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Biochemkris · 03-16-2009, 11:46 PM

OOC Note: This class is intended for fourth and fifth year students, ONLY. Other classes will be held for first through third and sixth & seventh years.

Classes have certainly been interesting this term. Professor Bontecou stepped into his classroom once more, this time ahead of his students. Of course, he hadn't actually prepared for class, yet... Oops. He hurried inside and sat down behind his desk, pulling out his lesson plans.

Mell · 03-29-2009, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

Copernicus made a face as he focused on his cauldron. Stirring erratically, Cope never took his eyes off the liquid inside. Ugh, this was trouble. "Erm, about that. Plymouth sort of... already... owled Nico about the kissing thing. And to ask permission to date Cela."

Well, this was a mess. The situation, not his potion... which had turned out rather nicely. It began to thicken.

Kayla added the barbs and stirred twelve times and she had just finished stirring her seventh anti-clockwise stir and her hand froze as Cope spoke. "He. Did. What?" She growled with such menace that would probably have everyone cowering right about now. "I told him I would speak to Nicholai first." Kayla turned and looked at Plymouth and she got up off her stool, with thoughts of smashing her cauldron over the bloody gits head.

Cassirin · 03-29-2009, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by For reference

Confounding (Confusing) Concoction: mild formulation

Ingredients:
* water (500mL)
* jobberknoll feathers (2 barbs)
* leeches (juiced; 1-2)

Instructions:
* Bring water to a boil
* Separate the barbs from the shafts of 2 jobberknoll feathers
* Place barbs in boiling water and stir 12 times clockwise and 7 times counter-clockwise
* Boil for 30 minutes
* Add leech juice by squeezing one leech into the cauldron and stir in an unpredictable fashion
* Keep stirring until potion should thickens (within 5 minutes)
* If potion does not thicken after 10 minutes of stirring, add another leech and continue to stir unpredictably until thickened
* If potion has still not thickened after an additional 10 minutes, start another brew

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Originally Posted by aussiegirl

Kayla added the barbs and stirred twelve times and she had just finished stirring her seventh anti-clockwise stir and her hand froze as Cope spoke. "He. Did. What?" She growled with such menace that would probably have everyone cowering right about now. "I told him I would speak to Nicholai first." Kayla turned and looked at Plymouth and she got up off her stool, with thoughts of smashing her cauldron over the bloody gits head.

"Settle down, Winters," Copernicus scooped potion into a phial before sliding off his stool to block her advance on Plymouth. "I proofread it before he sent it, and I really don't think you have anything to be concerned about. I made him edit out all the bits where it sounded like he enjoyed kissing you or where it sounded less than accidental. Just send a follow-up owl letting him know what happened from your own viewpoint. It's not a huge deal."

Mell · 03-29-2009, 08:45 PM

Did he just tell her to settle down? Kayla raised an eyebrow as Cope stood up and blocked her path to Plymouth. Oh my would you look at that, Ravenclaws can be just as loyal as Hufflepuffs! "Oh gee Cope, that makes me feel soooo much better." Didn't matter how many times it was edited the fact that Plymouth's lips touched her's would be enough to set Nicholai off. This was not good - and what? "Excuse me did you just say he enjoyed it?"

Maybe it was the fact that Copernicus was actually standing up to her or perhaps it was the brilliant idea that had just sprung to her mind but Kayla sat back down with a smirk on her face. Oh Plymouth Morgan, you idiot! Your desire to make all people happy is about to backfire in your face. Kayla looked up at Cope, "My apologies for losing my temper, it's fine I will sort it out. Let's - let's just finish our potion."

Cassirin · 03-30-2009, 02:37 AM

Copernicus sat down hard, a dazed look on his face. Had she just... agreed with what he said and sat down? What was that about? Was standing up to someone really as easy as that seemed? And... why did she look like a little Lumos had just gone off in her head?

"If it's not fine, I'll do everything in my power to make it right," he vowed before turning back to his cauldron. Ugh, it was starting to thicken way too fast! He shouldn't have stopped stirring.

Mell · 03-30-2009, 04:53 AM

Kayla looked at the clock on the wall and only ten minutes had elapsed, her potion still had another twenty minutes left to boil. Oh I know you will and so will your brother she thought to herself. Out loud she said, "It's fine Copernicus, I'm sure everything will work out just...fine."

She turned and faced him eyeing him carefully for a moment. "You and Celandine seem to be on speaking terms again, which is good." Kayla gave a slightly mournful sigh, "I wish I knew why that girl is so upset with me? I mean I know she's not impressed with how I have treated you and Plymouth but..."she sighed again..."I think there is more to it than that."

