Chapter 6

Todd was late. She didn't have a class before Potions, and she had decided to take a nap. She rubbed her eyes and straightened her uniform out as she walked, the huge potions book was weighing down her dark blue messenger bag. Running down the steps to the classroom, she tripped. Groaning, she got up slowly and rubbed her head. Great, Todd, great... god, Snape's gonna have my head. She turned a corner and rushed in the classroom.

"And so, your ingredients are in that cabinet there..." Snape casually waved his wand, and a cabinet opened to the side of the room. "Do not drink anything that anyone gives you this class... to avoid sheer embarrassment. Miss Lenore, please---" He looked up, seeing Todd rush to her seat. "Miss Black. See me after class." He looked at her in loathing, almost happy that she was late, just so he could have an excuse to punish her. He hated her father so much..."Miss Lenore, please supervise the potion making." Todd sat down slowly with a yawn, blushing a little when Snape told her to see him after class... she was sure she'd have a detention.

After gathering ingredients, and forming groups, the students began to make their love potions. Walking around the room, Giliana noticed how carefully Draco was making his, trying his hardest not to mess up.

'That's a first,' she thought to herself, and she continued walking.

She walked over to where Todd was sitting, pretending to assist her.
"Why were you late?" She asked.
"Eh.. overslept." She ran her fingers through her messy hair. "Decided to take a nap, really." She was crushing some willow roots. Then she smiled. "Look at you, Miss. Authority Figure." She teased. She was in a group with two other Ravenclaws, one was a very handsome boy, and the other a very gothic looking female, she was quiet.

Giliana let out a slight smile.

"Don't worry, with me around, you won't be alone in detention with the old git." She whispered to Todd.
"Haha, let's hope so. I had to clean a whole lot of stinky potion bottles last year. Made my hands swell up a little." She made a painful face for a moment, recalling the unpleasant memory. Her partners were adding some strange pink liquid to the cauldron. She added the willow roots. Giliana smiled. Her smile quickly faded as She checked to make sure Snape didn't have his eyes on her.
"So who would you use this potion for?" She asked Todd cleverly.

Todd laughed a little. She looked up at Giliana with interest. "Nobody, really. Though, it would be entertaining to see it's effects... it's better if the love is real, not made with..." She stopped to look at the potions ingredients list. "Veela hair and black widow spider legs..." She raised an eyebrow before looking back up at Giliana. "What about you?"
"Exactly what you said." she replied. Her face saddened a little bit as she looked at the ground.
"Good to hear..." She looked into the potion, which was letting out a very sweet smell. She paused, wondering how all those disgusting ingredients could possibly smell so good. Glancing back up at Giliana, she frowned. "Something wrong?"
"Hmm? Nothing." Giliana quickly slapped on a fake smile.

"Alright... get a vial, fill it with your potion, don't try to steal any..." He rolled his eyes, and mumbled something about crazy teenage hormones. "Bring it up here.." He looked as sour as usual.

"Mmm. He's in a great mood." Todd took a vial and filled it, bringing it up to Snape and quickly walking back to her seat... but then remembered she had to stay after class. She slumped into her seat and waited for everyone to leave. The classroom emptied except for Snape, Giliana, and Todd.

"Miss Black, up here please." Snape simply stated. Todd stood and walked to his desk. "Yes, Professor?" She smiled rather fakely.

Giliana walked over to her desk and sat down, trying to find something to do.

Snape spoke in a nasal, annoyed tone. "Why were you late?" Todd sighed deeply.

"I was busy murdering innocent children..." Todd grinned. She knew she was setting herself up for detention, but she was certain she would have gotten it anyway. "Is that a problem, sir?" Snape growled.

"Detention, this Saturday night, Miss Black. Be late to that, and I assure you, you will regret it." Snape looked as if he had just swallowed something slimy and disgusting. "Get out of my sight." "Gladly." Todd turned and got her backpack, winked at Giliana and left.

"Saturday night...?" Giliana spoke softly, her eyes busy on paperwork.

"Yes." Snape didn't bother looking up. He stood and walked to the cabinet, glancing over it's untidy contents. "Straighten this up, Miss Lenore."

She walked over to the cabinet. She began placing each thing back where it belonged.
"Isn't Saturday night a little bit much?"

"Not for Miss. Black." He turned and looked around the classroom, seeing if anything else could be worked on. "I'm leaving early today, I have other business to attend to. Just, make the room clean." He bared his teeth a little and grabbed a bag that was packed full of something, and was about to head to the door.

"Wait, please..." She asked. Somehow she didn't know where that came from. She dropped a vial, and quickly picked it up. He turned and looked at her with curiosity, an eyebrow raised.

"Yes..?" His pale face looked dangerous in the dim lighting.

"Why do you pick on Todd so much?" She asked, a little bit nervous of what his reaction might be. Snape wasn't about to let her in on his past. It was strange, that she would ask something like that. Snape's eye twitched for a moment, before he finally spoke in a dark voice.

"She's disrespectful. It runs in her family." He mumbled, and stormed out, disappearing from view.