Down in the dungeon…
"Where is Professor Slughorn? Shouldn't he be here by now?" asked Ron & then the doors opened & Slughorn came out.
"Sorry class for the hold up, I was just talking to one of our many teachers at this school, about a certain something, not a big deal. Now for today's lesson we'll be choosing a potion. You may choose what potion you may do from the list on the chalkboard," said Slughorn flipping on the board.
"I need to do a challenge, so professor which one is the hardest?" asked Ron
"Well Ron I can't choose the potion for you but I think Lupus changerous potion is for you. It may take 2 weeks to make but I think you can handle it. I know you can handle it & I know whom you want to cure so I got you this," whispered Slughorn in Ron's ear and gave him secretly 3 hairs.
"Ok professor and thanks & is this Lupin's hair?" whispered Ron as he looked in the book and the hair and found the page.
"Your very welcome & it is," said Slughorn as Ron got started on the potion to cure Lupin.
"I really will be making this potion for Harry & the school. Not for me. I care too much about my friends not to do this & I hope Lupin really appreciate this. Because this is going to be my best work. Harry needs to have Lupin back because he is a very cool teacher," thought Ron
"Do not worry I got everything you need plus more but you are going to mash the slugs yourself, get the water yourself, prick your own hair, do your blood and get the pineanle seeds on your own," said Slughorn smiling
"I thought you had every thing ready," said Ron smirking
"Well you got to do almost everything. You can't expect me to do everything for you or you won't get a good grade. Oops I see I've everything my mistake," said Slughorn saying sorry
Ingredients to make the cureRed dye
3 hairs of who you want to cure
4 hairs of your own hair
1 ounce of water
2 well plumped slugs
a bucket of mashed pineanle tree seeds
and 6 drops of wolf blood
DirectionsFirst cut your hair into 4 equal strands of hair and put it into the cauldron
Start mashing the pineanle tree seeds
Then put in 1 ounce of water
Then cut the slugs into 3 pieces and put it into the cauldron (you may want to put on a nose plug it starts to stink after you put the slugs in)
Then add the 6 drops of wolf blood in and start to stir it
Then add the pineanle tree seeds while stirring
Let it set for 2 months while stirring once a week
After the 2 months are up, add the red dye.
Let it settle for 4 more days
Then give it to the person who is a werewolf
"Well that sounds simple enough, let's get started," said Ron "I just can't wait till Lupin tries this potion. He is going to thank me. Then Harry is going to appreciate what I am going to do."
"What are you going to do?" asked Harry
"Umm.. Please don't tell anyone else but I have found a cure," said Ron.
"A cure for what?" asked Harry
"For being a werewolf," said Ron
"What? You…mean you are going to cure Lupin?" asked Harry in shock.
"Un huh, he will not be a werewolf anymore after 4 months," said Ron sadly
"4 months, 4 years, who cares as long as he is not going to be a Werewolf anymore. Ron you are the best. I can always count on you to pull through," said Harry happily hugging Ron.
"I am going to tell Lupin. Wait how about I surprise him with the antidote," said Ron
"Surprising him would be the greatest thing you could ever do for him. But he will be in your debt," said Harry
"Yeah but I hope it is not a die pack. I hate those so much. Well I better get a going on this potion, it won't start on its own. See ya after class," said Ron waving to Harry. Ron worked on his potion all period & he was doing quite well getting it all prepared. He got all the stuff prepared but it was the end of class and they had to pack up.
"Don't worry about the stuff Ron, you can get it done tomorrow, just go to your next class, I believe it is Defence Against the Dark Arts with Professor Lupin isn't it," said Slughorn.
"Yes it is & I just can not wait. I also can wait to save Lupin from this curse. I mean he's one of the best teacher's in this school aside from you of course. Lupin doesn't deserve this, hiding so that no one can hurt them. Well see ya later," said Ron.
"I know and I had a teacher back in my day that was a werewolf and we had cured him. See ya Ron," said Slughorn and Ron left to go to his class.
"I just can't wait for the look on his face, he is so lucky to know me. I hope that I can do it. I will hate myself if it goes all wrong," said Ron smiling.