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Fireheart · 01-19-2021, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoe

As the professor went on to answer her question about the potion, her blue eyes were looked on the woman intently. In general Cornelia was good at listening, but she was really good at it when it came to matters that interested her. And the Polyjuice Potion was something that interested her greatly for some reason. The whole idea of looking like someone else ... well ... she believed that could be quite useful at some point.

As the Potions professor went on, it was moments like these when the first year wished she had something to take notes on. She hadn't thought of doing such a thing since this was a simple visit and not a lecture. How she was going to remember everything, though, well, she was just going to have to do her best.

Can be a bit uncomfortable ... effects more severe the longer in use ... Mr. Rosier ... quite a bit of discomfort... The fact that the professor addressed their Headmaster as anything but was glossed over by her. Cornelia was ready to move on to her next question. Or, rather, her next set of questions as she couldn't help herself. "When do we get to learn about the Polyjuice Potion in class? Do we get to brew it? Is it difficult to make? What are all of the risks? Does taking it mean you're a bad person?"

Now this was a student she had to take caution with. Curious and eager. A delight for Shreya to see such zeal for the subject, sure—but those students were the ones that were often tempted to brew advanced potions. Potions that they oftentimes weren't ready for.

Shreya chuckled a bit at Cornelia's enthusiasm and rapid-fire questions, thrilled at her eagerness nonetheless. "You will learn about polyjuice in due time,"Shreya replied, not wanting to lie to her pupil, but also not wanting to spoil the lesson plans she had for the upcoming term. She was quite excited to teach the polyjuice potion, to be perfectly honest. While she considered leaving it out of her course plan, she figured it was better to educate the students on dangerous potions rather than ignore them. "I am a proponent of brewing complex potions in a controlled environment. No use in pretending that they don't exist! So you can expect to brew it at some point during your Hogwarts career." No promising that it would be during her first year, but of course, she would have to wait and see. As long as Shreya stuck around, that is.

She paused a bit, trying to make sure she answered all of Cornelia's questions. "It is an incredibly challenging potion to brew correctly," she said earnestly. Her voice took on a more serious tone as she continued. "It takes a long time and a very steady hand. Even the best potionmakers have struggled with executing it correctly. Not to mention there are extremely dangerous long-term consequences if anything goes wrong." She didn't want to go into the gory details with such a young student. Hopefully that warning would be enough to prevent Cornelia from wanting to try it.

Now the last part of the Slytherin's question was one that stumped her. How to answer it without showing her extreme distaste for Rosier would be challenging. "I don't think that taking it necessarily makes you a bad person, no. Though there are a lot of ethics involved. If your intentions are pure, if you have permission of the person you are polyjuicing into, and if you are not breaking any laws, there are some acceptable uses." Shreya thought back to the Battle of the Seven Potters. A perfectly justifiable use, in her opinion. "However, it's easy to take the potion down the path of darkness." With that, she folded her hands on her desk, looking at the first year intently in case she had any more questions.

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Originally Posted by MadAlice

Violet had been eager to meet with the Potions Professor all term, but this was the first chance she'd had to think of a good excuse to come there. Potions was her favorite, and best, subject and she always like to pick the brains of whoever was teaching it. She felt in her pocket to make sure the flask she'd brought with her was there, and knocked on the door.

A knock on the door always brightened her day, as it was usually the sign of a curious student. After adding a bit of dandelion root to the small pewter cauldron on her windowsill, she made her way to the door. "Good day, Ms. Blackthorne," she said with a smile, opening the door wide for the third year. The Slytherin was one of her most accomplished students, and she was thrilled that she wanted to talk about potions (hopefully) one-on-one.

"Doing alright on your healing potions essay?" Shreya asked. She had assigned the parchment a few days ago and given the students plenty of time to complete it, but she knew essays could be tricky. Or perhaps Violet wanted to discuss something different.

