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Potions Lesson One : Draught of the Living Death Adam pulls open the door to the Potions Classroom, then returns to stand behind the large cauldron in the centre of the room, which is bubbling away, filled with pale lilac potion which is producing slight wisps of pale white smoke. On the blackboard behind Adam, the title of the lesson is written, followed by the instructions to open textbooks to page 10. |
Joe walks into her first potion class. She looked around the room and see the professor standing at the front of the class. She quickly reads over the board and takes her place to the side of the class and started to unpack her materials. The open book laid upon her desk as she collected her quills and parchment. |
Audrey entered the classroom, and looked around. She noticed that no one was there yet. She smiled slightly at the professor and then chose a seat in the back corner. She quickly took out her textbook and turned to page 10, and then she grabbed another book that her father had sent her and she began to read it. She silently hoped that the professor would not try to strike up a conversation with her; she found Professor-to-student smalltalk to generally be quite awkward. |
AJ enters the potions classroom, happy to be learning another potion today. As she entered, she smiles at Adam and nods, "Hello there A-.... Professor Dresden" she said and gave a nervous laugh. She keeps trying to call him by his first name. After she set herself down in a seat and got her book out, she looked up towards the board and nodded, then opened it to page 10. Draught of the Living Death, they had learned something about it in the past, she knew and remembered that much, but getting to make it would be fun. "Having a good day, so far, professor?" she asked with a smile and wiggled her legs around under the desk. |
Kerry walked into the classroom and peered up at the board. "Good day sir," she said as she passed Professor Dreden, standing behind a large cauldron. "Mmm... is that lilac I smell sir?" she asked as she made her way to a table and sat down on a chair. "I love that smell, makes me quite curious to see what we're making now." Kerry said trying to peer up at the cauldron, to see if she could see it's contents. Unsuccessful, Kerry gently placed her bag down on the floor beside her. She took out her quill, parchment, and text book and opened to page 10 as instructed and sat back waiting for her classmates to arrive. |
Katelyn entered the potions classroom, slightly nervous. Dan wasnt there yet, and neither were her friends so she sat down by herself. She immediately opened her book to page ten, and sat quietly, waiting for the teacher to speak. She smiled gently at the professor. "Good morning," she said quietly to him, trying to be polite. She folded her hands on placed them on top of her book, waiting. |
Jen walked down to the dungeon and into the potions room. There weren't too many people there yet so she went and sat down near the front. She looked at the board and did as the instructions asked. 'Hello Professor Dresden.' Jen said looking over at her new potions teacher. |
Qaz entered the classroom and saw Katelyn sitting alone. 'Mind if I join you?' |
Taika Ai, afraid of being late to a third class, rushed to postions as fast as she could. She burst through and quickly rushed to her seat. She looked up at the board, rumage through her bag and pulled out her book, opening it to page ten as was instructed. She then searched for her quill and some parchement and sat waiting for the class to actually begin, sighing in relief; she'd finally managed punctuality! |
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Celestina had walked down the stairs, past the kitchens and into the dungeons. Potions was up and although she could try to skive off the class, it would be of no help. She'd just be left behind with homework and she had enough to do as it was. As she stepped into the cold classroom, she adjusted the strap to her school bag with a grimace. Textbooks kept getting heavier and heavier. Bucky was going to have to charm them to weigh less soon. Passing the cauldron she frowned down at it and its contents before taking a seat next to Kerry. "I quite prefer cinnamon over Lilac but it's all really nice." Bucky wondered what they were going to make? Candle wax? The thought made her chuckle. |
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Ryan walks slowly in the classroom. As he walks toward the sit just behind Kerry, he couldn't help himself but sniffed the air. The smell was very interesting but unfortunately for him, he couldn't actually put a name of what it was. Gently saluting the teacher and smiling at Kerry, he put is bag next to him and took out quill and parchment not sure of what he might need. Realizing that he need to open is book at page 10. He quickly and quietly open it and was now ready to begin. |
Amelia entered the Potions classroom and looked around for someone she knew. Somehow she managed to see her favorite Gryffindor, Kerry, attempting to peek into the cauldron at the front. She stifled a giggle at this sight, and then walked over and took a seat next to her. "Hey Kerry! How's your term going so far? They preparing you for OWLs yet?" She teased, cause she knew how fifth years hated that term. She pulled some parchment, a quill, and her textbook out of her bag. Opening her text to page 10, she read what was on it as she waited for class to begin. |
