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Originally Posted by The Blackboard
Anti-Love (Delusting) Potion
Ingredients:
* water (500mL)
* essence of violet (5 drops)
* essence of rose thorn (7 drops)
* raven feathers (2)
* skinkroot (slices, translucently thin; 20)
* rat eyes (3)
Instructions:
* bring 500mL water to a boil
* add 5 drops essence of violet and stir 5 times, clockwise
* add 7 drops essence of rose thorn and stir 7 times, counter-clockwise
* reduce heat to simmer mixture for 10 minutes, stirring 2 times, counter-clockwise every minute
* add 2 raven feathers and boil for 5 minutes while stirring clockwise
(stopping point: remove cauldron from heat and cover, mixture will be viable for up to one month. When restarting to brew, slowly bring the mixture back up to a boil before continuing.)
* add 20 translucently thin slices of skinkroot and simmer for 10 minutes or until potion turns pink
* add 3 rat eyes
* remove from heat and stir until black streaks appear
Kayla copied down the instructions from the board and then proceeded to fill her cauldron with the required amount of water. She followed each step carefully and triple checked that she was doing everything in the right order and the right way.
Potions was her weakest subject but for some reason today she felt as though she could accomplish mastering this particular potion. She chuckled softly to herself, the gods must be looking down upon her for them to be learning how to brew an anti-love potion.
Once she had finished making the potion and was happy that it appeared the way it was supposed to, Kayla bent down behind her desk and reached inside her bag and pulled out a couple of spare jars. She slipped them inside her robes and sat back up straight in her chair and eyed the Gryffindor Prefect with a small smirk on her face.
Hmm...must remember to invite the Prefect for some breakfast Kayla thought as she clenched one of the jars in her hand.