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imaginarynumb3rs 
"Oh," Wesley said, surprised by Tibi's confession. Eyeing him carefully, she decided he was just being modest. Because Ravenclaws where smart. "Mmmhmm," she nodded, agreeing. With him to guide her, the 12-year-old was 100% positive it would be okay.
Wesley let out a nervous giggle, reaching for the container with both hands so she wouldn't spill it. "Right. Sorry." Good thing the Ravenclaw knew what he was doing, "See- you're good at this."
Biting her lip, she carefully poured the liquid into the cauldron and waited for it to heat up. Keeping her dark brown eyes focused on the potion, the Hufflepuff patted her wand comfortingly. Poor thing- it wasn't its fault it couldn't create pure water. She knew it tried its hardest.
Placing her hands back in her lap, Wesley focused on the water. Staring. Staring. Staring. Oh! She looked up as Tibi spoke, watching him crush the fluxweed. "Good?" the small girl said, phrasing her answer as a question. It had to be good, right? The water looked the same as it had earlier, nothing had changed except for her face which was beginning to sweat from all the heat.
"Yours looks good too," Wesley added honestly, looking at the crushed ingredients with awe. "Now...," she stared at the board, "we add them?"
[COLOR="DarkSlateBlue"Tibi squinted up at the board, and then, realizing it would probably be easier to have a copy, scribbled them down quickly, double checking to make sure he hadn't made any copying errors.
Turning back to Wesley, he smiled. "Yep, we add them and then let the water boil." Tibi scooped out the crushed fluxweed and added it to the warm water. The directions didn't say stir, so he didn't, but he wondered if they'd mix all the way through.
But he needn't have worried about that because as it began to boil, the rolling water seemed to mix itself together a little as the bits flipped in the liquid.
Again picking up his quill, Tibi scratched off the first two steps. [/COLOR]
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STANDARD CLASS XX POTION BASE
STEP ONE:
Purified water, 4 ounces
Fluxweed, two bunches- finely crushed
Lovage pollen - 2 drams
3 lovage seeds, whole
Bloodroot, 3 roots- split lengthwise, scrape inner membrane out
Apple cider, 8 ounces
Lionfish heart, minced
Griffin dandruff, 1 dram
Warm water until just before boiling.
Crush fluxweed with mortar and pestle, add to water. Allow to come to a brisk boil.
Add lovage pollen, stir until dissolved.
Potion should take on a light golden colour.
Stir slowly, alternating clockwise and counterclockwise stirs
bring potion back up to a boil and allow to simmer 5 minutes
Add inner membrane ONLY of bloodroots; do NOT include the tough outer membrane of the root!!!
Add apple cider and lionfish heart; potion should take on an iridescent sheen and a light pink to purple cast
Add griffin dandruff and simmer until your potion takes on a deep pink to red sheen.
DO NOT GO FORWARD, wait for further instructions.
Remembering, suddenly, as he felt his hands get sticky sweaty, that he wasn't wearing his gloves, Tibi slipped them on hastily. He wasn't sure what any of this stuff would do to his skin.
"Um," Tibi looked at the directions, and then back up at Wesley. "It says pollen's next." Tibi picked up the 2 drams of pollen and dropped them into the bubbling water. Picking up the stirrer, he stuck it in the cauldron and began to stir. He would keep stirring until the pollen dissolved, the watery mix no longer a roaring boil.
"Lemme know when it turns golden. And then you can do the clockwise and counter-clockwise stirring.. thing." Tibi sighed a little, stirring, his arm a little sore already. It was, though, remarkably easier to do this when he could think straight.
Stupid poison. Kid was never gonna get over that.