Chapter 6

I didn't really know what to expect as I made my way to Snape's classroom that night. I knocked on the door twice then let myself into the room. There were only a few candles burning sending most of the room into shadows.

Snape wasn't there yet so I decided to look around a bit. One wall was covered in portraits of people drinking different potions and showing what happened. I found it quite amusing and moved on.

I was just reading the labels on the bottles on the shelf when Snape came breezing into the room. He took a seat behind his desk than gave me an impatient look.

"So daddy dearest what do I have to do?" I asked walking up to the desk with a smirk on my face.

He sneered up at me "I was looking at my supplies earlier, and I'm running low on shrooms. You are to go into the Forbidden Forest to fetch some for me." He smiled thinly.

I just cocked my hip and raised my eyebrow. "No prob. There's no special procedure or anything right?"

He cocked his brow, much like mine, "of course there is. But you'll find out what it is when you get there."

"Fine." I walked out sassily, heading toward the outer door. 'Where the hell is the Forbidden Forest?'

The hallway was practically empty but that hot blonde guy, Draco, was walking toward me.

"Hey, do you know which way I go to get to the Forbidden Forest?"

He stopped to look me over and then smirked, "what would you go there for?"

"Snape needs shrooms, it's my punishment for 'speaking out' in class."

"He wants you to go into the Forbidden Forest, Alone?"

"Yeah. So?"

"Do you know what kind of creatures live in there?"

"I guess I'll find out." I started to walk past him but he grabbed my arm. "Let go of my arm." I said through gritted teeth.

"I'm going with you."

"I don't need a knight in shining armor."

"Let me just remind you, you don't know where it is."

"And you do?"

"Yes."

"What, do you go into play with the creatures?" I replied sarcastically, attempting to free myself again and failing. Dang that kid was strong.

"No. I've been in there before." Draco locked eyes with me, staring sternly into the depth.

'What are you remembering?' I asked myself. "Fine." I spat. "You win. But I don't want you to be any extra baggage." I told him, walking away.

He ran up to me. "I'm not any baggage, Miss. Longbottom."

"Miss. Longbottom, Draco?" I asked cocking an eyebrow.

"He smiled. "Sydney."

Draco led the way out of the front door and into the dark woods. When we had been walking through the forest for about 15 minutes I began to talk.

"So this is the Forbidden Forest, huh? It's not so scary."

"That's cause we haven't run into any of the creatures yet." Draco said looking smug.

"I thought they were your friends."

Draco snorted. "Why would I, Draco Lucius Malfoy, associate with such filth?"

"Is the name 'Malfoy' suppose to impress me?"

"You mean you've never heard of my family?"

"No, should I have?' I didn't listen to his answer, if he answered at all because right then I was hit in the chest and tackled to the ground.

"Sydney! I missed you!"

I just sighed and rolled to get up. The weight that pushed me over was my friend, Rainey Thorton. Talk about a whack- job.

"Ahh! A creature!" My "brave" companion, Draco, screamed.

"Chill out, Malfoy." I replied cooly. In the pale moonlight I could see him blush.

"What on the Earth are you doing in the Forbidden Forest?" he demanded.

"Forbidden? As in 'off limits'?" Rainey asked.

He looked at her strangely, "yeah as in off limits..."

I just rolled my eyes, "Raye, what are you doing here?"

"Mom wanted me to see Hogwarts and to spend more time with you, so I'm starting school here tomorrow, isn't that great?"

"Yeah awesome." I said sarcastically.

"I just knew you'd think so!" Rainy said, the sarcasm totally going over her head.

"What the hell is going on?" Draco asked frustrated.

"Oh yeah! How rude of me, Rainey this is my "fearless" escort Draco, Draco Malfoy, Rainey Thorton."

Rainey's face scrunched up. "Malfoy?"

"Yes, it's a very old, upstanding na–"

"Oh! Yeah! You're my cousin, hi!" before he could say anything Rainey launched herself at him, and squeezed him 'til he turned blue.

I shrugged my shoulders, this was gonna be a long year. I looked around my surrounding and spotted a circle of shrooms. I started to reach for one when I thought better of it, there had to be a catch. If the shrooms were so easy to get Snape would have just gotten them himself.

"Hey Draco. Do you know anything about shrooms?"

Draco detached himself from Rainey. "No I never touch the stuff."

"I'm not talking about the drug, you moron! I mean how do you pick them?"

"Don't know."

"Why did you come along again? You are no help."

Draco shrugged. I leaned closer to the shrooms to get a better look. My pant leg touched the shrooms and it suddenly turned black and turned into dust.

"Well I guess I know what the problem is." I said dryly.

"Wow! Look at your pants! That makes me giggle." Rainey said then covered her mouth and giggled.

I rolled my eyes then went back to thinking about the shrooms. I raised my want and wordlessly cast a spell. The whole circle of shrooms were now floating in the air in a magically created force field.

"Hey, coolie! Now are you taking those back to the school?" Rainey asked.

"No, I thought I'd just list 'em for fun!" I replied sarcastically.

"Oh. I wanted you to lead me to Dumbledore's room."

"I've gotta take these to Snape and then I can take you to Dumbledore."

"Coolie!" Rainey practically bounced.

"Couldn't we just leave her?" I heard Draco mutter under his breath as we started to walk through the forest.