"I'm... a girl?" Harry asked in a hushed almost pleading tone.
Hermione nodded.
"But... how?"
"The chromosonal potion, like I said. It changes someone's gender."
"Can I change back?"
"Oh oh, sure!" Hermione confirmed with a smile. "Sorta..." she added almost as an afterthought.
"Sorta?" Harry's eyes narrowed.
"Well yeah... umm..."
"Look," Harry said as she put her head in her hands and let a long mournful sigh. "Hermione, sit down and tell me everything."
Obligingly, Hermione sat down opposite Harry, in a recliner. "Well.. It's like this. The chromosonal potion is a potion developed by the Chinese and was often used as a form of punishment and humiliation to captured soldiers during times of war. Basically they'd take these guys manhood and then hand them over to their armies, to umm... have their way with. The chromosonal potion is life altering as the ingredient known as chimera powder will only work once on a human in their lifetime. In other words, you can't have the chomosonal potion used on you and then use it again to change yourself back." Harry felt like she was going to throw up. "It is however conducive to one rule. The reason chimera powder only works once, is once it touches your skin it never leaves. It becomes a part of you. But it only works when activated by cold water. If it's touched by warm water, it deactivates. So if someone under the spell of the chomosonal potion were to be splashed with warm water they would revert back to their original gender."
"So I can change back?!" Harry asked regaining a sense of hope.
"Well yeah... but."
"But what?.."
"Only until the next time you're splashed with cold water. You'll... turn back into a girl. That's the full story of the chromosonal potion."
"So, I'm stuck with this... this –curse-, forever?!!"
"I'm sorry, Harry." Harry could see Hermione begin to tear up, and felt herself beginning to do the same. "I... I didn't mean to, I've never heard of a cure for it. It's like I said, once chimera powder touches your skin it's a part of you, and any other spell that uses it won't work. I really didn't mean to, I'm so so very sorry!" Hermione was breaking fully into tears now. "Please forgive me!"
Harry could feel tears rolling down her face and wondered silently why it was so hard to stop them. "It's... It's not your fault Hermione," Harry admitted, though as hard as it was. "It was Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle who made Neville's potion explode, and my own fault for charging in like that."
"No, no, it was my own stupid fault for attempting such a radical potion. I should've stuck to what Snape has been teaching us. I'm so sorry Harry!" Hermione finally burst into sobs and fled from the room in tears.
Harry found her attention finally settle on Ron as she noticed that he had failed to say a thing since she had awoke.
Ron looked to feel quite uncomfortable under her gaze. "Er... I'm really sorry about what happened."
Harry wiped at her eyes. "You know it wasn't your fault Ron, no need to be sorry."
"No, I'm just saying... you know, sorry and all that it happened."
"What did Snape say?" Harry finally asked.
"Well, umm. He gave Hermione an 'O'. 'Said her potion was certainly a difficult one and seemed to work out perfectly." Harry gave Ron a small glare, that wasn't exactly what she had meant. Ron was quick to plow ahead, however. "The cad, he seemed actually pleased. I'm sure he was being nice to Hermione because of where the potion had landed. He um.. Gave me a E." He said rather sheepishly.
Harry arched her eyebrows in question.
"Well I don't know if you noticed but your hair is down your back."
Harry glanced about and pulled her hair around so she could see it. Sure enough it was long straight and dark brunette.
"Professor Snape gave it a 'E' because when he took a snip of it, it grew back. It's erm, not supposed to do that." Harry's eyes grew wide. "No NO! I mean, it's not permanent or nothin. It just needs time to wear off. Snape said probably a month.
"He said Neville could have a 'A' but he had to stay after class and clean up the mess."
"And me?" Harry growled the question knowing that whatever it was, it wouldn't be good.
"He uh, said that you were to meet him at 5 o clock tonight to discuss your detention." Ron said with downcast eyes.
"ME?!!" Harry shouted. "That bastard!"
"Yeah tell me about it," Ron said. "I tried to protest in your defense, I mean it was 100% Malfoy's fault, but he cut me short and told me to keep quiet if I didn't want to share your punishment. He added that I would like it even less than you."
Harry felt her face flush. She was so mad she could spit. It was bad enough she appeared to have a curse she could never get rid of but to top it off Snape had the gall to blame it on her and make her serve detention. The unfairness made her want to strike someone, preferably Malfoy and Snape.
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---- Yes the curse is nearly identical to Ranma 1/2 ... Blah blah.. =P
-Adam
Hermione nodded.
