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Hecate was not one to dilly dally. She opened the door to the potions classroom and placed on each desk some potion ingredients and waited for the students to file in.
1 gallon of Buffalo Milk Cottage Cheese
1/2 cup of bran cereal
2 tbls of Salt
1 chopped asphodel leaf
2 tsp of dragon (Peruvian Vipertooth) marrow
4 tbls unicorn horn powder
A packet of muggle Jell-o gelatin
1 Freshly cut newt (warty newt) tail
2 Crushed sopophorous beans
5 squeezes of Liquid Marshmellow
ooc: This class will stay open for at least 72 hours (probably more.) Also thanks to Antarctica! for taking the picture of the Potions Classroom for me at the WWoHP, and to Ameh for makin it into a pretty graphic!
"Let's move on... Salt." She said raising the salt. "This should be easy... why salt?"
'' The application of dry or wet salt compresses reduces the excess liquid present in the tissues. And well because it tastes better!'' she sat. She couldn't wait for the potion!!!!!
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"Let's move on... Salt." She said raising the salt. "This should be easy... why salt?"
Emma quickly wrote down what the Professor said.
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-Next to calcium, phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body. Both work closely together to build strong bones
-about 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth, but it is also present in cells and tissues throughout the body
Emma thought for a few minutes why salt could be useful. Huh? She was trying to remember what salt did. Aha! Now she remembered. "Salt helps in regulating the body and removing all the toxins. It makes a body fit, healthy, and increases the memory and the functioning of the brain." she said. She hoped she had said something correct.. Oh well..
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Why salt. So many reasons. And she wanted one. And typically Amy had drawn a blank. Of course she had. So random, stupid answer coming up professor, Your body needs salt to function professor Amy said, she'd sorta zoned out about the actual potion. Ah well salavie
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Kurumi raised her hand timidly to answer the dragon lady's next question. "Salt contains sodium.Our body needs sodium order to perform a variety of essential functions and sodium is something that the body cannot produce on its own. I believe I have read somewhere that an average adult requires an intake of 4.2g salt per day...."
Please sweet Merlin, let some of that be right. She didn't want to be waved off again like what had happened with the milk.
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Potions III - bone regeneration potion
Ingredients:
*Cottage Cheese
water buffalo's milk is best as it is highest in calcium
*Bran cereal
high phosphorus and works together with calcium to build strong bones
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"Yes, but that won't help with the bone regeneration." She said as if she was talking to a 3 year old. "Think before you speak..."
"Yes... but there is something more than protein and such..." She said and moved on.
"Yes, Iron... but there is something else." She said moving to the next person.
"Yes, but that's now why it's being used." She said.
Why was this kid adding the fact that he'd read something every time he spoke? "Yes, Master Wilkes, but there is something else."
"It's Professor Lafay!" She said frustrated. "And no. The Cottage Cheese is the base."
"Right... but there is something else." She said.
"Yes, however we are looking for something else." She called on the next person.
"We have the calcium pretty much covered. We need something else." She said and looked at her note. "It isn't the fact it's cottage cheese, it's the fact it's made of buffalo milk. Correct your notes."
"Right, something else though..." she said looking around.
"Sure... not what I'm looking for..." She said and moved to the next student.
"That is correct but not the reason it's being used." She said, "Next?"
"Right... but not exactly." She said and called on the head boy.
"Precisely... Next to calcium, phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body. Both work closely together to build strong bones," she said instructing the class, "and about 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth, but it is also present in cells and tissues throughout the body." She said and smiled at the boy. The Head Boy was very smart... maybe he would be more open to potioneering if she'd gotten him younger... Oh Well.
"Let's move on... Salt." She said raising the salt. "This should be easy... why salt?"
"Sorry, I meant Professor Lafay" Rex apologized to her. "Well, unforunately I can not think what Bran cereal could be used for potion " Rex said to the professor.
ooc: wait, are we mixing ingredients already? or just discussing them?
