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Sorry for the wait but I've been really busy. Anyway, here's the next chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 9: Slytherins & Potions
As Lily and the other girls sat down in the great hall, they heard the noise of many flapping wings and owls flew in.
"Post," Megan explained when she saw Lily was confused. An owl dropped newspapers in front of Megan, which she eagerly snatched up as the owl took off.
"You read the paper?" scoffed a voice and the girls turned to see two first year Slytherin boys Lily didn't know. The one who had spoken had white blonde hair and cold, gray eyes. The other had cold, dark eyes, greasy black hair and a large hook-shaped nose. Both were very pale and Lily was reminded of vampires.
"What's it to you Malfoy?" snapped Megan.
"Well," drawled the boy, "Only intelligent people read the paper, isn't that right Severus?"
His companion nodded, "Yes," he smirked, "And we all know you haven't any brains Johnston because you're such a muggle-loving mudblood."
Instantly, Lily knew the boy had said something wrong because the hall had gone deathly quiet. Lily was sure Megan would explode and was surprised when Megan slowly set he newspaper down and stood up, without drawing her wand.
"Oh really?" she said, her voice quiet but deadly, "Is that so?"
The two boys looked nervous but weren't about to back down.
"Yeah, it is so," Severus said, his voice trembling slightly.
"And I suppose you two think you're more intelligent than I am, don't you?" Megan said.
"So? We are more intelligent then you!" Malfoy said.
"Well, as I recall, I'm not the one who locked myself in the bathroom at the Ministry BBQ in June, Moronella," said Megan, "I'm also not the one who thought escargot meant chicken, Snivellus. So it appears I have more brains then you two idiots.
"Yeah? Well we know lots of curses we can use on you!" said Malfoy as the two boys drew their wands.
"I'm also not stupid enough to curse someone in front of the entire school," said Megan.
The two boys ignored her and proceed to try and curse her. Megan didn't even flinch as she seemed to absorb the spells.
"How did you do that?" stammered Severus.
Megan smiled, "A magician never reveals her secrets."
The two boys tried again and again to curse her but nothing happened. Finally, they became so scared they turned to leave, but Professor Dumbledore stopped them.
"Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape," he said and the two boys whirled around in surprise, "A month's worth of detentions and 200 points from Slytherin. I have never in all my years seen such a display. If I ever catch you doing something like that again you will be expelled, is that clear?"
The two boys gulped and nodded.
"I said, 'is that clear'?" Dumbledore repeated.
"Yes sir!" both boys stammered.
"I would suggest you leave, now," Dumbledore said and the two boys bolted out of the hall. Dumbledore looked down at Megan and his expression softened. "Megan, may I speak to you please?" he asked.
Megan shrugged, "OK," she said and she walked up to the high table.
"They rest of you may continue with breakfast," Dumbledore said.
Slowly, the noise returned to normal. As she ate, Lily watched Dumbledore and Megan. Dumbledore appeared concerned about something but Megan didn't seem to feel bothered by it. After ahilwe, Dumbledore seemed satisfied and Megan returned to the Gryffindor table.
"How did you do that?" Kristin immediately asked.
"Do what?" Megan asked as she sat down.
"You know," Kristin said, "That thing where you didn't get hurt when they tried to curse you."
"Oh, that," Megan said, "It was just luck. They obviously don't know any real magic."
"Why did you say that thing about being a magician though?" Brittany asked, "You aren't a, oh what's the name for it? I know most people say magician."
"Magicomagnite," Julie supplied.
"Yeah, that's it," Brittany said, "You aren't a magicmagnite are you?"
"No," Megan said as she rolled her eyes, but Lily could've sworn she looked uneasy and that Karen seemed concerned. Did Karen know something about Megan that the others didn't?
"What's a magicomagnite?" asked Carol.
"Someone who doesn't need a wand to perform controlled magic," Julie said.
"Isn't your uncle one?" Brittany pressed.
Megan nodded, "Yeah, but he's only my uncle by marriage."
