Beverly watched the professor's expression at her reply and had to chew on the inside of her cheek to keep from looking amused. Has that gossip paper made it to him? Did he KNOW? A hunch told her Culloden was in with the info. Anyway...

She had to pay attention to all of this information being thrown at them. Normally, history wasn't her thing, but all this talk about manipulation kept sparking her interest and she HAD to know things for certain reasons. You never know when a potion like this could come in handy. You never knooow.

After jotting down what she believed was important, Beverly set her quill down. It was potion-making time! And they were going to start by grating half a unicorn horn. The Slytherin was on it.