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SPOILER!!: Emmalyn Quote:
Birchwoodmom;12336306]"Hey, Isa" She greeted with a whispered, yet excited voice. It was always nice to sit next to a friend, especially in a class where she may need to team up or ask for help.
At Professor Nobles clap, she quickly picked up her quill and readied herself to take notes. Then her stomach dropped at his next words. They were continuing with the theme of the flesh eating hex. It had been a rather difficult lesson and she wasn't too keen on furthering the topic.
She slowly raised her hand and waited her turn "Sir, the hex slowly eats away your skin. It would be quite painful and the spell to stop it is hard." She shuddered at the thought. "Dragons blood may be an ingredient in the ointment. It has healing properties." She was having trouble thinking of other appropriate ingredients off the top of her head and decided to just listen to the other students answers, writing them down as they were given. Right or wrong, she would be able to scratch off any that weren't supposed to be there and add what was as the class continued on.
He moved to the front of his desk as they thought about the question, hands in the outer pockets of his robes. Hopefully Hirsch had done his job, otherwise this would be a much tougher lesson to teach indeed. Emmalyn’s answer seemed to suggest the Defence Against the Dark Arts instructor had done an adequate job though, and Noble nodded. “Correct. Eats is a good term, though it doesn’t stop at skin.” And her hypothesis wasn’t bad…although dragon’s blood wasn’t actually in this potion. “It can aid in healing, yes. But it’s not dragon’s blood that fulfils that role here…rather, one of its distant cousins. We’ll be using salamander blood.”
SPOILER!!: Ronan Quote:
lazykitty;12336309]He remembered that lesson (as if one could forget getting rope burns that quickly), and wasn't quite surprised that this was potions lesson would be focused on the accompanying ointment. Actually, he appreciated it, because it was another thing that could be useful in his future career, in case a victim of the flesh-eating curse couldn't be gotten to St. Mungo's in time even with Modero.
"It acts much like a flesh-eating virus, basically eating the victim from the inside out. That said, I bet the ointment has Essence of Dittany in it, since it causes fresh skin to grow over a wound," was Ronan's flat-toned response.
And there was nothing wrong with his Gryffindoring abilities, thank you.
Okay…maybe Hirsch hadn’t gotten the point across. Noble groaned. “More like outside in,” he said, folding his arms across his chest. “It starts growing from the point of contact the hex makes with the skin.” Which would obviously be on the outside. However, the Head Boy’s ingredient suggestion was decent. “Dittany does heal the skin, correct. Although we’ll be using fresh dittany today, not just the essence.”
SPOILER!!: Daisy Quote:
Ginevra;12336310]Daisy was trying to forget that lesson even though she sat out the activity because of traumatic reasons. She thought about potential ingredients before raising her hand and answering, "Maybe Murtlap Essence could help since it is used to treat wounds."
His gaze now moved to the young Hufflepuff, and Noble gave a slight nod. “Murtlap, yes. But again, not the essence. We’ll be using pickled murtlap tentacles ” Such a damaging hex required a potent healer – watered down ingredients just wouldn’t cut it here.
SPOILER!!: Daehyun Quote:
debpetrisor;12336328]Oh, how exciting was this? Daehyun was, in fact, interested in magical remedies, so this lesson would be most helpful! Not that he planned on needing this particular ointment, but it was good to keep in mind, anyway!
Raising his hand, he said, "Could there be snake fangs, professor?" They had strengthening properties, and he knew they were used in the cure for boils... and really, boils did kind of eat away your flesh if they were of a worse degree.
A fleeting smirk crossed Noble’s lips, before disappearing. “There could be…but unfortunately, there isn’t.” No fangs of any sort to be found.
SPOILER!!: Jessa Quote:
DaniDiNardo;12336333]Where she previously may have taken offence to the man’s gruff tone, Jessa simply marked her spot on the page then put the book into her bag. There was no need for the stern warning and no fear he may have needed to repeat himself because she had no intention of carrying on her reading here. Suffice to say the Ravenclaw had learned which classes and which Professors were less vigilant and cared less if she paid attention.
