Chapter 6 : Potion Class
I knew I had an extra ten minutes before it started as I had Professor Slughorn who was almost always late. I had him to years ago for potions,
in my fifth year. He was late everyday. So it was no surprise he was late today, even if it was the first day and lesson. I had just arrived when he opened the door, I couldn't see Malfoy anywhere. I guessed he wouldn't be in for a while.
Professor Slughorn was just giving us a seating plan were we had to work in two's boy and girl, I hoped I'd be partnered with Harry Ron or Neville as I got on well. It turned out he had already planned it. when he got to me he pointed to a chair and then told Draco Malfoy who wasn't in yet to sit next to it.
He was just about to change the plan around when Draco walked in.
"Ahhh Draco, just in time, please take a seat by Miss Granger." Proffesor Slughorn said.
"Sorry I'm late, he said, I couldn't get to sleep last night because of a certain someone, then when I did, my alarm didnt wake me up until just," Draco lied well at least about his alarm not working anyway, I heard it go off twice. "So I've just had to run down here Professor."
Draco did look like he was just running, he wiped his forhead and took a seat next to me, but a moved a little further away from me. I knew I had hurt him alot, which I felt really bad for.
"Right so today we will be making love potion," Slughorn said I heard someone behind me say "but thats a really easy to do, even for me" I guessed it was Neville. "Yes," Slughorn continued, "it is if your doing a rank 1 love potion but today we are making an eternal love potion at rank 5, there are no higher ranked potion to exist then this one" he exclamied, I turned to look at Harry who was working with Luna. He smiled, I gave a weak smile back.
"Follow instructions on page 459 - 463 to get perfect love potion." Slughorn explained "The pair that wins will be able to win two small viles of Felix Felise."
When he told us to start I edged my seat closer to Draco, as close as I could get without anyone noticing.
"Draco, I'm sorry, about yesterday, I really am. Please forgive me?" I said, hoping for a decent response.
"Granger, lets just win this liquid luck," he said. I felt a lot better after that.
"So does that mean you forgive me?" I asked cutting the peppermint into the smallest pieces I could.
"I guess so Granger, I guess I'm going to have to." He said placing three powdered moon stones into the cauldron
"So next step is a handful of Troll mucus?" I said.
"Well whos going to dip there hand in that?" He replied after which I rolled my sleeve further up my arm, grabbed a handful of the foul stuff and shoved it into our medium sized cauldron. My hands stunk so I ran the tap and washed them off, before returning. I added the Peppermint and 10 rose thorns.
I let Draco finish the last pieces off, he added the ashwindereggs and the last off the powdered moonstones finished off by dried rose roots and two pieces of mine and Dracos hair. I put my hand up and called Professor Slughorn over to tell him we had finished. He got a lotus petal, placed it into the cauldron and it sunk. After a few seconds and one more added dried up rose root the petal returned to float at the top.
"It's absoulutly perfect," Slughorn said "As you are first I will hand you the two viles of liquid luck, Use it well."
I jumped up grabbing Draco round the neck and before I could pull away, he hugged me back. We both pulled away. I could feel my cheeks getting redder and I was becoming extremely hot and flustered.
It was such a good thing we had Transfiguration next and the Gryffindors and Slytherins were opposite sides of the room seperated by the Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs.
Next it was lunch and I meet up with Ron and Harry, who questioned everything that had happened, Why did you hug Malfoy?, Hows it like being Headgirl? Whats the dorm like? When can we come up and see you in the dorm?
I answered everything honestly. Apart from the Malfoy one. Although I did tell them that he had been made headboy and that we had an argument again I was trying to make a good start this year. I asked them what we had next and the both replied at the same time,Defence against the Dark arts with Professor Snape. Professor Snape had became our second favourite professor after Mcgonnagal, as we learnt all about his love for Harrys mum.
We drank our Pumpkin juice and headed off to the Defence against the Dark arts classroom. Snape greeted us all, and told us to sit and open our books to page 394. I turned to Harry whos seat was bare and he pulled it open for me and I sat next to him. I wouldn't of thought Harry would need to learn about Defending himself against the Dark arts as he already defeated Voldemort three years ago saved Cedric Diggory, Arthur Weasley, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Tonks, Fred Weasley, Molly Weasley and how he helped Death eaters become nice, Bellatrix Lestrange, the Malfoy family and Scabior and Fenrir Greyback. Harry was determind to become an auror and everyone could tell he'd become one. The way he saved Snape and Dumbledore and destroyed the worlds darkest wizard of all time.
We were learning about how to produce a charm to protect yourself against evil forces and dark magic. Its the same as your patronus animal but it is conjured in a completely different way. You have to think of the one thing you want more then anything and then say the words "Expecto Litemendor" by the end of the hour and a half everyone had conjured, even Seamus didn't blow anything up and Neville was greatly admired as he was second to conjure the protective charm. No guesses who was first, Harry. Who has excelled in Defence against dark arts since he taught colin Creevey and the rest of us to perform stuns and patronus'.
Next it was Herbology, which was particularly boring, but for Neville was the most exciting thing for anyone. He came almost top in everything beating half Ravenclaws and almost beating me.
We headed towards the common room when the lessons had finished and I changed into a more comfortable thing, my Gryffindor jumper and denim shorts and we then headed to the feast. My eye caught Malfoys awkwardly, we both smiled and looked away. I sat down next to Ginny and we finished eating everything. I was stuffed, I took a few pumpkin juice up to my new dorm. I knew Malfoy wouldn't be back for a while, so I collected a few books and sat by the Fireplace reading and drinking pumpkin juice.
It was then when I realised someone was here. I turned to see a half-naked Draco staring at me. I couldn't help but look at his bare body my eyes ran across his abs.
"Like what you see?" He asked. I paused then looked down at the book I was reading and carried on. "My word, have you read all of these?" he said looking over the at the pile of books. I nodded. "And you remember everything you read?" I nodded once again, I could feel I was going red again as he sat down next to me half naked with just a towel round him.
"So, hows your day been?" I asked trying to seem calm, turning to him without it being awkward.
"Great and yours?" he replied.
"It's been brilliant!" I said trying to sound enthusiastic.
"I saw you and Potter holding hands in Defence against dark arts. Playing some kind of Muggle game?" he said.
"Oh yes, its what I used to do with my friends at Muggle school. Weren't you homeschooled by your parents?" I asked.
"Yes, I was, although they did try to hire a professional tutor to teach me basic English skills and other things," he replied calmly. This had been our first proper talk since being made headboy and headgirl even though Draco was half naked and his six pack was showing, it didn't feel awkward at all.
"Draco, I'm really sorry for what I did, I didn't think what I was doing, and I certainly didn't think you were just being nice because of this,
I am truly sorry, can we be friends?" I asked him offering him to shake my hand.
"Of course Mione," he said, and instead of accepting the handshake, he grabbed my hand and gave me a hug. I put my arm round him and my head on his chest, I could feel his heartbeat, which was really fast. I heard him sigh. He pulled away, and I told him to walk down to the Great Hall with me in the morning.
He agreed and I went to bed. Clutching all but one of the books I walked hastily upstairs. I heard footsteps following me, it was Draco bringing the book I had left behind. He was holding on to a piece of parchment.
"Goodnight Draco," I said cheerfully.
"Goodnight Mione," he replied.