The Eyes of Hogwarts || T.M.R.

Chapter 13: Fun in Potions

After exercise, stretching, and a hearty breakfast, the purple-eyed witch was finally ready for her day. 

She soon met up with Akash at the breakfast and this time she snacked on some scrambled eggs while Akash finished eating.

"heard Malfoy's been nagging you," George sat beside her and petted her ever-growing hair, " if he annoys you too much tell us okay?" he smiled gently and soon the convo was joined by the other twin. 

"Btw today is our first potions practical," prompted Akash, resulting in a range of reactions from the Gryffindor.

It ranged from "Oh, it's not that hard, it seems to be but trust me, just be confident and follow the instructions he writes on the board and not the textbook and you should be fine. Note those down as well." to "Bloody hell! I will hope you survive that one!" 

"Okay bye!" she waved them goodbye and walked to the weird corridors to the potions classroom.

Everyone seemed to be shivering from the cold but the walls were the most disturbing thing to Maya.

The slowly poured inside the classroom and Professor Snape came in at last, swinging his cloak behind him.....fashionably.

" Today...we...will be brewing....a classic.....cure for.....boils," he glanced over everyone, halting his eyes at me and then moving on "let's see......how well....you can.....perform"

He quickly wrote down the instructions on the board and waited.

Looking over the ingredients Maya realized that most of them were either ones she knew from her grandma's collection of herbs or the ones that Snape had told them about the previous day and so she was one of the first people to find the ingredients and turn on her stove.

But she soon regretted the decision since a certain someone didn't stop staring at her.

While she waited for the water to come to a boil she started humming to herself to lighten the mood.

"What....is your name?" The question was directed to her.

" Maya Chowdhury, sir"

"Well, miss...Maya...if you are so fond of singing......why don't you....sing for the class?" surprised and dumbfounded she couldn't believe that someone was asking her to sing as a ...... punishment?

" I would be happy to sir," Maya smiled and Snape got even more irritated.

For some reason, this girl had been admitted to Hogwarts from afar and was also close to Dumbledore and he wouldn't tell him why he was keeping her close. 

"Then you should sing for the entire period." He meant an hour, "And you shouldn't stop your work either."

There couldn't have been a more.......amazing punishment. She had prepared for this for her entire life. A long performance in front of a crowd where she could sing any song she wanted.

" Go on, your water is boiling"

Maya sang one song after the other.

After the first song, Akash whispered to her, "You memorized that stuff? like the whole thing? how?"

Unfortunately, no one other than Akash was able to understand any of the songs that she sang but they enjoyed it anyway. Except for Snape.

At last, there seemed one song that they could understand but it was carefully chosen to drag the time to the last minute as she had completed her potion.

And with the clock striking 10:30, she finished it.

And Snape was speechless because of the perfect potion. Or rather, he was disheartened that she was good. He had to admit, this was one of the finest performances a first year has shown on their 1st potion making. Especially if it's a muggle-born. But he was starting to question that fact as well.

"Thank you professor" and with that she left.

Walking back from the potions classroom the duo encountered the scarred boy of the school.

"What class do you have now?"

"Umbridge" Akash deadpanned at the elder boy since he had interrupted their important conversation on the need for pens in the school.

Harry scrunched up his face at that. 

"I feel so bad for you guys you know? this is y'all's first year but you can't even study DADA properly. If you want-" He interrupted himself "no, just don't talk to her much okay?"

"Btw I will tell you guys what happened at potions class later okay? bye!"

Right before entering the class, she found none other than Draco Malfoy coming out of the classroom.

"Oh my, is it your class now little anger ball?" He once again met the weird little child and he couldn't help but tease "Hanging around lousy Griffindors gets you in trouble,  you know?"

" Well then the trouble is certainly more welcome than a certain someone poking me all day" She eyed him and marched inside the classroom, Akash right behind.

--------time skip brought to you by The Fourth Wall massaging her temples-------

By lunch, the news of my little performance had travelled and Harry bhaiya and everyone else didn't need an explanation.

" First Umbridge and now Snape? You are on a roll love!" Fred ruffled her hair ( not really, they just rub their hand on her head trying to mess up the hair but it always seems to be good)

" I did enjoy this punishment though, the last one? not so much" Maya said eating through her desert.

" Too bad we couldn't hear you sing though," Ron mentioned and turned to Akash "I heard from a few Ravenclaws that you can sing as well right?"

" Yeah, I can....." The poor child became shy.

"Not just that, he can play the guitar really well too," He needed to be praised for his achievements as well.

"Oh my! really?" At Hermoine's insistence, Akash was forced to show them his guitar and play a few lines.

-----------Time skip brought to you by the power of the multitasking Author---------------

" You all need THAT to fly?!"

The broom in front of her was supposed to be ridden.

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Word count: 946

Date: 12/08/2023

Author's note: Sorry for the late! I hope you all are doing well! I reached 30 stars!