Fictober23

Give me that, before anything happens 8/10

Potions class was one of your favorites, specifically since it was the only one where you could still partner with Garreth, all the other professors had asked you to change partners since you two started dating, but not Professor Sharp, he actually liked your team. Apparently, you were the only person who Garreth listened to since you partnered up, even before you started dating, the number of explosions and accidents in his class went down a lot. But little than he knew, Garreth missed a little mess from now and then.

"All right class," said Professor Sharp entering the room and walking to the front of the classroom "Today we are going to brew one of the most advanced potions on the curriculum for this year, any guesses?"

"Is it Amortentia?" asked Sebastian.

"No mister Sallow, but nice guess. Anyone else?"

"Are we finally brewing Felix Felicis?" asked Amit, without trying to hide his excitement.

"No Mister Thakkar, as you know the brewing of liquid luck is not included in this term. So... Yes, Mister Weasley?"

"So it has to be Draught of Living Death" Garreth started to prepare ingredients before Sharp could tell him he was right.

"Correct. Five points for Gryffindor. You can start now, and you will be graded by your results".

You remembered reading about that potion in your book, The Draught of Living Death was an extremely powerful Sleeping Draught, it could send the drinker into a deathlike slumber. It was a difficult potion to brew, and you knew Sharp wasn't expecting any of you to succeed on your first try, but he was underestimating you and your boyfriend.

"We got this sweetheart" Garreth whispered and gave you a quick kiss on the lips. You caressed his cheek for a moment before he started working "Pass me the  Infusion of Wormwood, please"

The funny thing was, in any other class you and Garreth weren't able to take your hands off each other, that was the reason you weren't alluded to sit together, but in potions, you were so focused on getting things right that you connected differently. It wasn't like the rush of touching each other or kissing, it was a warm feeling, the confidence of feeling in sync with each other.

"Here you go. Did you add the water yet?" you asked, knowing he hadn't 

"Ups sorry, got a little excited there. I'll get the water, please cut the Sopophorous bean for me." you watch him work. He usually was focused on his thoughts while brewing, it made you often  wonder how he got an Outstanding in his potions O.W.L.S

"On it" You took your silver dagger and crushed the beans with it, the juices started coming out as soon as you crushed it.

"What are you doing?" he poured the water into the cauldron without looking, putting his attention on your technique.

"This way it's easier to get the juices" you explain and show him.

"Brilliant! Another reason to love you." It wasn't the first time he said he loved you, but you still couldn't help blushing every time he did. "And you said we shouldn't experiment during class." he poured the Infusion of Wormwood into the cauldron and kissed your forehead.

"Babe, I'm not experimenting, I just know that's a better way to do it" he smirked and you added the Powdered Root of Asphodel. "Stir it twice please, clockwise" you asked him.

You heard some of your classmates struggling with their potions already. Hobhouse's beans kept escaping from him as he tried to cut them, although you couldn't blame them. One of them hit Professor Sharp on the head.

"Five points from Ravenclaw" and he threw the bean back to Hobhouse.

"Maybe we shouldn't add that much juice, or maybe" you knew Garreth was talking to himself, you learned that the hard way, when you first partnered with him and added too much Bezoar to an antidote "We should add more. Hey Sallow, you aren't using all your Sopophorous beans, right? Honey, you wouldn't mind doubling the amount of..."

"Fuck off Weasley" Sebastian took his beans away from Garreth and you grabbed his arm to keep him from stealing any ingredients. You glance again at Sebastian's and Ominis's station and froze for a moment, Ominis's hair was fluffy due to the fumes coming out from his cauldron, he would be furious once he realized it. You wanted to laugh at him but you had other things to worry about.

"Yes I would mind, Garreth. Now give me that, before anything happens" You put the beans away and moved down your hand to grab his "We talked about this, darling. We are dealing with dangerous potions now, you have to be careful and follow the instructions."

"I'm being careful. Pass me the sloth brain, please." he caressed your hand with his thumb for a moment and then added the brain to the cauldron "I'm just saying, where is the fun of brewing if we can't try new things?" you knew he wanted to try something and you had to stop him.