"But your grandpa's one too, right?" Brittany said.
"Yeah, so? It doesn't mean I am," Megan said.
"If you say so," Brittany said.
Alex was passing out timetables and when he reached the girls he smiled. "All ready for your first day?" he asked and the group nodded, "Awesome."
"Hey guys!" Katie said as she and Zack wander over, "Everyone excited about learning magic?"
"Yes!" chorused the girls.
Zack looked at his timetable, "I wish I was back in my first year," he said, "Look at this! Transfiguration, Potions, Divination, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and that's just today!"
"Would you like some cheese with your whine?" Megan asked and everyone laughed.
"You should respect your elders Megan," Zack said as he ruffled her hair.
"Ha! Me respect you? As if!"
Alex cut in, "Um, Megan, can we talk to you for a sec?" he asked.
"Alright," Megan said as she slid of the bench.
The four Johnstons moved away so as not to be overheard. Lily was fascinated. Why did so many people want to talk to Megan? Was it because they were worried about what had happened or was it something else? Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of the boys.
"Well Megan's certainly made a name for herself," Sirius said as he sat down in Megan's empty seat.
"We think Megan's a magicomagnite," Brittany said sounding rather pleased with herself.
"I don't doubt it," James said, "We're pretty sure she is too."
"And why's that?" Karen asked. Once again Lily had the feeling Karen knew something the others didn't.
"Oh, we have our reasons," Sirius said. He picked up some of Megan's bacon then quickly dropped it as if he had been shocked. Everyone turned to see Megan standing with her wand pointed at him. She turned back to her siblings, said something, and then returned to the table.
"Out of my seat Black," she said and Sirius stood up.
"As you wish, my lady," he said with a bow.
"You are so weird," Megan said, rolling her eyes as she sat down.
"Ew!" Shawn exclaimed suddenly, "We have potions with the Slytherins!"
"Double ew!" added Aaron, "Laroche is Head of the Slytherin!"
"Is it just me or is the Potions teacher always the head of Slytherin?" said Katie.
"Hey that is weird," said Zack.
Megan and Lily started humming the theme from "The Twilight Zone", causing everyone to start laughing. (A/N: I know its corny but I thought it was funny and almost every fanfic I've read has the potions teacher as the head of Slytherin.)
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After lunch, the Gryffindor first years made their way to Potions. They were a little nervous and Megan seemed particularly agitated. When Lily had asked her about it she had blamed it on lack of sleep. When Lily had continued to question her, Megan had become angry and stalked away. Upon returning she had apologized profusely but still seemed restless.
As the class took their seats, Professor Laroche looked around with a slight sneer. He noticed Megan and his expression changed to one of loathing. Megan returned his gaze, her face blank and Lily noticed Laroche turned away first.
Finally, Laroche addressed the class in a voice that sounded like a snake's hiss.
"Few master the art of potion making because it is so complex," he said, "If you are anything like my usual students you will have severe difficulty in this course. As you all look rather stupid I doubt any of you will achieve success with me but I don't care if you do or not." He turned to Megan, "Miss Johnston, if I wanted to make an antidote for snake venom, what would my key ingredient be?"
Megan didn't even blink. "What kind of snake venom?" she asked.
Laroche looked taken aback. "Why would you need to know that?" he snapped.
"Well, some venom antidotes use unicorn hair as the key ingredient but others use dragon teeth, pinesap or oysters."
"For a king cobra then, what would you use?"
"For king cobras there are three main parts; goat milk, thistles and seaweed."
The class stared at her and Laroche was visibly stunned.
"What is the main ingredient in a potion to cure fevers?"
"Unicorn hair, but its important that you leave it floating in the potion as you drink it, you don't digest it."
"What is the common name of matonelli typies?"
"Monkey's Paw or the Handprint Plant."
Suddenly Laroche smiled. "Perhaps you will achieve success in this course," he said, "The rest of you, pay attention to Miss Johnston, you just might learn something."
