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DaniDiNardo · 05-11-2016, 03:37 AM

So they wouldn't be having whatever he was having. Optimal idea, Professor, especially if he actually wanted them getting this potion done. Glancing over the instructions on the board, Blaise felt a lot more confident even with the fact this potion was 'advanced' for the fact that it required no magic. So long as the wand that was currently up in his dorm was not needed, there was really nothing he had to worry about. He could measure just as well as an older student, he could also check times, clean equipment and do whatever else was necessary. Consequently, the boy did no seek out an older student to partner with but instead went to the cupboard to grab the ingredients he would need.

Once back at his desk, the boy took the time to copy the instructions from the board. Sure, his quill had done the same just now but he had learned that with a subject so precise as Potions....taking the embellished words of a quill would not be in his best interest. Didn't take too long in any case and the boy was ready to begin.

First thing's first was piling everything he planned to use into his cauldron then heading for the sinks at the back of the classroom. There he meticulously scoured everything with the running tap, being sure not to miss even a spot or an inch. Cleanliness was one of the 5 C's and the boy was always careful to remember it, even with his reluctance to magically clean. It didn't bother him doing it the mundane way, in fact he preferred it.

Blaise set all his things on his desk once more, laying them out so he could have a look at everything he was working with. The hairy fungus would be the first to be taken care of, simply because it was the first thing the Professor had given instructions on. The ingredient was placed in the mortar and thoroughly mashed with the pestle. He didn't stop crushing until it LOOKED like he'd achieved some uniformed consistency--but really he could have just as easily been wrong. Whatever the case he was ready to move to the tortoise shell--which, by the way, the Professor wasn't kidding when he said it would take some extra work. Merlin's beard, this was too much for a kid that was barely managing to stay awake. He simply didn't have the energy for this and if he'd known it would be THIS bad, he'd have saved some of the energy he used to mash the fungus just now.

Circe.

Finally. He thought his arm would fall off. Now then, the boy grabbed the small knife from the end of the table. The caterpillar would need to be thinly sliced but not too thinly. He might have asked how one would KNOW when they'd cut too thinly but he figured 'enough to keep your sl-slices from falling apart' was a good enough indication so that was how thinly they were cut. He did a test run on the first to make sure it COULD in fact stand on it's own before proceeding to cut anymore with that width.

Thankfully, the bat tongue didn't seem like it was gonna require that much thought or resistance. It was easily cut down the middle before he began dicing it, his quill dutifully floating next to him, recording him as the master potioneer he was not.

Good stuff.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Notes

Aging Potion
Ingredients

100ml Red Wine
10ml Prune Juice
2g Hairy fungus, mashed
2g Tortoise Shell, powdered
5g Caterpillar, sliced
1 Bat Tongue, diced

Instructions

~~Prepare all ingredients as listed in the ingredients list, weighing and measuring each carefully.~~
Slowly heat the red wine and prune juice and begin stirring clockwise until you can just see bubbles starting to form. (The mixture will be dark purple/brown)
Immediately add the Hairy Fungus and continue to stir clockwise for ten minutes. (The mixture will slowly fade to a lighter purple/brown)
Continuing to stir clockwise, add the tortoise shell. (The mixture will be a creamy color)
After eight minutes, remove the cauldron from the heat and add the caterpillar and bat tongue, making sure to continue to stir the solution in a clockwise motion for five minutes, until it changes to a creamy green colour.
As the potion cools, it will turn emerald green. Once it is completely cooled (about fifteen to twenty minutes), you may cease dispense the potion into appropriate vials for storage.

Characteristics: Emerald Green
Level: Advanced
Information: The effects are dosage based; the more ingested, the older one will age

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DaniDiNardo MO & DMLE Crup Join Date: May 2012 Location: Over here! (GMT -5) Posts: 17,240 Hogwarts RPG Name: Ruth (Rae) Elliot Gryffindor First Year x12 x12	Post 1 Yeah I broke that mirror, so what? ll NOT backward ll Official Gryfferin ll Lemon's favourite So they wouldn't be having whatever he was having. Optimal idea, Professor, especially if he actually wanted them getting this potion done. Glancing over the instructions on the board, Blaise felt a lot more confident even with the fact this potion was 'advanced' for the fact that it required no magic. So long as the wand that was currently up in his dorm was not needed, there was really nothing he had to worry about. He could measure just as well as an older student, he could also check times, clean equipment and do whatever else was necessary. Consequently, the boy did no seek out an older student to partner with but instead went to the cupboard to grab the ingredients he would need. Once back at his desk, the boy took the time to copy the instructions from the board. Sure, his quill had done the same just now but he had learned that with a subject so precise as Potions....taking the embellished words of a quill would not be in his best interest. Didn't take too long in any case and the boy was ready to begin. First thing's first was piling everything he planned to use into his cauldron then heading for the sinks at the back of the classroom. There he meticulously scoured everything with the running tap, being sure not to miss even a spot or an inch. Cleanliness was one of the 5 C's and the boy was always careful to remember it, even with his reluctance to magically clean. It didn't bother him doing it the mundane way, in fact he preferred it. Blaise set all his things on his desk once more, laying them out so he could have a look at everything he was working with. The hairy fungus would be the first to be taken care of, simply because it was the first thing the Professor had given instructions on. The ingredient was placed in the mortar and thoroughly mashed with the pestle. He didn't stop crushing until it LOOKED like he'd achieved some uniformed consistency--but really he could have just as easily been wrong. Whatever the case he was ready to move to the tortoise shell--which, by the way, the Professor wasn't kidding when he said it would take some extra work. Merlin's beard, this was too much for a kid that was barely managing to stay awake. He simply didn't have the energy for this and if he'd known it would be THIS bad, he'd have saved some of the energy he used to mash the fungus just now. Circe. Finally. He thought his arm would fall off. Now then, the boy grabbed the small knife from the end of the table. The caterpillar would need to be thinly sliced but not too thinly. He might have asked how one would KNOW when they'd cut too thinly but he figured 'enough to keep your sl-slices from falling apart' was a good enough indication so that was how thinly they were cut. He did a test run on the first to make sure it COULD in fact stand on it's own before proceeding to cut anymore with that width. Thankfully, the bat tongue didn't seem like it was gonna require that much thought or resistance. It was easily cut down the middle before he began dicing it, his quill dutifully floating next to him, recording him as the master potioneer he was not. Good stuff. Quote: Originally Posted by Notes Aging Potion Ingredients 100ml Red Wine 10ml Prune Juice 2g Hairy fungus, mashed 2g Tortoise Shell, powdered 5g Caterpillar, sliced 1 Bat Tongue, diced Instructions ~~Prepare all ingredients as listed in the ingredients list, weighing and measuring each carefully.~~ Slowly heat the red wine and prune juice and begin stirring clockwise until you can just see bubbles starting to form. (The mixture will be dark purple/brown) Immediately add the Hairy Fungus and continue to stir clockwise for ten minutes. (The mixture will slowly fade to a lighter purple/brown) Continuing to stir clockwise, add the tortoise shell. (The mixture will be a creamy color) After eight minutes, remove the cauldron from the heat and add the caterpillar and bat tongue, making sure to continue to stir the solution in a clockwise motion for five minutes, until it changes to a creamy green colour. As the potion cools, it will turn emerald green. Once it is completely cooled (about fifteen to twenty minutes), you may cease dispense the potion into appropriate vials for storage. Characteristics: Emerald Green Level: Advanced Information: The effects are dosage based; the more ingested, the older one will age __________________ Imma say all the words inside my head____________________________________ ______________________________I'm fired up and tired of the way that things are said.