Kevin had been excited about this potion assignment ever since he sa wit posted on the Gryffindor notice board. But because of detentions and his lack of homework he had finished he hadn’t had much time until now. The third year had a grin on his face as he entered the potions lab (he had completely ignored the book outside on the rostrum that instructed he had to sign up) and immediately walked to the cupboard to grab the protective gear he needed before walking to an empty station.

With his lab coat on, the dragonhide handgloves and the goggles set on top of his head, Kevin grabbed the piece of paper with the instructions he had copied and placed it on the table. He checked the ingredients he needed and then walked to the shelves. Checking the labels of the jars and the list in his hand from time to time, the Gryffindor had to walk back and forth a couple of times before he got all the stuff he needed …for now… Placing an cauldron on the table, Kevin cleaned it using the “Scourgify” charm.

So the first step was to pre-heat the cauldron. Not adding water? Okay…. He pointed his wand under the cauldron and used the fire spell. Then he grabbed the thermometer , cleaned that as well and put held it in the cauldron. He waited….and waited… since it took some time for the cauldron to heat up and when the thermometer hit the 150 celcius degrees he placed the thermometer on the table and grabbed the…..wait what was next?

He quickly checked his notes before grabbing the jar of goat milk and the measurement cup that he cleaned as well. He added the milk in the cup and then stooped down to table level to check how much he had poured in. A little bit more milk was added to the cup and then he added the liquid inside of the cauldron.

Next, he grabbed one strand of thestral mane….how had they even catched that? They were invisible right? He didn’t think about certain…people… and just shrugged his shoulders before dropping the mane in the cauldron. Now for the next step……..wait for two hours. “UGH! Seriously?!” he complained out loud. Well he sure wasn’t going to sit here and being bored. He grabbed a piece of parchment from out of his bag and began to write a note in big letters.

Yup, that should do the trick. He doodled a skull on it that he had seen in Astronomy class and after grabbing his stuff he left the lab, setting his watch for an hour and a half so that he had some time to prepare the next ingredients. He was sure he didn't need two whole hours for that.