Qaz sat down next to Katelyn, and got her book, parchment and quill out of her bag. She turned to page 10 as instructed. She noticed that Joe was in this class...hope she doesn't cost us points like in Astronomy. She sat quietly waiting for the Professor to start. |
Adam smiled as the class filled with students. It should be a good lesson he thought to himself. "Those who have turned to page 10 will be able to tell me what this potion is... well?" he asked, inviting the class to respond. |
Curt walked into the potions classroom rather excitedly. He walked up to the professor and said to him, "G'day Professor, hope your summer was alright." After that he turned back and saw an empty seat next to Amelia and went to sit down. He sat down next to Amelia and said, "Hey Amelia, hows it goin'?" and pulled out his potions textbook and flipped to page ten. He listened to the Professors question and answered it, his mom had made some for his sister once whenever she was awaiting the scores from her owls. "Oh Sir, it the Draught of Living Death right? Puts the person who takes it into a type of sleep." he said with a nod. |
Rapunzel wandered into Potions, on time for once. She quickly glanced at the board at the front of the room and took a seat near the front. She was pre-disposed to dislike potions, but the professor looked friendly enough. She opened her book to page 10 and raised her hand to answer the professor's question. "Is that the Draught of Living Death, sir?" she responded. |
Daphne Jones took out a fluffy lilac quill and a fresh piece of parchment. She rifled through her bag and found her color-changing ink. She reached into her bag and got out her text book, which she turned to page 10, just as the instructions on the board said. |
Kerry looked at Ryan and gave a quick wave and a smile as she watched him sit behind her. "I just hope he behaves himself" she thought to herself, as her attention was quickly drawn to her friend Jess. Kerry quickly threw her fingers up to her lips. She had lost points before in classes for talking with friends, and seeing Gryffindor in third place already this term, she wasn't going to risk losing anymore points...she'd just have to catch up with Jess after class. Looking back up towards the front of the class, Kerry took in the smell of the bubbling cauldron. She couldnt' wait to find out what Professor Dresden was brewing. |
Audrey raised her hand. "I believe, judging by its color, that would be the draught of living death." |
Celestina eyed the Professor before pulling out her textbook. Flipping through the pages she scanned page number ten. There were several potions written down on it and Bucky found herself growing cross-eyed already. "It's a uh--Rejuvenating Draught," answered the red-head with a wave of her hand and a shrug. She was quite clueless. As usual. |
Qaz raised her hand and said 'It is the Draught of the Living Death. It causes someone to fall into a deep sleep, sir' |
Jaimine entered the class and took a seat in the middle. She looked around and saw that she was the only Slytherin there except the prefect A.J. Sighing she took out her books, quill and inkpot then opened her textbook to page ten. |
Ryan raised is hand and not sure if he was corrected said: "I believe it's the Draught of the living Death." |
Katelyn raised her hand. "its the Draught of Living Death!" she squeaked. She then sunk low into her chair, apperantly embarressed. |
Tag looked around the class, sniffing the air. It was a nice smell. He wondered if they were going to use it as perfume. Some of them could use perfume, he noted, remembering that big hulking Hufflepuff who never showered. But at least he didn't have to share a dormitory with the fellow. . . Grendal's stench was bad enough. He waved at Ryan, the Griffindor Captain, from his spot next to Bucky and Kerry. "Wotcher," he said, eyeing Bucky's giant stack of books. He wondering if she was going to make him carry those when class was over. Rumor had it, boyfriends were supposed to do that sort of thing. He peered over at the cauldron. It looked like water to him. |
Taika Ai looked down at her book. There were was just one problem, some of the words didn't make sense. She'd taught herself english well enough and though she loved to read, she still didn't understand most of it. She looked up as others pronounced the postion's name; she would just have to work harder on her english reading skills. |
Hayden had his textbook sitting open to page 10. He could have easily answered the question. But he kept silent...for now. |
Casey walked into class and sat down. turning her bok to page 10 she noticed what was in the cauldron. "Hey is that the draught of the Living Death?" she asked allowed. |
Slipping into the Potions class room just in time Pan found a seat in the back of the class. Once she had her book out she flipped to page ten, as instructed, and noticed they would be studying the Draught of the Living Dead. Quiet a powerful sleeping potion, she thought to herself, but this will be a fun class. The very thought of it made a grin slide across her face. |
