 Post 2 Fluttery Pegasi
Hadley scanned the potion card, confused. This sounded like the easiest potion ever, unless steps were missing. No grinding to a paste or stirring? Just dropping ingredients in at the right time?
Something was amiss. Or Professor Newton made sure she could ace the test.
Shrugging, Hads picked up the set of fairy wings and dropped them in. "Incendio!" A small jet of flame shot out of her wand and lit the burner. Now she just had to wait.
Seriously that was it? Hadley scanned the card again, still not sure if there were steps omitted for the purpose of the exam. It had to be right? This was too nerve-racking! If things were omitted, she was gonna fail if she followed the card. If thing weren't omitted, then she'd fail not following the card. Ugh. Mind games!
When the potion was a turquoise-ish color, she added three doxy eggs. And waited, watching as the potion slowly shifted to a pink color. Was she supposed to stir? If so how long and which way?
Oh it was pink already? Uh, cool, she guessed. She began to add the toasted dragonfly thoraxes one by one, keeping an eye on the color as she did. Was this red or dark pink? Why was potions so subjective in its instructions????
17...18...okay this was definitely red now. Would adding the last two just make it more red? Or would it damage the potion? UGH! It says add 20 but also says might not take all 20...Hadley closed her eyes tight and added the last two. Slowly, ever-so-slowly, she peeked at the potion. Still red. Oh thank Merlin.
Breathe Hadley. Breathe. Now was another waiting point; a chance to calm down a little. All too soon it was blue. Add the rest of the toasted thoraxes!? Come on, give her a break at least. And oh look, might not take all 20, again. Hadley rolled her eyes and started to add the rest one by one again. This time it took all 20 to make it a satisfactory silver.
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