Once she had entered the common room once more, Kourtney made her way to the same corner where she had sat the first time around. Gently removing the puff from her shoulder, she held it in her hands and petted it for a few moments. A humming sound emitted from the small creature, growing louder as she continued to gently stroke it.

Finally, she set it down in front of her and removed the top off of one phial. Just a drop, remember? There needn't be as much used on a creature as needed for a human.

Coaxing the puff to accept the bit of potion from the phial, she watched for a few moments as the liquid disappeared. Now what?

Kourt set the phial down and eyed the creature for a few moments. Nothing seemed to change. The puff simply peered up at her. She tentatively reached forward in an attempt to stroke the soft fur.

Immediately, she creature shriveled up into a ball and rolled away from her. Okay...so it had done that before. It was just playing then.

"C'mon puff..." She murmured, reaching forward again, but again, the puff rolled out of her reach. It was no longer humming. Instead, it sounded almost like a growl that it was making.

So the potion had worked. And now the puff didn't want anything to do with her. Frowning slightly, she sat back on her heels as she watched the creature remain at a standstill. She slowly stood and walked to the other side, getting down on her knees to look at the creature. "Oh come on...you don't have to be like that....have you forgotten all the petting and cuddling?"

Apparently so. With a louder growl-like noise, the puff rolled rapidly away from her. She attempted to follow, but it continued to roll until it ended up under one of the couches.

The first year sighed and dropped to a sitting position, simply watching the puff. The potion would eventually wear off, but until then she'd have to sit and wait...and hope that the effects didn't last long.

~~

About 40 minutes later, and after many attempts at coaxing the puff from underneath the couch, Kourtney straightened up for the umpteenth time. She was getting a little frustrated here and found she didn't care for this hate potion. The puff, initially so playful, was now rather...un-friendly. Each time she reached her fingers under the couch, it would either roll to the other side or make a darting motion towards her fingers. If it had a visible mouth, it very well could bite her.

Finally, after an additional 15 minutes, the puff rolled from beneath the couch. Kourtney simply watched it with a wary eye. Was it still being hateful? Or had the potion worn off?

Hesitantly, she moved towards the puff, bending her knees and lowering her hand. "Are you all better now?" She murmured aloud. "C'mon now...you know me...."

Her fingers brushed soft fur and the puff made a loud squeaking noise. Kourtney nearly laughed in relief. Feeling bolder, she petted the creature once....twice. It remained where it was, as it had before. Would it let her pick it up?

She carefully gathered her fingers underneath the puff and lifted it off the floor. It moved further into her palms and squeaked. YAY! It liked/loved her again!