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The Potion Mistress and the Half-Blood Prince	By : FonzFan Category: HP Canon Characters paired with Original Characters > General Views: 2096 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the people (Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort, etc), places (Hogwarts, etc), other keywords (Occlumency, etc.), and text ("") that belong to the wonderful world of Harry Potter, as they belong to J.K. Rowling. I am writing this story to entertain myself (and hopefully others) and make no money from it. The OC (Katherine) is entirely my own.
a/n: Anything in bold is to emphasize the word. Anything in Italics is Severus and Katherine thoughts and/or their mind connection conservations.

Chapter 5: The Not-So-Silent Duel
"I thought you said that your Potions students were, and I quote, 'complete dunderheads'?" Katherine paced the D.A.D.A. office, while Severus was setting himself behind his desk.
"They are, why do you ask?" Severus picked up a quill and began riffling through fourth year papers.
"If they are, then explain this," she prodded, pulling out a bottle and thrusting it into his face. Severus rolled his eyes as he took the vial from her hand and unstopped it. Within an instant, his face turned to a frown.
"Very funny Katherine, trying to pass off your potion for one of the dunderheads'." Severus raised a questionable eyebrow to her as she planted her hands firmly on the desk in front of him.
"It's. Not. Mine," she stated irritably.
"Than who?" he stared at her with doubtful eyes.
"Potter." She knew that was all that needed to be said.
"WHAT?" Severus pushed himself out of his chair and now was leaning in so that he was face to face with Katherine. "Are you trying to tell me that POTTER brew this potion?"
"Yes," she spat, "and I'm telling the truth. Potter made that draught. Miss Granger could not even turn one out." Severus pulled himself away from the desk and began to pace.
"It just doesn't make any sense," he began, "between, Potter, Weasley and Longbottom, they would practically turn my classroom into a disaster zone. And now Potter is suddenly a potion genius."
"I know Sev," Katherine took a deep breath and sat down in the chair opposite of his. "At first I thought someone had help him with it, but when no one else had produced the same…it just doesn't seem right." Severus paused his pacing for a moment and gave Katherine a serious look.
"Katherine, I want you to watch his every move in class," he stated in a low voice. "Make sure there is truly no one assisting him."
"Of course Severus," Katherine nodded and began to move to the door. "I better move along. I have Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, 4th years next."
"Katherine," Severus said stopping Katherine in her tracks. "Before you go, I have a request."
"Go on." She turned back towards him, with a raised eyebrow.
"I would like to do a demonstration on non-verbal dueling."
"And what do you need me for?"
"As an assistant of course." Severus stated as he sat down behind his desk once again. "I need you to be my opponent in the demonstration."
"Sev," Katherine sighed, "I don't think I am ready for a silent duel. It has been a long time."
"Well, if you're not up to it…"
"Or…" Katherine interrupted him. "We could devise a plan."
"Go on."
"Well we could have a mind duel," Katherine raised an eyebrow in Severus' direction.
"You mean use our connection in which we can hear each other, but no one else would be the wiser," Severus stated with a smirk. "How very Slytherin, Katherine."
"All the more reason as to why I was placed there," Katherine shrugged. "I really should get going though. Leave those dunderheads alone in my classroom for too long…well…you know." She said shaking her head.
"You will be my assistant for my demonstration then?"
"Of course." Katherine said, crossing her arms over her chest. "When and where?"
"Great Hall, Thursday afternoon at two o'clock."
"I'll be there," she stated before slipping out of Severus' office.

"SILENCE!" Severus bellowed over the heads of the sixth years in the Great Hall. "Today, you will be viewing a duel of non-verbal spells. And I suggest you pay close attention, as you will have twenty-four inches of parchment on non-verbal spells and how to identify them due Monday."
A collective groan rang out throughout the hall as Severus took his position in the middle of the large wooden platform. He had discarded his normal teacher robes, and now only wore his everyday black frock and trousers along with the white collared undershirt.
"Let me introduce my assistant…Professor Dumbledore," Severus gestured towards the opposite end of the platform as Katherine made her way gracefully up the stairs. She had also discarded the black billowing robes and now wore a similar form fitting frock and black pencil skirt.
Katherine stopped within a foot of Severus and the two bowed to each other before turning and walking ten paces in opposite directions.

