How It Started

Chapter 34 - Vesper Malfoy.

I watched as my brother walked towards the potion, we hadn't talked much since he revealed his death-eater identity to me, but I wished we did.

He glanced once at our professor before leaning over the potion, he moved his hands in a dramatic motion as if to smell it better. I let out a small chuckle.

" Well. " He said, standing tall once again. He looked to be categorising the smells in his head.

" Well? " Professor Slughorn said, urging he continue. Draco held up a silencing hand.

" Well kind of like Magnolias? maybe coconuts? I suppose. " he suggested. My eyebrows raised and I watched as Selina's mimicked mine, he looked over at her and then me confused.

" What is it Miss Malfoy? " Professor Slughorn asked me, despite my brother and I having not talked much. I still loved to tease him. He saw the sly grin creep across my face.

" Just sounds like one of my friends sir. " I said, What I didn't say, was that he described Selina. Draco glared at me as he resumed his spot in the crowd of people. Professor Slughorn looked over at me, slightly amused by the events that had just taken place.

" Does it now? " He said, I nodded and he walked over to the potion, placing the lid back on top.

" Well that's quite fascinating. " He said, with a nod to draco, he still had a furious gaze on me. I chuckled briefly.

" Awh Mr Malfoy got a crush! " Ron teased which earned him a glare from my brother, I couldn't help but chuckle at Ron's fearful expression.

" Right well, I guess you can all assume why I've shown you this potion. " He said, we all stared at him blankly.

" I mean you're to make the potion. " He said, we all nodded walking over to our benches to work.

" Daft children. " I heard him say, I couldn't help but laugh quietly at it. I took my regular place next to Mattheo Riddle. I had never particularly liked him, and he had never particularly liked me. So we made great partners.

" One batch each? or can we make them separately? " I asked Professor Slughorn, he looked at me like I was mad.

" One batch each. " He said, I nodded looking over at my work partner. He sighed, flipping open his text-book. I did the same.

I looked up while flipping through the pages and saw Selina and Harry working together, as usual. Lucky people.

" Okay. I'll get the ingredients, if you put them in. " He said, I shook my head, last time I had poured the ingredients in, I had nearly singed my eyebrows off. I'd rather not turn into Seamus.

" I put the ingredients in last time, your turn. " I said and before he could complain I walked off to collect the ingredients, it was the.. easier task and I had found everything in a matter of minutes.

I placed them all gently around our cauldron and Mattheo began placing the ingredients inside.

" This isn't particularly hard. " He said, with a shrug. I nodded, but was not fully paying attention. I found myself staring at others around the room, randomly.

" Malfoy! " Mattheo said loudly, I snapped my gaze over at him.

" What?! " I yelled in his face, I remembered where I was and realised how loud that yell would've been. I glared at him as he began laughing, he was stirring the ingredients together swiftly.

" Good job. " I mumbled, he bent down beside me and cupped his hand over his ear.

" Didn't quite catch that. " He said, I turned around to face him, not realising his face was right in-front of my own.

" I said, get lost. " I pretended to repeat, he rolled his eyes turning back to the cauldron.

He finally finished stirring, dripping the spoon up and down until the potion all dribbled off of it. We called Professor Slughorn over and he rushed towards us, observing our cauldron.

He took a deep breath in and nodded.

" Good job, took you long enough though. " I looked around the classroom to see multiple other students standing around their completed cauldrons, no one dare going near them.

" Well.. " The professor began and by the tone and sound of his voice, as wasn't sure I'd like this idea. He placed his hands on the desk, shutting his own text-book he had been referencing.

" Since we humiliated Malfoy, don't you see fit we smell our own cauldrons? " Professor Slughorn asked, I looked down at the potion and looked back up.

He glided over to the first bench, which was comprised of Pansy and Hermione.

" Go on. " He said, Pansy leaned down over the cauldron. Eyeing Blaise as she did so.

" Hm.. " She said, she then observed the contents of the potion and Professor Slughorn made a sound of impatience.

" It's about the smell not the look. " He said, she rolled her eyes, smelling it again.

" Musky sort of cologne? maybe some earl-grey tea.. " She leant down again.

" And wine? " She questioned her answers but by her gaze over at Blaise snd how he stared back at her, she seemed to of described him. Mattheo scoffed.

" What about you?.. Miss Granger? " She bent down and smelt the potion, standing immediately.

" Freshly mown grass, new parchment and.. spear-mint toothpaste? " She concluded, by her confused expression that surely matched my own, I don't think she described anyone we knew.

Surprising really, considering she had a huge crush on Ron.

I looked in the corner of my eye and saw Ron's shoulders sag a little, Ha! I knew he liked her too. He took a deep breath and stood back up, a grin on his face?

I continued watching as each table was asked to do the same thing, many were not too interesting.

Cormac described some of hermione scents, such as old books and parchment paper. However a few were unknown to me.

Shortly he arrived at Harry and Selina's table, he held his hand out to Harry to go ahead. He bent down and smelt the potion, looking up at the professor.

" hm.. old books and vanilla. " He said, casting one final gaze at me. I smiled at him shortly, knowing full well that was describing myself.

" Perfect and Selina? " He asked, she appeared to be looking across the room and looked back over at him.

" Sorry sir. " She said politely as she leant down.