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The1HBIC · 02-26-2010, 05:18 PM

SPOILER!!: Kazi's little lecture

Quote:

Originally Posted by XanaSnape

[b] "Today we will be making a rather complex potion--or more correctly, a philter-- that utilizes extraordinarily volatile ingredients. I trust you all brought your protective gear with you as instructed. " He waved his wand and the chalkboard's content changed:

"We will be preparing Aggrotentia today. As you may read on the board or in your textbooks, aggrotentia was designed to be an antidote to amortentia. However its creator, Acrimone Thwartwasp, did not have a strong understanding of her base ingredients and instead of creating a true apathy elixir or hate potion, she used far more volatile, even combustible ingredients which, in harmony, cause excessive outbursts of anger, violent temper tantrums, and a generally nasty attitude in its consumer.

In an effort to prove the effects of what became known as Aggrotentia, Thwartwasp took a draught of the philter herself, but instead it unlocked her deep jealous rage over her neighbor's perfect garden. In an effort to best her, she set a set of nifflers and a firecrab loose in their yard. The firecrab set the house aflame while the nifflers dug up her yard. Their elderly grandmother was inside the home, and though she escaped her best wig was forever scorched; traumatized, she wandered away, never to be seen again, except for that scorched wig which showed up on the Knight Bus several years later. Blamed for the old woman's disappearance, Thwartwasp spent the rest of her life in Azkaban. But her loss is our gain, is it not? Let us begin..." Kazimeriz tapped the board again, and it changed.

"It is critical that your cauldron be properly chilled before we begin. This potion is brewed in an unusual manner, in that we do not place it over a flame initially or even brew at room temperature. We are working with extremely combustible materials, and to do so would be very dangerous indeed." Kazimeriz met the students' eyes, hoping to convey how serious he was.

"Before we go further, I would like my younger or less confident students to attempt to find a nearby O.W.L. or N.E.W.T. level student to 'buddy up' with if at all possible. You may ask your neighbors for assistance if you are unsure of anything or ASK ME for help." Kazimeriz waved toward the board.

"Please gather the following ingredients from the storage cabinets. Prepare them before you begin. You will add them to your cauldron one at a time, whisking the ingredients briskly in your cauldron 12 times with your stirring rods between each ingredient. Alternate clockwise and counterclockwise whisking motions... For example, add the fluxweed sap, and whisk twelve times clockwise. Then, add the knotgrass, and whisk twelve times COUNTER-clockwise. It is critical that you keep the potion moving constantly or it WILL freeze solid and be useless to you, you will have to clean your cauldron, re-freeze it, and start again." Kazimeriz said. "Please get started, and feel free to ask any questions you have. Oh-- and the first stage of this potion is NOT volatile or dangerous as a whole, except that the devil's snare cuttings are freshly harvested and apt to be frisky." Kazimeriz smirked, knowing that the rather large cuttings had put up one heck of a fight and were very aggressive just on their own today. Merlin help the students!

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Originally Posted by CHALKBOARD

AGGROTENTIA

IMPORTANT FIRST STEP: CHILL PEWTER CAULDRON TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING.

4 fluid ounces Fluxweed sap
3 bunches Knotgrass, finely minced
3 drams komodo dragon scales, crushed to powder
4 fluid ounces essence of devil's snare

SPOILER!!: Marie's Journal

Marie still did not have a partner but she felt she would be able to do this on her own. Sometimes it was easier to work alone than with someone else anyway. After checking to make sure her cauldron was still at the correct temperature she went to get the needed supplies. Once back at the table she started to prepare the ingredients. She minced the knotgrass and crushed the dragon scales into a fine powder.