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"Precisely... Next to calcium, phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body. Both work closely together to build strong bones," she said instructing the class, "and about 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth, but it is also present in cells and tissues throughout the body." She said and smiled at the boy. The Head Boy was very smart... maybe he would be more open to potioneering if she'd gotten him younger... Oh Well.
"Let's move on... Salt." She said raising the salt. "This should be easy... why salt?"
Easy? the lad stared blankly. Salt was like-- the enemy of everything healthy right? Too much chips, broken hips and all that? Although the boy didnt want to heed that either, he loved his chips and salsa too much. "Uhm, salt brings out the taste of the cottage cheese Professor?" the lad offered, because they're gonna have to have Fletcher eat this right?
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"Precisely... Next to calcium, phosphorus is the most abundant mineral in the body. Both work closely together to build strong bones," she said instructing the class, "and about 85% of phosphorus in the body can be found in bones and teeth, but it is also present in cells and tissues throughout the body." She said and smiled at the boy. The Head Boy was very smart... maybe he would be more open to potioneering if she'd gotten him younger... Oh Well.
"Let's move on... Salt." She said raising the salt. "This should be easy... why salt?"
Sapphinelle got all of her notes down in her neat handwriting, and thought about salt. Salt, salt, salt. How did salt affect the body in positive ways that had to do with bones?
Oh, got it! She remembered this when she visited the hospital carved into a salt mountain, and how the saline environment positively affected bones.
"Rock salts are rich in minerals needed for bone strength. Himalayan crystal salt is known to strengthen bones and help ease arthritis." she answered, hoping that she was right. She hated being shot down.
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"Salt is involved in regulating the water content of a body,Professor",Fee said raising her hand again,"Chloride and sodium ions, the two major components of salt, are needed by all known living creatures in small quantities."
Was that the reason?!Maybe they needed to regulate the water content? Would make sense.
"Yes... but why?" She asked.
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Lara was about to sleep as usual as the Professor kept asking questions ,why don’t all teachers start with the practical part at once?1 she thought to herself.
Anyway she tried to wake herself up by thinking of an answer to the Professor’s question. Well….salt.. well she raised her hand “Salt is a very important element in the human body it’s useful for the blood pressure ….” Lara said then she thought of it ,it was stupid what does blood has to do with bones?!?!? “Beside ,salt is used in everything because it tastes good!” Oh GOD it was worst , She was totally off topic, she wanted to add something else but she was probably going to make it worse.. so she smiled at the Professor , and put her hands on her cheeks , she thought of going back to sleep would be better than embarrassing herself even more, and she shall wake up when they’ll start doing the potion, and skip the questions and answers part.
"I'm sure it helps with taste but that is not why it is used." She said.
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Hmm, yes, Evelyn was indeed awake.
She was just, doodling yet pretending to take notes.
But she supposed she should actually participate to make it look like she was really paying attention. The Slytherin didn’t know why, but being in a particularly good mood, well…she wasn’t all twitchy in the class today. Or at least wasn’t worried about every move she made.
"Salt helps retain moisture or liquid in other words, in your body. I think bones contain at least some water, or liquid, so I guess salt…can help with that." Maybe. Sorta. Keep the water in the bones. RIGHT? She wasn't a bone expert.
"Right, it helps with water retention." She said, but she didn't seem fully satisfied with her answer...
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She thought that salt was bad for bones. that it would diterate them but there must be a reason for using it "Maybe," she said ''It is used to help the body retain water"
"Correct..." she said "but there is more to it."
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Why salt?...
''Maybe to make its taste a little bit bearable'' Josh said quickly standing up to have a better look of the professor. ''The potion apparently will taste gross and i don't know if salt alone would be enough to subdue its grossness'' and what could make this potion tasty? Josh did not know oorrrr.....
''Maybe strawberry would work professor. Strawberry flavour makes everything nice. And, ah, why do we still need salt when there's already some salt in cheese? Is not there?''
