Me: Okay so first off – I'm soooooo sorry for the late update!
Second, this past year, I have been enduring dull pain on my right side. I thought my kidneys were acting up again, but it turns out it was my liver. A month or so, I went to the ER and found out that one of the tumors is growing so all this time I have been trying to find a liver surgeon that can help me…not dice for the first doc, he was lame so my mom begin bugging the insurance to find one and it worked. Never mess with a mama bear.
So tomorrow, the 19th, I will be finding out if I'll be getting a surgery to remove that tumor or not. I have typed the next chapter in advance incase I'll be getting one. But afterwards, I'll be dealing with my back as I have inflammation on the spine, lower spine, but not sure why. So busy, busy, busy with docs appointments as you see.
Actually, I'm recently recovering from an UTI…again. I get no break getting sick…well, at least no hospitalization, right? To those who reviewed: rowensheir, Penny is wise, kirsty21, white collar black wolf, Wishfull-star and silvershadowseeker – I thank you!
Rowensheir: canon copy with tweats? No, I try to make it different.
All said and done, onward to the story!
"There, look."
"The Potter twins?"
"Did you see if they have the scars? I couldn't."
"What I can't believe is that one of the twins was sorted into Slytherin, not Gryffindor."
"But his twin sister did. Maybe she was the one that defeated You-Know-Who."
Whispers followed the Potter twins the moment they left their dormitories. Eating their breakfast in the Great hall, the few students that were already there were staring at the twins.
"Don't they have something better to do," said Iris, annoyingly. She took a bit of her toast, "Can't they see we're just like them, not Merlin."
Harry shrugged, "Let it be Lils. They're just a bunch of dunderheads. Now, how was your first night without me?"
Iris pouted, "Lonely. I was scared not seeing you when I woke up. But when you greeted me through our link, I was fine afterwards."
Harry patted his twin's shoulder, "I asked Professor Snape if you can sit with me during dinner. He said there's no rule that students can't sit in different house tables; only for special events and holidays."
Iris sighed in relief, "Thank goodness – Lea, over here!"
Azalea smiled before telling Terry and Padma that she'll be eating with her cousins this morning. They were fine with it and watched their housemate go to the Gryffindor table.
"Greetings you two," said Azalea, sitting next to Iris. She fills her plate with eggs, two pancakes, bacon and pumpkin juice. "I wonder why the Gryffins have more sweets than the other houses."
Before the twins could reply, Hermione sat across from Iris while Daphne; a bit hesitate sat next to Harry.
"Morning, I can't wait for classes to start," said Hermione, excitedly. She opened her bag, "I think I have everything, but I wasn't sure which lessons were going today."
"We should be getting our timesheets soon," said Azalea.
That's when Minerva, Severus and Filius came over to them. Minerva smiled, "I had a feeling this was going to happen. Here, your timesheets."
The Potter siblings and the others took the parchments.
"Why do the Gryffindors and Slytherins have more lessons with each other?" Azalea pointed out. Iris and Hermione looked at their timesheets.
Iris Lillian Potter: 1st Year, Gryffindor
Monday:
8:00am – 9:15am: History of Magic with Hufflepuffs
10:00am – 11:15am: Charms with Slytherins
2:00pm – 3:15pm: Herbology with Hufflepuffs
3:30pm – 4:45pm: Transfiguration with Slytherins
Tuesday:
8:00am – 9:15am: History of Magic with Hufflepuffs
10:00am – 11:15am: DADA with Slytherins
2:00pm – 3:15pm: Charms with Slytherins
3:30pm – 4:45pm: Transfiguration with Slytherins
Wednesday:
8:00am – 9:15am: Potions with Slytherins
10:00am – 11:15am: DADA with Slytherins
2:00pm – 3:15pm: Herbology with Hufflepuffs
3:30pm – 4:45pm: Transfiguration with Slytherins
10:00pm – 11:00pm: Astronomy with Slytherins
Thursday:
8:00am – 9:15am: History of Magic with Hufflepuffs
10:00am – 11:15am: Charms with Slytherins
2:00pm – 3:15pm: Herbology with Hufflepuffs
3:30pm – 4:45pm: Flying with Slytherins
Friday:
8:00am – 10:00am: Potions with Slytherins
10:40am – 11:55am: DADA with Slytherins
2:00pm – 3:15pm: Herbology with Hufflepuffs
3:30pm – 4:45pm: Transfiguration with Slytherins
"Maybe…there's a reason why the Headmaster did it," murmured Hermione. The Potter siblings looked at each other when they heard a shout.
