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StarShine · 01-09-2014, 05:44 PM

Text Cut: Questions and those that didn't clean their cauldrons

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Originally Posted by Edward Penguin

He thought while he did about a question. Professor, you mentioned the potions use in religious rituals. Are there any modern societies that have dragons as their deity?

Cosgrach pondered his question, then sloooowly nodded.

"It is still an important figure especially in Far East," he said, "although I wouldn't outright say a deity. Maybe with the tribes that worship fire, but they are all muggles." There were still such tribes, as far as he knew, but did they know dragons? Cosgrach wasn't sure.

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Originally Posted by Princesspower

Then she heard a voice call out. Mother Sarah to the rescue.

Cosgrach watched how she helped the little boy and how she took the time to explain everything, and he was pleased.

"7 points to Gryffindor," he said, because she wasn't just doing it for him, she was actually TEACHING him. Good. Another face to remember for him.

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Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife

[spoiler="Astrid's notes"][CENTER]Dogbreath Potion

Cosgrach WAS the professor here, so he took the liberty to peek at her notes, then walked to her.

"It's not dogbreath potion, Miss," he said, "that's a different one. This doesn't have a special name. 'Fire-breathing' or 'Hey I'm a dragon!' would do." Don't judge him if he wasn't on his creative day.

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Originally Posted by rosebub6200

"Professor, if the salamander blood is the ingredient that gives the user protection or healing, then is it used in a lot of medicines in the magical world, like non drinking medicines I suppose? Also, what's the difference between salamander blood and healing herbs in protective potions or medicines?"

Now, this was a good question. He nodded at her. "It is, in some. But healing plants are much more often used, because people get nauseous when you mention 'blood'." Sissies. "There isn't much difference between them. The problem with potions is, they are a mixture, so you have to see how an ingredient will react to the others. For example; in this potion, a plant would still protect the inside of the mouth, but the fire itself wouldn't be curative, because salamander is of dragon's family, so their blood must be used for maximum efficiency."

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Adi scribbled some more. He found the story fascinating. After, he was done with the story, he jotted down the ingredients which sounded complicated to him with the way they had to be prepared. And what exactly is mycosis fungus? He headed to the Professor's desk, collected the first three ingredients, set them up on his workstation and turned to his cauldron, examining it. Had to make sure it was clean, you know. Those five Cs still stuck with him.

Having determined it was clean enough, Adi pointed his wand on the inside. "Aguamenti!'' When it was one- third filled, ''Finite!'' Now to wait for the next step.

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Originally Posted by lolitababe

Staring at the list of ingredients on the board, Katarina quickly jotted them down. She then did as instructed and filled her cauldron up about 1/3 of the way with water from her wand, not lighting it yet. Katarina then sat back and waited, not having any questions to pose quite yet.

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Originally Posted by Daydreamer11

Alex listened with interest as the Professor explained the history of the fire breathing potion. So she was totally on the wrong track with her answer. And she would have never thought of the potion as having curative properties. Alex took careful notes and was exited to start brewing the potion. Wait, what was going on here? Excited and potions were two words that did not go together in the same sentence for Alex.

She went up to the Professor's desk to get the ingredients for her potion. Some of them sounded pretty nasty, but it was kinda hard to escape ickiness in Potions class. Alex returned to her desk and carefully placed her ingredients on it. Then she took out her wand and said, "Aguamenti", filling her cauldron with the appropriate amount of water. She stopped to ponder whether or not she had any questions for the Professor.

Cosgrach didn't even hesitate to VANISH the water in their cauldrons one by one without explaining anything at first. He then stared at their EYES, sighed, and said "Clean EVERYTHING before doing something in potions, okay? No matter how clean it looks, you may never know."

They were lucky they would only have to repeat step one.

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Originally Posted by RachieRu

"Professor...." The girl murmured, raising her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. "I'm not too sure how to do that spell... I haven't been taught it yet..." Hello. She was only 11.

Oh, of course! Cosgrach nodded at her.

"I don't think I'm the person to teach you," he said, because he would be FURIOUS if someone tried to teach his lesson to 'help' someone, "but watch my steps closely." Drawing his wand, he stepped over the cauldron and drew an 'S' slowly while he said "Scourgify." He then turned his gaze at her.

"This is a cleaning spell and we must clean everything before we use them." She could guess why, right? Then, drawing a horizontal 'S', he said "Aguamenti," and a jet of water shot from the tip of his wand. He said "Finite," when he deemed it was enough, and looked back at the girl.

"Everyting okay? Do you need anything else?"

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Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi

He pointed his Phoenix feather wand inside the cauldron and said "Aquamenti!" .........nothing. He grumbled. "aquamenti!" he said again. He clearly heard them say aQuamenti! Why was his cauldron not flowing with water huh? His different colored eyes flashed to the Professor, clearly he was thinking about asking for help but he was too stubborn for that. "Aquamenti!" ...nothing... stupid spell!

