Chapter 10: Potions

Potions was first today and Hermione was not looking forward to it. Lily had just told her that they had Potions with the Slytherins. That would mean that they would have it with Lucius Malfoy and Snape.

Upon entering the dungeons, she saw them. Lucius turned and smiled at her while Snape smirked. She reached for her wand to hex them when Sirius stopped her. He nodded towards the front of the room.

"Professor Bringx. He favors Slytherins. If you hex them in from of him, you'll be serving detention for a week. Wait till later."

She still had the urge to hex him but held it back. She would wait till later and get them good.

She followed Sirius to one of the back tables and sat down beside him. Lily and James took the table in front of them and Peter rushed in to sit beside James. Remus made his way back and sat on the other side of Hermione.

"Thanks for stopping me back there," Hermione told Sirius.

"Well I'm not saying not to hex them. In fact I'll help you get them. Just bide your time."

"You're going to help me after I threw eggs in your face?" Hermione asked.

"It was one of the nicest things he's had thrown at his face," Remus interjected. "Well, one of the softest."

Hermione chuckled and looked at Sirius. "Do you make it a habit of getting things thrown at you?"

"I try not to," Sirius said. "I guess girls just love throwing things at my face."

"Oh yeah, and I'm sure you do nothing to deserve it," Lily said in front of them.

Sirius tried to act offended but couldn't hide his doggy grin. "Do I look like a guy who would do something to deserve to have something thrown in my face?"

"Yes," they all replied.

The rest of the students filed in and took their seats. The Slytherins sat on one side and the Gryffindors on the other. Professor Bringx stood and silence fell over the room.

"Well I see that you all decided to take Potions again. Today we will be mixing a potion to calm anxiety and soothe agitation. Can anyone tell me what it is?"

Only two hands went up in the room- Hermione's and Snape's. Professor Bringx looked taken back by the fact that someone else knew the answer other than Snape.

"You girl, name," Professor Bringx said.

"Hermione Granada. And the potion is called the Draught of Peace."

"Ah yes…very good. Yes the Draught of Peace."

Professor Bringx droned on about the Draught of Peace potion. Sirius leaned in towards her. "Good job Granada. You might give Snape a run for his money."

"Actually," Hermione said, "we mixed this potion my fifth year."

"Really?" Sirius said unbelievingly.

"Really," Hermione assured him.

Lupin looked at her. "You guys must be far more advanced."

"Actually I think it had something to do with our Potions Master. He thinks he's the best. You know, he is sort of like Snape."

Sirius laughed. "Yeah, Snivellus thinks he's the only one worthy of mixing up a potion." Then his face lit up as he thought of something. "Since you know how to make this potion, you can help me. That way, I might be able to make Snivellus look bad," he said smirking.

Hermione couldn't help but laugh.

"You are the only one that would want help not to pass the class, but to make someone else look bad," Lupin said.

"But of course," Sirius said. "So you'll help me," he added grinning.

"Sure, why not," Hermione smiled back.

Later at the end of class, Professor Bringx walked around examining the potions. "Tsk, tsk. Severus I expected better. Well done Miss Granada. Well, well, it would seem that you, Miss Granada, are a good influence on Mr. Black."

A/NI hope you like it so far. Please review. Thanks to all my reviewers!