The Potions Master
Harry and Hermione walked their way to their potions class. Harry had just finished his Potions paper last night, and knew that it wasn't the best paper that he could've done. Quidditch took up most of his weekend, and at that point, that is what was most important to Harry at that time.
"We have two more minutes before class starts Harry, and we still have another hallway to walk down to get to the dungeon." Hermione was telling Harry.
"Alright, I don't want to be late with him. He'll take at least fifty points from Gryffindor." So Harry and Hermione picked up the pace as they made their way to Snape's classroom.
The whole class was already assembled inside when Harry and Hermione entered. They sat at the table in the back. They Snape walked in with his usual long black robes, and greasy hair. His face looked disturbed as his eyes glanced around the classroom. Harry noticed that this class was composed of mostly Slytherins', there were basically no Gryffindors'. Harry saw Snape's eyes land upon his.
"Nice of you to finally join us Potter, I believe that Miss Granger has informed you of your homework assignment and the consequence to a bad paper?"
"Yes." Harry mumbled.
"Potter where is your manners? You will always address me as Sir, or Professor. How many times do I have to inform you of this? Twenty points from Gryffindor." And he turned away and moved on with the lesson.
"Not even here five minutes and I already lost us 20 points! Good thing Neville isn't here this year, that'll save us lots of points." Harry whispered to Hermione.
"Today we will be conducting our Truth Potion's for Friday's class. You will need to follow these exact directions. This potion is very hard. I don't plan on many of you actually getting it right." He shot a look over at Harry. "Your supplies are in the students cabinet, except the teasel ingredient in which I extracted from my cabinets and put them in the back with by the left side of the counter. Before you start anything, I want you all to look at what you have to do before actually attempting the potion. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, sir." The class mumbled.
"Well get to it, you don't have much time."
"Harry I'll write down what we have to do and you get the supplies, we can't let Snape take any more points away from us." Harry nodded his head as in acknowledgement of what Hermione just said and started to go for the supplies cabinet. Harry looked up at the board. He needed,
Two drops of the tassel ingredient
A strand of unicorn's hair
Two cups of the green valedic fog
A teaspoon of plentignal juice
A pinch of cramenial powder
Harry grabbed two servings of this and brought it back to his and Hermione's table.
"Harry are you sure you have everything? Measuring utensils, each powder and juice, everything?"
"Yes Hermione. Wow this potion looks really hard."
"Yeah I know, we have to rotate our spoons in all of these weird directions at a precise moment. All right, first we add the two cups of the valedic fog. Now count to twelve while the spoons movement is like a chopping motion." Harry and Hermione both did this.
"Now add the pinch of cramenial powder when you reach 12.5 seconds and rotate your spoon left. At 3.7 minutes of doing this turn your spoon in the other direction for 4.3 minutes." Hermione read aloud as her and Harry both did the steps.
Harry potion started to smell like vomit and mint mixed together, but he kept on rotating his spoon in the direction it needed to be in.
"It's almost 3.7 minutes are you ready to rotate? Now!" Said Hermione checking her watch. Harry then turned the spoon in the opposite direction. After about two minutes of doing this direction Harry's potion started to thicken.
"Hermione is your potion thickening?"
"Yes, I remember writing that that is what is supposed to occur when doing the second rotation. About three minutes now. 1.3 more to go." When ten seconds were left Hermione said,
"Now add two drops of the tassel ingredient directly center and take out your spoon at that precise moment. Wait thirty seconds before doing the chopping motion again. Right…. now!" Hermione directed and Harry dropped two drops of the tassel ingredient as center as he could get it. He ripped out his spoon from the potion and watched his watch tick thirty times. He then stuck his spoon back into his potion and began to make a chopping movement in it. Hermione did the same.
"It says to do this for ten minutes at a rate of 2 and then let it sit for fifteen. Then we have to add a teaspoon of plentignal juice and rotate twice left, four times right, three left, and then eight right. We then chop three times in the center and let it sit for 12.5 minutes." Harry and Hermione proceeded and chopped for ten minutes straight. They then took out their spoons and saw classmates doing the same. They watched their potion for fifteen minutes as it turned from blue, to orange, to purple, to red, and then green. They then added a teaspoon of plentignal juice and rotated left twice, four times right, three left, and then eight right. Harry concentrated as hard as he could to do this for he wanted his potion to turn out perfect so Snape couldn't take away points from his team. Harry chopped three times in the center and then took out his spoon to let it sit for the 12.5 minutes.
