She did not have time to rest, as the final instructions were given soon after she finished her two clockwise stirs. She added three sprigs of Valerian into the cauldron and turned up the temperature. It did not take long for effervescence to be produced, rising from the bottom to the surface of the liquid. That was the cue for her to add a sopophorous bean in. It was interesting to note how the state of the bean (whole, rather than crushed) could maximise the relaxing effect of the final solution. Anyway, her potion was now a nice turquoise colour. She stirred it quickly seven times in the clockwise direction and found with satisfaction that it changed into the calming pale blue-grey colour not dissimilar to that which the professor himself produced.

Turning off the burner now, she set the timer for three minutes and let the hot solution cool down. She had three minutes of free time, which she used to clean up her equipments and workspace. When the time was up, she took out her wand from her pocket and swept it over the top of the cauldron, keeping her wrist flat. As she felt calm and relaxed, her movement was also controlled and smooth. It looked like she was done!