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Hogwarts RPG Name:
Amelia "Mia" Adair
Slytherin
Sixth Year

Hogwarts RPG Name:
Leigh Upstead
Hufflepuff
Fifth Year
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"CLASS!" His voice was on edge, but he tried to contain his anger, "put the fire out, add the other snake fang and stir once counter clockwise. You should have been able to see all the contents inside your potion up until now, but once you carry out these two steps, it will thicken and turn bright yellow. Then we drink it." He eyed the boy to see if he was out yet. He also waved at the blackboard to add the new and last two steps.

"Now, the potion will last for 12-14 hours. You will feel it's leaving you, so that it gives you a chance to stop doing whatever you are to save your life." He looked into a few eyes, and he looked calmer.

"Drink a cup, and one cup only. To have a longer effect, drink another cup when its effect is gone, instead of drinking more. If you drink more than enough, you will be dizzy. Too dizzy." So dizzy they wouldn't be able to stand. Clear? Clear. Good.

"After drinking, sit down for a few minutes for your body to adjust. Then, once you feel fresh, you can go around being super strong. You will have a perfect sense and control of your strength, so don't worry while handling things."

He smiled again. "There are different types of strength potions, and this one is the strongest. You don't have to add the heart and the Re'em blood, but then the effect will be reduced to one tenth. You have to brew slightly differently then, which will show up on the blackboard soon." He paused and thought if he forgot to mention something...

"Oh. One last thing. Or two." Two, yes. "To conserve it for a week, which you should do for homework, take a cup to drink now and add a cube of ice into the cauldron. After a week, I'm afraid it will lose the effect quickly." Shrug. "And most importantly perhaps, drink in one go, while still hot.

"That's all for now. Go finish your potions and put aside a cup. Don't drink yours, but drink from someone else's cup, and either wrist-wrestle with a friend, or try to break a record in this muggle toy I'll bring in a moment."


He walked inside the small store room again and magically moved a High Striker inside the class. He put it in front of the blackboard, and grinned at them.

"It's really easy! You'll try to ring the bell at the top, here," he touched with his finger to show them, "by hitting the lever here hard enough. You'll get two chances with this toy. The ones that hits the lever will get a treat. Also, those who beat their friends at wrist wrestling." He grinned at them again. "Don't worry. The High Striker's enchanted, so it won't break.

"Are there any questions?"


OOC: To get full credit from this activity, you must post twice. The deadline is Friday 19.00 GMT/14.00 EST.

You don't have to keep track of who drank from who's cup, so as not to drink from that person's potion: That part is purely IC and won't affect your points if no one drinks your cup. There is one thing that Cosgrach didn't mention, however - that how well the griffin claw was crushed determines the strength that potion will give. So, rate how well your character crushed the claw on a scale of 1-10, but don't say it until someone asks to drink your potion. Then, PM/IM that person for others not to see it to keep it fair. During the activity, though, the bigger number doesn't automatically win: Please also consider your character's normal body AND mental strength, as those DO come into play as well. During posting for the activity, please add the rating of that potion in the title part so that your friend and I can see how strong that potion is.

So what am I trying to say? I'll grade this part by how realistic and creative you are playing. Now, have fun with super strength!

Still trying to mind her own business from the commotion behind her, Sophie was relieved when class resumed. Following Culloden's directions while he spoke, she extinguished the flame under the cauldron and dropped the second snake fang in with her gloved hand again. Easy peasy. Leaning toward the cauldron, she peeked at the potion's color before stirring one time counter-clockwise, pleased that the consistency of the potion instantly thickened and became a pure shade of bright yellow. Could it have been more perfect? She doubted it, and she looked forward to the next time Culloden walked by, anticipating a nod of approval from him.

The next set of explanations from the professor made Sophie slump a little. Gosh, he just kept talking. Normally she didn't mind, but... she actually had to grab her quill and start making notes along the way. A lot of information to take in, and she wished he would slow down, but she just kept writing - she could re-read anything she didn't absorb when he was done talking. She did put both gloves on and use a new ladle to spoon her potion into the freshly-cleaned cup next to her while his explanations slowed down, wanting to stay ahead of the game. Twelve to fourteen hours was quite a hefty amount of time. She shot a glance at Tobes, then - what kind of fun could they have later with some super-strength?

Of course, looking at her picture-perfect potion, she realized she didn't actually want to drink it. Dragon's heart and two different kinds of blood? That had to taste vile, didn't it? Surely the pomegranate was supposed to help with the taste, but... could it really make it significantly less putrid? Sophie doubted it.

With her cup already set aside, the Ravenclaw added an ice cube to the remaining potion in the cauldron and worked at cleaning her workstation while side-eyeing everyone. She had followed the directions as closely as humanly possible, or so she thought, and even cleaned every object and her gloves after every step to make sure nothing went wrong with cross-contamination. She wanted it to be flawless to impress Culloden, and she thought it was flawless, but... were there other students who had cared as much as her? Did she trust anyone else's potion?

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After ten minutes he added one snake fang, that being the sixth sense. During the ten minutes he finished cleaning up most of his workstation so that all he'd have left to do would be cleaning the cauldron once it was over.

As soon as he'd added the snake fang, following instructions, he put out the fire and then added the other snake fang, then carefully stirred anti-clockwise once, then he watched as it went yellow and thick. West listened to the professor as he watched its progress.

.... they had to drink someone else's potion? That sucked. West didn't particularly want to drink it at all but he definitely preferred trialing his own, otherwise what was the point of taking so much care with it? Annoying.

He put his hand up. "Why can't we drink our own, professor? I'd much rather do that given I trust how I brewed it and someone else might've done something wrong and turned it into poison."

It was a good point, right? Meanwhile though, he did take a cup out and then add ice to conserve the remainder.

Ah-ha. West. A seventh year. One... that, surprisingly, she felt she could trust, despite his general mopey demeanor. She normally didn't trust people who seemed sulky, aside from Ascanius, but West's reputation was outstanding. Sophie definitely knew enough about him to know that he was a clever student.

It was a valid question on his part, and she was wondering the same thing, so she admired the fact that he asked. That meant his potion was trustworthy, for sure. "Psst." She gave him a 'sup' nod after his question to get his attention and pressed on, "Bet you could trust mine. Y'can look at the color - s'pretty perfect. And I'm his protege." She nodded at the professor, grinning at him. He would back her up, right? "He can vouch for me. I definitely know what I'm doing." Didn't matter that she was just a third year. Potions was easily her best class, and the smug sort of expression she gave West when she lifted her cup toward him accentuated that point, encouraging him.

C'mon, West. Dare ya.
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