Harry Potter Promise NR.9
Date: 1/13/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... Hermione rolled their eyes at Ron's impatience, even though they were curious as well, and Ginny just beamed at her boyfriend's brilliance. Snape glanced up at the crowd. "Wolfsbane," he stated calmly. Now everyone was staring at Harry. Remus was shocked beyond words. "Harry…" he trailed off, unable to say anything. Harry was now beyond embarrassed. "I've been studying the potion, in theory, for a while. I was just so sure there was a way it could be improved." He looked at Minerva, knowing what she was thinking. "I promise, I haven't tried to brew the potion, and I won't without a licensed Potions master present. I don't want to have to explain any exploding cauldrons to anyone." Once more, Snape felt the need to hold in a laugh. Harry looked down briefly. "Honestly, I'm not sure if I'm even skilled enough to brew the potion myself, but I thought I could at least study the theory." Snape shook his head, exasperated. "Trust me, Potter, you could do it." That was certainly unexpected. Snape had just praised Harry again. Harry was now even more embarrassed, but he had approached Snape for a reason. He looked back at the Potions professor. "So do you think it will work?" he asked. Snape studied the son of his oldest friend and biggest rival. After a moment, he let something almost like a smile adorn his face as he nodded. "Yes," he replied. "In fact, I am almost certain it will work." Remus shifted nervously. "What exactly is it you are trying to accomplish, Harry?" Snape looked ...
... up at the werewolf. "If these improvements work the way I believe they will, it should cut down the pain of the transformation by roughly seventy five percent." Remus' jaw almost hit the floor. As good as the Wolfsbane potion was, it still didn't do anything to help with the pain. "You really think it will work, Severus?" Sirius asked, knowing his oldest friend wasn't able to say anything at the moment. Snape looked at his onetime rival, and now… colleague. He nodded. "Without testing it, obviously, I cannot say for sure, but the research is sound." He looked at Remus. "The obvious question then follows: are you willing to test it?" Remus snapped out of his shock, and looked over at Harry. His pseudo nephew was looking nervous under the scrutiny of so many people. Looking back at Snape, he nodded. "If you think it will work, I trust your expertise." Snape almost smiled. He looked at Minerva. "I trust you have an adequate Potion's laboratory?" She nodded. "I can have a house elf –" Snape shook his head, looking at Harry as he cut her off. "Potter can show me the way. Come on, Potter," he gestured for Harry to lead him towards what was presumably the way to the basement and Potion's lab. "Let's see how adept you are at the Wolfsbane Potion." Harry grinned and took his books back from Ginny with a quick peck on the cheek, before he quickly hurried after Snape. Minerva shook her head, smiling slightly. It looked as if they would need to catch Snape up later. There were just over ...