I surprised even myself by getting through Charms without losing my sanity or storming out. I was actually able to tune out most of the whispering without actually trying, but it was really starting to get under my skin that Harry was giving me a dark angry glare throughout the whole class. When the class was over I decided to ask him about it.

"Harry, is everything alright?"

"Don't know why you're asking everything seems to be going perfectly well for you."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked.

"Look I know you're cleverer than me and I've accepted that, but do you have to throw it in may face every chance you can?"

"Harry!" Hermione scolded.

"No it's alright Hermione." I told her before turning to Harry. "You think I asked for this? You think I actually want to go up against three kids older and more magically educated than me? You think I want to put my life in danger just to prove that I'm cleverer than you? Sorry to disappoint you Harry James Potter, but I don't want any of that! Did you know that there are students, and most of them members of my own house, who wear badges that say 'support Cedric Diggory-The real Hogwarts Champion!' I thought if anything you'd support me but I guess I was wrong." I realized I was raising my voice, drawing even more attention to myself than before. I leveled my tone and turned to Hermione and Ron. "I'll you both in potions later today." To Harry I added, "Grow up Potter." I stormed off towards Transfigurations with Emily close on my heels. I sat between Emily and Draco in Professor McGonagall's classroom thankful that Slytherin shared the class with Ravenclaw and not Gryffindor.

"I heard about your brother, I'm sorry." Draco told me while we waited for the lesson to start.

"He'll get over himself soon enough." I replied.

"How did everything go with Professor Snape?" Draco whispered. "I wanted to ask you yesterday, but when you skipped lunch and dinner I assumed…"

"It was positively awful." I whispered back. "Of course he thinks I did it, so we got in a huge fight. He said he wasn't 'amused by my latest attention-seeking scheme.' He didn't even try to listen."

"I assumed something like that had happened. So I came up with a plan."

"I guess I'm willing to try anything once."

"If he gives you detention, he'd have to talk to you right?" I considered what he said for a minute. We had potions that afternoon. If I aggravated him enough I probably could lure Severus into giving me a detention.

"I suppose it's worth trying." Through the rest of the morning I mostly concentrated on my school work, but my mind was turning trying to think of all the things that really pushed Severus' buttons in his potions class room. The hours ticked by and it was finally time for potions class. As always Draco was my potions partner something that for once I was glad irritated Harry very much. When it came time for the lesson to start Severus came swooping into the classroom. I burst out into a loud laugh as he neared the front of the room.

"And what is so funny, Miss Potter?" Severus sneered from his desk.

"I'm sorry Professor, I've just realized how truly bat-like you look when you come in with your robes flapping like that." Severus' eyes narrowed as the class gasped. It was common knowledge that most students thought Severus possessed bat-like qualities, but no one dared tell him to his face.

"How very clever of you Miss Potter though I must tell you George Weasley beat you to the punch by four years fifty points from Slytherin." He turned away from me and addressed the class as a whole. "Today you will be brewing a Swelling Potion. The instructions for which can be found on page 30 of your books. You have thirty minutes, begin." Draco opened his book and I read off the first ingredient I saw, ironically it was bat spleens, and I saw a perfect chance to get even further under Severus' skin. Shooting my hand up in the air, I called out, not waiting for Severus to call on me.

"Professor, Draco and I don't have any Bat Spleens may we borrow some of yours?" Professor Dumbledore required Severus to keep a complete stock of potion ingredients in case any student needed them but every year when the school supplies lists when out, Severus also included a long list of ingredients for students to bring with them to Hogwarts. The potions supply closet was considered off limits to anyone who feared his dark spiteful gaze. Even first year students knew you took your life into your own hands if you forgot potion ingredients after the first lesson.

"Not off to a good start this afternoon are we?" Severus griped. "Another fifty points from both Mr. Malfoy and yourself for being incredibly unprepared for class. Hurry up we haven't got all day." He said sweeping his long arm in the direction of the supply close. Together Draco and I walked the few short steps to the supply closet and stepped inside.

"I thought for sure that would get you detention." Draco said in a low whisper as we searched the shelves for bat spleens.

"He might have caught on to what I'm doing." I told him suddenly getting another idea as my eye caught a bottle of Veritaserum. The shelf in front of me was full of completed potions with varying degrees of difficulty. "Draco," I whispered nudgeing his side with my elbow. "What's the most expensive ingredient you can find?"

"I've got some dragon's blood in front of me."

"Excellent!" I whispered back. "Here take the bat spleens and get out of the closet." He took the jar of bat spleens but looked at me puzzled.

"What are you going to…" he trailed off as I picked on a bottle of phoenix tears, and large jar full of unicorn hair. "Brilliant!" He whispered ducking out of the closet as I raised the glass containers high above my head. I gave Draco enough time to get back to our workstation before sending the containers crashing to the stone floor. Severus had to have heard the dense shattering noise as containers crashed, spilling ingredients all over the floor. "In an instant he came swooping into the doorway of the supply closet his face red with rage.

"Sorry Professor." I said in the least sincere voice I could muster. Severus grabbed me by the arm and pulled me out of the supply closet covered in dragon's blood and silvery phoenix tears.

"You can all thank Miss Potter and her slippery fingers, one hundred points from Slytherin for the ruined potions ingredients. And since I'm feeling extra generous today, fifty points from Gryffindor as none of you could loan Mr. Malfoy or Miss Potter some of your potions ingredients, which would have prevented this mess in the first place. And as for you Miss…"

"Excuse me…um Professor Snape?" Severus let go of my arm as Cedric Diggory stood in the classroom doorway looking as if he wished he hadn't said anything. "Sorry, I've been told to collect Alice Potter…" Severus interrupted Cedric coldly.

"Mr. Diggory, Miss Potter still has an hour left of potions class. She will be excused only when the class has concluded."

"I'm terribly sorry Professor, but Mr. Bagman wants her. All four of us Champions have got to go, something to do with photographs I think."

"Very well, Very well," Severus snapped. "Miss Potter leave your things here, I want you back here later so that we can discuss your detention."

"Sorry I should have been clearer, she's got to take her things with her, we all do." Cedric added gesturing at his own bag with a handful of books.

"Very well!" Severus exploded. "Potter take your bag and get out of my sight!" Gladly. I thought ducking out of the classroom without another word. I allowed the classroom door to clamber shut as Cedric and I took our exit.

"Uh, since we're already in the dungeons do you mind if I sneak off to my dorm for a second to change my robe?"

"Yeah, I suppose being covered in dragon blood wouldn't look good on the cover of the Daily Prophet."