Chapter Three: The Mistake That Began It All

I Am Not Crazy

Hermione:

"Okay class. Settle down." The class continues talking. Everyone, even including me. And when I talk through a class, you KNOW this teacher is horrible. "Um, excuse me, settle down please," repeated Professor Weyers. So the class continues to talk until he says something that attracts all of our attention.

"Today we will….um… be doing an experiment with some chemicals and potions and…stuff you all most likely have not worked with before." The only thing that I can remember thinking was something along the lines of "I cannot believe that he cannot find a better word to use then 'stuff'. He is at least thirty years older than I am and he can't use more impressive word usage then I can. What. An. Idiot." A few of the class stopped talking.

"It involves radiation and this rainbow goo stuff that I cannot remember the name of right now." Everyone stopped talking and started to laugh about the rainbow goo comment. I just buried my head in my hands as it appeared I knew more than the teacher once again. "So, go to your stations and follow the directions on the page next to your lab equipment," Professor Weyers instructed us.

Ginny and I slowly made our way over to our station, talking nonstop. After a few minutes, I managed to get Ginny to accomplish some work. "Okay," Ginny said. "It says here that we need the following: ½ cup of rainbow extract, five pounds of slugs, two cups of sugar, ¼ cup of onions, and .017 milligrams of radiation stuff."

I started gathering the ingredients. We had been given a big cylinder type object to mix our experiment in. "Okay so ½ cup of rainbow extract, five pounds of slugs, two cups of sugar, 1/3 cup of onions, and 17,000 milligrams of that radiation right?" I asked as pouring all the contents into the large cylinder.

"Sounds good to me," she responded, not even looking at the sheet. That was the one mistake I have ever made in my life; I didn't even bother to pick up the paper we had been given and double check my work. I picked up a large stirring spoon and started mixing together everything. Ginny picked up the sheet on the counter. "It says now we wait a little while and then this concoction should turn into a…a…Hermione tell me if I'm reading this right." I took the paper.

"A dancing burnt leprechaun?" I read, very puzzled.

"What in the world is this supposed to teach us?" Parvati added in from a table near us.

"I thought it'd be…erm…fun?" Professor Weyers said from behind us.

I whirled around. "But what in the world do leprechauns have to do with potions? For goodness sake, this is a class where we are actually supposed to learn something! Not be fooling around making these mad experiments. Why not show us how to do something effective and useful? Why not show us how to make a potion that helps with coughs? JUST FOR GODS SAKE TEACh US SOMEThING APPROPRIATE TO ThE CURRICULM. "

"Leprechauns have nothing to do with potions but evil…burnt ones have a LOT to do with the subject," he said, cackling in a very strange way and completely ignoring me outburst. I was beginning to believe my Professor was beyond fanatical.

Hermione, look at it! It's boiling and…and…growing bigger!" Ginny shouted. I turned around and indeed the goo had come out of the container and was growing to the size of a seven or eight foot tall man. My wand had somehow gotten away from me in all the chaos so I couldn't use it. So, I, of course, started screaming incessantly and looked at the goo. I haven't been very good in panic situations lately. It finally stopped growing and I kept on screaming and running in circles around the room. I ran into a desk and fell to the floor. I kept screaming and kicking but you have to understand that I was in such a shock that I did not know I was no longer standing up. I am NOT crazy.

Ron came over, slapped me softly against my face and told me to shut up. I stopped screaming after a moment and stood up, coming back to reality. Everyone was either looking at the big blob of glimmering rainbow goo or me.

"What, what is it?" Crabbe asked cautiously, attempting to hide his extremely large figure behind a chair.

Professor Weyers apparently did not know either and picked up a piece of baloney from his desk and started waving it at the goo. "Weee commmmmme inn peace!" he said. Nothing happened. I couldn't believe it. We are in the magical society. At least since the last time I checked we were. Correct me if I'm wrong. But ever heard of using a wand? Heck, ever heard of using your brain. At the point he was at, he might as well tell everyone that a piece of celery is more efficient than a wand.

"Well funky llamas then!" Lee grumbled. It was one of his wacky sayings that he used. The glob opened up into a sucking hole. The whole class started to bellow and holler for help as we were all lifted up into the air.

"Ginny! Hermione! I don't think you made the leprechaun right!" Ron shouted.

"Well that's a no brainer Weasley!" spat out Malfoy.

"To me, it looks as if you've created some sort of…of…time converting alternate universe time continual sort of thing," Lee exclaimed.

"Cool!" Luna added in as we were all unexpectedly absorbed into the hole.