I DO NOT OWN MAXIMUM RIDE OR HARRY POTTER
MAX! WAKE UP!" I faintly heard someone yell at me. Suddenly a freezing cold jet of water hit me right in the face. I yelped and leaped up. Ginny and Hermione were standing at the foot of my bed, Hermione holding her wand in my direction.
"What was that for?" I asked them groggily. I was mega tired from staying up so late. Damn Fang.
"You are going to miss breakfast if you don't get up." Ginny said, she reached down into my trunk and threw a robe and brush at me. I caught them, and slowly got up. Little by little I made my way to the adjuring bathroom. I looked up in the mirror. I was a mess. My hair was knotted, a few twigs on it. My pajamas had grass stains on them. Yes, I Maximum Ride wore pajamas.
"Max why are there grass stains on your pajamas? And why are there twigs in your hair? What were you doing last night?" Ginny asked.
"Stupid nature, stupid Fang." I muttered quietly as I started to pull the twigs out of my hair. Apparently not quite enough because Ginny gasped, and I just knew that Hermione was sniggering behind me. I swung around to face them. They were both sniggering at me.
"It's not what you think-"I began but I was cut off when Ginny started to sing.
"Max and Fang sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Ginny started to sing/yell at the top of her lungs. I moved forward and she squealed and raced out of the room, Hermione following her example ran out too. I raced after them, but that damn stairwell was turned to small for me to go fast enough to catch them. By the time I got to the common room, they were already on the other side.
"Max and Fang sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Ginny started to sing again. I was so tempted to snap open my wings but I didn't want to risk it.
"First comes love then comes marriage then comes Max with-"I pulled my wand out and pointed it at her. She kept going not realizing that I had used Silenco on her, effectively shutting her up. And not a moment too soon, Harry, Ron, Fang, Iggy and Jet all climbed through the portrait hole.
"What's going on?" Ron asked, glancing at his sister.
"I was showing Ginny and Hermione a new spell I learnt." I said. I pointed my wand at Ginny, muttering the counter curse. She glared at me, but kept her mouth shut.
"Here's your time table Ginny, Hermione." Harry said handing out their timetables."Oh and here's yours Max."
I glanced at my time table. I had a free period now.
"I'm going to go and get dressed." I announced. I then turned on my heel and walked up the stairs.
Defense Against Dark Arts was very interesting to say the least. Harry and Snape got into it. And Harry got a detention. But of course Iggy and Jet had to make an unnecessary comment and get a detention as well. But it was nothing compared to what happened at Potions.
The room was hot and stuffy. We ended up sitting at a table that was a pale pink color.
"Now can anyone tell me what that one is?" Slughorn said pointing to the potion near where the Slytherin table. It was a clear potion that looked like water. Hermione's hand shot into the air.
"It a Veritaserum, a colorless, odorless potion; it forces the drinker to tell the truth." Said Hermione.
"Very good, very good. Now can anyone tell me what this one is?" Slughorn asked again. As it turned out Hermione knew every one of them. Slughorn told us to make the Draught Of the Living Dead.
Iggy's POV!! (yah, and sorry if it's kind of abrupt.)
Slughorn told us to make this potion that, in my opinion, is really really easy. But whatever he's the one who's getting paid. My fingers traced the bumps on the pages.
Now I had no problem with the instructions until it said to cut up the Sopoporous bean with my silver knife. Back in Colorado I had taken to watching the cooking channel. And I knew, thanks to Jaime Oliver, that if you want to get juice out of a bean, you need to squish it, not cut it. I reached out and found my silver knife. I lay it on the bean and pushed. I knew that it worked because my finger became wet. I dumped the liquid into my caldron and continued on. I had no idea if I was even doing it right; I guess that's what happens when you're blind. My finger flew over the brail, making out that they wanted me to stir in a counter-clockwise motion. Once again I knew that a continues motion didn't work as well as adding a stir or two the other way every now and then. I stirred seven times and then added a clockwise turn. I knew it was working when Hermione whispered in my ear.
"What are you doing? How are you so far along?" Hermione whispered in my ear. I just smirked.
"Times up everyone!" Slughorn called out. I leaned back in my chair. I sat there impatiently, waiting. Finally he made it to our table. He was just full of compliments when he got to where I think Harry was sitting. I coughed, trying to get his attention.
"Iggy my boy, you are brilliant." He boomed.
"That's what they tell me." I said. Max punched me in the arm.
"Well, it would seem that you and Harry are tied." He boomed again. "No worries you'll still get your prize. I came prepared." He pushed a small glass container into my hand. I heard Harry whisper something about getting lucky to Ron. I followed the sound of their footsteps to the great hall for lunch. Sitting down, I heard Harry and Hermione start arguing about how Harry cheated.
I moved my hand to the small container in my hand. Slughorn had said that it would make you lucky for a day. I smiled, thinking about how the YM's could use this to their advantage.