𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙾𝙽𝚂 [𝙵𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝚆𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙻𝙴𝚈]

CHAPTER 73-All You Need Is A Bit Of Luck

It's been a month since Draco's accident happen, Mason was preparing himself to take N.E.W.T's exam since it was now June. Hermione was helping him out everyday since she started to prepare herself as well. Oliver has been ignoring the golden quartet and every time they caught his eye he'll pretend to be busy or has been leaving early to go home. Harry was still processing on what he told him that day in the common room, he even try to ask Liam but also not being around anymore. 

Oliver on other hand was trying his best to make a plan to help his sister escape Azkaban and try to have a conversation with Slughorn again. Dumbledore has been out the castle again leaving a frustrated Oliver knowing since he wasn't there he had no one to help him out. He still didn't know how to face Harry and have a conversation with any of them after what he admitted. 

He was walking down the corridors as always when he saw Professor Slughorn walking down making him smile slightly. Oliver waved at him as Slughorn smiled brightly stopping in his tracks. 

"Oliver, dear boy--how are you feeling?" 

"Very well Professor, I--I wanted to thank you for the liquid luck, I was going to go and look for you but been really busy lately" Oliver said, Slughorn quirked his eyebrow with a wearily smile. 

"I--I never made a potion for you Oliver, Liam said something about him teaching you how to make it--" Slughorn started but was quickly cut off. 

"Right, umm sorry Professor...guess my head is not in the right place today" Oliver smiled as he chuckled slightly, his hands inside his suit pocket, "Well, good day Professor"

"Good day Oliver" Slughorn started walking away when Oliver called him again making him turn around, "Professor are--are you busy later today?"

"W--well I have things to do today but how about tomorrow evening....how does that sound?" Slughorn asked, Oliver quickly nodded. 

"Sounds perfect, tomorrow evening sounds perfect" Slughorn smiled before walking away. Oliver sighed in relief as he got a day to spend with Slughorn.

"Now you just have to get him to give up his memory" Oliver whispered to himself, "Almost there Oliver...just wait until tomorrow"

"Do you whisper to yourself often?"

Oliver turned around to see Harry and Mason, he just nodded. The silence being awkward as Harry cleared his throat his gaze shifting from Oliver and Mason. 

"Well...better get going--"

"Oliver, why are you acting weird..so you told us who the Half-Blood prince is...and" Mason said. 

Oliver didn't respond, he was thinking on what to say but nothing came to mind so he just shrugged as he looked away from them to the window. 

"Oliver" Harry started as his cousin looked at him, "I think I--I have an idea on how to get Slughorn to give his memory" 

"Go on" Oliver said, as Harry rummaged through his pocket taking out a small vial. Oliver recognizing it instantly, "Liquid Luck?" 

"Yeah, we thought about it...he drinks it, he'll be lucky...you can go with him and Harry will--You have one as well, how?" Mason asked as Oliver took out his vial, a smiled spread on his face.

"A--a friend, I think i'll thank them later but let me hear this plan of yours" Oliver replied as he put it away. 

The three of them headed to the Gryffindor common room, all of them going through the plan. Harry and Oliver sitting on the couch as they both had their vials in hand Mason, Hermione and Ron looking at the two carefully. They took the cap off as they downed it, the vials now empty as they lowered it down a grin slowly making it's way on Harry and a small smirk rose on Oliver's.