The Emeralds & The Sorcerers Stone

13. Potions and Duels

Shortly after winning the match, a wall opened to reveal a room that resembled the potions classroom. It was full with ingredients but it had only two cauldrons and a single piece of parchment , wich stood open on the round stone table in the centre of the room. The parchment read: " Danger lies before you while safety lies behind, two of us will help you, whichever you would find, one among us seven will let tou move ahead, another will transport the drinker back instead. Two among our number hold only nettle wine, three of us are killers, waiting hidden in line. Chose, unless you wish to stay here for evermore" than the parchment also states four clues in finding the correct potion.
After reading the parchment Hermione and Pansy step ahead to get a closer look but when they do, they get surrounded by black and purple flames, trapping them in and forcing one of them to figure out the riddle in prder for the others to continue.
The task was dangerous, but nothing to fear for Pansy and Hermione who were both extremely gifted in potions and brilliant in general. They began using the clues to eliminate the three poison potions but were then stumped until Pansy analysed one of the clues wich revealed wich potions contained nettle wine.
The remaining two potions were the most difficult. They decided they would drink them at the same time.
The purple flames dimmed and let the remaining five pass through. Pansy and Hermione were sick from the potions and exposure to poison so they also headed to Maddam Pomfrey.
The five waved goodbye to Harmione and Pansy and continued ahead.

The following room was large and tall. It had two parallel stone platforms wich were dimly lit by a couple of torches.
Once the five entered the room two massive stone claws emerged from the walls and picked up Aliyah, Rose, Mattheo and Draco, leaving Harry stranded alone. The claws raised the four onto the platforms.
The platforms moved and came closer together, merging into one.
Robot-like dummies fell from the ceiling onto the platform and began attacking them using beginer spells that gradually got more difficult.
- D:" HOW DID EXPELLIARMUS GO AGAIN?"
- A:" C'MON DRACO I TAUGHT IT TO YOU BEFORE BREAK! ITS AN UPSIDE DOWN L, JUST DO IT ALREADY!!"
- R:" NOOO!"
- M:" WHATS WRONG ROSIE?!"
- R:" MY LIPGLOSS FELLLLL😭"
- A:" FORGET THE LIPGLOSS, HIT THE DUMMIES BEFORE YOU FALL OFF!"
The lights went out and they were left in darkness after defeating the dummies.
- A:" UHMM... WHO TURNED THE LIGHTS OUT?"
- R:" ALY WHERE ARE YOU?"
- A:" OUCH! SOMETHING HIT ME!"
- D:" ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!"
- A:" ITS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS"
- M:" OKAY GUYS, WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW!
The lights turned on revealing one gigantic dummy in the centre of the platform.
Aliyah threw a couple of spells at it and ,as soon as it noticed who hit it, hit back harder, flinging Aliyahs glasses across the platform, making them fall off the edge.
- A:" MY GLASSES! I CANT SEE ANYTHING!"
- H:" I CAUGHT THEM... BUT THEYRE BROKEN..."
- D:"ALY BE CAREFUL-" he threw himself in front of the dummy, stoping it from hitting Aliyah
- A:" MERLINS BEARD, ARE YOU ALRIGHT?!"
- D:" ILL BE FINE, JUST KILL THAT DUMMY ALREADY!!"
Mattheo and Rose hit the dummy with the strongest spells they knew and once it fell the platform started descending.
Once the platform was one with the floor Harry handed Aliyah her glasses, wich she fixed using Oculus Reparo, the glass fixing charm.
- A:" Is everyone okay?"
- H:" I think so?"
- D:" Im not."
- M:" You three continue, Ill take Draco to the nurse."
- R:" Alright... but if I die and my lips are unglossed ill be livid!"
- A:" Rosie we aren't gonna die"
- M:" Rosie?"
- R:"Yeah?"
- M:" Be careful"
- R:" I will"
- D:" Hey Pottah"
- H:" Yes...?"
Draco took Harry by the arm and dragged him further, so the others couldn't hear.
- D:" If anything happens to Aliyah ill kill you with my own hands... understood?"
- H:" Y-yes!"
Aliyah, Rose and Harry entered the final room, a small room with stairs leading to a mirror.