Lucius Hidden Son

Chapter 14: The potions course.

The next morning, having his breakfast in the Great Hall, Harry slept literally on the table. Hermione wanted to study until dinner last night; he had thought she would never leave. Before he could step one foot in the Great Hall to eat the said dinner, Draco had bombarded him with questions about what he had done all afternoon, where he had been, and especially something very important with whom he was with.

Harry had therefore served a semblance of truth. Yes, he was in the library to work his potions, yes he was alone, yes; he had just studied for the next day. Harry had the vague impression of undergoing interrogation and was certain he would be found guilty.

The worst for Harry was when Draco began to ask him thousand of questions about what he had studied the entire afternoon to make sure it was not an excuse. After an hour of this regime, it was time for dinner; he was finally satisfied and left Harry quietly. The latter could finally begin to eat in peace.

Back to back with him, Hermione had heard all the questioning and was particularly proud of her work. She had not spared him but it was for his own good. Finally, she was mainly particularly proud of her student who had just learned from her what she had learned and had not gotten one wrong throughout the interview. It was a miracle!

Professor Snape did not believe his eyes or rather his ears, even if he sought to question Harry on the course. He had virtually swallowed the knowledge of the whole book of potions of this year. Even what they had not studied yet because the teacher had the unfortunate habit of asking questions about what they had not yet done so to take points.

When the unfortunate Harry had finally been able to go to bed after dinner, those damned potions had not left him. He had dreamed of them all night! The formula, properties of plants, potions, side effects, spells to make up for a potion that is turning to vinegar. Everything! He had dreamed of it all night. He would have wanted to strangle Hermione for the ordeal that made him suffer for his so-called wellbeing, And then Draco who had interrogated him throughout dinner. Would his father be angry with him if Harry decided to strangle his twin to take revenge? He asked himself.

When Harry had finally been able to sleep, Draco came to wake him up to go have breakfast before going to classes. Had he not been so tired, Harry would have told him what he was thinking but refrained because he was sure that in one way or another, this story would have reached the ears of his father and then there would be more trouble.

Moaning against twins who acted as official spies, Harry got up reluctantly to go take a shower before going to breakfast.

When he arrived in the Great Hall, only Hermione was already there, nose dived into a potions book, Harry noticed. He went to her and said hello before joining his seat at the Slytherin table.

"You slept well?” She whispered to him over his shoulder.

Seeing Draco enter the room, he was contented to grasp her hand slightly to make her understand that yes, he had slept well.

As usual, Draco had sat next to his twin. He did not have time to say a single word when an owl entered the room and landed before Harry, giving him a letter that, oh surprise, bore the mark of Malfoy.

It was obviously a letter from Lucius to say to him he was delighted, especially as a Malfoy may be that his beloved son finally decided to make effort and he is waiting for his newsletter with impatience.

With retaining the great difficulty to kill Draco in the middle of the Great Hall, Harry left the room taking his schoolbag and went calmly as possible to the dungeons for the course of potions.

The course of potions had never seemed so simple to Harry, the potion that they were working on, he already knew by heart for having studied the day before with Hermione. It was therefore no problem to achieve.

One thing is strange to say the least; Professor Snape merely observed that Harry did not make any comment when he knew his true identity. What stunned Severus the most was that Harry had absolutely no problem with this potion, however, fairly difficult. Lucius had to seriously threatened him or he had decided to work, this his beloved godfather thought was absolutely inconceivable.

Then he saw that he seemed to think about something else and would put a third salamander in the potion when he had to do two. Without thinking, Severus rushed behind him and grabbed the hand before he released this evil bug in the cauldron. Harry turned around, surprised.

"You have already two in the pot," The Professor whispered so that nobody realizes he helped, but he did not notice he was more gentle than the usual than with Draco when they were alone.

Harry nodded in silence and the professor went to watch other students. Harry thought that his reaction was strange. Since when has he helped?

Draco had yet to stop bothering him. Fuming at his brother who always dug his nose in his business, Harry sent the salamander, right in the cauldron of Draco which exploded. This startled the whole class, even the professor who had seen nothing coming. Snape evacuated the classroom and took Draco to the infirmary followed by Harry, who had turned to pale realizing what he had done.

Harry had desires of murder since the day before but did not intend to hurt his brother.

Arriving in the infirmary, Severus laid Draco on a bed and ordered Harry to stay with his twin; he had something urgent to settle. Harry sat on the bed beside Draco who still had traces of potions on his face.

Back in his dungeons, Severus went to the fire and called the Malfoy Manor. A few seconds later, the face of Lucius appeared.

"Lucius, we need to discuss certain rules for your children… "Begin Severus without preamble to his best friend and incidentally father of his damned godchildren.

To Be Continued…

Thanks to KK BK who edited this chapter ! Kisses, Eriko