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Serenity left to catch up with Harry and the rest of the gang, heading into Divination. But since Serenity didn't have Divination, she left them go off as she was left to go to the Library. It was nice for her to have so much free time. She took out a sheet to look at her schedule one more time.
She had free block, then Charms on Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays. After that she had DADA Monday thru Friday, and Care of Magical Creatures daily as well with a free block in between. Then she would eat lunch with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, before Herbology on Tuesday and Thursday, History of Magic every Friday, and Astronomy Monday and Wednesday nights. She looked at her last class before dinner and gave a big sigh.
Potions.
It was true that Serenity was good at Potions but the reason for the double classes was her talking to Dumbledore before on it, about her needing to know the skills of anything in the future may bring. Dumbledore tried to insist her telling more but she chose not to say anything but take double potions. So now she has to take double potions every day that made her groan.
Serenity shook her head as she took out her old sketchbook a quill. Serenity just started to doodle in her book about something, unconsciously drawing an image of a creature with a boy in front of it. She couldn't tell who the boy was because his back was turned to her. She stared at it as her eyes dilated as the room she sat in changed around her.
"This thing probably isn't very dangerous at all!" Draco pushed through the crowd to go to some creature.
"Malfoy no!"
"Ahhh! My arm!"
Serenity shook her head as she gave a little shiver. She saw her and her classmates in a forest with Hagrid there. Then she remembered Hagrid was the new Professor for the Care of Magical Creatures.
Serenity quickly packed her things again to go meet with her friends as they were talking about Divination, about Harry having something called the "grim." Also, how insane Professor Trelawney was.
Well, maybe it was true that I made a better choice to go with Professor Tsukimi, because I could only image what it would be like with Professor Trelawney.
They walked outside with their books that were strangely alive. Fortunately for her, Hagrid already told her how to open the strange books, while he awaited for the rest of them as he told the rest to open up their books.
"And how exactly do we do that?" Draco said with a sneer.
"You stroke the spine of 'ourse." Hagrid said as she turned to get something from her bag. All of them started to stroke the spine but Neville did it a little too early on opening the book, making the book attack him. People made a few jokes as Serenity went over to help him out.
"Hold still!" Serenity urged as she rand her fingered through the spine of the book, making it calm down. It relaxed as she used her other hand to help Neville up and handed him the book.
"Oh, thanks Serenity." Neville gave a blush as Serenity smiled.
"No proble-"
"Shut up Malfoy." They all turned to see Harry calling out Malfoy by what he said about Hagrid. But Draco taunted Harry by calling out there was a dementor and used their hoods on their cloaks to act like one. They were all silenced when Hagrid whistled, presenting hippogriffs. All of the students a little hesitant around it except Serenity and Harry. Serenity went up to stand next to Harry, but Harry was well..."volunteered" by everyone else to go meet the hippogriff Buckbeak.
As Harry and Buckbeak got aquatinted, Draco and his little gang pushes others away to watch if Harry would chicken out or fail. But they didn't get what they were expecting. On the contrary Hagrid let Harry ride Buckbeak for a few minutes, as they heard his scream of happiness.
When Harry came back, Hagrid let him off Buckbeak, giving him a nice ferret as a reward to eat. Hagrid was talking to Harry in a low tone. Soon Hagrid let the other students do the same towards the other hippogriffs, well at least the introductions of bowing and trying to pet them. It wasn't until Draco said something.
"This thing probably isn't very dangerous at all!" Draco pushed through the crowd to go to some went close to the creature without bowing or anything, making Buckbeak go mad.
Serenity panicked as she remembered her vision.
"Malfoy no!" Hagrid yelled as he tried to rush over to them. Serenity ran over and pushed Draco on the side.
"Why you little-"
"Serenity!" Someone yelled as Buckbeak extended his claws to scratch her arm, but grazed it instead. Serenity quickly backed up and curtsied to the creature, breathing hard as the beast slowly stopped its rant and stared at her.
"Look!" some guy said.
