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MadMadamMalfoy · 09-23-2023, 08:25 PM

Desiree beamed at Professor Adara’s reply. Nuts and dark chocolate were some of her favorite snacks too? Who knew? She copied down the list of coping mechanisms on the board, looking up from her notes just as the professor confirmed what she already suspected. They were doing the Wit-sharpening Potion. Hmm, not something she was likely to use day-to-day, but it would be useful to have in her healer’s arsenal.

So Professor Adara believed distilled water gave more accurate results than magically-produced or tap water? That was an interesting bit of information. Desiree usually used aguamenti for potions that required water (Daughter of a former charms professor, remember?), but she was willing to try it the professor’s way. Maybe she’d conduct an experiment on her own time with two batches of potion to test which kind of water produced better results.

For now, she gave her dropper and measuring cups a quick Scourgify and went to the front to retrieve her ingredients. She carefully measured out 500 ml of the distilled water, 5g of the ginger root, and 9 drops of the armadillo bile. After picking up two scarab beetles to grind, she returned to her station. She cleaned her cauldron with another Scougify and poured the water inside, lighting the burner with a nonverbal Incendio.

While the water was coming to a simmer, Desiree cleaned her mortar and pestle and used the to grind her scarab beetles. She had a nice coarse powder by the time the water was ready. Glancing up at the next set of instructions on the board, she added the scarab beetles and stirred clockwise. One, two, three, four, five.

As she set her timer for five minutes, a younger student (Phoebe) caught her attention. Oh no, cut fingers were no fun! She gave the other girl a sympathetic look, but she would wait to offer help until the professor had addressed the situation.

09-23-2023, 08:25 PM	#48 (permalink)
MadMadamMalfoy Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,149 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Seventh Year	Steps 1-3 catchup Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ ❄ Showtunes > Everything ❄ ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Desiree beamed at Professor Adara’s reply. Nuts and dark chocolate were some of her favorite snacks too? Who knew? She copied down the list of coping mechanisms on the board, looking up from her notes just as the professor confirmed what she already suspected. They were doing the Wit-sharpening Potion. Hmm, not something she was likely to use day-to-day, but it would be useful to have in her healer’s arsenal. So Professor Adara believed distilled water gave more accurate results than magically-produced or tap water? That was an interesting bit of information. Desiree usually used aguamenti for potions that required water (Daughter of a former charms professor, remember?), but she was willing to try it the professor’s way. Maybe she’d conduct an experiment on her own time with two batches of potion to test which kind of water produced better results. For now, she gave her dropper and measuring cups a quick Scourgify and went to the front to retrieve her ingredients. She carefully measured out 500 ml of the distilled water, 5g of the ginger root, and 9 drops of the armadillo bile. After picking up two scarab beetles to grind, she returned to her station. She cleaned her cauldron with another Scougify and poured the water inside, lighting the burner with a nonverbal Incendio. While the water was coming to a simmer, Desiree cleaned her mortar and pestle and used the to grind her scarab beetles. She had a nice coarse powder by the time the water was ready. Glancing up at the next set of instructions on the board, she added the scarab beetles and stirred clockwise. One, two, three, four, five. As she set her timer for five minutes, a younger student (Phoebe) caught her attention. Oh no, cut fingers were no fun! She gave the other girl a sympathetic look, but she would wait to offer help until the professor had addressed the situation. __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...