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"Nice work everyone, now we're going to get a closer look at the gel inside the leaf. The gel with all the 'healing powers.'" Sage moved to the table infront of him again, laying the leaf flat on the surface. "This process is often known as 'milking aloe vera,' the professor explained as he carefully retrieved his wand.
"For this we'll be using the severing charm, like so." Muttering the incantation 'diffindo,' Sage directed his wand first up either side of the leaf, neatly trimming off the slightly spiny sides. "By cutting off the edges, we're making the gel easier accessible."
He then moved his wand to cut vertically lengthwise through the center of the leaf, cutting it neatly into two pieces which he proceeded to hold up. "After slicing down the middle, you can see the gel is encased inside."
He ran his index finger inside, collecting a goopful of the thick, clear gel-like substance. "Go ahead and 'milk your aloe vera,'" he said to the class, "if anyone needs help with their severing charm ask me or one of your peers."
"Thank god I learned this cutting spell in Potions class watching a fifth year doing it...Diffindo must be a popular charm..." Kate thought.
She took an aloe leave.
"Diffindo" A very soft and straight cut...perfect
Then, she took the leave in her left hand and "milk" the gel with her right hand
"eeeewww, this is sticky and slimy and slippery...but if itīs good for the skin...lets use it" she said in a low voice and began to spread aloe in her arms, hands and face
.."ahhhhh, my skin is so tight, it feels like I was done a face lifting haha"
Kate took a bottle, with clumsy movements because of the aloe and dropped the rest of the gel in it
."I will keep this for later...this gel is pure gold" Quote:
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Waterloo He moved towards the side of the classroom where he'd left a cutting of Mugwort. It looked like a common weed. "Mugwort was used in ancient times, by Roman centurions as a cure for sore feet." He carefully picked off a couple of the leaves and dropped them in a mortar on his desk. "The leaves can be crushed up," he explained, demonstrating as he used a pestle to grind the leaves, "and the result is then placed in your shoes!" Wasn't that cool!? He certainly thought so.
And yes, there were Mugwort leaves in his shoes.
"Now if you'd like to come and snag a few leaves, grab a mortar and pestle from the store cupboard, you can get yourself a cure for foot fatigue!" Yes, that was an instruction.
Kate took a mortar and crushed a few Mugwort leaves.
"It looks exactly as the soup my grandma used to cook haha" she touched the paste with the index fingertip and sensed the texture
"eew, it's weird, but no more than the aloe vera gel" She whispered, wrinkling her nose.
"I wonder if this would be uncomfortable or awkward to wear inside the shoes...when you walk, there will be like "phuch-phuch-phuch" in every step...people will look at me badly." Kate thought
."Maybe it isnīt so bad if this soothes the pain.."
Kate raised her hand
"Professor, How much paste do we have to put in the shoes?" She said politely
"Can I keep a sample of this too...just to try it some time" Maybe in my house, on holidays... "Ah, I neerly forget. Iīm Katherine Pots, first year, Gryffindor" She added, with a big proud smile.