Aftermath

Chapter 5: The Potion Masters Request

The thunder clapped over the castle striking the Ravenclaw tower waking me up in the process.

“Argh damn thunder” I heard one of the boys shout. I slipped out of bed and shuddered as my feet slid across the cold stone floor. I looked around frantically trying to find the showers. I wasn’t used to this cold so I was hoping to get a hot steamy shower. I looked saw the lavatory door and slid over to it my feet slowly getting used to the icy surface. I tried to open it but it was magically locked.

“If you can’t get in there it means that it is full” I heard Dimitry say.

I suddenly remembered hearing something like this and grunted before walking to my blue four poster bed and looked out the glass to be greeted by the gigantic forest that outlined Hogwarts, the crashing thunder and forked lightning lit up the sky adding an eerie appearance to the forest. I sat gazing out at the grounds for some five minutes before hearing a door unlock. I quickly grabbed my towel and bolted towards to door just beating Dimitry into the lavatory. I threw my towel over the cubicle and slid the handle hot water handle to the right. I wasn’t fully awake but the scolding how water fixed that for me. I shuddered grasping the rear area of my neck and held the burn before running the cold water of it. It was soothing and through my shower many thoughts ran through my mind. Me and Adam were never separated, never had been and I never thought we would be but now we were and it kinda suckedah I hat. I wondered silently how he was going and what he was doing. I switched the shower off and looked at my silver watch and read Six-Thirty on it. It was way too early to be awake.

I slipped on the singlet and some underpants and palmed around for my pants.

Damn it they nicked my bloody pants

I wrapped the towel around my legs and held it there and walked out of the bathroom.

“Who in carnation stole my pants and why” I shouted bursting through the door.

Dimitry held them above his head and taunted “What these disgusting pants, this will teach you from pushing me away from the bathroom first, Oscar I am the dominant student in this dorm, I am the smartest, strongest and most admirable here and you best learn that or you won’t survive here with me.”

I yanked the black trousers from his hand and quickly slid them on from underneath the towel and grabbed the school robes from my trunk and put that over the top of my singlet, I grabbed my bag and wand and ran down the spiralling staircase to the glorious blue room and saw Rosi looking dreamingly towards the door, seeing my moment I snuck quietly behind her and let out a tremendous roar. She jumped and spinning around slapped me across the face like lightning cracking against the surface of the tower.

“OSCAR COLLINS HOW DARE YOU DO SUCH A THING, YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN ME A HEART ATTACK, I SWEAR NEVER DO THAT AGAIN” she yelled her voice vibrating off the walls.

I looked at her and my jaw swung open in surprise and I laughed before she huffed and stomped out of the common room. I slung my bag over one shoulder and I ran after her.

“Rosi, i'm sorry” I apologised.

“You’re damn right you're sorry; how could you. Why would you even think about doing something like that” she replied calmly her voice soft a good change from the fiery screams she roared out before.

We walked out of the common room my small hand brushing over the small raven door knob as I closed the door.

We made it down through the stairs and entered the great hall rather fast well at least faster than what I would have thought, I ran down through the aisles looking for a place where Rosi and I could sit but still see Adam and Katie from the other side. It was kind of strange cause everytime I went to look at Adam the small gryffindor named Morgan was always staring at me. It felt kinda strange and it made me lose my appetite so i just picked at my bacon and sausage before getting up. I grabbed the timetable from my bag and saw that I had Potions with the Hufflepuffs. This kind of cheered me up for the day as I really liked potions, it was so soothing to see a cauldron with the liquid bubbling up and the array of colours and smells that you would get from a potion. The only bad thing was if you put the wrong item in and it ended up stinking really really badly. I checked the teacher code and saw that we had Slughorn as our professor. I can remember dad telling me to always stay on old Sluggies good side because it could lead to potential career opportunities as  I go too leave Hogwarts but in my mind if I want something I will work at it by myself, I don't need old sluggies assistance finding a job. I snuck past Rosi and whispered a quick meet you there to her and set off down the corridors multiple times having to ask for assistance to get to the dungeons and by the time I got there Rosi was already there and was socializing with some of the hufflepuff students. She gave me a sudden glare when I arrived which I returned with a small shrug and walked to the door of the classroom.

I started to pack up my belongings before I was abruptly interupted by old Sluggie.

“You aren't a bad potioneer Mr Collins its a shame you aren't in Slytherin it would be good for someone like you to be in Slytherin. Did you know that I do these parties every now and again. This saturday I am having a dinner with some of my students. Did you and Miss Green like to join me on that special night” He said in his rustic tone voice.

“Thanks for the invite sir but I don't generally do parties or any thing that has a certain formality to it,Rosi may do it though” I replied.

“Well that is a shame Mr Collins maybe next time huh” he responded sadly.