*Firstly, thanks to all my reviewers ( And also a disclaimer I probably
should have put in at the start. Oops.
I do not own any other characters in this story other than Eriador.
Shall we get on with it then*
Potions
As they entered the Great Hall for breakfast Raid looked up at the enchanted ceiling.
"Its enchanted to look like the sky outside you know." Hermione said.
"Yes, I know" Raid said. "I read it in Hogwarts: A History."
"Really? You read that too? I thought I was the only person. See Ron, someone else who's read Hogwarts: A History." Hermione said as she sat down.
Glancing up from his breakfast he looked shocked to see Raid.
"Who..?" He began to ask, then he recognised Raid. "Oh"
"Wasn't your hair purple yesterday?" Harry asked Raid.
"Yes" Raid answered absently. She caught Hermione's eye and they both burst in to peals of laughter.
At the table Raid was introduced to everyone, Ron's twin brothers, Fred and George, Ron's sister Ginny and Dean and Seamus, Lastly she was introduced to Neville. When she was introduced, a sadness passed in to her eyes and she went very quiet and did not speak to anyone for the rest of the meal.
Hermione nudged Raid a few minutes later. "Come on, its History of magic first"
Just as the were getting up a tall boy with blond hair walked over. Harry and Ron both scowled at him and Hermione looked at him with great distrust.
"Don't worry Potter, Weasel. I'm not here to talk to you. I've come to see the new girl" He spat. Holding out his hand to Raid who was only about an inch shorter than him he said. "Hello, I'm Draco Malfoy, Slytherin."
Raid glanced at his hand but then ignored it. She looked directly in to his pale blue eyes and saw the slight look of fear pass them as he saw the blackness of her eyes.
"So you're Draco Malfoy. Well I've heard quite a bit about you. Not much good I might add. But anyway. I'm Eriador Minorita." Raid replied.
A slight look of shock registered in Malfoy's eyes as Raid walked past him, followed by Hermione, Ron and Harry. All of whom glared at Malfoy. But Malfoy was oblivious to the looks they had given him, he turned and stared at the girl who had just given him her name. He had heard a lot about her from his father, but had never thought he would meet her, or that he would be attracted to her. Pushing the thought of her from his mind he walked slowly to class.
History of Magic was about as boring as Raid had expected it to be. She wrote notes to Ron and Harry all lesson, having tried to, to Hermione who wouldn't participate. Then after lesson she conjured her skateboard and skated round the halls and jumped down a few flights of stairs scaring some second years witless. Then she turned to try and find her way to her potions class. It took her about 10 minutes to find, by which time she was very late. Tapping her skateboard with her wand it disappeared and she walked in to the classroom expecting to be in big trouble.
"You girl. Who are you? And why are you late to my lesson?" Snape said in a dangerous voice.
"Err.. Sorry Professor. I'm Eriador Minorita. I got lost. Its my first day" Raid said, praying it was a good enough excuse.
A flicker of recognition past Snapes face when she said her name,
"Yes well, you know your way here now, don't be late again. Come and sit down, there next to Malfoy." He pointed to the empty cauldron next to Draco,
Hermione gave her a small smile as she passed her and Raid sat down next to Draco and took out the equipment she would need for the next lesson. Whilst Snape watched her with an oddly curious expression on his face.
Realising what Snape was doing Raid looked up at him, he quickly averted his gaze and began the lesson.
"Today we will be making the Draught of Peace. When taken it puts the user in to a relaxed sleep. The instructions are here on the board, follow them carefully or your potion will make the user go to sleep for a very long time."
Snape paused and glared at Neville then Harry. Neville shifted uncomfortably in his chair, Harry stared defiantly back at Snape.
"You may begin" Snape commanded.
Without looking at the board Raid swiftly began to measure out and cut up her ingredients.
Malfoy stared at her for a few minutes, "Aren't you even going to look at the board?" He asked incredulously.
