A/N: I do not own anything except for Catherine. J.K Rowling owns everthing else.

Chapter 3

What seemed like two minutes later, an alarm was going off and the girls dragged themselves out of bed. Once showered and dressed, they grabbed all their books and made their way down to the Great Hall for breakfast where they were all given their timetables. They had every class together. Catherine was pleased to see that her first class that day was double Potions. She loved Potions and was excellent in the subject. She only hoped that she could do it here. Mary groaned at their morning. "I hate Potions, I'm so terrible in it."

"I like eet a lot, I was very good at potions at Beauxbatons, I only 'ope I am as good 'ere" Catherine said.

"I'm sure you'll do fine, and I love Potions too" Lily said to her. They made their way to the dungeon classroom and found that they had the class with the Slytherins. They walked in and Catherine smiled at Severus who motioned for her to go sit with him. Catherine turned to Lily and the other two, who all told her to go. She walked over to the desk, sat down and pulled out her book and wand.

"Morning sunshine, you look tired," he said brightly,

"We were up late, talking" she replied,

"Girls," he said rolling his eyes. "I see you have a wand,"

"Well I do usually use it. Sometimes I don't think of grabbing it when I'm to produce magic" she opened her book, pointed her wand at it and said an incantation. Suddenly her entire Potions book was written in French and English.

"Zat's better." She said putting her wand down. Severus was staring at her,

"That's pretty advanced." He said. She shrugged and was about to reply when she heard a familiar voice yell out. "Hey Snivellus, trying to pick up the new girl? Don't bother, an ugly greasy git like you has no chance." It was James. Catherine looked at Severus who turned red as some students laughed. Catherine then looked at James who winked at her. For a couple of seconds she looked from Severus to James. Severus looked a little upset, and was pointedly staring at the front of the class.

"And do you t'ink zat you 'ave a chance? I'd take, what did you call 'im again? Oh right, 'an ugly greasy git' over a conceited, stupid git like you, any day" Catherine said her temper rising, as a bunch of people started laughing. Mary and Arabella actually got up to give her a high five, while James and Sirius scowled. Severus smiled and shook his head, he leaned close to her and asked quietly,

"Do you even know what a git is?"

She looked at him, "Nope" she replied with a smile, and he actually laughed out loud.

"You're fucking awesome," he said. Catherine blushed a bit when he said that.

Before she could say anything else, the teacher walked in and started speaking to the class. "Good morning everyone, welcome back. Now before we begin today's class, I would like to remind everyone that next June you will all be sitting very important exams. The O.W.L's are very important, as they will decide what you can do in your future. Now I expect all of you to at least get an Acceptable in them, but I must warn you I do not take anyone beneath Exceeds Expectations in my N.E.W.T class. Now without further ado, today we will be brewing a potion that often comes up on the O.W.L's, The Draught of Peace. Directions are on the board as well as on page 10 in your books. Ingredients are in front; you have an hour and a half. Begin." There was a scramble as the class moved to the front to retrieve all their ingredients. Catherine joined them but was stopped at the teacher's desk. "Ah, Ms. Delacour, welcome, I am Professor Slughorn. I heard you were an exceptional Potions student at your old school." She smiled at him, "Yes, eetz my favourite subject, but I must say Professor, that I did the Draught of Peace ze year before last, surly eetz a little easy for our level?" She asked nicely.

"Well, wow, I wouldn't expect a third year to have done that. According to the ministry we are where we're supposed to be. So no, it's at the level." He said sounding surprised, "but tell me, what would you have brewed today if you were at Beauxbatons?"

"Well, probably ze Felix Felicis or Veritaserum, but I did both of d'ose last year." She said with a shrug.

"My dear you are advanced, well for today you shall brew the Draught of Peace, and I'll see what I can come up with for you for the rest of our lessons." Professor Slughorn said to her, looking excited. She smiled politely and got all her ingredients and made her way back to her desk.

Severus was looking at her, "Well, I was the best in this class, I guess I'm about to be outshined." He said with a smile. She rolled her eyes. "Well we only do five years at Beauxbatons, not seven, so I 'ad to learn most of my N.E.W.T level magic by now. We sit our O.W.L's in ze t'ird year. Zen after zat, we do two years of intermediate wizards school before career training. Zat ees ze only reason why I seem advanced, I already did all of zis."

"So you would have been in your last year. Wow, two years ahead of us, I wonder if Dumbledore will skip you." He said.

"No, 'e won't, 'e already discussed it wit my aunt. She feels I should stay wit kids my own age no matter 'ow much I get bored, but at least I can spend ze time learning to eemproove my Eenglish." She said happily, he smiled at her,

"Didn't I already tell you your English is fine? I can understand you perfectly."

"Yes, but I can barely read or write eet. My essays are going to be difficult. My spelling and grammar are 'orrible." She replied. "But I'm sure I will manage, after all, I 'ave you and Lily," she added with a smile. He smiled back at her and started working. She set to work as well, and soon the two of them were discussing the upgrades they both made to the brewing of this potion. They got into a debate about whose was better and why. Professor Slughorn didn't stop them; he watched them both completely delighted.

"Oh, I love this. I have a feeling you two will come up with beautiful things together, two potion masters in the making. Maybe you both could write out why you think your potion is better than the other? For extra credit, no need to rush it, get to me as soon as you can" he finished happily. He looked as though his dream just came true. Catherine and Severus nodded. Catherine looked a little worried.

"Damn you and your loud arguing! If you 'ad just kept your mout' shut and admitted zat I was right all along, we wouldn't be in zis predicament where I am forced to write! " She said with a smile, she was teasing him, she wasn't mad. He laughed at her, "I would be glad to help you out with your essay"

"Why so you could just change it and make me agree wit' you?" she said with a smile,

He looked at her innocently, "I would never dream of such a thing!" She laughed at him and continued working.

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