Now it was but a few minutes before 6 and I had just gone back to my dorm room to get changed. I may have been going to a potions class but it was still after school hours and there was no rule against me getting changed. So I got out of my uniform and put on a black flowing skirt that was a few inches above my knee, a pair of fishnet tights, a red tube top with a see through black shirt over it so the tube top could be seen and a pair of small black heals. My hair was straight and down to the small of my back just as I usually wore it.

So now I was on my way to Professor Snapes classroom to have a go at 7th year potions. I have to admit that I am quite nervous for two reasons.

The first one being that it is 7th year level potions and the second because of Professor Snape. I dont want to get distracted thinking about him like I usually do and I certainly don't want to mess up the first potion he has given me either.

I had just arrived outside the potions classroom and hesitated slightly to knock but I knew i had to at some point so why pro-long it any futher?

*Knock*

"Enter" came the silky yet sternvoice of my Professor.

I slowly pushed the big wooden door aside and i heard a dull 'eek' coming from it. After shuting the door i turned around and saw Professor Snape sitting at his desk with some papers like he hadn't noticed I was even there. I casually walkedup to his desk standing uinfront of it not knowing what to do.

Finally he acknowledged that I was there as he looked up. I saw those black eyes and i knew I could get lost in them.

"Your right on thime finally a student that has the skill of timekeeping" he paused looking at me " I have set out the ingredients that you will be using for this lesson. Constructing the potion usually takes a 7th year around half-an-hour but as you are not a 7th year I will give you an hour that will be more than enough time" he continued.

He then walked over to the deskdirectly infront of his own and silently told me to follow himwith the movementof his hand.

"I know you are familiar with most of these ingredients and with most potions, so by just looking at them what potion do you think you're making" he quetioned looking directly at me.

Not having paying attention to the ingredients but listening to his smooth voice ifinally lookeddown at them and I knew what Iwould be making so I answered.

"Veritaserum".

"That is correct . Now since we have over 3 hours until you must leave to be back at your common room for curfew we have more thanenough time to test whether the Veritaserum works and enough time for it to wear off" he said.

Upon hearing I turned myhead sharply to look at him to see a smirk on his face.

"You may begin." I heard.

When I started makong my potion I couldn't stop thinking about what he said about me testing theVeritaserum. Was this a chance for him to embarassme? I mean I wouldn't put it past him I know how much he despises Gryffindor but come on. What if i reveal anything embarassing.

Now it has beenaroung a half-an-hour and im almost to the instructions Professor Snape gave me i seem to be making the potion correctly. Its not too thick and it looks the right colour for the stage im on. Every so often Professor Snape has cometo my desk to have a look at my potion and he has not said anything so I mus be doing something right. Hopefully. During the time I have been making the potion I keep sneaking quick glances at Professor Snape. He is still in his usual teaching attire, however, he doesn't have the long billowing robe on.

"Professor" I call timidly.

Looking up from his papers I hearhim say, "Yeas ".

"I b-believe i-m finished wi-with the p-potion, s-Sir" I say my voice cracking. I see him get up from the chair and walk over to me inspectin my potion.

"Your voice is cracking are younervous you have not done it right?" he asked with a slight smirk not looking up from my potion.

"Yes, I g-guess" I said knowing it was a lie. I was more afraid of testing it.

"Well" he said finally looking at me "from appearances you have done well,but lets test it shall we" he continued.

With that he put some of my potion into a cup and once again he told me silently to followhim. He sat down in his usual place behind his desk and kicked out a chair to his left side for me. I sat. He then held out the cup to mesaying "drink it". So I did thinking that this was going to be a disaster.