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Inching along the second floor corridor, Ivory rushed over to a random alcove for the umpteenth time eyes searching for any small tiny clue as to where another item on her list was. She'd been up and down the ground floor and the first floor without so much as a crumb of potions related things.
But wait...what was that?! Seeing slight multiple shadows at the bottom of the headmaster's staircase Ivory rushed over, crouching down to get a better look. Maybe it was something black? Perhaps something poisonous? Oooh, maybe something to make her fly!
Squinting down at the small things, she let out a frustrated sigh at what could only be Hogwartian dust bunnies. Gah."
Stretching out her legs in front of her in defeat, Ivory leaned back against the base of a stone gargoyle trying to cheer herself up. It was barely the second floor after all she only had to check the next 5 floors...and the grounds...and the greenhouses...and the...
Duh-dun-dun-dun Yup, a little tune always cheered her up. She was not going to freak out over the multitude of places she still had to check. So what if it might take her hours, it was a welcome fun...right? Trying to block out worrisome thoughts of failing finals, Ivory duh-dummed a little louder.
Alright so her duh-dummin was probably a little too loud but who was going to hear her- the gargoyles? She doubted that duh-dum was the password to get up to the headmaster's office anyway. "You don't mind me do you?" Bringing up a hand to pat the gargoyle's clawed feet, she recoiled at the feel of something...not quite stone like. Thoughts swimming with creepy crawly possibilities, Ivory scrambled up shaking her hand. Holding it up to the light she examined it. Okay, so missing fingers no burns or bites or anything out of the ordinary. Well not on her hand at least. Poking one of the multiple pellets at the gargoyle's feet, she nimbly gripped one between her thumb and forefinger and took a cautious sniff.
Hmm...
It certainly looked out of the ordinary and potion-y. In fact, it sort of looked like a-
Gasping in realization, Ivory examined it more carefully. Yup, it didn't just look like it. It was! A little giddy with discovery, she popped it into the bag, and brought out her parchment ready to scratch off another item. Maybe it wouldn't take her that long after all.
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