𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖊~ (oliver wood)

part 10: the incident in potions

ɪʀɪꜱ ᴍᴏɴᴛɢᴏᴍᴇʀʏ

I awoke to two bodies either side of me, shaking me awake, "GETTTT UPPPP IRRIISISSSISISI" they both yelled, I opened my eyes slowly and noticed I was sandwiched between the two brothers, both having their arms wrapped around me, I yawned loudly, stretching my arms above my head, "Good morning" I said, my voice croaking slightly, "Aw your morning voice is adorable" Fred cooed, I rolled my eyes and kicked them both off the bed before rolling out myself and stepping over George as I walked over to where I had flung my uniform the night before, I pulled it on quickly, holding my tie in my hand, not bothering to tie it, "Come on you two" I told the taller males, pulling them from their sitting positions on the floor, "We were comfy but okay" they both said in unison as I dragged them out of my room and down into the main bit of the common room, people began to stare at our necks and I giggled softly, turning to the two boys, "People seem to be staring" I cooed, the two smirked, George then kissed my left cheek and Fred my right, people were beginning to stare even more, I rolled my eyes and continued to drag the two towards potions, dodging and weaving around people as the two boys walked head first into them, "Keep up you two" I said, turning my head to see them almost jogging to keep up with me, "You're lagging behind!" I called again over my shoulder, finding the potions classroom, I peered inside to see a man with greasy black hair sitting in a dingy room, potion bottles and books lining every shelf, he then took from the pile in front of him a piece of what looked like parchment paper, putting it down on his desk, I continued to look and as he looked up from his desk he caught my gaze and held it for a few seconds, his eyes were dark and bags hung below them, his mouth curved down into a frown, wrinkles appearing next to his eyes as I felt someone walk up behind me, I broke my eye contact with the man as someone barged past me, a  blonde boy with crooked teeth looked down at me, he must've been in the year below despite him being taller than me, he had a young but scornful looking face and as he furrowed his brows together and studied my face I could tell he was definitely about to say something stupid,

"Who are you???" he asked, pushing a stray hair behind my ear, I pushed off his hand and rolled my eyes, "Your dad's slut" I said bluntly, his face contorted into a fowl frown and he raised a hand to me, "Mr Malfoy!" I heard from within the classroom, I flinched slightly as the man I had once been studying was now making his way across the classroom towards the four of us standing at the door, "Mr Weasley and Weasley, make your way inside" said the man, turning to the blonde and myself, the two ginger boys hesitated but scurried inside and took their seats, I looked towards the tall male, holding short eye contact but then looking down at my shoes, "What is going on here?" the man asked, he swished his coat/cloak over his shoulder and pushed his hair from his eyes, wiping a hand across his furrowed brow, "He made an advance on me" I told the black haired man in front of me, holding eye contact with him once again, "I see, what is your name?" the man asked, I bowed my head, "Iris, sir, Iris Montgomery" I looked back up and into his eyes once more, he nodded slowly, "Well, Iris Montgomery, I am your potions teacher Severus Snape" Severus explained, I nodded slowly the way he did, he looked back at the blonde, "Draco, behave yourself" Snape told the blonde, Draco rolled his eyes and walked into the classroom, Snape put his hand out which I gladly took and he led me into the classroom and to the seat I was to sit in, "Are you any good at chemistry?" Snape asked, I nodded slightly and he ordered me to sit beside Fred and George to help them out a bit, I gladly took my seat in between the two brothers and opened up my new text book in which Severus Snape had set upon my desk, I took out my new quill and ink placing them both onto the desk, turning to the two boys that looked stunned, "What?" I whispered, they both shook their heads at me and pulled out their own quills as well as ink,

I looked towards the clock that hung upon the wall above the door and watched as a few seconds ticked by, my eyes drifted down to the door as it opened, Oliver and his girlfriend walked in, practically attached to each other, I heard as Snape cleared his throat at the front of the classroom, I looked towards him as he death glared Oliver and the girl he was with, "Mr Wood, what is the meaning of you being la-" he started, his eyes drifting between the two, realising the two looked dishevelled, their collars weren't done up, they weren't wearing their robes and their hair was messy, "Ten points will be taken from Gryffindor house, for the two of you" Snape didn't bother to finish his sentence from earlier and had already deduced why the two had been late to his class, he took his seat and began to scribble onto a piece of parchment, I heard Oliver sigh as he took the seat at the end of the row Fred, George and I were sitting on, I rolled my eyes and dipped my quill into the ink, accidentally spilling George's ink onto Oliver's side of the desk, "Fuck" I whispered, "Can you two control your girlfriend?" Oliver whispered, hitting George in the arm, I looked towards him, "They are not my fucking keepers, it was an accident, I was going to apologise but not now" I told Oliver, looking back at Snape as he stood up, "You four want to explain why you are making so much noise?!" Snape exclaimed, "I accidentally spilled my ink on Oliver's side of the desk and he told Fred and George to control me" I put on puppy dog eyes and Snape was quick to roll his and turn to Oliver, "Mr Wood, detention" Snape told him before walking back to the front of the class, I smirked slightly as Snape began to teach.

