View Single Post
Old 12-14-2006, 06:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
Biochemkris

Technical Assistance
Tebo
 
Biochemkris's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: The Bowels of SS
Posts: 25,873
Default
Technically technical all the time Bookaholic

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bombalurina View Post
"Perhaps the bulb of a firefly." Neva suggested, only realising how ridiculous it sounded after she said it.
Professor Branxton smiled and nodded. "Astute observation. While we do not use the bulb of a firefly, we do use essence of firefly in the solution. It is one of the mere four ingredients which make up the potion and the two animal-based ingredients."

Quote:
Originally Posted by theshadowcat View Post
Sylvia searched her mind for a plausible answer but the only thing she could come up with was Floo Powder.

"Floo Powder?" She asked sheepishly, "I mean, that does create a flash under the right conditions..." she trailed off.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dru
"How about something from a dragon?" Tabby asked. "It does flash when it breathes fire..." He trailed off and wished he knew more about potions.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigwidgeon Took
AJ nodded, she understood that and added it to her list of notes, then thought about ingredients. she shook her head and sat, not knowing the ingredients but still thinking.... hearing the other students guesses made her giggle and she added to the contribution of wacky guesses, and her ingredient guess wasn't even wizardy, hers was muggle: "i would guess some sort of explosive, maybe a pinch of gunpowder from a firecracker or something" she said shrugging.
"Good thought processes, but I'm afraid floo powder, dragon parts, and gunpowder not one of the ingredients."
__________________

Blast from the past!
Biochemkris is offline