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Hey Ju · 07-03-2022, 01:38 PM

It was fitting they were brewing a Potion that made people not talk much, as that day Scarlett wasn't really in a chatty mood. She had a tune playing in her mind and was more interested in bopping her head to that than doing any kind of small talk. She even didn't really bother answering the professor's questions - not that she always did anyway, it usually depended on her mood.

Stiiiill, she was up for brewing Potions. That was normally kind of fun and she was accurate enough to get it right most of the time. Not that she minded having things explode, that could be fun too.

Anyhow, brewing time it was.

The Hufflepuff found it helpful to have all the instructions on the board as that meant she could continue with the tune playing in her head instead of having to concentrate on whatever was being said by the professor. And all the ingredients already set out for them to simply use them? Even MORE helpful. What a nice class this was!

Getting her wand out, Scarlett first cleaned her cauldron even before reading that the instructions called for that. Checking what it said next, she lit the fire underneath the cauldron and set it to high. She then added the five cups of distilled water aaaaaand... waited for it to boil.

Which meant she kicked her legs for a bit as the tune continued to play in her head. It took her a moment before she decided to read the next step. Oh wait, she could do that while waiting for the water to boil. Handy.

Adding the snakeweed leaves into her mortar, she calmly started crushing them as her head continued to bop now from side to side. Crush, crush, crush. Crush, crush, crush. She was in no rush as the water was still only starting to boil, and the fourth year eventually poured the ground content into her cauldron, giving the mortar a little shake to make sure everything was in her Potion.

Bringing the heat down to low, she looked up again to read the next lot of instructions. Mmmmmmmmmmm, ehhhhh... it seemed like a lot of slowness and waiting was about to ensue. It wasn't her favourite thing, but she could do it. Eh.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 drops of dragon claw ooze in, Scarlett took her stirrer, gave it a clean with a spell before starting to stir the mix. She tried to do one counterclockwise stir every 10 seconds or so, which was slightly annoying as she had to stop the tune in her head playing for a bit. Eehhhhhh. Stir... 10 seconds... stir... 10 seconds... She used her left hand fingers to help her keep track of how many times she had done it. She lazily watched her Potion as she did it, and was glad to see that it did indeed start to turn the faint yellow that the instructions mentioned by the time she stirred it the 6th and final time.

Nice.

Boring, but nice.

And now she waited three minutes.

So the tune restarted in her mind along with the head bopping.

07-03-2022, 01:38 PM	#35 (permalink)
Hey Ju DMAC & DMLE Bicorn Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Octopus's Garden Posts: 16,726 Hogwarts RPG Name: Scarlett Mordaunt Hufflepuff Seventh Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Brenna Kavanaugh Slytherin Second Year Ministry RPG Name: Sophie Mordaunt Accidents & Catastrophes Ministry RPG Name: Matthew Meriwether Law Enforcement x8 x4	Arts TRANSPONSTER! It was fitting they were brewing a Potion that made people not talk much, as that day Scarlett wasn't really in a chatty mood. She had a tune playing in her mind and was more interested in bopping her head to that than doing any kind of small talk. She even didn't really bother answering the professor's questions - not that she always did anyway, it usually depended on her mood. Stiiiill, she was up for brewing Potions. That was normally kind of fun and she was accurate enough to get it right most of the time. Not that she minded having things explode, that could be fun too. Anyhow, brewing time it was. The Hufflepuff found it helpful to have all the instructions on the board as that meant she could continue with the tune playing in her head instead of having to concentrate on whatever was being said by the professor. And all the ingredients already set out for them to simply use them? Even MORE helpful. What a nice class this was! Getting her wand out, Scarlett first cleaned her cauldron even before reading that the instructions called for that. Checking what it said next, she lit the fire underneath the cauldron and set it to high. She then added the five cups of distilled water aaaaaand... waited for it to boil. Which meant she kicked her legs for a bit as the tune continued to play in her head. It took her a moment before she decided to read the next step. Oh wait, she could do that while waiting for the water to boil. Handy. Adding the snakeweed leaves into her mortar, she calmly started crushing them as her head continued to bop now from side to side. Crush, crush, crush. Crush, crush, crush. She was in no rush as the water was still only starting to boil, and the fourth year eventually poured the ground content into her cauldron, giving the mortar a little shake to make sure everything was in her Potion. Bringing the heat down to low, she looked up again to read the next lot of instructions. Mmmmmmmmmmm, ehhhhh... it seemed like a lot of slowness and waiting was about to ensue. It wasn't her favourite thing, but she could do it. Eh. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 drops of dragon claw ooze in, Scarlett took her stirrer, gave it a clean with a spell before starting to stir the mix. She tried to do one counterclockwise stir every 10 seconds or so, which was slightly annoying as she had to stop the tune in her head playing for a bit. Eehhhhhh. Stir... 10 seconds... stir... 10 seconds... She used her left hand fingers to help her keep track of how many times she had done it. She lazily watched her Potion as she did it, and was glad to see that it did indeed start to turn the faint yellow that the instructions mentioned by the time she stirred it the 6th and final time. Nice. Boring, but nice. And now she waited three minutes. So the tune restarted in her mind along with the head bopping. __________________ AT THE HOGWARTS YULE BALL, YOU'LL BE HANGING OUT WITH....__________________ Maybe you'll dance, scour the buffet, or end up ~~gossiping~~ talking amongst yourselves! You're happy to go with the flow and see where the Yule Ball takes you!