Finished with his speech, Josh sat down back with a content expression on his face. Hehehehe. Then happily tapping on his desk he started to watch Evelyn.
"No, though I'm sure that helps a bit... and strawberry can have some bad side-effects... so no." She said. There was something about this kid's smug look that bothered her... hmmm...
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Woah.. he was right!? Heh. Awesome. And possibly a first. Oliver returned Lafay's smile with one of his own. Yep.. she was definitely growing on him. *smiley*
He raised his hand to have a stab at her next question, although in all honesty he was pretty much clueless.
“Um... Salt.. or sodium helps regulate nerve and muscular function. Could it be that this is important when bones are being grown rapidly for pain killing reasons.. to prevent muscle cramps and discomfort?”
"I'm sure that helps." She said nodding. "There is more to it though." She told him.
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What. Ever. Just go on and hate me for actually participating. Fletcher rolled his eyes at the professor and crossly folded his arms over his chest. Two could play at this game. He would think before he spoke, oh yes, but he would think of the worst relevant answer possible to her questions.
"Salt adds flavor," he raised his hand and spoke slowly, as if talking to a three year old. "It also allegedly helps the water boil."
She looked over at Fletcher... The champion seemed... upset. She smirked. "Right... Master Fletcher," she said tempted to call him Glitterpuff... She had to be nice to him... she didn't know why, but she enjoyed torturing the boy. "It certainly does... however we aren't using water in this potion. Good try though."
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Alice copied what the Professor said into her notes. So far they were using cottage cheese with Water Buffalo Milk since it had the most calcium, and bran, which was good because it contained phosphorous, which worked with calcium to build strong bones. Now they were going to use Salt....why Salt?
"Well Professor I know that salt is useful in keeping calcium and other nutrients soluble in the blood, and it helps to regulate some body functions. Salt is a good way of carrying nutrients to the cells in one's body."
"Right..." she said "I need more though."
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'' The application of dry or wet salt compresses reduces the excess liquid present in the tissues. And well because it tastes better!'' she sat. She couldn't wait for the potion!!!!!
"It does make things taste better." She said with a smile, "but that's not the reason."
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Emma quickly wrote down what the Professor said.
Emma thought for a few minutes why salt could be useful. Huh? She was trying to remember what salt did. Aha! Now she remembered. "Salt helps in regulating the body and removing all the toxins. It makes a body fit, healthy, and increases the memory and the functioning of the brain." she said. She hoped she had said something correct.. Oh well..
"Memory and brain function don't have a lot to do with bone regeneration, though, but your statement is correct." she said.
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Why salt. So many reasons. And she wanted one. And typically Amy had drawn a blank. Of course she had. So random, stupid answer coming up professor, Your body needs salt to function professor Amy said, she'd sorta zoned out about the actual potion. Ah well salavie
"Right... but why is it being used for bone regeneration?" She asked.
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"Sorry, I meant Professor Lafay" Rex apologized to her. "Well, unforunately I can not think what Bran cereal could be used for potion " Rex said to the professor.
"We've moved on to salt. Keep up Master Trigwell." She said to the boy.
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Easy? the lad stared blankly. Salt was like-- the enemy of everything healthy right? Too much chips, broken hips and all that? Although the boy didnt want to heed that either, he loved his chips and salsa too much. "Uhm, salt brings out the taste of the cottage cheese Professor?" the lad offered, because they're gonna have to have Fletcher eat this right?
She laughed. "That could be true... but not the reason."
ooc: Just discussing. We put the cottage cheese in the cauldron, but didn't light it yet...
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Sapphinelle got all of her notes down in her neat handwriting, and thought about salt. Salt, salt, salt. How did salt affect the body in positive ways that had to do with bones?
Oh, got it! She remembered this when she visited the hospital carved into a salt mountain, and how the saline environment positively affected bones.
