Lily Potter and the Potions Professor
AN: Another short chapter I know but I promise they'll be getting longer soon. Enjoy.
Chapter 6: Hagrid's Project
Care of Magical Creatures was Lily's favourite subject. She'd leapt at the opportunity to take it up in her third year and intended on continuing it until her seventh. She was good friends with Hagrid, who she had known all her life and shared his fondness for all creatures great and small; even the less friendly sorts.
"Hey there Lily," Hagrid called to her as she approached him. "Seein' as yer the only one here, come in I've got somethin' I wanna show yer?"
"Sure, what is it?" she replied as she followed him eagerly into his house.
Once they were both inside Hagrid shut the door and lead Lily over to a huge bucket on the table.
"What's in there?" asked Lily excitedly, knowing Hagrid it had to be something unusual.
Hagrid beamed at Lily's enthusiasm; "I've got a bit of a project," he said proudly.
Lily smiled and climbed onto one of the oversized chairs around the table and looked inside the bucket. Her eyes lit up.
"Aw, they're so cute, Hagrid!" she exclaimed.
Hagrid was positively thrilled; "I knew you'd love 'em Lily."
Inside the bucket was about ten tiny squids swimming around and spurting tiny puffs of ink at each other. Each of them was only about two inches long and they were all shining in an variety of different colours.
"What are you going to do with them Hagrid?" Lily asked, not taking her eyes off them.
"Well," said Hagrid. "I thought I might put 'em in the lake when they get a bit bigger, you know a bit of company for the one that's already there."
"That's a brilliant idea," Lily said. "I bet the Giant Squid does get pretty lonely." She stuck her hand into the bucket just breaking the surface of the water with her index finger. One of the larger ones swam over, circling the area. After a couple of minutes it started to touch her finger with it's tentacles and arms. Lily giggled as it tickled her.
"They're beautiful," agreed Hagrid looking fondly at the tiny molluscs.
They heard some voices outside and both looked out the window.
"Looks like the rest of the class has arrived," said Hagrid as he made his way over to the door.
Lily reluctantly removed her hand from the bucket, took one last look at the tiny creatures and then jumped down from the chair and followed Hagrid outside.