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Jessiqua · 11-16-2014, 12:24 AM

SPOILER!!: Previous Question

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Originally Posted by StarShine

"Now, last question before we begin the activity," he smiled mischievously, "What is the essential part of most antidotes?"

Zhenya's eyes widened. Last question before the activity. Of course she was looking forward to the practical component of potions, but she was also a bit nervous. She had a think about the question, after writing everything down on her parchment, but wasn't sure. The most essential part? Whatever it was that allowed it to counteract the effects of the poison. She was sure that was too easy though. And that would be of ALL antidotes, not just most. She wasn't sure what else though. Was he looking for an ingredient? A method? Storage? She raised her hand rather slowly, "Professor, the most essential part of antidotes is… unicorn horns?" Was it? She was sure that might be the case for potions, but perhaps not for muggle brews. How would they get unicorn horns? "And also some way of preserving it…" she said rather quickly, putting her hand over her mouth. She didn't mean to say that, she was just thinking it! In her nervous state, she just… thought it out loud! How embarrassing… But, obviously you wouldn't want to use an expired antidote which wouldn't work.

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Jessiqua Poltergeist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 38,050 x9	Sassenach \| RAVENPUFF \| Sing me a song of a lass that is gone \| bookDRAGON \| #awkwardturtle<# SPOILER!!: Previous Question Quote: Originally Posted by StarShine "How can we combat poisons? How can we obtain these substances?" Zhenya was pleased her answer was correct. She had been doing poorly on some subjects, and was glad to finally have a subject she was decent at. She thought about the next question. Well, she knew Cyanide had an antidote, but she wasn't sure if the Professor wanted something more specific or more general. She raised her hand, "Something like a bezoar, but not as useful, is activated charcoal. If someone has ingested poison by their mouth, they can ingest this activated charcoal the same way, and it works to bind to the poison and gets rid of it that way, but I don't think it's always successful. I think it's made from charcoal or carbon, they do something to it to add pores to it, which increases its surface area so that more poison can be absorbed into it. I'm not sure the actual method. But they do it in labs, and they have it available in bottles for when people need to have it," she finished. Quote: Originally Posted by StarShine "Now, last question before we begin the activity," he smiled mischievously, "What is the essential part of most antidotes?" Zhenya's eyes widened. Last question before the activity. Of course she was looking forward to the practical component of potions, but she was also a bit nervous. She had a think about the question, after writing everything down on her parchment, but wasn't sure. The most essential part? Whatever it was that allowed it to counteract the effects of the poison. She was sure that was too easy though. And that would be of ALL antidotes, not just most. She wasn't sure what else though. Was he looking for an ingredient? A method? Storage? She raised her hand rather slowly, "Professor, the most essential part of antidotes is… unicorn horns?" Was it? She was sure that might be the case for potions, but perhaps not for muggle brews. How would they get unicorn horns? "And also some way of preserving it…" she said rather quickly, putting her hand over her mouth. She didn't mean to say that, she was just thinking it! In her nervous state, she just… thought it out loud! How embarrassing… But, obviously you wouldn't want to use an expired antidote which wouldn't work.