Chapter 12:
Potions

     Harry and Ron got to Potions early so they had to wait outside the dungeons for Snape.  Unfortunately, the Slytherins were also there. 
     �Hey Potter,� said Draco Malfoy, �where�s your girlfriend?  Did she dump you?  You know, you can�t really blame her.�
     Harry dove at Malfoy.  Luckily Ron caught him because Snape had just arrived.
     �Get in here,� Snape said, opening the door.
     Hermione showed up just before the door was shut.
     �Granger, you�re late,� Snape said, �Five points will be taken from Gryffindor.�
     Hermione glanced at Harry before sitting next to Parvati Patil.
     �That�s strange,� Ron whispered to Harry.  �Hermione�s never late.  And why�d she sit over there?�
     �Potter!  Weasley!  Pay attention!�  Snape shouted.
     The Slytherins laughed.  Hermione turned around to see what the fuss was about.  She saw Harry, blushed, and turned back to the front.
     �Get out some parchment,� Snape said to the class.  �You will be taking notes on sleeping potions.  I will then give you a test.  If you don�t pass,� Snape glared at Neville, �you will serve a week of detention.�

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     �Snape�s gone mad!� Ron said.  �How were we supposed to remember the ingredients for that potion?  There must have been fifty!�
     They had just left the dungeons and were walking up the stairs toward the Transfiguration room.
     �It�s not fair,�  Harry said.  �I think the Slytherins got a different test.  They finished early and Snape let them leave.  Poor Neville didn�t finish the test.�
     The boys heard footsteps.  They turned around to see Hermione running up the stairs.  She ran passed them, barely glancing at them.
     �What�s the matter with her?� Harry asked.
     �Maybe she thinks she�s better than us,� Ron said.
     �No Ron!  Didn�t you see her face?� Harry said angrily.  �She was crying!�
     �Oh,� Ron said.  �Maybe she got a bad grade on the test.  You know how she is.�
     �Yeah,� Harry said absentmindedly.  What was Hermione so upset about?  She cared about her grades, but she�d gotten bad grades in Potions before and it never upset her that much.

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