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I opened my eyes slowly as the morning sun shone through the stained-glass window; blinding me as I looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings.352Please respect copyright.PENANAxErDsGM2er
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"Where am I?" I muttered.352Please respect copyright.PENANAzDDcOWP6F3
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"Your room." I heard a voice reply from the right of my bed.352Please respect copyright.PENANAXTKNFjrN1F
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I quickly sat up and looked over, blinking away the sunspots in my eyes.352Please respect copyright.PENANA81Lc2qeQmZ
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"Prof. Snape?" I said in surprise. "What are you doing here? and what do you mean, my room?"352Please respect copyright.PENANAq9tQVM66Oe
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"Well, after the students went to bed, Dumbledore and the other Professors talked things over and since you couldn't sleep in any of the house dormitories, we figured it''d be easier if you just had your own." 352Please respect copyright.PENANABYZb63fdct
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"But that must have been a lot of work! You guys didn't have to do that! I think it's clear that I don't belong here." I said shaking my head and looking down at my bed sheets.352Please respect copyright.PENANAK8ebLIH8uL
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"That is not true, Kat! You deserve to be here more than any of those other twits. Besides, this room was already here, so it wasn't too much work for the house elves to get it ready."352Please respect copyright.PENANAM7H4SkD8lZ
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"Really? Who used to live here then? Was he or she rejected by the hat like me?"I said excited that I might not be the only one this had happened to.352Please respect copyright.PENANAKbdqOmvVGA
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"It belonged to the sweetest and brightest little girl I've ever known." said Snape. I looked over and saw that his eyes were watery as he gazed down at me.352Please respect copyright.PENANARZiqVcbM9C
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"What happened to her?" I asked as I patted him on the shoulder.352Please respect copyright.PENANAnDW6vP41hA
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"It''s...complicated. and we really should be getting down to the great hall! Hurry up and get changed, I'll wait outside in the outer room and we can walk down together."352Please respect copyright.PENANApvbMQK9ByR
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I jumped out of bed and rushed to get ready. I couldn't believe I was being allowed to stay! Once I was ready, I opened the door and slowly walked out.352Please respect copyright.PENANAXlnNDdYkti
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"How-how do I look?" I said nervously to Snape. He turned around and stared down at me.352Please respect copyright.PENANAZesg9Jmaih
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"You look beautiful." He said quietly. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAIOlhVEU9GH
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"Thanks," I said blushing and looking around the room. It was perfect. There was a set of comfy couches in front of a fire place, a mahogany table and chairs, and a number of other furnishings and decorations. I noticed the Hogwarts seal was plastered everywhere.352Please respect copyright.PENANAfdB6Zis8Qy
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"You can change the colors to represent any house you want should you choose to do so." Snape stated as he saw me look around. "Now, shall we get going?" He showed me how to change the password to get into my quarters and then led me down to breakfast in the great hall.352Please respect copyright.PENANAG03pjaKgQE
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"Thanks so much, for everything!" I gushed as we approached the hall.352Please respect copyright.PENANAVuCloSbUfW
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"No problem, anything for you," he whispered. "Here's your schedule, make sure to show up on time!"352Please respect copyright.PENANA06eURulEIo
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I grabbed the slip of paper he handed me and was about to look it over when I noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione sitting at the Gryffindor table. I ran over to them and sat down. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAVX5SDWiYbV
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"Hey Harry, Ron, Hermione! Do you guys mind if I join you? I know I'm not in your house but your my only friends so far...How did you sleep! I can't believe it's our first day! I'm so excited! I can't wait for classes to start! Do you think there will be a lot of homework?" I rambled as I piled food onto my plate.352Please respect copyright.PENANA3cSFZUwkXL
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Harry chucked and rubbed my back. "Slow down there, Kat. Let's just focus on breakfast for now." 352Please respect copyright.PENANAIuyIPFCJFF
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"As usual, you're right, Harry! mmm" I said as I started to eat some bacon.352Please respect copyright.PENANAiBXnZ4Ps2r
