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Lissy Longbottom · 01-29-2022, 03:04 AM

Javier had been patrolling the room and jumped just a bit when he heard a BAM, and looked over to see Milo holding one completely punctured pumpkin which, judging by the orange goo on the corner of his desk, was NOT carved using the traditional method. SIGH. He got the thing open, at least, but that was not! the! point!

"Mister Evans, next time please attempt the spell - how else will you learn it if you don't practice?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. The kid seemed dead set on making as much of a mess in his classroom as possible. Merlin knew how the brewing portion would actually go with him...best keep an eye on him.

"Ok everyone, for those of you who are ready to move on, here is the complete recipe," Javier announced, waving his wand so the recipe appeared on the board behind him.

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Ingredients
2 cups pumpkin innards, densely packed (sorted so no seeds)
3 flitterby moths
100g fresh bouncing bulb, stunned if necessary
4g fresh foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) flowers, petals only
10 fresh pumpkin seeds

Recipe
1. Put two densely packed cups of pumpkin innards in the bottom your cauldron with a cup of water. Set over medium heat.
2. Whilst waiting for the cauldron to come to a light simmer, grind 3 dried flitterby moths to a fine powder in your pestle and mortar. Add these to the cauldron and stir clockwise until the contents turns grass green (4 complete stirs should do the trick).
3. Stun your bouncing bulb using Stupefy. Peel off the purple skin, and chop finely with a silver knife. Weigh out 100g. Add to your cauldron and stir enough to incorporate.
4. Let your potion simmer for 30 minutes. You may carve your pumpkin whilst you wait.
5. Pluck the petals from the foxgloves, and weigh out 4g. Crush to release the juices and chop roughly. Add to the cauldron, and stir until potion changes to a dark purple. Wash hands after handling the foxglove - it is toxic if consumed alone.
6. Add the pumpkin seeds one at a time, stirring anticlockwise between each. The potion should turn a bright orange.

"You'll note that this is the latter portion of the recipe in your book - the first few steps go over taking out the innards of your pumpkin and separating the seeds, which we have already done," he explained. And for those who had NOT yet finished their pumpkin harvesting, they still had plenty of time.

"Once you're finished you MAY test out your potion if you wish. This is not required, and since this is a beginner version of the potion it'll only last about five minutes," he said. Plus he was on standby in case anyone skipped a step or two and found themselves orange all over instead of looking like a character out of Sleepy Hallow.

"You may begin the brewing portion now and you have the rest of the class to work which should be plenty of time. Let me know if you have any questions," he added with a small smile before allowing them to begin their work.

OOC: Hello again! As stated above YOU STILL HAVE TIME to do catch up with the mini activity! For full credit for the main activity above, you just need to complete the brewing process. You do NOT have to have your character try the potion unless they want to! How would their pumpkin head look if they did try it? Well, that's up to your imagination!

You have until Monday, January 31st at 6 PM CDT to wrap things up. Once again - CATCH UP FOR THE MINI ACTIVITY IS ALLOWED. Let me know if you have any questions, we will be here lurking and watching!

01-29-2022, 03:04 AM	#72 (permalink)
Lissy Longbottom Giant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ferrix: GMT-6 Posts: 56,911 Hogwarts RPG Name: Moritz Schultz (#0f667e) Ravenclaw Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nancy Schultz (#ac6f77) Hufflepuff Fourth Year x11 x1	javier is gonna go gray with u kids curly haired prefect - "sometimes I get angry!" - 30/90 - chicken emoji - probably @ Disney - I speak dog Javier had been patrolling the room and jumped just a bit when he heard a BAM, and looked over to see Milo holding one completely punctured pumpkin which, judging by the orange goo on the corner of his desk, was NOT carved using the traditional method. SIGH. He got the thing open, at least, but that was not! the! point! *"Mister Evans, next time please attempt* the spell - how else will you learn it if you don't practice?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. The kid seemed dead set on making as much of a mess in his classroom as possible. Merlin knew how the brewing portion would actually go with him...best keep an eye on him. "Ok everyone, for those of you who are ready to move on, here is the complete recipe," Javier announced, waving his wand so the recipe appeared on the board behind him. Quote: Ingredients 2 cups pumpkin innards, densely packed (sorted so no seeds) 3 flitterby moths 100g fresh bouncing bulb, stunned if necessary 4g fresh foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) flowers, petals only 10 fresh pumpkin seeds Recipe 1. Put two densely packed cups of pumpkin innards in the bottom your cauldron with a cup of water. Set over medium heat. 2. Whilst waiting for the cauldron to come to a light simmer, grind 3 dried flitterby moths to a fine powder in your pestle and mortar. Add these to the cauldron and stir clockwise until the contents turns grass green (4 complete stirs should do the trick). 3. Stun your bouncing bulb using Stupefy. Peel off the purple skin, and chop finely with a silver knife. Weigh out 100g. Add to your cauldron and stir enough to incorporate. 4. Let your potion simmer for 30 minutes. You may carve your pumpkin whilst you wait. 5. Pluck the petals from the foxgloves, and weigh out 4g. Crush to release the juices and chop roughly. Add to the cauldron, and stir until potion changes to a dark purple. Wash hands after handling the foxglove - it is toxic if consumed alone. 6. Add the pumpkin seeds one at a time, stirring anticlockwise between each. The potion should turn a bright orange. "You'll note that this is the latter portion of the recipe in your book - the first few steps go over taking out the innards of your pumpkin and separating the seeds, which we have already done," he explained. And for those who had NOT yet finished their pumpkin harvesting, they still had plenty of time. "Once you're finished you MAY test out your potion if you wish. This is not required, and since this is a beginner version of the potion it'll only last about five minutes," he said. Plus he was on standby in case anyone skipped a step or two and found themselves orange all over instead of looking like a character out of Sleepy Hallow. "You may begin the brewing portion now and you have the rest of the class to work which should be plenty of time. Let me know if you have any questions," he added with a small smile before allowing them to begin their work. OOC:** Hello again! As stated above YOU STILL HAVE TIME to do catch up with the mini activity! For full credit for the main activity above, you just need to complete the brewing process. You do NOT have to have your character try the potion unless they want to! How would their pumpkin head look if they did try it? Well, that's up to your imagination! You have until Monday, January 31st at 6 PM CDT to wrap things up. Once again - CATCH UP FOR THE MINI ACTIVITY IS ALLOWED. Let me know if you have any questions, we will be here lurking and watching! __________________ I'm still standin'________________________________________ better than I ever did Lookin' like a true survivor_________________________________feelin' like a little kid Last edited by Lissy Longbottom; 01-30-2022 at 05:00 PM.