Originally Posted by Jessiqua

Zhenya had no idea, but she was finding some logic in why people were staying to add what the person was allergic to. But she raised her hand and said, "Professor, I'm sure something better to work in potions would be used, but how about an antihistamine ingredient? Muggles use them by themselves in medicine form, but perhaps we could add some of the active ingredients used in it. However, I don't know what those ingredients are," she said.

Originally Posted by AuroraQuinn

Aurora was stumped. This had never happened in a potions lesson before...

Maybe it was all the revising for her music exam... it seemed to have pushed everything else out of her head. She was going to say part of the thing you were allergic to but lots of people had already said that. She was taking notes as she thought...

"Professor, would you put some sort of anti-inflammatory thing in it?" Because that's what her mother always did when Krys decided to climb the poison oak.

Originally Posted by Bazinga

Minerva really wasn't sure of this question, but put up her hand. "Professor the ingredient would need to be something that tells the body to work correctly or something to counteract with the allergy."

Originally Posted by Steelsheen

Force the body not to recognize the allergen? Vickers gulped quietly. He wasnt sure he could do that, or that he wanted to. He wasnt aware of his tomato allergy yet he started puffing up like a fish before class ended.

He angled his head on the Professor's question. They were to guess what the ingredients were? He furrowed his brows thoughtfully, what would he use to keep himself from puffing up? He was nervous all throughout Muggle Studies, could his nerves made his symptoms worse? Another tentative hand goes up "Professor, what about Valerian? Either the root or the sprigs? Its been known as a sedative and counteracts muscle spasms, and is a standard ingredient in several potions meant to relieve anxiety or induce sleep."

Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Alyssa thought for awhile before raising her hand and answered. "Professor, would one of the ingredients be something to heal the person from the reaction they are getting like for example Wiggentree Bark, Salamandar Blood or even St. John's Wort."

Originally Posted by hermygirl

Spike thought about it a bit, laying his curly head on his hand. Seeing as that allergen itself had already been said, he needed something a bit more original. So he thought back to his summer in the woods, and his exploration of the plants there.

"Dock leaves," he said, raising his hand. "They're used to help with the irritation from stinging nettles, because they're meant to contain some kind of anti-histi-something, and I think that's to do with your body not liking the nettle sting." He frowned, annoyed he couldn't complete the word. "And sneezewort, as allergies like hayfever involve lots of sneezing, and if it's been named appropriately it might help.

Originally Posted by tomewitch

Many answered that one important ingredient in making the potion was the thing that the person was allergic to. Of course, she thought it really needed to be included indeed. Yet many had already answered that and clearly, that won't be the only ingredient needed in that potion right? There ought to be more. So she thought hardly of the ingredients she had studied during the summer, maybe there was one that could be possibly used in making the Anti-Allergen Potion.

After thinking for a while, she raised her hand, "Professor..how about Snakeweed?" Because from what she could remember, the weed was used to prevent irritation during the old times.

Originally Posted by Harry174

Laura looked at the Professor and smiled, seriously why hadn't she said she was allergic to the Professor, that would have been so funny well anyway she wasn't going to say anything now. "How about bannana's?" Laura thought that would make the Potion taste nice.

Originally Posted by Magical Soul

What kind of ingredients to make it NOT recognize the substance, eh? Hmm. Louisa pondered that for a minute before raising her hand, rather slowly, "Belladonna perhaps, professor?" She really had no idea, so guessing a standard ingredient would be helpful?

Originally Posted by fanficfanatict

What would come in the Potion? Oh Merlin, this was the part of potions that made Selina want to throw up. The actual brewing it practical part of the lesson always ended in some form of disaster. How was it thag she, who was commonly referred to as blow up in potions, always came back to this class? Well she knew the answer to that- she was required to have the class up until OWLs. After that she would spare Lafay the headache of Selina's awful potion brewing.

So when she asked the question Selina went with the only answer she knew, "Ma'am... Perhaps water?"

Originally Posted by hpluvr037

Keefer hadn't known much about allergic reactions and thus had kept silent. He had long ago learned that it is better to stay silent in Potions than to guess and anger Lafay. Thus he had simply scribbled down the responses, crossing off those that weren't correct.

But this time he could make an educated guess. He raised both hands and waited for eye contact before beginning. "Professor, I see three possibilities that haven't already been mentioned. The first is Ashwinder eggs. These are used to cure ague, which involves something similar to an allergice reaction, if I remember correctly. Second is fluxweed, which enables rapid changes. And I would want my antidote to a reaction to work as quickly as possible." Some people may want to stay swelled up like a puffer fish, but he didn't.

"And lastly, I think murtlap essence could be an ingredient. It's generally used to reduce inflammation, and that is often a big problem with allergic reactions."

Originally Posted by FireboltAvis88

Alyssa listened as she heard the others give their answers. Then she thought of something.'Yes add that the thing that we are allergic to. But would we add something of ourselves as well so that the potion knows for whom the ingredients are made of.'

So Alyssa raised her hand and asked."Professor would we add something of ourselves too, like for example our hair. So that there's something of what is making ourselves allergic in the potion, as well as, something of ourselves that is reacting to that substance in that same potion?" Alyssa knew that this was a wild guess but hoped that she was right. If not, it was still worth a try.

Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart

Justin thought for a moment and then raised his hand, " Professor, wouldn't Ashwinder eggs be an ingredient in this potion? "

Originally Posted by caithal97

Originally Posted by Anna Banana

Sierra grinned a rather pleased-looking grin. Of course there was a potion for this. There was a potion for everything when it came to Professor Lafay. How she came up with everything she did was beyond Sierra. It'd been nearly four years now, and she and Treyen still hadn't gotten very far with their Alheimer's Potion.

She tapped her fingers noiselessly against her desktop as she tried to come up with something to say. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. This shouldn't be difficult for her--Sierra was normally so good at Potions. Hmm... Had she ever heard of anything--a plant or something--that may fit in here? Then her twin half-brother, Alex, spoke up and said something that triggered her memory. "What about parsley?" she asked, raising her hand. "I've always heard that it's a really good antihistamine that helps with things like hay fever or hives." She shrugged to herself. This one stumped her, but if they needed an antihistamine, her best guess was parsley.

Originally Posted by GinevraWeasley

Vlimia grinned and nodded in a way that said True, true. She grimaced slightly at the all too familiar colours of green and silver, but regained her smile just as Cardigan looked back at her. While Vlim wanted to compliment Cardi on how well silver brought out her eyes, she didn't want to chat in class. The proffesor seemed pretty strict, so Vlim didn't want to get on her bad side.

Hhmm... that was quite a tricky question. Vlimia raised her hand hesitantly and said "I know some people use herbal tea to soothe allergies, so maybe cinnamon, ginger, lemon, honey, or cloves." Because most of those ingredients were in herbal teas, right? "I have also heard that raw honey helps battle allergies..." Vlim said, thinking back to a book about honey she had read.