Chapter 5 -

The classroom was filled with various colored smokes. It was located in the dungeon, so the smoke would have to make it's way up the stairs to be released into the outside air. The class full of 5th years had just arrived for their Potions class, but the Professor was nowhere to be found. Minutes passed, before the heavy door swung open with fierceness. Snape rushed in and walked to the front of the classroom in his normal moody and hastened way. The headmaster, Professor Dumbledore slowly walked in the room and shut the door, making his way to the front of the room as well. Snape looked extremely... well, pissed off, but the Headmaster looked the same as always: calm, content, mysterious, and wise. He turned and looked at the class through his half-moon spectacles and cleared his throat. The class became silent.

"I apologize for keeping you from your Potions Master for the minutes you have been waiting here," Dumbledore began.

"We aren't complaining..." Todd whispered.

"But, I do have an announcement... to make." His voice was tired, but cheerful, and his eyes rested on Giliana. "Miss. Lenore will now be the teacher's aid for this class." The students began to murmur. "And I assure you she will be a valuable addition to this atmosphere." Dumbledore glanced over at Snape, who was clenching a fist and grumbling to himself.

"I will now leave you. This change will become effective next class for you, and Miss Lenore is to report to Professor Snape... after class." Dumbledore smirked mysteriously at the class, his eyes sparkling. He paused, and nodded once to the class in a silent goodbye, and left the classroom. Todd was staring at Giliana, a look of shock and admiration on her face. She smiled.

Giliana smiled and began to walk to her seat. As she passed Draco, he smacked her butt.

"Hey Giliana, how about giving me "lessons" after class?" He asked, flirtatiously.

This bothered Giliana, but she kept calm. She walked up to him, and whispered into his ear.

"You see, I would give you "lessons," but I don't think you would be able to understand them." She smiled sweetly at him, and went to her seat. Draco looked very confused and frustrated, as Crabbe and Goyle teased him about Giliana's rejection.

"There will be order in my classroom, Mr. Malfoy, Miss Lenore..." Snape was laughing on the inside, but his face remained unphased. "Now then, I will have... Miss. Lenore as my aid starting next class, but she does not have any authority whatsoever." He sneered around at the class. "Today we will be taking notes, there will be no practical application. I expect 5 feet of parchment. I will be checking." Snape turned to his large blackboard and waved his wand at it, gold writing began to write about a love potion. "I suspect complete maturity and silence during these notes. Please, begin."

Todd groaned, and slammed her head on the desk, staying there for a moment before hesitantly sitting up and pulling out parchment and ink from her messenger bag.

Draco laughed when he saw the writing on the board, and looked over at Giliana. Giliana ignored him. He looked back at the board. He began taking notes obsessively.

"Now, this potion is not to be taken lightly. If someone is slipped this, they will fall head over heels in love, well, rather obsession with the person who made it. Mr. Malfoy," Snape stopped. "Only 5 feet is required..." He mumbled, seeing Draco obsessively write. Todd was looking out the window more than she was writing, but she was in the corner, so her bad work habits went unnoticed by the potions master. Lupin had left this morning very early, she wondered when... or if, she was going to see him again. Being in the Order of the Phoenix was very dangerous... but she knew Lupin could handle himself. Snapping back to reality, she felt eyes on her, and looked back to see Harry suddenly looking away, and blushing slightly. Todd raised an eyebrow, still completely clueless. "Here are the ingredients." With a wave of his wand, the board changed to a list of many ingredients.

Giliana sat quietly in her seat, expressionless. She stared at the board. Love Potions. Hah. If there was anything she new most about, it was how to make love potions. She knew how to make every kind of love potion there was. This one was just basic. She looked down at her blank parchment. She had no need to take these notes. She knew love potions weren't worth it.

She looked over at Snape as he did some paperwork. She wondered why Snape would have them learn about love potions. She was surprised he didn't have the students learn about more useful potions. Love potions always seemed so pointless. And selfish.

After an hour, the class was bored to death, excluding Draco Malfoy, who had a severe writers cramp. As soon as the class was dismissed, and told to leave their notes on their desks, everyone seemed completely relieved and stood right away to walk out the door. Todd stood and looked down at her parchment, it was only 3 1/2 feet... so she drew a picture of a great big flower to fill up the rest of the 5 feet. Satisfied, she picked up her books and walked over to Giliana.

"See you at dinner? Good luck." She half smiled and glanced at the 'big bad Potion teacher' before walking out of the door with the rest of the crowd. Snape waved his wand, and all the parchments flew into a pile on an empty table near his desk.

"Miss Lenore, come here please." He spoke sternly.

Giliana got up from her seat, leaving her books and blank parchments on her desk. She walked over to the front of the room where Snape was.

She looked at him, waiting for him to tell her what to do next.

Snape slipped his wand into his pocket and turned to glare at her. "Listen. The Headmaster believes you are some sort of Potions protégée. So, I...hesitantly agreed to let you become my aid. You cannot slack off, or you will be serving detentions, or possibly being removed from your position." His voice was very serious; his eyes shook slightly before he continued. "You will have no authority in my classroom. You will do what I instruct you to do, and do not go along your own way."

Giliana nodded, waiting for Snape to continue talking.

"Right..." His lip curled in disgust. "You will have your own table to sit at up near my desk. You will do paperwork, but help assess potions when they are being made by the class. Do you understand your job? Do you have any questions?" Snape said this all in monotone. He seemed to be completely bored.

"Yes I have one. Am I boring you Professor?"

"No. I've decided to change my ways and turn into a Hufflepuff." Snape spoke with intense sarcasm. With that, he turned and walked to his desk. "You can go now." His voice dripped with annoyance.

"Is that all, Professor? You don't need me for any work?" She asked politely, still expressionless.
"You can get out of my office." Snape busied himself with looking at the parchment in front of him, it had a huge flower about a foot long on it. He stared at it, shocked.
A little disappointed that she couldn't do anything, she walked over to her desk and started to gather her things. She looked at her blank parchment, and remembered the notes assignment. She looked at Snape.
"Uh, Professor, do you still want me to turn in the assignment?" She asked, from her desk.
He looked up at her after a second, and paused, thinking. "Yes. It will be your final grade." He said simply.

She gulped.
"...my final grade? How about I get my final grade on another assignment...a previous assignment. Love potions seem a bit foolish."
"Love potions.." He wrote on Todd's paper. "Are completely foolish, in every way. But I am required to teach them to 5th years in preparation for 6th year potions." He looked at her. "I suppose I'll use your potion from last class for your last grade, then..." He looked at her with an ugly glare. "..Why are you still here?"
Giliana shrugged. She didn't have an answer to that.
Snape looked at her for a moment, as if she was the dumbest thing he had ever seen. He then pointed to the door, while glaring down at the parchment.

I guess I was just expecting to have a lot to do today, that's all." Giliana said, as she finished gathering her things.
"You guessed wrong." He mumbled, continuing to grade the papers.
Giliana watched him for a moment. She could at least help him with the papers. But oh well, she'd have plenty of opportunities to help out the class. A bit annoyed with his constant rude behavior, she sighed and put on a fake smile that would appear to be a true smile to anyone who didn't know her extremely well. She Grabbed her bag, and began to walk out of the classroom. Just before she walked through the doorway, she turned around and thanked Snape politely for letting her be the class aid.
Snape looked very surprised. Nobody thanked him. He then twisted his face into yet another annoyed glare. "It wasn't my choice."
Disgusted with his reaction, she quickly turned her head around, and walked in a fast pace. She didn't stop walking until she reached the great hall.