"No, why?" Answered Raid as she concentrated on adding powdered moonstone to her potion then adjusting her flame under the cauldron to allow her potion to simmer.
She looked up at Malfoy with a sly smile.
"Sorry, what were you saying?" she asked.
Malfoy just stared, he'd barely just started mixing his ingredients, Raid had completed all the steps but the last one.
"Nothing" He muttered. And turned back to his cauldron.
Raid took out her mini-disk player and placed one of the headphones in her ear, the other she ignored so she could hear what was going on in the class. In one ear she listened to a muggle rock band and the other she listened to the strained silence in the potions room that was only broken by the sound of people cutting and pouring things in to their cauldrons, and sometimes the sound of students cursing under their breath. She concentrated on her potion, waiting for the exact time to add the last ingredient. Once she had done that she turned her mini-disk player off and placed it in her pocket. Then she put out the flame on her cauldron and began to clear away.
"Eriador Minorita! Why have you put out the flame on your cauldron? And why are you standing up?" Snape asked icily. "You should know that putting out the flame in the middle of mixing a potion will render it useless, you silly girl."
Raid turned and looked at him calmly.
"I am aware that if you put out the flame whilst making a potion you render it useless Professor Snape." Raid stated. "But I was under the impression that with this particular potion, when it is completed if you keep it on the flame it is also rendered useless."
The class held their breath. Sure that Snape would probably put Raid in to a cauldron full of the Draught of Peace for an answer like that.
"You have finished your potion already?" Snape asked, glancing at a clock on the wall.
To the shock of the class he seemed slightly disarmed by this new girl. But then returning to his usual coldness he asked Raid.
"Why did you not call me over to make sure your potion was adequately made?"
"Because I do not need you to check it, my potion is quite adequately made, I can assure you, Professor." Raid answered just as coldly.
Some of the class openly gasped. They thought now that it was almost certain that Raid would be blasted in to oblivion for answering back like that. Snape however, coolly walked over to Raid looked directly in to her face and said smoothly.
"Then you shall test it"
Raid answered back almost immediately.
"You have the antidote I presume?"
"For your sake, you should hope so." Snape answered as he walked to a cupboard and drew out a ladle.
Snape walked back to Raids cauldron and dipped the ladle in drawing out some of the steaming silver potion.
"Stand." Snape commanded. "Mr Malfoy, if you would catch her."
Ron, Harry and Hermione glanced worriedly at each other. It was bad enough that Snape was testing a sleeping potion on their new friend, but getting Malfoy to catch her was worse. He probably wouldn't catch her on purpose.
Snape gave the ladle to Raid. She drank it, and within a few seconds she dropped. Right in to Malfoy's waiting arms.
Malfoy gazed at the sleeping girl in his arms, he watched her closed eyelids, behind which he knew was the deep black depths that had shocked him this morning. Snape checked Raids pulse. He seemed satisfied, then taking out a small bottle he poured some of the liquid in to Raids mouth.
Raids eyes flickered open and met Malfoy's that were still staring at her. She held his gaze for a moment.
"I think you can let me go now Draco." She said coyly.
Raid got up and slyly winked at Harry who was watching her aghast. Then turning to smile at Snape she said.
"Are you satisfied?"
Snape looked like he was completely mortified by having to say this.
"Yes."
The Gryfindors in the class applauded loudly. Many of the Slytherins glared at Raid, obviously wishing she had not woken up. Malfoy however was still staring at her.
"Be silent and get on with making your potions" Snape snapped. "I expect them all to be to Miss Minorita's standard at the end of the class."
With that Snape strode moodily to his desk and sat staring at the wall for the remainder of the lesson. Raid gave Malfoy a dig in his ribs with her elbow and whispered.
"Well get on with it."
Then she continued to pack away. The rest of the lesson past slowly and Snape just told them to leave when the bell rang, without checking anybodies potions.