...Cosgrach wasn't going to try to help him unless he asked him to. 'Sides, it was just FUN watching him, so...

Watching occasionally, and being amused. Yep.

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Originally Posted by Bazinga

A grin crossed his face as the professor said that there were some people who would try to drink the potion. He was the some people. Hand shooting up he gave book boy a glance before looking back to the professor. "Professor can I drink it when we are done? I'll do it!! I think my friend here will do it with me if you need two people." He smirked at the back of Ian's head and quieter leaned forward, "Unless you're scared." because that would make him baby book boy instead of just book boy. There was one thing that Bart wasn't and that was scared of things.
(...)
He hated this part of everything, but at least brewing potions was something he enjoyed it wasn't really work when he was having fun. "So the longer we want to breath fire the more ingredients we use?" So could he double the potion, could that be an option. Well probably not, but maybe he could weazle his way into doing more later. "What if we want huge flames does that depend on how much we blow or on the ingredients itself?" Because he wanted HUGE flames.

...this boy.

~~Guinea pig, experimentee,~~ volunteer! Cosgrach nodded at him with a sly grin on his face.

"Great, then! You, son, will try it and share your feelings with the class.

"Oh, your friend wants to show too? Fantastic! What are your names?" He, then turned to other students and of course, missed the exchange between boys as he looked at the class, and only focused on them when Bart's hand was in the air again.

"Yes, but it's based on some definite ratio and not 'let's double all the ingredients'. This amount should last for approximately fifteen minutes.

"And yes again, to your second question. It is both blowing more air and ingredients. But I should warn you, it will run out faster if you blow harder." So he had to make his choice well.

Cosgrach checked his watch. They had to move on.

"You ARE cleaning your cauldrons and mortars and stuff before using them, right?" So that they didn't forget the 'cleanness' rule? Because he'd had to correct 3-4 students already, and he didn't want anyone to fall behind because of that.

"The next step is: Add the powdered feather and stir clock wise with a wooden stick until it looks homogenous, then turn the heater to high and add culture of mycosis fungus into your mortar. I advise you wear your gloves before doing that, because mycosis fungus is a parasite that lives on your skin and may leave permanent white stains if not cured in time. The curing process is... hard, to mildly put it, and they cause odour after a while."

Could he scare them enough? Hehe

"Once they are in the mortar, crush them with pestle for thirty seconds or so, add some water on them and shake the mortar a little for them to mix better with water. Then, add them calmly to the potion."

