Nico is Voldemort's Half-Brother

8. Potions

Nico P.O.V.

I and Draco headed to the dungeons. I should ask Sev if Salazar's portrait is anywhere near here. Sal, as I call him, is hilarious and amazing at potions, he is also a legacy of Hecate. He also wanders around in Father's palace with Godric too. They pull pranks on each other and they help me prank Lucius and Sev.

I can tell that Godric and Salazar are dating. They make it very obvious, staring at each other, and being friendlier with each other lately. It's so funny to watch.

Draco and I finally made it to the potions lab, since it was 10 minutes before class started we were the first in there, after a few minutes, Slytherins and Gryffindors started to file in small groups. Then right on time, Sev slammed the door open and strutted into the classroom. Dear gods, this was hilarious. I've never seen Sev so dramatic, I covered my laugh with a cough, though it wasn't very believable.

Sev told us to make draught if living death, good thing I know this from the heart so I got my Ingredients and started to make it. I was almost finished when I heard something explode. A Gryffindor's cauldron exploded on him. "Longbottom! 20 points from Gryffindor for your incompetence!!" Sev snapped at him. The poor Gryffindor looked so scared about Sev screaming at him.

I just finished the last step of my potion and it was perfect in every way. "Sev, I finished my potion," I said. The Gryffindors looked horrified at the name I called Sev. Sev came over and checked my potion. "Perfect work Nico, 10 points to Slytherin," Sev said. The Gryffindors sucked at potions, a lot of them lost points and they blew up something or something went wrong. I'm pretty sure I saw one Gryffindor just give up.

I waited in my seat and looked around the potions lab while I was waiting for class to end. I noticed that there were weirdly placed bricks in the ceiling like it was covering something, it was circular and looked like it was made to fit something large through the hole. I'll have to ask Salazar what it is.

After about 15 minutes, Sev told everyone to bottle up some of their potions, label them and bring them up to him to grade them. He then dismissed everyone but I stayed behind. "Hey Sev, is Salazar's portrait anywhere near here by chance?" I asked. "It is said it is in the chamber of secrets and I do not know the location of the chambers myself," Sev said. "You better hurry to your next class before you're late" I then ran off to my next class, Defence against the Dark arts.

I haven't even been to the class and I already hate it. I'm fighting myself, also Umbitch, as I've dubbed her, she's the most annoying woman I've ever met. She's just so, so... Bitchy looking? Is that possible? Who knows, I'm already in the classroom. About half of it was full of students and I sat next to Draco again. "Hey, what do you think this teacher will be like?" I heard a Gryffindor whisper to another "I think she'll be fired by the end of the year!" Another whispered. I then saw a paper bird fly up and around the classroom, then it was set on fire, it was the teacher, Mrs. Umbitch.

"Good morning children," she said as she walked to the board and as she did, used her wand to write 'Ordinary Wizarding Levels'. "Study hard and you will be rewarded," she said in a high-pitched voice that hurt my ears "Failure to do so and the consequences may be... severe" she giggled.

She then waved her wands at some books and everyone got one. She then went on about how we weren't educated right in the past years. "Now this is all ministry approved!" She said "but there's nothing in here about using spells," Hermione said. Umbitch laughed, "Why would you need to use spells in my classroom?" She asked. "We need to defend ourselves Mrs," I said.

"Students will raise their hands when they speak in my class" she giggled. "I won't," I said "I don't tend to respect idiots who will get someone killed" Umbitch gasped "I am not an idiot! And I won't get someone killed! Now detention tonight and leave this class NOW!!" She screeched.

I left the class and headed to Sev's class. I walked in and 7th years was making a blue potion that smelled rancid "Nico? What are you doing here?" Sev asked. "Oh Umbitch kicked me out of her class so I came here," I said. The 7th year looked at me, horrified. Sev chuckled, "she is a simpering bitch though" Sev whispered in my ear. "Alright you can stay here for the rest of the class then you head to your next one." Sev said "deal". So I waited there and played chess with Sev for the class period.

I walked to my next class, Divination, I hope she is a fake seer the last thing I want is for my cover to be blown.