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A/N: Here's chapter 5. Enjoy!! And remember to review. I love to hear your opinions!!
The Bitter End
Chapter 5: The Potions Project: Part 1
Previously...
"Potter, Weasley. Longbottom, Thomas. Parkinson, Zabini," he continued to say a list of names. Then finally he reached Hermione. "Granger, Malfoy."
"No," Hermione croaked. "This cannot be happening."
Ron turned his head towards Hermione's so fast she swore he cracked it. Harry didn't look happy at all and Malfoy looked both disgusted but pleased by the arrangement. Hermione walked slowly towards Malfoy's workstation.
"I don't bite you know," Malfoy smirked.
"Why am I always paired up with you?" Hermione complained.
"Don't ask me. I must say I'm not happy having to be your partner neither," Malfoy replied.
"Maybe it's a sign," Hermione mumbled to herself but Malfoy heard.
"A sign? Sign for what?" he asked.
"Oh nothing," Hermione sighed.
"Granger, sometimes you scare me," said Malfoy.
"That's nice to know," she said.
Then Professor Snape's spoke again. "Now that you are assigned to your partner's I will now tell you the potion we will be working on. Can anyone tell me what is the Commutation D'Esprit Potion?"
Hermione knew the answer right away. She was the first and only person with their hand up. But as always, Professor Snape ignored her and looked for someone else to pick on. She kept squirming in her chair trying to catch his attention. Malfoy watched her fidget in her seat. He had to admit it. He liked watching Hermione try to answer a question. After torturing Neville Longbottom and taking 20 points from Gryffindor, he finally chose Hermione to answer.
"Yes, Miss Granger," Professor Snape said dully.
"Professor, the Commutation D'Esprit Potion or also known as the Mind Switching Potion is a potion that switches a person's mind with somebody else's. In order to make the potion you must use the hair of the person you want to switch minds with and use the most prized possession of that person. It is a very strong and dangerous potion. It is also illegal, unless used for training," Hermione said all in one breath.
"Five points to Gryffindor," Professor Snape said with difficulty. "Yes, like always Granger is correct. This potion is illegal, but I'm allowing you to use it for and only training. It is very important that you know this for your N.E.W.T.'s and just to know. The brewing of this potion takes a week. Once the week has passed you will test the potion with your partner. Also the following ingredients will be provided to you." Then with the flick of his wand the ingredients appeared on the board.
"Lacewings, and rose petals," the Potions Professor read off the board. "For the rest of the ingredients, you must get them yourself." He flicked his wand again and the rest of ingredients appeared.
"Hair of the partner, most prized possession," he read again. Then a hand sprung up in the air. "Ah, Mr. Malfoy."
"Professor, by most prized possession, what do you mean exactly?" Malfoy asked.
Professor Snape smirked. "It means the person's favorite thing. For example," he walked up to Hermione. "It would seem to me that Ms. Granger's most prized possession is her book. So you would need a page from this book." He said and Hermione felt her face burning.
"Now that I have told you this I would prefer if you started working on the project," Professor Snape said walking to his desk. "Begin."
"He's right you know," Malfoy said looking at Hermione.
"So what if it is?" Hermione said defiantly. "What's yours? Hair gel?"
"Ha ha, very funny Granger," Malfoy said offended.
"I know. But really what is your most prized possession?" Hermione asked and Malfoy shrugged his shoulders. "You must find out soon you know. We don't have time to play games."
"Whatever Granger," Malfoy said then changed the subject. "What were you going to tell me today?"
"What?" Hermione asked confused.
"Yesterday you were really pissed off and you said that you were going to tell me something today," Malfoy said now looking at his potions book.
"Oh...that," said Hermione frowning. "Um, I prefer not to talk about it now."
"Then we'll talk later. Now we have more than enough time," said Malfoy and Hermione blushed.
