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MadMadamMalfoy · 06-24-2019, 09:12 AM

Tina thought she had done alright with the simple potion, especially considering the fact that she was working blind, but when she removed her goggles, she saw her potion was bright orange instead of the periwinkle blue Noble said it should be. Wait, what? How in Merlin's socks had that happened? Without her sight, the measurements were bound to be inexact, but surely having slightly wrong amounts of the right ingredients wouldn't cause that drastic a difference in color, right? Then she found the problem… fish eyes. She'd been so preoccupied that she misremembered the directions and added fish eyes instead of beetle eyes. Ugh! How could she be so stupid?! She hadn't added the wrong ingredients to a potion since she was a second year back at Beauxbatons.

Tina was so frustrated, she wanted to scream! She angrily vanished the evidence of her failure from her mortar and pestle, then gave them, her spoon, *and the rest of her station a thorough cleaning. Could she please just forget about this lesson and go back to her dorm? Or maybe to the art room or quidditch pitch to blow off steam? She'd lost all interest in attempting the oculus potion. Knowing her, she'd probably find a way to mess that up too! But she knew she could expect a reprimand from Noble if she didn't at least try, and in her current mood, she was liable to go off if that happened.

This time, Tina was determined not to make any more embarrassing mistakes! She paid careful attention to Noble's demonstration, jotting down the directions in her notes and cross referencing with her textbook to make sure she had it 100% correct. She measured out one cup of murtlap essence, double checking her measuring cup to make sure the liquid stopped exactly at the 1 cup line. After adding the murtlap to her cauldron, she lit the burner with a quick incendio, taking a moment to calm herself before casting so her anger wouldn't turn what was supposed to be a low simmer into a raging inferno. She peeked into her cauldron and, satisfied that it was beginning to simmer as it should, went to the side bench for ginko and eyebright.

Tina measured exactly 5 grams each of ginko and eyebright. weighting them twice to make absolutely sure she had the correct amounts. Once she got back to her station, she checked her potion again. It had arrived at a low simmer; now it was time to add the ginko and eyebright. She carefully sprinkled the ingredients then stirred clockwise once… and twice. So far, so good. When she'd finished stirring, she picked up her timer and set it for exactly five minutes.

Now it was back to the side bench for cucumber. Tina alternated grating and weighing the cucumber until she had precisely 50 grams. Setting the cucumber aside for now, she removed a moly flower from her potion kit, taking extra care not to jostle the delicate petals. Before long, the timer dinged, and Tina inspected the contents of her cauldron. The potion was definitely pale lavender, but she was a little worried it might be too pale or not pale enough. She was pleased to see that after she added her cucumber and gave two anticlockwise stirs, her potion turned the same shade of royal purple that Professor Noble's had in the demonstration.

Tina eyed her cauldron to find the exact center spot to drop her moly flower. Once the flower was added, she set her timer again for three and a half minutes. When the timer went off again, she extinguished the burner and gently stuck her thermometer in the cauldron, never once taking her eyes off it as she watched the temperature drop. 27, 26, 25… finally, 24 degrees exactly! Tina measured out 5 ml of moon dew sap and added it to the potion, stirring it in with a figure 8 motion. As her potion cooled, she watched it gradually change from its purple shade to lilac and awaited further instructions.

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MadMadamMalfoy Newbie Mod Alley Proprietor Mackled Malaclaw Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Hazbin Hotel Posts: 11,106 Hogwarts RPG Name: Norman A. Carton Graduated Hogwarts RPG Name: Sydney M. L. Masters Slytherin Third Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Maddox B. Buchanan Gryffindor Fourth Year Diagon Alley Proprietor: Caledon Roth The Leaky Cauldron	Catching up Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll Tina thought she had done alright with the simple potion, especially considering the fact that she was working blind, but when she removed her goggles, she saw her potion was bright orange instead of the periwinkle blue Noble said it should be. Wait, what? How in Merlin's socks had that happened? Without her sight, the measurements were bound to be inexact, but surely having slightly wrong amounts of the right ingredients wouldn't cause that drastic a difference in color, right? Then she found the problem… fish eyes. She'd been so preoccupied that she misremembered the directions and added fish eyes instead of beetle eyes. Ugh! How could she be so stupid?! She hadn't added the wrong ingredients to a potion since she was a second year back at Beauxbatons. Tina was so frustrated, she wanted to scream! She angrily vanished the evidence of her failure from her mortar and pestle, then gave them, her spoon, and the rest of her station a thorough cleaning. Could she please just forget about this lesson and go back to her dorm? Or maybe to the art room or quidditch pitch to blow off steam? She'd lost all interest in attempting the oculus potion. Knowing her, she'd probably find a way to mess that up too! But she knew she could expect a reprimand from Noble if she didn't at least try, and in her current mood, she was liable to go off if that happened. This time, Tina was determined not to make any more embarrassing mistakes! She paid careful attention to Noble's demonstration, jotting down the directions in her notes and cross referencing with her textbook to make sure she had it 100% correct. She measured out one cup of murtlap essence, double checking her measuring cup to make sure the liquid stopped exactly at the 1 cup line. After adding the murtlap to her cauldron, she lit the burner with a quick incendio, taking a moment to calm herself before casting so her anger wouldn't turn what was supposed to be a low simmer into a raging inferno. She peeked into her cauldron and, satisfied that it was beginning to simmer as it should, went to the side bench for ginko and eyebright. Tina measured exactly 5 grams each of ginko and eyebright. weighting them twice to make absolutely sure she had the correct amounts. Once she got back to her station, she checked her potion again. It had arrived at a low simmer; now it was time to add the ginko and eyebright. She carefully sprinkled the ingredients then stirred clockwise once… and twice. So far, so good. When she'd finished stirring, she picked up her timer and set it for exactly five minutes. Now it was back to the side bench for cucumber. Tina alternated grating and weighing the cucumber until she had precisely 50 grams. Setting the cucumber aside for now, she removed a moly flower from her potion kit, taking extra care not to jostle the delicate petals. Before long, the timer dinged, and Tina inspected the contents of her cauldron. The potion was definitely pale lavender, but she was a little worried it might be too pale or not pale enough. She was pleased to see that after she added her cucumber and gave two anticlockwise stirs, her potion turned the same shade of royal purple that Professor Noble's had in the demonstration. Tina eyed her cauldron to find the exact center spot to drop her moly flower. Once the flower was added, she set her timer again for three and a half minutes. When the timer went off again, she extinguished the burner and gently stuck her thermometer in the cauldron, never once taking her eyes off it as she watched the temperature drop. 27, 26, 25… finally, 24 degrees exactly! Tina measured out 5 ml of moon dew sap and added it to the potion, stirring it in with a figure 8 motion. As her potion cooled, she watched it gradually change from its purple shade to lilac and awaited further instructions. __________________ Old voices I had thought long since dead whisper of another life I might have led* If I could take that second chance, If I could make my life anew, If only dreams came true...