*Well there you have it. I have no more of the story written yet so I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up. I'll try to make it as soon as possible though R&R peeps*
I do not own any other characters in this story other than Eriador.
Shall we get on with it then*
Potions
As they entered the Great Hall for breakfast Raid looked up at the enchanted ceiling.
"Its enchanted to look like the sky outside you know." Hermione said.
"Yes, I know" Raid said. "I read it in Hogwarts: A History."
"Really? You read that too? I thought I was the only person. See Ron, someone else who's read Hogwarts: A History." Hermione said as she sat down.
Glancing up from his breakfast he looked shocked to see Raid.
"Who..?" He began to ask, then he recognised Raid. "Oh"
"Wasn't your hair purple yesterday?" Harry asked Raid.
"Yes" Raid answered absently. She caught Hermione's eye and they both burst in to peals of laughter.
At the table Raid was introduced to everyone, Ron's twin brothers, Fred and George, Ron's sister Ginny and Dean and Seamus, Lastly she was introduced to Neville. When she was introduced, a sadness passed in to her eyes and she went very quiet and did not speak to anyone for the rest of the meal.
Hermione nudged Raid a few minutes later. "Come on, its History of magic first"
Just as the were getting up a tall boy with blond hair walked over. Harry and Ron both scowled at him and Hermione looked at him with great distrust.
"Don't worry Potter, Weasel. I'm not here to talk to you. I've come to see the new girl" He spat. Holding out his hand to Raid who was only about an inch shorter than him he said. "Hello, I'm Draco Malfoy, Slytherin."
Raid glanced at his hand but then ignored it. She looked directly in to his pale blue eyes and saw the slight look of fear pass them as he saw the blackness of her eyes.
"So you're Draco Malfoy. Well I've heard quite a bit about you. Not much good I might add. But anyway. I'm Eriador Minorita." Raid replied.
A slight look of shock registered in Malfoy's eyes as Raid walked past him, followed by Hermione, Ron and Harry. All of whom glared at Malfoy. But Malfoy was oblivious to the looks they had given him, he turned and stared at the girl who had just given him her name. He had heard a lot about her from his father, but had never thought he would meet her, or that he would be attracted to her. Pushing the thought of her from his mind he walked slowly to class.
History of Magic was about as boring as Raid had expected it to be. She wrote notes to Ron and Harry all lesson, having tried to, to Hermione who wouldn't participate. Then after lesson she conjured her skateboard and skated round the halls and jumped down a few flights of stairs scaring some second years witless. Then she turned to try and find her way to her potions class. It took her about 10 minutes to find, by which time she was very late. Tapping her skateboard with her wand it disappeared and she walked in to the classroom expecting to be in big trouble.
"You girl. Who are you? And why are you late to my lesson?" Snape said in a dangerous voice.
"Err.. Sorry Professor. I'm Eriador Minorita. I got lost. Its my first day" Raid said, praying it was a good enough excuse.
A flicker of recognition past Snapes face when she said her name,
"Yes well, you know your way here now, don't be late again. Come and sit down, there next to Malfoy." He pointed to the empty cauldron next to Draco,
Hermione gave her a small smile as she passed her and Raid sat down next to Draco and took out the equipment she would need for the next lesson. Whilst Snape watched her with an oddly curious expression on his face.
Realising what Snape was doing Raid looked up at him, he quickly averted his gaze and began the lesson.
"Today we will be making the Draught of Peace. When taken it puts the user in to a relaxed sleep. The instructions are here on the board, follow them carefully or your potion will make the user go to sleep for a very long time."
Snape paused and glared at Neville then Harry. Neville shifted uncomfortably in his chair, Harry stared defiantly back at Snape.
"You may begin" Snape commanded.
Without looking at the board Raid swiftly began to measure out and cut up her ingredients.
Malfoy stared at her for a few minutes, "Aren't you even going to look at the board?" He asked incredulously.
"No, why?" Answered Raid as she concentrated on adding powdered moonstone to her potion then adjusting her flame under the cauldron to allow her potion to simmer.
