Hello! Here's Chapter 2. Sorry if its a little short its kinda just filler so Chapter 3 can be fabulous! Im working on chap 3 already btw. yeah so.... And in case you hadn't noticed this is an AU fic.
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I was sitting in Potions, picking at my fingernails. Slughorn was rambling on about some potion I had probably mastered when I was 7. And people thought advanced potions was hard... Why Slughorn had to take us step by step through potions unstead of just letting us brew them i'll never know. I glanced around the room, studying faces.
On the Slytherin side of the room some kids were listening to Slughorn like their life depended on it. The others were Quietly talking amongst themselves or doodling in their potion books. Lucius Malfoy was randomly scratching his left arm like it was aggitated. Hmmm interesting.... On the Gryffindor side it was pretty much the smae thing with two exceptions. Potter and his gang were trying their very best to annoy Malfoy, no doubt trying to impress Lily Evans, who was looking strait ahead and ignoring everyone. Evans and Potter were constantly Bbickering, so he'd probably pissed her off somehow.
I allowed a small smirk to grace my face for a few seconds, causing Severus beside me to raise an eyebrow. I only shook my head, resuming the bored look on my face. How was this potions if we wren't making them? Hogwarts was so messed up. People are alwyas trying to happy ideas to cheer everyone up, especialy those damn Hufflepuffs.
Even that old fool Dumbledore was trying hard to be overly cheerful, with war just around the corner. War. It was hard to think about. Everyone had chosen sides, even at school. Yet the headmaster had insisted on holding a Halloween Ball, and he'd told me to plan it. Me! He should have asked Cissy, the party queen, or some other person. But no, he said that I was the perfect person for the job, so nI was stuck planning a party.
Just then Severus nudged my arm gently, shaking me from my thoughts. Class had ended. "Thanks", I muttered. I picked up my books, and we walked out the door towars lunch.
"What are you thinking so deeply about, Bella?"
I made a face. "This ridiculous ball Dumbledore's making me plan.", I said sourly. " If he makes me throw a Valentines Day Party too i'm going to kill someone. I haven't got time for this!"
Severus smirked and held open the door to the Great Hall. People's heads turned, as usual. We made our way to Slytherin, tuning everyone else out. Once seated I turned towards Severus."Hey Sev, any idea what's going on in Potions? It's so..." I struggled to find a way to best describe how stupid the class had become.
"So like Slughorn thinks We're a class full of first years?", He finaly supplied. "And don't call me Sev!"
"Right."I replied, ignoring his commet about not calling him Sev.
"I don't know, maybe hes finaly lost it." With that said he turned away. Great conversation, had so much insight. I rolled my eyes. The whole school was crazy. I decidedto just skip lunch, and get to work on the Halloween Ball. If I was lucky I could get Cissy to help me out, meaning she'd do all the real work and I'd take most of the credit. With that in mind, I grabbed an apple and left the Great Hall in search of my sister.