Chapter 666: Christmas Presents - Black’s Brother!
Several feet of snow covered Hogwarts by the time half the December passed.
The lake froze solid and except for the Gryffindor Common Room and the Great Hall, where the fires roared nonstop, the drafty corridors became icy and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms.
Down in the dungeons, especially during the potions classes, the students' breaths misted.
Black and Draco were sharing a cauldron with Harry and Ron next to them. All the boys kept looking at the girl standing beyond the table, carrying out experiments of her own.
Professor Snape was nowhere to be seen.
Sensing their gazes, Darice looked up. She smirked.
"God I hate her!" Black cursed under his breath. He looked at Draco. "No offense."
Draco's mouth twitched. "Seriously, I have stopped taking offense. She did absolutely crush you..." He laughed, twisting his lips with a smirk of his own.
Harry came to borrow an ingredient as Ron had burned theirs.
Draco reached out to pick the slug up.
Black and Harry's eyes narrowed.