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hermionesclone · 06-02-2013, 12:23 AM

Text Cut: Ethan!

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Originally Posted by emjay

Ethan nodded slowly, thinking over Alec's words, and peered into the cauldron. "Yes, I think these ingredients will go well together.. I'm sure there are a few potions that have at least a couple of these ingredients in them." And they worked, right? He looked back at Alec, giving him a smile and confident nod. "I don't think they would counter-balance or anything like that.." And if they did, they could at least say they gave it a good effort.

He started chopping up the daisy roots with his knife and glanced up at Alec as he seemed on board with the whole ointment and taking inflammation away idea. "That's exactly right," he grinned. "Ever make bruise paste? It'll be sort of like that.. now you got the idea.." Ethan was so sure this was going to work now.. he was starting to get excited about it.

Daisy roots were done and he moved onto the mandrake leaves, chopping them up as well. Then he looked up as Alec offered his assistance in that respect. "Oh.. no, I got these.. maybe you could grind up the nettles with the mortar and pestle? It helps to extract the juices." He gestured towards the equipment he had set out earlier, then asked, "Did you bring your own gloves? There are some in my bag if you didn't.. it's best to handle those with gloves." If not, it was quite possible to get stung by the hairs and come away with a rash or inflammation. Ironic, since they were trying to create a potion that would remove that.

"To be honest, I think we should add all the flobberworm mucous.." he started, looking over at Alec to see if he agreed. "We want it to be really thick to use it as an ointment.. plus I think the bubotuber pus will help with that.. and if it gets too thick, the leeches should help in absorbing some of the viscosity.. um, I think anyway." It sounded good to him.. but really, he'd leave that part up to Alec. He could add as much or little as he thought was necessary.

"Hmm?" he looked up from finishing chopping the mandrake leaves as Alec asked a question. "Oh.. well, I'm just learning, I guess," he said with the hint of a proud grin. "I can do Scourgify.. and almost an effective Aguamenti.. but they're easy ones I've been doing forever. Just staring to try to do them non-verbally." He slid all the chopped leaves into a neat little pile and set his knife down. "Um.. sure," he said uncertainly, though he tried to act confident and knowledgeable. Would it turn green..? He wasn't completely sure.

He looked over the ingredients for a moment before turning back to the Hufflepuff. "Um.. I'm not sure what order, that's a good point though.." He thought about it for a moment. "What do you think of this? Water, then flobberworm mucous.. then we'll do the plants - daisy root, mandrake leaves, nettles.. then the bubotuber pus and we'll try the leeches, one-by-one, to see how much suctioning off it'll need.. then the chocolate frog at the end. Though I think it will be more for the smell than flavor if it's applied topically rather than ingested. It might offset the smell of bubotuber pus." He shot Alec a grin, wondering what he thought of his idea.. because, you know, that stuff smelled like petrol and all.

He peered into the cauldron again. "Okay.. the water is boiling. So, you can add the flobberworm mucous if you want.. and whatever amount you think, really.. I'm just making an estimate. Then stir? We should probably stir after each ingredient.." That would mix it all in best, right? "Then I can put in the chopped roots and leaves." As long as Alec was okay with Ethan's thoughts..

SPOILER!!: Ethan's Notes

So... since Ethan thought that the ingredients would go well together and wouldn't cause the potion to blow up, Alec was just going to go along with him. Because the guy knew what he was talking about, yeah? "Let's hope we don't cause an explosion in the class, then," he said, grinning a little at the boy. Bruise paste? Had he made it? "No... but I know what it looks like, I think," Wasn't it bright orange or...? "Have you made it before?"

Also... Ethan had started cutting up the ingredients! Which meant that he had to do something useful as well, yeah? "Awesome! And... yeah, I did!" Which, he should have put on before now, yeah? He reached into his pockets and brought out his gloves before hastily putting it on. Wiggle wiggle wiggle went his fingers. The boy grinned at Ethan before reaching over and grabbing hold of the pestle and mortar. "Thanks for this!" he said, placing the nettle into the mortar. He was just... going to assume that they had to use all of it, yeah? Or he could just grind up all of it and they could measure out the right amount from that? Nodnod.

"Oh! Yeah... yeah, that sounds good," he said, keeping his eyes on the nettles he was grinding up with the pestle, "And that means we'll have to wait to see how thick the potion is before we add in the leeches?" Since the leeches were going to be adjusting the viscosity of the potion itself.

