SCARLETT: THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Chapter 5: Harry mad again

I entered the hall, sat down next to Eliza and helped myself to some toast.

"Liza, what do we have first?" I asked. Liza sighed.

"History of Magic, Double Potions, then Divination."

I groaned."I really don't know why I chose Divination now. It's pointless." I lowered my voice at that last part so Eden wouldn't hear me. She loved Divination so much.

*
After History of Magic, Eliza and I pared up and began making the Draught of Peace. I thought it was going pretty well!

With ten minutes to go, Eliza and I were doing as well as Hermione and Lavender Brown and Eden and Mercila. Silver vapour was coming from our cauldrons when Snape turned on Harry.

"What is that supposed to be, Potter?" Snape asked, sneering down at Harry's smoky grey steaming from his cauldron.

"The Draught of Peace." Harry said tensely.

Snape's sneer widened "Tell me, Potter, can you read?"

Harry replied with a yes.

"Mr Potter, read the third line of the instructions for me." Snape ordered.

"Add powdered moonstone, stir thrice counter-clockwise, allow to simmer for seven minutes and add two drops of syrup of hellebore."

Snape looked at Harry "Did you do everything in the third line, Potter?"

Harry hung his head. "No." he muttered.

"I beg your pardon?" Snape asked.

"No." said Harry louder "I forgot the hellebore."

Snape's lip curled "Then this mess is utterly worthless. Evanesco."

Harry's cauldron was emptied immediately.

"For those who were able to read the directions, put a sample of your potions into a named flask for testing." Snape directed the rest of the class.

*
I climbed up the ladder to Divination after lunch, where I didn't end up eating because Ron and Hermione were fighting. Again.

"Hey, Harry." I said, setting my bag down in an empty table and sitting with him. "You ok?" I asked.

Harry shook his head "Ron and Hermione are always fighting! It's-"

"Getting on your nerves?" I asked, fishing some food from my book bag and handing it to him.

"Thanks." Harry said, taking the sandwich and eating it. "And yeah, they're starting to piss me off."

I nodded "I know, they can piss me off, too. But you don't need to take your temper out on the two of them. They're your best friends." I said.

"I haven't been taking my anger out on-!" Harry started snapping.

"I know you don't think you are, but you've been acting like a bastard ever since Potions and Snape gave you a zero. And Hermione told me at lunch before I left that you and my boyfriend had a row last night over what they were saying in the Prophet. So I can see why you're in a bad mood, I can understand, but-"