Harrybithislipabsentlyashebegantowrite.Aiveorationwouldauseanalterationonthepotion’seffets,mostoftentheopposite.Buttherewassomethingdifferentabouttheeffetofhavingaiveorationinaninvisibilitypotion.Obviouslyitdidn’ttothereversebeausethatwouldjustmakeyouvisibleagain…itwassomethingaboutdisappearingand…notwearingoff!Thatwasit!
Theeffetsofaiveorationforanyoftheingredientsofaninvisibilitypotionausestheusertolosewhateverthepotionisappliedtoinsteadofmerelyturningitinvisible.
TheafternoonexamforMondayhadHarryandRonheadingforDivinationwhileDraoandHermionetooktheirArithmanyexam.
Draonearlygroanedwhenhesawthepreditionhehadtomake.Thiswasanother‘loatethederivativeoftheta’problem.Andthatwouldditatehislifespan.Ofourseitwouldomeouttohaveonditions,soitwouldn’tbeaworthwhilealutionanyway.Andashesannedtheparhment,yes,thatwastheseondquestion:Isthisanexatalution?Whyorwhynot?
HarrysatstaringatRon’spalminsileneasProfessorTrewneywathedthem.RonhadalreadywrittenhispreditionforHarry,whihsatonthetable,faedown,tothem.Harryfrownedslightlyandbegantowrite.
Ron’slife-lineisveryshort.Hewilldieexatlyfourweeksfromnowatmywedding.Fromthelineoverhisthumb,IanseethathewillgetverydrunkandengerthelifeofonewithaverystrongInnerEye(shownbytheiionoflinesarossthefiips)andkillhimselfingrief,asshownbytheperpendiurlinerunningtowardshispalmfromhislife-line.
Harrysatbaksatisfied,havingompletelydisregardedanythingfatualaboutpalmreadinghemighthaveknown.Andifhewasluky,ProfessorTrewneywouldreaditandthinktheonewiththeverystrongInnerEyewashers.Thatwayshewouldn’tometothewedding.
TheCareofMagialCreaturesexamtookpeinassroomontheseondfloor.HarrytookaseatbehindDraoandturnedovertheparhmentonthedeskwhihativatedtheingbubbleHagrid’suntidysrawloveredthefirstfewlinesofthepaper.
Desribeanymagialreatureyouwishinaompletelydevelopedessay.
Harryblinkedandbeganthinkingofwhihmagialreatureheshouldwriteabout.HiseyesfellontheoutlineofDraoinfrontofhimandhesmiledashebegantowrite.
Veriae,orAtraVeritas,areperhapsoneofthemostmisuoodmagialreatures…