"Rock salts are rich in minerals needed for bone strength. Himalayan crystal salt is known to strengthen bones and help ease arthritis." she answered, hoping that she was right. She hated being shot down.
"Right!" She said nodding. "But what exactly is needed from the salt that bones need to be strong?"
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Kurumi raised her hand timidly to answer the dragon lady's next question. "Salt contains sodium.Our body needs sodium order to perform a variety of essential functions and sodium is something that the body cannot produce on its own. I believe I have read somewhere that an average adult requires an intake of 4.2g salt per day...."
Please sweet Merlin, let some of that be right. She didn't want to be waved off again like what had happened with the milk.
"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
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She looked over at Fletcher... The champion seemed... upset. She smirked. "Right... Master Fletcher," she said tempted to call him Glitterpuff... She had to be nice to him... she didn't know why, but she enjoyed torturing the boy. "It certainly does... however we aren't using water in this potion. Good try though."
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"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
Fletcher continued silently mocking Lafay in his head. Blah blah blah blah blah. He did NOT appreciate the two-year-old tone. He was a grown man - a CHAMPION, for the love of Merlin.
WhatEVER.
"We are using the asphodel leaf because it's an ingredient," Fletcher answered, unable to keep the DUHHHHHHH out of his tone this time. "And maybe it has something to do with everlasting life.... er... since it was considered sacred to the goddess of the underworld....??" That last bit wasn't so duh sounding.
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"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
Legend was paying attention, he really was. Who wouldn't want to know how to make a potion that grew bones back? He just had no clue what the answers were for the questions that Lafay was giving them.
Oh- WAIT he knew this one. "Because the milk, salt, and bran will already taste bad together so why not add a leaf?" Snicker. Alright time to be serious. "Or, maybe because it has like healing...powers. And if you put the leaf in then it would contribute to re-building the tissue around the bone?" Or something like that. He had no clue. Maybe his first answer was better.
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Ivory bit her lip as she hurried to jott down all the different meanings for the usage of the particular ingredients in front of her.
Asphodel leaf? Nodding almost unconsciously to Fletcher's answer about the underworld, she lifted her hand hesitantly to add the one tiny almost insignificant tidbit of information she could ween out of her memory. That it was a antispasmodic. "I think...that is would it be because of the properties it has to suppress muscle spasms? I can imagine that a trait like that could possibly be useful when a person is growing back bones." Smiling nervously, at the end she thought about how uncomfortable it would be for your bones to be growing back while your arm twitched and jerked with the hardening of bone.
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"Yes... but why?" She asked.
"I'm sure it helps with taste but that is not why it is used." She said.
"Right, it helps with water retention." She said, but she didn't seem fully satisfied with her answer...
"Correct..." she said "but there is more to it."
"No, though I'm sure that helps a bit... and strawberry can have some bad side-effects... so no." She said. There was something about this kid's smug look that bothered her... hmmm...
"I'm sure that helps." She said nodding. "There is more to it though." She told him.
She looked over at Fletcher... The champion seemed... upset. She smirked. "Right... Master Fletcher," she said tempted to call him Glitterpuff... She had to be nice to him... she didn't know why, but she enjoyed torturing the boy. "It certainly does... however we aren't using water in this potion. Good try though."
"Right..." she said "I need more though."
"It does make things taste better." She said with a smile, "but that's not the reason."
"Memory and brain function don't have a lot to do with bone regeneration, though, but your statement is correct." she said.
"Right... but why is it being used for bone regeneration?" She asked.
"We've moved on to salt. Keep up Master Trigwell." She said to the boy.
She laughed. "That could be true... but not the reason."
ooc: Just discussing. We put the cottage cheese in the cauldron, but didn't light it yet...
"Right!" She said nodding. "But what exactly is needed from the salt that bones need to be strong?"
