Liam, Harry and Ron also fastened their pace. As they arrived in the class room Liam wanted to test out a theory of his. For this reason he sat next to Harry.
Snape came rushing through the door, "There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and the exact art of potion making however for those select few who possess the talent. I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory and even put a stopper in death."
Liam knowing what was going to happen had stopped harry from writing and made him pay attention to Snape.
Snape continued, "For those of you who think fame can get you everything. We have our own new celebrity" He looked towards Harry.
All the little wizards looked towards harry when they heard the words, Draco and his two followers even snickered in private.
"Mr. Potter our new celebrity, tell me what would I get if I added powered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?"
Harry looked blank. He looked down with shame of not knowing the answer. Hermione held her hand high but Snape just pretended to not see her.
Liam who was sitting beside Harry didn't think Snape would ask Harry question if he had paid attention but regardless of his interference. Snape asked him the question anyway. Liam wanting to help harry whispered, "A sleeping potion."
Harry was a little eager but Snape's compelling gaze made him afraid to look towards Liam. Naturally he couldn't properly hear what Liam had whispered. After few seconds he gave up, "I don't know professor!"
Liam tried but he couldn't help harry. He now understood that Snape targeting harry was not something because harry was not paying attention. He would have asked this question to him regardless.
Liam actually knew the actual meaning behind the question asked by Snape.
According to the Victorian flower language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning "My regrets follow you to the grave" and wormwood means 'absence' which is typically symbolized as bitter sorrow. And if we combine it together we get, 'I bitterly regret Lily's death'.
It's was hard for Liam to imagine what kind of emotion Snape, who was sober and bitter as he faced harry. Thinking this Liam's gaze became compassionate, he let go of his resentment towards Snape for is behavior while introducing him to the wizarding world.
Liam knowing about the tragic story of Snape felt wronged as harry never knew what Snape's actual character was but he now wants to change that and make harry realize that Snape is not a bad person.
Snape sneered, "Clearly fame can't get you everything?" Snape had already noticed Liam trying to give the correct answer to harry. "Mr. Gremory would you like you give the answer."
Liam was stunned he didn't think Snape to ask him the question but he quickly reacted and replied.
"If we added powered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood we can brew a sleeping potion. And the potion is so powerful that it is known as the draught of living death."
Of course Liam who had read all the text book would know the answer to the question. Even if Snape had asked a different question he was sure to be able to answer him until the question is from the first year text book.
Snape turned around and gazed towards Draco, "Everyone note down the answer, Mr. Gremory your answer has earned your house 15 points well done." Clearly it was reminding Draco to not let the house lose any more points. With the points given to the house now it neutralizes the damage done to the points by Draco and retains the points earned by Liam.
Snape started the class, he taught the basics of potion making. First he explained the instruments used in potion making and explained their uses. As this was just a theory class Liam performed extremely well. Not only him but Hermione was also stunned to see Liam be so smart. He was even smarter and quick witted than her.
The class ended with the Slytherin house earning 20 more points and Gryffindor house earning 10 points. The Ravenclaw students were questioning their own house, 'Aren't we supposed to be the smart ones'.
There were people who were still not very accepting of Liam. Draco was even more resentful.
The students started to leave one after the other. As Liam got up from his chair Snape shouted, "Mr. Gremory meet me after dinner at my office."
The little wizards wondered, 'what was the reason he was being called to the office.'
Liam just nodded to Snape's command. Liam continued with his next class, 'History of magic'. This was the subject in which the little wizards had the least interest in but because it was a compulsory subject for all first year students they had to bear with it.
Prof. Binns was the professor for 'History of magic'. He was teaching this subject when he was alive, one day he died in his sleep but the next day he went to his class to teach not realizing that he had left his body on his desk.
Prof. Cuthbert Binn's class was the most boring of all the classes. None of the students had any interest in learning history as well as the teaching way of Prof. Binns was very boring. Many students fell asleep which did not include Hermione, Liam and one other was a Ravenclaw student who was sitting next to Liam.
He was writing all the important dates and factual events told by Prof. Binns. Hermione didn't pay much attention what the others were doing around she was focused on noting as well. Liam didn't do much as he had already memorized all the dates and factual events.
"The rebellion of the goblins ended in… zzzzzz" He fell asleep, this was his quirk. He usually fell asleep while teaching or doing any menial tasks.
Liam, Hermione and the Ravenclaw student just wondered 'How can a ghost fall asleep.
The Ravenclaw student sitting next to Liam, Started reading the notes he had written previously.
Liam started playing with his pen, he was showing a very care free attitude. The Ravenclaw student was annoyed by his behavior, "Hey! Do you mind not doing this I am trying to read here if you also don't want to pay attention to the class then you can sleep like the others, don't bother the people who are trying to study."
Liam stopped playing with his pen, instead he took out his wand from his robe and tried casting a spell. He had a match stick with him which he tried to turn into a needle. The Ravenclaw student giggled watching Liam fail at casting a simple spell.
Liam was annoyed by this, he waved his wand vigorously chanting the spell. Just at this moment Prof. Binns woke up, "Who was that? Who casted that spell? Even a ghost as myself was able to feel the fluctuations of magic." Liam quickly put away his wand and looked towards the match stick on the table. It clearly didn't have any changes meaning no spell was casted.
'It clearly wasn't me, Maybe Dumbledore was casting some spells in his office' thought Liam.
The ravenclaw student had a different theory he just thought that Prof. Binns was sleep talking as he had just woken up and the fact that he didn't mention this again just confirmed this. He had some knowledge about ghosts. When wizards become ghosts after death he loses his ability to cast magic. They just have the memories and the emotion of the living and the desire they had because of which they were alive.
Ghosts are in fact just a materialization of magical energy which is given a form and a will by the soul of the dead. Hence they can't feel weak fluctuations in magic as they are solid magic itself. It's like they are numb to it. Just like there won't be any changes to a wall if you blow air on to it but if you use a hammer only then there would be any noticeable change.
Prof. Binns pretended that he had said nothing and continued reading out facts of history. The little wizard of the class some who were half unconscious with sleepy eyes didn't even know what was going on they didn't pay much attention to it anyway.
The class ended a while after that, "I can't wait to drop this class next year." complained Ron who had just woken up.
Harry also had similar thoughts.
Liam wanted to get his mind off from things he thought he would go check up on the clothes he had kept to dry as he had no class now. He went towards the balcony where he had dried his clothes but they were not there. He panicked and went back to his room to check. He found that all his clothes had been placed perfectly in his drawer neatly ironed as well.
Liam just wondered what could have happened here. He saw a house elf who had denied washing his clothes in the morning. He asked him, "Did you iron and place my clothes and placed them in my drawer?"
At this question of Liam he house elf got scared, He was showing a totally different attitude that he had shown him in the morning. In the morning when he had asked the house elf to clean his clothes he had just sneered at him 'Stay away you filthy mud blood' and treated him very poorly.
All the elves had the same attitude towards Liam. In the end he just had to give up and wash the clothes himself. This was the reason he was very shocked to see the sudden change in the behavior of the house elf.
He couldn't get any answers from the elves as they had just become very afraid of him. They didn't even dare get close to him. Liam sighed and went to the library to spend the rest of his free time.
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