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After we finished eating, we compared class schedules. I squealed as I realized I had the same classes as the other three. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAAOdqTR1kJS
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"Our first class is History of Magic. We should start heading over now so we aren't late!" I told the others as I stood up and grabbed my bag.352Please respect copyright.PENANAKDnAnyyDZC
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The class was taught by a ghost named Professor Binns. Apparently he hadn't noticed when he had died in his sleep and got up the next morning to teach like normal. I could tell the majority of the class found the subject boring and the Professor's voice certainly didn't help, but I remained alert in my chair and scribbled down notes along with Hermione.352Please respect copyright.PENANA7CZDuKi4Ku
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Our next class was Transfiguration with Minnie. Hermione and I arrived early but as the class began to fill up, I noticed Harry and Ron still hadn't shown up.352Please respect copyright.PENANAzhDqSCd4we
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"Where are they?" I said worriedly to Hermione.352Please respect copyright.PENANA79Xgk3wOdG
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Just then Minnie started to speak so she didn't have time to answer. We were copying notes from the board when the door burst open and the two finally arrived.352Please respect copyright.PENANAVyfz0xKrdM
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"Phew, made it! Can you imagine the look on old McGonagall's face if we were late?" Ron exclaimed as they entered the room trying to catch their breath.352Please respect copyright.PENANAZEtXepZe1I
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Hermione and I shook our heads and continued to write. "Poor Harry and Ron," I giggled silently to myself in anticipation of Minnie's reaction as she shifted from her animal form in front of them.352Please respect copyright.PENANAacdX5sgGQm
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"That was bloody brilliant!" Ron gasped in amazement.352Please respect copyright.PENANACBBC3RRiDA
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"Why thank you for that assessment Mr. Weasley" She said glaring down at them. "Perhaps it would be more useful if I were to transfigure Potter and yourself into a pocket watch? That way one of you might be on time."352Please respect copyright.PENANALVLj7TJtD7
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"We got lost," I hear Harry mutter in embarrassment.352Please respect copyright.PENANAAnPpRy6bmr
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"Then perhaps, a map." Minnie said sternly. I couldn't help but chuckle a little louder. Minnie glanced my way, the corner of her lips tugging into a small smile. "I trust you don't need one to find your seats," she said turning back to face Harry and Ron again.352Please respect copyright.PENANAD5sp6qr5Ea
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"No, ma'am" they whispered quietly as they came over to sit in the only empty seats besides Hermione and I.352Please respect copyright.PENANASZ9q4VlPuY
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The rest of the lesson went by without a hitch as we continued to copy down notes from the board. Halfway through the lesson we were then given matches that we had to try and turn into needles. I nervously waved my wand and said the incantation. To my surprise, my match immediately turned silver. I grinned widely at Minnie.352Please respect copyright.PENANA2Tk1F7SgRv
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"5 points to...oh dear...well I guess I'll have to talk to Dumbledore to figure out how points will be awarded to you, Katrina. But I see Ms. Granger has also managed to transfigure her match so 5 points to Gryffindor all the same." 352Please respect copyright.PENANAmf0aM8qdN9
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"You two should have seen your faces!" I said bursting into laughter as we headed out the door at the end of class. 352Please respect copyright.PENANArEWxIFruMP
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"Oh, shut it!" said Harry blushing. "We aren't the only ones having trouble finding our way!"352Please respect copyright.PENANA5iUNRHK74S
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"Yeah, I bet you won't be laughing when it's your turn!" Ron muttered angrily. I shook my head and continued to giggle as we walked to our next class; Defense Against the Dark Arts.352Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0LqGCKdKc
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Defense Against the Dark Arts was the class we had all been looking forward to the most but Quirrell's lessons turned out to be a bit of a joke. His classroom smelled strongly of garlic, which everyone said was to ward off a vampire he'd met in Romania who he was afraid would becoming back to get him one of these days. His turban, he told us, had been given to him by an African prince as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome zombie, but we weren't sure whether we believed this story.For one thing, when Seamus Finnigan asked eagerly to hear how Quirrell had fought off the zombie, Quirrell went pink and started talking about the weather; for another, we had noticed that a funny smell hung around the turban. The Weasley twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well, so that Quirrell was protected wherever he went. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAilvfoVflSp
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As classes continued, Harry and I were relieved to find that we weren't miles behind everyone. Lots of people had come from Muggle families and, like us, hadn't had any idea that they were witches and wizards. There was so much to learn that even people like Ron didn't have much of a head start.352Please respect copyright.PENANA6mhE0I574B
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"Congrats!" I said applauding Harry and Ron at breakfast on Friday. "You two finally managed to find your way without getting lost." They both glared at me as they shoveled down food but I could tell they weren't actually mad so I wasn't worried. 352Please respect copyright.PENANALJMyOpqZRq
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"What have we got today?" Harry asked Ron as he poured sugar on his porridge. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAp9UnxQpNX9
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"Double Potions with the Slytherins," said Ron. "Snape's Head of Slytherin House. They say he always favors them - we'll be able to see if it's true." 352Please respect copyright.PENANACoo90leTOA
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"Wish McGonagall favored us," said Harry. Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor House, but it hadn't stopped her from giving them a huge pile of homework the day before. I rolled my eyes and continued to skim my potions book in preparation for our lesson. I liked Minnie, and Snape seemed nice enough from what I had gathered in our few encounters. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5cvm02uEL
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Just then, the mail arrived and we all looked up. Harry and I watched in surprise as Hedwig and Salazar came swooping down to drop two letters in front of us. We looked at each other, we never got mail! We pushed aside our plates and quickly opened the envelopes. The letters were roughly the same.352Please respect copyright.PENANAX4RGdaggBH
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I know you get Friday afternoons off, so would you like to come and have a cup of tea with me around three?I want to hear all about your first week. Send us an answer back with Salazar. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAx1LRas7tTX
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I pulled out my quill and scribbled a quick reply that I then gave to Salazar to deliver. The four of us then made or way down to the dungeons where Potions classes took place. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAtjPpnF8Yyz
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I shivered as we entered the classroom. It was colder down here than any other part of the castle and the pickled animals floating in glass jars all around the walls didn't help matters. I felt Harry's arm wrap around my shoulder as we sat down at one of the desks and I smiled at him appreciatively. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAoRs1CcAasN
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Snape, like many other professors had done, started class off by taking roll call. Like Professor Flitwick who taught Charms, he paused when he reached Harry's name. His reaction however, was very different.352Please respect copyright.PENANATOOQCZTjBo
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"Ah, Yes," he said softly, "Harry Potter. Our new...celebrity." I could hear Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle sniggering behind their hands and turned in my seat to glare at them. They closed their mouths and I returned to face forward in triumph. Snape paused a second time when he reached my name, but didn't say anything. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAwFWb4rw45P
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"You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion-making," he began as he looked up at the class. He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but I caught every word. Like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. "As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses.... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death - if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach." 352Please respect copyright.PENANAiI6r574Iu8
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More silence followed this little speech. Out of the corner of my eyes, I saw Harry and Ron exchange raised eyebrows, but Hermione and I both sat on the edges of our seats; eager to start proving we weren't dunderheads. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAWWgiHDQeMi
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"Potter!" said Snape suddenly. "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?" 352Please respect copyright.PENANAL6kgw7NCZT
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Harry glanced at Ron, who looked as stumped as he was; Hermione's hand shot into the air. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAyVOKGlCULe
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"I don't know, sir," said Harry. Snape's lips curled into a sneer. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAP95tUrYOgl
