Chapter 3
For the rest of the day's lessons, Teddy could hardly sit still. He could not wait to get a branch from the Whomping Willow. He really to get the Portal Potion so he could give some to Victorie when he went to the Burrow during the holidays. She loved reading and Teddy could imagine how happy she would be to receive the potion. If only she knew how much he loved her.
After what seemed like an age, the bell rang for lunch. Teddy rushed to the Great Hall and wolfed down a sandwich, and headed outside to the Whomping Willow. Upon reaching it, he levitated a stick towards the bottom of the tree to press the knot and deactivate the tree. Then, he climbed the Whomping Willow and snapped a branch off. Clutching the tree branch in his hand, he ran back to the Hufflepuff common room by tickling the pear, and saw David and Maximus. David had a snowy white feather in his hand, and Maximus had a silver lock and key. When they saw Teddy, David took out a ziplock back and, putting the feather inside, allowed Teddy to put the branch inside and Maximus to place the lock and key inside as well.
The next afternoon, which was also the last day of school, the three boys were once again seated in the potions dungeon, waiting for Slughorn's arrival. Anticipation hung in the air and the room buzzed with excitement, although the silence of the room was deafening. Just then, Slughorn walked into the classroom. "You may start making your potions," Slughorn said, "remember, the group that brews the potion the best will get to take their bottles home. Just expose the potion to two weeks of moonlight, ask your parents to give it a blast of magic, and you can use it to enter a book of your choice." Before Slughorn could even finish speaking, the students started to brew their potions. As they brewed their potions intensity, Slughorn walked around the class, inspecting their potions. "At least he doesn't breathe down our necks like Snape did," Teddy said to Maximus and David, and the three of them sniggered.
After about an hour, the lock and key were melted, and was added into the cauldron with the feather and the Whomping Willow branch. Finally, they were done with the potion. As the groups of students begun to finish brewing their potions, Slughorn waked around and assessed their potions. Students held their breath in excitement, fingers crossed. Many of them were avid readers and wanted to get the potion to bring home.
Slughorn finished his inspections and stood at the front of the classroom and addressed the class, "you have all brewed your potions very well. However, I only have three bottles of potion which will be given too Marcalie Flint, Eedie Rookwood and Gary Smith."
To be continued
A/N: I'm sure you expected Teddy to win the potion. What will happen now? Just stay tuned for my next chapter and wait to find out : ) ~ Foreverpotterheads