Jaimine put her hand up "Its the Draught of the living dead, it is a sleeping potion made of asphodel and wormwood that is extremely powerful." she answered |
Amelia looked to Curt, who just sat down next to her. She gave a smile, but did as Kerry did and put her finger to her lips ushering him to be quiet now is not the time. She glanced at the page in the book, and her hand shot in the air, "Professor, it would be the Draught of Living Death, which causes someone to fall into a deep sleep. The main ingredients in this potion would be asphodel in an infusion of wormwood, valerian roots, and sopophorous bean." she smiled confidently as she remembered this one from quidditch tryouts. |
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Katelyn smiled at Qaz for her job well done, and then looked back at the professor. He seemed nice enough...nicer than the atronomy teacher anyway. |
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Blushing she sank slightly into her chair before speaking again. "Can I volunteer Tag?" She questioned and took the boy's arm raising it up in the air. |
"Well, before we begin brewing, or attempting to brew this very tricky potion, can someone tell me in what situation putting a person into a deep sleep would be advantageous?" OOC: Don't edit your posts. I dislike that muchly, especially those who edit posts to include answers to questions. Also, if you see that someone else has answered the question, don't post your character answering it. You won't get points. |
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AJ let out a small snortish chuckle as Bucky tried to volunteer Tag. 'It doesn't work like that,' she thought to herself and awaited Adam's reply. In the mean time, she glanced through the text on Draught of Living Death, trying to prepare herself for the next question. |
Ryan notice the Ravenclaw captain who waved at him, identifying him quickly as Tag since he new a little bit what he looks like he smiled back at him but knowing that Kerry would kick him majorly if he made them lost points didn't do anything else.. Not sure on how the teacher was going to take that if he didn't put all is attention toward him and the lesson, he straightness himself and scribbles at tittle on his parchment in order to be able to wrote not and be easily studied them after. Not sure of what was the answer, he just wait until someone answer. |
Katelyn had no idea to the answer to this question...so she just sat there and listened to what others had to say. She glanced around the room every once in awhile...looking for Dan. But he wasnt there yet, so she looked back up to the front, giving the teacher her full attention. |
"Well, we can attack the person since they'd be in a very deep sleep." Leo spoke up from the end of the class. |
Jaimine raised her hand "An Auror could use it to put a suspect or someone lke a deatheater to sleep for transport." |
Qaz blurted 'You could give it to your parents so you could sneek out of the house' and then blushed beet-red. |
Hayden raised his hand. "When someone has to go through an experience they'd rather not. Like if I had to use one of those flying muggle objects, Ar-o-plains or what ever they are called. I'd for sure like to be out so I wouldn't have to deal with it. I find it creepy they way they fly in their Ar-o-plains." Hayden said with a shudder. |
Lauren raised her hand tentatively. "Perhaps, professor, one might use this potion on someone if he or she had been infected with a painful or dangerous disease. To put them in a deep sleep until medicine could take effect or surgery could be perform would ease that person's pain." |
Rapunzel raised her hand again, cautiously this time. "Ummmm, if you were trying to sneak past someone and didn't want them to notice you, mayber? Like a burglar?" She honestly hoped she wasn't sounding like the silly first year that she was. |
Jezz smiled and raised her hand, "Well if you're asleep, you don't have to think about your homework." she said. |
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Audrey raised her hand again. "Well, Professor, I can think of one situation. Say someone was impersonating another using Polyjuice Potion, and they needed to make sure the person they were pretending to be did not wake up while they were still under the potion's effects. They could just give them some of this potion, and then they'd have no problems!" Realizing this idea was a bit far-fetched, she blushed. |
Katelyn had to surpress her laugh when a kid said something about airplanes. She had ridden one, of course, and didnt think that they were that bad. She actually enjoyed the ride very much. |
Kerry really wasn't sure why putting someone in a deep sleep would be helpful, though she had to stifle her laugh when she heard Bucky volunteer Tag to try it out. She raised her hand, "Well, I suppose it would be helpful if a person is really sick and they need time for a potion to be brewed to make them well again. It would allow them to rest comfortably, suspended in sleep." Kerry thought for another moment and then added, "I guess it's a way of protecting a person." Kerry shrugged. She had to admit to herself though.. her answer was a lot less interesting then her classmates answers, as she tried in vain to think of a better answer herself. |
