No more than a few minutes into the class Vickers was already scribbling furiously on his parchment, taking note of the discussions. He had heard about the Muggle tale of Sleeping Beauty, but knew only of little details he came across in his readings-- that there was a princess who slept for a hundred years to be woken up by a prince's kiss. that was all he knew about it. He didnt know that the princess was meant to die or sleep or whatnot with a device like the spinning wheel. His knowledge of it was less fantastical-- it was one of the devices that marked Muggle progress towards industrial and technological revolution.

He stayed quiet, his eyes drifting from the wooden wheel to the burners that sat on the table, eyes finally resting on the covered cauldron. Why hadnt he noticed those before? He turned his head back towards his parchment and scribbled some more