Never Alone

48.Potions (Year 6)

We were in the Great Hall eating breakfast and Professor Snape walked over to Cassius and I and handed us some of the students' timetables to hand out. We got up from our spots and distributed them quickly so we could sit down and discuss. I waved the quidditch team over to us, they came over and we all talked, my friends obviously listening. "Okay, so my timetable is completely booked, I do not have a free period so our practices are going to be in the morning same as today."

"Why don't you have a free period?" Urquhart asked me, causing me to roll my eyes.

"You wouldn't believe me so here's my timetable as proof, also my OWLs." I laid both out and their faces turned to a look of shock.

"How the fuck are you managing everything and not losing your sanity?" Adrian asked me, causing me to chuckle. Mattheo and Draco spoke up for me.

"Because she has done more than this, every year we have known her."

"Seriously, you should have seen her workload and responsibilities at Beauxbatons. She used to have no life at all, especially with how much our father hated her." Theo added in.

"Cassius asked me if I sleep, yes I do, just not a lot which is good enough for me. We have to get to class, Cassius, you, Riddle, Riddle, Malfoy, Nott, Parkinson, Zabini, and I all have potions lets go." I said as we left, I felt glares from Mattheo and Draco but I ignored them. We quickly made it to potions, Snape gave me his old advanced potions book at the end of the year last year, so I know I will succeed.

"Ah, yes, welcome to your lot." Professor Slughorn said as we all walked into one side of the room. "Now who here can tell me what these three potions I have before me are? Miss Zabini, Professor Snape spoke highly of you and your potions knowledge. Can you come up to these cauldrons and identify each one?"

"Yes, Professor." I say as I walk to the cauldrons, getting glares from Hermione "This first one is Veritaserum, A very potent and powerful truth serum. This second one is the Polyjuice potion, it allows the person who is consuming it to take a different Human form, the duration varies, and takes a month to brew. This third one, the pink in it and the aroma tell me it is Amortentia, the world's most powerful love potion. It is rumored to smell differently to each person. It does not create love as there is no magic that can make love happen but it does cause an intense infatuation."

"Very good, 15 points to Slytherin, you will get an additional 5 points if you can tell the class what you smell."

I nod and approach the cauldron not wanting to out which of my group I actually like. "I smell cologne, apples, cigarettes, mint,and quidditch equipment." I back away and look at my group and see Mattheo and Draco both smirking at me, whilst I am still getting glares from the Gryffindors.

"Very good Miss Zabini 5 more points to Slytherin, can anyone tell me what this little vial is?"

"Ah yes Mr. Riddle, what is this little vial?"

"That is Felix Felicis, otherwise known as liquid luck, rather tricky to brew but when made it is highly effective."

"10 points to Slytherin. This is what I offer each of you, whoever correctly brews a draught of living death will win this potion. With that being said you may begin."

I go to the supplies cupboard and grab my necessary ingredients, before returning to my station. I follow the directions and crush my beans instead of cutting as the book originally said. I stirred my cauldron 7 times clockwise making sure it turned the right color. Seamus had his blow up in his face, Hermione's hair was frizzed, Mattheo and Draco were watching my every move and trying to copy as well as correct me.

"Time is up, I will now walk around and check each of your potions. Starting with Miss Zabini." Slughorn walks over to my cauldron and drops a leaf in it, it instantly dissolves. "Merlin's beard, this is perfect, it has only ever been perfectly brewed one other time. I swear one drop would kill us all." He checked the others and handed me the vial of Felix Felicis. I smiled as I shook his hand and received it, tucking it in my pocket with my wand. "Class is dismissed, Miss Zabini, Mr. Zabini, and Mr. Nott could you please hang back a second?" Everyone else leaves and we approach Slughorn. "You three are invited to a little supper party I have every year for my brightest students. Normally anyone having a death eater association would not be permitted but because your father is no longer with us I wish to extend the invitation to you three to join me three days before Halloween."