Okay, here's the second chapter! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series. (Obviously!) J.K. Rowling does. The only thing I own is the plot. If I did own anything else, you would see this story in your local bookstore. So you're welcome to check but I doubt you'll find anything except the masterpieces created by J.K. Rowling!
One more thing: The italics aren't working on this so imagine that the whole passage/ instructions for the potion are in italics along with the four titles of the books from the previous chapter. If anybody knows how to make this feature work, please kindly tell me in a review. Thank you!
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The passage read:
Over the years, some wizards have found difficulties in being a human. They have problems dealing with pain and loss. So, potion master Alalyn R. Potrem created a potion that could change the drinker into an animal of his/her choice. Instructions are listed below:
Ingredients: 1 cup of rose petal broth 3 ounces of grass leaves 5 leaves of willow tree I hair from animal wanted to transform into
Instructions: Mix rose petal broth and grass leaves for ten minutes. Add leaves after one at a time. Let simmer for a week. Finally, add animal hair and drink immediately!
Harry's eyes widened in surprise. This potion was easy! All of the ingredients where in the student storage cupboard. This was perfect! He would start with this right away!
He stood up and carried the book with him to Madam Pince's desk.
"Yes, Mr. Potter?" She asked; she had just woken up and sounded slightly tired.
"Um, may I take this book with me, Madam Pince?" Harry asked carefully.
"Yes," she said lazily. She grabbed the book, and withouy even looking at the title, signed the little card inside the cover. "Here you go,"
"Thank you," Harry took the book back and walked slowly out of the library.
When he was out in the corridor, he started running. Five minutes later, he reached the portrait of the pink lady, the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
"Password?" the short woman asked.
"Lioness," Harry said.
The portrait opened quickly and Harry stumbled into the common room.
"Harry!" Hermione cried. "Where were you; you've been gone for two hours!"
I went to the library," Harry pointed to the book he was carrying.
Hermione glanced at the title. "Harry?" she asked quietly. "We aren't working on animal potions or charms you know, right?"
"Yeah, we're working on transfiguring quills to books in Transfiguration; Forgetful Potions in potions, musical charms in charms, and-" Ron tried to explain but was cut off by Harry.
"I know this is for something else."
"This isn't about changing into something besides a human," Hermione asked. "Is it?"
"Well," Harry said.
"Harry!" Hermione cried. "No!"
"So, what if it is!" Harry exclaimed. "It's not your decision, is it?"
"But Harry," Ron said. "We're your friends and we want you to stay the way you are!"
"Well, I 'm going to do this and you can't stop me!" Harry shouted as he once again, stormed out of the Gryffindor common room.
Harry walked swiftly down to the dungeons. He checked to make sure Professor Snape wasn't around before he went to the student supply cupboard because he knew Snape would know what potion he was brewing from the ingredients.
"Okay, I need a cup of rose petals," Harry mumbled to himself as he find a jar of them that was measured to one cup. He quickly found the three ounces of grass leaves, but it took him a couple of minutes to find five willow tree leaves. When he did, he carefully put the items in his bag and turned around.
And walked right into Snape.
"Potter, what are you looking for," Snape snarled at Harry.
"I was refilling my stock of ingredients for the Forgetful Potion," Harry lied. "I didn't have enough."
"Why were you taking willow leaves then?" Snape asked quietly. "I don't remember asking you to make a potion that required them.
"Oh well, I decided to get them, just in case," Harry lied again.
"Well, we'll see about that soon, Potter," Snape scowled and walked away.
Harry figured that Snape knew he was up to something and was probably going to assign something that involved willow leaves so he could catch Harry not having them; proving that he had used then for something else. So, Harry, grabbed more of the leaves; just in case.
Harry quickly ran out of the dungeons and back to the Gryffindor common room. Since it was fairly late, it was pretty much empty, except for Hermione and Ron.
"Harry," Hermione said. "Please-"
"I'll see you in the morning," Harry ignored Hermione and walked up to the boys dormitory.
Once in there, he made sure that Neville, Seamus Finnigan, and Dean Thomas were asleep. He then climbed in his bed, put the book in his wardrobe, and closed the hangings around the bed.
He carefully thought about what animal he wanted to turn into. A lion? No, too big and noisy. A mouse? No, way to small. A fish? No, he wasn't a good swimmer. An owl? Yes, an owl. He could use Hedwig's hair and then at least he would have somebody to "talk" to. Then, that's what Harry James Potter would become; an owl!
Harry drifted of to sleep slowly. In his dream, he was in the sky on a cool, clear night. There were millions of tiny stars shining and the moon seemed to be glowing. He seemed happy, and he felt like he was soaring through the sky. Was he? Yeah, he was an owl! Wow! Was this what it would be like to be an owl? He looked down and saw Hogwarts was below him. He had never seen it from this angle and seemed just so beautiful. He was starting to land on one of its many towers when he woke up.
"Harry!" Ron asked. "Get up! It's time for breakfest!"
