Potions Class (all; groups of 3)

[Professor Severus Snape]

Severus Snape made his way into the dungeon he normally used for potions classes but today was different. He had already stuck a sign on the classroom door so people later would know that class was taking place in another dungeon. Snape waited for all the students to arrive then cleared his throat, "As you can see there is not enough room in this room for a class this size so we will be going to another." With that Snape made his way out of the classroom and started walking further into the dungeons to a larger room with a slight chill in it from not being used and being below ground.

Making his way to the front of the room Snape turned towards the class and waited for them to get settled. After a couple moments he started to speak. "Today we will be working in a different manner then usual as you should have already noted you are with students from all years for one. Another is that you are to work in groups of three, no more no less. You may pick your own groups but students in 4th year or lower must be with at least one other student in 5th year or up. Find your groups and a table and be seated for the time being." With that Snape gave the class a few minutes to choose their groups.

When everyone was in groups and seated Snape once again spoke. "Today we are going to make two potions, one of which will be the cure to the other. The potion along with it's cure we are going to be making today is not in any of your books no matter the year so I am going to hand out a list of ingredients for both potions to each group, be sure not to loose it." Snape grabbed a stack of papers off of his desk as he said that. "Today you will be making a love potion, and it's cure. But before your little minds start to get any ideas the potion is ridiculous and is only to show how close, no matter how ridiculous, anyone has ever gotten to making a so called love potion." Snape scowled he didn't know why he was going through with such a stupid thing! Love Potion indeed. Snape scowled again.

"On the front of the paper I am about to hand out is the ingredients and some notes about the cure, which we will be making first. If you turn the paper over on the back is the ingredients and notes on the love potion it's self. Please read both sides completely." Snape handed out a paper to each group then waited 6 minutes giving each student in the group a couple minutes to read it.

front page reads:
love potion cure
ingredients
Love Potion Cure
2 drops ashwinder venom
1 pinch lavender, dried
3 yellow tulip petals, crushed
4 cups horehound syrup
1 ounce chopped chervil
2 Table Spoon powdered unicorn horn
5 phoenix tears

notes: This potion is not difficult to make, however, it can be very difficult to get the victim to take it, since they do not realize anything is wrong. This potion can be very unpleasant to the drinker due to the ashwinder venom and large amounts of horehound syrup. After taking the cure the person can still remember what all they did while under the influence of the potion. It does not effect a person’s memory just how they act, the love potion just clouds your original opinion of the person if you had hated them.

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second page reads:
Love Potion
ingredients
2 frozen ashwinder eggs
1 ounce powdered dried billywig stings
2 drops belladonna
4 cups milk from a pure white cow
2 unicorn hairs

note: The only cure is for the person to drink the cure. Drinker becomes attached (falls in love with) to the first person they see. The person completely cuts out the world around him/her and focuses all their attention on the object of their obsession. It is very, very easy to see that a person is under the control of something because of their behavior. Never tends to ends well.

some effects
-bursts of laughter/giggles
-uncontrolled clinging (refusal to leave a certain persons side)
-might believe that your the best of friends with your most hated enemy
-can't stop fidgeting
-unending talking
-etc.
-unbearable company
-(anything that is annoying and will drive people mad)


After giving the students' time to read both sides of the paper he said, "now can anyone tell me why that potion would be useless, or a waist of time. In the end all it will give you is a great desire to throttle the person after all?" Snape waited for a raised hand.

[Kim Sullivan H4]

Kim bounced down the steps towards the Potions classroom with Raidon a few steps behind her. With her bag bouncing against the walls she skipped the final few steps and landed on the stone floor with a clunk. "That's fun, one time I tried to jump the last 10 steps but I slipped and fell down and I think I hit myself on that stone there" she said as she pointed to a stone over towards the corner of the stairwell. Kim then turned and walked the last few feet to the Potions classroom.

