Disclaimer: see chapter 1

"Portia, that's not what we're supposed to be doing." Said Harry as Portia began to flip through her potions book. She had taken it from the restricted section last night. It had many dark potions and Portia was currently reading about one that made skin fall off.

"Oh brew your boil potion! I have bigger fish to bake." Said Portia as she pulled the cauldron towards herself

"Fry." Said Harry as he began to cut rat tails. Peter felt sick and hid in Harry pocket

"I hate fried fish, you know that." Said Portia as she took the rest of the ingredients for herself. Harry snatched them back and stuck out his tongue childishly.

"That's not the point!" said Harry loudly getting professor Snape's attention

"You and your point. Fine, I'll get another cauldron and I'll make my own potion." Said Portia standing up.

"We have to work together." Said Harry as he pulled the cauldron back over to his side and tried sit her back down

"Who says?" asked Portia not noticing Snape standing behind them. Harry's eyes widened and he began to point at professor Snape.

"I say." Said Professor Snape. Portia froze and tensed up. Snape smiled at this display of fear. He didn't want his students to fear him, just respect him but it was obvious fear was the only thing he was going to get from some of them.

"H-Hello Professor Snape. Nice weather we're having." Said Portia finding the ability to move. Snape gave them both a hard look.

"That cloak and robe set suits you very well professor." Said Harry trying to make Snape stop looking at them like that. It was starting to scare him. Peter peaked his head out of Harry's pocket and squeaked in fear.

"Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Pettigrew but I didn't come here to debate fashion or the weather." Said Snape

"You're welcome sir." They both said at once. Everyone was looking at them now and Snape began to sneer at them.

"What are you all looking at? Have you all finished?" asked Snape. Everyone made a mad rush back into their work.

"That was a good show of leadership sir." Said Harry sounding like Peter. Portia glared at him.

"Stop kissing up to him." Whispered Portia elbowing him in the ribs

"I'm not kissing up to him. I'm simply complementing out professor's show of leadership.

"Are too."

"Am not."

"Are too!"

"Am not!" said Harry standing up and forgetting Snape was there.

"As interesting as this is I would like to know why you two haven't started yet." Said Snape. Harry sat down quickly and Portia hid the book in her robes.

"We have a good reason for not starting sir." Said Harry

"A very good reason." Said Portia nodding in agreement

"And what is this amazing reason? Or is making a simply boil potion beneath the Pettigrew family?" asked Snape clearly not amused.

"That's a good reason." Muttered Portia. Harry nudged her in the ribs.

"What was that?" asked Snape clearly annoyed but a bit amused at their bickering

"Well you see sir." Said Harry in what he hoped was his most mature tone

"Yes Mr. Pettigrew?" asked Snape ignoring the half glances he was getting. He didn't like them very much off the bat because they were Peter Pettigrew's children but he seemed dislike Harry even more. He knew it was suspicious that Peter Pettigrew's illegitimate son popped up through tax records almost as soon as Harry Potter was supposed to have gotten his letter and that this Harold Pettigrew had Lily's eyes. He blanched at the thought of Peter Pettigrew and Lily. His Lily. He knew that Portia must have come from Addie, she looked just like his old childhood nemesis.

"I want to brew a different potion." Blurted Portia. Everyone looked at her as if she had just pledged her allegiance to the Dark Lord. Snape was seething.

"What did you just say?" asked Snape in a barely controlled voice

"I want to do a different potion." Said Portia more slowly. Harry covered her mouth. Snape looked like he was going to have a heart attack.

"You think you are above the class?" asked Snape in a dangerous voice. Everyone crouched back in fear.

"No sir, I just feel that I can brew a potion which I have found in a book to use for my own devices." Said Portia through Harry's hand

"She's dizzy from the fumes sir, she doesn't know what she's saying." Said Harry trying to cover up for her.

"Ten points from Gryffindor for lying to me Mr. Pettigrew!" said Snape. Now even the Slytherins were starting to crouch behind their desks.

"But sir…" said Haryy

"Twenty points!" said Snape

"Twenty?" said Ron loudly. Snape turned around and glared at him. Ron went white and he was grateful he had gone to the bathroom before class.

