CHAPTER 10
Next morning, Professor McGonnagal came sweeping down the Gryffindor table, dropping timetables in front of the students. "What a boring day!" Groaned Ron as he scanned his timetable. "But we've got that Lovegood man this morning! Oh no! Double potions! We'd better not be with the Slytherins again!"
"We are." Said Harry turning over the sheet of parchment. Ron groaned.
"We'd better go you two," said Hermione. There weren't many people left in the Great Hall. "Or we'll be late for Care of Magical Creatures."
"Oh no!" Said Ron sarcastically. "We can't have that!"
They arrived by Hagrid's cabin to find that it was Professor Grubbly plank taking the lesson. "You're just in time!" She said cheerfully to Harry and Ron as they approached. "We're doing Mucostiles today!" Harry looked over at the glass container Professor Grubbly plank was pointing at and saw that it was full of green slime. He watched amazed as the green slime began to divide, leaving about 20 small blobs of what looked like lime green jelly but he could make out their bony skeletons through all the slime.
"Eugh!" Screeched Lavender and Parvati. "You can see their insides!"
They had a very interesting lesson, but Harry felt sure it would have been better if Hagrid had been teaching it. They were forced to poke bits of spinach towards the Mucostile's mouth. "No no!" Said Professor Grubbly plank as she hurried over to Harry and Ron. "That's not the mouth!" She picked up the Mucostile and turned it so the other end was facing Harry. As she put it down, the Mucostile made a loud squelching noise and began to move.
"I suppose they're sweet once you get used to them." Said Hermione, stroking her Mucostile fondly.
"Ah yes." Said Malfoy gliding over with Piers Polkiss. "They're just adorable aren't they! In fact, I think I'd quite like one as a pet." Crabbe and Goyle snorted from behind Malfoy and Piers raised an eyebrow and slid his fingers through his hair.
Their next lesson was potions. They headed towards the dungeons unwillingly. They were met on the way though, by Peeves the poltergeist who was taking the liberty to stroll along the dungeons, a group of third year boys chasing after him. "What's up with them?" Asked Harry. He could see that one of the third year boys was none other than Dennis Creevy.
"Dunno." Said Ron. "Peeves' fan club I suppose. Oh now we're late!" They arrived panting at the potions classroom to find the bat like form of Snape already gliding up and down the front of the class talking about today's potion no doubt. He paused upon seeing Ron, Hermione and Harry enter however.
"You're late." He announced.
"Yeah I know," Muttered Harry, taking a seat at the back of the classroom. "It was Peeves."
"I don't care what new excuse you've thought up of ready for this year Potter." Said Snape eyeing him coolly. "So I'll have five points of Gryffindor from each of you. Now, I'll continue with the lesson." Harry could see Crabbe, Malfoy, Goyle and Piers as they sniggered silently.
They were told to make a dissolving solution and were handed the ingredients they would need. "Of course" said Snape pausing as he wrote the instructions on the board, "Some of you," he shot an unpleasant look at Harry, "will have difficulties." He continued writing. Harry glared back at Snape.
"Is the potion supposed to issue steam?" Asked Parvati, gliding over to their table and smiling at Harry, "because mine is." Harry had the impression her mind was not on the potion though.
"Er, I dunno." Said Harry truthfully. His own was sending green sparks into the air. Shape sauntered past hissing something in Malfoy's ear, who smirked, looking smug. Harry spotted Snape coming first. He tried to hide his potion but –
"And what is this supposed to be?" Smirked Snape, grinding to a halt at their table.
"A dissolving solution." Snarled Harry not looking up.
"Back to your seat Miss Patil." Snape said to Parvati who shot Snape a look of disgust and stalked off. "It looks to me, more like a mess." Malfoy and Piers were now in hysterics, doing silent imitations of Harry sampling his potion. "I'd like you to write me an essay on the importance of making a dissolving solution correctly. Hand it in to me in the morning." He glided back to the teacher's desk, leaving Harry furious.
"I don't believe it!" He snapped throwing a few more strips of dragoon into his cauldron, which turned the sparks coming from it red. "And on top of Grubbly Plank's stuff! I bet we get more this afternoon too!" Parvati came gliding back.
"He's really nasty isn't he?" She said as though she had only just found this out, looking at Snape as he sorted through a pile of parchments on his desk. "I don't see why Dumbledore employs him really. Oh by the way Ron," she said looking at Ron whose hair was standing on end. He had just touched one of the sparks coming from Harry's cauldron. "Padma want's to see you at lunch."
"Er, right." Said Ron who was nervously trying to flatten his hair, while the Slytherins hooted with laughter.
Snape looked up from the pile of parchments, "back to your seat Miss Patil!" He snapped. "Don't make me have to take any more points from Gryffindor!" Parvati slipped off back to Lavender who was trying to control her heavily bubbling potion at with one hand, as her other was covering a leakage at the bottom of her cauldron.
Hermione's potion had gone a silver grey colour. "I wonder why Padma wants to see you at lunch." She said thoughtfully as she copied down the homework on the board.
"Dunno," said Ron. "Come on! We've got Defence against the Dark arts next."
