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Harry Potter and The Scarlet Moon
Ch.4 Back to School
Push back the square
Now that you need her but you don't
So there you go!
Cause back in school
We are the leaders of it all
Deftones
First class of the morning was Potion, Harry's least favorite subject, with his least favorite teacher, Professor Snape. In addition, he would have double potions, with Slytherins, 2 hours. At least Hermione was with him. Ron had other classes, he didn't make it to N.E.W.T. level.
Harry sat in the back of the classroom, by Hermione. Quietly he watched the kids come in. Harry then realized that this class was opened to all houses, it wasn't only with Slytherins. A lot of Ravenclaws entered, a few Hufflepuffs, a few Gryffindors, and a large amount of Slytherins. No surprises.
Just a hand full of the exchange students came. Rayanne and Mayara entered followed by Blaise Zabini, Rayanne took a seat next to Aleksa, who, Harry just came to notice, was already seated, and Mayara sat with Blaise engaging him into a conversation.
The room quickly became full and louder, and Snape wasn't anywhere in sight. The door in the back of the dungeon burst open as Snape went through. 'Quiet down, The lesson will start.' Snape stopped behind his desk, took a vial from his robes, and leaned on his table. 'Welcome,' he placed the vial on his table, 'To Potion N.E.W.T. level. For those who don't know me, I am Professor Snape, Hogwarts' Potions Master. I must express my astonishment that some people made into this class...' he shot a glare at Harry, who gladly returned it.
' In the last five years I've had you work to your very best. If it were up to me I would've picked which students deserve to be in this class, unfortunately I cannot do that. So for those of you who intend on slacking off in this class, I suggest you not to bother coming again.' He paused and glared at the students. Some of them looked quite intimidated at Snape's little speech, it seemed as if next time they would be a few students short. ' I will be choosing whom you will be working with for the entire year. Don't come complaining about who you get partnered with because they will not be changed, if you do come I will take 30 points off. Any questions?...No?...Then I suggest you move quickly when I call out your names.'
Snape started calling out names and the bustling of people moving around started. Harry started snoozing when Hermione poked him hard on the shoulder.
' Wake up...Snape just called you!' she said disapprovingly.
'Oi! Potter! With me.' He heard Aleksa say as she passed by on her way to the back of the room. As soon as they were settled Snape started instructing them on which potion they would be working.
' You shall be working on the Purifying Potion. Can anyone tell me what its for?'
Hermione's hand shot up, as usual. Snape ignored her , as usual, and walked around the class as if searching for his next prey.
' Mr. Takanishi, may you enlighten us perhaps?' he said talking to the Ravenclaw boy.
' It's traditionally used to clear one's wounds, but it's currently being tested to cure Lycanthropy.' He answered without looking at Snape.
' Too bad there isn't any medication to cure half bloods.' Malfoy sneered at Hermione's direction. Tabor, who was Hermione's partner, turned around and hissed at him.
'The main ingredient...' he paused, all eyes following him as he reached his table and turned around (Harry could have sworn that it was for a dramatic effect) 'Garlic.' He finished simply. Silence followed. Next to him, Aleksa stopped scribbling notes and narrowed her eyes. Through out the classroom, Harry noticed that she wasn't the only one to do so.
' Very well. The ingredients are on the board, you may begin. And try not to blow anything.' He said the last part for the Gryffindors.
' Here...start cutting these and I'll start the potion.' Aleksa said to Harry, passing him the garlic as she poured the Bubblekurt Wine. They worked quietly for a few minutes until Aleksa sighed.
' So... who's the pretty girl you were talking to this morning?' she asked as she smacked the Moonstone. ' Another one of your admirers?'
Startled by the sudden conversation, he took a while to comprehend what she was taking about. ' Oh, you mean Cho? Uh...yeah.... she's a friend.' He responded concentrating harder on his work.
' Is she a friend friend or a friend girlfriend?' Throwing the powdered moonstone into the mixture causing it to turn a glitterish white color.
' Just a friend friend...'
' Hmm...nice. Here stir this three times clockwise and three times counter clockwise. I'll go get the porcupine quills.'
Harry added the chopped garlic and started stirring the potion while looking at what the others were doing. Hermione and Tabor seemed to be having a misunderstanding.
' I am absolutely positive that the cocoa seeds go after the mint leaves! Tabor! When someone's talking to you look the person in the face!' Harry noticed that Tabor seemed to be looking a little bit below her neck.
' Sorry, short attention span.' He grinned at her. (A/N: He has a Russian accent so he sharpens his 'r'.) Frustrated, Hermione added the cocoa seeds when Tabor wasn't looking. He seemed too preoccupied staring at Hannah Abbott, who seemed to have dropped something.
But Hermione wasn't the only frustrated, for Draco was desperately trying to understand Ray's arm movements as she was drawing a circle in the air.
' What do you mean by a circle?' Draco half screamed exasperated.
' LUA!' and she continued talking (screaming) in Portuguese much to Draco's frustration.
' It's the moon you idiot!' Mayara was heard screaming from across the room.
Harry tried to suppress his laughter but it came out as a snort. He saw that Aleksa had returned to the table with the porcupine quills.
' What are you laughing about?' she asked him with a half smile. Before Harry had the chance to answer her she realized what it was. ' Ah yes... the misunderstanding between cultures, not even the body language is the same.'
' Oh it's the same. Malfoy's just too thick headed to understand.'
' You don't think very high of Slytherins, do you?'
' They never gave me a reason to...'
Aleksa smiled. ' I'll change that...' she added the porcupine quills.
A/N: choir singing Hallelujah!
Finally...after 4 months, 3 days of research, and staying up late...we managed to write the 4th chapter!! Hallelujah!! Woohoo!