"Yeah, we'll talk later," Hermione said and changed the subject once more. "With the project. We could finish before the dateline. You already got all the ingredients you need for my mind. Now all I need is yours." She said and Malfoy nodded. "I'm going to get the lacewings, and rose petals," she said getting up and Malfoy nodded again. As Hermione walked to get the rest of the potion ingredients she felt eyes on her. She turned to look at Malfoy but he was now writing something down, then she looked at Harry who wasn't there, then she looked at Ron. It was him, he looked like if he could, he would kill a person right then and there.
"He still isn't talking," Harry said and Hermione jumped.
"Oh Harry, you scared me," said Hermione. "I bet he isn't."
"Well I guess we got to make up with him sometime," Harry frowned.
"So he could yell and embarrass me again," Hermione said angrily.
"You know how Ron is," Harry grunted. "How you getting along with your arrangement?"
"Well I'm not happy, but there's nothing I can do," Hermione said and thought 'Oh yes you are.'
"Just be careful," said Harry.
"I will," Hermione said grabbing the lacewings and rose petals. "I'll see you at dinner."
"Okay," said Harry.
"Would you stop writing and help me," Hermione said annoyed at Malfoy.
"Stop whining Granger, class will be over any minute," Malfoy said closing his book. He was right and the class ended in an instant.
"If you have started working on the potion give it to me so I can put it away for your next class," Professor Snape drawled.
When dinner started Hermione was eating peacefully till someone spoke.
"Someone looks happy," Ron said looking at her.
"It's not a bad thing being happy you know," Hermione snapped.
"I'm not here to argue," Ron said not putting some food into his plate.
"Then what are you here for? You obviously didn't want to talk to me earlier?" Hermione asked angrily.
"I wanted to tell you I'm sorry for what I did. I really am," Ron said looking at Hermione. Hermione however wasn't buying it. Then she glanced at Malfoy who was staring right at her and Ron. He looked angry, almost jealous. She then shook her head from the thought.
"How is Malfoy treating you?" Ron asked following Hermione's eyes.
"Better than you did yesterday," Hermione growled. "You really hurt me Ron. Literally."
Then the Great Hall doors opened and Harry walked in. Hermione was glad he finally came. Once he saw her and Ron he sped up and sat right in front of them.
"What's going on," Harry asked looking at Hermione then at Ron.
"Just a friendly chat," Ron replied. "What were you saying 'Mione."
"It's not what I wanted to say but show," she said pulling up her sleeve. Harry and Ron's eyes widened.
"Did Malfoy do this to you?" Ron asked angrily.
"No Ron..." Hermione paused. "You did."
"I did that?" he asked bewildered.
"Yes Ron, you did. In that argument we had yesterday," she said then looked once again at Malfoy who stared at her arm. She then covered it up quickly.
"Did you go to Madam Pomfrey?" Harry asked. "That dosen't look to good."
"No I didn't," said Hermione. "It's only a bruise, it'll be healed within a week."
"'Mione, I'm so sorry," Ron said then grabbed her hand.
"Don't you even think about touching me," Hermione snapped and pulled her hand away. Ron's face changed from calm to angry.
"I...I got to go," said Hermione. "I've got loads of homework to do." Hermione said getting up from her seat bidding her good-byes and then leaving the Great Hall feeling those stormy eyes watching her.
"Why has he been looking at me all day?" she thought then smiled.
As she finished her homework Malfoy walked in.
"Doing your homework Granger?" Malfoy snarled.
"Nope, I'm done," Hermione said happily and started walking towards her room.
"Granger wait," Malfoy said walking up to her and giving her a twig.
"Oh why thank you Malfoy, it's beautiful," Hermione said sarcastically.
"You're full of jokes aren't you," Malfoy said with annoyance in his voice. "This is a part of my broom."
"And why are you giving me a part of your broom," she said laughing.
"This is my possession, you know for the potion," he said.
"Oh, I got you," she said and turned to continued to walk towards her room.
"Granger," Malfoy said sternly. "We need to talk."
A/N: There's the end of another chapter. I hope you all liked it. Chapter 6 should be posted up soon. Now on to thank my lovely reviewers...nychick8990, Lisa, Herm-n-Draco, RelientKroxmysox721, Ally, XxAnimeLover14xX, thank you sooo much. Thanks again everyone. You're the best!!
