Lilian scurried off to the Slytherin Common Room. She felt humiliated. Why had she gotten herself into this? Right - for the wand. Maybe she wouldn't fail anymore.
She got into bed and stared at the wall in her dorm. No one wanted to share a dorm with her. She hid herself under the blankets. Sabine curled into a ball in the crook of her arm, comforting her.
"Thank you, Sabine." Lilian said. She took out her trunk of beakers and mixed a few as an experimental distraction while waiting for Professor Snape to come in and scold her. She mixed basil leaf juice with crushed wild cocoa beans and a hint of mint leaves. Lilian took her mortar and pistol and grinded the ingredients a little more to make a fine powdery mixture. She piled the mint leaves into a little stack and chopped them into small triangular pieces with her switch blade. The switch blade was both for experimental mixing and also for physical, less magical self-defense. She blended the ingredients from the mortar and the leaves in a large sized jar. She mixed a little ordinary milk from her milk beaker that was normally for Sabine into the large sized jar. Lilian labeled the jar Basil-Mint Dark Chocolate (Small serving at a time). She hardened the chocolate slightly using her new wand. It was ebony wood with a dragon heartstring core and reasonably supple flexibility. My new wand works, Lilian thought happily. She gave a corner of the chocolate to Sabine, a little for herself, and dropped the rest of the hardened triangular pieces into the large jar.
The door unlocked. Lilian turned around, putting her trunk to the side.
Snape came in silently.
"Ms. Hwu! Please stay in classes. Stay away from Ling. She is trouble!" Snape scolded.
"She's not that bad, though." Lilian said. "She bought me a wand! She can't be that bad." Lilian showed the wand to Snape. Snape looked startled, but scowled.
"MS. HWU!" Snape snapped. "Do you know who you are talking about? You are talking about LING! The one who is always in DETENTION!"
Lilian grumbled, "I guess so..."
Snape rolled his eyes, "You think she is so good! You can join her in detention every Thursday until I see a change in your attitude!"
Lilian skulked away from Snape. He watched his little Slytherin walk away.
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Hogwarts Fanfiction: The Beginning
Fiksi PenggemarThree second-years, and three first-years are at Hogwarts. They all have an exciting and exhilarating year where kidnappings happen, people worry, the Potters get into danger, and Death Eaters return to finish off Lord Voldemort's plan. Besides thos...
