Chapter 2. Dum spiro spero

Two weeks passed without any major incidents. Only three cauldrons had been melted and the Slytherins and Gryffindors managed to stay clear of each other, at least in classes.

Draco had visited Severus twice during these weeks and had slowly started to put his pan into action. Severus had is suspicions about Draco's visits and knew that he was up to something but what he didn't know.

After two weeks Harry's luck was bound to run out and it did just that.

"Shut up all of you and listen to what I have to say!" Could be heard echoing through the dungeons. "Potions are not something that should be taken lightly. If you do even one thing wrong you could blow up the whole school, so no fooling around in my classroom. I have told you this once and I don't want to have to tell you again. Is this understood?"

"Yes professor."

'I'm going to kill the idiot that came up with the brilliant idea of putting Gryffindors and Slytherins together in one class.' He thought to himself.

The rest of the period passed without any major incidents, only one Gryffindor girl managed to blow up her second cauldron. 'Great another Neville Longbottom,' was Harry's first thought after the incident.

When it was finally time for dinner Harry was ready to lie down and die. It had been one of the most exhausting days of his life. While walking to the Great Hall he was wondering how some people could be so careless and stupid. He now understood Severus' attitude in the classroom.

When Harry got to the Great Hall he sat down beside Draco and started eating.

"How was your day Draco? I hope it was better than mine." Harry said to the blond.

Draco raised one eyebrow at Harry's last statement.

"My day was just fine. What went wrong today?" Draco said amused.

"The usual except for the fight in the Potions classroom." Harry answered.

"OK. I can understand that you are pissed but it's not like it's never happened before."

"I know, I know. I just can't believe how reckless some of these students are."

"I suppose you mean the first years."

"Yes those and some from the higher years too. It makes me wonder if they have any common sense in them at all."

"Ha-ha. I don't think that we were any different. The only reason that nobody dared to do anything stupid was because of Sev."

"Yes I suppose you are right. I must warn you of Catherine Johnson, she's the new Neville Longbottom."

"Thanks I think I know who she is. Blond hair, clumsy and very shy. I'll watch her a little more carefully than the other kids. I think that the only reason she screws up is because she's so nervous."

"That might be one of the reasons. I'll see if I can find something that will help her."

"Do that. What do you say about tea in my rooms tonight at seven?"

"That would be fine but only if you have something stronger than tea."

"You know we shouldn't be drinking when we have to teach the day after but the rules are meant to be broken."

Both of them got up and left the Great Hall together while still talking about breaking the rules and making their owns and stuff like that.

Unknown to Harry Draco was planning to get as much information out of Harry as possible so that he could really start getting Severus and him together.

TBC

"Dum spiro spero"- Latin for "While I breath I hope"

AN: I might not be able to update for a while since my teachers are messing with my spare time by giving a lot of homework and tests.