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debpetrisor · 01-13-2018, 07:12 AM

SPOILER!!: professor Noble ^^

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Originally Posted by hermygirl

Noble finished writing the next steps up on the board and turned back to face the classroom, only a couple of students with hands up for attention for cuts. And another one not asking for attention, but with the same problem. Yes, he saw you there Daehyun.

How, just how, had they cut fingers after so carefully showing them the technique to hide their fingers well out of the way of the blade?

Grumble grumble.

He headed to one of the cupboard down the side wall, and pulled out the first aid kit he kept in the classroom. “There,” he replied gruffly, pulling out some bandages and a couple of vials of murtlap and dittany. “Sort yourselves out.”

He felt no need to baby them. There was a Healer for that.

And since most people looked like they had their ingredients prepared, it was time to move on. He raised his voice to address the whole class.

“When your pumpkin has reached a simmer, go ahead and add your moth powder. Stir clockwise until your powder turns grass green...which should be four complete rotations, if you’ve got it fine enough.” Into his cauldron went the moths, and sure enough...within 4 stirs the potion had changed colour. He held up the spoon to show them. “Then add 100 grams of your bouncing bulb and stir just enough to incorporate it. Turn down the heat, and set your timer for thirty minutes.”

Yes, thirty minutes. Which was a long time, and that meant they had some more time to work on those cutting skills. No point having them all sitting there twiddling their thumbs. He appreciated some would want to make notes, but he didn’t expect them to write down everything when it was in their textbook. Writing up a full report would be their homework.

He raised his voice over the sound of bubbling cauldrons. “You may start to carve your pumpkin if you wish. I suggest using either a carefully controlled diffindo, or a small knife from your potions kit.” Up to them how fancy they wanted to make the design.

Oh boy, he'd been spotted.

Unable to meet the professor's eyes, a very flustered Daehyun walked to the first aid kit that the man had pointed at and, rubbing some murtlap essence over his cut, he sealed it with a bandage loosely tied over it, and he was good to go. He was used to getting such small cuts, so he probably would've ignored it completely, but he didn't want it to get in the way of potion making or, even worse, allow even the smallest drop of blood fall into his cauldron and mess everything up.

Measuring the 100 grams of the bouncing bulb he'd chopped, he set them aside and proceeded to add the moth powder to his cauldron, and stirred four times clockwise, watching it turn into the green professor Noble had mentioned. The 100 grams of bouncing bulb went in next, and he stirred a little longer until they got mixed into the potion. Next, he turned down the heat and set his timer for thirty minutes.

Carve the pumpkins?

Daehyun was unsure of what to do, since he'd already cut his finger once, and he was feeling even more insecure using Diffindo, though he still had more confidence with a knife, so he settled for that. He'd begun carving the most basic eyes and mouth for his pumpkin, taking his sweet time with each movement, hoping time would pass before he had to turn it into a masterpiece.

... because he wasn't feeling artistic at all.

01-13-2018, 07:12 AM	#199 (permalink)
debpetrisor Jarvey Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Room of Requirement Posts: 585 Hogwarts RPG Name: Daehyun "Daniel" Yoon Third Year	SPOILER!!: professor Noble ^^ Quote: Originally Posted by hermygirl Noble finished writing the next steps up on the board and turned back to face the classroom, only a couple of students with hands up for attention for cuts. And another one not asking for attention, but with the same problem. Yes, he saw you there Daehyun. How, just how, had they cut fingers after so carefully showing them the technique to hide their fingers well out of the way of the blade? Grumble grumble. He headed to one of the cupboard down the side wall, and pulled out the first aid kit he kept in the classroom. “There,” he replied gruffly, pulling out some bandages and a couple of vials of murtlap and dittany. “Sort yourselves out.” He felt no need to baby them. There was a Healer for that. And since most people looked like they had their ingredients prepared, it was time to move on. He raised his voice to address the whole class. “When your pumpkin has reached a simmer, go ahead and add your moth powder. Stir clockwise until your powder turns grass green...which should be four complete rotations, if you’ve got it fine enough.” Into his cauldron went the moths, and sure enough...within 4 stirs the potion had changed colour. He held up the spoon to show them. “Then add 100 grams of your bouncing bulb and stir just enough to incorporate it. Turn down the heat, and set your timer for thirty minutes.” Yes, thirty minutes. Which was a long time, and that meant they had some more time to work on those cutting skills. No point having them all sitting there twiddling their thumbs. He appreciated some would want to make notes, but he didn’t expect them to write down everything when it was in their textbook. Writing up a full report would be their homework. He raised his voice over the sound of bubbling cauldrons. “You may start to carve your pumpkin if you wish. I suggest using either a carefully controlled diffindo, or a small knife from your potions kit.” Up to them how fancy they wanted to make the design. Oh boy, he'd been spotted. Unable to meet the professor's eyes, a very flustered Daehyun walked to the first aid kit that the man had pointed at and, rubbing some murtlap essence over his cut, he sealed it with a bandage loosely tied over it, and he was good to go. He was used to getting such small cuts, so he probably would've ignored it completely, but he didn't want it to get in the way of potion making or, even worse, allow even the smallest drop of blood fall into his cauldron and mess everything up. Measuring the 100 grams of the bouncing bulb he'd chopped, he set them aside and proceeded to add the moth powder to his cauldron, and stirred four times clockwise, watching it turn into the green professor Noble had mentioned. The 100 grams of bouncing bulb went in next, and he stirred a little longer until they got mixed into the potion. Next, he turned down the heat and set his timer for thirty minutes. Carve the pumpkins? Daehyun was unsure of what to do, since he'd already cut his finger once, and he was feeling even more insecure using Diffindo, though he still had more confidence with a knife, so he settled for that. He'd begun carving the most basic eyes and mouth for his pumpkin, taking his sweet time with each movement, hoping time would pass before he had to turn it into a masterpiece. ... because he wasn't feeling artistic at all.