Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

Selina flinched slightly as she took the leeches, all four of them, and made sure to make each cut perfectly length wise. She closed her eyes as she sliced each one and then she peeped open and eye and saw that she had done it right. She let out a brief sigh and sat up a little straighter. Potions wasn't that difficult, she could do this. She reached out for her quill that she had stuck behind her ear, but all her hand met was a huge mess of huge and puffy red hair, "Merlin!"

Shaking it off Selina finished up cutting the leeches in five and then added it to the potion. She made sure to stir it clockwise once and only once. Then she added 16 scruples one at a time. To her surprise nothing blew up and she had no MAJOR issues, minus the hair. This was a very good sign thus far, so when was it all going to go wrong?

While she waited she looked up at the people who were partnering up and saw that Violet was avoiding Selina. How could she blame her? Selina was a walking time bomb in this class. In any other subject Selina would be the most logical choice for a partner, but here, in this setting, it was a safety hazard to be within ten feet of her. So she nodded at Violet in understanding and looked around for another partner.

She asked meekly, "Anyone need a partner?"