Upon entering the room she found it empty save for the professor. "Hi Professor Snape!" Kim said cheerfully as she walked in and took a seat at the very front of the class and slammed her bag down on the table. "I got a pony for you Professor Snape! Remember how you said they were fascinating and that you couldn't think of anything else in the world you'd rather hear about than my ponies? I went and I found one in my trunk, you can have it! I have it here somewhere in my bag." Taking her seat, Kim dumped some of the contents of her bag out onto the table and began to search through it for the pony. Knocking things off her table she tossed aside quills, ink bottles, and a rock. "Hmm, do you collect rocks Professor Snape? You can have this one if you do, I don't know how it got in my bag, maybe that is why my bag is so heavy!" Kim again turned to her bag and continued to pull out odd things including a ball of string and a half eaten muffin. "Ah ha! That's where my muffin went! I was looking for it yesterday!" After sifting through her bag for a good minute, Kim finally pulled out a little white pony and held it up triumphantly. "Got it!" she exclaimed as she stood up and walked up to the professor's desk and set down the little plastic pony. "Here you go Professor Snape! I think her name is Starlight, but I'm not sure, I lost the card that came with her when I bought her, maybe I can find it in my trunk though, I'll go look and bring it to you later if I find it!" Kim then returned to her desk and shoved all her items into her bag, except for the muffin, which she planned to eat right after class. Kim then sat patiently and waited for class to start, not once did she bother to read the board though.

[dawn]

Dawn walked out of the Slytherin Common room and made her way down the dugeon corridors toward Professor Snape's room. Many students from other houses flooded the door way to the room as Professor Snape wasnt in the classroom. With one step into the room Dawn noticed a letter posted on the door. Reading it, the class was changed into a different room. Pointing at it she acted like she was signaling people to read it, but really no one payed attention and she smiled as she was one of the only people that could read in the wreached building called Hogwarts.

Walking down the hallway Dawn reached the reassigned room. Finding a seat, and a few minutes later more people did as well. A young Hufflepuff was in front of the classroom conversting with Snape. With a look of embarrassment for her teacher she started to tap her fingers on the table in front of her. Very soon, Snape begain to tell everyone that they needed partners, groups actually. Turning to her right, Pansy wasnt there. With a breath she didnt want to remind herself why. Turning toward her left she couldnt find Kimi. Scowling she crossed her arms as Perseus said him, Dawn, and an Ickle 4th year Gryffie would be partners. Glaring at Perseus she shook her head. "Gryffindor!" she mouthed at him in anger. Glancing over toward the girl she narrowed her eyes in disgust. A few minutes later when Professor Snape handed out the papers Dawn begain to read it, front to back.

Fully understanding it, Snape asked a question. Dawn raised her hand as the answer was quite obvious to those who can read and actually comprehend the words that they see. Dawn sat back in her seat as her sleeve of her black Slytherin embroarderd cloak fell down her arm.

[Ginny Weasley]

Down the cold dungeon stairs Ginny went, once again off to potions class. By far, potions was her least favorite subject. Professor Snape certainly didn't like Gryffindors and did little to show any means of fairness towards them. Worse was the fact that Slytherins were given much more liberty in class than any other house.

With a sigh, Ginny entered the potions class only to find it empty. Her heart skipped several beats as she hopefully looked at the note posted, hopefully class was simply canceled for the day. Any hopes of a pleasant afternoon were quickly doused as Ginny read the note instructing her to go to another potions laboratory. Turning around she went back out into the dungeon corridor and wander slowly towards the class.

Entering the class, Ginny sighed once more and found only two other students inside, a Slytherin girl and a little Hufflepuff who was giving Snape presents for some reason. Rather than join either of the two, Ginny found a seat towards the far left side of the classroom. There she sat and nervously looked towards the door, hoping she'd be joined by someone soon.