It was still REALLY awesome that Ethan had managed to do a non verbal spell. And so effortlessly at that, too. "It's really impressive, you know," he said, grinding up the last little bit of the nettle, "Are they hard to muster? Doing spells non-verbally?" And hadn't Sophs managed to do some charms non-verbally? ... Yeah... he was starting to feel really stupid now. Although, there was a lot of time left for this stuff, yeah? ... And the potion was going to turn green. ... Wait... "Oh, Ethan? What colour should the ointment be?" Because no one really wanted to apply something in a nasty colour onto their skin, yeah?

Finishing off the grinding of the nettle, Alec grinned and looked up at Ethan just as the guy started listing off the order. "Yeah, I think that works great!" Nodnod. "Good because... chocolate smells a lot better than petrol," And if he was buying something to apply to his skin, he'd rather use something that smelt like chocolate. Just saying, bubotuber pus, just saying. And speaking of bubotuber pus... "Hey, Ethan? We'll have to make sure to dilute the bubotuber pus, yeah? Because then it'll be all... well... it won't be great. So maybe we should add some water into it first or just add tiny drops at a time?"

OH OH OH! Water was done? Yeah? "Okay! Erm... I'll just add all of it then? Because, like you said, the leeches will be there if it gets a little too thick." He shot Ethan another grin before picking up the vial and looking at it carefully. "Yeah... yeah, that sounds like an awesome plan! And at the end... we'll wave our wands and it'll be done?" That's what they did in Potions, yeah?

"Okay, here goes!" Courage... courage... He opened the vial and carefully poured the contents of it into the cauldron. Once that was done, he placed the empty vial down and grinned at Ethan. "Daisy roots time, yeah?"