The Potter siblings turned around to see Ron and the other Gryffindors looking angry. Ron marched up to them, "Why are there two bloody snakes sitting in our table?!"
"There's no rule against students sitting in different house tables," stated Iris. She glared at Ron, "Get used to it, Weasley. I never eat without my brother and cousin. So you better back off or you have to deal with me!"
Severus and Minerva hid their smiles upon seeing Iris' glare. It was the same one that Lily used when she was angry.
Backing away, Ron sat with Seamus and Dean. Neville timidly sat next to Azalea before greeting them with a small smile. After breakfast, everyone got up and went to their classes.
History of Magic was boring and was the only lesson taught by a ghost. They heard that Professor Binns had fallen asleep in front of the staff room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body behind. Binns droned on and on while they scribbled down names and dates, and got Emetic the Evil and Uric the Oddball mixed up.
Charms was taught by the Head house of Ravenclaw; Professor Filius Flitwick. The small wizard gave a warm smile to the Potter twins upon saying their names during roll call.
Transfiguration was taught by the Head house of Gryffindor; Professor Minerva McGonagall. She was strict and clever when she gave them a talking-to the moment in their first lesson. Then she changed her desk into a pig and back again. Most students were pretty impressed and couldn't wait to get started, but their hopes went down when they learned they're not going to change furniture into animals for a long time.
After taking notes, they were each given a match and started trying to turn it into a needle. By the end of the lesson, Hermione and Iris had made some difference to their matches. They were silver and pointy and Minerva gave them ten points for their first try.
Herbology was taught by the Head house of Hufflepuff; Professor Pomona Sprout. She was a dumpy little witch and showed the students how to take care of all the strange plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for – most of the time in potions.
The Potter twins were looking forward in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Professor Quirrell's lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke. His classroom smelled strongly of garlic, which everyone said was to ward off a vampire he'd met in Romania and was afraid would be coming back to get him one of these days. His turban, he told them, had been given to him by an African prince as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome zombie, but they weren't sure they believed his story.
On Wednesday at night, Astronomy was taught by Professor Aurora Sinistra. They were taught how to study the night skies with their telescopes. They learned the names of different stars and the movements of the planets.
Finally, Potions was taught by the Head house of Slytherin; Professor Severus Snape. During their first lesson, Severus gave out an amazing and inspiration speech before going over on what he suspects in his class. He'll not tolerate students who wouldn't listen and would give a troll if they explode any cauldrons. Afterwards, he had them read and prepare for Friday for their first potion making. And today's Friday.
"Double Potions with the Slytherins," murmured Ron with a pout. "I heard from my brothers that Snape favors them."
"Wouldn't you if you have the entire school against you?" questioned Azalea. "Just because some dark wizards came from the Slytherin house means whoever is sorted into Slytherin is a future dark wizard as well? No, it doesn't."
"Never thought of it that way," murmured Ron before they all got up and headed to the dungeons. He crossed his arms, "But still not fair. Why can't Professor McGonagall favor us rather give us lots of homework."
"Professor Snape doesn't favor the Slytherins," said Harry. "He sets a lot of strict rules in our dorms that we have to follow. There's a sleep curfew for each year and if we do get in trouble, he'll scold us in front of the Slytherins before making the trouble maker stand in a corner then write lines over 50 times."
Ron widened his eyes, "Seriously?"
Harry and Daphne nodded.
They entered the classroom where the Potter twins sat in the front while Hermione and Neville were by their left. Daphne and Tracey were behind them while Ron and Seamus were on their right. Draco and Blaise were sitting next to Tracey's left.
The door slammed open and came in was Professor Snape. He waved his wand and instructions appeared onto the blackboard.
"Before we start, let's see if you have read a bit," said Severus, eyeing the students, "Mr. Weasley, what would I get if added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
"I…I um…don't know, sir," stuttered Ron.
Severus' lips curled into a sneer, "Didn't bother to open your books, Mr. Weasley. What a shame. Let's see if one of your housemates is prepared – Miss Potter, if you don't mind helping out Mr. Weasley."
"Asphodel and wormwood makes a powerful sleeping potion known as the Draught of Living Death," replied Iris.
"Correct, five points to Gryffindor," said Severus. He looked around, "Mr. Finnigan, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?"
Seamus bit his lip as he tries to remember what he read last night, but nothing comes to mind. If only Ron wasn't so demanding to play chess last night, he would have studied a bit more. He lowered his head, "I'm sorry sir, but I don't remember…all I can recall is that it's from an animal's stomach."