"Who would you rather see win?" Hermione asked Ron and Harry, as the three of them stood along the side of the platform.
"Who cares?" Harry stated bitterly.
"I'm hoping they knock each other out at the same time," Ron said, as his eyes darted back and forth between the two professors. "I mean, she's the female version of Snape. How much worse can this school year get?"
"I don't know," Harry sighed, "but I have a feeling it's just going to get even worse."
"Remember, on the count of three, Professor," Severus sneered as he fashioned himself into his dueling position.
"I do remember, Professor Snape," Katherine sneered back as she took her stance. Her wand high above her head while her left arm was out in front of her for balance. 'We are still sticking to the plan, right?' Katherine asked.
'Of Course.' Severus said, as he brought his own wand above his head. "One-Two-Three."
'Expelliarmus,' Katherine shouted in her mind. Severus blocked it easily before sending one back of his own.
'Rictusempra,' Severus said as he waved his wand towards the Potion Mistress, who blocked it in return.
The students watched mesmerized as the spells sped up. Their heads whipping back and forth between the two professors, who continued to fire spells at one another "silently."
'Obscuro.'
'Petrificus Totalus.'
'Rictusempra.'
'Silencio.'
'Tarantallegra.'
'Expelliarmus!' Severus and Katherine waved their wands towards each other at the same time. Their spells collided at the center of the platform, rebounding and sending both of them crashing to the ground on their backs.
"Bloody hell," Seamus Finnigan muttered near the trio, "Ron was right. They've knocked each other out."
Severus was the first to recover, rising from the floor of the platform and brushing himself off. He raised an eyebrow to Katherine's form, as she slowly began to rise herself, rubbing the back of her head in the process.
'Katherine, are you alright?' Severus asked her, as he strode over to her and then grasped her hand to help her up the rest of the way.
'Yeah, I'm fine,' Katherine said as she brushed herself off. 'I knew I should have worn trousers today.' Severus chuckled lightly in his mind, while keeping his outward appearance in the typically scowl.
"You have now just witnessed a silent duel," Severus stated as he turned to look over the heads of all the sixth year students. "I expect you all to have your twenty-four inches of parchment on silent dueling and recognizing them by Monday. Dismissed."

The students flooded out of the Great Hall and began heading to their respected common rooms. The golden trio glanced back at the two black clad professor, who still stood on the long platform.
"Did you see them?" Hermione asked in hush tones.
"See who?" Ron asked.
"Professor Dumbledore's legs. They were littered with old scars."
"That really doesn't surprise me, Hermione," Harry said as they climbed the stairs towards Gryffindor Tower. "I mean, she was a Death Eater, so she probably has more than that on the rest of her body."
"Maybe your right," Hermione sighed. "Maybe that's why Professor Snape wears so many layers."
"Who cares," Ron laughed. "Besides, the last thing I want to see is Snape in a dress again. Let him keep his layers."
"Ron," Hermione hissed. "Don't you remember, that really wasn't Professor Snape. It was a boggart."
"I know, I know," Ron sighed. "Mistress Dumbledore is Snape in a dress anyway. I mean she's just as bad as he is, isn't she?"
"You got that right," Harry said as the three made their way through the portrait door.

"Thank you for your assistance today," Severus said as he waved his wand, making the platform disappear.
"You're welcome," Katherine waved her wand, sending the four house tables back into place. "It felt good to duel again; just like old times."
"Indeed," Severus said as they began to leave the Great Hall. "It felt like Dueling Team practices all over again."
"Yes, it did," Katherine exhaled slowly as she looked around the main hall. Most of the students were still in class; and those who weren't had made their way outdoors. "Well, I have seventh year double potions next. I best go and prepare."
"Of course," Severus said turning to make his way towards his classroom. "Thank you again."
"Any time Sev," Katherine said before descending the dungeon staircase. Severus turned back to watch her walk away, and could only hope that she would remain loyal to the right side of the war.
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