SS9

## Summary

The next day, Harry is off to the Lower Alleys to sell potions to Krait. On the way, she meets Leo, who helps her carry the crates. Krait is surprised to see Harry on the first day of the winter holidays. Harry says she got bored and ultimately Krait says it's her business. Leo's father, Malcolm Hurst, the Aldermaster of the Potions Guild, comes in and enquires about her. He offers her an internship at the Guild and Harry agrees. Harry reveals that she is the Potter Heiress and both Mr. Hurst and Krait are shocked, to say the least.

After his father leaves, Leo leads Harry towards the Kyprioth Court. On the way, she sees the new building where the Dancing Dragon used to be, the Dancing Phoenix. But then Leo takes her to Dogwood Lane and when Harry asks, he says they're "going home". Harry, realizing that Leo knows about her renting the apartment, asks him to stay away from her business. They argue about it for a while and when Harry offers him as ultimatum- either Leo accepts the fact that he won't know her secrets or their friendship is done. Having no choice, Leo agrees but makes her promise that she'll come to him the minute she can't handle it.

While having dinner, Harry reveals her internship. Everyone congratulates her. When the topic of how she got it if she didn't apply comes up, she says that the Aldermaster found out about her through his son, her friend, Leo. Hearing that his daughter has a friend who is an older boy, James has kittens.

Harry and Archie have a sleepover and they talk about the petrifications at Hogwarts and who the person behind it might be. When Harry says it could be a 'what', Archie replies that it's definitely a person because of the message written on the walls and the monster saying 'master'. They go through the Potter Library, and the Black Library the next day, and comes up with a list of creatures that could be behind the petrifications- Gorgon: a female monster with snakes that can turn people into stone for hair, Basilisk: a giant serpent capable of killing or petrifying with its gaze and Echidna: a half nymph-half snake. But all the three creatures are unlikely due to reasons. Archie brings up the gala and Harry says she'll be fine.

On Christmas, Harry receives a silver watch from Archie, a new set of weights from Remus and a voucher for a bookstore in Diagon Alley from James. Sirius gets Archie a new pair of beater gloves and Harry, a leather Healer's kit so they can just switch.

Harry and Archie switch places and she and Sirius leave for the gala at the Rosiers'. They run into Regulus. Rigel meets up with her friends. Rigel accepts Pansy's third dance as Sirius insists. Rigel asks Rookwood if he could dance with Pansy for her third dance as a replacement for him and he agrees. Rigel goes to hide away in a balcony and there she overhears Riddle and Mr. Malfoy talking about the attacks at Hogwarts. Rigel realises that Riddle is behind the attacks somehow.

## Characters (by order of appearance)

* Harriet Potter
* Lionel Hurst
* Edgar Krait
* Malcolm Hurst
* James Potter
* Lily Potter
* Remus Lupin
* Sirius Black
* Archie Black
* Regulus Black
* Lord Rosier
* Lady Rosier
* Aldon Rosier
* Narcissa Malfoy
* Lucius Malfoy
* Draco Malfoy
* Tom Riddle
* Blaise Zabini
* Pansy Parkinson
* Millicent Bulstrode
* Theodore Nott
* Edmund Rookwood

## Settings

* Serpent's Storeroom
* Dogwood Lane
* The Potter family house
* The Rosier family house

## Potions mentioned

* Wit-Sharpening Potion
* Blood Replenishing Potion