The rest of the class was spent making complicated notes. By then end of class the Gryffindors felt rather relieved and were even enjoying potions.
"Hey guys," Megan said as she looked over at the Slytherins, "Hold on a sec." She walked over to Malfoy and Snape.
"What's she doing?" asked Erin.
Lily shrugged, "Beats me."
"Hey Malfoy, Snape," Megan said and the two turned, "I thought you might want these back." She opened her hands and multi-coloured sparks shot out at the boys with so much force they were knocked over.
When they sat up they were a complete mess. Snape's hair was bright green, his ears were the size of an elephant's, he had yellow boils on his arms and his nose (already overly large) had swollen to the size of a small melon and turned red. Malfoy's hair was bright pink and sticking straight out, his two front teeth were about 7 inches long and still growing, his legs appeared to be stuck together and he had large purple and blue warts all over his face. Everyone gaped at the pair in disbelief.
"You two look positively gorgeous!" Megan gushed, "Well, I'd best be getting to herbology, toodles!" She turned and rejoined the Gryffindors who were roaring with laughter.
"Everything OK Lily?" Megan asked as they started down the hallway.
"Yeah," Lily said.
"Then why aren't you laughing?"
"It's just."
"It's just what?"
"You were really weird all day but now you're perfectly happy."
"Well who wouldn't be in a good mood after pulling off that little stunt?"
"But how did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"That!" Lily said as she pointed at the two mixed up boys.
"Uh, well," Megan stammered, "I have this thing that can, uh, absorb spells, to, uh, use later."
Lily gave her a funny look, "Can I see it?" she asked.
"Look, can we talk about this later?" Megan asked, "It's not something I really want everyone to know about, OK?"
Lily nodded, "OK."
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That's it for now! Sorry again about the long wait but I've been really busy but things have calmed down a bit so I'm aiming on updating at least once a week. Anywho, please read and review! Thanks!
~*~MeGaN~*~
Sorry for the wait but I've been really busy. Anyway, here's the next chapter, enjoy!
Chapter 9: Slytherins & Potions
As Lily and the other girls sat down in the great hall, they heard the noise of many flapping wings and owls flew in.
"Post," Megan explained when she saw Lily was confused. An owl dropped newspapers in front of Megan, which she eagerly snatched up as the owl took off.
"You read the paper?" scoffed a voice and the girls turned to see two first year Slytherin boys Lily didn't know. The one who had spoken had white blonde hair and cold, gray eyes. The other had cold, dark eyes, greasy black hair and a large hook-shaped nose. Both were very pale and Lily was reminded of vampires.
"What's it to you Malfoy?" snapped Megan.
"Well," drawled the boy, "Only intelligent people read the paper, isn't that right Severus?"
His companion nodded, "Yes," he smirked, "And we all know you haven't any brains Johnston because you're such a muggle-loving mudblood."
Instantly, Lily knew the boy had said something wrong because the hall had gone deathly quiet. Lily was sure Megan would explode and was surprised when Megan slowly set he newspaper down and stood up, without drawing her wand.
"Oh really?" she said, her voice quiet but deadly, "Is that so?"
The two boys looked nervous but weren't about to back down.
"Yeah, it is so," Severus said, his voice trembling slightly.
"And I suppose you two think you're more intelligent than I am, don't you?" Megan said.
"So? We are more intelligent then you!" Malfoy said.
"Well, as I recall, I'm not the one who locked myself in the bathroom at the Ministry BBQ in June, Moronella," said Megan, "I'm also not the one who thought escargot meant chicken, Snivellus. So it appears I have more brains then you two idiots.
"Yeah? Well we know lots of curses we can use on you!" said Malfoy as the two boys drew their wands.
"I'm also not stupid enough to curse someone in front of the entire school," said Megan.
The two boys ignored her and proceed to try and curse her. Megan didn't even flinch as she seemed to absorb the spells.
"How did you do that?" stammered Severus.
