15 Chap 13

When they arrived at the Dungeons and entered in the potion room, the classroom was squared-sized, very large, with large tables. In the corner was a stone basin where the students can wash their hands and ladles. On the corner, there were some closets where most forgetful students could go grab ingredients and other objects.

The two houses sat separately, each one with their tables but one of the tables had to be shared between them. On that table was Drake, Katie and two more students of Gryffindor sharing with Scarlett and three more Slytherin students.

While they were talking to each other Professor Snape entered the classroom and before starting to make the introduction about the potions class, he observed all the students stopping briefly on Drake.

"In my class, there is no foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through the human veins, bewitching the minds, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even stopper death - if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."

Finishing the initial speech, Snape started to ask some questions to the Gryffindor students except Drake. Drake didn't pay any attention to it because he knew that Snape won't ever ask him or give him a chance to answer. Snape knows Drake very well.

After a while, Snape stopped the questioning.

"What a disappointment -10 points to Gryffindor. We shall start with the Cure for Boils potion, open your books and follow the instructions on it, you may start now!" continued Snape while he walked around the tables to observe the students. He gave tips and helped the Slytherin students, on the other hand, he criticized Gryffindor students and discounted more points from them. Drake followed the recipe on the book and started to make it. He knew the recipe without looking at the instructions, but he still followed the book to guarantee that he didn't commit any mistakes.

Part 1

1. Add 6 snake fangs to the mortar.

2. Crush into a fine powder using the pestle.

3. Add 4 measures of the crushed fangs to your cauldron.

4. Heat the mixture to 250 for 10 seconds.

5. Wave your wand.

6. Leave to brew and return in 33-45 minutes.

Part 2

1. Add 4 horned slugs to your cauldron.

2. Take the cauldron off the fire before adding the next ingredient.

3. Add 2 porcupine quills to your cauldron.

4. Stir 5 times, clockwise.

5. Wave your wand to complete the potion.

Meanwhile, Scarlett was paying attention to Drake and saw how focus he was. She then thought of trying to talk with Drake and see how he would react.

"You know, no matter what you do…you will lose points. I don't know why you are getting all worked out about it. "

"Well, it's none of your business" replied, Drake, casually without taking the eyes of the potion.

"Well, that was expected. My name is Scarlett, nice to meet you, Drake Du! Ups, my bad! I heard a few things about you heheheh!" finished Scarlett before she called Professor Snape over to ask for a piece of advice.

Drake looked at her seriously, thinking about what she was about saying. He also noticed that she didn't stop doing the potion while she talked to him.

"It seems that her family is closer to Dad than I thought…I will need to ask him thoroughly this time about it," thought Drake.

"Mr Drake perhaps Ms Scarlett his more important than the potion, -5 points to Gryffindor! My classes are not for flirting" said a scornful voice that woke up from his thoughts.

Drake saw Snape looking at him with a little smile on his face before he started to talk with Scarlett. Drake just looked at him and didn't respond, he just kept doing the potion. Katie looked at him with worry and Scarlett looked with an apologetic look before she started to pay attention to Professor Snape.

Drake gave a firm nod to Katie to let her know that he was good. When Snape finished talking and went to another table, Drake grabbed his wand and made a very fast and smooth movement and the same time he whispered "Flipendo" into another table whereas the cauldron of one of the Slytherin students bounced off and fell on the floor. As this happened everyone inclusively Snape looked and went to the other side of the room since a cauldron spill could be serious.

While everyone was worried and went to see what happened, Drake also started to move in their direction but with a fast movement, he took out of the pendant a dung bomb with a timer on it. He used "Wigardium leviosa" discretely to levitate the dung bomb and put it under the desk of Professor Snape after setting the timer to explode after a few mins of the lunch break.

Drake had 1 bomb inside the pendant where he put his hat a few more small things since the space inside the pendant is small.

As he finished doing this and was about to near the rest of the students he heard a voice behind him.

"I saw what you did…I won't tell anyone if you lunch with me today. By the way, you can forget your act, I know that you know how to do chantless spells" said a voice from behind him. He knew that Scarlett caught him.

"Shit…I…damn it…you can lunch with me but I'm not going to lunch alone" replied Drake with a busted and annoyed look on his face.

