Chapter 9: Potions
Nessie POV
"Guess what?" I asked Ginny when we were in the dormitory again.
It was about 7 o'clock and we were studying.
"What?" she asked.
"I am going to join the DA!" I squealed.
"Really? That's fantastic! Is Jacob joining too?"
"Yes! And Edward and Bella and Rose and Emmett and Alice and Jasper too!"
"Wow, that's great! Our first meeting is tomorrow. I can't wait to tell Hermione!" I could tell Ginny was excited.
At that moment Maggie, Danielle and Tara walked in.
"There you are!" Maggie said to me. "We are supposed to be starting our potions project now!"
"Oops, I totally forgot!" Ginny exclaimed. "Jacob is probably waiting!" She quickly grabbed her potions book and ran off.
"Okay, let's start," I said to Maggie. "Where is that recipe for Quirtinkle Potion?
Jacob POV
Where is Ginny? I thought. She was supposed to be here ten minutes ago!
I was sitting under a tree next to the Black Lake. The atmosphere here was quite nice, and there were no people here to noisily interrupt us.
Just then Ginny came running around the corner, book in hand.
"Sorry Jacob! I'm so sorry! I completely forgot!" she said, collapsing on the grass next to me.
"Hey, it's okay," I said. "Now, let's get started!"
"Okay," she replied.
"The first step in making Quirtinkle potion is to boil 12 liters of water. Did you bring a cauldron?"
"Yes," I replied, filling the cauldron with water from the lake and then placing it on the ground.
"Good," she said.
"The second step is to add 100 ounces of Wickleweed. We must then leave it to boil overnight."
"Cool," I said. "Where do we find Wickleweed?"
She scratched her head. "I know Slughorn has some….but we would have to go all the way back up to the castle."
She sighed. "Unless…." She smiled.
"What?" I asked.
"Well, there is some growing in the lake."
"Then let's go swimming!" I said.
"Cool!" Ginny replied. She took out her wand.
"Accio Spellbook," she said, holding out her hand. A few seconds later I saw a book fly through the air and land in Ginny's hand.
"That's awesome!" I said, and Ginny beamed.
She opened the book and started paging through it.
"Ah, here it is," she said.
She flicked her wand at me, and then herself, saying: "Aqua Induviae"
Before I could say anything, I was wearing red swimming trunks, and Ginny was wearing a sea-green bikini.
Smiling, I ran to the side of the lake. "Callabunga!" I yelled and dived in.
Ginny dived in after me, giggling. Her red hair looked even cooler when it was wet.
"Come on!" She said, and dived down under the water. I went in after her.
I could understand where the lake got its name. It was so dark under the water!
After a minute Ginny pointed to a bright purple weed that was growing on a rock.
This was obviously the Wickleweed. She swam closer, but something grabbed her from behind.
The hideous sea-creature was neither man nor animal. It looked like the mermaids in our "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" textbook.
I swam after it, but it had fins and I did not have the supernatural vampire ability to swim like a shark.
Even so, instinct kicked in and I fought with all my might to chase the mermaid. I grabbed its tail and pulled it closer to me, and kicked it in the stomach.
It let go of Ginny for a second, and that was all I needed. I grabbed her semi-unconscious body and started pulling her to the surface.
I could feel my breath slipping away, and used the only energy I had left to drag myself and Ginny onto the shore.
A/N: Hope you guys liked it! Please review! (btw I made up the spell Aqua Induviae – Aqua means water and Induviae is the Latin word for clothes)
Thank you for reading!
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Tinkerbell