[irishmist]

Celina walked down the stairs and into the dungeons. As she walked towards the potions class, she noticed a few younger students crowded around the door, chatting noisily. "Shoo," she said, a hint of irritation in her voice. As they dispersed she edged herself closer to the door and read a notice stuck on it. The notice read that the day's potions lesson would be held in a different classroom. Shaking her head, she walked off and headed to the new classroom.

As Celina entered the classroom, she saw a young Hufflepuff pestering Snape. "What's with these kids anyway?" thought Celina wondering why in the world the girl was inviting a nasty lecture, or a crude snap at the very least. "Morning, professor," she called out as she walked past him. She took a seat in the third row, by the window. Looking around, she waited for two other students to join her.

[Nasser Salah G6]

Nasser walked to class in a bit of a hurry. For once, he was a few minutes late. Nasser was scolding himself furiously; if there was one class a Gryffindor should never be late for, it was Potions. Bursting into the classroom Nasser looked around him in surprise. There was nobody in class! In his hurry Nasser hadn't noticed the piece of paper on the door. Nasser ran to the other classroom the class was going to take place in, shuddering to think what Snape was going to say. Trying to walk in unnoticed, Nasser slipped in quietly and sat down quietly beside his friend Celina. Kimberly was at the front of the class talking to Snape, and she was offering him something that looked like apony. Glad that Snape had been distracted by something else Nasser said "Hi!" to Celina a little breathlessly and then asked her in a whisper "What exactly is Kim doing?"

Celina pushed a piece of paper towards Nasser which he read quickly. He looked up at Celina in surprise and trying not to laugh he whispered "I can't believe Snape is teaching us this!" To Nasser it seemed like the person who drank a Love Potion acted like somebody who had had too much mulled mead. Nasser awaited the arrival of everyone else so they could get on with making thei potion.

[Sydney Rawson H6]

Sydney walked down the dungeon stairs in an 'at home' type state. Syd wasnt scared to be around Slytherin's. She never did anything to them, Harry did. Him and Her were both in the Gryffindor house and Harry was the one that re lit the flame of hate between the two houses. Syd was humming a tune that was stuck in her head as she made her way to her Potions class. appearing late she saw a few students from her class keep walking down the hall. Double taking that room and them she noticed a note on the door. Not caring to read it she followed them through the coridors to the new room, she suspected.

Taking a seat in front of the room, Snape started bout groups. Bitting her lip in a nervous habit, Sydney turned around and scanned her peers. A Slytherin boy walked over toward her and said him and her could be partners with an older Slytherin. Sydney asked who she was as the 5th year boy pointed to Her. Looking at her with a smile she got up and sat next to her. An evil look was on her face, but Sydney never talked to her, so she didnt mind. Placing her bookes on the table in front of her she sat down next to Dawn. "Hello there, my name is Sydney Rawson. But most call me Syd. Whats your name?" she asked as she picked up the paper that sat in front of her. Reading it she said. "Oooh, were doign a Love potion." Turning toward Dawn she said. "I thought Potions would be a more fun this year. Love potions seem so... boring." With a frown on her face she heard Professor Snape ask a question. Raising her hand she looked around the room to see who else did. To her astonishment Dawn did too. "I guess Slytherin's arent all that dumb after all." she said slightly under her breath to herself.

[Harry Potter]

Harry walked in a big crowd as they all filtered into the dungeons. Reaching his Potions class, no one was in the room. Harry knew he wasnt early. Why would he be early for potions? Walking back out the class room Harry looked up and down the hallways. Finally turning around he saw the note on the door. 'Changed room.' Harry thought, as he walked farther into the Dungeons.

Finally reaching the class room it was half packed. Walking into the room he saw Ginny sitting alone. "Hello Ginny." Harry greeted as he sat down next to her. Snape started his class as normal as he could in the change of rooms. He started handing out a peices of parchment around the room. Quickly reading thought it he placed it on the desk in front of him. Snape started on partners as Harry turned to Ginny. "What to be partners?" he asked as he smiled. Snape asked a question about the Love potion they were going to make today. Harry knew the answer, but he knew he would never get called on by Snape so, he kept his hand down and waited for him to call on someone else.

