Days after reading that letter Historia often found herself in her locked room rereading it just to hear their voices again.To hear those words.We love you.It brought some sort of peace to her.
Some of her nightly strolls would have her to be found by Severus and they'll have talks over tea she liked it very much.She nearly got caught a few times by Filch but Historia found it fun to lead him on a goose chase around the corridors.And she could tell that Severus found it secretly amusing as well.
But of course she had questions.Harry and Neville were there when the letter was made.Did their parent know hers?Did they know that?How much did Severus really know about her Parents?So many question she couldn't bring her self to ask them.
It seemed cruel.
Sitting in potions class a quill twirling in her hand as Professor Snape told instructions for today's assignment.To her dislike when she came into the classroom all seats were taken except the one beside Malfoy who scowled at her, in which Onyx hissed back,when she sat down beside him.But luckily Neville sat in the other alley of desks beside her so she supposed it wasn't all bad.
Go with Neville Onyx I don't need you killing the blonde,She whispered in her head,
Fine,he reluctantly whispered back and slide of her and slithered his way the shy boy who brighten when he felt Onyx wrap around his neck.
She let her mind wondered so she could forget the fact that she was sitting next to Draco Malfoy and it seemed Historia wasn't the only one who's mind was wondering.
"Mister Potter,"Snapes dislike clear in his voice,"do please explain the potion we are to brew today."
Grangers hand instantly went up which he ignored it.
A corner of Historias lip lifted ever so slightly at this.
Harry caught of guard stuttered,"I-I Uh w-well-"
"No?"
He turned away with a bellow of his robes,"20 points from Gryffindor."
Malfoy snickered and Historia sent a glare his way.
"Now can anyone answer what we are to brew since Mister Potter couldn't?"Staring down at every student in the class.
Historia stared blankly to the side as Grangers hand waved wildly in the air while other were to afraid to raise theirs.
"Ms.Moon-"
CRAP!!!
"-will you please tell us what we are to brew today?"
A slight glint of betrayal flashed across her hazel eyes.Internally groaning behind her emotionless face and she stood like a good slytherin.
"Calming Draught Professor Snape."
"And that is?"
"A Calming Draught is a potion used to calm a person down after they have suffered shock, trauma, or an emotional outburst."
Pride flashed pass his black eyes and he nodded in approval,"Good Ms.Moon.40 points to Slytherin. Everyone stand."
Harry by the way brooded by the fact he lost house points.
When they all stood,Snape, with a wave his hand turned the desks to table covered with brewing tools, ingredients and lit cauldrons.
"You will all be brewing with partners I've assigned you with and its due by the end of class,"His tone stern as he read down a piece of parchment.
"Granger and Bulstrode-"
"Crabbe and Brown-"
"Davis and Finnigan-"
"Goyle and Patil-"
"Greengrass and Longbottom-"
"Potter and Weasley-"
"Zabini and Nott-"
"Malfoy and Moon-"
The two of the scowled at eachother. They tuned the class out as they stared disdainfully into each others eyes until Historia sneered and whipped around with a hmph'.
"Due until the end of class and if there are any ingredients you may need the storage room is open..Begin."And he started to walk around monitoring the students.
"I'll do all the work Moon wouldn't want you to mess anything up."
She scoffed,"Thank you Malfoy,"Historia mocked," but I happen to be very good at brewing potions."
"Tch,whatever just hand me the Fluxweed oil."
"Hmph."And shoved the bottle unkindly into his hand.
He added two drops in the warm water within the cauldron.
"Six."She mumbled.
"What."He asked annoyed.
Historia sighed,"Your suppose to add six drops of Fluxweed Oil not two."
His cheeks dusted red in embarrassment but he did as he was told.
They worked in silence as Historia skillfully held the knife and split bloodroot stems and crushed the insides into paste.She pushed it to Malfoy and he added mortar and pestle to it continuing her process before adding it into the cauldron.She watched as he did so.
Boom!!!
Everyone jumped but Malfoy and Historia when the cauldron had exploded into smoke that grew then gone as quick as it came. Snape had vacuumed it all absorbing it from his wand and started yelling at the gryffindor who had done the damage.
The two paid no mind of any of it and continued working.
Stepping away Malfoy watched as Historia moved in and stirred it slowly until a light stream rose from the cauldron, she altered from clockwise and counterclockwise stirring.Potions was like second nature for her.She always had brew healing potions from all the injuries she got from her training with her Uncle. She even made some improvements to them at such a young age.
They finished in record time and she though for a moment.
"Add rose paste."She suggested.
"What?Why?"
She shrugged,"Calming Draught has a bitter taste.Rose paste helps add sweetness to it and heighten its soothing properties.Who knows we might even get extra credit for it."
Malfoy rose a brow in surprise,"Huh."And walked off the get the rose paste she suggested as Historia uncorked empty flasks to put their potion in.
"I don't think that's how it suppose to be its turning green."
Historia turned looked to see Greengrass and Neville carefully reading over instructions on the parchment with confusion.Their backs turned they hadn't noticed that one of Malfoys 'body guards' Crabbe or Goyle had slip a blue liquid into the already bad potion with a evil smirk on his face.Snape who was to busy looking over another students potion didn't see it.
She heard the sizzle and she reacted with out a second thought.Dashing forward she pushed Greengrass away who knocked into the next group over and in the last second Historia engulfed the small boy in an embrace covering as much as she can.The cauldron exploded splattering all over the table,stone floor and Historias back.Like acid it ate away at her flesh baring her muscle.The pain happened so fast she didn't have time to cry out in agony but kept her trembling arms around the whimpering boy.Blood soaked her back and her vision began to darken.
Snape with quick swipes of his wand banished the potion,but the damage had already been done.
"H-H-Historia."Neville whimpered out.
"I-Its alright N-Neville,"she tried give a him reassuring smile but a gave out as a grimace,"its j-j-just a s-scratch."
And with that she collapsed Snape barley in time to catch her, trying his best not to touch her wounds.He shouted out orders but it sounded so distant to he,r everything began to fade to a blur.
Stay with us Historia,Onyx cried in her head.
That was the last thing she heard before everything went black.
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