"Thirty Mr. Weasly! Mrs. Pettigrew what is under your robes?"

"Pantalets and a chemise sir." Said Portia. She knew that he had probably seen the book and she was trying to play dumb.

"I meant the book not your outdated underwear." Said Professor Snape earning him some snickers. He silenced them with a glare.

"It's a library book, sir." Said Portia sounding guilty

"And why are you hiding a library book in your clothing?" asked Snape

"Because I know that it'll be confiscated." Said Portia as Harry muttered at her to tell the truth

"Detention for taking a book from the restricted section and for not working."

"How did you know it was from the restricted section?"

"You just told me." Said Snape. Harry and Portia exchanged a look. They quickly got to work on their potion and Portia muttered about something being unfair. Portia muttered angrily to herself for the rest of the day and Harry tried to sooth her to no avail. She continued muttering until she got to the great hall for dinner.

"I hate this day!" yelled Portia before she sat down. Most of the Gryffindor table ignored her, they were used to her yelling at odd times.

"I thought you liked Halloween, cousin." Said Galatea as she sat down across from the and between Fred and George Weasley.

"Merlin Galatea, where have you been?" asked Harry. He was a bit on edge after all of the muttering Portia had done. Many Gryffindor's were angry with him for loosing points but he was happy that they were madder at Ron than they were at him.

"Over there." Said Galatea pointing to the Ravenclaw table

"Oy, what are you doing here?" asked Fred and George at the same time. She grabbed Fred's hand under the table.

"I've checked and there's no rule against visiting family…or friends…here or in the astronomy tower." Said Galatea lazily as she began to eat. Fred blushed and George snickered. Portia looked at Harry and Harry shrugged his shoulders.

"You shouldn't steal books from the library, the rest of us could lose privileges." Said Hermione recalling the incident earlier in potions

"I was going to return it!" protested Portia with a mouth full of food

"Then why didn't you just check it out?" asked Hermione handing her a napkin

"Who was going to let me take it out?"

"So you did steal it?" said Hermione

"No, I borrowed it without asking and let that be the end of it!" said Portia as she began to put food into her pockets for her father.

"Why don't you just leave your rat in the dorms?" asked Hermione as she grimaced. She still didn't understand why their rat ate at the table

"Why don't you just leave your books in your room and then go to class alone?" said Portia as she almost chocked Peter with a piece of bread.

"I think your rat's chocking to death." Said Ron sadly. Everyone was mad at him for loosing their house so many points. The Slytherins were thanking him for putting them in the lead.

"Ron, I didn't realize you were there." Said Harry and Portia at the same time

"That was weird." Said Fred and George at the same time as well. Galatea rolled her eyes and put a piece of parchment into Fred's hand. She stood up and he followed her. He motioned for George to stay put and he made a lewd motion.

"I think he's cursed." Said Harry. Portia nodded in agreement. Just then Professor Quirrel ran into the great hall

"Troll! In the dungeon! Just though you ought to know." Said Quirrel before he promptly fainted. Everyone began to panic.

"Stop panicking! Everyone!" said Portia as she shook Ron back forth

"Silence!" yelled Dumbledore. He looked very imposing and everyone instantly froze and stared at him.

"We're going to die." Muttered Portia as she clung to Ron

"I will if you don't let me breath." Said Ron as Portia held him tightly

"Will the head prefects of each house please lead their respective houses into their common rooms. The rest of the professors will please come with me to the dungeons." Said Dumbledore. Everyone left the great hall in a mess of whispers.

"Galatea!" said Portia as she suddenly stopped the line

"What?" asked Harry

"She doesn't know!" said Portia as she ran towards the astronomy tower

"She's in the tallest tower in the school! She'll be fine!" said Harry as he tried to free himself from her grip

"Harry…" said Portia as she spied a troll rounding a corner

"What? You are finally going to do what your told?" asked Harry sarcastically

"I think the troll's left the dungeons." Said Portia as the troll walked towards them

"Run!" they both screamed at once. They ran but the troll followed them until they were cornered. Suddenly the troll fell to the ground next to them and they were too stunned to speak.

"You are both in so much trouble." Said a full formed human Peter Pettigrew as he stood above the troll.