Valentines Day

"Lockhart, wearing lurid pink robes to match the decorations, was waving for silence. The teachers on either side of him were looking stony-faced.... Harry could see a muscle going in Professor McGonagall's cheek. Snape looked as though someone had just fed him a large beaker of Skele-Gro.... Lockhart beamed... 'I'm sure my colleagues will want to enter into the spirit of the occasion! Why not ask Professor Snape to show you how to whip up a Love Potion! And while you're at it, Professor Flitwick knows more about Entrancing Enchantments than any wizard I've ever met, the sly old dog!'
Professor Flitwick buried his face in his hands. Snape was looking as though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would be force-fed poison."

Potions Lesson No.2 –

'Double Potions with the Slytherins today', you mutter gloomily to your best friend Ron as both of you entered the dungeons.

Taking out your potions supplies & equipment, a sudden & impatient banging of doors announced the arrival of the Potions Master. A great amount of chatter & giggling roused (especially from the witches) and ran through the class as everyone discussed about the previous incident at lunchtime.

'All Right! A-L-L R-I-G-H-T!' barked Snape, shouting for silence. The commotion immediately died down.

'Prior to today's class session, there happened the most unfortunate ding-bat brained announcement…' at this, he paused deliberately, scanning the crowd for gigglers, '…which I believe, impressed upon you on love potions & it'd be such a waste if we don't start today's lesson on it!'

A whoop of delight rang through the dungeons. You can't believe what you're hearing! It was as though Snape was handing out sweets!

A smirk spread across Snape's face, 'Well, here is what you need to mix up a LOVE potion as follows:

Two pounds of Griffin Blood,

A Unicorn horn, crushed

A monkshood plant

Lime Lice, three scoops

Three pounds of Lionfish Spine, grinded

And a single strain of your hair.'

'First, mix the crushed Unicorn horn with grinded Lionfish Spine in a mixing bowl. Keep on mixing till they become a very fine, yellow powder. With that done, add them into your cauldron. Pour in the Griffin Blood & stir your concoction in an anti-clock-wise manner till it reaches boiling point. Then, dump in the Lime Lice & stir for 20 minutes. After that, remove your cauldron from the fire & contain the finished potion in a flat-bottomed potion bottle. Before it is used, remember to add in the person's strain of hair whom you want your victim to fall for…'he said & added, '…unfortunately, I won't be providing you with Unicorn horn or Griffin Blood so you'd need your silver. For those of you who can't afford it, TOO BAD!'

A groan echoed from your friend (he's poor).

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'For your homework – ', Snape chortled with malice, '- you will have to make a love potion.'

Snape fished out from under his black robes, a heart shaped bottle of red liquid. 'This is a love potion I've just made.', he announced to the class.

'Make one of these & send them to me by owl no later then 15th Feb.'

'50 points will be awarded if you do your homework, however…' an evil grin flashed across his face, '…it will come at a price. To test if your potion is affective, I'll be dripping the contents of your potion all over the pumpkin juice of an opposite sex. Of course, you can't choose who.'

You sighed, knowing this lesson is too good to be true.

'Our next lesson will be on the 18th Feb. And no Miss Parkinson –' Snape retracted his goblet in alarm, '- you may NOT test it out on my pumpkin juice.'

'Class dismissed.'