"This potion is the hardest one I think that we have ever had to do." Harry panted.
"Yeah I've never seen so many different and precise directions. All right, when the 12.5 minutes are up we add our last ingredient the unicorn hair, used as a pureness to the potion. We don't throw it in all at once though. We have to let the potion eat at it and slowly drop it in. Then we wait for 7.3 minutes when our potion should turn first white, and then a clear white. Whew, we have about seven minutes left." Just as Hermione finished saying that Snape started to walk by them.
"Seems that you two are actually doing something right for once. Five points from Gryffindor for having a messy working area." He wiped himself around and headed for the front of the classroom.
"MESSY WORKING AREA!" Harry shouted. "He can't be serious, just because there was nothing else for him to say he has to go and take away points from something as simple as that! Look at Malfoy's working area. There is powder all over the place. I don't see any points being taken away from him." Harry finished angrily.
"Harry just let it go. Snape will be getting mad at himself because he is seeing us succeed in something. He never thought we would, especially with a potion like this."
"Well now he is definitely going to choose me to be tested on. Now he hates me even more!"
"Alright Harry we have thirty seconds left before we add the unicorn hair. Remember add it slowly, and let the potion dissolve it a little at a time. Ready, and…. Now!" Hermione directed and Harry let his unicorn hair slowly dissolve a little at a time. The potion finally swallowed up the hair. Harry's potion then started to turn white, yes just like it's supposed to. Then his potion slowly became more clear looking. The fog disappeared a little more and within the next 7.3 minutes Harry's potion became just as Hermione described.
"Now do we put our samples into bottles and label them?" Harry wondered.
"Quickly Harry we only have two more minutes left." Hermione and Harry ran back to get a couple of bottles, then they rinsed them out before coming back to their table and putting their potion into it.
"When you have finished, I would like for you to put them into you bottles and bring them up to me." Snape told his class. We are one step ahead of you Snape. Harry thought as him and Hermione both labeled their names on their bottles, and brought them up to Snape's front desk. They quickly ran back to their table and cleaned up their working area.
"Defense against the Dark Arts?" Harry asked Hermione as they were picking up their books to head for the exit of the dungeon.
"Yeah and we have to walk up five stories worth of stairs. We better hurry." Hermione put in.
Just as they were both about to leave the dungeon they heard the sound of glass breaking come from behind them. Harry turned around to see one of the sample bottles had fallen on the floor.
"Sorry Potter, but your potion seems to have slipped off my desk. F."
"F!!! You can't do that! I did that potion right and you know it! That's why you decided to "accidentally" knock it off your desk because you didn't want to believe that I could do the potion right." Harry fought back.
"Harry calm down." Hermione told Harry under her breath.
"Why are you accusing me of such things? Ten more points will be taken from Gryffindor. I suggest you leave as to not cause your classmates to loose anymore points." Harry couldn't help his reaction as he ran over to the spilt potion on the ground and stuck his fingers in it. He then shoved his fingers into Snape's mouth.
"Did you knock my potion sample off your desk on purpose?" Harry asked Snape with the truth potion spell now on him.
"Yes."
"Now that we hear the truth we know that my potion worked, so you can't give me an F."
"You are right, that I cannot."
"And you do favor your Slytherins and let them get away with things that us Gryffindors could not?"
"My Slytherins have to be the best."
"I knew it, so all of my accusations were right." Harry blew into Snape's face as he charged out of the classroom with Hermione at his heels.
"Harry I can't believe what you just did! You can get expelled for that kind of stuff!" Hermione yelled. "But they won't expel you for your safety. I'm so proud that you did that! I can't wait till the news spreads! Snape will either get harder on us, or ease off a bit from what you just did."
"Well I proved that my truth potion worked didn't I? And he couldn't give me a detention or take away any points from us because he was still in truth. So HA for him." Harry said.
"I can't wait to tell Ron in DATDA!" Said Hermione excitedly. They ran the rest of the way to their class with Moody, up every stair.
By the time they reached his classroom they collapsed into the room and into their seats.
"Good to have you back Harry, I missed having my partner." Jenna smiled at Harry.
"Thanx." Harry painted.
"Where did you come from?" Jenna wondered seeing how tired Harry looked.
"All the way down in Snape's dungeon. I had to run all the way up five flights of stairs." Harry told her.
"Oh man I hate Snape. I'm with Ravenclaw in that class, I feel bad that you have to be with Slytherin. It must be horrible seeing them favored and everything."
