PRINCESS ➳ harry potter , draco malfoy (OLD VERSION)

06 || Potions Class

"Silence." Snape barked.

Snape walked through the classroom and took as seat across from Harry. Katie felt a lump in her throat as her heart began to beat rapidly. The anger burning is Snape's eyes was conspicuous. Harry gulped.

"But your hand down, you silly girl!"

The Gryffindor girl, who Katie now knew as Hermione, blushed furiously and put her hand down.

"For your information, Potter, asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is know as 'the draught of the living dead.' A bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat that will save you from most poisons. As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite." Snape said rather calmly, though his crazed eyes stared into Harry's. Harry, however, did not back down. He just stared back with just as much fire burning in his evergreen eyes.

"Well, why aren't you all copying this down?" Snape said as he peered around the room. There was a cluster of movement as everyone grabbed their quills and parchment, not wanting a detention.

Snape stood up and walked back to the front of the classroom, taking a seat at his own desk. "Gryffindors, note that five points will be taken from your house... For your classmates cheek."

Snape and the Gryffindors all glared at Harry, while Malfoy just smirked. However, when Harry's eyes met Katie's she gave him a small smile. Harry didn't respond for a few seconds. He just stared at Katie as if he was contemplating, so Katie was surprised when Harry returned the small smile.

As the class were taking down notes, Pansy elbowed Katie in the arm. Twisting her eyebrows together, Katie looked up.

"Yeah?"

"What was that earlier?" Pansy whispered angrily. Katie frowned and looked down.

"I don't know what you mean." Katie said, though she knew exactly what Pansy was talking about.

Pansy rolled her eyes. "Don't play dumb with me, Blair. What was with your outburst at breakfast?"

Katie sighed and looked up to make sure that Professor Snape was occupied. "Listen, Pansy, I'm really sorry. It's just that I've never heard anything but bad things about Slytherins. My family is going to be so disappointed when they find out that I've been sorted into the house of... You-Know-Who."

Pansy stared long and hard at Katie, before slowly nodding and looking down at her parchment.

"But you're proud to be in Slytherin, right?" Pansy asked and Katie's heart sank. "You don't care what your parents think, do you?" Pansy sounded desperate. Katie gulped and Pansy sighed.

"I'm sorry, Pansy." Katie whispered sadly.

"It's... okay." Pansy said and Katie smiled.

"Friends?" Katie asked hopefully. Pansy smiled and nodded.

***

After potions class ended, Katie said a quick goodbye to Pansy and rushed out the door. She wanted to catch Harry.

Looking up and down the corridor, Katie saw the familiar mop of black hair bobbing up and down in the sea of people.

"Harry!" Katie called as she caught up to The Boy Who Lived. Harry turned around and a strange look fell across his face when he saw Katie running towards him. Katie couldn't tell if it was a look of confusion, disappointment or disgust, but nevertheless, she just brushed it off.

"Katie, what's up?" Harry asked, trying to sound normal.

"You were just taking notes, weren't you?" Katie said and Harry nodded. "Well why didn't you just tell Snape that!"

Harry shrugged. "He doesn't seem like the type of professor you would want to contradict."

"Says the person who done exactly that." Katie pointed out and Harry just shrugged again. Katie took a deep breath.

"Hey, err — What was up with you and Ron at breakfast?" Katie asked. Harry looked around urgently. The corridor was pretty much empty apart from a few students who had just left the potions classroom.

Harry grabbed Katie's sleeve and gently tugged her towards the wall.

"Look," Harry began, "Ron told me a lot about Slytherins and their stereotypes. And after hearing about how most evil wizards, including Voldemort, were Slytherins, I guess I just assumed you were a bad person." Harry sounded very ashamed with himself. Katie nodded with tears in her eyes.

"But I don't think that anymore, Katie." Harry said quickly, placing his hand on her shoulder. Katie looked up into Harry's eyes. "I've done some thinking about it, and I remembered when I met you in Diagon Alley. You went out of your way just to talk about me, and you made me feel so much more welcome in the wizarding world."

Katie smiled with teary eyes and Harry smiled back. Harry held out his hand, and Katie shook it without hesitation.

"Meet me in the Entrance Hall at 5:00. We can go for a walk or something, yeah?" Harry said hopefully.

"Yeah, I'd like that." Katie smiled and Harry's face lit up. He then let out a fake cough and looked behind him.

"Well, I'm going to be late for class. See you later, Katie."

"Bye, Harry."