Cassirin · 03-30-2009, 11:43 PM

"She hasn't confided in me," Copernicus admitted. He turned his attention back to his cauldron. "I'm not under the impression that Cela gets mad and stays that way, so it might be something else." It wasn't particularly helpful, but he had his own Celandine Toussaint issues to deal with, and he really couldn't deal with Winters' issues as well.

Mell · 03-31-2009, 12:08 AM

"Oh okay." Wow if that wasn't a dismissal she didn't know what was. Hmph...it was alright when he wanted to talk about Cela and she had to listen to him but he can't return the favour. Kayla shrugged and returned to her cauldron, the thirty minutes was up and she added the leech juice and stirred it an unpredictable fashion. After five minutes of this the brew had thickened up nicely. She took it off the flame and poured it into a vial.

"Thanks for wanting to help out by the way" she said after a moment. "It's pretty decent of you to want to fix your brother's problems."

Cassirin · 03-31-2009, 12:47 AM

"I do want to help him," Copernicus agreed, propping his hand on his chin to look over at Kayla. "And you, if I can. I don't pretend to be good at understanding people, but I can talk to Cela if you want. Find out why she might be mad at you." He glanced at his phial of potion, wondering if he should turn it in.

Mell · 03-31-2009, 01:57 AM

"And have her mad at you too?" Kayla shook her head at Copernicus. "I appreciate the offer Cope but perhaps I should just suck it up and go and ask her myself."

She turned the vial over in hands a few times before looking back at Cope. "Nico, is just trying to protect her you know. She's his number one priority, I come a close second" Kayla shrugged her shoulders. "And that's fine with me, I understand his loyalty to her and even though she's given me attitude all year, I still love her to bits."

Cassirin · 03-31-2009, 02:08 AM

"She says he loves you more, actually," he studied his hands. "And it bothers her. I can see it, even though she does that sort of smile-anyway trick."

He glanced at Winters out of the corner of his eye. "Don't take this the wrong way... but I doubt she'd be mad at me. I've done a lot of really stupid things, and she hasn't been mad at me yet. Might as well take advantage of it."

Mell · 03-31-2009, 02:18 AM

"Well she's wrong, probably a first for Celandine" Kayla had to smile at that. "He told me that Cela comes first with him, maybe you should tell her that and ease her mind a little."

She placed the vial back onto the table before she broke it. "Maybe it's just me then" Kayla sighed. "If you're happy to talk to her, then by all means be my guest. Should be interesting" she added under her breath.

Mad Eye Touz · 03-31-2009, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by fire_faerie

Rachel eyed Professor Lupa as she left, and almost jumped a second time as she ran back in and stuck her tongue out at Barry. Raising her eyebrows, she sighed and turned to the Headmaster, wondering how he was feeling about this. His expression made her giggle slightly, and she fought to keep her smile in check as his eyes swept the classroom. Looking up at him as he said her name, she nodded as he told her to look after the class until he came up.
I can watch them as long as they listen to me... she thought worriedly, looking at her classmates. To her immense relief, she saw that most of the class was made up of Ravenclaws who were bound to listen to her more than the rest. It's a start, I suppose. She decided not to say anything and remain quiet; if someone did something bad, then she would interfere.

Checking her timer, she saw that the potion still needed 25 minutes to brew. Wait - did he mean keep the comments to ourselves for the whole time or just until he left the room? Does he seriously expect us to work in dead silence, or maybe just talk about other things? But how would he know anyway? she suddenly thought to herself, fretting. Making a face, she sank into her chair and looked around the room for some amusement to distract her from her insensible thoughts. As expected, the amusement she was looking for came in the form of a person.

"I think she will be. I have no idea what's gotten into her, but she made it seem like the Headmaster could fix whatever is wrong. Although I hope he does it without sacking Shackleton," she said, still wondering what Professor Shackleton did to make Professor Lupa that upset. "Do you need a hand?" she asked Plymouth, looking at him with a slight amused face as he glanced around at everybody's potion. Sure, everyone copies everyone during Potions but it had always bothered her to no end.

"ERM. Yeah!" Plymouth loved helping hands! He picked up one of the feathers and tickled Rachel's nose with it. "HEHE! I'll do the feathers." Well, he'd do them after he got done tickling Rachel with them. "hehehe!"