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StarShine DoM Kappa Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cell culture hood Posts: 13,005 Hogwarts RPG Name: Mona Deandra Hellmann Gryffindor First Year x5 x6	¼ of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pls Text Cut: Questions and those that didn't clean their cauldrons Quote: Originally Posted by Edward Penguin He thought while he did about a question. Professor, you mentioned the potions use in religious rituals. Are there any modern societies that have dragons as their deity? Cosgrach pondered his question, then sloooowly nodded. "It is still an important figure especially in Far East," he said, "although I wouldn't outright say a deity. Maybe with the tribes that worship fire, but they are all muggles." There were still such tribes, as far as he knew, but did they know dragons? Cosgrach wasn't sure. Quote: Originally Posted by Princesspower Then she heard a voice call out. Mother Sarah to the rescue. Cosgrach watched how she helped the little boy and how she took the time to explain everything, and he was pleased. "7 points to Gryffindor," he said, because she wasn't just doing it for him, she was actually TEACHING him. Good. Another face to remember for him. Quote: Originally Posted by PotterHeadforLife [spoiler="Astrid's notes"][CENTER]Dogbreath Potion Cosgrach WAS the professor here, so he took the liberty to peek at her notes, then walked to her. "It's not dogbreath potion, Miss," he said, "that's a different one. This doesn't have a special name. 'Fire-breathing' or 'Hey I'm a dragon!' would do." Don't judge him if he wasn't on his creative day. Quote: Originally Posted by rosebub6200 "Professor, if the salamander blood is the ingredient that gives the user protection or healing, then is it used in a lot of medicines in the magical world, like non drinking medicines I suppose? Also, what's the difference between salamander blood and healing herbs in protective potions or medicines?" Now, this was a good question. He nodded at her. "It is, in some. But healing plants are much more often used, because people get nauseous when you mention 'blood'." Sissies. "There isn't much difference between them. The problem with potions is, they are a mixture, so you have to see how an ingredient will react to the others. For example; in this potion, a plant would still protect the inside of the mouth, but the fire itself wouldn't be curative, because salamander is of dragon's family, so their blood must be used for maximum efficiency." Quote: Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Adi scribbled some more. He found the story fascinating. After, he was done with the story, he jotted down the ingredients which sounded complicated to him with the way they had to be prepared. And what exactly is mycosis fungus? He headed to the Professor's desk, collected the first three ingredients, set them up on his workstation and turned to his cauldron, examining it. Had to make sure it was clean, you know. Those five Cs still stuck with him. Having determined it was clean enough, Adi pointed his wand on the inside. "Aguamenti!'' When it was one- third filled, ''Finite!'' Now to wait for the next step. Quote: Originally Posted by lolitababe Staring at the list of ingredients on the board, Katarina quickly jotted them down. She then did as instructed and filled her cauldron up about 1/3 of the way with water from her wand, not lighting it yet. Katarina then sat back and waited, not having any questions to pose quite yet. Quote: Originally Posted by Daydreamer11 Alex listened with interest as the Professor explained the history of the fire breathing potion. So she was totally on the wrong track with her answer. And she would have never thought of the potion as having curative properties. Alex took careful notes and was exited to start brewing the potion. Wait, what was going on here? Excited and potions were two words that did not go together in the same sentence for Alex. She went up to the Professor's desk to get the ingredients for her potion. Some of them sounded pretty nasty, but it was kinda hard to escape ickiness in Potions class. Alex returned to her desk and carefully placed her ingredients on it. Then she took out her wand and said, "Aguamenti", filling her cauldron with the appropriate amount of water. She stopped to ponder whether or not she had any questions for the Professor. Cosgrach didn't even hesitate to VANISH the water in their cauldrons one by one without explaining anything at first. He then stared at their EYES, sighed, and said "Clean EVERYTHING before doing something in potions, okay? No matter how clean it looks, you may never know." They were lucky they would only have to repeat step one. Quote: Originally Posted by RachieRu "Professor...." The girl murmured, raising her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. "I'm not too sure how to do that spell... I haven't been taught it yet..." Hello. She was only 11. Oh, of course! Cosgrach nodded at her. "I don't think I'm the person to teach you," he said, because he would be FURIOUS if someone tried to teach his lesson to 'help' someone, "but watch my steps closely." Drawing his wand, he stepped over the cauldron and drew an 'S' slowly while he said "Scourgify." He then turned his gaze at her. *"This is a cleaning spell and we must* clean everything before we use them." She could guess why, right? Then, drawing a horizontal 'S', he said "Aguamenti," and a jet of water shot from the tip of his wand. He said "Finite," when he deemed it was enough, and looked back at the girl. "Everyting okay? Do you need anything else?" Quote: Originally Posted by DuckyLinJi He pointed his Phoenix feather wand inside the cauldron and said "Aquamenti!" .........nothing. He grumbled. "aquamenti!" he said again. He clearly heard them say aQuamenti! Why was his cauldron not flowing with water huh? His different colored eyes flashed to the Professor, clearly he was thinking about asking for help but he was too stubborn for that. "Aquamenti!" ...nothing... stupid spell! ...Cosgrach wasn't going to try to help him unless he asked him to. 'Sides, it was just FUN watching him, so... Watching occasionally, and being amused. Yep. Quote: Originally Posted by Bazinga A grin crossed his face as the professor said that there were some people who would try to drink the potion. He was the some people. Hand shooting up he gave book boy a glance before looking back to the professor. "Professor can I drink it when we are done? I'll do it!! I think my friend here will do it with me if you need two people." He smirked at the back of Ian's head and quieter leaned forward, "Unless you're scared." because that would make him baby book boy instead of just book boy. There was one thing that Bart wasn't and that was scared of things. (...) He hated this part of everything, but at least brewing potions was something he enjoyed it wasn't really work when he was having fun. "So the longer we want to breath fire the more ingredients we use?" So could he double the potion, could that be an option. Well probably not, but maybe he could weazle his way into doing more later. "What if we want huge flames does that depend on how much we blow or on the ingredients itself?" Because he wanted HUGE flames. ...this boy. ~~Guinea pig, experimentee,~~ volunteer! Cosgrach nodded at him with a sly grin on his face. "Great, then! You, son, will try it and share your feelings with the class. "Oh, your friend wants to show too? Fantastic! What are your names?" He, then turned to other students and of course, missed the exchange between boys as he looked at the class, and only focused on them when Bart's hand was in the air again. "Yes, but it's based on some definite ratio and not 'let's double all the ingredients'. This amount should last for approximately fifteen minutes. "And yes again, to your second question. It is both blowing more air and ingredients. But I should warn you, it will run out faster if you blow harder." So he had to make his choice well. Cosgrach checked his watch. They had to move on. "You ARE cleaning your cauldrons and mortars and stuff before using them, right?"** So that they didn't forget the 'cleanness' rule? Because he'd had to correct 3-4 students already, and he didn't want anyone to fall behind because of that. "The next step is: Add the powdered feather and stir clock wise with a wooden stick until it looks homogenous, then turn the heater to high and add culture of mycosis fungus into your mortar. I advise you wear your gloves before doing that, because mycosis fungus is a parasite that lives on your skin and may leave permanent white stains if not cured in time. The curing process is... hard, to mildly put it, and they cause odour after a while." Could he scare them enough? Hehe "Once they are in the mortar, crush them with pestle for thirty seconds or so, add some water on them and shake the mortar a little for them to mix better with water. Then, add them calmly to the potion."