Serenity looked up to see Buckbeak bow his head nice a low, curving his neck in complete respect. She swallowed a lump in her throat as the creature slowly came over and nudged his head against her face. She gently pet his beak as if she knew he was trying to say sorry to her.
"Buckbeak! Get out of here!" Hagrid fumed as he tossed a few more ferrets away from Serenity and the students. Draco jumped from the ground as he went up to Serenity.
"Why you worm, how dare you push me around."
"You git! If she didn't push you, you probably wouldn't have an arm!" Ron exclaimed as a few other students nodded in agreement. Hagrid deducted points from Slytherin as he said turned to Malfoy,
"Now you will take Miss Aragon to Madam Pomfrey to heal up her arm, and explain what had happened."
Of course Draco and the trio tried to insist otherwise but Hagrid thought it would be best. Draco stopped off as he grabbed his books,
"Lets go Aragon!" He spat as Serenity went after him, while Hermione said she would take her bag back to the dining hall for lunch.
They walked awkwardly in silence until Serenity said,
"Are you alright Draco?"
Draco stopped and turned to look at her, confused.
"Why are you asking me that when you're the one hurt, you dimwit."
"Because you seem a little shaken up." She said gently as she continued walking. Draco walked faster to be next to her as he said,
"I'm not shaken. God, wait until my father hears about the stupid chicken."
"Draco...I know you don't like my house, and you probably don't like me. But please, leave the creature alone. He really didn't mean to scratch me...please?"
Draco looked at her and he quickly turned back, he muttered something under his breath.
"Excuse me?"
"...I don't dislike you...I just don't like non-slytherins, and those who hang out with Potter"
"Why?" Serenity had to ask as the walked through the hallway.
"Because! Slytherin is obviously the best house, the pureblood house, and Potter? He always gets the glory? For once I would like to be the one who makes a difference, be better than him."
"But Draco...You have parents that would do anything to protect you. You have a higher academic rate that will probably land you into the ministry no problem. Lastly, you really do have a good heart. Harry doesn't have parents. He doesn't have the grades either. You both have something in common. I believe both of you guys have a good heart, but you chose to let your pride take over instead."
Draco just snorted as they reached the hospital wing.
"I can go in by myself, and don't worry I won't say anything about you."
"...Why would you do that?"
Serenity couldn't help but smile and give a small giggle.
"Because, you said you didn't dislike me so I guess that makes me a friend, and friends help other friends." Draco rolled his eyes as Serenity went in, leaving him alone in the hall to walk back to lunch.
She's a bloody Gryffindor, and friends with Potter! She's probably mudblood too...But she's not entirely bad...
Draco thought to himself as later he agreed to himself that he wouldn't owl his father about what had happened in class...Just this one time favor.
"Bloody Hell Serenity! How, better yet, why on earth would you want double potions with that slimy old git!" Ron ranted as Serenity grabbed a small salad.
"Ron! That's very rude to say about a teacher, but I'm doing it to have advanced potions. It's required for me to do if I want to be a mediwitch..."
That and I need to know the skills sooner or later...for...well other things.
"Can't one class be enough?" Harry commented as she started to munch down on a sandwich. Hermione looked at them as she turned to Serenity,
"Well I think it's good that you're pursuing more in order to achieve what you want in the future. Something Ronald needs to learn."
"Hey!" Ron exclaimed as Harry gave a little laugh.
"You too mister! You may be the boy-who-lived, but that's not all you can put on a resume~" Serenity mused as Harry rolled his eyes.
"Hey there!" Serenity turned to see Fred and George plop themselves at the seats next to her.
"Hey guys." Serenity smiled as she giggles, seeing them play with the food, mainly peas, tossing a bit at Ron who just huffed.
"Hey! I'm eating here!"
"Yeah so we're giving you more!" Fred said as George tossed another pea at him.
"Anyway we-"
"Hear about yur arm and-"
"brought you something to-"
"Cheer ya up~" Fred and George said, finishing each others sentences. Serenity couldn't help but giggle as George went over to cover her eyes, as Fred placed something in her hand. George let go of her eyes as she looked down to see a chocolate frogs. She couldn't help but smile as she gave them both a hug.