"Darling I love you but I'm worried about our safety and our grade so please give me that" You took his place in front of the cauldron, and you glanced at him before starting the seven stirs times anti-clockwise, he looked hurt.

"You don't trust me" he argued. Meanwhile, you started counting the stirs in your head, one...

"Of course I trust you, babe" You didn't mean to hurt his feelings, you wanted to kiss him and make him see your point, but you couldn't stop stiring now. Two...

"Then why are you not even letting me handle a simple potion?" Three...

On the other side of the classroom, you heard Imelda and Naty complaining about their potion jumped out of their cauldron.  

"It is not a simple potion Garreth! I promise you if this was a Wiggenweld potion I would let you make all you wanted, but this is dangerous" Four...

"Honey, I know what I'm doing, please just let me show you" Five... you wanted to give him a chance, but you were almost done, what was the point of letting him stir the potion a couple of times now?

"But sometimes you don't. And I don't want you to get hurt" Six... he placed his hands on your hips. Was he trying to move you aside?

"Please just let me..." Seven, the potion was ready.

"All right..." You were about to tell him that you would let him handle the next potion but suddenly you heard an explosion followed by pink smoke, it came from Sebastian's and Ominis's cauldron. Then another one but this time yellow smoke, it was Amit's and Poppy's, it exploted right on Amit's face, letting his face covered in soot and his hair all messy.

 So you looked back at your cauldron and noticed your Draughts of the living dead bubbled strangely. Garreth tightened his grip on your hips to move you aside, he quickly took your place and gave the potion a clockwise stir. The potion slowly stopped bubbling and stabilized. After a matter of seconds, it turned to pale lilac then a clear colour.

"What just happened?" you were perplexed, looking into your boyfriend's eyes. He gave you a shy grin and put his hand on the back of his neck.

"Er, there are some perks to ruining so many potions, with time you learn some tricks" You were a little embarrassed, he was trying to warn you and you didn't want to listen.

"I must say, I was expecting an explosion from the two of you too." Professor Sharp walked through your station to review your work.

"Ah, Professor, our draught is ready," told him Garreth and stepped aside so Sharp could see. He grabbed a petal from his pocket and threw it inside your cauldron, the little petal started shrinking until it disappeared, leaving no remains.

" Excellent, twenty points for each of you." he looked at the two of you with a little smile "You surprised me. Please leave it on my desk after you clean, I can't let you keep it when one drop could kill us all." and he walked away mumbling something like "They manage to ruin almost every potion, but not the lethal one. Unbelievable"

" I'm sorry Garreth " you told him when Sharp couldn't hear you anymore.

"It's okay darling, I know you mean well" he took your hands and gave you a little kiss on the nose "But I like messing with potions, it is fun and I learned a lot doing so." 

You smiled at him and kissed him on the lips. You knew you could make it up to him by grabbing him to the nearest empty classroom, but you wanted to make him happy his way. So you poured some of your potion into a bottle and wrote your names on it.

"You can have the rest for your experiments" You ruffled his hair and his eyes shone like a little puppy. "Just be careful, please" You kissed him and stood aside, but he grabbed you before you could walk away. Garreth hugged you and whispered I love you and you blushed while he kissed you as if you were alone in the room.

"Garreth! MC! STOP THAT NOW" shouted Sharp "The two of you, detention tonight"

 "We'll continue later" You whispered to Garreth and he smiled. You took your bottled potion and walked to Professor Sharp's desk. On the way, you listened to Ominis and Sebastian's conversation. 

"Sebastian, why do I smell burnt hair?" you didn't wanna be near when Ominis knew the answer.

"I-I tell you later..." mumbled Sebastian and you couldn't hear any longer. Before you handed your potion to Professor Sharp an explosion happened, you didn't need to turn to know it was at your station.

"Mister Weasley! Detention for the rest of the week" Sharp shouted, and you looked at the mess your boyfriend had made. He was all covered in green goo, but safe and sound, so you laughed at him and thought of how you loved that red-haired fool so much.