A/N: Here's chapter 5. Enjoy!! And remember to review. I love to hear your opinions!!
The Bitter End
Chapter 5: The Potions Project: Part 1
Previously...
"Potter, Weasley. Longbottom, Thomas. Parkinson, Zabini," he continued to say a list of names. Then finally he reached Hermione. "Granger, Malfoy."
"No," Hermione croaked. "This cannot be happening."
Ron turned his head towards Hermione's so fast she swore he cracked it. Harry didn't look happy at all and Malfoy looked both disgusted but pleased by the arrangement. Hermione walked slowly towards Malfoy's workstation.
"I don't bite you know," Malfoy smirked.
"Why am I always paired up with you?" Hermione complained.
"Don't ask me. I must say I'm not happy having to be your partner neither," Malfoy replied.
"Maybe it's a sign," Hermione mumbled to herself but Malfoy heard.
"A sign? Sign for what?" he asked.
"Oh nothing," Hermione sighed.
"Granger, sometimes you scare me," said Malfoy.
"That's nice to know," she said.
Then Professor Snape's spoke again. "Now that you are assigned to your partner's I will now tell you the potion we will be working on. Can anyone tell me what is the Commutation D'Esprit Potion?"
Hermione knew the answer right away. She was the first and only person with their hand up. But as always, Professor Snape ignored her and looked for someone else to pick on. She kept squirming in her chair trying to catch his attention. Malfoy watched her fidget in her seat. He had to admit it. He liked watching Hermione try to answer a question. After torturing Neville Longbottom and taking 20 points from Gryffindor, he finally chose Hermione to answer.
"Yes, Miss Granger," Professor Snape said dully.
"Professor, the Commutation D'Esprit Potion or also known as the Mind Switching Potion is a potion that switches a person's mind with somebody else's. In order to make the potion you must use the hair of the person you want to switch minds with and use the most prized possession of that person. It is a very strong and dangerous potion. It is also illegal, unless used for training," Hermione said all in one breath.
"Five points to Gryffindor," Professor Snape said with difficulty. "Yes, like always Granger is correct. This potion is illegal, but I'm allowing you to use it for and only training. It is very important that you know this for your N.E.W.T.'s and just to know. The brewing of this potion takes a week. Once the week has passed you will test the potion with your partner. Also the following ingredients will be provided to you." Then with the flick of his wand the ingredients appeared on the board.
"Lacewings, and rose petals," the Potions Professor read off the board. "For the rest of the ingredients, you must get them yourself." He flicked his wand again and the rest of ingredients appeared.
"Hair of the partner, most prized possession," he read again. Then a hand sprung up in the air. "Ah, Mr. Malfoy."
"Professor, by most prized possession, what do you mean exactly?" Malfoy asked.
Professor Snape smirked. "It means the person's favorite thing. For example," he walked up to Hermione. "It would seem to me that Ms. Granger's most prized possession is her book. So you would need a page from this book." He said and Hermione felt her face burning.
"Now that I have told you this I would prefer if you started working on the project," Professor Snape said walking to his desk. "Begin."
"He's right you know," Malfoy said looking at Hermione.
"So what if it is?" Hermione said defiantly. "What's yours? Hair gel?"
"Ha ha, very funny Granger," Malfoy said offended.
"I know. But really what is your most prized possession?" Hermione asked and Malfoy shrugged his shoulders. "You must find out soon you know. We don't have time to play games."
"Whatever Granger," Malfoy said then changed the subject. "What were you going to tell me today?"
"What?" Hermione asked confused.
"Yesterday you were really pissed off and you said that you were going to tell me something today," Malfoy said now looking at his potions book.
"Oh...that," said Hermione frowning. "Um, I prefer not to talk about it now."
"Then we'll talk later. Now we have more than enough time," said Malfoy and Hermione blushed.
