Beneath the Surface
'If you knew what would happen at the end of the world, would you stop playing the game of life? Or would you go on and think about how you can change it?'
-Sakura Kura (me!)
Chapter 5
A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed! This is chapter five, and there being put up as fast as I can. The review which is above is by me, Sakura kura! Please review!
Sandy walked in just after Sarah took a seat, which was somewhere in the middle. "That was fast," Sarah commented Sandy. "Well, actually I forgot what I needed," Sandy sighed. "Who's the teacher? Is she nice?" Sarah asked, pulling out parchment, ready to start. "It's a he, Professor Snape. He's not exactly nice, but you get your work done without acting like a know it all, and he'll leave you alone," Sandy explained.
"Are you good in potions?" She asked. "Uh," Sarah paused, noticing the teacher hadn't arrived. "I got a 65 last year," Sarah quietly said. "Wow, that's good, I got 70, but only because last year my sister went here and she knew everything," Sandy said, with a bit of delay. "That's good, and if he's that hard of a marker, that's even better!" Sarah exclaimed, trying to make her friend feel better.
"The sixth year will be much harder than you think. Keep up, and you may survive," Snape stormed in and slammed the door. "If you fall behind, which I am sure most if not all of you will, you will know," He eyed the students and gave them all nasty glances. "There's a test today!" Snape yelled. The whole class broke out into complaints but was silenced when the teacher cleared his throat.
"In partners, you must create a strong herbal contrast, and it must be done before the end of class," The classed complained about their orders. "Hurry up, start now or you won't finish," He commanded, almost like they were in the army.
"Partners?" Sandy asked Sarah. "Sure!" Sarah replied. "Err, can you show me where all the stuff is?" the blond bluntly asked, unaware of the cupboard where the ingredients stayed. Sandy showed Sarah where the items where kept and they got in line to get them.
"This and this, oh and one of these," Sandy took the necessary items. "And this and the knifes are over there," Sandy pointed to a bin with knives. "I got it," Sarah grabbed one and they headed back to their desk. They put the ingredients down and started to sort them in the order they needed to be added to the potion, and then grabbed a cauldron.
"Do you know what a strong herbal contrast is?" Sandy questioned her friend, who was lighting a fire under the caldron. "Yea, we studied them in last year's course," Sarah explained and Sandy began to relax, happy that one of the two knew what to do. "It will turn your skin and everything, except things like cloths or hair dye, which is temporary, and turn in the colour," Sarah explained, not trying to sound like a know it all. "So you mean nail polish wouldn't change?" Sandy asked, her eyes drifting down to Sarah's nails. "Uh, yea." Sarah hesitated, and took her hands from view.
"And what great nail polish! I liked it! What coulor is it?" Sandy asked, looking at Sarah's now visible blue nails. "Blue," Sarah slowly said, though she thought it had been obvious. "Oh yea, makes sense," Sandy laughed and went to chopping something the was oddly greenish-pink.
"Here, mix this in with what your chopping there, and when your done, throw it in the caldron when the waters boiling," Sandy said, slightly unsure of herself. Sarah nodded in agreement. They mixed every thing and added it to the boiling water.
"Hey are these just Raven claw people?" Sarah asked, breaking the silence and trying to make conversation all at the same time. "No, this year they changed it, all the classes are mixed, and this has mostly Gryffindor, but there are Raven claw, obviously, and I think there's 3 huffle puffs, and no Slytherin this time," Sandy looked around the class. Sarah nodded and added two blue feathers that seemed to sparkle.
"Because I added blue, the skin will turn blue of who ever drank it!" Sarah said quite happily, blue being her favorite colour. "Do you think we'll have to drink it?" Sandy asked, not to sure of her own potion. "Maybe, but it's a test so I think he'll just be looking at the colour of the potion, with the colour you can determine if It is correct," Sarah explained. Sandy nodded.
"What if this was wrong and some one drank it anyway?" Sandy nervously asked. "Then there skin would turn blue, forever," Sarah gulped, and they both looked in to there black, boiling potion. "Oh, I don't want to drink that," Sandy said, spacey, and stirred it with an out stretched arm.
"Time's up!" Snape yelled over the class. He walked to the front from his seat at the back of the room where he had been watching the class. "If your potion is not dark enough, you fail," a few people gasped at his words. "No, not the course, but that will come soon," He blabbered on, not that anyone could really listen, they were all to frightened to understand English.
A/N: That was chapter five, I hope you enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think, what ever you think! Find out what happens next in chapter 6! It will be out before the end of the week! Thanks a billion! Don't forget to review, any comments are welcome!