"Well actually after I made my truth potion and left the sample on his desk and everything, he knocks it over on purpose and denies that he did so. He told me I was getting an F so I ran to the spot where my potion spilled and put some that I got from my fingers into his mouth. I made him spill about how he favors the Slytherins, and always picks on me. He even ended up telling me that he really did spill the potion on purpose! After all that I had to run here."
"Oh my gosh! That is so awesome, I wish I could be as brave as you." Jenna complimented as she brushed back her long silky hair.
"Yeah well I couldn't take him anymore." Harry couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to Jenna. He remembers how hard it was to talk about things to Cho; he always had to think around her to make sure she was going to be entertained. Jenna on the other hand was as easy to talk to as Ron and Hermione. Harry checked his watch to see that class should be starting now. Within the next ten seconds Moody appeared through the door.
"If you guys can't master this spell today…" he mumbled as he clunked his way to the front of the classroom.
"Good to have you back Potter." He said noticing Harry in his seat.
"Harry are you ready to face the Boggart again?"
"I think so."
"Make sure to really concentrate on the dementor. Think of the pain it gives you, and what it makes you hear. Alright up." He said to Harry as he made him stand in front of the classroom once again. Moody released the Boggart from the box and Harry concentrated on a dementor as hard as he could. All of a sudden he felt the room go dark, and a new cool feeling swept over him.
"Come on you can do better than that!" Harry heard his godfather's last words sound in his ears.
Don't think about that, think of something happy… Harry thought. He then thought of how good it felt to stand up to Snape like that.
"EXPECTO PARTONUM!" And Harry felt his stag erupt from his wand and charge at the dementor. Then he heard Moody yell "Ridiculous!" And the dementor turned into a young man in a bright red dress.
Moody then managed to get the Boggart back into its little box. "See that is what I want from you people!" Moody yelled. "Alright, get up here Finnegan."
Harry walked back to his seat and stared at the table. He reviewed Sirius's last words in his head. Who would kill their own cousin? Harry wondered. Jenna must have sensed his sadness because she reached out her hand and touched his shoulder. The room went dark and cold again with another "dementor" attack.
"I've suffered a loss too." Jenna told Harry.
"But my godfather's last words just kept ringing in my ears. It used to be my parents last words and Voldemort's voice, (Jenna flinched a little at the sound of the name) but now it's Sirius's. I don't ever hear Cedric's, I don't want to anyway. I just wonder how many more losses I'm going to have to suffer."
"I know, with the Dark Lord back up to power again…"
"Alright Seamus, you have to get it this time!" Moody's voice sounded the classroom.
"Have you been able to conduct a Patronous?" Harry asked Jenna.
"Not yet."
"Oh, you will, it just takes time."
"I hear my mother's voice every time I'm up against the dementor. I can't think of anything happy, then I just faint. It happens every time."
"You can do it, I used to be like that, but now it's been easy to fight off those words. They are just words, you have to concentrate on something really hard, just try to see what's right in front of you mind." Harry explained.
"Like y—" Jenna started.
"Fiore! Your turn. Now this time try to concentrate on something really happy."
Harry saw Jenna squint her eyes shut, the Boggart was released from the box.
"EX-EXPECTO PARTONUM!" She shouted and a silver wisp erupted from the end of her wand.
"TRY IT AGAIN!" Harry heard Moody yell.
Jenna squinted her eyes even harder.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" She shouted, "EXPECTO PARTONUM!" This time a beautiful unicorn came out of her wand. She galloped on the dementor and then around the classroom. Jenna then fell on the ground as Moody went to put away the Boggart. He woke her up and gave her a chunk of chocolate.
"Now that is a major improvement!" Moody patted Jenna on the back.
"Well I got tips from Harry." She told him.
"Well Harry, you should help her out more." Moody told Harry as Jenna sat back into her seat. Harry and Jenna both smiled at each other.
"Harry I can't believe I missed the year of potions when you go off on Snape!" Ron yelled at Harry as they walked to lunch.
"Yeah…" Said Harry in a dream-like state.
"What's floating your boat?" Ron asked.
"Wh-What?" Harry asked snapping out of it. "Nothing, I'm just really hungry."
"Sure you are, I saw Jenna reach out at you!"
"What? She did not reach out at me!"
"Man, I should try and get sympathy from girls, it seems to work for you!'
