The Ravenclaw stared innocently back. What? It could be very possible that that was the Hag's plans, given their reputation of spite and deception. And then the Professor said nobody really knew the Hag's plans since it was foiled. Vickers still thought putting the Princess in a coma was just stage 1 of the Hag's plans.

He listened to the next question and raised a tentative hand "Leverage Professor?" the Ravenclaw started "Leverage on several fronts-- the Wizard could've been a rival of the Hag... Hag thinks she's outsmarted everybody but here comes the Wizard upending her plans, proving to all that he was better than her. And certainly being the person that saves the King's daughter will sway many things in his favor." And the kiss? Why even bother coating it on his lips? "...And I guess most guys would grab the opportunity to kiss a pretty girl." he mumbled sheepishly in the end. It was true, specially one that without a doubt wont be dodging it.


He turned his attention back to his cauldron, taking the petals and dropping them along the surface of the bubbling mixture. He measured out the salamander blood before tipping it over the pot, the counted out the Lionfish spines before dropping them in promptly. He scourgified the grater before grabbing hold of the Unicorn horn. Carefully he grated the rare ingredient over his pot, taking extra effort that nothing is wasted. He then picked up the wolfbane stalk and dropped it into his cauldron. Taking hold of the stirrer he started to turn it towards the counter-clockwise direction, counting as he went along.