4) Take a whole garlic bulb, slice it in half (diffindo) then drop it into the solution.
Nothing specific was suppose to happen for Dylan to move on to this next step....So....Oh, garlic bulb, where art thou?
It was a bit tricky for him to spot at first, seeing as it was a smaller object...but he found it eventually.
Laying it on the workspace counter, Dylan pulled his wand again. With a not-as-intense downward slashing motion, the smelly bulb split in two. A second later, the Slytherin was adding it into the pot.
Boom.
No stirring was indicated this time...
Moving on... SPOILER!!: Dylan's notebook
Dylan Corvi Montmorency
Fifth Year Slytherin Herbology: Lesson Two
Minsecticide: A How-To Guide Ingredients and EquipmentPot
Strainer
Spray Bottle
Neem Oil
Cayenne Pepper
Garlic (whole bulb)
Chrysanthemum Tea Leaves
Nettle Tea Leaves
Fluxweed
Knotgrass
Lacewing Flies (dried, whole)
Bubotuber Pus
Apple Cider Vinegar
Procedure and Steps1) Once your pot of water has begun to boil, start by adding the chrysanthemum and nettle tea leaves. Stir occasionally.
2) As the colour of the water turns amber, add two generous pinches of cayenne pepper, a generous drizzle of neem oil and a splash of apple cider vinegar. Stir occasionally.
3) As the colour darkens, take a handful of fluxweed and knotgrass, then stir.
4) Take a whole garlic bulb, slice it in half (diffindo) then drop it into the solution.
5) Add 3-4 whole dried lacewing flies and a small (yes, thick) drizzle/plop of bubotuber pus.
6) Simmer, stir and leave to cool for about half an hour (in which time you clean up your work space and return any unused items to the stores cupboard.)
7) Once your Minsecticide has cooled, strain it into a spray bottle.