A Soothing Solution sounded interesting. She wondered if her mom or dad had ever used it her or her siblings? Maybe she would shove it down Ellie's throat (her baby from the Muggle Studies project). Did it even have the same effect on realistic baby dolls? She doubted it.

Isla used a quick cleaning charm to make sure her cauldron and all her supplies were free from dust or whatever else might have settled on them. She placed her cauldron on the burner and exactly 70mL of flobberworm mucus. Yuck. Useful, but yuck. Once the mucus was safely inside the cauldron, she turned the heat to a low setting.

With that done, she began cutting the three heads of lavender flowers in a way that'd leave her five good inches of stalk. She did the same with the chamomile plant. Once she finished with that, she stood back and surveyed her work. It all looked right to her. Mmkay. Next step!