174Here is the next chapter. For future reference Tom Senior is Tom Riddle and Tom Junior is Harry Potter. Please read and review thanks, love Angel x
Tom put the box containing the potion samples inside his bag. Severus would need to analyse them in a while. He wondered what they were and would Severus judge him for not knowing it. He shouldn't have worried though as Severus wouold just be thrilled to have something else to do. He exited the dorm and headed down towards Severus' office his satchel in one hand. He found the office to his head of house locked and knocked on it once whilst waiting outside. Blaise Zabini came up the hall towards their house and asked Tom if he wanted him to wait there with him but Tom said no. He promised to study with him later on though. There was no answer from the door so he knocked once more harder this time and it was wrenched open.
"Mr Potter how may I help you today? Please come in!" he said as Tom sauntered into the room. He took a seat in the chair opposite the desk and placed his bag on his lap as Severus closed the door and silenced it for good measure as you never did know who could be listening in.
"I have a job for you Severus. Inside this box are a collection of different and random potions. You are to label them for me. Verbally of course as well as physically. Please tell me what each one is and then write the name of it on the bottle!" he said handing over the medium sized wooden box. Severus smiled brightly. It would be like a fun guessing game and he loved those, secretly of course. He'd never actually tell anyone that.
"As you wish Tom. Pass them over please and I will begin at once" he instructed taking and opening the box. He looked at the potions on the top his eyebrows rising higher and higher to Tom's surprise.
"What exactly are you trying to do? What in hell have you planned? These ones here are performance inhancing halusinogenics. These two here are for sexual stamina. This large one here is a prophylactic which is applied either by a dropper or your hands if you are so inclined!" he said removing potions and labelling as he went. Tom was now scarlet red in the face. Severus looked like he'd suddenly rather be anywhere else. He was totally mortified.
"These potions were all made by Miles Addlemore and these are but a sampling of what he made when he was alive. I had no idea they would be so graphic so to speak. I told you I don't know what they are so just continue and tell me as you go. If you see any you'd like let me know and we can arrange something!" he responded still blushing heavily. He was annoyed he was blushing so much as they weren't even his own creations. Why on earth should he feel mortification over these? It really did make no sense whatsoever. Severus sagged in relief when he realised that Tom only wanted to know what they were, not to use them. He took out more bottles and at one point gasped.
"This one here in this bottle here and those bottles over there is the draft of living death. It is a very dangerous potion if in the wrong hands. I just feel I have no choice but to issue that warning to you. As your head of house I am obliged to tell you that you should let me keep these safely in my office until you need them later" he said as Tom nodded once.
"Yes thank you that will be fine. It would probably be for the best anyway as we wouldn't anyone stupid to find them. I wouldn't trust Draco Malfoy to be able to leave it alone if he did find that. Please continue!" he said kindly as Severus nodded once a small smile on his face. In reality he wanted to dance on the spot he was so happy. He truly did love potions with all he had. He just found the teaching hard sometimes when people refused to follow his instructions and then complained when they got hurt later. There were several types of healing potions and pepper up potions in there. If potions were stored in magically controlled environments they could last a hundred years or so. This was indeed why these potions were still fresh. Tom didn't tell Severus about Miles being a member of the potioneering society yet. He didn't see the need right now. He might need to tell him later on at some point. As he reached the middle of the box he frowned.
"I don't know what this potion here does so I'll use this special analysing parchment to tell me. It happens from time to time that I might not know what a potion is so I'll add a drop of potion, set the timer and then we should both stand back. One...two...three stand back now!" he called out as the timer went off and there was an explosion of sorts. It was in no way harmful and Severus was relieved until golden stars and streamers exploded as though a party was in full swing. They went everywhere including the sleeve of his robes which angered him. Now he'd need to change and it was an inconvenience. Damn Miles Addlemore and his partying ways to hell. Everything didn't need to be such an explosion of fun and colour all the damn time. The explosion of golden stars had made Tom shriek in fright and he was less then impressed with it. Lord Addlemore had been very cool indeed but this was not cool at all. Another bottle which appeared to contain a potion it turned out didn't. The bottle was only transfigured to look like a potion bottle. When the charm was removed it became a full dining set in solid gold. It was so very expensive looking and Tom was both amazed and annoyed by it. What a gorgeous waste of money.
"Severus you may keep these if you so like. I have no use of them. If you also have no use of them either sell them to the goblins for a profit or melt them down for use in other potions. What's this?" he said taking an aqua marine crystal shard from one of the plates. He accidentally dropped it and when it hit the desk the desk became solid gold itself. It was almost like a miniature philosophers stone without the immortality section. Tom smiled brightly then.
"I can see Severus that Miles Addlemore was not as stupid as I assumed. I imagine he wanted everyone to see the partying side to him and nothing else. Well we've discovered his secret. Duplicate the stone. I'll have one and you can one too. I'll keep it in a lead lined box which cannot be changed. We'll be rich Severus. Oh this is too good!" he said in joy as a stunned Severus jumped and sprang into action.
"Thank you Tom. I will cherish these plates but in all honesty I will cherish the stone more. I will wear it in a lead lined pendant on my neck. I will sell the golden wares to the goblins and I'll take whatever they first offer me for them. This way we can create and sell many things with them later on if we need to. I have so many ideas. I will update my personally totally. Oh this will already change my life so much" he said his voice thick with emotion. They would continue to go through the box of potions but for now they'd be testing out their philosopher stones 2.0. What a discovery.