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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