Next morning, Professor McGonnagal came sweeping down the Gryffindor table, dropping timetables in front of the students. "What a boring day!" Groaned Ron as he scanned his timetable. "But we've got that Lovegood man this morning! Oh no! Double potions! We'd better not be with the Slytherins again!"
"We are." Said Harry turning over the sheet of parchment. Ron groaned.
"We'd better go you two," said Hermione. There weren't many people left in the Great Hall. "Or we'll be late for Care of Magical Creatures."
"Oh no!" Said Ron sarcastically. "We can't have that!"
They arrived by Hagrid's cabin to find that it was Professor Grubbly plank taking the lesson. "You're just in time!" She said cheerfully to Harry and Ron as they approached. "We're doing Mucostiles today!" Harry looked over at the glass container Professor Grubbly plank was pointing at and saw that it was full of green slime. He watched amazed as the green slime began to divide, leaving about 20 small blobs of what looked like lime green jelly but he could make out their bony skeletons through all the slime.
"Eugh!" Screeched Lavender and Parvati. "You can see their insides!"
They had a very interesting lesson, but Harry felt sure it would have been better if Hagrid had been teaching it. They were forced to poke bits of spinach towards the Mucostile's mouth. "No no!" Said Professor Grubbly plank as she hurried over to Harry and Ron. "That's not the mouth!" She picked up the Mucostile and turned it so the other end was facing Harry. As she put it down, the Mucostile made a loud squelching noise and began to move.
"I suppose they're sweet once you get used to them." Said Hermione, stroking her Mucostile fondly.
"Ah yes." Said Malfoy gliding over with Piers Polkiss. "They're just adorable aren't they! In fact, I think I'd quite like one as a pet." Crabbe and Goyle snorted from behind Malfoy and Piers raised an eyebrow and slid his fingers through his hair.
Their next lesson was potions. They headed towards the dungeons unwillingly. They were met on the way though, by Peeves the poltergeist who was taking the liberty to stroll along the dungeons, a group of third year boys chasing after him. "What's up with them?" Asked Harry. He could see that one of the third year boys was none other than Dennis Creevy.
"Dunno." Said Ron. "Peeves' fan club I suppose. Oh now we're late!" They arrived panting at the potions classroom to find the bat like form of Snape already gliding up and down the front of the class talking about today's potion no doubt. He paused upon seeing Ron, Hermione and Harry enter however.
"You're late." He announced.
"Yeah I know," Muttered Harry, taking a seat at the back of the classroom. "It was Peeves."
"I don't care what new excuse you've thought up of ready for this year Potter." Said Snape eyeing him coolly. "So I'll have five points of Gryffindor from each of you. Now, I'll continue with the lesson." Harry could see Crabbe, Malfoy, Goyle and Piers as they sniggered silently.
They were told to make a dissolving solution and were handed the ingredients they would need. "Of course" said Snape pausing as he wrote the instructions on the board, "Some of you," he shot an unpleasant look at Harry, "will have difficulties." He continued writing. Harry glared back at Snape.
"Is the potion supposed to issue steam?" Asked Parvati, gliding over to their table and smiling at Harry, "because mine is." Harry had the impression her mind was not on the potion though.
"Er, I dunno." Said Harry truthfully. His own was sending green sparks into the air. Shape sauntered past hissing something in Malfoy's ear, who smirked, looking smug. Harry spotted Snape coming first. He tried to hide his potion but –
"And what is this supposed to be?" Smirked Snape, grinding to a halt at their table.
"A dissolving solution." Snarled Harry not looking up.
"Back to your seat Miss Patil." Snape said to Parvati who shot Snape a look of disgust and stalked off. "It looks to me, more like a mess." Malfoy and Piers were now in hysterics, doing silent imitations of Harry sampling his potion. "I'd like you to write me an essay on the importance of making a dissolving solution correctly. Hand it in to me in the morning." He glided back to the teacher's desk, leaving Harry furious.
"I don't believe it!" He snapped throwing a few more strips of dragoon into his cauldron, which turned the sparks coming from it red. "And on top of Grubbly Plank's stuff! I bet we get more this afternoon too!" Parvati came gliding back.
"He's really nasty isn't he?" She said as though she had only just found this out, looking at Snape as he sorted through a pile of parchments on his desk. "I don't see why Dumbledore employs him really. Oh by the way Ron," she said looking at Ron whose hair was standing on end. He had just touched one of the sparks coming from Harry's cauldron. "Padma want's to see you at lunch."
"Er, right." Said Ron who was nervously trying to flatten his hair, while the Slytherins hooted with laughter.
Snape looked up from the pile of parchments, "back to your seat Miss Patil!" He snapped. "Don't make me have to take any more points from Gryffindor!" Parvati slipped off back to Lavender who was trying to control her heavily bubbling potion at with one hand, as her other was covering a leakage at the bottom of her cauldron.
Hermione's potion had gone a silver grey colour. "I wonder why Padma wants to see you at lunch." She said thoughtfully as she copied down the homework on the board.
"Dunno," said Ron. "Come on! We've got Defence against the Dark arts next."