"Abysmal! Finnigan, I daresay you have taken over Longbottom's spot as the
worst student at Hogwarts. Then again, I doubt anyone could be worse than
that fool." Severus Snape said as he glided around the Potions dungeon,
attacking the slightest fault in any of the students. Harry's potion was
much too thick, and he knew that it was only a matter of time before-
"Potter! What is this abomination? Ten points from Gryffindor for!"
"Please Professor Snape! He only needs a bit of Holesboar plant to-"
"Granger, I do not remember asking for your useless knowledge"
"He seems to be even more horrible than usual"
Ron was right. Perhaps it was Lupin's return that was making Snape become
increasingly evil. Though Harry noticed that his erratic behavior seemed to
have begun after he saw Snape talking deeply to Firenze, the Centaur
Divination teacher. Harry had long since dropped his Divination classes,
but he still had meetings with Firenze frequently. Harry thought it was
best to have a teacher who could interpret the stars accurately. With
increasingly heavier times approaching, he wanted to make sure that he was
one step ahead of Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Lucius Malfoy and the
other loyal Voldemort followers, had recently broken out of the Wizarding
prison, Azkaban and that fact, had no doubt, contributed to the vindictive
grin on Draco Malfoy's face as he smashed his roots and dropped them into
his cauldron across the room.
