Bab 47: Private Bedroom

Potion lessons took place in the dungeons of Hogwarts, it was colder there and there was a gloomy-creepy atmosphere, there were a lot of animals inside of jars floating in liquid.

Stefan sat down in one of the workstations, and Mary sat beside him, Tracey and Daphne sat together and Hermione had to wait to see who took that remaining place as the workstations started to fill with students, Weasley enter the dungeon and he started to look for someone in the classroom but noticed Potter was seated with Seamus Finnigan, he saw Hermione the bossy girl who is always with the Slytherins was the only one with a remaining seat available, so he went and sat down beside her, while nodding at her with a stiff smile.

"Ah, Yes," he said softly, "Harry Potter. Our new -- celebrity."

Snape finished calling the names and looked up at the class. Snape's cold and empty eyes stared down at the students.

"You are here to learn the subtle science and exact art of potion making," he began. He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they 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."

More silence followed this little speech. Hermione was on the edge of her seat and looked desperate to start proving that she wasn't a dunderhead.

"Potter!" said Snape suddenly. "What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"

Harry glanced at Seamus, who looked as stumped as he was; Hermione's hand had shot into the air.

"I don't know, sir," said Harry.

Snape's lips curled into a sneer.

"Tut, tut -- fame clearly isn't everything."

He ignored Hermione's hand.

"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 Harry didn't have the faintest idea what a bezoar was...

"I don't know, sir."

"Thought you wouldn't open a book before coming, eh, Potter?"

Snape was still ignoring Hermione's quivering hand.

"What is the difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?"

At this, Hermione stood up, her hand stretching toward the dungeon ceiling.

"I don't know," said Harry quietly. "I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?"

A few people laughed; Snape, however, was not pleased.

"Sit down," he snapped at Hermione. "Mr. Morningstar, can you tell Mr. Potter here the answer."

Stefan stood up and answered with a calm face "Asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death. A bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons. As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite."

"Excellent, Mr. Morningstar." Snape said showing an ugly smile "10 points to Slytherin."

He then turned to look at everyone back with his grim face, "Well? Why aren't you all copying that down?"

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."

Things didn't improve for the Gryffindors as the Potions lesson continued. Snape set them to mixing up a simple potion to cure boils.

Creating the potion was actually easy, it was just as simple as follow the instructions on the board and checking on the timing of the mixes, and that was it.

Stefan and Mary finished their potion early and had to wait for everyone else to finish.

Stefan noticed Ron and Hermione were having problems as Ron was trying to do everything quickly without paying attention to the instructions and Hermione had to use her bossy attitude with Ron, he was obviously not pleased, as Stefan heard Ron saying, "Its just a second earlier, stop being so bossy that's why you don't have friends in Gryffindor" as Ron put an ingredient in the cauldron, the cauldron started shaking, Stefan pointed with his finger at Hermione, she was pushed in direction of Stefan and Mary as the contents of the cauldron jumped a portion landed where Hermione was, and the other portion jumped at the face of Ron, he started shouting as his face got an ugly burn, Snape walked quickly as he pointed his wand at the face of Ron, and the potion that was on his face vanished, as he was about to say something, clouds of acid green smoke and a loud hissing suddenly filled the dungeon. Neville had somehow managed to melt Dean Thomas 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.

"Idiot boys!" snarled Snape, clearing the spilled potion away with one wave of his wand. "I suppose you can't even know how to read?, it's so difficult to read instructions, I didn't expect nothing of you blockheads but you still find ways to amuse me"

Neville whimpered as boils started to pop up all over his nose. "Take both of them up to the hospital wing," Snape spat at Seamus and Dean.

"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, and you Granger you cant rea...." as Snape was about to reprimand Hermione.

"It's not her fault, the idiot of Weasley didn't listen to her..." said a calm voice beside Hermione.

Everyone froze as they heard someone responding to Snape as he was furious, and stared at them to see what happened.

"Granger consider yourself lucky to have Morningstar as a witness for this disaster." said Snape as he turned around and waved his hand as a signal for the students to leave the classroom.

"Morningstar, I need to talk with you, stay." said Snape with his cold voice as he looked at him, Stefan nodded nonchalantly as he waited for everyone to get out of the classroom, as Mary passed near him, she said, "We will wait for you outside"

Stefan walked to the desk where Snape was sitting looking with those black cold eyes, Stefan sat down in the chair that was in front of Snape and waited for him to talk.

"Mr. Morningstar, I believe you had some problems with Mr. Malfoy on the train while coming to Hogwarts, is that true?" said Snape while looking at him coldly.

"Yes, that's true." said Stefan as he felt that Snape was trying to use Legilimens in him, "Huh, I'll show him my years in the orphanage that will be all" thought, Stefan, as he let Snape enter to his memories, and just showed him the first 7 years of his old him before he got his powers.

"That should be enough for whatever he's looking for..." thought Stefan as he broke visual contact with Snape.

"Mr. Malfoy will be joining Slytherin House, tomorrow it's going to be announced in the great hall, I understand you took possession of his private bedroom, you will have to give him the room, as for you, you will have to use the bedroom where you were supposed to be in the first place." said Snape while looking at him, and with a tone that left no room for bargain.

"Ok, I understand, if that's all, I will leave" said Stefan with a calm face as he nodded.

