Having nearly lost my father, over the summer I spent alot of time with him. I'm sad to have to leave our long talks to come back to Hogwarts. However, on the other hand, Hogwarts is my home. I love being here.
Lily is the extra Astronomy professor this year, she goes home at night to be with Cedric. Lily is merely learning from Professor Aurora for the time being. Next year, the post will be all hers.
Snape got the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, Professor Slughorn took back his old position as Potions Master.
Potions is much more bearable with Slughorn as the professor.
In class we had to brew The Draught of Living Death. The best brewed potioneer would in turn, be given a bottle of Felix Felicis.
I immediately went to work. Following the instructions most of the time.
1. Cut up the Sopophorous bean.
It would not cut. So in order to get the juice, I crushed it with the hilt of the blade.
2. Pour in 250 fl.oz. of water and add 5 oz. of African sea salt to the beaker. Set the beaker aside after all the water has been added. Be very careful not to shake or move the beaker now.
3. Leave the water and salt to rest for five minutes.
4. Slowly pour all the water into the cauldron.
5. With your left hand use the graduated cylinder to obtain 40 fl.oz. of essence of wormwood.
6. With your right hand hold the cauldron at a slight angle and pour ten drops (20 fl.oz.) of essence of wormwood.
7. Now with your left hand hold the cauldron at a slightly different angle and pour another ten drops of wormwood essence.
8. Chop three Valerian roots into small squared pieces. After cutting place it in a beaker with water. Leave it to settle for five minutes. Your potion should now be resembling a smooth blackcurrant-coloured liquid.
9. Carefully pour the Sopophorous bean's juice into the cauldron.
10. Add seven drops of the reduced liquid from the beaker; make sure there are no traces or fragments of Valerian root.
11. Stir the potion ten times clockwise; your potion should now be turning a light shade of lilac.
12. With your right hand stir the potion counterclockwise until the potion turns as clear as water; every stir should take approximately two and a half seconds.
13. Slowly put in seven square pieces of Valerian root.
14. Stir the potion ten times counterclockwise.
15. Add one hundred and fifty fl.oz. of powdered root of asphodel.
16. Hold the cauldron with your right hand; with your left hand gently stir the potion ten times counterclockwise and eight times clockwise.
17. Leave the potion to settle for two and a half minutes.
18. Add one small piece of Valerian root.
19. Your potion should turn to a pale pink colour; the preparation is now complete.
I ended in second place, after Harry.
How the bloody hell did he suddenly become so brilliant at Potions?
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Turns out, it's his book. He has a written in book, one with cheats and tips on how to brew better potions. Half of which I took upon instinct, like crushing the Sopophorous beans instead of cutting them.
The rest I never would have guessed. Such as using thirteen Sopophorous beans, rather than twelve and stiring anticlockwise seven times and clockwise once instead of ten anticlockwise turns.
Eventually, Ginny helped Harry to get rid of that terrible book. Only after he had seriously hurt Draco with one of those evil spells inside.
Then Harry and Dumbledore left the school for awhile. When they got back Snape murdered Dumbledore. Snape, Draco, and the other Death Eaters Draco got into the school all fled upon Dumbledore's death.
At Dumbledore's funeral, many were crying for the loss of a great man.
"If anybody else would like to speak." The church minister said as he stepped down.
I went up to the podium, with only one thought in mind. To bring these people some peace.
"Albus Dumbledore himself once said, 'to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.' He was a brilliant man, and he will be missed. But do not cry for him. Do not say goodbye. Because saying goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. Do not forget. Thank you."
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