| Abraxan
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SPOILER!!: Lux and Adi Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy  Awww, Zeke was hungry. That was a shame. "I'd give you some Chocolate Frogs if Professor Culloden allowed it." Which clearly he didn't in the potions lab. Lux felt a little bad though since she DID have them on her. "I'm good! I was just hanging out with my boyfriend." It made her happy but she was sure that two boys wouldn't want to hear about it; that conversation was more for girl talk.
Adi was on the same page as her when it came to the hate potions, but Zeke clearly wasn't. It was nice to hear different opinions on things. "I suppose I can see how they could be useful. I just don't like them." Nod. Glad that he would be staying with them for some time, she still hated the waiting part.
Talking was nice, but Lux was definitely glad when she was told that it was time for them to move on with their project. After looking at her notes, she extinguished the fire under her cauldron so that the potion could cool. Grabbing the bicorn horn, she crushed it into a fine powder using her clean mortar and pestle. Once she was finished, she checked the potion but felt that it wasn't as cool as it could be. Continuing to wait, she checked every few minutes before finally dumping the powder in when things were just right.
Now it was time to do some stirring. Hopefully this part wouldn't be messed up. With her clean wooden stick, she stirred five times clockwise, four times counter-clockwise, three times clockwise, two times counter-clockwise, and then once more clockwise.
"Well, I guess we are done for a week, Adi," she said as she put the burner back on maximum. With her wand, she magically cleaned up her equipment and workstation before putting everything away again. She would wait for her friends so that they could leave together.
SPOILER!!: Recipe a litre of goat milk- 1 strand of thestral mane
- bicorn horn
- full, undamaged mussel shell
- one black cat's fur
- caterpillar
- 13 rose thorns from 13 different roses (plucked ripe from the branches)
Pre-heat the cauldron to 150 celcius degrees- Put one litre of goat milk
- Add the thestral mane
- Wait for two hours
- Put out the fire and wait for it to cool down
- Crush the bicorn horn into a fine powder in the meantime and add it once the potion is cool enough for you to touch
- Check point: it should be cool in maximum 15 minutes
- With a wooden stick, stir it five times clockwise, four times counter clockwise, three times clockwise, two times counter clockwise and once clockwise.
- Light a fire and bring it to maximum. Let it burn for a full week. Make sure the fire is always at maximum.
- Clean the mussel shell gently, make sure there is no moss on it. open it, remove the mussel itself and clean its inside too, then add into the cauldron after a week is up.
- Put out the fire and wait for one Moon cycle
- Check point: the colour should be silver
- Sprinkle half of the fur
- With a metal stick, stir vigorously 13 times counter clockwise
- Sprinkle the other half of the fur
- Stir slowly 13 times counter clockwise
- Check point: it should smell like your least favourite flower
- Wait for a week
- Slice the caterpillar into five equal pieces and add the one by one
- Swirl your wand slowly over the cauldron while telling an event you think is unfortunate (the number of swirls doesn't matter, just don't stop until the end of the story)
- Light a low fire and wait for 13 days
- Get 13 rose thorns from 13 different roses in the gardens and add them all at once
- With a metal stick, stir once clockwise
- Wait until it changes colour from green to brown
- Label it and leave a vial it on the desk
- Do NOT! try it without my consent.
- If you have done everything correctly, it shouldn't smell or smoke. Its taste should not spoil the substances it is added.
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19 Hungry Adi hadn't realised it but he was hungry too. Maybe the House elves could spare him some cookies or something. "Great. I'll tag along and we can grab something together. Lux too if she doesn't have to meet Bay anytime soon again.'' He winked at the girl.
Well, well, well. Adi was certainly surprised by Zeke's response to Hate Potions and he didn't hide that. But hey, that was the guy's opinion. "Maaaybe,'' the Puffer said slowly as he thought over Zeke's statement. "But I suppose I'd always think it was a waste of time to invent it.''
"Yup. I'll be sure to remind you both in case you forget.'' It wasn't until Lux started with her cleaning that the fourth year realised he should be doing the same. He quickly got started, using magic to restore everything to their original state.
"So how about a trip to the Kitchens, Lux? There's two starving guys here.'' LOL. Growing guys needed their food. Soooooooo... they both got it, or said that they got it, but he didn't think they really understood. Or at least, they didn't understand it the way HE did. The hole HATE thing was definitely useful and it made sense for someone to develop it. Everything could be made with a potion - almost. Or so he'd been told. Either way, he shrugged. They were all entitled to think differently.
The food thing though. That was a very real and serious situation, and Lux was nice to offer a chocolate frog - if the circumstances allowed for it. "That's cool.. I just really want cake anyway." Cravings were cravings. He wondered how long it would take the house elves to whip up a chocolate and beetroot cake, those were pretty good considering they were sneaking in the veg.
Zeke nodded to Adi, a trip to the kitchens sounded AWESOME. "I'm in."
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