"Yeah, we'll talk later," Hermione said and changed the subject once more. "With the project. We could finish before the dateline. You already got all the ingredients you need for my mind. Now all I need is yours." She said and Malfoy nodded. "I'm going to get the lacewings, and rose petals," she said getting up and Malfoy nodded again. As Hermione walked to get the rest of the potion ingredients she felt eyes on her. She turned to look at Malfoy but he was now writing something down, then she looked at Harry who wasn't there, then she looked at Ron. It was him, he looked like if he could, he would kill a person right then and there.
"He still isn't talking," Harry said and Hermione jumped.
"Oh Harry, you scared me," said Hermione. "I bet he isn't."
"Well I guess we got to make up with him sometime," Harry frowned.
"So he could yell and embarrass me again," Hermione said angrily.
"You know how Ron is," Harry grunted. "How you getting along with your arrangement?"
"Well I'm not happy, but there's nothing I can do," Hermione said and thought 'Oh yes you are.'
"Just be careful," said Harry.
"I will," Hermione said grabbing the lacewings and rose petals. "I'll see you at dinner."
"Okay," said Harry.
"Would you stop writing and help me," Hermione said annoyed at Malfoy.
"Stop whining Granger, class will be over any minute," Malfoy said closing his book. He was right and the class ended in an instant.
"If you have started working on the potion give it to me so I can put it away for your next class," Professor Snape drawled.
When dinner started Hermione was eating peacefully till someone spoke.
"Someone looks happy," Ron said looking at her.
"It's not a bad thing being happy you know," Hermione snapped.
"I'm not here to argue," Ron said not putting some food into his plate.
"Then what are you here for? You obviously didn't want to talk to me earlier?" Hermione asked angrily.
"I wanted to tell you I'm sorry for what I did. I really am," Ron said looking at Hermione. Hermione however wasn't buying it. Then she glanced at Malfoy who was staring right at her and Ron. He looked angry, almost jealous. She then shook her head from the thought.
"How is Malfoy treating you?" Ron asked following Hermione's eyes.
"Better than you did yesterday," Hermione growled. "You really hurt me Ron. Literally."
Then the Great Hall doors opened and Harry walked in. Hermione was glad he finally came. Once he saw her and Ron he sped up and sat right in front of them.
"What's going on," Harry asked looking at Hermione then at Ron.
"Just a friendly chat," Ron replied. "What were you saying 'Mione."
"It's not what I wanted to say but show," she said pulling up her sleeve. Harry and Ron's eyes widened.
"Did Malfoy do this to you?" Ron asked angrily.
"No Ron..." Hermione paused. "You did."
"I did that?" he asked bewildered.
"Yes Ron, you did. In that argument we had yesterday," she said then looked once again at Malfoy who stared at her arm. She then covered it up quickly.
"Did you go to Madam Pomfrey?" Harry asked. "That dosen't look to good."
"No I didn't," said Hermione. "It's only a bruise, it'll be healed within a week."
"'Mione, I'm so sorry," Ron said then grabbed her hand.
"Don't you even think about touching me," Hermione snapped and pulled her hand away. Ron's face changed from calm to angry.
"I...I got to go," said Hermione. "I've got loads of homework to do." Hermione said getting up from her seat bidding her good-byes and then leaving the Great Hall feeling those stormy eyes watching her.
"Why has he been looking at me all day?" she thought then smiled.
As she finished her homework Malfoy walked in.
"Doing your homework Granger?" Malfoy snarled.
"Nope, I'm done," Hermione said happily and started walking towards her room.
"Granger wait," Malfoy said walking up to her and giving her a twig.
"Oh why thank you Malfoy, it's beautiful," Hermione said sarcastically.
"You're full of jokes aren't you," Malfoy said with annoyance in his voice. "This is a part of my broom."
"And why are you giving me a part of your broom," she said laughing.
"This is my possession, you know for the potion," he said.
"Oh, I got you," she said and turned to continued to walk towards her room.
"Granger," Malfoy said sternly. "We need to talk."
A/N: There's the end of another chapter. I hope you all liked it. Chapter 6 should be posted up soon. Now on to thank my lovely reviewers...nychick8990, Lisa, Herm-n-Draco, RelientKroxmysox721, Ally, XxAnimeLover14xX, thank you sooo much. Thanks again everyone. You're the best!!