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"Tut, tut - fame clearly isn't everything."He ignored Hermione's raised hand. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAnjdxtk3vdY
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"Let's try again. Potter, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?"Hermione stretched her hand as high into the air as it would go without her leaving her seat, but I could tell Harry didn't have the faintest idea what a bezoar was. Behind us, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, were shaking with laughter and I glared at them again.352Please respect copyright.PENANAOkatshT4lT
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"I don't know, sir." 352Please respect copyright.PENANAsYHTsVxhUd
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"Thought you wouldn't open a book before coming, eh, Potter?" I knew for a fact that Harry had looked through his books at the Dursleys'. I frowned, it was a little unfair for Snape to expect him to remember everything in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi! 352Please respect copyright.PENANAkCGuuwJLL5
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Snape was still ignoring Hermione's quivering hand. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAh6l6OCz0MK
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"What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?"At this, Hermione stood up, her hand stretching toward the dungeon ceiling.352Please respect copyright.PENANA2S490ca6Zt
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"I don't know," said Harry quietly. "I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?" I laughed as Harry caught my eye. Snape, however, was not pleased. 352Please respect copyright.PENANA35zOju0DJ7
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"Sit down," he snapped at Hermione. "Katrina, would you please explain the answers."352Please respect copyright.PENANALBFpev6ovc
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My head shot up and I looked at him in shock. I hated being put on the spot like that...and how did he even know whether or not I knew the answers? For all anyone knew, I was as clueless as Harry! While Hermione and I had reviewed at breakfast, I still wished he had called on her.352Please respect copyright.PENANAmMWHdn5t0q
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"Umm...I think asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death...A bezoar is a...a stone taken from the stomach of a goat that will save you from most poisons. As for monkshood andwolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite." I answered, my voice shaking under all the stares I was getting. 352Please respect copyright.PENANA8XsKzn03gu
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"Well? Why aren't you all copying that down?" Snape snarled to the rest of the class, though there was warmth in his eyes as he glanced at me. There was a sudden rummaging for quills and parchment. Over the noise,Snape said, "And a point will be taken from Gryffindor House for your cheek, Potter." 352Please respect copyright.PENANAGkpMCRZK51
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We all began to copy the information down but I'd only gotten halfway through when I noticed someone standing in front of me. I looked up to see Snape's form hovering over me. Suddenly he began rattling off a list of questions that he clearly wanted me to answer. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAVgDvGBctz8
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"What are the 3 most crucial ingredients in a forgetfulness potion, how long does it take to brew the polyjuice potion, why should Felix Felices not be taken in excess, what is veritiserum used for?" I gulped and stared at him. Did he honestly expect me to know the answers? Those were definitely not mentioned anywhere in our textbook! Before I could register what was happening, I felt my mouth open and form words.352Please respect copyright.PENANAvB3UbNjimO
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"See, Potter. That is what a good student looks like," he said as he smirked at Harry before striding off to praise Malfoy's work. 352Please respect copyright.PENANABGEeWj13dd
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I gazed at Harry with wide eyes. "I didn't even know I knew any of that information! I swear it wasn't in any of the books I've read." I said pleading with him. "I wasn't trying to make you look bad! Honest."352Please respect copyright.PENANAFC4mtUS49S
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"I know, Kat. You would never do something so mean. I just don't get why he was picking on me!" 352Please respect copyright.PENANAOFvU9jXddC
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"It was so unfair! He better not make a habit out of it or I'll have something to say!" I said as we split up into pairs and got ready to make a simple potion to cure boils. I was starting to get angry again as I thought of the way Snape had treated Harry. Harry simply grinned and put a hand on my shoulder. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAUcadg96DiA
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"Calm down, let's just focus on making this potion." 352Please respect copyright.PENANA5hpeFd0dTu