Megan smiled, "A magician never reveals her secrets."
The two boys tried again and again to curse her but nothing happened. Finally, they became so scared they turned to leave, but Professor Dumbledore stopped them.
"Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape," he said and the two boys whirled around in surprise, "A month's worth of detentions and 200 points from Slytherin. I have never in all my years seen such a display. If I ever catch you doing something like that again you will be expelled, is that clear?"
The two boys gulped and nodded.
"I said, 'is that clear'?" Dumbledore repeated.
"Yes sir!" both boys stammered.
"I would suggest you leave, now," Dumbledore said and the two boys bolted out of the hall. Dumbledore looked down at Megan and his expression softened. "Megan, may I speak to you please?" he asked.
Megan shrugged, "OK," she said and she walked up to the high table.
"They rest of you may continue with breakfast," Dumbledore said.
Slowly, the noise returned to normal. As she ate, Lily watched Dumbledore and Megan. Dumbledore appeared concerned about something but Megan didn't seem to feel bothered by it. After ahilwe, Dumbledore seemed satisfied and Megan returned to the Gryffindor table.
"How did you do that?" Kristin immediately asked.
"Do what?" Megan asked as she sat down.
"You know," Kristin said, "That thing where you didn't get hurt when they tried to curse you."
"Oh, that," Megan said, "It was just luck. They obviously don't know any real magic."
"Why did you say that thing about being a magician though?" Brittany asked, "You aren't a, oh what's the name for it? I know most people say magician."
"Magicomagnite," Julie supplied.
"Yeah, that's it," Brittany said, "You aren't a magicmagnite are you?"
"No," Megan said as she rolled her eyes, but Lily could've sworn she looked uneasy and that Karen seemed concerned. Did Karen know something about Megan that the others didn't?
"What's a magicomagnite?" asked Carol.
"Someone who doesn't need a wand to perform controlled magic," Julie said.
"Isn't your uncle one?" Brittany pressed.
Megan nodded, "Yeah, but he's only my uncle by marriage."
"But your grandpa's one too, right?" Brittany said.
"Yeah, so? It doesn't mean I am," Megan said.
"If you say so," Brittany said.
Alex was passing out timetables and when he reached the girls he smiled. "All ready for your first day?" he asked and the group nodded, "Awesome."
"Hey guys!" Katie said as she and Zack wander over, "Everyone excited about learning magic?"
"Yes!" chorused the girls.
Zack looked at his timetable, "I wish I was back in my first year," he said, "Look at this! Transfiguration, Potions, Divination, Defence Against the Dark Arts, and that's just today!"
"Would you like some cheese with your whine?" Megan asked and everyone laughed.
"You should respect your elders Megan," Zack said as he ruffled her hair.
"Ha! Me respect you? As if!"
Alex cut in, "Um, Megan, can we talk to you for a sec?" he asked.
"Alright," Megan said as she slid of the bench.
The four Johnstons moved away so as not to be overheard. Lily was fascinated. Why did so many people want to talk to Megan? Was it because they were worried about what had happened or was it something else? Her thoughts were interrupted by the arrival of the boys.
"Well Megan's certainly made a name for herself," Sirius said as he sat down in Megan's empty seat.
"We think Megan's a magicomagnite," Brittany said sounding rather pleased with herself.
"I don't doubt it," James said, "We're pretty sure she is too."
"And why's that?" Karen asked. Once again Lily had the feeling Karen knew something the others didn't.
"Oh, we have our reasons," Sirius said. He picked up some of Megan's bacon then quickly dropped it as if he had been shocked. Everyone turned to see Megan standing with her wand pointed at him. She turned back to her siblings, said something, and then returned to the table.
"Out of my seat Black," she said and Sirius stood up.
"As you wish, my lady," he said with a bow.
"You are so weird," Megan said, rolling her eyes as she sat down.
"Ew!" Shawn exclaimed suddenly, "We have potions with the Slytherins!"
"Double ew!" added Aaron, "Laroche is Head of the Slytherin!"
