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Eliza Bellerose
Slytherin Second Year
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Correct or add on to?! 
You mean...her brilliance wasn't enough last lesson? BAH. Sophie turned her attention away from the professor long enough to dig into her book bag and pull out her notes from the last lesson. They were a bit wrinkled here and there, but they were still good notes. Very good notes...
...that apparently needing correcting. Text Cut: Sophie's notes from last lesson Quote: Slytherin Tea
1. Horsetail - Horsetail has the ability to strengthen a person's bones. I think this is similar to Slytherins, because we're always looking for ways to make ourselves bigger and better. If we're stronger, we have a better chance of being on top, winning, and going after our goals.
2. Nettles - Nettles are known for their healing properties, so I think this might be good for the Slytherin tea, because it'll help make us as healthy as possible. Slytherins would want to be healthy, so they could always be at their best. We can't go around winning as much if we're sick, can we?
3. Lemon Balm - Although I really don't like anything lemon-y, I can see why this ingredient would be added to a Slytherin tea. Lemon balm is known to calm and soothe people. I can honestly see a Slytherin wanting to give this to someone rather than drink it themselves. They would want to calm someone to either help defeat them or help do better than them. If they did drink it themselves, though, it would probably be to help them calm down before a big exam or Quidditch match.
4. Hibiscus - Hibiscus is another one of those ingredients that can calm you down or soothe you, so I think it's really comparable to the lemon balm in many ways, particularly the way Slytherins might use the ingredient. To add to what I said before, Slytherins might also use this ingredient to relax in between stressful classes or homework assignments.
Ravenclaw Tea
1. Earl Grey Black Tea - You know what I think about when I think of this ingredient? The Grey Lady! She's the Ravenclaw house ghost, you know. So regardless of what this ingredient means, just the word Grey alone represents this house.
2. Lavender - One of the ways lavender is used is to make you feel better after a night of insomnia. Insomnia, as you may know, is lack of sleep. Why would this relate to Ravenclaws? Well, because they're really into studying, homework, and probably putting in a lot of late nights doing both.
3. Gingko - Gingko can improve thinking in young people (and old people, but that's beside the point here). I would think the Ravenclaws would appreciate this ingredient, because they're the big thinkers in this school. They'd be the ones who would most appreciate an ingredient that would make them even sharper thinkers.
4. Peppermint - The only information I could really find for peppermint that might apply to Ravenclaw house is using it to relieve headaches. There are many reasons a Ravenclaw might get a headache, including stress or Quidditch-related injuries.
Gryffindor Tea
1. Dandelion leaf - Dandelion leaves can be used to make up for a loss of appetite or simply just to add to foods as an ingredient. Gryffindors are the bold and courageous ones. They're always out to do really bold acts for others, and I could imagine them really working up an appetite.
2. Borage - Borage can be used for growth and development. I think Gryffindors might use this ingredient to help make them stronger and more able-bodied for all those acts of courage they get themselves involved in.
3. Basil - Basil is considered one of the healthiest ingredients out there. Again, going off the idea that Gryffindors get themselves involved in lots of brave and courageous acts, they may need to use this type of ingredient to help keep them be as able-bodied as possible or make them well if and when they get sick.
4. Sarsparilla - This is not a very widely used tea, so most people don't know much about it. Having said that, trying this type of blend would take a very bold and brave person--a Gryffindor, namely. I think the daring nature of trying the tea relates to how Gryffindors take on things.
Hufflepuff Tea
1. Caraway - There's a legend that says caraway prevents lovers from falling out of love with one another. This is a definite Hufflepuff trait, because it relates to being loyal to another person, and that's what Hufflepuffs are all about.
2. Chickweed - I really don't see many connections here, but...there's got to be something, or else it wouldn't be in the blend. Grabbing at straws here, but it is used as a medicine for many different ailments, and I think Huffepuffs are always there for their friends to help them out. Not just in ways medicine would but in all ways, really.
3. Licorice - Licorice is actually used alongside many other ingredients to create a medicine of sorts. This reminds me of how loyal and friendly Hufflepuffs can be--always sticking by others and not leaving their sides.
4. Hawthorn leaf and flower - Hawthorn is used in wands for people who seem to be passing through a time of turmoil. I would think that Hufflepuffs are always so worried about others and wanting to stay so loyal to them that often times it can cause an inner, conflicting turmoil for them.
She began to read through them, her eyes darting back and forth between her version and the professor's version.
Ohhhkay. So she was sort of on the right track. Sort of. She began with Gryffindor, since that was what the professor had listed first, and continued comparing her notes to the professors. A few scratches and additions here and there, and she was on her way to what was hopefully a better accepted set of notes.
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