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"Everything's set." Ryan told them as he and sat on the table and picked some biscuits from Ron's plate. "I've added the last batch of lacewings and after that we just need a bit of who you're changing into."

"Crabbe and Goyle." Harry said sounding less than enthusiastic.

"We also need to make sure that the real Crabbe and Goyle can't burst in on us while we're interrogating Malfoy." Hermione added.

"How?" Ron enquired. He smacked Ryan's hand away to protect his biscuits when he tried to take more.

"I've got that part worked out." Hermione assured them as she took out two cupcakes from her pockets. "I filled these with a simple Sleeping Draught. Simple, but powerful. Now, once they're asleep hide them in the broomstick cupboard and pull out a few of their hairs, and put on their uniforms."

"Whose hair are you ripping out then?" Ron questioned.

"I've already got mine. Millicent Bulstrode - Slytherin." Hermione said confidently as she showed them her vial. "I got this off her robes."

Ron looked at Ryan and Neville and both boys showed off their vials as well.

"Mattheo Riddle." Ryan told him.

"Miles Rosier." Neville said.

"I'm going to go check on the Polyjuice Potion." Hermione said. "Make sure that Crabbe and Goyle find these."

The scene shifted to the entrance hall in Hogwarts and the lit torches indicated that the sun had set and that the sky had darkened with the night.

Ron and Harry were hiding behind a statue near the entrance of the Great Hall. Ron placed the cupcakes on the pedestal of the statue and took out his wand.

Ron cleared his throat but before he could cast a spell, Harry stopped him.

"Ron, maybe I should do it?" Harry suggested as he pointed out the poor state of his wand.

"Good idea." Remus said eyeing Ron's wand pitifully.

"Yeah. Right." Ron said sounding dismayed.

"Wingardium leviosa." Harry chanted. He swished and flicked his wand and the cupcakes floated up in the air. "Here they come."

The two Slytherin boys came into the hall holding food in their arms when they spotted the floating cupcakes. Harry shook his head as Crabbe gleefully pointed out the cakes to Goyle and grabbed them. Grinning stupidly, they stuffed the cakes whole into their large mouths.

"You know, I never really took a good look at these two before this." Evan murmured.

"You have got to be kidding me." Regulus said in disbelief as he watched the two Slytherins.

For a moment, both of them chewed greedily, looks of triumph on their faces. Then, without the smallest change of expression, they both keeled over backward onto the floor.

"How thick could you get?" Ron whispered.

"Come on. Let's get 'em." Harry told him.

The scene changed to the Moaning Myrtle's bathroom where the five Gryffindors were surrounding Ryan as he poured the potion into several large glasses. The potion was a blackish green color with a thick chunky texture.

"We'll have exactly one hour before we change back into ourselves..." Ryan said. "Add the hairs."

All of them did as they were instructed.

Several people in the audience made sounds of disgust.

Ron looked disgustingly at his glass. "Ugh...essence of Crabbe."