01-19-2021, 02:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fireheart DMT & DMLE Firecrab Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Naboo Posts: 774 Hogwarts RPG Name: Avalon Sinclair Graduated Ministry RPG Name: Japser Cohen Magical Creatures	assuming cornelia & violet are on different timelines, unless you two wanna blend 'em Quote: Originally Posted by Zoe As the professor went on to answer her question about the potion, her blue eyes were looked on the woman intently. In general Cornelia was good at listening, but she was really good at it when it came to matters that interested her. And the Polyjuice Potion was something that interested her greatly for some reason. The whole idea of looking like someone else ... well ... she believed that could be quite useful at some point. As the Potions professor went on, it was moments like these when the first year wished she had something to take notes on. She hadn't thought of doing such a thing since this was a simple visit and not a lecture. How she was going to remember everything, though, well, she was just going to have to do her best. Can be a bit uncomfortable ... effects more severe the longer in use ... Mr. Rosier ... quite a bit of discomfort... The fact that the professor addressed their Headmaster as anything but was glossed over by her. Cornelia was ready to move on to her next question. Or, rather, her next set of questions as she couldn't help herself. "When do we get to learn about the Polyjuice Potion in class? Do we get to brew it? Is it difficult to make? What are all of the risks? Does taking it mean you're a bad person?" Now this was a student she had to take caution with. Curious and eager. A delight for Shreya to see such zeal for the subject, sure—but those students were the ones that were often tempted to brew advanced potions. Potions that they oftentimes weren't ready for. Shreya chuckled a bit at Cornelia's enthusiasm and rapid-fire questions, thrilled at her eagerness nonetheless. "You will learn about polyjuice in due time,"Shreya replied, not wanting to lie to her pupil, but also not wanting to spoil the lesson plans she had for the upcoming term. She was quite excited to teach the polyjuice potion, to be perfectly honest. While she considered leaving it out of her course plan, she figured it was better to educate the students on dangerous potions rather than ignore them. "I am a proponent of brewing complex potions in a controlled environment. No use in pretending that they don't exist! So you can expect to brew it at some point during your Hogwarts career." No promising that it would be during her first year, but of course, she would have to wait and see. As long as Shreya stuck around, that is. She paused a bit, trying to make sure she answered all of Cornelia's questions. "It is an incredibly challenging potion to brew correctly," she said earnestly. Her voice took on a more serious tone as she continued. "It takes a long time and a very steady hand. Even the best potionmakers have struggled with executing it correctly. Not to mention there are extremely dangerous long-term consequences if anything goes wrong." She didn't want to go into the gory details with such a young student. Hopefully that warning would be enough to prevent Cornelia from wanting to try it. Now the last part of the Slytherin's question was one that stumped her. How to answer it without showing her extreme distaste for Rosier would be challenging. "I don't think that taking it necessarily makes you a bad person, no. Though there are a lot of ethics involved. If your intentions are pure, if you have permission of the person you are polyjuicing into, and if you are not breaking any laws, there are some acceptable uses." Shreya thought back to the Battle of the Seven Potters. A perfectly justifiable use, in her opinion. "However, it's easy to take the potion down the path of darkness." With that, she folded her hands on her desk, looking at the first year intently in case she had any more questions. Quote: Originally Posted by MadAlice Violet had been eager to meet with the Potions Professor all term, but this was the first chance she'd had to think of a good excuse to come there. Potions was her favorite, and best, subject and she always like to pick the brains of whoever was teaching it. She felt in her pocket to make sure the flask she'd brought with her was there, and knocked on the door. A knock on the door always brightened her day, as it was usually the sign of a curious student. After adding a bit of dandelion root to the small pewter cauldron on her windowsill, she made her way to the door. "Good day, Ms. Blackthorne," she said with a smile, opening the door wide for the third year. The Slytherin was one of her most accomplished students, and she was thrilled that she wanted to talk about potions (hopefully) one-on-one. "Doing alright on your healing potions essay?" Shreya asked. She had assigned the parchment a few days ago and given the students plenty of time to complete it, but she knew essays could be tricky. Or perhaps Violet wanted to discuss something different.