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"Turn to page 987 in your Potions book", Professor Snape sneered at the students.
"Great, another torture lesson with Snape", Ron whispered to Harry.
"Yeah, well at least you don't have to sit next to Malfoy!" Hermione mouthed from the other side of the room.
Unfortunately Draco saw this and put his hand on her knee. Hermione spun towards him, glaring. Draco smirked at her as he started rubbing his hand across her thigh. Hermione slapped his hand away as Ron was being held back into his seat by Harry.
"Is there a problem here?" Snape asked suspiciously looking at the four students.
"Umm, no… there is no problem professor", Hermione said nervously before Ron could blurt out anything.
"Then refrain from talking and turn to page 987!" Snape spat. The whole class went silent as he got up from his desk and prowled around the classroom.
"Today I am going to teach you how to brew the dream potion. It works a bit like the truth serum but shows what you dream about," Snape paused for effect before continuing, "I trust you already know your partners as you are sitting next to them-" Ron glared at Draco who smirked at him, "So get your ingredients and begin."
The students worked quietly for the next hour brewing their potions until they were ready to be graded. When suddenly-
BOOM!
Neville's cauldron exploded and was steaming away with a dumbfounded Seamus standing next to him. The both of them black from head to toe. Professor Snape glared at the two scared boys.
"Due to Mr. Longbottom and Mr. Finnigan's public display of stupidity they will stay behind to clean the cauldrons. We no longer have time for the rest of lesson. Bottle your potions. We will test them tomorrow. Class dismissed." Snape stalked towards Seamus and Neville with his cloak billowing behind him, ushering the students out the door.
