' ANOTHER POTION´S CLASS
Hermione, Harry, Ron headed to their usual spots in the dungeon when Snape approached them, and he was not alone, once more Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were with him.
"Crabbe, Potter,... that table" said Snape pointing to his left "Goyle, Weasley,... that table" pointing to his right.
"Malfoy, Granger..." started Snape.
"What? Why?" interrupted Harry looking bewildered. Snape turned and gave him an intimidating look.
"10 points less from Gryffindor, ask again Potter and it will be 50" said Snape with a despising tone.
"As I was saying" continued Snape ignoring the incredulous looks on all six of them "you two, in the table in front of my desk" All of them were so shocked that they didn't move.
"Now" barked Snape. That brought them back to their senses.
Snape started his class but Ron didn't listen, he was really worried, but this time it wasn't because he feared that Draco would offend Hermione, it was exactly the opposite that concerned him. He looked at Harry; he could see in his face that he was mad, very mad.
Hermione and Draco began to take out the ingredients for that day's potion with an awkward silence between them. They had never worked together before and to Hermione's surprise he hadn't insulted her so far, he had not even directed her a despising look.
"That's odd" Hermione whispered.
"Sorry" said Draco politely.
Hermione shook her head. "Malfoy is being civil" she thought. In that moment Snape beckon Draco, he approached Snape´s desk. Snape had in his hands Draco´s Potions Book.
"You have to hurry up" Snape whispered "he knows" continued Snape while he looked at Harry. Draco turned to see Harry and then back to Snape, and then to the book, and it wasn't until then that he realized what Snape meant. Draco grabbed the book and stared at Snape... he had received the message.
"And for goodness sake, be more careful" said Snape more loudly.
"Yes, sir" said Draco. And he walked back to the desk where Hermione was busy preparing her potion.
Draco began to prepare his own as well. Snape was right he had to act. He looked for a way to start a conversation. "School is probably the best subject, to do so" thought Draco.
"Hermione...am I pronouncing it right?" asked Draco with an unsure voice.
Hermione stopped in the act of mixing the contents of her cauldron and turned to see Draco. Had he just called her by her first name, and concerned about pronouncing it right!
"Yes" said Hermione.
"Which is the next ingredient we have to add, after elf's hair?" continued Draco, still with a friendly voice.
Hermione was about to yell at him, when she realized that he was actually being nice. "Any, that is the last ingredient, it's written on the blackboard" she pointed it out.
"Right" said Draco as he looked at the blackboard. "That was really thick" thought Draco. So he tried once more.
"You have never mixed the wrong ingredients in a potion, or have you?" said Draco casually, while he smiled at Hermione.
Hermione looked at him with a puzzled look on her face. Was he trying to make a conversation? "No, actually I have missed a couple of times. I once forgot to put the beetles in a Wit-Sharpening potion and another..."
Draco was to busy listening to Hermione, that he was about to put the wrong ingredient in his potion, when Hermione grabbed his hand to stop him. She was so used to stop Harry and Ron from putting wrong ingredients into their potions that it was more like an instinct movement. They looked at each other, Hermione had to admit that Draco had beautiful eyes, not as beautiful as Harry's, but still, they were quite attractive.
"Wait, till his father, hears about it, she's a mud-blood!!" said Milicent Bulstrode.
"I thought they were death enemies" said Parvati to Lavender with an incredulous look on her face.
"Yeah, me too" said Lavender completely astonished.
Snape smiled. Ron turned to see Harry's face... he was really angry. In that moment a big explosion was heard, Draco and Hermione broke their eye contact to see what had caused the explosion.
It had been Harry, he had put the wrong ingredient in his cauldron and it had just exploded. Snape´s smile was even broader; of course, he didn't miss the opportunity to scream at Harry and to take Gryffindor 50 points off.
Hermione, Harry, Ron headed to their usual spots in the dungeon when Snape approached them, and he was not alone, once more Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were with him.
"Crabbe, Potter,... that table" said Snape pointing to his left "Goyle, Weasley,... that table" pointing to his right.
"Malfoy, Granger..." started Snape.
"What? Why?" interrupted Harry looking bewildered. Snape turned and gave him an intimidating look.
"10 points less from Gryffindor, ask again Potter and it will be 50" said Snape with a despising tone.
"As I was saying" continued Snape ignoring the incredulous looks on all six of them "you two, in the table in front of my desk" All of them were so shocked that they didn't move.
"Now" barked Snape. That brought them back to their senses.
Snape started his class but Ron didn't listen, he was really worried, but this time it wasn't because he feared that Draco would offend Hermione, it was exactly the opposite that concerned him. He looked at Harry; he could see in his face that he was mad, very mad.
Hermione and Draco began to take out the ingredients for that day's potion with an awkward silence between them. They had never worked together before and to Hermione's surprise he hadn't insulted her so far, he had not even directed her a despising look.
"That's odd" Hermione whispered.
"Sorry" said Draco politely.
Hermione shook her head. "Malfoy is being civil" she thought. In that moment Snape beckon Draco, he approached Snape´s desk. Snape had in his hands Draco´s Potions Book.
"You have to hurry up" Snape whispered "he knows" continued Snape while he looked at Harry. Draco turned to see Harry and then back to Snape, and then to the book, and it wasn't until then that he realized what Snape meant. Draco grabbed the book and stared at Snape... he had received the message.
"And for goodness sake, be more careful" said Snape more loudly.
"Yes, sir" said Draco. And he walked back to the desk where Hermione was busy preparing her potion.
Draco began to prepare his own as well. Snape was right he had to act. He looked for a way to start a conversation. "School is probably the best subject, to do so" thought Draco.
"Hermione...am I pronouncing it right?" asked Draco with an unsure voice.
Hermione stopped in the act of mixing the contents of her cauldron and turned to see Draco. Had he just called her by her first name, and concerned about pronouncing it right!
"Yes" said Hermione.
"Which is the next ingredient we have to add, after elf's hair?" continued Draco, still with a friendly voice.
Hermione was about to yell at him, when she realized that he was actually being nice. "Any, that is the last ingredient, it's written on the blackboard" she pointed it out.
"Right" said Draco as he looked at the blackboard. "That was really thick" thought Draco. So he tried once more.
"You have never mixed the wrong ingredients in a potion, or have you?" said Draco casually, while he smiled at Hermione.
Hermione looked at him with a puzzled look on her face. Was he trying to make a conversation? "No, actually I have missed a couple of times. I once forgot to put the beetles in a Wit-Sharpening potion and another..."
Draco was to busy listening to Hermione, that he was about to put the wrong ingredient in his potion, when Hermione grabbed his hand to stop him. She was so used to stop Harry and Ron from putting wrong ingredients into their potions that it was more like an instinct movement. They looked at each other, Hermione had to admit that Draco had beautiful eyes, not as beautiful as Harry's, but still, they were quite attractive.
"Wait, till his father, hears about it, she's a mud-blood!!" said Milicent Bulstrode.
"I thought they were death enemies" said Parvati to Lavender with an incredulous look on her face.
"Yeah, me too" said Lavender completely astonished.
Snape smiled. Ron turned to see Harry's face... he was really angry. In that moment a big explosion was heard, Draco and Hermione broke their eye contact to see what had caused the explosion.
It had been Harry, he had put the wrong ingredient in his cauldron and it had just exploded. Snape´s smile was even broader; of course, he didn't miss the opportunity to scream at Harry and to take Gryffindor 50 points off.