"Ron she's my DATDA partner! Plus I know that you have a thing going so why would I try to interfere?"
"True, true. Well I'm really hungry too! I hope they have chicken, I'm in the mood for some crispy chicken!" Ron joked.
The trio walked into the Great Hall and three of the four tables burst out in cheers as they did so.
"Wow Harry word spreads fast!" Hermione shouted.
"I guess so! Aww look at the Slytherin table!" Harry replied. The Slytherin's were all wearing looks of daggers in their eyes.
When Harry, Ron and Hermione all sat down Harry noticed a girl talking to Malfoy that he doesn't recall seeing before.
"Whose that?" Harry asked Ginny who was sitting right next to him.
"Who? The one talking to Malfoy?"
"Yeah."
"Why I'm surprised you haven't heard about her! She's Cho Chang's little sister. She's in my grade, Chael Chang."
"I wonder why Cho never talked about her. Well now that I look at Chael she does look just like her, but has a few freckles on her face. What's she doing hanging around the Slytherins?"
"Harry, she is one. That's probably why Cho never talked about her."
"Well that, and she was too into finding out about Cedric's death." Harry told Ginny.
"Everyone knows what you did to Snape, Harry!" Yelled Lee from a little down the table.
"Yeah, I saw the clapping!" Harry joked.
"I LOVE CHICKEN!" Came Ron's voice through a mouthful of chicken fingers.
"What classes do we have this afternoon?" Harry asked Hermione.
"Well Ron has none, you have Occlumency, and I have Ancient Runes." Hermione answered.
"I'm going to go take a nap." Harry told them.
"Harry you need to wait for Ron." Hermione reminded him.
"I got it." Said Ron grabbing a plateful of chicken. The two walked back to the Gryffindor common room, then up to their four-posters.
Harry flung himself on his bed as he listened to Ron munching on his chicken fingers. Harry was having such a great day that he forgot to clear his mind before he slept…
Run faster, he's going to get you. Faster, faster. Where is he? I don't want to die. All of these burning houses, it's all up to me. Why does it have to be up to me? I cant loose anyone else anymore. I can't take the pain. I have to protect them, I have to fight. Look at all of these people running, where are we running?
Harry let his feet carry him where everyone else was going. Looking around the people in the order weren't there. Just the Weasly kids and Hermione. Harry why are you running? You have to fight. Turn back around and help them fight! Harry turned around as Hermione grabbed his arm,
"Harry don't leave we need you, Harry I need you." Harry got out of her grasp and started to run in the opposite direction as he heard Hermione screaming for him. He had to keep running, he has to help the order. "Harry help us!" choked a kid wondering a street that Harry no longer recognized. Houses all along the street were being burned and screams were on a constant sound. People were running and flooding everywhere. Sweat was trickling down Harry's forehead and he was running around looking for some sign of hope.
Harry was too late. He was letting all of these families and kids down. I don't know what to do!! Harry yelled. Someone help me!! But no one could. This was his prophecy his task. IT was fate for Harry to have to conquer Voldemort and no one could help or save him, except for himself. I can't do this alone!!! Harry yelled but a sign of hope shined as he heard the phoenix song and saw that his shadow became a grown man's with shaggy hair.
Sirius…. Harry thought… Sirius is hear with me, im not alone. It was fate for him to die to fight Voldemort by my side.
"Sirius!" Harry screamed, "Sirius, I don't think I can do this, I don't want to fail all these people! I can't do it; I don't know enough magic and he's so much stronger than I am! I have escaped him before but that was from luck and help of others. Sirius im going to die!! Im gonna fail!" Then Harry's shadow smiled back at him and Harry felt something wrap around him.
A women's scream sounded the air. Mrs. Weasly? A high cold-pitch laugh followed it. Harry ran with Sirius by his side. I already lost Sirius I cant loose Mrs. Weasly. Harry kept running, faster and faster.
"DON'T LEAVE ME MRS.WEASLY PLEASE DON'T GO!!!
Author's note: hey kitties, lol yeah GO HARRY! DIE SNAPE! LoL Well I wonder what's going on with this Chael Chang and Malfoy? Let's hope to god NOTHING! LoL o yes and b4 I forget Kathryn I was wondering if u could be so kind and email me the address for your thing THANX! Anyways I love the reviews people keep it up! Hmm… Hermbology, a blah subject NO OFFENSE NEIELLE! But ne who REVIEW PEOPLE! I do read em for they get emailed to me and I like to feel special.