02-26-2010, 05:18 PM	#95 (permalink)
The1HBIC Mooncalf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Iowa, USA (GMT -6) Posts: 7,707 Hogwarts RPG Name: Cecelia "Cece" Murdoch Graduated x4 x2	Super Slytherin Buddy - ⅓ She-Snake Trio \|\| EVIL Healer SPOILER!!: Kazi's little lecture Quote: Originally Posted by XanaSnape [b] "Today we will be making a rather complex potion--or more correctly, a philter-- that utilizes extraordinarily volatile ingredients. I trust you all brought your protective gear with you as instructed. " He waved his wand and the chalkboard's content changed: "We will be preparing Aggrotentia today. As you may read on the board or in your textbooks, aggrotentia was designed to be an antidote to amortentia. However its creator, Acrimone Thwartwasp, did not have a strong understanding of her base ingredients and instead of creating a true apathy elixir or hate potion, she used far more volatile, even combustible ingredients which, in harmony, cause excessive outbursts of anger, violent temper tantrums, and a generally nasty attitude in its consumer. In an effort to prove the effects of what became known as Aggrotentia, Thwartwasp took a draught of the philter herself, but instead it unlocked her deep jealous rage over her neighbor's perfect garden. In an effort to best her, she set a set of nifflers and a firecrab loose in their yard. The firecrab set the house aflame while the nifflers dug up her yard. Their elderly grandmother was inside the home, and though she escaped her best wig was forever scorched; traumatized, she wandered away, never to be seen again, except for that scorched wig which showed up on the Knight Bus several years later. Blamed for the old woman's disappearance, Thwartwasp spent the rest of her life in Azkaban. But her loss is our gain, is it not? Let us begin..." Kazimeriz tapped the board again, and it changed. "It is critical that your cauldron be properly chilled before we begin. This potion is brewed in an unusual manner, in that we do not place it over a flame initially or even brew at room temperature. We are working with extremely combustible materials, and to do so would be very dangerous indeed." Kazimeriz met the students' eyes, hoping to convey how serious he was. "Before we go further, I would like my younger or less confident students to attempt to find a nearby O.W.L. or N.E.W.T. level student to 'buddy up' with if at all possible. You may ask your neighbors for assistance if you are unsure of anything or ASK ME for help." Kazimeriz waved toward the board. "Please gather the following ingredients from the storage cabinets. Prepare them before you begin. You will add them to your cauldron one at a time, whisking the ingredients briskly in your cauldron 12 times with your stirring rods between each ingredient. Alternate clockwise and counterclockwise whisking motions... For example, add the fluxweed sap, and whisk twelve times clockwise. Then, add the knotgrass, and whisk twelve times COUNTER-clockwise. It is critical that you keep the potion moving constantly or it WILL freeze solid and be useless to you, you will have to clean your cauldron, re-freeze it, and start again." Kazimeriz said. "Please get started, and feel free to ask any questions you have. Oh-- and the first stage of this potion is NOT volatile or dangerous as a whole, except that the devil's snare cuttings are freshly harvested and apt to be frisky." Kazimeriz smirked, knowing that the rather large cuttings had put up one heck of a fight and were very aggressive just on their own today. Merlin help the students! Quote: Originally Posted by CHALKBOARD AGGROTENTIA IMPORTANT FIRST STEP: CHILL PEWTER CAULDRON TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING. 4 fluid ounces Fluxweed sap 3 bunches Knotgrass, finely minced 3 drams komodo dragon scales, crushed to powder 4 fluid ounces essence of devil's snare SPOILER!!: Marie's Journal Marie Salazar Slytherin, 2nd Year Potions Class 2 INGREDIENTS 4 fluid ounces Fluxweed sap 3 bunches Knotgrass, finely minced 3 drams komodo dragon scales, crushed to powder 4 fluid ounces essence of devil's snare STEPS OF PROCEDURE -Chill Pewter Cauldron to 3 degrees ABOVE freezing -Prepare first 4 ingredients (fluxweed, knotgrass, komodo dragon scales, devil's snare) before putting into frozen cauldron. -Add ingredients one at a time, whisk quickly 12 times while alternating between clockwise and counter clockwise. Critical that you keep the potion moving constantly or it WILL freeze solid and then be useless STEPS COMPLETED: Chilled cauldron using Frigus spell Gathered ingredients: 4 fluid ounces Fluxweed sap 3 bunches Knotgrass, finely minced 3 drams komodo dragon scales, crushed to powder 4 fluid ounces essence of devil's snare (already bottled) Finely minced the knotgrass Crushed the Komodo dragon scales into a powder Marie still did not have a partner but she felt she would be able to do this on her own. Sometimes it was easier to work alone than with someone else anyway. After checking to make sure her cauldron was still at the correct temperature she went to get the needed supplies. Once back at the table she started to prepare the ingredients. She minced the knotgrass and crushed the dragon scales into a fine powder. Last edited by The1HBIC; 02-26-2010 at 09:03 PM.