'If you knew what would happen at the end of the world, would you stop playing the game of life? Or would you go on and think about how you can change it?'
-Sakura Kura (me!)
Chapter 5
A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed! This is chapter five, and there being put up as fast as I can. The review which is above is by me, Sakura kura! Please review!
Sandy walked in just after Sarah took a seat, which was somewhere in the middle. "That was fast," Sarah commented Sandy. "Well, actually I forgot what I needed," Sandy sighed. "Who's the teacher? Is she nice?" Sarah asked, pulling out parchment, ready to start. "It's a he, Professor Snape. He's not exactly nice, but you get your work done without acting like a know it all, and he'll leave you alone," Sandy explained.
"Are you good in potions?" She asked. "Uh," Sarah paused, noticing the teacher hadn't arrived. "I got a 65 last year," Sarah quietly said. "Wow, that's good, I got 70, but only because last year my sister went here and she knew everything," Sandy said, with a bit of delay. "That's good, and if he's that hard of a marker, that's even better!" Sarah exclaimed, trying to make her friend feel better.
"The sixth year will be much harder than you think. Keep up, and you may survive," Snape stormed in and slammed the door. "If you fall behind, which I am sure most if not all of you will, you will know," He eyed the students and gave them all nasty glances. "There's a test today!" Snape yelled. The whole class broke out into complaints but was silenced when the teacher cleared his throat.
"In partners, you must create a strong herbal contrast, and it must be done before the end of class," The classed complained about their orders. "Hurry up, start now or you won't finish," He commanded, almost like they were in the army.
"Partners?" Sandy asked Sarah. "Sure!" Sarah replied. "Err, can you show me where all the stuff is?" the blond bluntly asked, unaware of the cupboard where the ingredients stayed. Sandy showed Sarah where the items where kept and they got in line to get them.
"This and this, oh and one of these," Sandy took the necessary items. "And this and the knifes are over there," Sandy pointed to a bin with knives. "I got it," Sarah grabbed one and they headed back to their desk. They put the ingredients down and started to sort them in the order they needed to be added to the potion, and then grabbed a cauldron.
"Do you know what a strong herbal contrast is?" Sandy questioned her friend, who was lighting a fire under the caldron. "Yea, we studied them in last year's course," Sarah explained and Sandy began to relax, happy that one of the two knew what to do. "It will turn your skin and everything, except things like cloths or hair dye, which is temporary, and turn in the colour," Sarah explained, not trying to sound like a know it all. "So you mean nail polish wouldn't change?" Sandy asked, her eyes drifting down to Sarah's nails. "Uh, yea." Sarah hesitated, and took her hands from view.
"And what great nail polish! I liked it! What coulor is it?" Sandy asked, looking at Sarah's now visible blue nails. "Blue," Sarah slowly said, though she thought it had been obvious. "Oh yea, makes sense," Sandy laughed and went to chopping something the was oddly greenish-pink.
"Here, mix this in with what your chopping there, and when your done, throw it in the caldron when the waters boiling," Sandy said, slightly unsure of herself. Sarah nodded in agreement. They mixed every thing and added it to the boiling water.
"Hey are these just Raven claw people?" Sarah asked, breaking the silence and trying to make conversation all at the same time. "No, this year they changed it, all the classes are mixed, and this has mostly Gryffindor, but there are Raven claw, obviously, and I think there's 3 huffle puffs, and no Slytherin this time," Sandy looked around the class. Sarah nodded and added two blue feathers that seemed to sparkle.
"Because I added blue, the skin will turn blue of who ever drank it!" Sarah said quite happily, blue being her favorite colour. "Do you think we'll have to drink it?" Sandy asked, not to sure of her own potion. "Maybe, but it's a test so I think he'll just be looking at the colour of the potion, with the colour you can determine if It is correct," Sarah explained. Sandy nodded.
"What if this was wrong and some one drank it anyway?" Sandy nervously asked. "Then there skin would turn blue, forever," Sarah gulped, and they both looked in to there black, boiling potion. "Oh, I don't want to drink that," Sandy said, spacey, and stirred it with an out stretched arm.
"Time's up!" Snape yelled over the class. He walked to the front from his seat at the back of the room where he had been watching the class. "If your potion is not dark enough, you fail," a few people gasped at his words. "No, not the course, but that will come soon," He blabbered on, not that anyone could really listen, they were all to frightened to understand English.
A/N: That was chapter five, I hope you enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think, what ever you think! Find out what happens next in chapter 6! It will be out before the end of the week! Thanks a billion! Don't forget to review, any comments are welcome!
