"That blasted Potter. No matter what he wants to be called, he's still the same person." Snape grumbled with a snear.
"But... he isn't the same." He sighed. "When Dumbledore told me about what his aunt and uncle were like, I couldn't believe it. It was almost as bad as what my father did to me, and at least I had a decent place to sleep, food enough, and my mother."
Snape thought back to his first potions class with Harry.
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Snape had just taken roll call, when he decided to give them his standard 'scare the students witless' speech. He felt it forced them to take him seriously.
"You are here to learn the sublet science, and exact art of potion-making. As there is little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death - If you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach."
Snape looked at each of the students. His Slytherines had gleaming eyes, while most of the Griffindors (with the exception of one Hermione Granger, and unfortunately Harry Potter-Inverse as well) were rather nervous. Especially Neville Longbottom.
Boy should have been a Hufflepuff. Snape sneared to himself.
Snape had already decided who he was going to embarrass with his other first class tradition of stumping a student. Honestly, he didn't expect any of the students to be able to answer all the questions. After all, some of them included topics they wouldn't cover for at least two or three terms... if not until Seventh Year.
"Mr Potter... or rather, Mr Inverse." Snape snapped. "What would I get if I added powdered root of aphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
Snape inwardly smirked.
Harry look thoughtful for a moment, and then calmly answered. "The Draught of Living Death, sir."
All the Griffindors were happy (not to mention surprised) that Harry knew the answer to that one.
Snape grimaced in displeasure.
"Very well, where would you look if I told you to find me a bezoar?" Ha, let him answer that one!
"In the belly of a goat sir."
AARRGGHH! Snape mentally screamed.
Alright, one last question. He shouldn't be expecting this since it's more an Herbology question than a potions one.
"What is the difference between monkshood and wolfsbane?"
"Nothing, they're different names for the same plant."
Snape grimmaced with distaste as he nodded his head, and quickly started to tell them the potion they would be working on today.
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"What's worse, he actually was able to do his potion right! Almost as good as Malfoy and Granger did." Snape rolled his eyes. "Girl should have been in Ravenclaw. Too smart for a Griffindor."
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Snape's speech and questions are taken directly from Ms Rowling's book, though they are slightly altered in narration. Just figured it would be easier and better if I didn't make up my own. No infringement intended.
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