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Things didn't improve for the Gryffindors though as the Potions lesson continued. Snape swept around in his long black cloak,watching us weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, criticizing almost everyone except Malfoy and I, whom he seemed to favor. Since I was paired with Harry, he simply ignored us and told everyone to look at the perfect way Malfoy had stewed his horned slugs.352Please respect copyright.PENANAQFJdYdWBs1
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Suddenly, clouds of acid green smoke and a loud hissing filled the dungeon. Neville had somehow managed to melt Seamus's cauldron into a twisted blob, and their potion was seeping across the stone floor,burning holes in people's shoes. Within seconds, the whole class was standing on their stools while Neville, who had been drenched in the potion when the cauldron collapsed, moaned in pain as angry red boils sprang up all over his arms and legs. 352Please respect copyright.PENANA48bjIHXZCJ
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"Idiot boy!" snarled Snape, clearing the spilled potion away with one wave of his wand. "I suppose you added the porcupine quills before taking the cauldron off the fire?"Neville whimpered as boils started to pop up all over his nose. I shook my head feeling sorry for him.352Please respect copyright.PENANAT2CvpXTUIP
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"I'd be happy to take him up to the hospital wing, Professor." I said as I skipped my way over to where Neville stood. Snape nodded and the two of us headed for the doors. As I was exiting, we heard him yell at Harry and Ron.352Please respect copyright.PENANAWvbB3GhRqM
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"You, Potter - why didn't you tell him not to add the quills? Thought he'd make you look good if he got it wrong, did you? That's another point you've lost for Gryffindor."This was so unfair that I opened my mouth and turned back to argue, but Neville let out a loud groan and I decided it was best to get him to the hospital wing pronto. 352Please respect copyright.PENANA50QBZ65kIS
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"Oh, my! What happened!" the nurse Madam Pomfrey exclaimed as Neville and I entered. 352Please respect copyright.PENANACcbMGso0y2
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"There was an accident in potions class, ma'am" I said as I helped Neville to one of the beds so he could sit down. "We were making a cure for boils and he made a mistake with the porcupine quills."352Please respect copyright.PENANA1hRPRoC0Kd
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"Ahh, I see. Yes, yes, a common mistake, see it all the time. Not to worry, not to worry, easy enough to fix." she said hurrying into her office and reemerging with a bottle of cream. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAx3XthmwkhL
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Madam Pomfrey drew the curtains around the bed to give him privacy and I stood with my back to it as Neville rubbed the cream all over his skin. After about ten minutes or so I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around.352Please respect copyright.PENANAoM6HGlV6Ij
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"All set," he mumbled, blushing. 352Please respect copyright.PENANA5qigZohema
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"Really, Neville. There's no need to be embarrassed. Didn't you hear Madam Pomfrey? You're not the only one who's messed up on that potion before. It could have happened to anyone." I said reassuringly.352Please respect copyright.PENANAVQaNSKwgQU
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"Yeah, but it happened to me," I heard him mutter under his breath. 352Please respect copyright.PENANAuc2ehw9zsN
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"C'mon, let's meet up with the others for dinner. You'll feel better once you've had something to eat," I said hugging him and leading the way back down to the great hall.352Please respect copyright.PENANAjVxCa5f1Ic
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"How was Hagrid's?" I asked Harry as I piled my plate with food.352Please respect copyright.PENANA9y5G7YpRGR
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"It was great. But...listen, there's something I need to tell you." I looked up at the sudden change in his tone.352Please respect copyright.PENANAPhjePeqrNi
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"What's up?" 352Please respect copyright.PENANAdV76FSuMrj
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"Remember that day we went to Gringotts? Apparently, later that same day someone tried to rob it!"352Please respect copyright.PENANADYR4HSbowW
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"Really?" I said shocked.352Please respect copyright.PENANAcnnOzjYdCW
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"Yeah! The weird thing is, they weren't caught, and nothing was found missing! I asked Hagrid about it and he got really weird. I think the person was after whatever was in the vault we visited!"352Please respect copyright.PENANAQGXAETK4da
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"Hmm...it definitely seems like it...we need more information." I said thinking this new information over. It did seem a little too strange to be a coincidence. I finished my meal, hugged everyone goodnight, and walked back to my room; my mind focused on the mysterious small package we had watched Hagrid scoop up.
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