Ch.5: Powerful Potions

Draco and Harry both left Potions class thinking the same thing, what an emotional disaster that was. It had started off normally enough, Harry received his first detention of the year for no apparent reason, and Hermione had answered all of the questions asked with her usual right answers. Unlike the years before, the starting potion this year was more complex. They were to brew Veritaserum, a highly potent truth serum. Everyone made the serum correctly, and that was when the trouble began. They were divided into pairs by Snape and had to each take their potion and then be asked questions by their partner. These were the pairs: Dean and Seamus, Hermione and Pansy, Crabbe and Goyle, Millicent and Derrick, and Harry and Draco. Hermione, Pansy, Harry, and Draco were not pleased with the pairings. They were at the other person's mercy now. Hermione and Harry took the potion first. It first felt like ice was going down their throats, and then it turned to a burning sensation. Harry saw the sneer on Draco's face as he opened his mouth to ask the first question. "Your crush, who is it?" was the evil thing his mouth uttered. "Ginny Weasley." Harry answered blushing beet red. Draco began laughing; so hard he fell over. Hermione looked speechless, if Ron found out that wouldn't be a good thing. Pansy had also begun laughing, and couldn't even get her question out between the fits of laughter. Finally, after Snape had threatened to put all four of them in detention, she finally asked Hermione if she liked Ron. Blushing furiously, she was forced to say yes. Evil looks came over the faces of Draco and Pansy. Unfortunately for them it was now their turn to take the potion. Harry had already thought of a good one for Malfoy and had a smirk on his face not unlike Draco himself. Draco was actually scared, although in not showing it he managed to keep his pride. He drank the serum. "Would you ever go out with anyone that wasn't a Slytherin?" Harry asked. Everyone turned to look at Draco, all expecting the word no. "Yes." Was the quietly whispered word that came out of Draco's mouth. At that point every Gryffindor doubled over with laughter, and the Slytherins all began to berate Draco. "How could you?!" Pansy shrieked. Crabbe and Goyle for once actually understood what was going on and looked shocked. Millicent and Derrick were bringing out there wands when, Snape finally stepped in and told them to get back to work. Now it was Hermione's turn. Pansy, shaking violently managed to open the flask and slowly took a drink of the serum. "Is there anyone besides Draco that you would ever no out with?" Hermione asked with a grin. She decided that although she normally wouldn't have done that, Pansy was an exception. Pansy stared at the floor almost in tears. "Yes." It was almost an inaudible sound. "Who?" Draco asked; he was very surprised. Pansy looked at the floor again not wanting to tell the truth, but the serum would make her. "Crabbe." She said. This time the water was flowing from her eyes, in streams. Crabbe looked about as shocked as Draco, and Goyle still didn't know what was going on. Everyone in the class was staring at her, even Snape. Lucky for her, class was over and she quickly grabbed her things and ran out of the classroom.