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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 13, 2005 23:44:01 GMT -5
~Draco~
Draco smiled as his cousin got Slytherin another ten points..now they were back where they were before.
He wrote down the notes that Snape waved onto the blackboard. This was going to be cool.he thought. He glanced to Pansy. She was already squirming at the thought. Once finished, he rose from his seat and gathered his ingredients from the front of the class. He smiled at Snape as he met his gaze. He knew that he was one of Snape's favorite students. He returned to his seat with a smug smile.
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 13, 2005 23:47:51 GMT -5
~Cedric~
Cedric had been silent throughout the lesson so far. He enjoyed potions..it was just that he wasn't that good at it. Not nearly as good as the Malfoy cousins were. He decided that if he was quiet, then he would not embarrass himself. As the instructions were waved onto the board, he copied them down. He waited for the Malfoys to sit down so that he wouldn't crowd them. Once the way was clear, Cedric stood up and walked to the front of the class. He could feel the eyes of many of the female students on his back, and he cringed. Snape's class was the worst one in which to have admirers. He smiled shyly at Snape as he gathered his ingredients.
He went back to his seat and proceeded to put gloves on.
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 14, 2005 0:47:39 GMT -5
~Professor Snape~
Professor Snape watched silently as the students began to collect their needed supplies. He was unable to avoid noticing many of the girls ogling Cedric as he walked to the front of the class & then returned to his seat. He stared at the boy for a moment. "Well Diggory, perhaps I should give you a private lesson on love potion antidotes. It certainly seems as though you may need them."
After another long, silent moment he addressed the class as a whole once more. "Alright now, you will need to extract the Leech Juice for yourselves from the provided leeches. You will need to wear a good pair of dragon hide gloves for this." He glanced around the room. "If any of you should have need to borrow a pair, let me know before beginning."
He walked back to his desk & slid on a pair of his own gloves & poured a leech from one of the vials into his hand. "Open the vial containing the leech & pour it into your dominant hand. You will then need to pull a clean vial from your supply kits & hold it against the bottom of the leech. Gently squeeze the sides of the leech until you have a tablespoon worth of liquid in the new vial. Place the leech back into its original vial & cap it tightly. Now wipe of any excess juice that may have spilled down the side of the vial with a cloth." He looked around the room expecting one of the girls to squeal at the thought, but found the class very quiet.
"Congratulations, you have just harvested your own Leech Juice," he added in a flat tone of voice.
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Post by twilight on Dec 14, 2005 13:12:57 GMT -5
Euugghhh! leech juice. Pansy thought with disgust as the vile liquid oozed from the leech. Why, Why couldn't they just have gotten the juice, without the slimy little creatures? Pansy stifled her urge to gag as she looked at Malfoy, who clearly seemed to be enjoying the disgusting assignment. She tried to supress a shudder. She liked potions a lot less than she let on. But she had to keep her head up and at least an appearance of confidance. With difficulty she squashed her disgust and hitched a confident smirk onto her face.
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 14, 2005 14:08:43 GMT -5
~Laurasia Malfoy~
Laurasia pulled a clean vial from her potions supply kit & set the cap aside. She quickly pulled on her dragon hide gloves & gathered the leech into her right hand. It was a bit tricky holding on to the slimy little guy, but she managed gingerly. She slowly brought the clean vial up to the bottom of the leech & began to gently squeeze the creature until it began to release a thick slime into the container. Once she had a tablespoon worth, she set the vial of slime aside & replaced the leech into its' original vial. It make a sickening slurping sound as she re-capped it.
Pulliung a cloth from her supply bag, she wiped down the outside of the leech juice vial & quickly capped it. Using her wand, she Scourgified her now slime-covered equipment & awaited further instructions from Professor Snape.
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 14, 2005 19:39:31 GMT -5
~Draco~
Draco laughed as professor Snape obviously embarrassed Cedric in front of the class.
He listened carefully to the professor's instructions, then proceeded to do as he was told. He pulled out a clean vial , and proceeded to take hold of the leech. He heard Pansy stifle a gag. He looked over at her and whispered, "Oh come now Pansy..it won't be that bad..just a little slippery and squishy feeling against your gloves." He felt Snape's eyes and fell silent. He squeezed his leech over the vial. It seemed to take forever, but it finally began to issue a thick slimy substance into the vial. Once he had the appropriate amount, he capped it and replaced the leech back into its original container.
"SCOURGIFY" His wok area was now clean. He waited for further instructions. To pass the time, he watched Pansy for amusement.
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 14, 2005 20:03:00 GMT -5
~Cedric~
Cedric had just turned around to go back to his seat when he heard the voice behind him. "Well Diggory, perhaps I should give you a private lesson on love potion antidotes. It certainly seems as though you may need them." He felt his face flush with embarrassment, and he heard several people snicker. He took his seat, and stared straight ahead..hoping that the professor would hurry with the directions. However, Snape seemed to love torturing him...he waited a good minute before continuing.
