The Silver Doe

Chapter 19

Chapter 19

~ Potions ~

"Lilly, what're you reading'?" Ron asked, his shadow overclouding the text of Lillian's book from behind.

"Uh... it's just a book about Transfiguration..." Lillian smiled before sheepishly returning to read her book again. She was almost finished it! Just one chapter!

"Oh god! Not another Hermione are you? I - well Harry and I - we can barely cope with just the one Hermione... never mind two?" He now turned around and his head peeped down in front of Lillian's, catching her immediate attention.

"No, I'm not another Hermione, but you know, it wouldn't be that bad if somebody was like her... because then Gryffindor wouldn't be lacking so much points... now would they Ron?"

Sarcasm smeared across her face - Ron smirked.

"Let's go, we've got Potions then DADA!" Ron tugged at Lilly, whom reluctantly put her book down on the seat and followed him, along with lots of others, down to the dungeons where they entered Potions...

~ DADA classroom ~ 

Lillian didn't like that lesson, again.

The entire time, Draco Malfoy kept on insisting to Professor Snape that he couldn't do anything because of his 'damaged arm' and so Harry and Ron were forced to slave after him.

And if this wasn't enough, Professor Snape was constantly out for everybody, especially Neville Longbottom. As always... poor Neville. He's terrified of Snape, like, proper terrified, and Severus kept picking on him, making the boy even more frightened - if it was possible.

His potion went completely wrong. The oozing liquid was supposed to be green, Neville's was orange. Professor Snape got everybody, including Lillian, to gather around and watch Snape humiliate Neville by using his toad Trevor as bate.

"Help me!" Neville cried in both Hermione's and Lillian's ear, who both without a doubt agreed and started hissing instructions into his ear.

When potions was over, Lillian let a long sigh escape out from her. She didn't like seeing Severus like that. Sure, he was cold and stuff towards people, but did he really have to bully them also?

Lillian had so much to learn... so, so much to learn about this side of Severus.

And the fact that every time she looked into his dark and opaque eyes all she could see was hatred didn't help either.

"Let's go, we've got Lupin for Defence Against the Dark Arts!" Hermione murmured, taking her two friends by the wrists.

Lillian slowly followed behind.

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Professor Lupin took everybody into the staff room where an empty wardrobe stood.

"Nothing to worry about," he assured the tense students. "There's a Boggart in there."

Everybody remained utterly still while the wardrobe took a few wild jerks.

The teacher began to explain what a Boggart actually was. He said a Boggart could transform into your worse fear thinkable. Everybody flinched at his words. They didn't like the sound of this, but soon everybody relaxed when the teacher said that he was going to make the lesson a fun one rather than a scary one.

"We will practice the charm without wands first. After me, please... riddikulus!"

"Riddikulus!" all the students repeated, sounding more eager than before.