"But... how?"
"The chromosonal potion, like I said. It changes someone's gender."
"Can I change back?"
"Oh oh, sure!" Hermione confirmed with a smile. "Sorta..." she added almost as an afterthought.
"Sorta?" Harry's eyes narrowed.
"Well yeah... umm..."
"Look," Harry said as she put her head in her hands and let a long mournful sigh. "Hermione, sit down and tell me everything."
Obligingly, Hermione sat down opposite Harry, in a recliner. "Well.. It's like this. The chromosonal potion is a potion developed by the Chinese and was often used as a form of punishment and humiliation to captured soldiers during times of war. Basically they'd take these guys manhood and then hand them over to their armies, to umm... have their way with. The chromosonal potion is life altering as the ingredient known as chimera powder will only work once on a human in their lifetime. In other words, you can't have the chomosonal potion used on you and then use it again to change yourself back." Harry felt like she was going to throw up. "It is however conducive to one rule. The reason chimera powder only works once, is once it touches your skin it never leaves. It becomes a part of you. But it only works when activated by cold water. If it's touched by warm water, it deactivates. So if someone under the spell of the chomosonal potion were to be splashed with warm water they would revert back to their original gender."
"So I can change back?!" Harry asked regaining a sense of hope.
"Well yeah... but."
"But what?.."
"Only until the next time you're splashed with cold water. You'll... turn back into a girl. That's the full story of the chromosonal potion."
"So, I'm stuck with this... this –curse-, forever?!!"
"I'm sorry, Harry." Harry could see Hermione begin to tear up, and felt herself beginning to do the same. "I... I didn't mean to, I've never heard of a cure for it. It's like I said, once chimera powder touches your skin it's a part of you, and any other spell that uses it won't work. I really didn't mean to, I'm so so very sorry!" Hermione was breaking fully into tears now. "Please forgive me!"
Harry could feel tears rolling down her face and wondered silently why it was so hard to stop them. "It's... It's not your fault Hermione," Harry admitted, though as hard as it was. "It was Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle who made Neville's potion explode, and my own fault for charging in like that."
"No, no, it was my own stupid fault for attempting such a radical potion. I should've stuck to what Snape has been teaching us. I'm so sorry Harry!" Hermione finally burst into sobs and fled from the room in tears.
Harry found her attention finally settle on Ron as she noticed that he had failed to say a thing since she had awoke.
Ron looked to feel quite uncomfortable under her gaze. "Er... I'm really sorry about what happened."
Harry wiped at her eyes. "You know it wasn't your fault Ron, no need to be sorry."
"No, I'm just saying... you know, sorry and all that it happened."
"What did Snape say?" Harry finally asked.
"Well, umm. He gave Hermione an 'O'. 'Said her potion was certainly a difficult one and seemed to work out perfectly." Harry gave Ron a small glare, that wasn't exactly what she had meant. Ron was quick to plow ahead, however. "The cad, he seemed actually pleased. I'm sure he was being nice to Hermione because of where the potion had landed. He um.. Gave me a E." He said rather sheepishly.
Harry arched her eyebrows in question.
"Well I don't know if you noticed but your hair is down your back."
Harry glanced about and pulled her hair around so she could see it. Sure enough it was long straight and dark brunette.
"Professor Snape gave it a 'E' because when he took a snip of it, it grew back. It's erm, not supposed to do that." Harry's eyes grew wide. "No NO! I mean, it's not permanent or nothin. It just needs time to wear off. Snape said probably a month.
"He said Neville could have a 'A' but he had to stay after class and clean up the mess."
"And me?" Harry growled the question knowing that whatever it was, it wouldn't be good.
"He uh, said that you were to meet him at 5 o clock tonight to discuss your detention." Ron said with downcast eyes.
"ME?!!" Harry shouted. "That bastard!"
"Yeah tell me about it," Ron said. "I tried to protest in your defense, I mean it was 100% Malfoy's fault, but he cut me short and told me to keep quiet if I didn't want to share your punishment. He added that I would like it even less than you."
Harry felt her face flush. She was so mad she could spit. It was bad enough she appeared to have a curse she could never get rid of but to top it off Snape had the gall to blame it on her and make her serve detention. The unfairness made her want to strike someone, preferably Malfoy and Snape.
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---- Yes the curse is nearly identical to Ranma 1/2 ... Blah blah.. =P
-Adam
