heedless by romanshome

i'm yours

"Is this supposed to be bubbling?"Athena's dainty fingers curled around her ladle, making swift motions in identical circles within her cauldron. The faint smell of runespoor wafted up her nostrils as the toned down green liquid lightly growled at her, sizzling into tiny popping bits below her. Her eyes swept over to Lily—who looked absolutely horrified beside her and Albus' cauldron."Let me see," she murmured to her friend, craning her neck to check on their potion. Her eyes widened as the color was extremely light and sickeningly bright, which meant that the potion had been done wrong.

 Athena had made Brain Elixir many times, and she knew that Lily and Albus' potion looked nothing like Hastia and hers. Her brow rose as she peered up at Albus, who was letting out a long stream of coughs as he wafted away the pungent burning smell of their potion."We just wrote an essay about this guys. Like literally a week ago. How did you mess this up?"Lily's eyes rolled, smacking away Albus' hand that reached for the ladle. 

"We can't all be geniuses like you, Tee.""That's why I chose her as my partner," Hastia chirped, leaning her elbows on the platform with a cheeky grin adorned onto her plump lips. She glanced over at their wreck of a potion—and snorted loudly. "The fuck is that? It looks like my grandma's discharge."Athena didn't laugh at her joke, ignoring Lily trying to smack Hastia's shoulder. She handed Hastia the ladle with a pointed look. "Don't stop mixing this until the sizzling stops. When it begins to smell like smoked dragon claw then you need to turn off the fire."Hastia frowned. "Wha—"Athena accepted the mixing laddie from Lily before furrowing her brows, concentrating on helping her friends. 

She hummed lightly to herself as that helped her focus—churning the thick mixture into a lighter liquid. Her fingers delved into the jar of powdered Runespoor Eggs, picking up some of the grainy yellow dust with her fingers, before sprinkling it into the suddenly cooling liquid. She felt Albus and Lily peer over her her shoulder as she grabbed the cup of water beside the ingredients, and poured some in before continuing to mix it.

"Just a little bit of chopped Frog brain," she whispered to herself, face slightly twisting as she picked up some of the fleshy intestines from the plate supplied to her. At least they chopped it already. Holding her breath due to the reeking stench of the slightly rotten object, wet and slimy against her fingertips, she dropped it into the potion with a splunk! 

A small smile grew onto her lips as she began churning it again, and the color began to darken into a forest green hue. She looked over at her two friends, handing the ladle to Albus. "Do what I told Hastia to do—and you should be good. Pay attention next time if you would." Lily kissed her cheek, making Athena giggle. Her blue eyes glittered down at her friend. "You're like—a fucking potion goddess! Totally making you my partner next year." "My arm already hurts," Albus grumbled, an evident look of exhaustion filling his features as his wrist stirred the ladle. 

Lily ignored him as she made him do the work, a loose smirk hanging off her usual black—lipstick coated lips—white teeth shining under the dim lighting of the Potions classroom. "Shut up, Al. You're my bitch, remember?"He sent her a harsh look. "Fuck y—" "Miss Parkinson," a masculine voice sounded behind the four students—edged with sharpness and sternness. 

Lily's eyes slightly popped open as she turned her head stiffly, Athena's cheeks turning pink as her caramel—brown hues swept over to Draco. He was sending Lily a stoic look, eyes narrowed into thin slits. Pressing his lips firmly together, he released a deep exhale through his nose before folding his muscular arms over his broad chest. "I don't appreciate other students doing their work for you. Especially when we're having an exam on the subject in a few days time," he snapped—his Professor persona seeping through his expression. 

His pale hues flickered over to the motion, his jaw clenching before his gaze returned to her paled face. "Redo it. I can't care how long it takes. Both you and Mr. Potter."L ily rose her thin brows. "Professor Malfoy—I can't stay—" "You will do what I say. I am your professor, Miss Parkinson. I suggest you shut your mouth and get to work if you don't want to fail this class yet again. Hm?"Athena's brows furrowed at his harsh behavior, confusion filling her as she blinked at the blonde.