Snape waved his hand to signal him to leave, and so Stefan stood up and left the classroom, as he got out of there, he saw Mary and the girls waiting for him, he waved his hand to them, as he started to walk out of the Dungeon while the girls caught up to him and started bombarding with questions.

"What did he tell you?, Was he mad about you standing for Hermione, speak" said all the girls, while Mary was the only one who kept quiet, as she knew his temper.

"Shut it" said Stefan to the girls, as they finally saw he was starting to lose his temper.

"Draco Malfoy is going to change of House, it seems his father pulled some strings to do that, and Snape asked me to give him his private bedroom, that was it" said Stefan as he kept walking.

"That can't be, there is no precedent about being able to do that, if they allow this they will let every student who is not happy with their house to know that they can change" said Daphne with a surprised face.

"Though his father is in the school board and is one of the most important donors of the school" said Daphne with a pondering face.

"Are you going to give back the bedroom to him Stefan?" said Hermione as she was aware of the situation.

Everyone looked at him as they waited for his answer "Yeah, it's just a room, not big deal" said Stefan with a nonchalant face as he kept walking.

Mary smiled as she heard his answer as she knew it was not going to be so simple as the young master sounded it to be.

While all the girls got stumped at his answer, as they thought he gave up the private room to easily.

They went to the Great Hall, where they started to eat and as always a flock of owls started flying inside the Great Hall and started delivering packages to their owners, some of the students were waiting for something, finally some student shouted while pointing with his finger at a golden-red beautiful Phoenix that started flying in direction of Stefan, but that was not the end of it, as another red phoenix entered the Great Hall while chasing at the Golden-Red Phoenix.

Stefan saw that and furrowed his brow as he heard Lilith chirping with aggravated eyes.

Stefan started choking as he heard her saying "Father, he wants to have babies with me, stop him, he's been chasing me for too many days... He does not go away, if you don't chase him away, you're going to be a grandfather"

"Hahahahaha" Mary started laughing out loud while pounding the table with her hand as she heard Lilith saying that.

While everyone else was looking at them with curiosity in their eyes, finally Lilith landed on the shoulder of Stefan who was coughing so hard, that Hermione started giving him pats on his back.

The other Phoenix started flying above Stefan as he kept looking at Lilith with hearts on his eyes.

Lilith got furious as she heard the chirping of the other Phoenix, she opened her beak and red flames came out of it, as they were about to hit the other Phoenix, white mist enveloped the flames that disappeared after a moment and a powerful voice was heard in the great hall.

"Fawkes, she is just a youngling right now, stop this."

Everyone saw as Dumbledore entered the great hall while furrowing his brow.

Fawkes chirped as he reluctantly left the Great Hall not before chirping something to Lilith with Hearts in his eyes.

Dumbledore sighed as he started to walk to the Slytherin table mor exactly where Stefan was drinking a glass of water, and Lilith was chirping happily.

Dumbledore smiled with his grandpa emblematic smile "Sorry for the bothering Mr. Morningstar, and for you too" said Dumbledore while looking for a moment at Stefan and then turned his gaze to look at Lilith who nodded at him, Dumbledore left after recommending them a few dishes to eat.

Everyone in the Great Ball was amazed at the development of the events.

Lilith finally chirped at Stefan and the girls and left the Great Hall.

They finished their dinner and as they started to leave for their respective common room, Hermione said "Can I talk to you, for a moment Stefan?"

All the girls looked at them and left them to talk.

"What is it?" said Stefan with a calm voice as he looked at her with curiosity in his eyes.

Hermione looked at his silver eyes as she bowed to him and said "Thank You"

"It's ok, but you should learn to stand up for yourself, I helped you because I don't like the Weasley idiot" said Stefan with a nonchalant face.

"Still, thank you..., and how did you do that?, After you pulled me with your spell I noticed you didn't have a wand in your hand and neither you chant the spell" said Hermione with a curious voice as she looked at his silver eyes.

"I was using a wand, and I chanted a spell, just ask Mary, goodnight" said Stefan as he turned and started walking to the Slytherin common room, leaving Hermione with a pondering face, as she sighed and turned around and started walking to her common room with a smile on her face.

Stefan entered the Slytherin common room, where he saw Mary and the girls and started walking to them, he pointed with his wand at the sofa where Mary was sat down, and white light hit the sofa which started to enlarge, to fit 4 people on it.

Stefan walked to them and laid on the sofa while resting his head on the lap of Mary.

Mary smiled as she started to give him a massage to his head.

Every student present in the common room watched them with surprised faces.

Stefan closed his eyes, while Daphne, Tracey, and Mary started talking softly to not bother Stefan.

"Hey Morningstar I heard you're going to give up you're private room" said Zabini as he entered the common room and saw Stefan.

Stefan opened up his eyes as he looked at Zabini for a moment and said "Yes, I will give up the bedroom, but do not worry, I will be ok in my original bedroom, I think I share bedroom with you and those two idiots of Crabbe and Goyle, right?" said Stefan as he looked at Zabini calmly.

Zabini snorted as he left with Pansy Parkinson following him a step behind, not before sending a glare at Mary, who just ignored her and kept massaging Stefan head with a smile on her face.

"Are you really giving up your private room like that?"