conversation with your partner."
Airykkaa hissed back. Draco became silent and nodded, Airykkaa was
definitely too innocent for her own good, or so he thought.
Paying attention to Snape's lesson now, she sat motionless, "We'll be
using a mixture of wartsbane, shredded mandrake, aluminum, although you can
use any light metal, and virgin saliva. I don't have enough to pass out a
second vial if you ruin the one I give you, and I highly doubt many of you
will be able to provide your own. " Snape hissed, and then muttered
something about all of the students being complete monsters. "Make sure
you do not ruin the contents of these vials, for I will NOT give you
another. Turn your books to page three-hundred seventy-six. You may
begin." he finished.
Eden seemed to snap out of her trance-like state when everyone opened
their books, she took the small headphones out of her ears, "What are we
doing?" she asked somewhat hesitantly.
"Page three-hundred seventy-six." Airykkaa replied, her voice honey-
sweet, "Oh and make sure you don't drop that vial, we won't be given
another one." she said.
"Thanks." was all Eden said.
"I'm Airykkaa, nice to meet you." Airykkaa said, her smile flashing
again.
"Eden, Eden Parker." Eden replied back. now smiling slightly.
"Can you shred that warts bane while I get to work on the aluminum?"
Airykkaa asked.
Eden nodded and took the small knife and went to work. For about
fifteen minutes they worked, making small conversation with each other.
"Okay, now put the wartsbane in the cauldron with the shredded
mandrake. and then I'll put this in." Airykkaa said beaming, they would be
the first in the class to finish.
"Okay, let me just put this away first." Eden said, shoving her
walkman into her bag. Everyone in the room flinched as they heard glass
shatter, a loud piercing ring echoing down the halls.
Eden flinched as she looked at the floor, their glass vial lay in
tiny pieces on the floor, but she did not know it was their vial. Airykkaa
bit her lip and let her mind race with ideas. Should she do it? Would it
get them in trouble? She didn't care, she was not going to fail her first
potions lesson at Hogwarts.
"Enough of the butterfingers Miss Parker, that will be five points
from Gryffindor." Snape hissed angrily, but Eden didn't seem to be paying
attention.
A few moments later Eden had snapped out of her fit, and asked,
"Where is the virgin's saliva?"
"Broken. You tipped it off the table putting your earpieces away,"
Airykkaa said, seeming not to even be bothered by it, "but don't worry
about it." she finished, still keeping her eyes fixed on the cauldron and
roots.
Eden groaned and sank back into her chair. Airykkaa ripped a small
package from her bag, her hair glittering in the dim light. She unwrapped
the brown paper off of it, to expose a packet of gum. "Winterfresh." she
sighed, and smiled wickedly. She had a plan.
Tearing off the wrapper, she noticed Draco staring at her, and slowly
more heads in the room were turning. She pulled out a piece and unwrapped
it, "Chew this." Airykkaa hissed, handing the unwrapped piece of gum to
Eden. Eden now looked extremely puzzled, holding the blue gum in her hand.
Draco tilted his head, wondering, 'What in the hell is she doing?'
Lee turned around and noticed too, and grinned as he read her, 'Would
she?' he questioned himself.
Unfolding the small foil wrapper, she gently and carefully ran her
tongue over the paper side of the wrapper. "Do not put the aluminum in."
Airykkaa simply said, as she folded up the wrapper, foil side exposed.
By now everyone in the room was watching, including Snape, who seemed
just as puzzled as everyone else. Oblivious to it all, Airykkaa folded the
wrapper into a small square, and backed away from the cauldron slightly,
and tossed the wrapper in. There was a small sizzling noise, and steam
hissed from the cauldron, then turned a gorgeous purple.
Airykkaa smiled, beaming, Draco sat motionless, stunned. She was a
virgin.
Across the room Ron Weasly muttered, "No way, an innocent Slytherin?"
and shook his head in disbelief.
Although stunned himself, Snape managed to speak his approval,
"Excellent substitution and quick thinking Airykkaa! Well done. Five
points will be awarded to Slytherin." Airykkaa's face turned a deep shade
of red, and nodded.
Lee grinned wickedly, he had known the whole time, but he did not
think that she would actually go through with it, Estelle giggled,
surprised but intrigued by the whole sight.
"No way." Eden muttered, staring at Airykkaa, and then to Draco, and
then back to Airykkaa, and then turned red herself as she noticed that the
gum was still in her hand. She quickly popped it into her mouth, and hoped
that nobody had noticed. Airykkaa let out a low snicker and Estelle smiled
cruelly, both had noticed but to Eden's relief, nobody else had. They
heard the bell ring and Eden raced out of the door, not wanting to be in
the dank dungeon room another minute. Airykkaa and Estelle laughed and
trotted out of the classroom together, Draco and Lee sneering behind them.
"See you in Transfiguration, please tell Professor Macgonagall that
I'll be a few moments, I must check in with Madame Pomfrey." Airykkaa said
to Estelle, nodding towards the opposite hallway.
"Sure thing." Estelle said curtly, and walked towards
Transfiguration., neither of them noticed Eden getting detention in the
hallways.