Cedric found it hard to pay attention to the subject. Snape was a very difficult man to figure out. Obviously..he had a heart, or he would not have let Cedric make up his other assignment. However, he seemed to enjoy humiliating him whenever he got the chance. Oh well..he is the professor. Cedric would never think of out right disrespecting a professor.
Cedric realized that he had no idea how to go about this. First, when he picked up a clean vial..it got snagged in his glove. It crashed to the floor and broke. Once he had picked up the pieces from that, and selected another vial..his hands were shaking badly. He grabbed the leech, and it almost got away from him. He held his grip, and proceeded to squeeze it over the vial. Once he got the slime in the vial (which took awhile), the leech sprang over the top of his hand. Before Cedric could get ahold of it again, it had fallen to the floor. So he had to get out of his seat, and retrieve it. he was hoping that Snape somehow had missed all this.
Upon sitting down, he realized that half of his work area was covered in slime. He took out his wand "SCOURGIFY".. Cedric quickly arranged his desk to proceed with the assignment. He looked once again to the front of the class.
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 15, 2005 18:03:50 GMT -5
~Professor Snape~
Professor Snape looked on as the class went about gathering the needed leech juice. He was watching over Draco's shoulder as he worked when he suddenly heard a vial drop to the floor & break. His head snapped in the direction of the noise & he looked on as Cedric cleaned up the pieces & pulled out another vial.
Severus let out a deep sigh & continued on down the row of students monitoring their progress. He suddenly heard an odd 'plop' sound from Cedric's direction. Once more he turned in the Hufflepuffs' direction to see that he had dropped his leech on the floor. He squeezed his eyes shut tightly for a moment & sighed once more. He watched on silently as Diggory cleaned up his work area & then cleared his throat.
"It appears that you have all finally managed to gather your leech juice. If there are no questions we can continue."
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 19, 2005 18:31:50 GMT -5
~Professor Snape~
"Alright then, seeing as there are no questions, we will proceed with the actual brewing."
He flicked his wand towards the blackboard once more & the ingredients list was replaced with the full brewing instructions.
When you are finished brewing your potion ladel some into a vial, bring it up to the front & leave it on my desk. Do not forget to label it with your name & house. Afterwards, return to your desk & take down notes on the brewing process for this potion. Any peculiarities that you may have noticed, etc. Do not leave the classroom just yet however. I am not quite finished with the lesson.
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 19, 2005 21:05:35 GMT -5
~Draco~
Draco at once began working on his potion. He began to simmer his Daisy roots over a medium flame. He watched carefully to see when they turned dark green. Just as he was growing impatient, the water finally turned dark green. Its about time. he thought. He then poured all of the contents into a mortar and began to crush the liquid from them. And crush...and crush..will this potion never be brewed? he thought. He realized that while he was in thought about this, some of the roots almost spilled over the sides.
After he had removed the pulps, he poured the mixture back into his cauldron. He had 15 minutes with which to see how everyone else was doing. Laurasia, as usual, seemed to be doing perfect. Cedric's brow was creased as he struggled with his. Draco snickered. He hoped that Snape embarrassed Diggory further. After the time was up, Draco added the Rat's Speen, and stirred counter-clockwise five times..as was written on the board. He covered and waited another 5 minutes.
Next he added the half of his leech juice into the mixture. No doubt..this is a pretty complicated potion...most of the gits in this class don't have a chance at a passing grade he thought smugly. He stirred 10 times clockwise, and then covered it once again to boil.
Draco then added the Abbysian Shrivelfigs. do these smell! PHEW. Reluctantly, he stirred the mixture 5 times counter-clockwise..then re-covered the cauldron. After 5 minutes, he removed it from the flame. He added the rest of the leech juice, and began to let it stand. He noticed that somehow, Laurasia was already done. After the 10 minutes was up, he ladled some into a vial. He took his quill and labeled the vial.
Satisfied, he rose from his seat and placed his completed potion onto Snape's desk next to Laurasia's. Draco then returned to his seat, and pulled out a spare piece of parchment to begin taking down notes.
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 19, 2005 21:23:35 GMT -5
~Cedric~
Cedric was still reeling with embarrassment when Professor Snape put the assignment on the board. What!?? Oh no..I can barely get a simple potion right.. He began the draught, looking every few seconds at the board to make sure that he was doing it right.
He began to simmer the Daisy Roots in the water over a medium flame..it took awhile for them to turn dark green, but finally they did. ok..so far so good The worst part was..he could feel Snape's eyes on him. I cannot mess this up. He poured the mixture into the mortar, and began to crush the roots in order to get all of the liquid out of it. He was pushing so hard that the pestle was making a loud banging noise on the side of the mortar. He stopped pushing so hard.
