|| Black and White || (marauders era)

Potions and Pranks

I breathed in.

"I smell," I took another breath."Mint, burnt wood, melted chocolate, and-" I took another, longer breath. "Coconut." I instantly smiled.

"It's like she's in some sort of heavenly coma." Peter quietly chuckled, facing the other three marauders.

"I don't think I've ever seen her this happy." Remus smiled to himself.

"Awww Remus has a crush~" Sirius teased.

"You're only saying that to hide your own feelings." James muttered, a large grin visible on his face.

"Shut it, Prongs!" Sirius yelled punching him on the shoulder and laughing.

"Now, now, quiet down students. Wonderful job Avery." Said Professor Slughorn, the potions teacher.

I walked back to my seat, next to Erin.

"This is the most powerful love potion, Amortentia." He gestured to the cauldron I had previously been next to. "It is incredibly dangerous because the person it is used on would obsess over the maker, so much it could drive them insane.

I looked around the classroom. Many of the girls were blushing and staring down at their books, stealing glances towards the marauders. I wouldn't be surprised if they were listening in to everything Peter, Remus, James and Sirius were whispering about.

"OK students, turn to page 28 in your books please."

10 minutes later, there we were attempting to brew up a potion. Severus had left the classroom and Sirius was sneaking over towards his table. When he was in reach of Severus' cauldron, he dropped something into it before sprinting back to his seat and acting as if nothing happened.

Severus came back.

Severus added an ingredient to the potion.

The potion went boom.

The students laughed.

And Severus was humiliated.

Fighting the urge to walk over and slap the laughing Sirius, James, Remus, Peter, and Sirius again, I stayed focused on finishing the potion.

The redhead that James winked at the other day appeared to be doing the same.

I remember seeing her talking to Severus a few times and even sitting with him in the great hall.

Are they friends? What if she is Severus' best friend?

I sound jealous. Am I jealous? Merlins beard I don't understand feelings.

"Class dismissed." Professor Slughorn interrupted my thoughts.

I waited until I was outside the classroom and in the corridors to slap Sirius.

As soon as he and the other Marauders exited, I strode over to the and raised a fist in the air, grabbing Sirius by the collar. He was quite taller than me so I guess I mustn't have been very intimidating, and he remained calm.

"Why did you do that?" I asked threateningly.

"Relax Avery, I saw that he made you cry after the sorting, and I wanted to get revenge. I just wanted to make you happy." He chuckled.