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Cassirin 
"Definitely," Copernicus retrieved his kettle and set it over a nice hot flame. They'd be nearly-boiling in no time at all. "Potions really isn't too hard, especially if you have anything you do that requires following directions, like cooking or even knitting. You just have to be methodical and check... and recheck your work."
His eyes strayed to sulky!Celandine before he returned to their cauldron. In went the purified water, rather than water from his wand. "Just a thought, but when you're crushing the fluxweed with your mortar and pestle, I suggest rotating the pestle in a circle rather than pounding up and down. The crushing is more even that way."
Hmm...alright, so what exactly did she need to do? Ohh, yes...
Crush fluxweed with mortar and pestle, add to water. Allow to come to a brisk boil.
As LouAnn gathered both bunches of fluxweed, she listened to Cope share a bit of advice on successfully making potions. "Hmm...well, I've helped Mum with a little of her cooking, so I guess I'm not as bad off as I thought I was. I did alright with that," she commented. Using the mortar and pestle, LouAnn took Cope's advice and crushed the fluxweed by rotating the pestle. "Make it more even, hmm? Thanks for the tip," she remarked. She worked silently for a bit and only glanced up when the last bit was well-crushed.
She carefully added it to the water then replaced the mortar and pestle. "Mmkay, so it should come to a brisk boil shortly, I suppose. Then we need...lovage pollen," she stated, glancing around their work area.