Chapter 3

The First Potions Class

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Harry and Draco were chatting while they waited for the class to begin. The door to the dungeon flew open, and the potions master walked into the room. "There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class," Professor Snape began, "As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses," Snape continued, "I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death."

With that, the class started, and Snape was walking around the room, observing the progress of his students. When he looked into Draco's cauldron, he gave him a hint of a smile. "Excellent work, Mr Malfoy," Snape said, "your potion is the perfect shade of blue for this stage in the process." Snape then moved on to Harry's cauldron, and upon seeing the contents, he actually exclaimed in surprise. "Amazing, Mr Potter, truly amazing! To be completely finished with your potion and have it be the exact color as explained in your textbook is truly astounding. In fact, I don't think that even I achieved the result you did as quickly as you did," Snape told Harry. The whole Slytherin side of the classroom fell silent, as this was the first time that Snape had ever said that a student had outperformed him before. In fact, most believed that no one had ever outperformed him in his entire life.

Only Snape and his potions teacher knew that this was not entirely true. In fact, Snape remembered exactly who outperformed him and with which potions: Lily Evans. It had been Snape who had told her that she was a witch, and they had been best friends up until Fifth Year. Snape still didn't like to think about what happened that day.

After class, when everyone but Harry had left, Snape asked him to come over to his desk. Harry did so, hoping that he wasn't in trouble on his first day. "I wanted to tell you that I was honest when I said that I didn't achieve the same result you did in my first potions class, or at least, not as quickly," Snape started, "There was only one person in my first potions class that achieved the result you did as quickly as you. Your Mother, Lily," Snape continued, "She was a natural at potions when she was at school." They talked for a few minutes before Snape dismissed Harry. Harry was shocked by the information that he had received from Snape about his parents.

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Hello everyone! Just wanted to say that this series is going to span over the course of 7 to 8 books. I'm thinking of adding an extra book as a sort of epilogue story explaining what the characters did after the Battle of Hogwarts.