He had to finish his potion. He had to get it done. He had to save Ilia. With those thoughts in mind, Carl wiped his cheeks clean and turned to the instructions on the board. Stir two times, clockwise. Clockwise ... that was starting from the top and going to the right and then to the bottom and then back to the top in a circle. He stuck his stirrer inside the cauldron and did this two times.

Then came the Mistletoe Berries. He added two into his cauldron, noting how many extra he had brought back from Professor Newton's table. Stirring again, this time counter-clockwise. His fear of doing it the wrong way was now gone!

The last step was easy. Leaving the potion to sit. "Just sit there and wait." He told his cauldron. See? Easy.

And was the potion supposed to be this shade of murky green?