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Jessiqua · 02-11-2016, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

Jace's hand flew up in the air, wanting his question to be answered."Professor? How does the other ingredients affect the potion's strength? Is it to cover the wide assortment of poisons, or is it just to reinforce the bezoar? Also, isn't the bezoar enough to cure a mild poison in the first place?" So in other words, do they really need to brew it?

Ahh, "Mr. Reed," Art said, and listened to his question. A very good question, which brought a smile to his face. "Mmhm, a bezoar is an antidote to most poisons, but not all. So... err, well it makes sense to have a broad spectrum antidote, as well as throwing a few other more... well, more specific ingredients. To cover all bases." He nodded, hoping that had answered the first year Ravenclaw's question.

And there was Miss. Neverwinter, who it seemed had decided to take part. Art gave her what he hoped would be an encouraging smile. He realised that some people might not feel all that comfortable being fake poisoned.

Art looked down at Madam Curie, who seemed to be riveted by the students. She kept her careful gaze on them. He knew she would alert him if any of the students were deteriorating. "Having fun there ol' girl?" he asked her.

He glanced up at the class and heard the delightful sounds of some of them retching into cauldrons. "Err," he called out, "D-does anyone need help with a banishing charm?" he asked. You know, for the vomit. Art to the rescue if not. He saw some of the students resting their heads on the table, or their knees, and looking a bit... well, not quite right. He smiled to himself.

He continued to brew his own potion, working with speed and confidence, adding four measures of his crushed Bezoar into his cauldron, followed by two measures of Standard Ingredient. "Now, the standard ingredient... we purchase that pre-made most of the time. It uhh-it just works out cheaper that way. But... I'll be uhh, be showing you all how to make your own stock of Standard Ingredient one day. It's good to be able to make your own, because you can source the best quality ingredients for it. But... the pre-made one, well, there's nothing wrong with its quality at all." Except for in the hospitals, they tended to use the organically grown ingredients, sourced from the countries who had the best natural environment to grow them. No lab-grown herbs. He used the tap by his own bench to measure two cups of water and add to his potion. He lit the gas of his bunsen burner, and sparked a flame, lowering it to a medium height, before putting his tri-stand and cauldron over it, counting down five seconds, and then leaving it to brew for five minutes. As little magic as possible was his way of life.

In the five minutes he was leaving his potion to brew, he walked around the class, looking into the cauldrons, keeping a close eye on his students. The healer within him was telling him to assess them carefully, in case some more serious side-effects occured. But so far, they were as mild as he had assumed they would be.

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Jessiqua Poltergeist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gallifrey Posts: 38,050 x9	Sassenach \| RAVENPUFF \| Sing me a song of a lass that is gone \| bookDRAGON \| #awkwardturtle<# Quote: Originally Posted by Stefan Jace's hand flew up in the air, wanting his question to be answered."Professor? How does the other ingredients affect the potion's strength? Is it to cover the wide assortment of poisons, or is it just to reinforce the bezoar? Also, isn't the bezoar enough to cure a mild poison in the first place?" So in other words, do they really need to brew it? Ahh, "Mr. Reed," Art said, and listened to his question. A very good question, which brought a smile to his face. "Mmhm, a bezoar is an antidote to most poisons, but not all. So... err, well it makes sense to have a broad spectrum antidote, as well as throwing a few other more... well, more specific ingredients. To cover all bases." He nodded, hoping that had answered the first year Ravenclaw's question. And there was Miss. Neverwinter, who it seemed had decided to take part. Art gave her what he hoped would be an encouraging smile. He realised that some people might not feel all that comfortable being fake poisoned. Art looked down at Madam Curie, who seemed to be riveted by the students. She kept her careful gaze on them. He knew she would alert him if any of the students were deteriorating. "Having fun there ol' girl?" he asked her. He glanced up at the class and heard the delightful sounds of some of them retching into cauldrons. "Err," he called out, "D-does anyone need help with a banishing charm?" he asked. You know, for the vomit. Art to the rescue if not. He saw some of the students resting their heads on the table, or their knees, and looking a bit... well, not quite right. He smiled to himself. He continued to brew his own potion, working with speed and confidence, adding four measures of his crushed Bezoar into his cauldron, followed by two measures of Standard Ingredient. "Now, the standard ingredient... we purchase that pre-made most of the time. It uhh-it just works out cheaper that way. But... I'll be uhh, be showing you all how to make your own stock of Standard Ingredient one day. It's good to be able to make your own, because you can source the best quality ingredients for it. But... the pre-made one, well, there's nothing wrong with its quality at all." Except for in the hospitals, they tended to use the organically grown ingredients, sourced from the countries who had the best natural environment to grow them. No lab-grown herbs. He used the tap by his own bench to measure two cups of water and add to his potion. He lit the gas of his bunsen burner, and sparked a flame, lowering it to a medium height, before putting his tri-stand and cauldron over it, counting down five seconds, and then leaving it to brew for five minutes. As little magic as possible was his way of life. In the five minutes he was leaving his potion to brew, he walked around the class, looking into the cauldrons, keeping a close eye on his students. The healer within him was telling him to assess them carefully, in case some more serious side-effects occured. But so far, they were as mild as he had assumed they would be. __________________ EVASIVE \| RESTLESS \| MISUNDERSTOOD always on the move