Ella did glance over at little beehive boy after she'd helped and was pleased to see that he seemed to be getting it now. That was good. It could be tough going into lessons when you hadn't had a chance to practice as much as the older students and she would've hated to fall behind too.
What she hadn't expected was the points. She was about to explain that it wasn't necessary but then she figured she shouldn't. Hufflepuff would appreciate the points and really, it was nice that the Professor encouraged helping each other out. He got a thankful smile form the head girl. Mhm.
SPOILER!!: Potions dude
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StarShine 
"Okay, everyone. Please stir counter clock-wise for 7 times with your wooden stirrers and turn off the heater. Let it cool until no vapour is seen. It should take about five minutes to cool. If it takes more than six minutes, vanish the potion and start again." So that was their first check-point.
"Those who got it correct, get your fire crab shell but do not add it. Hold it with a metal spoon, lower it nicely into the potion just inside the surface—make sure it doesn’t splash water AT ALL—then start stirring 1 time clockwise, 1 time counter clockwise for 12 times in total. Each stir should take about ten seconds for it to spread thoroughly. Once done with stirring, get it out and put it away on some tissues for it not to get the half-done potion on your table." Not that it would hurt at this point, but he didn't want to clean sticky shells off the desks afterwards either.
They KNEW it was pricey, right?
And moving on again. Okay, she was ready for the notes.
Scribble. Scribble. Scribble.
SPOILER!!: Ingredients and Instructions
Fire-breathing Potion
•3 goose feathers (chopped WELL that they look like powder)
•5 centimetre square of parasites (mycosis fungus)
•Roughly 2 centimetre square fire-crab shell (prepared)
•One fire slug
•8 drops of salamander blood
•Some flobberworm mucus (depends on how much rigidity one wants)
1) Fill your cauldron 1/3 with water, please, and do not light a fire undernearth.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) Stir counter clock-wise for 7 times with wooden stirrers and turn off the heater. Cool until no vapour is seen. Should take about five minutes to cool. If it takes more than six minutes, vanish the potion and start again.
5) Get your fire crab shell but do not add it. Hold it with a metal spoon, lower it nicely into the potion just inside the surface—make sure it doesn’t splash water AT ALL—then start stirring 1 time clockwise, 1 time counter clockwise for 12 times in total. Each stir should take about ten seconds for it to spread thoroughly. Once done with stirring, get it out and put it away on some tissues for it not to get the half-done potion on your table.
After cleaning her wooden stirrer again, Ella placed it back into the potion and stirred counter clockwise.
"1..2..3..4..5..6..7." Seven times, done. Then, when the flame had been extinguished, the blonde watched the potion as it cooled. She did her best to keep track of time and not get distracted. That meant absolutely no looking at the boyfriend. Big old distraction right there, the boyfriend was.
After about what Ella had timed as 4 1/2 minutes, she couldn't see any more vapor rising from the potion. That...was a bit earlier than she'd anticipated but it also meant she didn't need to start over so she didn't question it. Time to move ahead, then.
Fire crabs. N'aww. Ella handled eyed the shell and thought of Taco, the fire crab she'd worked with in creatures. She'd grown quite fond of him. Missed him too. Anyway, after cleaning the spoon, Ella carefully picked up the shell and placed it on the surface. She didn't splash or anything which was a relief. She'd been sort of worried about that.
Then stirring happened. Alternating between clockwise and counterclockwise each time until she'd reached twelve times stirred. She timed it too, counting out the ten seconds in her head and making sure to stir slowly. When she was done, she reached for tissues with her free hand and smoothed them out before fishing the shell out with the spoon. She then carefully set it down.
So far, so good, yeah?