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Originally Posted by Danny Boy

Barry saw Plymouth and decided to help him with his potion scince he had finished "Ok so your supposed to make the potion with the instructions on the board, first you boil the water" he said to him making sure the professer wasn`t back

"Oh. Right on, my man! You boil that water and I'll - you know - destroy the feathers. Ravenclaw community potion, right here! Vindictus would be proud."

Plymouth put one of the feathers in his hair to make him pretty and used the other one to continue tickling Rachel.

Danny Boy · 03-31-2009, 01:41 PM

Barry was new at this fun thing, it was so weird but he had to try. But wait a minite how was this fun? Barry shrugged, he was helping someone for once right?

Barry nodded "Yeah sure" he said and he pointed his wand at Plymouths couldren "Incendio" he said and the couldren fire turned on "Thats that" he said and he looked to Plymouth and Rachel and even a little smile escaped and he waited letting the two play.

Daemon · 04-05-2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Eye Touz

"ERM. Yeah!" Plymouth loved helping hands! He picked up one of the feathers and tickled Rachel's nose with it. "HEHE! I'll do the feathers." Well, he'd do them after he got done tickling Rachel with them. "hehehe!"

"Oh. Right on, my man! You boil that water and I'll - you know - destroy the feathers. Ravenclaw community potion, right here! Vindictus would be proud."

Plymouth put one of the feathers in his hair to make him pretty and used the other one to continue tickling Rachel.

Rachel raised her eyebrows at his enthusiasm, but proceeded to reach for the ingredients and - "HA! Hahahaha, hihihahahahahahaha!" she burst out laughing, attempting to swat away Plymouth's hand as if it were a bothersome fly, all the while still trying to stop laughing. "Ply- HAHAHAH - PlyHAHAH," she laughed, and laughed and laughed and laughed, arms flailing as she tried to get her bearings and fling the cursed feather and its owner AWAY from her.
Turning her head from side to side, she scrunched up her face and found that in that position the feather didn't tickle as much. "HA!" she said cried in satisfaction and grabbed the feather from his hand, feeling extremely proud of herself. I must have looked ridiculous... "Could I do the feathers please? And you could juice the leeches, I'll bet that's loads of fun," she said with a slightly desperate smile, holding the feather tightly to herself, forgetting completely that if he wanted to obtain another feather he could just reach out and pluck one off the table. I forgot how ticklish I can be, she thought to herself, cocking her head to the side as she reluctantly and silently thanked Morgan for that enlightening, albeit extremely annoying, act.

Angie · 04-09-2009, 06:47 PM

Professor Lupa was such a child and Willow was happy that Bontecou had decided to take her outside so he could talk with her, and thus leave them work in peace without all her sobbing and wailing. Shaking her head and muttering about oversized eight year olds (because that's what Professor Lupa was to her), Willow proceed to continue doing the confounding concotion.

Now where was she? She'd stirred, and let it boil . . . what was next? She looked at the instructions on her parchment.

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Willow's notes

Confounding (Confusing) Concoction: mild formulation

Instructions:
* Bring water to a boil
* Separate the barbs from the shafts of 2 jobberknoll feathers
* Place barbs in boiling water and stir 12 times clockwise and 7 times counter-clockwise
* Boil for 30 minutes
* Add leech juice by squeezing one leech into the cauldron and stir in an unpredictable fashion
* Keep stirring until potion should thickens (within 5 minutes)
* If potion does not thicken after 10 minutes of stirring, add another leech and continue to stir unpredictably until thickened
* If potion has still not thickened after an additional 10 minutes, start another brew

. . . Well, hopefully the fact that she'd let it boil for a little more (a little being ten minutes) than thirty minutes would not spoil the potion. Eyeing it carefully, the fifth year grabbed a leech -a disgusted expression on her face- and then squeezed it and let the juice fall on her cauldron, and thus mix itself with the potion. Right. She wasn't touching another leech, so. . . she instantly started to stirr again. Apparently, you had to stirr until it was thick enough.

Stirr, stirr, stirr.

And the potion was still rather liquid looking, and Willow started to have the sinking feeling that her extra ten minutes of boiling and the fact that she'd previously stirred it more times than necessary really had affected the potion. Well, there was nothing she could do about it now, she shrugged it off, and continued with what was next - which was adding another leech, seeing that her potion was not thick enough. "Ew," murmured the girl under her breath as her fingers curled on yet another leech and saw as the juice fell on the potion.

Again, she started to stirr. And stirr, stirr, stirr, stirr.

It'd better work this time.

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