"Excellent! Hold up the phials to the light - there, good. Can you see the potion inside, like blood?" Slughorn indicated Hermione's phial closest to him which was a deep red in the light. "You will all drink the potion and then follow Professor McGonagall's instructions. Let’s all go together now, I will be here in case anything goes awry." He looked at them warily. "Remember not to panic when you feel the change take over. Right, three, two, one." Slughorn indicated they drink the potion. Theo felt a bit flustered at the speed of the process, there was no more time to come to terms with fate - fate was already in motion. He threw his head back and tipped the potion down his throat, one hand still wrapped around Luna's shoulders.