Originally Posted by XanaSnape

The boy wasn't familiar with quintessence? Ah, it appeared he had not completely comprehended the N.E.W.T. level books he claimed to have read. Still, he showed promise... "There are many loose ends to your research, in that your research has barely begun. Your first step will be to write up a potions proposal- a treatment or essay explaining in detail what you hope to accomplish. Once you have done that, I would ask that you take it to the Herbology Professor and ask her what sort of plant would best suit your needs -- magical, mundane, sentient -- that's a plant which can think independently and make decisions, such as a tentacula or snare -- or purely reactionary. Ask that she give you at least three different plant specimens to experiment on, and perhaps a control specimen as well... She will be able to direct you to what is appropriate depending on what you hope to create in your outcome. Once that is complete, you should bring your seedlings back to this lab and we can proceed more appropriately with her information in hand. You will then draft a complete thesis and we can evaluate it... After which time, if it seems well defined, I shall place you with a promising N.E.W.T. level student as a research partner and we can start to work out the process." Kazimeriz nodded to the boy once.