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JustAlice · 05-18-2015, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarShine

"Alright everyone," he said, "Add boomslang skin and wait for 5 minutes. Then, add the larvae. If all has gone well, it should be completely clear like clean water."

Any questions? It was fairly easy, wasn't it? Once they were done, they would be finished with the base.

Then, he walked to where the vegan girl (JustAlice) was sitting and talked in a low voice not to disturb the whole class.

"Uh, Rowan?" That was her name, right? "Add cocoon until the potion turns clear. I don't know how many it might take." He didn't even know if it would WORK.

SPOILER!!: Notes

Rowan was inspecting her muddy potion, wondering why they had to make something that was such a gross colour. Wouldn't a gross colour potion do gross things? ... She supposed the meaner emotions were gross, so that could work. But then Professor Culloden said the next step should make it clear, so the muddy colour didn't matter... right? Okay to be honest, Rusty was still struggling a little with the concept of potions, but she was trying REALLY hard to make it make sense to her. Maybe if she could complete one that worked it would be easier...

"Oh, okay, thanks professor." she said as he addressed her, and went to grab a bunch of silkworm cocoons, taking a quick second to check there was nobody inside any of them. Didn't wanna ruin anyone's day by dumping them in a potion.

Okay... step nine, boomslang skin. She looked up at the clock and added the skin, careful to note the exact time so that she could put the cocoons in after five minutes. ... She still felt sorta bad using the snake skin and the cocoons and stuff, but she just kept telling herself it was like when she used found feathers on her masks and charms and stuff, and she could just be extra kind to the world later in thanks.

...

She watched the clock closely, thinking about whether she could make a ton of other potions without animal bits and if it would work or not. Maybe someone had looked into it... or maybe it was something she could do when she was older. After all, if you could make perfectly good meringue without eggs, then surely you could do anything without animal products if you just found the right replacement.

Okay. Five minutes had passed, so Rowan started by adding ten cocoons to the potion......

It wasn't clear. It was a little less muddy, but it was certainly not clear as water. Hm... She tried adding another five, keeping track of the amount she was putting in on the corner of her parchment.

....

Still nope...

Another five..?

OOH OOH that was MUCH better! Not totally clear yet, but it was more like dirty water than mud. So she started adding the cocoons one by one, counting under her breath as she did so...

one...

two...

three...

four...

OH.. OOOH!! IT HAD GONE CLEAR!! She made a note next to her ingredients list that it had taken twenty four of the cocoons to make the potion clear, then set down her quill and watched the potion in the cauldron, checking that it was still heated to 100 degrees. Yep! Goodness this was so EXCITING!

05-18-2015, 11:20 AM	#173 (permalink)
JustAlice Doxy Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: [GMT] Posts: 6,188 Hogwarts RPG Name: Dalia Turay Fourth Year	Zing Quote: Originally Posted by StarShine "Alright everyone," he said, "Add boomslang skin and wait for 5 minutes. Then, add the larvae. If all has gone well, it should be completely clear like clean water." Any questions? It was fairly easy, wasn't it? Once they were done, they would be finished with the base. Then, he walked to where the vegan girl (JustAlice) was sitting and talked in a low voice not to disturb the whole class. "Uh, Rowan?" That was her name, right? "Add cocoon until the potion turns clear. I don't know how many it might take." He didn't even know if it would WORK. SPOILER!!: Notes Ingredients: Two sprigs of lovage 4 mistletoe berries 4 measures of fluxweed 2 measures of boomslang skin ~~Ten??]~~ 24 ~~newt larvae~~ silkworm cocoon thingies? Happiness: 3 Alihotsy leaves Sadness: A teaspoon of glumbumble treacle Excitement: Half a handful of ferret fur Fear: A scoop of black flies Tenderness: 2 teaspoons of dog saliva Anger: 7 hippogriff feathers Steps: 1. Fill halfway with pure water 2. Slowly lower your wand as if you're drawing a straight, vertical line with your wand and say Apto pressura (wand movement: straight, vertical line onto the cauldron) 3. Heat to 100 degree celcius and keep the heat at 100 and ONLY 100 AT ALL TIMES 4. Chop the lovage well and add it 5. Wait for 5 seconds 6. Add the berries right after 5 seconds 7. Cut fluxweed leaves into 3 and add them 8. use wooden stick to stir clockwise then anti clockwise seven times (14 stirs) -- Should be muddy but not smelly 9. Add boomslang skin and wait for 5 minutes 10. Add the ~~larvae~~ cocoons until it goes clear. -- It should be clear like water Rowan was inspecting her muddy potion, wondering why they had to make something that was such a gross colour. Wouldn't a gross colour potion do gross things? ... She supposed the meaner emotions were gross, so that could work. But then Professor Culloden said the next step should make it clear, so the muddy colour didn't matter... right? Okay to be honest, Rusty was still struggling a little with the concept of potions, but she was trying REALLY hard to make it make sense to her. Maybe if she could complete one that worked it would be easier... "Oh, okay, thanks professor." she said as he addressed her, and went to grab a bunch of silkworm cocoons, taking a quick second to check there was nobody inside any of them. Didn't wanna ruin anyone's day by dumping them in a potion. Okay... step nine, boomslang skin. She looked up at the clock and added the skin, careful to note the exact time so that she could put the cocoons in after five minutes. ... She still felt sorta bad using the snake skin and the cocoons and stuff, but she just kept telling herself it was like when she used found feathers on her masks and charms and stuff, and she could just be extra kind to the world later in thanks. ... She watched the clock closely, thinking about whether she could make a ton of other potions without animal bits and if it would work or not. Maybe someone had looked into it... or maybe it was something she could do when she was older. After all, if you could make perfectly good meringue without eggs, then surely you could do anything without animal products if you just found the right replacement. Okay. Five minutes had passed, so Rowan started by adding ten cocoons to the potion...... It wasn't clear. It was a little less muddy, but it was certainly not clear as water. Hm... She tried adding another five, keeping track of the amount she was putting in on the corner of her parchment. .... Still nope... Another five..? OOH OOH that was MUCH better! Not totally clear yet, but it was more like dirty water than mud. So she started adding the cocoons one by one, counting under her breath as she did so... one... two... three... four... OH.. OOOH!! IT HAD GONE CLEAR!! She made a note next to her ingredients list that it had taken twenty four of the cocoons to make the potion clear, then set down her quill and watched the potion in the cauldron, checking that it was still heated to 100 degrees. Yep! Goodness this was so EXCITING!