"Is it just me or is the Potions teacher always the head of Slytherin?" said Katie.
"Hey that is weird," said Zack.
Megan and Lily started humming the theme from "The Twilight Zone", causing everyone to start laughing. (A/N: I know its corny but I thought it was funny and almost every fanfic I've read has the potions teacher as the head of Slytherin.)
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After lunch, the Gryffindor first years made their way to Potions. They were a little nervous and Megan seemed particularly agitated. When Lily had asked her about it she had blamed it on lack of sleep. When Lily had continued to question her, Megan had become angry and stalked away. Upon returning she had apologized profusely but still seemed restless.
As the class took their seats, Professor Laroche looked around with a slight sneer. He noticed Megan and his expression changed to one of loathing. Megan returned his gaze, her face blank and Lily noticed Laroche turned away first.
Finally, Laroche addressed the class in a voice that sounded like a snake's hiss.
"Few master the art of potion making because it is so complex," he said, "If you are anything like my usual students you will have severe difficulty in this course. As you all look rather stupid I doubt any of you will achieve success with me but I don't care if you do or not." He turned to Megan, "Miss Johnston, if I wanted to make an antidote for snake venom, what would my key ingredient be?"
Megan didn't even blink. "What kind of snake venom?" she asked.
Laroche looked taken aback. "Why would you need to know that?" he snapped.
"Well, some venom antidotes use unicorn hair as the key ingredient but others use dragon teeth, pinesap or oysters."
"For a king cobra then, what would you use?"
"For king cobras there are three main parts; goat milk, thistles and seaweed."
The class stared at her and Laroche was visibly stunned.
"What is the main ingredient in a potion to cure fevers?"
"Unicorn hair, but its important that you leave it floating in the potion as you drink it, you don't digest it."
"What is the common name of matonelli typies?"
"Monkey's Paw or the Handprint Plant."
Suddenly Laroche smiled. "Perhaps you will achieve success in this course," he said, "The rest of you, pay attention to Miss Johnston, you just might learn something."
The rest of the class was spent making complicated notes. By then end of class the Gryffindors felt rather relieved and were even enjoying potions.
"Hey guys," Megan said as she looked over at the Slytherins, "Hold on a sec." She walked over to Malfoy and Snape.
"What's she doing?" asked Erin.
Lily shrugged, "Beats me."
"Hey Malfoy, Snape," Megan said and the two turned, "I thought you might want these back." She opened her hands and multi-coloured sparks shot out at the boys with so much force they were knocked over.
When they sat up they were a complete mess. Snape's hair was bright green, his ears were the size of an elephant's, he had yellow boils on his arms and his nose (already overly large) had swollen to the size of a small melon and turned red. Malfoy's hair was bright pink and sticking straight out, his two front teeth were about 7 inches long and still growing, his legs appeared to be stuck together and he had large purple and blue warts all over his face. Everyone gaped at the pair in disbelief.
"You two look positively gorgeous!" Megan gushed, "Well, I'd best be getting to herbology, toodles!" She turned and rejoined the Gryffindors who were roaring with laughter.
"Everything OK Lily?" Megan asked as they started down the hallway.
"Yeah," Lily said.
"Then why aren't you laughing?"
"It's just."
"It's just what?"
"You were really weird all day but now you're perfectly happy."
"Well who wouldn't be in a good mood after pulling off that little stunt?"
"But how did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"That!" Lily said as she pointed at the two mixed up boys.
"Uh, well," Megan stammered, "I have this thing that can, uh, absorb spells, to, uh, use later."
Lily gave her a funny look, "Can I see it?" she asked.
"Look, can we talk about this later?" Megan asked, "It's not something I really want everyone to know about, OK?"
Lily nodded, "OK."
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That's it for now! Sorry again about the long wait but I've been really busy but things have calmed down a bit so I'm aiming on updating at least once a week. Anywho, please read and review! Thanks!
~*~MeGaN~*~