Consequences Of The Heart.

Chapter 26: Tyler Jamie -effing- Bard.

"Felix Felicis. Otherwise known as Liquid Luck. It makes the drinker lucky for a period of time, during which everything they attempt will be successful. It turns an ordinary day into an extraordinary one. Of course, it is still too advanced to learn this early in the year but that doesn't mean we can't use it as a prize." Professor Slughorn rambled on as he always did during his lessons. But honestly a fight for Felix Felicis just seems so exhilarating. I mean what on Earth could be more exciting than a battle of the wits during Potions Class for a bottle of Felix Felicis. Amazing. And it would be even more amazing when I beat everyone else's ass. Of course, I bet Remus was going through the same thought process but I am going to win. "Each of you will brew the 'Draught of Living Death' and the one who brews it the closest to perfect with get this." He held up a bottle from behind him. It was small and dainty but I knew the power it contained. It had a tiny bow tied around the cap with a silver ribbon. Inside, a translucent liquid swished back and forth with a never-ending stream of bubbles emerging from the base and rising to the top. It had miniscule particles immersed that looked like glitter and shone in the light. The entire class stared intently at the bottle, intrigued by its abilities. "A bottle of liquid luck. The effects of the entirety of this liquid would last for 24 hours. The draught takes precisely an hour to do - if you have followed the instructions to a tee. Very well, you may begin."

I rushed to the get the ingredients I needed. Thankfully, I was the only one so the room was empty enough that I could move around and retrieve what I required. A few seconds later, the rest of the students began pouring in through the archway cum door. But in just another minute, I was out of there with what I needed while everyone else struggled against the packed room. I let my full arms fall to the desk when I reached, meaning all the ingredients tumbled onto the wood like a wave. I began the fire under the cauldron, adding the infusion of wormwood. A second later, Remus emerged with his lot and placed them gently near the cauldron near me. It was set out as three cauldrons per table. 

"I am so going to win." Remus scoffed loudly at the statement. A new voice spoke as I watched Remus add his powdered root of asphodel: Sirius. He had set up on another table directly next to us. James was meant to sit with us as there was a quiet tension between the teams after the scary boggart incident that Remus had so painstakingly described for me. I obviously assured his worst fears -and therefore boggarts to- can change even regularly - though I'm surprised he didn't know that. Anyway, Sirius and Peter were clueless that the encounter had traumatised them, and thought it was actually a great prank. 

But as I watched stumble up to us, another person sat at our table. James' eyes widened as he almost dropped everything in his hands. Even Remus was flustered. So instead, James ran up to the table Sirius and Peter sat at while the two of us -Remus and I- just stared at our new arrival. 

"What are you doing?" Remus spoke first, trying to compose himself as well as he could but I could tell he was freaking out on the inside. 

But the familiar face didn't even flinch.

"I realise we never got to finish our conversation." Remus rolled his eyes and continued silently with trying to cut his Sopophorous Bean. It was quite hilarious but I couldn't bring myself to laugh in this particular situation. 

"TJ, you kissed me. We have nothing to talk about." He was whispering now, and TJ leaned back instead of into the table, trying to get as close to Remus face as possible. "Thankfully, James was as understanding as he could be. Imagine if someone else had walked in."

I stood there awkwardly while they continued with their closet case confab. I had absolutely no idea what was expected of me under these circumstances. So, I just focussed on perfecting my potion. I was about a minute ahead of Remus but finishing early didn't mean anything. I stared at my potion while also eavesdropping on their conversation, because I had to. You know, not because I wanted to, but because I needed to know what to comfort Remus about later. So one could speculate, I was eavesdropping for him, and I was. My listening in was completely justifiable. Duh.

"Can't you just come out already, I mean I did!"

"Well I'm sorry, I don't have the courage to come out like you or kiss my ex while they're on a hospital bed and can't get up!" He was whisper yelling now, attracting a few of the Marauders' heads, but thankfully, James distracted them. "In any case, you didn't come out, you were outed by that bi-curious bastard who banged you with internalised homophobia. Remember?" I somehow successfully stifles by laughter.

"Well, you would know a lot about bi-curious bastards, wouldn't you Remus?" Excuse me?

"What? I've never heard of a bi-curious one. Have you told me about him?" Remus tells me everything, TJ must have been messing with me.

"TJ, shut your trap!" He added another ingredient to his cauldron, which he was still paying close attention to. They then proceeded to share a prolonged stare, exchanging words through sight which led me to believe TJ wasn't lying.

"I won't tell her if you take me to Hogsmeade this weekend. Deal?" I noticed TJ's uncared for potion was now bubbling heavily and the contents had began to multiply heavily.

"Fine, fine whatever. Just shut up."

Word Count:- 1003

Love, Kale.