"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
She was right? Kurumi could have jumped out of her seat for making the Dragon Lady smile. She looked into her cauldron of goopy cottage cheese. She hoped it wouldn't spoil before they got down to making the potion. Then again, it was freezing in the potions classroom.
Kurumi returned to her notes before thinking about the professor's most recent question and added the details about salt.
SPOILER!!: Kurumi's parchment
Kurumi Hollingberry
Gryffindor First Years
Potions III - bone regeneration potion
Ingredients:
*Cottage Cheese
water buffalo's milk is best as it is highest in calcium
*Bran cereal
high phosphorus and works together with calcium to build strong bones
*Salt
sodium in sale is an essential part to making bones and the body cannot function without it - despite being unable to produce it itself.
Truth be told...she had no idea. "Professor, the leaves are sometimes used to to wrap around cheese..." Yeah...that was exactly what the dragon lady wanted to hear. "Also, it is said that the plant has a connection with the underworld. In Greek legend the asphodel is the one of the most famous of the plants connected with the dead and the underworld...and remedy for poisonous snake-bites...so maybe it helps protect our bones from damage or...dying?"
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"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
Alice realized that she needed to put the cottage cheese into the bottom of her cauldron so she did so, making a note of it in her notebook.
Asphodel leaf? Alice had no idea what that was so she was just going to sit and listen on this one.
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Destiny did not like these questions. She never knew the right answer and she didn't know why the Professor even bothered asking her. Well, it wasn't like she only asked her, she did ask the whole class. But, the Slytherin was SURE, as the woman glanced around the room, her eyes lingered on her for a little longer.
Meaning, the question was directed right at her!
Raising her hand ever so slowly, she looked at the leaf in question. "The asphodel leaf is narrow..and bones are narrow..so it makes sense to use them."
Sense. Destiny was full of it.
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Dianna felt like she was in a cooking class rather than potions. But never mind that. Asphodel Leaf? Let's see what she know about this.
"Erm..Because before people used this as a healing remedy..So I guess this can help in rebuilding the bone..?" Dianna said as she lowered her hand.
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Amy put up her hand, because it's a medicinal product, it.....can help speed up growth or numb any pain?, or...it sounded familiar, um, does it like keep the cheese fresher for longer? she was sure she'd read that somewhere. Or she could just be being an idiot
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"Exactly. Bones are made up of calcium, phosphorus, sodium," She stopped herself. She didn't want to give the whole lesson away, "and other stuff, so yes, sodium is needed to make bones hard." She raised a finger. "Let it be known this is something to balance, the body needs sodium, but too much salt is bad for you."
She put the salt down and raised the asphodel leaf. "Why are we using the asphodel leaf?" She asked.
"Asphodel leaves makes bones brittle. The bones would probably need to be soft or birttle to start a growing process." she said but that would mean that there had to be bones to make them brittle oh well she had already anwsered
Sidney looks through her Potion textbook. She finds the Asphodel roots mentioned, but nothing on the leaves. Apparently the root is an ingredient in the Draught of Living Death. There is a mention of the ancient Greeks also using the root's pulp was used in the treatment of joint and nerve diseases. The roots also contain a certain amount of alkaloids:
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The plant also has an association with the dead. In Hades the Asphodel Meadows were the places where the dead who possessed both evil and good characteristics lived. Asphodel is also the food the dead eat. I never knew the dead needed to eat. I wonder if that is why we add the leaves to this potion. Let's face it when the body decomposes, all that's left is the bones. I think the alkaliods are more like muggle drugs. Doubt they would have anything to do with growing bones. All this imformation and I still can't come up with a logical reason why we put the leaves in this potion.
Sidney raises her hand. Professor Lafay hasn't had an opportunity to yell at her in a while. I'm sure yelling at me will make her day. "Professor in ancient Greek Mythology, Hades has a meadow called Asphodel Meadow. The dead also ate this plant. Muggles also associate the Asphodel plant with death. They often plant this plant in cemetaries. When we die and the body decomposes, all that is left is our bones. Could that be the reason why these leaves are included in the potion?" I know it's the craziest answer ever given, but I can't come up with anything else that makes sense.