"Aww thanks you guys."
"Hey what about us?" The trio asked as the twins looked at them with a devilish smile.
"Why we have a few things...Something we've made personally~" Hermione just rolled her eyes as she ignored them, as Harry looked down and tried to eat his food peacefully. Ron of course wanted to try it, and ate a gummy candy that started to make him snort like a pig. They just all started to break out laughing as Hermione commented,
"Well at least he sounds the ways he eats."
"Experiment Success!" The twins clapped their hands as they all finished up lunch. Serenity actually ran into a few of her friends from different houses like Susan Bones, Terry Boot, Luna Lovegood, and others. They all asked if she was ok, but she said it was fine. Her arm had very faint red marks from the claws, but Madam Pomfrey said that in a few days they will all disappear.
She went to go to astrology with her friends as they looked at the constellation on a chalkboard that their teacher drew on. They all had a good time, as Ron guess too many as something relating to food. Their mood changed, however, when they had to go to potions. Serenity had potions twice, while Harry, Ron, and Hermione had potions once then take their last elective class after. As they enter inside the dreary dungeon, they all sat down as Professor Snape was already waiting for them, before flicking his wand to slam the doors shut.
Severus Snape's POV
He slammed the doors with the flick of his wand as his eyes looked around to see his students. He saw Potter snickering at Weasley,
"10 points from Gryffindor."
"What? But sir-"
"15 points from Gryffindor." He said harshly, cutting Harry off.
"Now turn your books to page 165 to make a shrinking potion." Severus snapped at the class, since he was still in a foul mood from last night. Everyone was already chopping and heating cauldrons except Miss Aragon. Aragon raised her had as Severus glanced at her.
"What is it now Miss Aragon."
"Sir...Um...Well you see-"
"Get on with it Aragon." He sneered as she looked up at his eyes.
"Well I'm supposed to take double potions and I thought that would mean I would make advanced po-"
"No. I don't know what your skills may be or what you've learned from that ridiculous school you transferred from, but you will be learning the same as everyone else. Then you can clean cauldrons for your second period after everyone has left."
"But sir! That's not fair!" The girl exclaimed as everyone started to stare. He went up to her desk and went extremely close to her face.
"Listen here girl, this is my potions, my classroom, and you are my student. You will do whatever I tell you to do. Do you understand?" He hissed.
Her eyes held onto his for a few moment, as they looked deep into his soul. He tried to hold onto his expression, until she looked down and said in a soft voice.
"...Yes sir..."
He turned around with his cloak billowing around his body at each step as he went to his desk. He sat down to grade as he looked up once more to see students looking at him.
"Time is ticking!" He barked as they all rushed to make their potions.
Time passed for the class as Severus got up every once in a while to walk around the room to see the progress. He was surprised to see Miss Aragon helping Mister Longbottom.
"Miss Aragon, instead of helping Mister Longbottom, how about you finish your Potions first? It's probably ruined if you left it in the cauldron."
"No it's not...I'm all done."
Severus looked at her, having his eyes bore into her as he turned quickly to her desk to see a little vial with her name and label on it. It was a bright acid green color, almost neon as he picked it up to inspect it. He went to his desk to get a big paperweight stone he had. He placed a drop as it shrunk perfectly to a little pebble.
"...perfect.." he muttered to himself as he looked back and said to his class, barking.
"Everyone place your vials up here and get out! Class is over!" Everyone rushed up to place their vials on his desk. He looked at Longbottom to see an adequate green color, not perfect but adequate. Which is the first for Longbottom in Severus' class.
The students trickled out, a few saying goodbye to Miss Aragon as she took off her cloak. She rolled up her sleeves as she started to swish her wand to clear the messes around the desks.
"Miss Aragon."
She looked at him and tilted her head to the side slightly.
"Yes Professor?"
"How were you able to finish so fast?" He said as she crossed his arms, standing in front of his desk.