Qaz heard Katelyn suppress a laugh when airplanes where mentioned. She didn't undrestand why they were so afraid of them. Heavens, witches and wizards had been on all the NASA flights for decades. |
Tag raised his hand instantly. "If you wanted to have a big party in your parents' house and your grandmother was upstairs!" he called. |
Amelia looked puzzled by this next question, but decided to use her imagination to think of a situation, "Well Professor, I think that one might find it advantageous to use this potion in boring classes, erm just kidding! Seriously, though, maybe if they are trying to get into some place and there is a guard they can put the guard into a deep sleep with this potion." She really didn't know, but it sounded like there was no wrong answer to this question |
"You could maybe stupify the person, to get the draught in them." she said a little shyly. |
Jezz laughed at Tags answer. "I agree with Tag." she said. "Sleeping potion would be convenient in that case." |
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Celestina blinked at Tagren and tried not to laugh. A few chuckled escaped her though and she snorted to keep herself from guffawing. Scribbling down some notes since it seemed Tag wasn't going to be doing it anytime soon, Bucky actually considered doing some reading every once in a while. |
Jezz raised her hand again, "But what if the person is sick and you give them the potion, but you can't wake them up?" She blushed at how stupid she must sound. |
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Taika Ai quickly wrote down the notes. She looked up "I s'posee you could always cast the Full-Body Bind and force them to drink it... or maybe stupefy them..." she said softly. |
Lauren smiled, happy to not only give the correct answer, but also to win her house 10 points. She loved Potions, and to be praised for understanding her favorite subject made her so proud. She rested her head on her hand, her elbow casting a shadow over the piece of parchment onto which she had scripted, "Draught of the Living Death" and underlined it several times, and waited for Professor Dresden to continue. |
Jaimine smiled, she had gotten points for her house and was going to continue at this pace. |
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"Right, now we've talked about the uses of this potion, both legal and not so much so, I think a demonstration of it's effects is in order. Does anyone want to volunteer themselves..." Adam said, emphasizing the last word and looking at Celestina as he did so " to drink a little of this potion? There will be some House Points in it for you, and i promise we'll wake you right up again with this" he added, giving the antidote another wave. |
"I'll volunteer!" Rapunzel exclaimed. Hufflepuff could certainly use some House Points.... |
Katelyn certainly did not want to volunteer...she didnt care about takin the potion it was the fact that she had to go up in front of the whole class. She just hoped that someone from Ravenclaw did volunteer. |
Ryan raised is hands. He didn't mind to be volunteer and if he could help is house for more points, he was more than ready to do it. |
Qaz raised her hand to volunteer. |
AJ's hand shot up, "I'll volunteer, Professor," she said bravely and smiled. Nothing could go wrong with this, afterall, since she was a Prefect and him a teacher, and he would certainly lose his job if anything wrong DID happen to her. |
Jezz raised her hand, "I'll do it!" Then she looked up. "That antidote has been tested... right?" |
Not to be outdone by the Griffindor Captain, Tag raised his hand too. Of his own accord. "I'm a good sleeper!," he added. |
Hayden raised his hand. "I could use a nap." He said with a yawn. |
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Celestina's hand shot up immediately. House points in the bag, babeh! "Pick me! Pick me!" |
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Leo raised his hand up and smiled, "I wouldn't mind, Professor." |
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Amelia's hand shot in the air to volunteer, even thought she doubted the Professor would pick her as several students had already volunteered. |
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"Come here and sit in this armchair.." Adam flicked his wand and a comfy squishy armchair appeared next to the cauldron. |
Lauren followed suit with several of her classmates and stuck her hand in the air to volunteer herself. She felt butterflies rise in her stomach and half-hoped not to be picked out, but she was curious about the potion and, figuring she was in responsible hands, decided to be brave for once and try something different. Seeing that another student had been picked, Lauren rested her hand back on her desk, quite relieved. That was enough of a risk for one day - to even volunteer was unlike her. She was pleased and, reclining back in her chair slightly and entertained herself by watching the chosen student prepare to take the potion. |
Jaimine raised her hand "I volenteer sir." she hopped he would pick her. |
Jezz frowned as the proffessor chose someone else to volunteer. |