He removed the pulps, and then poured the rest back into the cauldron, where he let it simmer again. After 15 minutes, he added the Rat's Spleen and stirred clockwise..NO..I have to go counter-clockwise. He immediately began to stir in the opposite direction, hoping that the potion would not blow up in his face. It didn't. After it had boiled for 5 minutes, he added 1/2 of the vial of the leech juice that he had had such a hard time with. He stirred 10 times clockwise (he checked the board to make sure), and then let it simmer again.
He uncovered it again, and added the Abyssian Sniverfigs..Whoa, these stunk! It did not please him to have to rile it up by stirring it 5 times counter-clockwise (he once again checked the board for accuracy). He recovered it with delight at covering up the odor. After 5 minutes, he added the remainder of the leech juice. He covered it and let it stand for 10 minutes. Finally..done..and it did not blow up. He ladled some into a vial, and proceeded to label it.
Glad that the experince was over, he took it up to the front where most of the class already had theirs completed. He was happy until he noticed that his was not the same color as Laurasia Malfoy's. He groaned, returned to his seat, and pulled out parchment. He slunk low in the seat, and hoped that Snape would not say anything aloud.
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 20, 2005 20:54:14 GMT -5
~Laurasia Malfoy~
Laurasia copied down the instructions for the potion & began to immediately brew. While she had the Daisy Roots simmering, she began taking down the notes that she knew would be needed regarding the brewing process. Once the brew turned dark green, she continued on.
She made quick work of crushing the roots with the pestle & quickly had the brew back in her cauldron & made quick work of finishing her potion & getting the finished product up to the professors desk. During the brewing times she continued to take notes about how the potion was coming along, any color/property changes that she noticed etc.
While she was brewing she couldn't help but notice Cedric Diggory banging on his mortar. "Merlin's beard! How long have you been doing this again?" she thought to herself.
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Post by Laurasia on Dec 20, 2005 21:07:51 GMT -5
~Professor Snape~
The professor looked up as the first finished potion was brought to his desk. No surprise, it came from Laurasia Malfoy. He glanced down at the vial & then back up at the girls' retreating figure. "Miss Malfoy...You'll want to remember to label your vials from now on. I would hate to mistake your potion for someone else's, thus giving you a lower grade than your work merits." When the girl immediately turned to retrieve her vial he waved his hand to dismiss her back to her desk. "I'll do it. It doesn't look as though I'll have to worry about anyone else bringing theirs up anytime soon," he said coldly while glancing over the working students.
His eyes fell on Draco Malfoy & he sighed. "Mr. Malfoy, you don't need to be quite so enthusiastic with the pestle. And the rest of you may find it beneficial to begin your note taking while you are waiting for the potion to brew. It saves you from needing to sit here with me later after class & straining your brains to remember how the potion reacted to your brewing methods."
Using his wand, he Accio'd a label from one of the shelves at the back of the room & started filling out Laurasia Malfoy's information on it before adhering it to her vial. Just as he was finishing Draco Malfoy brought his vial up. Severus immediately picked it up & started examining it against a candles flame. "Looks rather nice Mr. Malfoy."
Just then there was a loud banging sound coming from Cedric Diggory's desk. Professor Snape looked up slowly & squinted his eyes shut at the sight that he saw. "Mr. Diggory do not bang your pestle against the mortar. Grind it. I would hate for you to have to replace the one that you have now because you have shattered it, along with your potion."
He began examining the potions that the class were bringing up when Crabbe & Goyle finally re-emerged through the door. "Well, well, well. It's about time you two decided to join us. I suggest that you start brewing quickly. Class is almost over."
Finally he saw Diggory bringing his vial up to the front. Severus immediately noticed the yellowish color of the brew of waited to see the recognition come over Cedrics' face. When it did he smirked. "Well thank you Mr. Diggory. Hopefully it won't kill whatever I test it on."
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Post by Brandybuck on Dec 20, 2005 23:21:12 GMT -5
~Draco~
Draco felt the pride rush through him as Snape complimented him on his excellent potion-brewing. He found that even though he had taken no notes throughout the process, he could still remember what had happened during it. Of course I remember. I had plenty of time to think on it while I stood there like a git waiting for the thing to get done. he thought smugly. He dipped his quill and quickly began to copy down the notes.
He heard several people snicker. Draco looked up and saw that Cedric Diggory had turned in his potion..except that it was wrong. He laughed aloud at the color of it. It looks like he took a pee in the vial. he thought as he tried to contain himself from falling over with laughter.
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Post by Laurasia on Jan 8, 2006 15:42:25 GMT -5
~Professor Snape~
Once all of the vials had been handed in the professor rose & once again scanned the classroom full of students. "Now class, there is another potion that can be brewed very similarly to the one that we have just attempted. However, it has one extra ingredient that is not found in the Deflating Draught that greatly alters its' effects. Who can tell me the name of the potion, the extra ingredient, &/or the differing effects between the two potions? And if none of you are aware of all three of these answers, at least entertain us with one of them," he said cooly.
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