 Rhibear ~ Madam Solo ~ Dark Brooding Girl ~ Accio Jedi ~ Gryffinclaw ~ Just a doll
It was only as Heath finished organizing his supplies in front of him that he got a good look at the plants at the front of the room. Hmm, if those plants were what he thought they were, he had an idea of what kind of potion they’d be brewing today… an idea that was all but confirmed when Professor Noble addressed the class. Heath considered the question carefully as he listened to the other students’ answers, jotting down notes on what was said.
His initial thoughts turned to lavender and chamomile, like the plants at the front, but that seemed way too obvious! Besides, they’d already been mentioned a number of times. Then he thought of valerian, but again, that had already been said. So what else could he say? Heath wracked his brains for an answer until he remembered the herbal nighttime tea his grandpa drank. He tried to recall the ingredients label on the side of the box. There was lavender, chamomile, and valerian, but there was something else too, lemon something. Lemon juice? No. Lemongrass? Not that either. Lemon balm? Yes, that was it!
So if lemon balm was an ingredient in tea to help people sleep, it stood to reason that it had properties that eased stress and promoted relaxation, and if it could be dried and put into a tea, it seemed the same method would be effective in a potion. Did that make sense? Heath wasn’t so sure that it did, so he decided to keep quiet for now. The more he thought about it, the more out there his answer sounded, and in this class, more so than any other at Hogwarts, it was important to find just the right balance between an obvious answer and an outside-the box-one!
__________________ 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... |