Katelyn watched as the Huffie took a seat up front. She knew the girl from the Divination party. Katelyn flashed her an encouraging smile, and waited for the professor to give the girl the potion. She was anxious to see its affect(effect?) on her. |
AJ was a small bit disappointed that he hadn't picked her, but then again she wasn't first, and it would be interesting to watch, even if she couldn't experience it first hand. |
Amelia sat back pleased that someone from Hufflepuff was first to volunteer. Hufflepuff needed the points, as long as someone from her house got the points, then she was happy. |
Adam laughed as most of the class volunteered, and was half tempted to put them all to sleep, but unfortunately he only had enough antidote for one person. "Thank you all for volunteering yourselves, and hold that thought til our next lesson, when I will no doubt ask for volunteers again" |
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"My name's Rapunzel Ariel Black, sir," she replied, and then tentatively perched on the edge of the armchair. |
Tag sat back, secretly hoping that the experiment would go terribly wrong. He wanted to beat Hufflepuff in Quidditch. Anything to boost his chances. . . Yawning, he picked up a quill and started drawing a bored-looking hedgehog on the back of Bucky's hand. |
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"How did everyone get such fast reflexes?" She whispered to Tag. "It's not like they're all Quidditch players. They should be. They'd catch a snitch like that!" Bucky snapped her fingers. Next thing she knew, her hand was being drawn on. Celestina watched the progress with mild interest. "Make sure you don't leave out the right eye this time. I don't want a one-eyed hedgehog on my body." |
Jaimine frowned to know she wasn't chosen but then again she didn't really want to be put to sleep here. |
Curt watched as his fellow Hufflepuff walked up to try the potion. He was pleased to watch his house earn house point, and with that, he took out his paper and quill and starting writing down notes. He just had to make good grades this year if he wanted to have any hope in his mom letting him play Quidditch again next year. |
Watching the "test subject" as he was put to sleep by the potion was actually quiet boring. Oh how surprising it is that watching a victim of the Draught of The Living Dead was like watching someone sleep, Pan thought, if I knew how to brew this-and the antidote of course-would certainly come in handy when dealing with her sister... |
Ryan was disappointed of not been picked for volunteer since he surely needs points. Mentally hopping that something would happen to the Hufflepuff students, he started to scribbles things on his parchment but still keeping an attentive ears to what was going to happens. |
Daphne looked to the front of the class, where the Hufflepuff girl sat in the comfortable arm chair. Daphne felt the hard wooden seat below, and envied her for the chair. She didn't, however, envy her for agreeing to take the potion, which seemed a little dodgy. Anything that contained the name "Death" was not for Daphne. |
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"Rapunzel, everyone" Adam announced to the class, much like a muggle magician would announce his assistant. He smirked as she sat on the edge of the chair. Better she fall back into the chair then onto the floor. He bent over behind the cauldron and produced a cup, which he dipped into the potion. Showing the cup to the class, he said "Drinking this much of this potion will kill you. Keep that in mind if you sucessfully brew it in the future" he then turned around and grabbed a teaspoon, with which he scooped out a teaspoon's worth of potion. "Open up, Rapunzel" he said, as he made to move the spoon towards her mouth. |
Taika Ai watched as another student stood and walked to the front and sat down in the armchair. So far she was liking the class, she just worried it wouldn't be her strongest subject. She sighed, returning to taking notes and watching the Hufflepuff. Taika Ai's mouth dropped open. The girl was actually going to take some of the postion! She sat up straighter on the edge of her chair watching with baited breath. |
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Aurora had been watching everyone volunteer to be put to sleep. She was not really awake as it was so she didnt volunteer..... but she did have a question. "Um excuse me, Professor Dresden, maybe i missed this, but could you use that on creatures and beasties.. like tainted snacks of sorts? Would that help you get away from them? " |
Katelyn held her breath as he gave the girl the potion. She hoped it wouldnt go horribly wrong...it would be borrible! Katelyn started to tap her fingers against the book, waiting to see what would happen. |
Jaimine's mouth fell Was this girl really going drink that. Then again I was going to drink that. she watched almost off the edge of her seat. |
Ponessa, who had been sitting close, but in the shadow, was sure to make notes of anything that could be an important characteristic of this potion. She loved potions and kept a journal of all the potions/ingredients she encountered. |
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