A LUPIN, A BLACK AND A POTTER: GOES TO HOGWARTS
The first week was mayhem. If it wasn’t for the map Harry suspected he would get lost quite often. On the Friday Harry was eating breakfast when Hedwig flew in with a bundle of letters. Harry took the bundle and fed the owl bacon from Ron’s plate “Oi” Ron muttered indignantly Harry ignored him and opened the first letter Harry Snape has it in for you memorise this in the exact order: draught of the living death a goat’s stomach no difference Be careful Harry Love Lu Harry blinked he read the piece of parchment over and over before he put it down and opened another letter. Dear Harry and Hermione Congrats on getting into Gryffindor I knew you wouldn’t be a snake now I don’t have to disown you. Sirius! What your father/godfather is trying to say he’s happy that you got into Gryffindor. That’s what I said Moony!! Right now Moony and Padfoot are wrestling for the quill. They don’t seem to realise there is a pot filled on the desk, now be good little cubs I believe Hagrid is going to invite you for tea so don’t eat the rock cakes. My darling daughter please keep Harry out of trouble. I am having trouble keeping your father out of trouble from work. He has just recently turned Madam Umbridge’s hair purple and her skin green and warty. She’s now after someone’s blood but that’ll teach her to interfere with Aunt Dora’s business. Lots of love Melanie Padfoot Moony and Dora Harry passed the letter to Hermione who snorted and rolled her eyes. Harry then opened the last letter which was from Hagrid inviting him, Hermione, Ron and Neville to tea. “Come on we got potions today” Hermione said “Nooooooooo” Harry said “Snape’s got it in for me, Lu said in her letter” Hermione rolled her eyes and dragged Harry by the collar to the dungeons. Harry sat with Hermione while Neville and Ron sat together next to them. Snape came bursting in with his black robes blowing behind him. He took the toll snarled at Hermione’s name and sneered at Harry’s. He then went into a speech; “you are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making” he began in a whisper “I don’t expect you to be able to understand the beauty of creating liquids that could freeze the insides of a living being, I don’t expect you to grasp the concept of making liquid gold my only expectations of you is for you to behave like a complete dunderhead” Hermione looked angry at the teacher for calling her a dunderhead and sat up glaring at him. “POTTER” the man shouted “what do I get when I add powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” “The draught of the living death sir” Harry said quietly remembering Luna’s letter; I’m going to send that girl a box of chocolate frogs just to say thank you. “Correct maybe living with aurors have taught you something” Snape said “BLACK! Where do I find a bezoar?” Hermione’s lips twitched “in a goats stomach sir” she said “Potter and Black can any of one of you tell me what is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?” “There is none” they said in union Snape’s face was blank but he’s eyes were filled with cold fury. “Two points from Gryffindor for cheating” he snapped Harry held Hermione’s wrist to remind her to keep her temper, she glared at him and then sighed before starting the potion they were making. There was a whimpering sound and the two siblings turned to see Dean Thomas covered in boils as he’s cauldron was melting. “Foolish boy” Snape snarled “Potter, Black did you two enjoy watching a muggleborn suffer while you both look wonderful.” Harry clenched his hand into a fist and Hermione’s grip on the desk tightened. “Finnegan take him to the hospital wing” Snape shouted. “Hagrid do you know why Snape hates Harry and Hermione so much?” Ron asked later that day. “Wha’? Snape doesn’t hate them” Hagrid said “He does! He was vile towards them in potions today” Neville said “Look guys it’s nothing” Harry said “Snape’s never liked us; it has something to do with our fathers” “It’s unfair though” Ron mumbled Harry rolled his eyes and picked up his mug of tea, when he picked up his mug he saw a paper clipping. It was the gringotts one, Hermione was reading it a while ago at breakfast, he wasn’t really paying attention at the time but now he noticed the date of the attempted robbery. 31st July. He’s birthday. The day he went to Diagon alley with the family to get his Hogwarts stuff. The day Hagrid came out of gringotts with a grubby little package. Luna’s words from the platform came back to him. Whatever Hagrid had in his hand was in that vault that was almost robbed and is most likely in third floor corridor.
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