 Granddaddy Ravenclaw | | Jermione Granger
Tiberius furrowed his (tiny!) brow at Lupa's laughter. His predicament was funny, was it? Looking over to his friend appreciatively, he mouthed a silent 'thanks.'
Meticulously, and perhaps a bit angrily, Tiberius finished cutting the the fluxweed and measured and separated it into the four piles. Dropping the first pile into the potion, he picked up his stirring rod and gave one counter-clockwise turn. Adding the second pile, he did the same. He alternated piles and stirs until that step was complete.
Tracing his finger down the page, he nodded as he left the cauldron to simmer. Now, mortar and pestal. Looking up, he saw it... out of reach. Once again, Tiberius pushed himself up so that he was standing on the stool and leaning on the counter and stretched to reach the bowl. Pulling, he was aware that it did not budge. Shoulders slumping in resignation, Tiberius considered a moment. Lifting one foot off the stool, he put his knee on the work surface. And then the other.
If the mortar and pestal wasn't coming to him, he was going to it. Knee-walking across the surface, careful not to knock anything over, Tiberius sat on his feet. Reaching and grabbing four colorful butterfly wings, he laid them on the bottom. Using both hands, Tiberius unceremoniously smashed the wings repeatedly, strain apparent on his face.
Looking at the cauldron, he pondered how to get the crushed wings into it. He couldn't just tip it over the top. Finally, he stuck one hand in the container and placed the other near the lip, scooping the wing dust out and into his palm. And then he leaned over and dumped it in the cauldron. He did this several time, his hand too tiny to hold it all at once.
Once that was done, Tiberius scooted over to the cauldron, still sitting on the table, and did his 10 alternating stirs, his arm growing more and more fatigued.
Resting back, he waited for it to boil.
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Has anyone ever sung you a lullaby?
You can fly above the rain clouds
Close your eyes
Let the melody carry you
Leave all your fears behind You can float across a rainbow sky
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