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The Plan
Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~Christopher Reeve
It was late in the Gryffindor Common the evening after Harry's detention. Harry, Ron and Hermione were lounging by the fireside. The room was fully of people, and Hermione found it the perfect setting to talk.
"No one will overhear with the noise," she explained.
"Or we won't hear at all," Ron pointed out.
Hermione began flipping through the NEWT potions books. Harry, though just passable in potions without the Half Blood Prince's help, found the potions interesting.
What am I thinking? Potions in NEWT level? Hopefully the Half Blood Prince used a book from every year, Harry thought.
Ron was looking at the headings with a little curiosity. He jumped when Hermione elbowed them both and whispered, "I found it!"
"'Late Dream',"Hermione read, "is used to ease a person's soul. They must drink the potion, lie in bed, and unconsciousness will take over. He or she will then have the chance to talk to the deceased who troubled them. When all is well, the drinker will then wake up."
"Sounds easy enough," Ron said, peering over Hermione's shoulder at the instructions. "Er, maybe easy for you."
"Are there any consequences?" Harry asked. He didn't want to anger Snape any more than he already had. "I mean, are there any side effects?"
Hermione scanned the page and nodded. "Once awake, the drinker could experience dizziness, sore head, or a slight tickling running up and down the arms."
"That's not too bad if we're helping him," Harry thought aloud.
Ron agreed. "The git will get over it. We are trying to help him after all."
Hermione smiled at Ron's change of heart.
"When can we start brewing?" Harry questioned.
Shaking her head, Hermione said, "Now if you like. If we brew in the Room of Requirement it will be easier than brewing in Myrtle's bathroom like in second year." She added the last with a smirk.
"Excellent," Harry said.
"Is it ready?" Ron asked, looking at the light purple mixture. The trio were in the Room of Requirement brewing the 'Late Dream' potion. Correction; Hermione was brewing, the two boys were watching, Harry more anxiously.
"Almost," Hermione answered. Adding three peppermint leaves, she began stirring clockwise four times, then anti-clockwise eight times. After scooping some into a vial, she turned to the boys. "Done."
Harry hugged Hermione and slapped Ron on the back. "Er, happy there mate?" Ron asked jokingly.
Harry chuckled and nodded. "I finally get to see the man without the harshness. We get all of this sorted out, and he and I both will finally be free."
"Now how are we going to slip it into this drink?" Hermione asked while biting her lip.
"When he isn't looking slip it in his drink?" Ron suggested.
Hermione shook her head. "He's a Potions Master, Ron. Snape will know as soon as he smells it. If we disguised it in Firewhiskey nothing will show and the two drinks won't react to each other."
"Well that could have been disastrous. Brilliant brain, Hermione. That's why we lo-like you," Ron said smiling, the tips of his ears burning. Hermione blushed too and Harry contained his laughter at the interaction.
"Thank you," Hermione muttered.
"So how are we going to do this?" Harry asked, attempting to break the awkward silence.
"We could go into the kitchens and get Dobby to do it," Ron's eyes lit up as he explained his idea. "Tomorrow if we wanted. Just ask Dobby to slip it in his drink, and then forbid him to say anything. Snape'll drink it and then we just wait."
"Brilliant, Ron. We don't have to forbid Dobby, he will understand. But how are we going to disguise Snape falling off his chair in the Great Hall?" Harry pointed out.
"We spy on him after the feast. We'll ask Dobby about his drinking habit after supper and then slip it in then," Ron further explained, sitting down beside Hermione next to the cauldron. The fire was done; 'Late Dream' was supposed to be contained in a cool area.
Hermione looked surprised at Ron's idea. "Wow, Ron."
"Always the tone of surprise," Ron teased.
"Right, well, let's get ready for tomorrow night then, shall we?" Harry said. The trio sat on chairs that had appeared and discussed the plan until nightfall.
"Keep going, Harry," Lily whispered. With the voice in his head, he fell asleep with a smile on his face.