PansylookedalittleannoyedwhenshewalkedintooneofthedeidedlySlytherinompartmentstoseeDraoseatedquiteomfortablybetweenCrabbeandGoyle.Bise,whowasalreadyseatedarossfromthemughedatthelookonherfae,ausingDraotolookup.Heshothersomethingbetweenasmileandasmirk.
“Maybetime,Pansydear.”
Chapter23:ADeidedlyGoodFriday
“Firstdaybakinshoolaftervaationbutdoyouthinktheteahersouldgoalittleeasieronus?”Ronlookedforlornlyatthestakofhomeworkthathehadpiledinfrontofhimonatable.
“You’llfindthatifyouatuallygetstartedonit,Ron,theworkgoesmuhfasterthanyouthinkitwill.”HermionetoldhimfromwhereshewasalreadywonherArithmanyhomework.
RonlookedatHermione’spileofhomework,whihwasabouthalfthesizeofhisbeauseshehadalreadybeenwonitforanhour.Inastresorteffort,RonturnedtoHarry,whoalsohadaratherrgehomeworkpileinfrontofhim.
“Harry?”
HarrywastooabsorbedinhisPotionstexttoregisterthequestion.Let’ssee…R:Radish,Ragweed,Ragwort,Raspberry,Red-root,Reed(ommon),Reed(giant),Rose,Rosemary,Roket(Eruasativa),Rue,Rush(ommon),Rutabagas…
“Harry!”
Harrylookedup.“What?”
“Ronwastryingtofindawayoutofstartinghishomework.”Hermionestated,shootingRonanannoyedlook.
Harrygrinnedsheepishly.“Sorry,Ron.IhaveaPotionsessayduefirstthingtomorrow.”
“Butyoudon’thavePotionsuntiltheafternoon.”
“Iknow.”
Inthesilenethatfollowed,Hermionelookedupfromheralutions.“Harry,areyousureMalfoywon’tmindusbeinginhere?”
Harryshrugged.“It’snotlikewe’resittingonhisbed,Hermione.”
Rondidn’tholdbaktheshudderthatideasentthroughhim.“Likewe’dwanttobe.”
Harryreturnedtotheindex.He’drunoutofRwords.But“RosaRubiginosa”,theingredienthewassupposedtobedoingthisessayontheusesof,wasnowheretobefound.“Where’stheRosaRubiginosa?”heaskedthebookexasperatedly.
“Trylookingundertheommonnameandnotthesientifiname,Harry.”Draotoldhimasheenteredthroughtheportrait.“It’smostlikelylistedunderEgntine.”