She turned in her seat, facing forward despite Professor Noble remaining at the back. When he was ready he would move to the front but if he didn’t it wasn’t an issue either.
Chin resting in her palm, Jessa allowed her mind a small space to wander while she waited for the lesson to begin but when it did, it had all her attention—for now. The Sixth Year had been baited enough times to be cautious about her optimism. Hog warts had a way of setting her up for disappointment.
While she listened, though, she did find a question growing in the back of her mind. Rather than answer the Professor’s, she posed her own. “Will the potion work even on injuries that weren’t necessarily caused by a hex or some other flesh eating disease.” If so then it could prove useful.
If he was surprised she put it away first time, he didn’t show it. But she did earn herself an eyeroll for completely ignoring his question and posing one of her own. He had a horrible feeling about why she was asking too, and his brow furrowed. “It depends on the nature of the damage. If you want, we can talk about it more outside of class.” It wasn’t a topic he particularly wanted to go into right now.
SPOILER!!: Patrick Quote:
siriusblackliveson;12336335]Patrick had sat down at the table in the middle hoping to avoid being noticed too much during the class, he wasn't doing so hot in Potions. It was one of his lesser subjects at this point, but he wanted to keep showing up. Maybe eventually he would become a great potions master, or maybe he would just be off in his own little world. He wasn't exactly sure.
He looked around the classroom as the other students were asking questions and answering Professor Nobel's question. He couldn't pull any ingredients that would lend themselves to help cure a hex. Well, there goes getting better at potions. Instead he wrote down every single suggestion from his classmates.
He didn’t mind quiet students, as long as they were concentrating. So as long as Patrick wasn’t just doodling, then Noble was satisfied.
SPOILER!!: Rylee Quote:
Kolyander;12336338]Rylee had been on time and had given her usual warm greeting to the professor upon her arrival right before sitting at her usual workstation, front and center. It only took the tween a matter of seconds once her hum had it's place on her seat to notice the lack of materials at each workstation. Curious. It didn't appear that they would be needing all that much for towards lesson... maybe?
As Noble began the lesson she picked up her quill to start taking notes. They were going to be making the potion Hirsch told them about. She rather enjoyed when two different lessons could go hand-in-hand. Rylee raised her hand setting her quill down for just a moment. "When you're hit with the hex the area turns reddish-purple and it spreads outward over the skin as the flesh is eaten away." She crinkled her nose just a little bit in displeasure. It was really a very terrible way to die. "Fluxweed has healing properties so maybe we can use that." Several things had actually come to mind that she knew contained healing properties but she went with the most logical one first.
Noble nodded. “The skin does change colour where the hex is active, yes. That can help us target where to heal, although the process is by no means quick.” Even with the ointment, it could take days for the skin to recover – and it never did so fully. “Fluxweed is good for potions involving flux or change. Here were doing regeneration, which is a little different.” So no, it wasn’t in the ointment.
SPOILER!!: Nettie Quote:
Lissy Longbottom;12336360]Of course Nettie remembered the spell that Hirsch had taught them about last week - but she wasn't sure how that could help clue her in to the ingredients in the potion. She thought for a bit, listening to other answers before an idea popped in her head. She raised her hand quickly.
"Could aloe be an ingredient?" she suggested. It wasn't a MAGICAL ingredient, but still a good thing to have if you were worried about skin stuff. "I know it helps soothe skin when you get a sunburn, could it maybe he used in a similar way in the potion to help flesh eaten skin heal?" she suggested.
Worth a shot, right?
Noble saw that hand go shooting up, although he shook his head at the answer. The reasoning was sensible enough, but the hex was just too much for aloe to deal with. “Not in this potion, no. But you’re right, it can often be found in healing potions concerning burns.”
SPOILER!!: Junia Quote:
TakemetotheBurrow;12336382]Huh, that was convienient. Junia had been wondering about that ointment and here they were making it. She sat up straighter in her chair, interest piqued. She was officially excited.
"What about billywig sting slime, professor? It's meant to have curative properties." And that certainly couldn't hurt.
