Brew This Potion or Die Trying part 2 77. Author’s Choice: Spearmint

Mini Callenge 2. Tangy


Tom adds the spearmint to his potion. A cloud of smoke hovers over his cauldron.

“Everyone should be finished by now,” Slughorn says. He walks around looking at everyone’s effort. “Avery, have you brewed an antidote or a Polyjuice Potion?” A wave of the wand makes the potion disappear.

Slughorn exames Tom’s effort. “Dark orange color, the tangy odor of burnt almond, and just a wiff of pepper… no spearmint. My boy, not only have you brewed the antidote right you have improved it. What is the poison?”

“Ascote”

“Tom is the only one who realized the directions were wrong.”