Harry and Sadie Potter an the Chamber of Secrets

Chapter 6

Today was the first day of school of my second year.
And first period just happened to be my third favorite subject, Herebology.

(My favorite subject was charms then defense against the dark arts.)

Professor sprout walked in with her same Radaghast the Brown cloak and hat. "Good morning second years!" She called tapping her wand on a pot nearby.

"GOOD MORNING PROFESSOR SPROUT!" Everyone called out.
We had Herebology with all the other houses second years.

I was next to Cathy, Nate, and Harry Ron and Hermione were across from us.
I told Cathy my opinion of Sprouts cloak and now it was now our inside joke.

"Psst... hey Cathy!"
She turned her head
"Think the Necromancer is coming?"

We giggled a bit then turned back to professor sprout.

"Today we will be repotting Mandrakes! Can anyone tell me some facts about them?"

As usual, hermione's hand shot right up.
"Yes Ms. granger."

"Mandrake, or mandragora, can help revive people who have been petrified. it's also very dangerous, the mandrakes cry is deadly to anyone who hears it."

Yep. good old Hermione was back!

"Very good Ms. Granger! Ten points to Gryffindor!"
I gave two thumbs up to Hermione and looked over at Harry who was grinning like a nincompoop!

(A/N: IM SORRY I CANT STOP LAUGHING AT THAT WORD!)

"Since our mandrakes are only babies, their cries won't kill you, just knock you out for several hours.
That is why I have each of you a pair of earmuffs so we don't have any accidents. make sure the flaps are tight down and watch me..."

"You grab your Mandrake tightly, then pull it shot out of the pot!"
She pulled the baby mandrake out and it started to scream.

I slapped my hands over my ears along with many other people.
The poor thing was crying and screaming like no tomorrow!

She put it in another pot and sprinkled some dirt in.
"OK YOUR TURN! PLENTY OF POTS TO GO AROUND!!!" Professor sprout screamed so we could hear her.

I grabbed a pot and me and Cathy set to work.
I held the pot down while she grabbed the plant and pulled with all her might to get the freaky thing out

When she finally did it was crying a river. I couldn't hear anything but by its facial expression, I could tell it wasn't happy.

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The next class was defense against the dark arts, and we had it with the new teacher, I think this guy will be great! Hopefully he stays.

The hufflepuffs have class with the Gryffindors. So I sat next to Nate while Harry and Ron were behind us and Hermione and Susan Bones sat in front of us.

"Allow me to introduce you to your new defense against the dark arts teacher; me." said a man standing at the top of the balcony.

he had blond hair, and was dressed in a gold colored cloak with a train.
"Gilderoy Lockhart, order of Merlin; 3rd class, and 5th time winner of Witch Weekly Magazines best smile contest."

I take back what I said earlier, he won't be great...

In front of me I could see Hermione and Susan swooning over him. They look like love sick puppies! Eww!

I rolled my eyes at his humbleness.
"Now, be warned, in this room you will experience some of the most dangerous creatures known to Wizardry."