And then, Harry heard a scream.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ A/N: Another cliffie. Yep. Well, like I said in the first chapter, please review!!! I really want to know if people are reading this story!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Harry Potter series. (Obviously!) J.K. Rowling does. The only thing I own is the plot. If I did own anything else, you would see this story in your local bookstore. So you're welcome to check but I doubt you'll find anything except the masterpieces created by J.K. Rowling!
One more thing: The italics aren't working on this so imagine that the whole passage/ instructions for the potion are in italics along with the four titles of the books from the previous chapter. If anybody knows how to make this feature work, please kindly tell me in a review. Thank you!
***
The passage read:
Over the years, some wizards have found difficulties in being a human. They have problems dealing with pain and loss. So, potion master Alalyn R. Potrem created a potion that could change the drinker into an animal of his/her choice. Instructions are listed below:
Ingredients: 1 cup of rose petal broth 3 ounces of grass leaves 5 leaves of willow tree I hair from animal wanted to transform into
Instructions: Mix rose petal broth and grass leaves for ten minutes. Add leaves after one at a time. Let simmer for a week. Finally, add animal hair and drink immediately!
Harry's eyes widened in surprise. This potion was easy! All of the ingredients where in the student storage cupboard. This was perfect! He would start with this right away!
He stood up and carried the book with him to Madam Pince's desk.
"Yes, Mr. Potter?" She asked; she had just woken up and sounded slightly tired.
"Um, may I take this book with me, Madam Pince?" Harry asked carefully.
"Yes," she said lazily. She grabbed the book, and withouy even looking at the title, signed the little card inside the cover. "Here you go,"
"Thank you," Harry took the book back and walked slowly out of the library.
When he was out in the corridor, he started running. Five minutes later, he reached the portrait of the pink lady, the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
"Password?" the short woman asked.
"Lioness," Harry said.
The portrait opened quickly and Harry stumbled into the common room.
"Harry!" Hermione cried. "Where were you; you've been gone for two hours!"
I went to the library," Harry pointed to the book he was carrying.
Hermione glanced at the title. "Harry?" she asked quietly. "We aren't working on animal potions or charms you know, right?"
"Yeah, we're working on transfiguring quills to books in Transfiguration; Forgetful Potions in potions, musical charms in charms, and-" Ron tried to explain but was cut off by Harry.
"I know this is for something else."
"This isn't about changing into something besides a human," Hermione asked. "Is it?"
"Well," Harry said.
"Harry!" Hermione cried. "No!"
"So, what if it is!" Harry exclaimed. "It's not your decision, is it?"
"But Harry," Ron said. "We're your friends and we want you to stay the way you are!"
"Well, I 'm going to do this and you can't stop me!" Harry shouted as he once again, stormed out of the Gryffindor common room.
Harry walked swiftly down to the dungeons. He checked to make sure Professor Snape wasn't around before he went to the student supply cupboard because he knew Snape would know what potion he was brewing from the ingredients.
"Okay, I need a cup of rose petals," Harry mumbled to himself as he find a jar of them that was measured to one cup. He quickly found the three ounces of grass leaves, but it took him a couple of minutes to find five willow tree leaves. When he did, he carefully put the items in his bag and turned around.
And walked right into Snape.
"Potter, what are you looking for," Snape snarled at Harry.
"I was refilling my stock of ingredients for the Forgetful Potion," Harry lied. "I didn't have enough."
"Why were you taking willow leaves then?" Snape asked quietly. "I don't remember asking you to make a potion that required them.
"Oh well, I decided to get them, just in case," Harry lied again.
"Well, we'll see about that soon, Potter," Snape scowled and walked away.
Harry figured that Snape knew he was up to something and was probably going to assign something that involved willow leaves so he could catch Harry not having them; proving that he had used then for something else. So, Harry, grabbed more of the leaves; just in case.
Harry quickly ran out of the dungeons and back to the Gryffindor common room. Since it was fairly late, it was pretty much empty, except for Hermione and Ron.
"Harry," Hermione said. "Please-"
"I'll see you in the morning," Harry ignored Hermione and walked up to the boys dormitory.
Once in there, he made sure that Neville, Seamus Finnigan, and Dean Thomas were asleep. He then climbed in his bed, put the book in his wardrobe, and closed the hangings around the bed.
He carefully thought about what animal he wanted to turn into. A lion? No, too big and noisy. A mouse? No, way to small. A fish? No, he wasn't a good swimmer. An owl? Yes, an owl. He could use Hedwig's hair and then at least he would have somebody to "talk" to. Then, that's what Harry James Potter would become; an owl!
Harry drifted of to sleep slowly. In his dream, he was in the sky on a cool, clear night. There were millions of tiny stars shining and the moon seemed to be glowing. He seemed happy, and he felt like he was soaring through the sky. Was he? Yeah, he was an owl! Wow! Was this what it would be like to be an owl? He looked down and saw Hogwarts was below him. He had never seen it from this angle and seemed just so beautiful. He was starting to land on one of its many towers when he woke up.
"Harry!" Ron asked. "Get up! It's time for breakfest!"
And then, Harry heard a scream.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ A/N: Another cliffie. Yep. Well, like I said in the first chapter, please review!!! I really want to know if people are reading this story!