She looked up at Malfoy with a sly smile.
"Sorry, what were you saying?" she asked.
Malfoy just stared, he'd barely just started mixing his ingredients, Raid had completed all the steps but the last one.
"Nothing" He muttered. And turned back to his cauldron.
Raid took out her mini-disk player and placed one of the headphones in her ear, the other she ignored so she could hear what was going on in the class. In one ear she listened to a muggle rock band and the other she listened to the strained silence in the potions room that was only broken by the sound of people cutting and pouring things in to their cauldrons, and sometimes the sound of students cursing under their breath. She concentrated on her potion, waiting for the exact time to add the last ingredient. Once she had done that she turned her mini-disk player off and placed it in her pocket. Then she put out the flame on her cauldron and began to clear away.
"Eriador Minorita! Why have you put out the flame on your cauldron? And why are you standing up?" Snape asked icily. "You should know that putting out the flame in the middle of mixing a potion will render it useless, you silly girl."
Raid turned and looked at him calmly.
"I am aware that if you put out the flame whilst making a potion you render it useless Professor Snape." Raid stated. "But I was under the impression that with this particular potion, when it is completed if you keep it on the flame it is also rendered useless."
The class held their breath. Sure that Snape would probably put Raid in to a cauldron full of the Draught of Peace for an answer like that.
"You have finished your potion already?" Snape asked, glancing at a clock on the wall.
To the shock of the class he seemed slightly disarmed by this new girl. But then returning to his usual coldness he asked Raid.
"Why did you not call me over to make sure your potion was adequately made?"
"Because I do not need you to check it, my potion is quite adequately made, I can assure you, Professor." Raid answered just as coldly.
Some of the class openly gasped. They thought now that it was almost certain that Raid would be blasted in to oblivion for answering back like that. Snape however, coolly walked over to Raid looked directly in to her face and said smoothly.
"Then you shall test it"
Raid answered back almost immediately.
"You have the antidote I presume?"
"For your sake, you should hope so." Snape answered as he walked to a cupboard and drew out a ladle.
Snape walked back to Raids cauldron and dipped the ladle in drawing out some of the steaming silver potion.
"Stand." Snape commanded. "Mr Malfoy, if you would catch her."
Ron, Harry and Hermione glanced worriedly at each other. It was bad enough that Snape was testing a sleeping potion on their new friend, but getting Malfoy to catch her was worse. He probably wouldn't catch her on purpose.
Snape gave the ladle to Raid. She drank it, and within a few seconds she dropped. Right in to Malfoy's waiting arms.
Malfoy gazed at the sleeping girl in his arms, he watched her closed eyelids, behind which he knew was the deep black depths that had shocked him this morning. Snape checked Raids pulse. He seemed satisfied, then taking out a small bottle he poured some of the liquid in to Raids mouth.
Raids eyes flickered open and met Malfoy's that were still staring at her. She held his gaze for a moment.
"I think you can let me go now Draco." She said coyly.
Raid got up and slyly winked at Harry who was watching her aghast. Then turning to smile at Snape she said.
"Are you satisfied?"
Snape looked like he was completely mortified by having to say this.
"Yes."
The Gryfindors in the class applauded loudly. Many of the Slytherins glared at Raid, obviously wishing she had not woken up. Malfoy however was still staring at her.
"Be silent and get on with making your potions" Snape snapped. "I expect them all to be to Miss Minorita's standard at the end of the class."
With that Snape strode moodily to his desk and sat staring at the wall for the remainder of the lesson. Raid gave Malfoy a dig in his ribs with her elbow and whispered.
"Well get on with it."
Then she continued to pack away. The rest of the lesson past slowly and Snape just told them to leave when the bell rang, without checking anybodies potions.
*Well there you have it. I have no more of the story written yet so I'm not sure when the next chapter will be up. I'll try to make it as soon as possible though R&R peeps*