Chapter 4: It went well.
It went well. At breakfast Ginny, rushes towards me to find out how last night went. She believes he's going to kill me and use my body parts for potions. I smile at the thought. "Luna! You're alive! How did it go? Was he mean? Did he yell? What was it like?" Ginny says all in one breathe.
"Good morning, Ginny. Yes I'm alive or I believe so. It was fine Professor Snape isn't mean and it was quite fun actually." I smile at her confused face. " HOW was it fun"? Ginny shouts! "It was fun because no one was shouting at me." I smile at her and she blushes red. "Oh, what potion did you make?" "Felix Felicis" I replied."Why that one?" Ginny asked."Professor Snape said it was 7th year level and easy enough for the first potion I make for him.""So it was good then?" She asked. "Good, very easy actually, well we better be off to Potions. They walked in silence down the corridor until they reached the dungeons.
"Today, we well be doing Confusing Concoction, its simple enough for you idiots. BUT be warned if ANY if you try to take any, there will be hell to pay. Start!
Students pile towards the cupboards to get their ingredients, I watch her grab everything her and that Weasley well need. She well no doubt that she'll be able to finish this potion fast enough. Why do I allow myself to think of her? She's a student that is all, that is all...
"Snape is watching you Luna, I wonder why."Ginny says. "He is watching to make sure I do the potion correctly that is all." I replied with a smile. I cork a vile of potion and slip it into my pocket. Did I just see that? I do what muggles call a 'double take'; did Luna just put a vile into her pocket? "Mrs. Lovegood! Come here this instant!" "Yes Professor Snape?"
She walks over as if it's just a stroll in the park. "Empty your pockets this instant!" I say. Why? Professor have I done something wrong? "Well for starters you've taken a vile of the potion I told you explicitly not take OUT OF THIS ROOM! "Oh you mean this?" She lazily takes the vile out of her pocket and holds it out. I snatch the vile out of her hand. YES THAT Ms. Lovegood! What were you thinking? This is dangerous!"
"Well, she says slowly. I wanted to use to see if it would help the Wrackspurts to keep them away. You see I wanted to see if I used the potion to cause them confusion they wouldn't be able to confuse anyone else! "Mrs. Lovegood, WHAT IS Wrackpot?" My voice was rising more steadily. "Wrackspurt Professor is an invisible creature which floats into a person's ears, making your brain go fuzzy. Wrackspurts can be seen with aid of Spectrespecs. "Spectrespecs Lovegood? We'll discuss your detention at tonight's potion lesson, just go! Class dismissed, now leave!"
What was Luna thinking? Did she think I wouldn't notice? How should I punish her? I don't want to be too hard on her. Why do I care what she thinks? She's just another student to me... or is she?