Sorry this took so long but I have been so busy. I have like five papers due in two weeks! I don't know if I'll finish them all. Wish me luck!

Disclaimer: I don't own a thing…yadda yadda yadda.

Chapter 6

"Deal," said the other two.

"Damn," said Piper.

"What's wrong?" asked Phoebe.

"I just remembered that to make a vanquishing potion you need the flesh of the demon."

"Yeah, so?" said Paige.

"Well, I was going to make the Balthazar potion because it's hard and I didn't want them to be bored with their first potions class with me, but I don't think we have any more Balthazar flesh, do we?"

"There's one way to find out. Chris!" Phoebe called.

In a few seconds a swirl of white lights appeared in the 'living room' and a very confused Chris looked at the three of them.

"Wait a minute, I just orbed from the living room so how can I still be in the living room. Your demons aren't you? This is a trap isn't it?"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa…slow your roll there bucko. It's us," said Piper.

"Yeah, paranoid much?" said Paige.

"Can you blame me?" said Chris. "What do you want?"

"Don't you take that tone with me young man, I'm your mother," said Piper in mock sternness. "I need you to go look in the fridge and see if we have any Balthazar flesh left."

"Can't you just look in that fridge?" he asked pointing to the kitchen.

"No, we can't just…can we?" asked Phoebe. "I mean, we can just think of what we need and we get it. Why should this be any different?"

"Because Cole's dead. So how can we just think up a piece of his flesh?" said Paige.

"Ew. Can you just go look?" said Piper.

"Fine, I'll be right back." He was gone again.

After a few minutes, Chris came back holding a small plastic bag. Inside there was unmistakably a piece of flesh. Piper stored it with the other ingredients needed for the potion.

"What do you need this for anyway?" asked Chris.

"A vanquishing potion," stated Piper.

"I know that, but why would you need a vanquishing potion for someone who's already dead?"

"To teach my class."

"To what? Are you crazy? Do you want to die?"

Phoebe laughed. "How are we going to die from teaching a class a few potions and spells? Besides, it's like you said, he's already dead."

"Look, when I heard you guys were going to be here I did some research. It turns out that this Voldemort guy went to this school and was in Snake-something. I bet half the kids in that group or whatever you want to call it -"

"A house," Paige interrupted.

"Whatever, I bet they're all already working for him. You have to watch what you say to them."

"Chris, they're kids…I think we can handle them. Besides, it's not like they have powers. Well, sort of," said Paige.

"Just…be careful. You're already dead in my future; don't let it happen now too."

He was already half way through the ceiling when they realized what he had said and yelled, "We're WHAT?"

After Chris's little visit, the girls were on edge for a while. To get their minds off of things, they decided to sit in on one of the classes they had on their list. It was unanimous that they would go and sit in the transfiguration class. They weren't exactly pleased with having to sit in on the other classes and pretend to write an article but they knew they had to keep up pretenses. They walked around the school for a while before asking a third year Hufflepuff where the classroom was. They got to the classroom and found it empty (they had made sure to leave early). They sat all the way in the back so they wouldn't disturb anyone.

After a few minutes, the students started filing in. They couldn't help but notice that it was the Gryffindors and the Slytherins again. No one saw them as they all sat down and waited for their professor. Just as the last students were coming in, McGonagall entered looking as stern as ever.

"Since it is the beginning of the term, we shall start of with something simple. You will be transfiguring your desks into shields. Like so," she turned to her own desk and said, "Armorus protego." Her desk looked like it was melting. It bended and twisted itself until finally, what lay on the floor was no longer a desk but a large silver shield. "Much like the patronus charm, all of your shields will take different forms. You may begin."

Everyone stood up and began trying to do the spell. Many of the students only managed to change their desks color on their first attempt. It took Hermione three tries before a large bronze shield with the Gryffindor crest engraved on the front of it replaced her desk. The Slytherins looked at her enviously.

"Oh, look…the mudblood has managed to find her self some protection. Too bad there's no stopping an unforgivable," Draco drawled loud enough for Hermione to hear but not McGonagall. Unfortunately for Draco, Harry, Ron, and the sisters also heard. After one more try he was also able to transfigure his desk. His shield was much larger than Hermione's. It was silver, and had a large snake engraved on the front. The snake's eyes were so green, they could only be emeralds. He smirked at Hermione brandishing his shield.

"What does he mean by 'unforgivables'?" whispered Phoebe. Piper and Paige shrugged.

"I want to try the spell," Paige whined.

Piper shook her head. She didn't want anyone to know they were there. But before she could give Paige her reason, she was already half way through saying the spell. The desk changed and with a loud squeal, Piper and Phoebe fell to the floor. The entire class including McGonagall turned around to see Paige helping Piper and Phoebe up.

"Paige!" Piper yelled irritably.

"Ow!" was all Phoebe said as she rubbed her backside.

Next to the girls was a four foot wooden shield with a black triquetra on the front that looked as if it had been burnt on. McGonagall, far from looking angry, looked rather amused and said, "Well done, Professor Halliwell. Would you two like to try as well?" Piper and Phoebe nodded.

Everyone spent the rest of the class concentrating on their shield. By the end, only a hand full of people hadn't succeeded. Harry's shield was magnificent. It was at least five feet long and made of solid gold. It was encrusted with rubies and had a large lion on the front that really roared. Piper's shield was silver with a pearl handle and pearl accents. Hers too had the triquetra on it but in inlaid marble. Phoebe's shield was a shiny onyx and the triquetra was inlaid in gold on the front of hers. Everyone marveled at the charmed ones shields and how they all had the same symbol on it. By the end of the class, McGonagall was very impressed.

After transfiguration, it was time for dinner, which went by uneventfully. After dinner the girls returned to their rooms. They were having hot chocolate and talking about their shields when Phoebe suddenly grabbed her head in pain and fell to the floor.

Several floors below, Harry was doing the same thing.