Lots of chapters for one day, no? I feel like I owe it to all of my
reviewers, after all the waiting they've done.
Disclaimer: No, I do not own anything of this story but Jen and the plot,
and not even all of that belongs to me!
Chapter 5
As Jen and Harry descended into the dungeons for Potions, Jen asked why
Potions was held in the dungeons in the first place. "Snape, like Ron told
you, is the nastiest teacher we have. He's been after the Defense Against
the Dark Arts position for years, and has never gotten it. He's also the
head of the Slytherins. Slytherin's hours is down here, too," Harry told
her.
"I don't like it very much down here," she said.
"Neither do I, and I don't think anyone does."
"That's where you're wrong again, Potter," came a silky drawl from behind
him.
"Go away Malfoy," Harry told him.
"Yeah, leave us alone," Jen said.
"Got another girlfriend to stick up for you, Potter? Someone else who can
follow you everywhere and admire you?"
"Actually, I am his girlfriend,"Jen said, a little quieter than earlier. No matter how hard she tried, she knew she would get over Draco Malfoy. She could tell that the reason he acted like such a bastard was to cover up for his own insecurities, and she remembered to bring this up with Mr. I'm Pretty and Have Money and Everyone Wants Me at a later date. Draco stopped in his tracks, hearing the last words out of Jen's mouth.
"You," he said, pointing at Jen, "are going out with him?" he said again, pointing to Harry.
"He is my boyfriend, yes," Jen said quietly. "Aren't you, Harry?"
"Last time I checked, I was," Harry said. Draco looked shocked at this,
and for a second, he looked a little sad. But he immediately turned around, and
walked into the Potions classroom. Harry and Jen walked in a minute later, with three to spare. Ron and Hermione were in another little fight they observed as they sat down next to them. Harry didn't bother to say hi, knowing it wouldn't be heard. "You know," he whispered into Jen's ear, "if they didn't fight, I'd swear they didn't love each other anymore." Jen nodded at this, and giggled.
"Hey Harry," Ron said, finally realizing his best friend had walked in. "Why were you late? And what's going on between you and Jen?"
Harry quietly whispered, "I asked Jen if she would be my girlfriend. She said she would. Now only if you'd ask Hermione the same."
"Shut up, Harry," Ron said, turning pink again. "And congrats on getting
a new girlfriend." Snape burst in the room less than a minute later.
"Well," he started. "You all came back for another year, much to my
dismay," he said, looking right at Harry. Harry just looked right back at
him. "And I also see that we have a new student. Jennifer Mitchell,
correct?" he asked Jen.
"Yes, sir," she replied meekly.
"Well, Miss Mitchell, let me introduce myself. I am Professor Snape. I'm here to teach you Potions. Do you know anything about Potions?" he asked her. Jen turned pink, and Snape dismissed that as a 'no'. "To begin the class, does anyone know what the Pomum Malum potion is, and where it originated?" He took this as the perfect opportunity to make a fool of the new student. "Miss Mitchell, how about you?" Jen looked around, startled.
"Me?" she asked meekly.
"Are there any other Miss Mitchell's in the room?" he asked with a sneer. Jen shook her head. She drew a deep breath.
"The Pomum Malum potion, or the bad apple, is a potion that when
correctly made resembles an apple. When a person takes a bit of this enchanted
apple, he or she falls into a deep, deep sleep, only to be awaken by love's true kiss. It is one of the oldest Love Potions there is, and it originated in France." Everyone, including Snape, looked at her with a questioning look. It wasn't too often that someone, especially a Gryffindor, knew the answer to one of Snape's questions.
"That is correct," Snape said approvingly. "And it's a good thing you all
know what it is now, because you will have to make it. I will be partnering you up.." As Snape started to partner people up, Jen asked Harry what the
big deal was about her knowing about that potion.
"I'll explain after class," Harry muttered.
".Ms. Granger and.Mr. Crabbe." Hermione made a face. "Mr. Weasley and.Ms.
Parkinson." Ron made a face. "Mr. Potter and.Mr. Zabini." Harry and Blaise made faces at each other. "And that leaves us with.Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Malfoy. I expect it will take you a week to brew and make. One of you will then be testing your potion, if it turned out correctly." Everyone groaned at this. Draco had been lost since Snape had paired him with Jen. He could hardly believe his luck. Jen was thinking along similar lines. "You maynow begin your potion," Snape said. Draco and Jen made their way to an empty table in the back.
"So." Draco started.
"So." Jen said. "How long will this take again?"
"A week, if you were listening correctly," he said with his famous smirk.
"If you smirk that smirk one more time at me, I will make sure that this potion gets screwed up, and that you get a zero for this," Jen said menacingly. Draco looked shocked that Jen could say such a thing to him.
He also was scared that if she did ruin the potion, she'd never find out how
he felt about her.
"Fine. I won't smirk at you, but that only applies to you, not to any of your little friends."
"Fine. I can live with that." And they went on with copying down the ingredients. They had just finished copying down the final ingredient when the bell rang. "Remember our deal," Jen reminded Draco.
"I will," he said, and turned away before she could see the smile on his face.
AN: Pomum Malum is Latin for literally "bad apple". And I have a thing for Snow White right now, so that's why this story is shaping with the apple and such. Please Review!!!