[gram]

Gram walked out of the Great Hall with a half of a peice of toast in his hand and holding a few other books in the other. Walkign down the dungeon stairs he saw Harry in front of him walking farther down the hall than the Potions classroom. Finishing his peice of toast he wiped his hands in his cloak as he followed Harry. Harry went into a classroom as Gram followed. The room had all the other Potions students in it as Gram foudn a seat. Next to Celina. Sitting down Gram said. "Hello there Celina. Hey Nasser." with a grin.

Snape started the class with his usual blabber. He started pass out peices of parchment to everyone in the class. Passing peices futher down his row he begain reading his. 'Love Potions...wow!' he thought as he read on. Snape began to talk which Gram totally filtered out. Gram heard in his ear Nasswe talking to Celina. Gram grinned in agreement to him as he didnt say anything. All of a sudden in front of him Dawn and Sydney rose there hands. Wondering why, he sat back in his seat and waited for an answer. Gram read over his parachment as he remembered, Snape wanted an answer to why the potion would be useless. Gram leaned back in his chair as he waited for the class to start the the potions would start.

[rosewood]

Julie walked to the classroom Potions was to take place in. Her hair was tied in a bun at the nape of her neck. She couldn't help but remember the trouble she almost got herself into last class. As she walked into class she greeted the Professor quietly but she wasn't too sure he heard her. A young Hufflepuff was talking to him but Julie didn't care. She only greeted Snape because it was the proper thing to do. She greeted the others she knew and smiled brightly at her friend Gram who was sitting with a younger fellow Ravenclaw and a Gryffindor. Julie pushed back the memory of last class as she sat down and read the parchment with the instructions to make the Love Potion. Everybody was already in a group so she awaited the arrival of the other students to see if they might like to group with her.

[galanodel]

Kimi slowly made her way through the dungeons to their new dungeon classroom. Making a face when she realized they would be working with little kids, or all houses, she shook her head and muttered, "yeah right." Scanning the classroom Kimi spotted Dawn, with a little Gryffindor sitting next to her?! "I don't believe this!"

Kimi made her way to an empty table and sat down in the middle giving any kids that might think aprouch and to ask to be in her group a dark glare or completely cut them out. pulling her long black hair behind her she started to comb through it with her fingers before she started to twist it into a bun, she hated to have accidents just because of her hair being in the way. Kimi looked up and finally spared a smile of sorts when she was joined by two other Slytherins. Much better!

[Drusilia]

Drusilia looked around the empty dungeon classroom somewhat confused when she spotted no one. Walking back out she leaned towards a sign she saw on the door. "Ohh." Drusilia turned and started to walk further into the dungeons trying to supress a slight shiver, she hated it down here.

Reaching the new classroom Drusilia walked in and looked around spotting Julie, Drusilia moved over and sat down next to her, "Hi Julie." Drusilia smiled and looked up to Snape who looked busy with a chattering Hufflepuff. Finally Snape started to fill them in on what they would be doing and Drusilia had a momentary look of shock on her face before she looked around and Julie and her made a group with Jacob. After taking turns reading the paper Drusilia tride to supress her small burst of laughter, "how rediculas." And waited for people to answer Snape's question so class could continue.

[shadow]

Raidon laughed and fallowed Kim into the dungeon, "your a true danger to yourself aren't you?" Raidon took a seat next to Kim as she started to go through her bag while talking none stop he could only catch small snipits of it like pony and snape and so on and so forth. Raidon almost fell out of his seat when she gave Snape a toy pony! Raidon waited for Snapes reaction, most of the times Snape had bad reactions and he hoped poor Kim wouldn't have her feelings hurt.

[Gregory Goyle Jr.]

