Harry Potter Promise NR.9
Date: 1/13/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... two students looked at each other, confused. "Sir?" Harry asked cautiously. Snape jerked his head up and looked at the sixth year. "Where… How did you find this?" Harry shared a look with Ginny, and when she nodded, he turned back to the professor. "There's a room that we found that can become whatever you want. It's called the Room of Requirement. I asked it for a place to study, and it provided us with a library. I was looking through the books and I found it. Professor, what's wrong?" Snape took a deep shuddering breath, and set the book down carefully. "I am glad that you had the foresight to bring this to someone's attention before trying anything written in this book." He swallowed harshly, and continued, "This was my Potions textbook when I was in school." Harry frowned, and shifted in his seat, but he didn't speak, since Snape kept going. "I've told you a few things about my time at school, Harry, and the person who invented some of these spells… he wasn't that concerned with the recipient's welfare." "Why does it say 'Property of the Halfblood Prince' on the back," Ginny asked curiously. Snape sighed. "My mother's surname was Prince, and as she married a muggle, that makes me a halfblood. To be honest, I probably wrote that because I wanted to make myself seem more important." Harry bit his lip, his hand finding Ginny's under the table. She squeezed reassuringly. "None of the spells had descriptions, so we felt it best not to try any of them out until we could figure ...
... out what they did, but I did look through some of the changes you made to various potions in the book. They seemed like they would greatly improve the finished product." Snape nodded, the ghost of a smile making its way to his face. "I was always interested in potions. Your mother actually helped me with a few of the improvements." Harry grinned. "Really?" He always loved hearing about his parents, especially when it was more than just someone telling him how much he looked like them. Snape's ghost of a smile widened minutely. "Indeed. Though she chose to study for a Charms Mastery, she could easily have completed a Potions Mastery if she had wanted to. She was the only one to truly challenge me in our seven years at school. We often fought for the top spot in Potions in our year." Harry beamed, and Snape inclined his head. "You have inherited many of her strengths, Harry. If I might make a suggestion, you might want to consider going through your own textbook and seeing if you can find any improvements in the potions yourself. Improving already developed potions is the first step. If you have the drive and the desire, eventually you could end up creating your own." Harry blinked, surprised. He hadn't really thought about the possibility of inventing his own potions, but it did sound intriguing. He wasn't sure he wanted to go for a Mastery in the subject though. Snape licked his lips and looked down at the book. "If you want, I can go through this with you at some point, and ...