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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
Anna quickly copied down the instructions and then set to work preparing her potion. She first brought her water to a boil, and then added the five drops of violet. Hmm...how many times was she supposed to stir...and in what direction? She quickly referred back to her notes and then stirred the appropriate amount of times in a clockwise direction. Soon enough, she found herself on the seventh step of the brewing, which required her to add three rat eyes. Ewww. Sometimes brewing potions could be so...disgusting, to say the least. Oh, well. At least it was a valuable subject to learn.
After the seventh step was complete, Anna removed her potion from the heat and stirred until she noticed black streaks begin to appear. Hmmm...had she done it? Had she successfully made the potion? Who knew. Maybe the professor would come along soon and verify.