Violet came into the classroom, excited to brew her 1st potion. She took a seat in the front of the classroom with her potions book. With a caldron at her side, she began to read the directions given to her in the Potions textbook. "Hmm...thought Violet, as she put the moonstone in and added the 500 ml of water to the cauldron. Violet boiled the water for 5 minutes, and then added the belladonna, (which she had read was highly poisonous, also known as deadly nightshade) and the nettles, which had a strange appearance to them. Violet then boiled what she had for 5 minutes, and then she reduced the heat on the cauldron, and let it simmer for 5 more minutes. After the 5 minutes were over, Violet stirred it 20 full strokes clockwise, and then 20 full strokes counter clockwise. She then placed it in a goblet, surprised that it was clear, and she dipped her wand inside the potion and said, "coloro", as she thought of the color yellow. She then took 200ml of the potion and rinsed her wavy, brown hair in it. After 5 minutes, her hair was blond! Violet left happily with her brown hair, changed to blond. Even though it only lasted about 36 hours, it was cool to have different hair! |