Disclaimer: No, I do not own anything of this story but Jen and the plot,
and not even all of that belongs to me!
Chapter 5
As Jen and Harry descended into the dungeons for Potions, Jen asked why
Potions was held in the dungeons in the first place. "Snape, like Ron told
you, is the nastiest teacher we have. He's been after the Defense Against
the Dark Arts position for years, and has never gotten it. He's also the
head of the Slytherins. Slytherin's hours is down here, too," Harry told
her.
"I don't like it very much down here," she said.
"Neither do I, and I don't think anyone does."
"That's where you're wrong again, Potter," came a silky drawl from behind
him.
"Go away Malfoy," Harry told him.
"Yeah, leave us alone," Jen said.
"Got another girlfriend to stick up for you, Potter? Someone else who can
follow you everywhere and admire you?"
"Actually, I am his girlfriend,"Jen said, a little quieter than earlier. No matter how hard she tried, she knew she would get over Draco Malfoy. She could tell that the reason he acted like such a bastard was to cover up for his own insecurities, and she remembered to bring this up with Mr. I'm Pretty and Have Money and Everyone Wants Me at a later date. Draco stopped in his tracks, hearing the last words out of Jen's mouth.
"You," he said, pointing at Jen, "are going out with him?" he said again, pointing to Harry.
"He is my boyfriend, yes," Jen said quietly. "Aren't you, Harry?"
"Last time I checked, I was," Harry said. Draco looked shocked at this,
and for a second, he looked a little sad. But he immediately turned around, and
walked into the Potions classroom. Harry and Jen walked in a minute later, with three to spare. Ron and Hermione were in another little fight they observed as they sat down next to them. Harry didn't bother to say hi, knowing it wouldn't be heard. "You know," he whispered into Jen's ear, "if they didn't fight, I'd swear they didn't love each other anymore." Jen nodded at this, and giggled.
"Hey Harry," Ron said, finally realizing his best friend had walked in. "Why were you late? And what's going on between you and Jen?"
Harry quietly whispered, "I asked Jen if she would be my girlfriend. She said she would. Now only if you'd ask Hermione the same."
"Shut up, Harry," Ron said, turning pink again. "And congrats on getting
a new girlfriend." Snape burst in the room less than a minute later.
"Well," he started. "You all came back for another year, much to my
dismay," he said, looking right at Harry. Harry just looked right back at
him. "And I also see that we have a new student. Jennifer Mitchell,
correct?" he asked Jen.
"Yes, sir," she replied meekly.
"Well, Miss Mitchell, let me introduce myself. I am Professor Snape. I'm here to teach you Potions. Do you know anything about Potions?" he asked her. Jen turned pink, and Snape dismissed that as a 'no'. "To begin the class, does anyone know what the Pomum Malum potion is, and where it originated?" He took this as the perfect opportunity to make a fool of the new student. "Miss Mitchell, how about you?" Jen looked around, startled.
"Me?" she asked meekly.
"Are there any other Miss Mitchell's in the room?" he asked with a sneer. Jen shook her head. She drew a deep breath.
"The Pomum Malum potion, or the bad apple, is a potion that when
correctly made resembles an apple. When a person takes a bit of this enchanted
apple, he or she falls into a deep, deep sleep, only to be awaken by love's true kiss. It is one of the oldest Love Potions there is, and it originated in France." Everyone, including Snape, looked at her with a questioning look. It wasn't too often that someone, especially a Gryffindor, knew the answer to one of Snape's questions.
"That is correct," Snape said approvingly. "And it's a good thing you all
know what it is now, because you will have to make it. I will be partnering you up.." As Snape started to partner people up, Jen asked Harry what the
big deal was about her knowing about that potion.
"I'll explain after class," Harry muttered.
".Ms. Granger and.Mr. Crabbe." Hermione made a face. "Mr. Weasley and.Ms.
Parkinson." Ron made a face. "Mr. Potter and.Mr. Zabini." Harry and Blaise made faces at each other. "And that leaves us with.Ms. Mitchell and Mr. Malfoy. I expect it will take you a week to brew and make. One of you will then be testing your potion, if it turned out correctly." Everyone groaned at this. Draco had been lost since Snape had paired him with Jen. He could hardly believe his luck. Jen was thinking along similar lines. "You maynow begin your potion," Snape said. Draco and Jen made their way to an empty table in the back.
"So." Draco started.
"So." Jen said. "How long will this take again?"
"A week, if you were listening correctly," he said with his famous smirk.
"If you smirk that smirk one more time at me, I will make sure that this potion gets screwed up, and that you get a zero for this," Jen said menacingly. Draco looked shocked that Jen could say such a thing to him.
He also was scared that if she did ruin the potion, she'd never find out how
he felt about her.
"Fine. I won't smirk at you, but that only applies to you, not to any of your little friends."
"Fine. I can live with that." And they went on with copying down the ingredients. They had just finished copying down the final ingredient when the bell rang. "Remember our deal," Jen reminded Draco.
"I will," he said, and turned away before she could see the smile on his face.
AN: Pomum Malum is Latin for literally "bad apple". And I have a thing for Snow White right now, so that's why this story is shaping with the apple and such. Please Review!!!