"amortentia. it's the most powerful love potion in the world." horace slughorn started, presenting a gold cauldron to the class. he made a gesture towards it.

tyler glanced at josh, who was writing down a few notes while the professor spoke.

"if done correctly, the person who drinks it becomes infatuated or obsessed with the person who gave it to them. powerful infatuations can be induced by the skillful potioneer, but never yet has anyone managed to create the truly unbreakable, eternal, unconditional attachment that alone can be called love." he informed.

the professor slowly took the lid off the cauldron and all so suddenly, tyler was overwhelmed by the most wonderful smells he had ever sensed in his entire life.

josh, in the other hand, was feeling slightly tense.

the three things he could sense were the woody smell of new drumsticks, gingerbread cookies and tyler's cologne.

"it has a different aroma for everyone who smells it, reminding each person of the things that they find most attractive." continued mr. slughorn.

"well then i'm fucked." josh muttered silently to himself.

pete chuckled; he clearly heard what josh had just said.

"this type of love potion has been banned from this school many years ago." the old man took a deep breath. "however, this is an advanced class. and this is the potion we are going to be making today. open your copies of advanced potion making on page 27 and don't forget your potion kits. you have 40 minutes."

everyone started to shuffle around, getting their cauldrons up on the tables and searching through their books.

"hey." pete looked at tyler, flashing him a quick nod. "wanna join us?"

he sounded like he was trying to be polite, but josh sure as hell knew that wasn't the case. tyler shrugged nevertheless.

the three of them put out their scales and started searching for the ingredients to prepare the potion. everything was so damn complex that tyler felt lost. yet he didn't want to ask for josh's help again.

tyler hadn't always been the best at making potions but he was pretty decent at it. he got qualified with 'exceeds expectations' on his N.E.W.Ts. he didn't need anyone's help.

josh looked over at tyler, who was now adding the lethe river water and lionfish spine to his cauldron. he seemed concentrated, moving quickly as he started to stir the mixture clockwise. josh admired the strand of hair falling on his forehead and the way his brows furrowed as he checked the book.

"stop wasting your time." pete whispered at him. josh sighed and turned his attention back to the contents on his cauldron, which were now turning to a shade of pale pink.

they worked silently for a few minutes. josh's potion was turning out perfectly, and he was happy. tyler, however, seemed slightly confused.

"hey," he turned at josh. "how many times did you stir yours after adding the rose thorns?"

"uh, five times counter clockwise." josh replied as he waited for his potion to simmer.

"yeah, i must have read that wrong." tyler bit the inside of his cheek, consulting his book. "it's supposed to look violet but it's just a bit too purple."

"don't worry, just keep going. i'm sure it will be fine." josh retorted.

"yeah." he said through gritted teeth. "but it won't be perfect."

his voice sounded really upset. josh's heart melted a little. he just wanted to hug him and tell him it wasn't a big deal and that he was doing great. but he simply couldn't.

"well, mine looks straight up blue." pete said loudly.

tyler laughed at that. his eyes squinted showing off the bags under them. he had dimples on each side of his cheeks.

josh's heart melted just a little bit more.

he was just on his 32th stir when professor slughorn suddenly exclaimed.

"time's up! stop stirring."

he started to move between the tables, looking at everyone's potions and seeming very impressed with some of them.

"i think you might have added all twelve of your rose petals all at once, mr. wentz." he shook his head at pete, checking on his cauldron. "ah, mr. joseph... yours is almost perfect." he nodded at tyler, who gave him a small smile. he glanced at josh's cauldron and shot him a mesmerized look. "well done, mr. dun! i'm sure a lot of girls would fall at your feet with this potion."

pete let out an obnoxious snort, hiding his mouth with his hand. mr. slughorn turned at him horrified while josh stepped forcefully on his friend's foot.

"sorry". pete muttered. "i just remembered something."

professor slughorn shook his head again, moving on to check the other tables. josh and tyler began to clean out the space. none of them noticed when pete pulled out a tiny bottle of his uniform and dipped it carefully into josh's love potion.

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hello and yes josh's hermione. please comment? i just- your comments make my heart warm. thank you for reading folks

also i'm updating while im drunk this is fun