"At least it's something," murmured Severus. "Mr. Malfoy, do you know the answer?"
"Of course, Professor," said Draco, smugly. "A bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons."
"Correct, five points to Slytherin," said Severus. "Last one…Mr. Longbottom, what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
Neville jumped a bit before biting his lip, "Um…t-they're the s-same plant, sir. They – They also go by the name of a-aconite."
Severus nodded, "Correct, five points to Gryffindor. Now, today we will be brewing a simple potion to cure boils. Make sure you get the timing right, if not you'll ruin your potion. And for Merlin's sake, make sure you don't add the porcupine quill before taking the cauldron off the fire – being!"
"You get the ingredients while I fill out the cauldron," said Iris as Harry nodded.
Throughout the period, Severus swept around the room, watching them weigh dried nettles and crush snakes fangs. He would sometimes snap or criticize a few students if they were doing it wrong.
Harry was stewing the horn slugs when clouds of acid green smoke and a loud hissing filled the dungeon. He turned to see Ron and Seamus' cauldron melted in a twist blob, and their potion was seeping across the floor.
"Stools now!" shouted Harry.
Within seconds, the whole class was standing on their stools minus Seamus who had been drenched in the potion when the cauldron collapsed. Slowly, angry red boils sprang up all over his arms and legs.
"Dunderhead boy!" Severus sneered, clearing the spilled potion away with one wave of his wand. He glared at them, "Which one of you added the porcupine quills before taking the cauldron off the fire?!"
Ron looked down while Seamus was whimpering from the pain of the boils.
"Take him to the hospital wing," Severus told to Harry. Then he rounded on to Ron, "Why didn't you tell him not to add the quills, boy? Do you want to embarrass your housemate? Ten points from Gryffindor of carelessness!"
Ron gritted his teeth and was ready to defend himself when Dean stopped him.
At the end of the lesson, Ron and the Gryffindors were complaining how unfair Snape was. The redhead could see why his brothers say that he was a dungeon, greasy bat.
After dinner, the staff went to the Headmaster's office to discuss about their first week. Mostly, for Albus to know about the Potter twins.
"I have quite a few showing an interest in Transfiguration," started Minerva. "Miss Granger and Miss Iris Potter did pretty well, changing their matches to needles. I wasn't surprise that young Iris did well since her father was talented as well. Can't say the same for her brother…"
"On the contrary, Mr. Potter and young Azalea with a few are showing a talent in Charms," said Filius, happily. "I dare say that young Harry is quite like his mother."
Albus nodded, "I see, and what about in your class, Quirrell?"
"They-They seems to be-be pretty good in Defense, sir-sir," stuttered Quirrell. "Don't-Don't need my-my help during their-their first week, Head-Headmaster."
"Same in Herbology," said Pomona. "The Potter twins would help out their classmates rather well, much better on how Miss Granger tried to. She sounds…a bit bossy."
Severus snorted, "Miss Granger doesn't give her classmates any chance to answer any questions. She would shout out her answer when I called out someone else. Luckily, it didn't happen in the double lesson, but in the first day, she just blurred out the answers."
"Ah, but Severus, she just want to prove herself that she belongs here," said Albus. "What about you, Severus? Any future Potion masters or mistresses?"
"…Mr. Potter, Mr. Malfoy and Miss Greengrass are showing interest," replied Severus. "However, Mr. Longbottom has talent to identity the properties of a plant. I take it that he's quite brilliant in Herbology, Pomona?"
"Yes, he is. Along with Miss Davis and Miss Bones," replied Pomona.
"I only had them once so I'm not sure who's interested in Astronomy just yet," said Aurora.
"That's alright," assured Albus. "Anything else we need to discuss?"
"There's one matter Albus," said Minerva, seriously. "Return that bloody stone back to Flamel! We're complete targets if it continues residing here in the castle!"
"Now my dear, there's no safe place than Hogwarts to keep the stone safe," said Albus. "If that's all, I bid you good night to you all."
Minerva frowned before she and the other professors left the office.
The moment the door closed, Albus leaned backwards to his seat. He rubbed his white beard, "To think that Petunia would be able to break the seal I placed upon her when she was a toddler. I must be careful around her daughter, as for the twins, the girl is going the right path, but that blasted boy had to be sorted into Slytherin. It must be the influence of Alexander since his mother was a Black after all…I'll have to keep an eye on him."
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