 Horses Forever! l l Writer for Life l Yearbook alumnus
Harvey was a bit worried to be left to make his own potion. Again. As he'd suspected, this class wasn't his strong suit. Even though he really wanted it to be! It jus required... care. Patience.
He'd take books any day.
Right, ingredients. That was the easy part. He could get all that easily.
1. Clean equipment.
Well, that was fine, too - he always kept his stuff clean (no knowing what kind of smells might develop if he didn't)
2. Add water to cauldron, and bring to a simmer.
He could do that. Simmering was fine. Totally fine. It was all under control.
As he waited, Harvey flipped through his textbook. The potions in there had some fascinating names, like...
It was boiling! Like, bubbles popping like crazy kind of boiling!
But boiling was almost the same as simmering, right? The water was hot. That's what mattered, right?
It was close enough, Harvey decided, opening his book on the right page again and lowering the heat under his cauldron to eliminate the jumpy boiling bubbles somewhat.
3. Stew alihotsy leaves in simmering water for 20 minutes [prepare other ingredients whilst waiting]
Harvey glanced at his watch as he threw in the alihotsy leaves again. Great, 20 minutes free! As long as he didn't forget what time he put the leaves in.
Looking around the class, he wondered why everyone seemed so busy. If they all had 20 minutes to wait...
Glancing at the instructions again, Harvey almost groaned. He was so good at skim-reading he could barely make himself read carefully these days anymore. And he'd totally missed that last part. Ugh.
Reading down the list of ingredients, he began preparing everything else as he waited, trying to keep the dejectedness out of his movements and wondering if the new book he'd asked his parents to send over would arrive with the post the next day.
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