How did Waters manage to look so withered in just one month?When the first-years entered the Great Hall, I thought a ghoul had snuck in among them.
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Potter. Potter. The insufferable Potter.He looks exactly like his father.Gryffindor. Hmph. Predictable.
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Why is Waters taking so long to be sorted?Another Gryffindor?!!Why was I assigned to escort new students in the first place?I actually escorted a Gryffindor student and took her to Diagon Alley?!Quirrell keeps babbling beside me.Even more irritating. Something's off about him.
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Potter, his eyes are green...Wait, why did Waters collapse?Dumbledore and McGonagall keep pestering me about whether I noticed any health issues when I met Waters earlier... How should I know?! I'm not a St. Mungo's Healer!Now I have to work overtime brewing potions.Thoroughly annoying.Waters better have a reasonable explanation.
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A whole month spent brewing potions without rest or proper meals?Really? I don't believe it.Dare to lie to me and you're dead.
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She actually answered everything correctly?The potion stains on her robes seem genuine.Well, at least she shows some awareness of the Waters family legacy.
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If only she were in Slytherin.That red and gold is an eyesore.Left the potions and walked away,Can't be bothered with these Gryffindors.
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First lesson with the first-years.Have to see Harry Blasted Potter again. Hmph.Need to keep an eye on Draco too.Why must I look after Lucius's child?Still irritated.
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Look at Waters again.I thought she had some senseKnowing her pockets were nearly emptyShe shouldn't care about appearancesBut look at herHow many days into term?New robes, new hairband, new boots?Hmph, a vain Gryffindor.
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Such simple questionsAnd the famous Harry Potter knows nothing?!He certainly inherited none of his mother's talent for potionsHasn't even bothered to study properly!I hardly expect him to understand the true meaning of my questions.Waters answered correctly.Praise? House points?Ha, impossible.If a Waters didn't know these basicsI'd recommend she drown herself in the Black LakeTo serve her life's only purpose—Becoming Giant Squid food.
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Look at these first-yearsThey're just wasting my potion ingredientsHow can anyone expect their troll-like brains to comprehend this noble subject?Neville Longbottom,I've already mentally given him a T for his O.W.L.sHarry Potter and that Weasley won't fare much betterI'll pencil them in for a D.
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Granger and WatersMediocre at bestWhy is Waters so silent?Didn't she spend a month brewing potions?Where's that enthusiasm now?Never mindLet's check the other groups.
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So this is Waters' classwork?What rubbish.And Granger, that walking textbook"Following instructions to the letter"I have no doubtIf the textbook told her to stick her head in the cauldronShe'd be the first to do it.
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Doesn't Waters know how to improve this garbage?Even without proper guidanceSimple tricks like Dryncorpse extractionShould be written in bold on her family tree.
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Hah, her panicked expressionProves I'm rightI don't even need LegilimencyTo know what she's plotting—Afraid of criticism, too timid to experimentTrying to get by with minimal effort?
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Listen to what she's saying"Malfoy got an O"Is Draco her standard?Her expectations are pathetically lowAnd that illogical rambling afterwardSeems she's mastered Gryffindor foolishness and recklessnessPerhaps I should hand her to FilchOr McGonagallOr anyone reallyWhy did I hastily assign her detention in my office?Slightly regrettableWellShe can handle all two barrels of toads meant for third years.
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Author's Note:In his subconscious, Snape often finds himself comparing Orli to his younger self from Spinner's End.Their similarities are numerous:Both connected to ancient potion-making familiesBoth once unkempt in appearanceBoth largely unsupervised in childhoodBoth gifted and passionate about potionsAdditionally, having been assigned to escort her to Diagon Alley, he instinctively pays more attention to her. This subconscious connection leads him to hold higher expectations for her potion-making abilities and judge her more strictly.This will be a story of gradual change, wearing away like water on stone, affecting them both.Also, when Harry's class entered Hogwarts in 1991, Snape (born 1960) was 31 years old. However, Alan Rickman was 55 when he first played the role in the films, so readers should imagine a younger version of the screen portrayal.