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hermionesclone Gladrags Mod Pogrebin Join Date: May 2009 Location: London Posts: 32,850 Hogwarts RPG Name: Alexander River Hirsch Gryffindor Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: -- x11 x11	Post #5 urine trouble \| Pat's Strong Confident Other Half \| Pees Like a Champion Unicorn Racehorse Text Cut: Ethan! Quote: Originally Posted by emjay Ethan nodded slowly, thinking over Alec's words, and peered into the cauldron. "Yes, I think these ingredients will go well together.. I'm sure there are a few potions that have at least a couple of these ingredients in them." And they worked, right? He looked back at Alec, giving him a smile and confident nod. "I don't think they would counter-balance or anything like that.." And if they did, they could at least say they gave it a good effort. He started chopping up the daisy roots with his knife and glanced up at Alec as he seemed on board with the whole ointment and taking inflammation away idea. "That's exactly right," he grinned. "Ever make bruise paste? It'll be sort of like that.. now you got the idea.." Ethan was so sure this was going to work now.. he was starting to get excited about it. Daisy roots were done and he moved onto the mandrake leaves, chopping them up as well. Then he looked up as Alec offered his assistance in that respect. "Oh.. no, I got these.. maybe you could grind up the nettles with the mortar and pestle? It helps to extract the juices." He gestured towards the equipment he had set out earlier, then asked, "Did you bring your own gloves? There are some in my bag if you didn't.. it's best to handle those with gloves." If not, it was quite possible to get stung by the hairs and come away with a rash or inflammation. Ironic, since they were trying to create a potion that would remove that. *"To be honest, I think we should add all* the flobberworm mucous.." he started, looking over at Alec to see if he agreed. "We want it to be really thick to use it as an ointment.. plus I think the bubotuber pus will help with that.. and if it gets too thick, the leeches should help in absorbing some of the viscosity.. um, I think anyway." It sounded good to him.. but really, he'd leave that part up to Alec. He could add as much or little as he thought was necessary. "Hmm?" he looked up from finishing chopping the mandrake leaves as Alec asked a question. "Oh.. well, I'm just learning, I guess," he said with the hint of a proud grin. "I can do Scourgify.. and almost an effective Aguamenti.. but they're easy ones I've been doing forever. Just staring to try to do them non-verbally." He slid all the chopped leaves into a neat little pile and set his knife down. "Um.. sure," he said uncertainly, though he tried to act confident and knowledgeable. Would it turn green..? He wasn't completely sure. He looked over the ingredients for a moment before turning back to the Hufflepuff. "Um.. I'm not sure what order, that's a good point though.." He thought about it for a moment. "What do you think of this? Water, then flobberworm mucous.. then we'll do the plants - daisy root, mandrake leaves, nettles.. then the bubotuber pus and we'll try the leeches, one-by-one, to see how much suctioning off it'll need.. then the chocolate frog at the end. Though I think it will be more for the smell than flavor if it's applied topically rather than ingested. It might offset the smell of bubotuber pus." He shot Alec a grin, wondering what he thought of his idea.. because, you know, that stuff smelled like petrol and all. He peered into the cauldron again. "Okay.. the water is boiling. So, you can add the flobberworm mucous if you want.. and whatever amount you think, really.. I'm just making an estimate. Then stir? We should probably stir after each ingredient.." That would mix it all in best, right? "Then I can put in the chopped roots and leaves." As long as Alec was okay with Ethan's thoughts.. SPOILER!!*: Ethan's Notes* Ingredients 1 vial Flobberworm Mucous 2 Daisy Roots, chopped 4 Mandrake Leaves , chopped (?) Nettles (1 vial?) Bubotuber Pus (3?) Leeches (?)Chocolate Frog Instructions 1. Fill cauldron 1/2 full of water, set on flame 2. Once boiling, add vial of flobberworm mucous, stir 3. Chop up daisy roots and mandrake leaves, add to mixture and stir after each ingredient So... since Ethan thought that the ingredients would go well together and wouldn't cause the potion to blow up, Alec was just going to go along with him. Because the guy knew what he was talking about, yeah? "Let's hope we don't cause an explosion in the class, then," he said, grinning a little at the boy. Bruise paste? Had he made it? "No... but I know what it looks like, I think," Wasn't it bright orange or...? "Have you made it before?" Also... Ethan had started cutting up the ingredients! Which meant that he had to do something useful as well, yeah? "Awesome! And... yeah, I did!" Which, he should have put on before now, yeah? He reached into his pockets and brought out his gloves before hastily putting it on. Wiggle wiggle wiggle went his fingers. The boy grinned at Ethan before reaching over and grabbing hold of the pestle and mortar. "Thanks for this!" he said, placing the nettle into the mortar. He was just... going to assume that they had to use all of it, yeah? Or he could just grind up all of it and they could measure out the right amount from that? Nodnod. "Oh! Yeah... yeah, that sounds good," he said, keeping his eyes on the nettles he was grinding up with the pestle, "And that means we'll have to wait to see how thick the potion is before we add in the leeches?" Since the leeches were going to be adjusting the viscosity of the potion itself. It was still REALLY awesome that Ethan had managed to do a non verbal spell. And so effortlessly at that, too. "It's really impressive, you know," he said, grinding up the last little bit of the nettle, "Are they hard to muster? Doing spells non-verbally?" And hadn't Sophs managed to do some charms non-verbally? ... Yeah... he was starting to feel really stupid now. Although, there was a lot of time left for this stuff, yeah? ... And the potion was going to turn green. ... Wait... "Oh, Ethan? What colour should the ointment be?" Because no one really wanted to apply something in a nasty colour onto their skin, yeah? Finishing off the grinding of the nettle, Alec grinned and looked up at Ethan just as the guy started listing off the order. "Yeah, I think that works great!" Nodnod. "Good because... chocolate smells a lot better than petrol," And if he was buying something to apply to his skin, he'd rather use something that smelt like chocolate. Just saying, bubotuber pus, just saying. And speaking of bubotuber pus... "Hey, Ethan? We'll have to make sure to dilute the bubotuber pus, yeah? Because then it'll be all... well... it won't be great. So maybe we should add some water into it first or just add tiny drops at a time?" OH OH OH! Water was done? Yeah? "Okay! Erm... I'll just add all of it then? Because, like you said, the leeches will be there if it gets a little too thick." He shot Ethan another grin before picking up the vial and looking at it carefully. "Yeah... yeah, that sounds like an awesome plan! And at the end... we'll wave our wands and it'll be done?" That's what they did in Potions, yeah? "Okay, here goes!" Courage... courage... He opened the vial and carefully poured the contents of it into the cauldron. Once that was done, he placed the empty vial down and grinned at Ethan. "Daisy roots time, yeah?" Text Cut: Journal! Quote: Ingredients: ⊲ 3 Leeches ⊲ Daisy/Daisy root (double the amount, in case?) ⊲ Chocolate frog ⊲ Mandrake Leaves ⊲ Nettles ⊲ 1 vial of Bubotuber Pus ⊲ 1 vial of Flobberworm Mucus Steps: 1. Fill cauldron halfway up with water and heat 2. Once it has boiled, add in a vial of flobberworm mucus (or less?) 3. Chop up daisy roots and add them into the cauldron. Stir until roots are fully mixed in. 4. Chop up mandrake leaves and add them into the cauldron. Stir again. 5. Grind the nettles in the mortar and pestle __________________