Destiny- The First Year

Chapter3: Potions ergh!

The first day of lessons dawned bright and sunny.

Harry and Ron met Charlie in the common room and they headed down to the great hall for breakfast.

They narrowly avoided a trick staircase and after a while they arrived in the great hall. The tables were covered in food and there were lots of students milling around talking to their friends while eating stacks of hot buttered toast or bowls of porridge.

Harry spotted Sirius at the staff table and waved to him. Sirius waved back and carried on talking to Remus who was buttering his toast.

Harry, Ron and Charlie joined Hermione at the Griffindor table.

"Here!" Hermione said as she handed them each a piece of paper. "Timetables! We've got potion as first!"

"Great Snivellus first lesson!" Harry whispered to Charlie

"Who's Snivellus?" Ron asked curiously

"The potions teacher he hates Sirius and he hated my dad they were enemies at school!" Harry informed him before taking a huge mouthful of his toast.

They finished off breakfast and the four of them, Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione (to Ron's disgust) headed down to the potions lab Hermione talking all the way about things to do with potions she had read about in books.

"Hermione?" Ron asked mid-explanation

"Yes?" Hermione asked annoyed, because he was interrupting her.

"Could you shut up please, I'm sick of potions already and I'm not even in the dungeons yet!" Ron complained.

"Humph!" was the reply he got, but Hermione shut up for a bit after that.

Finally, Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione entered the dark and dingy dungeons to be greeted by the unpleasant sight that was the slytherins.

Malfoy sneered at them as they took seats on the opposite side of the room. However he didn't have time to make any snide commets because by the time Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione were unpacked and settled in their seats the door burst open and in walked Snivellus his robes billowing out behind him.

Harry lent across to the next desk where Charlie and Hermione were sat and nudged Charlie and they exchanged evil grins

Snape turned to face the class and began to speak eyeing them all carefully.

"There will be no foolish wand waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion making. However, for those select few (with this he glanced at Malfoy who smirked) who poses the predisposition I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory and even put a stopper in death."

Snape surveyed the class and his eyes fell on Harry who as scribbling a note to Charlie on a spare piece of parchment.

"Then again" he began "maybe some of you have come to Hogwarts with abilities so formidable that you feel confident to not pay attention!" snape spat

Ron nudged Harry who quickly hid the parchment in his pocket and turned his emerald eyes on the potions master.

"Mr Potter our new celebrity. Tell me what would you get if you added root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"

Hermione's hand flew up Harry smiled to himself and turned to the teacher who was stood menacingly in front of his desk.

"The draught of the living death?" Harry asked

"Correct." Snape frowned obviously thinking of a harder Question

"Where would you look if I asked you to find a bezoar?" Snape spat

Hermione's hand flew up again.

"In the stomach of a goat?" Harry replied cautiously

"Correct again Mr Potter what's the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"

Yet again, Hermione's hand flew up.

"They come from different places on the same plant which is called erm aconite!" Harry finished confidently

"Correct" snape sneered

Harry smirked ' thanks Sirius!' he thought gratefully

"Got any harder ones?" He asked smirking at his teacher

"Ten points from griffindor for being cheeky to me!" snape sneered

"Professor isn't that a bit unfair?" Charlie asked boldly

Snape turned to Charlie and eyed her with dislike.

"Miss black do not question my judgement another ten points from griffindor!" he spat before stepping back and eyeing the whole class. "Will you all please copy the instructions down of the board for a simple boils potion which we will be making next lesson!" he told them.

Charlie opened her mouth to protest but Harry shook his head and whispered

"Wait till Sirius finds out! He'll kill snape!"

Charlie grinned and nodded at Harry then pulled out her quill and began to copy down the instructions from the board.

When the potions lesson was finally over the griffindor first years headed off to Charms.

They spent a lesson begin told about charms and watching professor flitwick's demonstrations, which were quite interesting.

Then they had break out in the cold courtyard and after break, they had double Herbology with the Hufflepuffs in the greenhouses.

They came back into the castle for lunch after their first practical lesson on planting skills covered in dirt and sweating profusely.

After they had washed and changed in griffindor tower Harry, Charlie, Ron and Hermione headed down to the great hall for lunch.

When they entered the hall Sirius and also Remus were nowhere to be seen so Harry and Charlie who were going to tell them about snape sat down reluctantly at the griffindor table.

They ate quickly and then the four of them headed towards the defence against the dark arts classroom ready for their first defence against the dark arts lesson with Sirius.

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