Goyle slowly made his way through the dungeons and looked around the empty class blankly. After standing around for about 10 minutes he saw a couple kids dart their head in the classroom and back out before they started further into the dungeons. Slowly making his way out of the normal classroom he finally saw the note on the wall, turning he started to make his way to the new classroom. Reaching the class he looked for a place to sit only slightly hearing Snape before moving over and sitting down next to a girl Slytherin, Kimi.

[Professor Severus Snape]

Snape ignored the Hufflepuff girl infront of him completely before calling on the raised hands, barely giving the pony on his desk a second glance, "Yes Miss McGrogan, then Miss Rawson?"

[dawn]

Seeing Kimi walk into the room Dawn frowned and glared at the Gryffindor who sat next to her. A few minutes later Snape called on her, and the twit sitting beside her. "Well, For one thing when you use the potion, your dedicate your whole life to that one person. Your family or the things that mean most to you would never even cross your mind. You dont think for yourself anymore, only that person." Dawn made a look like -thats what I got from the reading.- as she turned to her left and looked at Sydney, waiting for her to go on.

[Sydney Rawson H6]

Sydney lowered her arm and listened to Dawn start off. Her jaw dropped as she looked worried and read some of the paper over. When Dawn was finished Sydney looked at Dawn, then to Professor Snape. "Umm She took what I was going to say.. Umm.." she stammered. Something she hardly ever did. Syd looked up from the paper and said. "Umm well It would be hard to make someone take the potion in the first place. Am I right? I mean if it tasted so horrid it must smell so bad since well Honestly tulips alone are a good smell but with chervil its no that pleasent." Sydney shot Snape a smile. "So personally it would be horrid if someone was sticking that in my face. I would start to dislike them." She smiled as she clasped her hands on her lap and sat up straight in her seat.

[draco]

Draco barged into the usual Potions classroom, only to find it virtually empty. Frowning, he turned around and was about to walk out, thinking classes had been cancelled, when he noticed a paper on the door that said that the classroom had been changed. Realising he had only a minute before Potions began, he walked quickly towards the new class. Pushing the door open, he walked in confidently. He took a seat at the far-end corner of the class and listened as Snape started talking. As soon as he realised that they were to form groups of three, he scanned the class, waiting for Goyle to join him. Seeing that Goyle was already seated next to Kimi, a fellow Slytherin, he made his way there, slightly vexed that they hadn't come to him. "Hey!" he said, sitting down. Smirking at the tiny Hufflepuff creature at the front, he commented, "Look at that freak! It just goes to show that they're all a bunch of sore losers." Then looking down at the paper that Goyle passed him, he snorted. "A love potion? What in the world is going on here? Has Snape lost his mind?"

[Professor Severus Snape]

"Very good Miss McGrogan, 5 points to Slytherin." Snape nodded his head in aproval of the girls answer then looked to the young Gryffindor and waited for her answer. "Miss Rawson? Could you not find anything else on that paper that could serve as a reason as to why the potion would be hard to get someone to consume?" Snape scowled slightly, "the fact that something tastes bad can be taken care of if someone actually thinks."

[Sydney Rawson H6]

Sydney Listened as Snape went on about how her answer was bad.. blah blah blah. She didnt listen. Snape favored Slytherin's and Hates Gryffindors easy as that. While he was talking she kept her eyes on him and nodded her head in agreement. She bit her lip to 'act' like she was slightly afriad of him. Really she didnt mind. She tryed and thats the best she could do. When Snape finished she heard a silence in the class. 'oh I should say something huh?' she said to herself as she blinked to get out of her trace. "Quite sorry Professor. Ill do better next time." she said in a timide voice to end up her acting for the day. Inside Sydney was glowing with happiness and Snape didnt even alter it. Syd loved to mock teachers when they dont even know it. Turning toward her right, she leaned over to Dawn. "You took my answer, But it was good. Good job." she said with a smile as she congratulated her honestly.