This chapter's a bit out of place, but I need it. Hope it's still okay!
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—Draco Lightbringer—
Before we went in, I quickly pulled Nico aside when Harry wasn't looking.
"Okay, Nico, listen." I said. "In Potions class, I'm going to be mean to the Gryffindors just like any other time because that's what my cover is, okay?" He nodded. "Part of your job is to protect Harry so for today you need to make sure he's safe through the whole plan, alright?"
Nico stared at me. "What plan."
I resisted the urge to slap my forehead. "Shoot! I knew there was something I forgot! Listen, Nico, there's this special potion Nyroc and Luna need to take to maintain their magical abilities, which are already pretty weak as it is. Nyroc's going to explode his class potion today so that he can go search Snape's office for the ingredients."
He nodded slowly. "I guess that makes sense. Is that all?"
I sighed. "No. I'm going to manipulate Snape into getting you to send Nyroc to the hospital wing when he explodes it. Would do it myself but that would just be too suspicious."
"Wouldn't Nyroc get hurt?" asked Nico. "And what about whoever his partner is?"
The thing about Nico is that he really does care about everyone he comes across. He just can't show it or he'll be too vulnerable. That is what we like about him.
"If Nyroc mixes the potion right, his partner should be fine." I assured him. "And if he doesn't, just bring him to the hospital wing and don't let Madam Pomfrey see Nyroc. I'll manipulate him into not remembering Nyroc was supposed to be with you. And give this to Nyroc once you're out of sight." I passed him a thermos flask from my bag. "Nectar."
Nico nodded. "Okay. Wait, why do I need to go with him anyway?"
I sighed. He can be so clueless sometimes. "Because Snape has to call someone out to bring him to the hospital wing, and you're the only other person! Not like you'll actually be going to the hospital unless his partner gets hurt, but still!"
"Oh." Nico looked a bit sheepish.
Time was running out. Snape would be nearing class it about twenty-five seconds. "One more thing, since I don't expect Nyroc to take this seriously. Make sure there's no trace of you being there. Snape's a legacy of Nemesis, he gets suspicious easily and jumps to conclusions a lot—"
"Snape's a legacy of Nemesis?" asked Nico, eyes widening.
"Yeah." I said, staring at my watch. "All pureblood families are descendants of at least one god. That's why they thought they were so much better in the old days, before they were blinded from us as most mortals are. I'm sorry but I'll have to explain this later."
I grabbed his collar and shoved him around the corner before rushing out myself.
Not with him, of course, we couldn't be seen together.
The thing about purebloods being descendants of the gods will be explained later.