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"Psst, Iris" George whispered, poking my hand with his quill, I turned to him sharply and looked down at my hand which he was now focusing to draw onto my pale skin, "Will you two stop?" Fred whispered to the two of us, I rolled my eyes and kicked Fred under the table, the table shook a little as he attempted to kick me back but instead he kicked the table, Snape snapped his head towards us and his eyes travelled down to my hand which George was drawing on and saw Fred and I with locked gazes, challenging each other, I booted Fred under the desk as my eyes wandered from Fred's and to the front where Snape was standing, I didn't take my hand out of George's grasp as he was now holding it to be able to draw more easily, "Iris, do you know what this is?" Snape asked, pointing his wand from me then to the pot in front of him, "Hmm, can I get a closer look?" I asked, looking at George who pouted before letting my hand go, "Of course" Snape told me, bowing slightly, I stood from my seat and weaved around Fred then kicking Oliver's chair as I went by him, making him nearly tumble onto the floor, I smirked as I stood at the front with Snape, peering into the pot, the liquid had a rose tint and smelled like something I hadn't smelled before, "So?" Snape asked, I had brought my book from my seat and flicked through it quickly before finding a page that I needed, I put my finger down onto the page, "This is amortentia, I think" I began confidently before beginning to fumble on my words, "Correct and do you know what amortentia does?" Snape asked sharply, I read on slowly, "Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It is distinctive for its mother-of-pearl sheen, and steam rises from the potion in spirals. Amortentia smells different to each person, according to what attracts them" I read aloud, Snape looked at me with amazement as I peered back into the pot, "So basically it isn't really a love potion but instead something that shows a person what truly attracts them to the person they love the most" I further explained, dipping my finger into the pot and examining the sheen of the potion on my fingernail, I looked down at the book in my hand and scanned my eyes over the page, "Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in existence it causes a powerful infatuation or obsession from the drinker..." I read slowly, "So, when you drink it you are to be obsessed with the one you love most?" I asked, looking up at Snape who was at least two heads taller than me, "Exactly that, well done" Snape seemed to be in shock as he waved me off and returned to his desk, I did the same not bothering to kick Oliver's chair this time, I sat back down on my seat and put my hand back out for George to continue to draw on, "25 points to Ravenclaw" Snape announced, brushing his hair out of his eyes.

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ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴜꜱ ꜱɴᴀᴘᴇ

I brushed my hair from my eyes for the 50th time today as it was catching in my eyes, Oliver Wood wasn't acting as his usual self and has been getting into trouble since Iris joined, I wonder...

"Amortentia is the most powerful love potion in the world. It is distinctive for its mother-of-pearl sheen, and steam rises from the potion in spirals. Amortentia smells different to each person, according to what attracts them" the girl said, I looked on in amazement as she explained what amortentia was and what it did, she even went on further to explain that it caused infatuation and or obsession with that person, "So, when you drink it you are to be obsessed with the one you love most?" she went on to ask, I nodded slowly, "Exactly that, well done" I praised her and waved her off to go and jot down what she had said, I sat at my desk as she sat at hers, making sure to note down that 25 points are to be added for her intelligence, "25 points to Ravenclaw" I announced, she looked at me and smiled as wide as she could but I shifted my eyes over slightly to see Oliver trying to catch her eye, I rolled mine in an attempt to silence my thoughts but then the bell rang loudly throughout the school signifying that it was the end of class, everyone began to stand except for Oliver as he now had a detention with me, Iris looked up from her book slightly over the thick rim of her glasses and closed it, making shifty eyes at Oliver before joining her ginger counterparts in standing, "Ms Montgomery" I called before she had chance to leave the classroom, she looked back over her shoulder at me and smiled, "Yes?" she asked, honey seemed to have really lathered up her vocal cords in that moment, "Could you stay back for a little bit to watch Oliver whilst I go and fetch something from Mr Filch?" I asked her, knowing fine well she would oblige, she nodded and went to sit back into her seat, I could see she was having a whisper-fight with the twins as she continuously told them both to scram and that I only needed one to make sure Oliver stayed in the room, "You two can stay too if you wish" I told the three before then leaving myself and making my way down the corridor towards where Filch's office stood.

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A/N: I normally don't add author notes at the end of chapters but I appreciate that you have made it to the end of this chapter as it currently has over 2000 words, I love and appreciate your devotion <3  - Nin