The Potions Master

fifтуsiж: avoiding me?

Monday.
The weekend had gone way too fast for me. Not that anything interesting even happened, it just did. I was mainly just as gloomy as everyone else, but thankfully everyone was getting back at it again. It was second potions and I was partnered with Harry. "So Remus told me you two met the last week". Harry conversed curiously. I blushed.
"H-he did? did he.. uh... say anything?" I looked at him curiously. "No, he just spoke very fond of you, quite curious isn't it?" Harry shrugged. "Haha... yeah". I bit my lip in thought. "Remus is a really good guy Harry".
"Uh I know, your quite giddy aren't you?" He rose an eyebrow at me and continued to cut mandrake roots for a drowsy drought potion. "I-Uh! No! Shut up". I laughed. "Whatever". Harry laughed. "I expect you to be talking about your work L/n?"
Severus spoke from behind me. "A-always professor". I gulped. He grunted and sauntered off to some other table. "Why  d'ya call him that? I've only ever heard you say his first name". Harry asked, I sighed. "It's complicated". I rolled my eyes. "Let's not elaborate on that either".
"Alright alright, we won't elaborate on it".
"I'm sorry about Anthony". Harry started and I nodded in agreement as I poured some mandrake juice into the cauldron. "Me too". I sighed at the thought, over the course of the past week I had started to come over his death. I'd had several dreams involving Anthony, he would always say it wasn't my fault, he would always tell me that it was going to be alright. And I had come to terms with it, Anthony did not die in vain. I think I've learned that.

"Oi, Y/n I forgot to ask, heard you were going to the dance. With draco Malfoy".

Before I could answer—

"That's right, jealous? Potter?" Suddenly, a blonde familiar hot-headed boy came over. Oh godammit please don't Draco.
"Tch, just wondering why a girl like Y/n would be goin' with a guy like you". Harry seethed at him.
"Because the best deserves the best". Draco winked at me playfully. Idiot. "Bet you bullied her into going with you". Harry spat.

"Git ".

"Greasy ferret".

"Four eyes".

"Underling".

"Scarface".

"Desperate jerk".

"Filthy Half blood!"

"Ugly butt".

"Potter".

"That's just my last name!" Harry almost laughed in confusion. "I know right, a shame isn't it?" Draco replied with a smirk. "Says you! Your last name is Malfoy".
I began to laugh out of being so driven from insanity. "Please.. shut up". I began to fake cry and lay my head against the desk. "Look at that Potter! Your so ugly you made her cry".
"Shut up you look like your albino".
"S-shut it potter". My eyes shot open, he never stutters. "Things that pretty are always kept behind glass anyway Potter".
Draco stuttered out in a nervous tone.
"What'd you just say?"
Harry was gawking at Draco confusedly, I as well. "Y-You look like a girl!" Draco ran off, finally ditching the situation. "Was... did he... I-Im so confused".
"I think he just complimented my glasses". Harry awkwardly mumbled. "I'm going to act like I don't exist now". Harry continued making me giggle.
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"AHHHHHH HARRY NOOO!" I shrieked as he plucked some snow berries into the potion, snow berries are flammable against mandrakes. "W-what?! was that wrong?!" Harry asked in a panicky tone. "YES!"
"What're you two screaming about?" Severus said about to stomp over.
But our potion began to bubble and boil rapidly, before shooting up and scattering into the air. Severus immediately shielded me and prevented anything from the water hitting me with his cape, covering me, holding me.
After it ended he let go and quickly checked Harry, leaving me a blushing mess. "You idi... next time leave the work to Y/n why don't you?" Severus hissed at Harry who was staring wide eyed. "Someone who actually has brains".
I could hear Draco snickering from afar.
"I-I—"
"Look at my cloak potter! Dashed everywhere in your failure of a drowsy draught". Severus groaned before taking it off himself and flinging it away with the whisk of his wand. He did look good without it though—... Ahem, nevermind that.
"Potter's stupid!"
Malfoy snickered from his seat, smirking. Was he flirting? I swear there is something strange about him around Potter nowadays....
~
It was third period, and I was just brewing veritaserum in silence while Severus stared.
I mean, at least I wasn't in an uncomfortable state. "I apologize about partnering you with Potter this morning, I forgot how big of a dunderhead he is".
I smiled faintly. "No worries, I like hanging out with Harry".