Coming down to the dungeons for Potions class always made Mary’s heart beat erratically. It was foolish really, she couldn’t be good at everything but yet she still longed to be able to pass her NEWT in this subject with at least an A. With the way things had been going however that was not going to happen. She took her normal seat in the back, away from people just in case James Potter decided he would mess with her cauldron again. the last thing she needed was to accidentally singe someone’s eyebrows off again.
“Don’t get too comfortable.” Slughorn said starting class, “We are switching things up today. I have assigned you new partners.” Mary groaned inwardly as Slughorn named Stefan Nott as her partner. Just great.
Nott stood in his usual spot, his dark hair slicked back out of his eyes allowing her to see the confidence in his gaze when he spotted her walking towards him. There was something irritating in his gaze, he looked at her like he was better than her. Just because he could get through an entire class without fucking up at least once. Something Mary could never say, at least where potions was involved. It was obvious why Slughorn had paired the two of them together. Why not pair the worst student with the best student, even if they couldn’t stand each other. His smile widened as she approached growing cockier, if that were even possible.
“Don’t look at me like that.” She grumbled as the rest of the class moved to their new seats.
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