"Well, I don't care hehehehe!"

"Why the hell are you so adamant to talk or be with me? It's the first day and we never met before…" started Drake before being interrupted by Professor Snape.

"Everyone! Go back to you sits and finish the potion now, I won't say twice!"

"Hehehe! I will tell you when we are alone" replied Scarlett before she went to her place.

Everyone went to their places and finish their potions, only the Gryffindor students that were with Drake manage to make the correct potion by the end of the class. When the class finished, the Gryffindor students had downcast looks in contrast with the Slytherin students. Drake watched this, inclusively the look of Katie and a few more acquaintances.

"Hey guys, don't be so downcast, if you have any doubts you can ask me when we do the study lessons and during class try to hear the tips that Snape gives to the Slytherins," said Drake to them while they were packing and cleaning the materials

"Well, you already knew that it would be like this and don't worry, there will be teachers, which will be more bias to our house or the other houses," continued Drake.

"Go on guys, I will just let the cauldron in the closet and then I'll catch up with you," said Drake to Katie and company. Drake saw that all the locks of the closet were closed so he went to the only open one. He opened the door and before he put the cauldron inside it, he saw an old book accompanied by an old beaker. He grabbed both objects and put them inside his pendant before he let his cauldron there.

"Hmm…strange, these objects seemed old and cool, maybe it's an advanced potions book with secret potions recipes. I will properly study it when I'm alone" thought Drake.

He left the class and found Katie and a few Gryffindor students glaring at Scarlett.

"Let's get going now, we shouldn't be here, we probably have 5 more min," said Drake in a hurried tone before he started to walk faster.

"Hey! Wait up, why are you running off and what time is that?!" asked Katie while she and a giggling Scarlett went after him.

After they left the Dungeons, they continued to walk in a hurried footstep until the main atrium from the main door of Hogwarts castle.

"What the heck Drake!" said a student.

"Well, I have a feeling that Snape will be even more pissed hehehe!" replied a Drake panting and laughing together with Scarlett.

"What did you do?" asked Katie.

Drake didn't reply to her and instead changed the topic.

"Well guys you can go eat first, I need to go to the dorms. Save a spot for me and don't kill each other since Scarlett will eat with us" said Drake looking at Scarlett and Katie.

"Whattt?!" said Katie before seeing Drake going.

Drake left the two ladies and the other students and went to the dorms; he needs to go to his suitcase and feed his friends.

Before Drake could go to the entrance where the Fat lady painting was Peeves appeared in front of him laughing.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I never saw so much anger in my life HAHAHAHAH!"

"Why the hell are you telling me that, I didn't do anything" replied Drake

"Oh c' mon! Do you think I'm dumb, I know it was you who put the dung bomb in Snape secretary…HAHAHAHA! Just to warn you that he is very, very pissed and went to headmaster office and has been there until now. You are in a lot of trouble, boy, I want to see what they will do to you HAHAHAHA!"

"I don't know, what you are talking about…I didn't do anything and even if I did, there are no proofs about it."

"Hahahaha! Boy, you are too young and naive. Well, I just come to tell you that and you own me one because that bloody guy is after me. He thinks it was me that put the dung bomb and wants revenge. I just hope that you survive this and one more time congrats!!" Said Peeves before he left.

"Oh well fuck it…I will deal with it when it comes" thought Drake as he arrived at the Fat Lady.

"Audaces Fortuna Iuvat!"

"The password is correct, you may enter," said the Fat Lady.

"Thanks!"

Drake went to in and after climbing the stairs he entered the boy dorms. He opened his suitcase a got inside of it.

After he got in, Drake was received by a cat and dog. Z went to him in his small form and land on his shoulder while rubbing his head on his face as his 5 colored long tail coiled around Drake's neck in a gentle away. Star jumped into his arms and the three heads started to lick him all over his face which Z didn't like it and both started a small fight.

"Stop it guys, now go and call Jade out for me. I need to see a few things," said the boy to the two female beasts after a few more time playing with them.

Drake saw that the two of them went away took out the hat, the book, and the old beaker from the pendant. The beaker was surrounded by ancient runes and Drake could only understand a few. After a while, he could only read "Bartholomew" and "cursed vaults".