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Chapter 11

Previously:

"Alright class today we will be making a very challenging potion. Many of you have heard of this potion and made it last year, Polyjuice Potion. We are going to make its sister potion. Who knows which one I'm talking about?" Snape asked smugly.

Ginny raised her hand.

"Yes, Ms. Weasley." Never in all his years of teaching had he ever had a student know. It was a very old potion, one rarely used. He knew that even Granger wouldn't know this one. The question was, if Ginny did know, how?


"It's Polirance, sir."

Ginny! You shouldn't have done that! Chastised Angele, though some amusement was heard as well.

What's the point of being a Legilimency if I can't use it? Ginny learned threw Occlumency how to become a Legilimency. While Snape taught her Occlumency she was able to break into his mind ever so slightly. Once she realized she what she was doing, she started to practice, and surprisingly took to it instantly. She was by no means a master, but she could read unprotected minds easily; mostly first years.

Over the years she trained herself, became more powerful, able to focus her energy more efficiently. Now she could easily read anyone mind at Hogwarts, even Dumbledore if she chose to, and she only did that once…

"That's correct Ms Weasley. 50 points to Slytherin, now can you tell us anything else about this potion?" He was testing her, because he only knew that the only book that one could ever find this information was safely locked away in his chambers and rarely saw the light of day. Ginny knew by the tone of his voice that he was testing her, and she couldn't resist the challenge.

"Well, the potion it's self is very complex. Only the most powerful and focused can make it, and even fewer can actually it correctly. In the last decade only three people have been able to produce a liable potion. One of those people is in this room; the other two are long since dead. They were, unfortunately, not strong enough for the potion's effects. As the potion isn't enough to change someone, the person must be extremely mentally fit. A person not strong enough will lose their own mind and soul because the potion changes not only the outer image but the inner as well. The fight for will and control is tremendously difficult; one wrong thought and the individual's true identity could be lost forever. Only the proper dose of the second potion will change the person back." Poor Ginny was exhausted now, as Snape's mind was terribly complex, and abstracting all that information was exceptionally taxing on her.

The potions room was so quiet you could hear a dust bunny sneeze (A/N: Sorry sounds funny to me). All the students were staring at Professor Snape with bated breath, anxiously awaiting his reaction.

Snape was staring at Ginny in awe. It was like she… Then he felt it: the slightest, almost none existent, touch in his mind. It was defiantly female, and it could only be her.

How could she possible be able to do that? he thought in outrage. No one, not even Dumbledore had been able to get past my mental barriers when they were fully working. But she did it without me even knowing! When did she learn this? She could do what no one could do: Legilimency without looking the person in the eye! No, she just sits there with a bored expression on her pretty little face, while she doodles away on that blasted parchment. Acting as if she isn't saying anything of immense importance let alone showing what she has just done. She had read my, Severus Snape, mind without even looking at me!

Only one other could do that, but he couldn't get through the barriers of that people's mind. Then it occurred to him…

"Class dismissed. We will start this potion tomorrow; I will be assigning you your potions partners for the rest of the year. Ms Weasley, I would like you to stay after for a moment." Snape forced himself to stay calm, but inside he was excited and more than slightly unnerved.

The class filed out, and not one word was said. Draco and Pansy refused to move from their seats, regardless of the stares they were getting from the other students, and just Ginny sat at her desk, doodling on her parchment.

Snape glanced at the two Slytherins as he walked up to Ginny. He should have known those two wouldn't leave, and that Ginny wouldn't talk right away. He tried to get into her mind, but found he couldn't. Not very many people could actually block him from their mind and he didn't think she was one of them.

"You shouldn't try to read people minds without permission, Professor," Ginny drawled in true Slytherin fashion.

"And you had permission?"

"In a way." Snape merely raised an eyebrow in question. "You were testing me." Ginny was still doodling away; Draco and Pansy slowly realized what Ginny had done.

"You were there before I questioned you farther."

"So I was. What of it?"

"Ginny, how?" The coldness of Professor Snape dropped for a moment, and all that was left was Severus. Ginny finally stopped her doodling and looked up at Snape with fire in her eyes.

"I hate it when you do that! Answer a question with a question! It irks me like nothing else and you know it." Ginny took a deep calming breath.

Might as well tell them. Angele's voice whispered, brushing her mind.

"I've been practicing since you taught me Occlumency…" After an hour of explaining how she practiced, and on top of not yet recovering her performance in class, Ginny was worn out.

Snape was in wondrous admiration of Ginny's power, and that he was the one who triggered her. He wanted to tell Dumbledore of what he knew; that Miss Ginny Weasley was stronger and more powerful then anyone had ever imagined, but Ginny had chased that idea away. She didn't want anyone to know, she didn't want to be feared again.

Snape promised, as did Draco and Pansy, that they wouldn't breathe a word of it to anyone. Ginny didn't need them to promise such a thing; she knew they wouldn't.

The whole time she was explaining she never once glanced at Draco. She was scared he wouldn't want to be with her. What they had if they had anything was new and fragile, and she didn't want to scare him off with her power. Draco on the other hand couldn't take his eyes off her. She was so powerful, yet so humble. If it were Draco he would have been flaunting it all around, but not his Ginny.

Wait a bloody minute! 'Mine'? Where did that come from?

"Professor, would you mind terribly if we stopped for today? My head's pounding worse than when I was hit by a bloody bludger." Ginny winced a little. Draco saw her wince and wrapped a protective arm around her shoulder, pulling her to him.

Snape went to his cabinet and grabbed a vile and handed it to Pansy.

"Have her drink it when she's in bed. It will take effect immediately; she will sleep for a few hours. You shouldn't overdo it. You still need to work up stamina for this evening." The last part was directed towards Ginny.

Ginny tried, she really did, but she couldn't keep the burst of giggles that escaped her lips. Draco and Pansy soon followed.

Ginny heard Snape mutter, "God's save me from immature teenagers."

"Hey, I can be very mature!" But she ruined it by sticking her tongue out at him.

"So I can see. Now off with you three; I have work to do."

The Silver Trio gathered their belongings and left the classroom with Snape following them. None of them noticed the orange tabby that was lurking in the corner.


A/N: Sorry everyone, it took me a few days to type this, and then my beta's had a ruff week, so we are sorry for the wait! How this chapter makes up for it…

slymom: Thanks for your review! I'm really glad you can feel the emotions between them, I hope I can keep it up! I'm glad you love this story. Keep reviewing please!

thusispeak: I'm sorry I left ya on a cliffy, but I really hate but like them. They keep you wanting to read but make it hard to leave it there. I hope to nip the grammatical errors in the butt someday. Well Hope you like this chapter!

Ginny-and-Draco-fan: I totally understand, I would loved to go to Hogwarts! I hope you like this chapter! And work was alright, really boring tho, I have work for the next four days too! Grrr… oh well moneys money right?

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Bungle-in-the-Jungle: I love you guys so much! The ranks are just Draco, Pansy, Ginny and Snape, so far. Slytherins who don't want to be Death Eaters.

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natalie: hope this explains how she knows :P but honestly its not the whole reason, its only part of the reason. Gin just doesn't know the full reason yet… hehe sorry can't give too much away know can I? How you like this chappy too!

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GinnyGINvampire00 aka Evon: Yea I like the subtly in story's too, hence in my story. I was going to have it where Gin got the info from opening the door, but would get more by going in, but then your idea of reading minds. It works pretty well in the story I think. I really like angele too, I wish I had a kitty like her! Wish I could do magic too but hey, girl can only play with her card she's dealt.

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