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Fletcher continued silently mocking Lafay in his head. Blah blah blah blah blah. He did NOT appreciate the two-year-old tone. He was a grown man - a CHAMPION, for the love of Merlin.
WhatEVER.
"We are using the asphodel leaf because it's an ingredient," Fletcher answered, unable to keep the DUHHHHHHH out of his tone this time. "And maybe it has something to do with everlasting life.... er... since it was considered sacred to the goddess of the underworld....??" That last bit wasn't so duh sounding.
"Yeeeeees," She said turning away from the boy... "It's because it's an ingredient." She then added, "No, nothing to do with everlasting life, but thanks for trying..." She said sarcastically.
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Legend was paying attention, he really was. Who wouldn't want to know how to make a potion that grew bones back? He just had no clue what the answers were for the questions that Lafay was giving them.
Oh- WAIT he knew this one. "Because the milk, salt, and bran will already taste bad together so why not add a leaf?" Snicker. Alright time to be serious. "Or, maybe because it has like healing...powers. And if you put the leaf in then it would contribute to re-building the tissue around the bone?" Or something like that. He had no clue. Maybe his first answer was better.
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Ivory bit her lip as she hurried to jott down all the different meanings for the usage of the particular ingredients in front of her.
Asphodel leaf? Nodding almost unconsciously to Fletcher's answer about the underworld, she lifted her hand hesitantly to add the one tiny almost insignificant tidbit of information she could ween out of her memory. That it was a antispasmodic. "I think...that is would it be because of the properties it has to suppress muscle spasms? I can imagine that a trait like that could possibly be useful when a person is growing back bones." Smiling nervously, at the end she thought about how uncomfortable it would be for your bones to be growing back while your arm twitched and jerked with the hardening of bone.
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Originally Posted by Dianna Malfoy
Dianna felt like she was in a cooking class rather than potions. But never mind that. Asphodel Leaf? Let's see what she know about this.
"Erm..Because before people used this as a healing remedy..So I guess this can help in rebuilding the bone..?" Dianna said as she lowered her hand.
"Yes, Asphodel has healing qualities..." She said nodding and ignoring the previous comment about the bad taste.
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She was right? Kurumi could have jumped out of her seat for making the Dragon Lady smile. She looked into her cauldron of goopy cottage cheese. She hoped it wouldn't spoil before they got down to making the potion. Then again, it was freezing in the potions classroom.
Kurumi returned to her notes before thinking about the professor's most recent question and added the details about salt.
Truth be told...she had no idea. "Professor, the leaves are sometimes used to to wrap around cheese..." Yeah...that was exactly what the dragon lady wanted to hear. "Also, it is said that the plant has a connection with the underworld. In Greek legend the asphodel is the one of the most famous of the plants connected with the dead and the underworld...and remedy for poisonous snake-bites...so maybe it helps protect our bones from damage or...dying?"
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Originally Posted by city_girl_95
Amy put up her hand, because it's a medicinal product, it.....can help speed up growth or numb any pain?, or...it sounded familiar, um, does it like keep the cheese fresher for longer? she was sure she'd read that somewhere. Or she could just be being an idiot
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"I think you two mean that it helps with the healing..." She said.
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Ugh!
Destiny did not like these questions. She never knew the right answer and she didn't know why the Professor even bothered asking her. Well, it wasn't like she only asked her, she did ask the whole class. But, the Slytherin was SURE, as the woman glanced around the room, her eyes lingered on her for a little longer.
Meaning, the question was directed right at her!
Raising her hand ever so slowly, she looked at the leaf in question. "The asphodel leaf is narrow..and bones are narrow..so it makes sense to use them."
Sense. Destiny was full of it.
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What was WRONG with these kids! After looking at Destiny silently, she didn't bother answering.
