Text Cut: Lafay
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Droo 
Hecate blinked. The boy was correct... but it surprised her. He was never the smartest kin in her class. "Uhmm... yes. to all three. Ashwinder Eggs, Fluxweed and murtlap essence are key to this potion."
Seriously? All three of those were right? And no snide remark?!
Score! How on earth did I manage that? Still shocked, he managed to pull himself together in time to hear Lafay move on. He began scribbling furiously, ready to put these ingredients into action.
Alright, time to get started. He unholstered his wand and pointed it into his cauldron. Slightly more confident than when he entered the lesson, he said, "
Scourgify," to clean his cauldron. He would never forget this step. Lafay had yelled at enough first years to ingrain it in his brain forever.
He gazed into his cauldron. It appeared to be dust free and ready for use. Pointing his wand inside again, he this time attempted a nonverbal spell.
The more practice the better, eh? Aguamenti. A faint trickle released itself from his wand tip.
That will take forever. He ended the spell.
More concentration. Aguamenti. This time a gush spewed forth. After a minute or so, he released the magic and had a semi-full cauldron.
Text Cut: Lafay 2.0
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Droo "Good... Now take the valerian root and the salamander blood and add the drops in one at a time for each, alternating like this." She said and demonstrated in her own cauldron. One Valerian, One Salamander, One Valerian, One Salamander, One Valerian, One Salamander, etc...
Next, Keefer picked up the salamander blood in his left hand and the Valerian root in his right. He wasn't sure if mattered which ingredient started the cycle. But Lafay had started with Valerian root, so he would as well. His right hand dropped in one bit, then his left hand.
One. He repeated the process nine more times until each ingredient had ten drops in the potion.
Text Cut: Lafay part 3
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Droo "Good. Now you need to retrieve the two dock leaves, and place them into the mortar. Crush it with the pestal. Go to the refrigerated section and remove an Ashwinder Egg. Break it and add it to the mortar, then quickly add the 4 sprigs Fluxweed. This stops the egg breakdown and gives you enough time to add the whole mixture to the cauldron... like so." She said and demonstrated.
He fetched a pair of dock leaves, then placed them in the mortar. He crushed it until it was a fine powder. He grabbed the four sprigs of fluxweed and set them next to the mortar, ready to add. Leaving his cauldron, he went to retrieve the Ashwinder egg.
Merlin, that's cold! He hurried back to his pestal and broke the egg. With his other hand, he added the fluxweed. He hoped he hadn't taken too long as he added it to his cauldron.