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Cosgrach nodded at her, oblivious to her grating and whatnot.

"Not the main ingredient, but it serves for that purpose, yes."

...

And then, after some time, Annabeth had to be dramatic again.

Cosgrach didn't even understand WHY she was SHOUTING, but he was next to her shortly after. Cleaning his hands magically, he placed the wormwood under the knotgrass and bringing two ends of it together, neatly tied it.

"There."



Cosgrach walked to the front and tapped the blackboard with his wand again.

"If you have done everything right, the steam from your potion should be visible to the eye and it should make you only slightly nauseous. If you don't feel anything, then you might as well vanish it and start over."

Was that clear? He paused briefly and then continued with reading the next steps.

"Stir eleven times clockwise with wooden stick. Do clean it before using. Then add two crow feathers. Stir once clockwise with metal stick. Add another two feathers and stir clockwise with metal stick again. Go on like this until all feathers are added. Do not stir after the last couple of feathers. You don't have to remove metal every time to clean it - just keep it inside the cauldron until last feather is added."

All clear?

Now, who was vanishing their potions?

OOC: Like Cosgrach has said, the nausea feeling isn't strong enough to make your character vomit. The steams only affect the brewer, so the wrong ones won't be affected by other vapours. Wrong potions do look as if they are all right, though (in case your characters want to fake it ).

This is a catch up point, as I'll post again probably more than 24 hours later.


There. He had helped her. Cosgrach was her hero! Annabeth looked at the teacher's back mesmerized while he walked away.

She sighed and added to her potion the wormwood tied to the knotgrass.
Anna barely noticed that what Cosgrach was saying was the next steps. She looked at the blackboard. He had already added new instructions. Anna read them carefully, memorizing the steps. She had wasted time and had to catch up with the steps before updating her notes. The girl was so entertained with the reading that the nauseating vapor which invaded her nostrils startled her. Would have she made a mess? She looked around. There were other students twisting their noses and they seemed quite satisfied with their potions. She supposed it should be right, she shrugged and moved on.

Anna grabbed her wand and cleaned her wooden and metal sticks. She took the wooden one and use it to stir the potion eleven times clockwise and then removed the wooden stirrer before adding two crow feathers. With the metal stick, she stirred once the potion and then she did as the teacher had said, alternating between adding feathers and stirring clockwise, taking care to not stir after the last feathers.

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Actually, this was better. Not controlling the students that much, not seeing their failures, not trying to correct them - he felt light. And these were the last two steps. If a cauldron hadn't exploded until now, surely they can manage last two steps as well?

Well. Right. Yes.

He waved his wand at the wand and the last steps appeared.

"Now, add the spider. Then add one crocodile tooth, wait until the potion grumbles, then add the second. Clean your workspace, but leave your cauldrons here. It'll take the potion about three days to mature. For now it'll be bright red. When it turns your favourite colour, it's ready to be drunk. If bright red is your favourite colour, make a friend look at it, because the potion changes colours according to who's looking at it. I'll lock the classroom after you leave, so don't you worry." Was that clear enough? Hopefully. He waved his wand again, and the properties of the potion appeared.

"It also has another effect: not only will you hate the first person you see, but you will also act so terribly towards them that they will probably hate you back. It will sharpen your tongue, so if your friend criticises everything after I post the homework, don't be quick to judge them." Now, he HAD warned them. "The taste is bitter and will remain for a day..." He paused to think what else he could say. "You'll also feel fatigued once the effect wears off. That's it, I believe. Oh, and the duration is roughly 3 to 5 hours."

Now, be good, don't explode anything and everyone be happy.


OOC: You have 24 hours from the time of this post to finish the potion. ^___^

The people that messed up: Your potions are red too, though not that bright.

Anna looked at the spider. She didn't want to pick it, even wearing gloves. After hesitating two seconds, she took her wand, "Wingardium Leviosa!" and made it to levitate over the cauldron and then finished the incantation, so the spider dropped into the cauldron as she had expected to.

Anna grinned, proud of herself, then added one crocodile tooth and waited. While waiting, she tried to pull off her glove and found out it was sticked to her paining finger. "Oh, great, it's all I need now." The potion began grumbling and it was time to add the second crocodile tooth.

So, that's it? She had to wait 3 endless days! She added the last steps to her notes and, still wearing her gloves, cleaned her workstation. She raised her hand and waved at Cosgrach. Would he notice her gloves?

"Thank you for everything, professor Culloden. I love your classes and it wouldn't be a Hate Potion that would change my mind." She grinned.

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Annabeth Glasswall
Hufflepuff Fifth Year
September 10th, 2084
Potions Classroom

Potions One: The Hate Potion

This potion makes you hate the first person you see upon consuming it.

Ingredients
1 jobberknoll feather
half a unicorn tail hair
three leech head
half a ginger root
ten carrots
a bunch of knotgrass
one wormwood
ten crow feathers
one common spider
two crocodile teeth

Procedure
1. Clean the cauldron (scourgify)
2. Add the jobberknoll feather (without and water of fire.)
3. Lay half a unicorn tail hair vertically over the feather.
4. Add a litre of water, and then three leech heads one by one.
5. With a metal stick, stir it clockwise for ten times. Clean the metal stick before and after using.
6. Then add half the ginger root.
7. wait for two minutes.
8. Add ten cubes of ice all at once
9. Wait until they melt and grate five of the carrots in the meantime. Add the ungrated ones at once, and sprinkle the grated ones
10. Tie the wormwood around knotgrass and add them
11. Stir eleven times clockwise with wooden stick. Do clean it before using.
12. Add two crow feathers. Stir once clockwise with metal stick. Add another two feathers and stir clockwise with metal stick again. Go on like this until all feathers are added. Do not stir after the last couple of feathers. (You don't have to remove metal every time to clean it - just keep it inside the cauldron until last feather is added.)
13. Add the spider
14. Add one crocodile tooth, wait until the potion grumbles, then add the second
15. Wait until the potion turns your favourite colour (takes about 3 days)

Colour: is the favourite colour of the person who's looking at it
Effect: It makes you hate the first person you see, sharpens your tongue: you are very ready to point out the faults of that person
The taste is bitter and will remain for a day
Duration: Depends on the drinker - if they are prone to hatred, it'll be longer (roungly 3-5 hours)
Effect on drinker: He/she will experience fatigue once the effect wears off
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