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Originally Posted by lilithpotter
"Asphodel leaves makes bones brittle. The bones would probably need to be soft or birttle to start a growing process." she said but that would mean that there had to be bones to make them brittle oh well she had already anwsered
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Weasley
Sidney looks through her Potion textbook. She finds the Asphodel roots mentioned, but nothing on the leaves. Apparently the root is an ingredient in the Draught of Living Death. There is a mention of the ancient Greeks also using the root's pulp was used in the treatment of joint and nerve diseases. The roots also contain a certain amount of alkaloids:
The plant also has an association with the dead. In Hades the Asphodel Meadows were the places where the dead who possessed both evil and good characteristics lived. Asphodel is also the food the dead eat. I never knew the dead needed to eat. I wonder if that is why we add the leaves to this potion. Let's face it when the body decomposes, all that's left is the bones. I think the alkaliods are more like muggle drugs. Doubt they would have anything to do with growing bones. All this imformation and I still can't come up with a logical reason why we put the leaves in this potion.
Sidney raises her hand. Professor Lafay hasn't had an opportunity to yell at her in a while. I'm sure yelling at me will make her day. "Professor in ancient Greek Mythology, Hades has a meadow called Asphodel Meadow. The dead also ate this plant. Muggles also associate the Asphodel plant with death. They often plant this plant in cemetaries. When we die and the body decomposes, all that is left is our bones. Could that be the reason why these leaves are included in the potion?" I know it's the craziest answer ever given, but I can't come up with anything else that makes sense.
... She looked at the girls and said, "Uhmmm no."
She sighed. "It aids in the healing process, and has some of the minerals required for bone growth." She said and raised the marrow. "This bone marrow is an important ingredient in a bone regrowth potion. It's a magical creature's and not a human's though. The reason for that, is that a human bone's marrow won't magically adapt itself to the DNA of the patient, while this creature can. Which creature's bone marrow do you think this is?"
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Simon had been taking notes off of the correct answers of his fellow students as well as Professor Lafay's own explainations of things. At her last question, he looked at the bone marrow to try and think of what it could possibly be from. The clue was that it was a magical creature but even that limit left it wide open. Finally he raised his hand to answer, one creature coming to mind.
"Is it the bone marrow of a thestral?" he questioned thinking of the only creature that came to mind when thinking of bone or skeleton.
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Adelyn cringed. Bone marrow! Triple gazzilion eww! What animals was it supposed to be! Ha! How was she supposed to know? Taste it? She just took out a wild guess, not caring about being right or wrong. "A fwooper's bone marrow." she replied.
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She sighed. "It aids in the healing process, and has some of the minerals required for bone growth." She said and raised the marrow. "This bone marrow is an important ingredient in a bone regrowth potion. It's a magical creature's and not a human's though. The reason for that, is that a human bone's marrow won't magically adapt itself to the DNA of the patient, while this creature can. Which creature's bone marrow do you think this is?"
"Maybe it's the bone marrow of a phoenix, since the phoenix is 'immortal' and magical. " Tory said with her eyebrows raised. Just a guess, she thought, if the answer was wrong it wouldn't hurt.
Anna opened her mouth wide. Who was that mean to kill an animal? "What! I'm sorry, I don't like to handel animal guts" she said closing her eyes tightly.
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What in the world? Phoenix?
Surely that wasn't an ingredient in this. Those things were rare enough. However, Evelyn couldn't help but wonder if that were really true. And if so, then the professor must have been trying to prove a point about phoenixes or something.
But, back to the question and answers. "Perhaps the bone marrow of a boomslang?" Eh, well the skin of those were used in polyjuice potion and, for some reason, growing bones and turning into someone else, connected in her mind.
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Lara was listening closely, she wanted to start making the potion , but it seemed that the Professor had some questions left.She wasn't an expert of creature but she knew some, so she raised her hand and said "Maybe it's a bone of a unicorn?"
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