Serenity's POV
She stared at the man as he asked her how she finished the potion so fast.
"Well...um...because I...-" She mumbled the last part
"Speak up!" He barked as she flinched a little.
"I already know how to make it..." She said as she shifted her weight to one leg to the other uncomfortably.
"Well I can see you know how to make it Aragon, I'm wondering how did you do it so fast?"
"I pre-sliced everything I needed and shake the peeled Shrivelfig until it is ready, unlike the book said to hit it with the back of the knife..." Serenity looked down at the floor, feeling his gaze straight at her. Then he walked back to his desk to grade paper as she finally was able to breath again, after holding it for so long. She quietly went back to cleaning the cauldrons, two being washed by magic as she dried them thoroughly. Everything got cleaned and placed neatly on the desks as she picked up her books.
"I'm done professor."
Serenity glanced up at him to see his eyes looking down at the papers grading. She turned to go leave until she hear his voice.
"Stop right there Aragon."
Severus Snape's POV
Severus had been watching her clean, glancing every once n a while as he graded papers. He noticed some red fading scratches on her left arm, as it some beast scratched or cut her.
"I'm done professor."
He heard her say as he noticed earlier that she had finished all the cauldrons. He didn't look up as he was looking at one last essay paper, but heard her walking away. He said with a stern voice,
"Stop right there Aragon."
He finally glanced up to look at her. Her hair was down after all the cleaning as he got up with something in his hand. He came up to her and roughly took her arm, moving the sleeve down to see the red mad scratches still healing.
"...How did you get this..."
"I...uh...I didn't wear anything to protect my arm when I had an owl perched on my arm...And it scratched me when I was trying to send it off with my letter."
He could tell she was lying but she just stared at him back. He realized that he was still holding her arm and quickly lets go as he placed the small vial on the desk next to her. The girl looked at it and said,
"Murtlap Essence?"
"Yes, drink it..."
"But sir I've already taken some from Madam Pomfrey earlier today."
"Well I made this one with a higher dosage..." He sneered as the girl slowly took the vial. She quietly opened it to drink the yellow liquid as he watched the scratches on her arms fade almost complete. She looked at him amazed as she placed the empty vial on the desk. He took his wand out to quickly move the vial to get cleaned as she turned around with his cloak moving around him gracefully. He went back to sit on his desk as he said without looking at her,
"You may go now Miss Aragon."
"Goodbye Professor."
He head the girl turn around to walk to the door and hear the door creak open. He heard her stop as she said to him,
"and...Thank you for the potion."
He looked up to see her leave, making the door open wide and slowly going back to close. But he saw her pet jump up to her and voices outside.
"Serenity! You're finally done!"
"Yeah, we brought Valiant for you so we can all go eat dinner."
He heard her laughter mixed with the trio until the door finally closed, leaving him in silence in his dimly lit classroom. He sat there for a few moments and then got up to walk over to the cleaned cauldrons. They were cleaned beautifully and with great care, and glanced abck at his desk to see the potions his class made. He looked at the finely cursive words of a student's name.
Serenity A. Aragon...
He didn't expect her to be done so fast, nor do it so perfectly. He slowly walked to it and picked it up. He remembered how well she helped Longbottom, being gentle and patient with him. He produced something without causing problems for once in his class. He shook his head as he placed the vial back on the desk before he left for dinner.
Why is she so infuriating! Nothing but a sorry excuse of a student, and a dunderhead of a Gryffindor!...She's nothing like Lily...she's nothing to me...
As he walked down the hall to go to the side door to enter the great hall, seeing loud students stuffing their faces with food. He sat at the end to glance at his house, until his eyes wandered to Potter and his friends. They were all laughing as Aragon was there, petting her beast as it sat between the benches, stealing food from Weasley. He was about to look away until her eyes looked up and came in contact with his. They held each others gaze as his face turned into a grimace. She was the first to look away to continue talking to her friends as Severus still looked at her, saying to himself.
...Yes...She's nothing...