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Amelia Adara
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Emma Montmorency (#301199)
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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19  By the time professor Adara was ready to get started, Ary had neatly laid out his books and writing materials and he was ready to brew. The holiday break certainly had done him good in the manner of reamplifying his focus. That’s what happens when one has a break from the hectic school life.
And that explained the anxiety request! However, the effect of not brewing the anxiety-relief potion correctly didn’t have what Ary would call a negative effect. Merlin knew there were times when they could all do with a deep sleep. The teen raised his hand to answer one of the questions. “I’d say The Draught of Peace… but I’m not sure if that particular potion needs so little ingredients.” So in other words, his answer could be wrong. Had her notes with today's potion been visible? Professor Adara glanced over at her desk where her parchment was with today's potion and was satisfied to find the paper was turned over which meant there was no way of previewing the potion beforehand. "That's correct. Draught of peace only has 4 or 5 ingredients depending on which recipe you follow." Which now that she perused the ingredient bottles on the desk, she realized she'd forgotten the stewed mandrakes. Quote:
Originally Posted by Zoe His mind was very much focused on the contained ingredients, and the mystery surrounding them took up his thoughts. So much so that he nearly missed the professor's description about the potion they would be brewing. When he finally tuned in, he caught snippets that piqued his interest. From what he could gather, the potion sounded relatively simple, given the limited number of ingredients. Plus, the effects—relief from anxiety and the potential to induce deep sleep if brewed incorrectly—sounded great to him.
Beauden's brow furrowed as he tried to recall the name of the potion. It felt familiar, but his mind, still adjusting after the holiday break, couldn't quite make the connection. The only thing that came to mind (Anxiety-Relieving Potion) sounded too obvious and not right at all.
Instead, he decided to focus on the latter question, which offered an opportunity for open-ended and creative responses. He raised his hand, his voice playful and confident. "When it comes to identifying the ingredients," he proposed, "you can give each a good whiff. Or, if you really wanted to take things up a notch, give each a little taste." A slight grin started tugging on the corners of his lips at the thought of such daring behaviour.
"Of course, there may be potential consequences to relying first on those particular senses," he continued, shrugging his shoulders with a nonchalant air. "But sometimes potion-making calls for a little experimentation." Leave it to a gryffindor to suggest a taste test. Although he had suggested smelling first which is probably a more appropriate measure. "The smell test can definitely be effective, presuming the ingredients in question have an odor, as there are some out there that are odorless. However that can narrow the choices for what the mysterious item might be. I would never condone tasting unknown ingredients, as the consequences can be ... deadly." To put things mildly. "Using vision and smell in combination are two of the more effective methods."
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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline Nadia would have to admit, when she had seen the notice of today’s lesson with the mention of anxiety, she briefly wondered if something was up with her coach. She never really thought of it as something that one could CHOSE to have at any given moment, that it instead tended to be around when one surely didn’t want it. It was only as the professor asked what kind of potion might help with anxiety that it clicked and what she wouldn’t acknowledge was that it had taken her so long to think of that. As for her thoughts on the matter, the sixth year figured her brother might be right with the Draught of Peace but then was beginning to think that one had too many ingredients to match.
“It could be the Calming Draught,” Nadia offered instead after raising her hand. It seemed to be a simpler potion with its more straightforward name. Calming draught would have been a more simpler potion to brew, but for some reason Professor Adara had high expectations that they could handle the advanced nature of the Draught of Peace. "Could be, but it is the draught of peace." Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordic Witch Rose sat near Beauden at one of the empty workstations and curiously eyed the four ingredients in front of her, taking careful note to keep her hands in her lap. Why where there just four? She had of course greeted Professor Adara with a respectful wave and 'Good morning' earlier when she had come in. She had also greeted Beauden, Ary and Nadia too in turn before the lesson had begun.
As the lesson got started Rose considered her answer, letting the other's answer first before she raised her hand to say very politely. "I'm with Aryan. I think it's the draught of peace that we are going to brew today professor, because it's the only potion that comes to mind that both relieves anxiety and agitation." Rose could have used some of this over the holidays when her mother had shouted at her for her black and white clothes. She had tried to explain, but her mother hadn't cared to listen. She had no idea why, but lately but everything she touched eventually turned either very white or black. Plus there was that little thing with how she spoke that her brother teased her for immensly. "Yes precisely. The calming draught, as Miss Nadia mentioned, would have some relieving effects, but as the intended effects are both anxiety and agitation reducing, today's potion will be the Draught of Peace." The professor confirmed again, reiterating upon Rose's expansion. Walking over to the storage bookshelf of extra ingredients, Professor Adara perused the shelf a moment before selecting the stewed mandrakes. "So as I mentioned, the draught of peace requires only 4 or 5 ingredients depending on which recipe followed. Today's will included 5 ingredients. Stewed mandrakes, powdered moonstone, powdered unicorn horn, powdered porcupine quills, and syrup of Hellebore." She held up each ingredient as she said them aloud. Because she wasn't that cruel to have them decipher which was which. Not to mention she didn't want to waste the time with guessing games when today's potion required careful concentration.
"The draught of peace is a notoriously difficult potion to brew, as it requires careful precision in terms of the steps and ingredients. So I advise you to please pay attention to what you're doing... " Ingredients:
3 stewed mandrakes
7g Powdered moonstone
7 g powdered unicorn horn
7 drops powdered porcupine quills
7mL syrup of Hellebore
Follow these steps:
1. Fill your cauldrons with water and place under a medium heat
2. Add 3.5g powdered*moonstone*until the potion turns green.
3. Stir 2x until the potion turns blue.
4. Add 3.5g powdered moonstone until the potion turns purple.
5. Allow to simmer until the potion turns pink.
ooc: Steps 1-5 are up. I'll be posting just a few steps at a time each day ... so will post additional tomorrow  feel free to keep up or if you need to play catch-up that's okay too. It's also okay to be realistic with your character's potion skills and if they struggle with following instructions, that's okay! All in good fun 
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