I'm not saying.

[not_invisible]

I have officially decided that my Mastery of potions is only surpassed by my Excellence in the art of conversation. Yes, Goyle, that was sarcasm.

I get started, everything seems to be going along fine and then, without any warning at least to me, it's all gone wrong and I have egg or potion remnants on my face. I think that I will return to my

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[ravenclawdream]

Neville, love, I'm sure it wasn't a fluke. It just proves that it isn't that you *can't* do potions, it's that Snape won't *let* you do them correctly. I'll help you if you'd like...

[not_invisible]

Do you really think so? People are probably still laughing at what my boggart turned into in third year. I don't know why he gets to me.

[ravenclawdream]

Don't let him get to you, Neville. It's what he wants. He likes to feel like he has power and he can do that by scaring people. Don't let him scare you and he has no power. Without power, he has nothing.

[not_invisible]

It's not exactly that he scares me anymore, it's more that he expects me to fail. And he sneaks and swoops around the classroom like some kind of muggle B movie character.

[ravenclawdream]

Yes, well, he's *trying* to scare you. The fact that he doesn't is good and helps.

[not_invisible]

Thanks, Luna.