Hogwarts's Youngest Assistant

Chapter 85: Another Assassination Attempt

Dumbledore: The memory has been tampered with, Slughorn has clearly altered the contents, likely because he is ashamed of what the memory contains.

Blue: Ooo, is my man hiding some secrets? It can't be that bad

Dumbledore: That is what we are going to find out, Harry I want you to think of it as homework. You need to persuade Slughorn into telling you what really happened that night.

Blue: I'll try to help as best as I can

Harry: Why don't we use a truth serum or Legilimancy?

Dumbledore: That won't work, he will be expecting that and is a very able wizard.

Blue: Damn really? Guess I have to use force

Harry: Blue you are not using your blades

Blue: Aww come on! They would be perfect!

Harry: We need to do this the right way!

Blue: But this is the right way!

Dumbledore dismisses me and Harry abruptly and we go to bed, the next day, Harry, Ron and Hermione had potions class and on the way. I was talking to them about my time at Tonks's house.

Ron: You bagged Tonks as well?!

Harry: Damn, I mean I'm not surprised that has happened since it is Blue

Hermione: I don't mind, I love Tonks, she is a interesting person. Have you told the other girls yet?

Blue: I have, they are all cool with it

Hermione: Good

In potions class, the class were instructed by Slughorn to create an antidote to a poison he has given them. Hermione is smug about this, you have to understand the principles of the antidote law to do the work, so the Prince won’t help Harry this time.

Harry looks through the book and sure enough, there is no advice in that section of the book, and Hermione is so good at nonverbal magic now that she’s no help to Harry or Ron.

I watch as Harry flips through the book in irritation and finds the Prince’s handwriting in regard to antidotes: “Just shove a bezoar down their throats.”

Blue:.....Well that's a bit odd

Harry: Didn't Snape mentioned that in our very first lesson with him?

Blue:....I think he did

This thing that the book mentions is a stone taken from a goat’s stomach that can protect from the majority of poisons. Harry grabs one from the cupboard and when Slughorn reaches him at the end of their time, he shows him the stone.

The professor erupts with laughter and gives Gryffindor ten points for his sheer cheek and now I'm staring to think about how the book is really a whole cheat guide in a game.

Harry hangs back after class and decides to try his luck asking about Horcruxes. I listen from outside the class and Slughorn immediately panics, he was clearly frightened and knew that Dumbledore has showed him the memory and asked him to do this.

Blue: Hmm, I wonder what he could be hiding?

Slughorn: I will not tell you if there’s anything more to the memory, good day Mr Potter!

He rushes out of the Dungeon and I leave as well, I walk around when someone tapped my shoulder, I look behind and saw that it was Luna.

Blue: Oh hey Luna, what's up?

Luna: I wanted to let you know about what's going to happen

Blue: Something is happening

Luna: The sixth years are going to learn Apparation.