Noble had noticed the shift in posture after announcing the topic, and wasn’t at all surprised by her well thought out answer. “That’s a very good answer, Junia…and it’s one of the key ingredients in the potion that this ointment was initially derived from: the Wiggenweld potion. Here though, the functionality of the billywig slime has been replaced by another species of insect…which I’ll get to shortly.” Unless, of course, anyone got there first.
SPOILER!!: Chloe Quote:
Cassirin;12336389]The professor was going to show them a very cool potion that counteracted an equally cool (but very gross) spell. What in the world did they need to go and eat someone's skin away for? People needed their skin. It kept all their insides... on the inside. Where they belonged.
She wasn't totally sure about the spell, although, something the Head Boy said struck her as funny. "Eats them from the inside out? Doesn't it technically eat them from the outside... in? SKIN first?" She knew what he meant, but it sounded so funny. And what could go in the potion to make skin grow back? "What about vitamin A, sir? Or I mean, fish oil or something's liver... things rich in vitamin A. I think that's good for helping your cells regenerate."
There was a rare hint of amusement on Noble’s face at Chloe’s response to the Head Boy, and he nodded. “It does.” As for her answer, the Potions Professor looked slightly impressed. “That would be one reason why we’re using fresh dittany today, and not the essence. It’s not the highest source of vitamin A,” not like the liver she’d suggested, “but it does give the potion a boost.”
SPOILER!!: Quote:
Hey Ju;12336438]Anna wasn't the biggest fan of Potions and she was also not the biggest fan of the theory part of any lesson, so she was currently distracting herself by simply holding the quill she was supposed to be using to take notes and looking at its feathery bit as she gently moved it.
She kept quiet because she didn't know the answer and to be honest she was also not paying attention. Her quill was clearly a lot more interesting than... what Potion were they going to brew that day again? Eh, didn't matter. Her quill was still more interesting.
Noble’s gaze fell over the classroom now, waiting to see if anyone else had ideas to add. No hands went up, but his did spy a few distracted students. “Either put that quill to parchment, Anna, or put it away.” He couldn’t be doing with distracted fiddling, especially not today.
That said, and the classroom still silent, he moved back towards the board. “As I mentioned, the flesh-regeneration ointment is a close relative of the Wiggenweld potion, with a few ingredient substitutions to allow for a more potent and topical application.” He started writing the list of ingredients on the board, so they could compare. “I’m not going to go through them all, but I want to highlight key two changes: blue-bottle fly larvae, for billy-wig sting slime, and powdered silver for the unicorn horn.” He finished writing up the ingredient list, and now strode down the side of the classroom to pick up the black bucket.
With a glint of a smile, Noble tilted the bucket and showed them the contents, most definitely live and wriggling. “You’d probably more commonly think of these as maggots, but blue-bottle fly larvae are important in healing for what’s known as maggot therapy. They’re particularly good at eating dead flesh, and only dead flesh.” So hopefully it was obvious why they might be an ingredient. “The powdered silver helps combat dark magic, but also has antimicrobial properties, so helps keep the wound clean.” Hopefully they weren’t too grossed out by the maggots, and were still following. The next bit was important. “Keeping things sterile is super important in this potion, as a patient suffering from the flesh-eating hex will have lots of open wounds susceptible to infection. We don’t want to add to that risk, so today we’ll be practicing aseptic technique.”
And that started now. “Before we start: tie your hair up, roll sleeves up, wash your hands thoroughly and wipe your bench down with ethanol from one of the bottles in the middle back cupboard. Only once you’ve done all that should you come collect ingredients.” They couldn’t stop all microbes from entering their work, but they could at least actively minimise the chances of contamination.
Well...what were they all waiting for? "You may begin."
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Originally Posted by Blackboard
Ingredients
500 ml of water
500 ml of horklump juice
5 drops flobberworm mucus
10 blue-bottle fly larvae
1 tbsp finely chopping rosemary
100g pickled murtlap tentacles
10 drops of honeywater
5 drops tea tree oil
3 leeches
2 cups of shredded dittany
3 inches of Wiggentree bark, grated
250 ml salamander blood
¼ teaspoon powdered silver
250 ml boom berry juice
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