Things were really coming along now. She added the three sprigs of Valerian and turned up the heat. How much heat? She didn't know, but turning it just a tad seemed to work. She watched her brew, and at the first sign of bubbles forming and rising, she gently added in the sopophorous bean. Following the professor's lead, Isla also picked up her glass stirring rod.

She found herself watching with her breath held as she waited to see what color her potion would turn. It was something that she's always feared--having to start [/i]alllll[/i] the way over when she'd already done so much work. Nothing to fear here, though! Her potion had taken on a reassuring shade of turquoise, and it was a really pretty shade if she did say so herself. She made the seven stirs and was slightly disappointed to see that beautiful shade of turquoise turn a pale blue-gray. Oh, well, it had been good while it'd lasted.

She turned off her burner and let things cool for three minutes. In the meantime, she swept her wand over her cauldron. Was there something she was supposed to be saying while she did this?