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Alyssa returned to the lab the next day as she said she would. On entering the room, she went to the cupboard and took out a lab coat and a pair of protective goggles. She put on the coat and placed the goggles over her head, making sure they were protecting her eyes. Then she proceeded to the work tables and looked around for Yvaine, the star she was taking care of. There were other bottles with stars glowing in them and so Alyssa had to look for the jar that had her name labelled on it.
She was alarmed to see when she found her jar, that the star in her jar had turned blue in color. That could only mean one thing. That the star's temperature was getting hot. Quickly checking her journal, she found the spell to stabilize the star's temperature.
Taking out her wand, she jabbed it at her star inside the jar, followed with a downward flick while saying the incantations to the spell, "
Dextrini Potitus". She watched as the star slowly changed from blue, to light green and then to yellow. '
Whew! thank goodness I caught that in time.' Alyssa thought to herself. Alyssa ended the spell once she was sure that the star has been restored back to its original yellow color, by pointing her wand at the contents in the jar and saying, "
Finite"
She inspected to make sure that the jar was in good condition and that there were no cracks inside. Merlin Forbid! it started to leak. She kept watch over the jar for awhile and while she did so, she decided to sing to it again. She first thought of a song and then looked around. '
Here's hoping no one starts laughing at me.' Alyssa thought to herself.
She first humming the tune to the song and then she softly sang it.
"
Smile though your heart is aching, smile even though its breaking.
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by.
If you smile through your tears and sorrows, Smile and maybe tomorrow,
You'll find that life is all worthwhile, if you just smile."
Alyssa ended the song and quickly looked around. She smiled when she noticed that no one was starting at her. "
Yvaine, that song was sung especially for you." Alyssa whispered softly to her star in the jar, so that no one else would hear. She continued to keep watch over her star and after awhile, when she noticed that there were no other significant changes in the color of star, Alyssa decided that she would leave for the day and come back tomorrow to check on it. Making sure that her jar was placed safely on the work table, Alyssa packed up her things, and went over to return her lab coat and protective goggles back into the cupboard before she made her way out of the Astrophysics lab.