Jade Potter and the Halfblood Prince

Chapter 10

After that Jade went to find the other four. When he got there he was still out of it a little.

"Did you and hear what happened?" Daphne said.

"Yeah. That's why I went to Snape. Something didn't feel right." she said.

They saw Slughorn walk by.

"Still no luck with Slughorn huh?" Blaise said.

Jade thought of something.

"Luck! That's what I can use! Liquid Luck!" she said.

"Where are you going to get some?" Theo asked.

"Henry has some. So he might give to me if I tell him it's a way to end this war." she said.

So she headed to find Henry.

A few hours later they were in the common room. Henry had given her his luck potion so that made it easier.

She was sitting on the couch swallowing it and the other four looked at her.

"Well, how do you feel?" Daphne asked.

"Excellent, really excellent!" she said.

"Remember, Slughorn usually leaves early, goes for a walk and then goes back to his office." Pansy said.

"Right. I'm going to visit Hagrid." she said.

"What? No Jade we've got to speak to Slughorn!" Hermione said.

"I know but I have a really good feeling that we need to go see him. You understand?"

"No." the four said.

"Well trust me, I know what I'm doing. Or, Felix does."

So she started to leave.

When they she was close to his hut she saw Slughorn at Professor Sprout's plants.

When she got there they made him jump.

"Ahh! Oh, Jade, I thought you were Professor Sprout." he said.

"Sorry about that sir. I should have coughed before I did that. You probably thought we were Professor Sprout. Definitely."

"What makes you think?" he said.

"Your behavior sir."

"Exactly how did you two get out of the castle?"

"Oh through the front door sir. Wow was on my way to visit Hagrid. You see he's a very dear friend to mine. So if you'll excuse me I'm going to go." she said.

"Jade!"

"Sir?" she said.

"It's nearly night fall!"

"Well why don't you come along sir?"

So she started to leave and head to Hagrid.

"Jade! I must consider going back to the school!" he said following them.

"We haven't seen him in a few weeks sir and since it's nice out we're still going to do it." she said.

When they got there they saw Hagrid standing there with Aragog in front of him.

He sniffled. "Horace."

"Merlin's beard! Is that an actual Acromantula?" he asked.

"A dead one, I think, sir." Jade said.

"Good God. How exactly did you manage to kill it?" Slughorn asked.

"Kill it? He's my oldest friend he was." Hagrid said.

"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't-"

"It's alright. 'Sniffle' magnificent he was, just magnificent."

"Not to mention the pinchers." Jade said.

"Yeah an' That to."

"Would you like me to say a few words?" Slughorn asked.

"Yes." Hagrid said.

"Farewell,"

"Aragog."

"Farewell, Aragog. King of the arachnids. Your body will decay... but your spirit lingers on and your human friends find solace, the loss they have sustained."

After that they headed to Hagrid's hut.

"Laid to rest, And his wand, snapped in two, Which was sad." Hagrid and Slughorn sang together.

Jade started clapping.

"I had him from an egg you see. Tiny little thing he was when he hatched. No bigger than a Pekingese. A Pekingese, mind you." Hagrid said.

"I once had a fish, Francis he was called. He was very dear to me. Then one day, poof! He was gone."

"That's odd."

"Yes very odd. But that's life! I suppose you go along with and then out of nowhere, poof!"

"Poof!" Hagrid said.

"Poof." Jade said.

Then Hagrid was out of it and asleep.

"It was a student that gave me Francis. I saw a bow on my desk."

The two of them sat there quietly for a few minutes. Then Slughorn said something.

"I know why you're here, but I can't help you. It would ruin me." he said.

"Do you know why we survived sir? The night I got this, Henry was hit by some wood from the ceiling. Because of her. Because her love was to powerful was more powerful than Voldemort and I stood in front of Henry."

"Don't say his name." he said waving his hand.

"I'm not afraid of the name Professor. We're going to tell you something. Something people have only guessed at. It's true. I am the Chosen One. Only I can destroy him and in order for me to do that we need to know what Tom Riddle asked you and what you told him. Be brave Professor, be brave like our mother. Other wise you disgrace her. Other why's she could have died for nothing." she said.

He started to take out a pensive and his wand.

"Please don't blame me, I had know idea what he was doing." he said and took out the memory.

While his hand shook she held onto it to calm him down.