<Potionslesson>
AlbusandRose\'sfirstlessonwasthePotionslessonwiththeSlytherins,whichwastaughtbyProfessorSlughorn,andtheywerewarnedbyHarryabout"theSlugclub".ForsureSlughornwouldlikesonofHarryPotterjoinhisclub.AlbuswonderedifJameswasinvited.
Potionslessonstookplacedowninoneofthedungeons.Rosefeltcreepyaboutthisplace.
Slughornstartedtheclassbytakingtheregister,andhepausedatAlbus\'sname.
"AlbusPotter,sonofHarryPotter,ofcourse,Itaughtyourparentsandyourgrandparentswhentheywerestillstudents."saidSlughorn,smilingatAlbus.
Albuscouldn\'timaginehowoldhewas.
SlughornalsopausedatRose\'sname.
"RoseWeasley,Itaughtyourparents,too,yourmotherisreallyagenius."saidSlughorn.
"AndRoseisagenius,too!"saidAlbus.
"Ihopeso."saidSlughorn."First,we\'regoingtomixupasimplepotiontocurebleeding.Don\'tworry,youjusthavetofollowthestepsonyourbooks,thenyou\'llfinditreallyeasy."
Well,itturnsoutthatitwasnotquiteeasy,andProfessorSlughornhadtokeepgoinghereandtheretohelpthestudents.
"Professor?IthinkI\'mdone."saidRose.Albuslookedatherinamazement,howcouldshediditsoquickly?Yes,she\'sagenius,Albusremindedhimself.
"Welldone!Youdiditperfectly!IthinkPotter\'sright,you\'reagenius!"saidSlughorn,lookingsatisfiedwithherpotion.
Andontheothersideoftheroom,astudentwasalsodone.
"Professor,I\'mdone,too."saidScorpiusMalfoy.
"Oh,Ithinkthatthere\'stwogeniusesinmyclass!"saidSlughorn,whowassmiling.
"Thankyou,sir,butI\'mnotagenius,RoseWeasleyis."saidScorpius.
AndRosefoundherfaceturnedpink.
"Suchahumbleboy!"saidSlughorn.
Afewminuteslater,Albuswasdone,too.
"Youinheritedyourdad\'sbrains!"Slughornseemedtobesohappythattherewerethreegeniusesinhisclass.
Afterthelesson,SlughornaskedAlbus,Rose,andScorpiustostay.
"YouthreearethreeofthemosttalentedstudentsinPotionsthatI\'veeverseen.AndAlbus,you\'reevenbetterthanyourbrother,James!"SlughornpattedAlbus\'sshoulders."IhopeyouguyskeepyourpassioninPotions.Okay,youmaygonow."
AlbusandRoselookedsurprised."Aren\'tyougoingtotellustojointheSlugclub?"askedAlbus.
"Oh,I\'vestoppedthatclubafewyearsago."saidSlughorn,laughing."Butifyoureallywanttojoinit,well,thenIcanstartitagain."
"Nothanks."saidAlbus,Rose,andScorpiustogether,andtheyalsolaughed.
"Wow,ProfessorSlughornwasdifferentthanwhatIthought."saidAlbuswhenheandRosewentback.
"Yeah,he\'snicerthanIthought."agreedRose.
"Couldn\'tbelieveyoumadethatpotionsofast,howdidyoudothat?"askedAlbuscuriously.
"Well,Ijustsimplydowhatthebooksaid."ButAlbusshookhisheadtohisamazedexpression.
"Doyouknowthatwe\'llhaveFlyinglessontomorrow?"askedRose.
"Really?Ididn\'tknow!Howdidyouknow?"askedAlbuswhowasexcitedaboutit.
"ScorpiusMalfoytoldmewe\'regoingtohaveFlyinglessontogethertomorrow."saidRose.
"Scorpius,hmm,hesaidyouareagenius."saidAlbus,smiling.
Rosefeltherfaceturnpinkagain.
"He\'stellingthetruth!"saidRose.ButAlbusshookhisheadagain,andRosehithim.
"Ouch!Thathurtsalot!"yelledAlbus.Rosewalkedawaywithoutlookingathim.