Amera and Tashia woke up later than the rest of the girls in their room, and they were running really late. Amera sprang out of bed and ran over to Tashia's bed, shaking her awake. Amera had such a splitting headache, she couldn't even think straight.

"Tashia, wake up we're gonna be late!"

Tashia rolled over and looked at her watch and jumped out of bed.

"Why didn't Hermione wake us up?" Tashia shouted while looking for her uniform.

"She was probably out early and left us to wake up by ourselves." Amera said, fastening her tie.

Amera looked under her bed for her bag, where she thought it would be since she was gone for a week. Luckily it was there, and she pulled it out and ran to the door.

"It's Potions first! We're so getting detention for this!" Amera said, running down the stairs, with Tashia close on her heels. They made it to the corridor leading to Potions just in time to see the first students go in.

"I forgot to brush my hair and teeth, damn!"

"Me too, don't worry, I'll jinx it just now." Amera said, catching her breath. They slowed down and fell in line behind Harry and Ron.

"Why are you guys so late?" Harry asked in a whisper.

"Hermione must've left early. We didn't hear her alarm go off." Tashia wheezed while clutching a stitch in her side.

"I think she's already inside, because we didn't see her at breakfast." Ron said.

"I hope so. Anyway, Tashia we need you to fill in for Katie in the match tomorrow. There's still no word when she'll be back." Harry added.

Tashia nodded, and Amera straightened out before walking in. Slughorn was waddling about, and suggesting some potions for students to try. Hermione was standing at her bench already, with her book out and cauldron ready. Amera and Tashia took their regular place next to her and got their cauldrons out. Professor Slughorn announced that they were having an open test, to see how far the students could push their abilities. Hermione looked through her book and settled for a love potion, trying to make small talk with Tashia and Amera.

"I'm sorry for not waking you guys up, it's just I didn't want to see…"

"It's alright Hermione, we made it on time."

Tashia looked at Amera strangely and then back at her cauldron and then back at Amera.

"What wrong Tashia?" Amera eventually asked.

"Uhm, I didn't see you take your wand out." Tashia said.

"Take my wand out for what?"

"To jinx your hair and teeth…"

"But I haven't."

"Then why is your hair and teeth perfect?"

Amera looked around her and no one else had their wand out. She picked up a metal square tin on her desk that had bezoars stored in it, and looked at her reflection. Sure enough, her teeth were white and sparkling, and her hair was plaited tightly.

"Amera…is something wrong?" Hermione asked suddenly.

"No, nothing's wrong…"

Amera turned around and looked at Tashia, looking at her ingredients to make EdenGro, and her hair was being straightened out and tied up. Amera shook her head, with her eyes tightly closed, and looked again.

"Thanks Amera." Tashia smiled, pointing to her hair.

"I didn't do anything…"

Professor Slughorn stepped up to her desk and looked at her array of ingredients. Amera's eyes went wide when she realised she hadn't fetched anything for the open test.

"Trying to make Felix Felicius are we?"

Amera's eyes went wide from shock when she heard what proposed potion she was to make. She looked down, and there were all the ingredients for the liquid luck. She hadn't even fetched any ingredients, and there they were. Hermione looked down at Amera's desk and frowned, she must've picked up on that fact as well.

"Uhm…yes sir."

"Set yourself quite a task there my girl. One of the most fickle potions to make."

Amera swallowed hard as Professor Slughorn carried on looking at the other choices students were making.

"EdenGro? What tree are you hoping to grow, Tashia?"

"I was thinking a hybrid sir, maybe peaches and blueberries."

Professor Slughorn smiled and went away. Tashia and Hermione looked at Amera, who was possibly paler than when she came out of hospital.

"Amera, are you alright? You look like a ghost walked through you." Hermione said.

"I didn't fetch these ingredients; I didn't fix up my hair or teeth. What's happening?"

"It's alright Amera, just do the test and then we have off, and so you can relax." Tashia said.

Amera nodded and got ready to make her potion, hoping she wouldn't fail dismally.