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Location: Alchemy (Thursday: 9:00am to 9:45am)

David came in a tad on the late side and quickly yet quietly took his seat. It was his first offense on ever being late and he hoped he wouldn’t be in too much trouble. He’d only missed the first bit from what he could tell so he figured he’d be fine in that sense. As soon as the instructions were issued David went straight to work on the potion. Adding a gallon of water and setting it to boil before combining the two cups of pomegranate juice with the powdered Romanian Longhorn dragon horn and stirring it gently.

Being as careful as possible David added half of a single fluid ounce of Erumpent fluid to the mixture every five minutes until he had eleven. It was at this moment that he was really glad that he’d been working with Remy on his potions because if he hadn’t he’d surly messed up this part of the potion. Adding the mixture then into the cauldron he waited for another five minutes before adding the rest of the pomegranate juice. “Thank you lavender.” He muttered to himself before reading the next set of instructions.

Adding a cup of doxy eggs before stirring them counter clockwise until they went from floating to sinking down at the bottom of his cauldron. “Okay… beetle eyes and murtlap essence.” He told himself getting both and combining the required amounts into the basin until the eyes were dissolved. Then he added them to his cauldron before adding a quarter gallon of flubberworm mucus to thicken it. Stirring every minute going from clockwise to counter clockwise till it turned lilac David hoped he got the idea of lilac right. ‘Looks like lilac…’ he thought as he pulled out his wand. “Diffindo.” He said slicing his pufferfish eyes. Dropping a half into the cauldron one at a time he then stirred in two teaspoons of acromantula venom.

Finishing off the potion with the essence of lovage and ginger roots the pink smoke emitted from it for a moment David stirred the concoction with his wand watching it change color until it settled on a thick paste indigo. Now all that was left was to test it. Putting it into a vial he took it to the back before tossing it to make on explosion. The thick mist coming from the mini explosion was red. Thinking of the four elements there was only one that associated with that color. “That means fire element magic is easiest for me right?” he asked thinking he was right. Regardless the potion worked the way it should have.



Status: Glad Remy's been helping me out
With: classmates

Wearing: Uniform

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Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park
"Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?"
It's so cold, it's so cold
Written up in marker on a factory sign

Uriel Adair Scott

[feeling: calm] [thinking: ...] [with: Fourth Years] [at: Alchemy]

Uriel took notes quickly. He remembered telling Claire all about Nick Flamel in the library the previous year, and smiled to himself. He couldn't help but wonder why the Stone would be kept at the school, though. If Voldemort had been after that, wouldn't that have put all of Hogwarts in danger? They should have just destroyed the stupid thing to begin with, right? When he was done with his notes, he sat quietly, waiting to see if anyone had any questions.

I'll go making my mark, armed with a spray can soul.

Still I won't let go
Oh you use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven
On every street, every car, every surface, a name

Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park
"Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?"
It's so cold, it's so cold
Written up in marker on a factory sign

Uriel Adair Scott

[feeling: calm] [thinking: ...] [with: Fourth Years] [at: Alchemy]

Uriel was good at taking notes. In fact, he enjoyed it. He was orderly, methodical, and he had extremely neat handwriting. He raised his hand, eager to earn points for his house. "Didn't he wield the Elder Wand for a short period of time?" he offered.

I'll go making my mark, armed with a spray can soul.

Still I won't let go
Oh you use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven
On every street, every car, every surface, a name

Written in graffiti on a bridge in a park
"Do you ever get the feeling that you're missing the mark?"
It's so cold, it's so cold
Written up in marker on a factory sign

Uriel Adair Scott

[feeling: calm] [thinking: ...] [with: Fourth Years] [at: Alchemy]

Uriel stared at the basin of dirty water, and pointed his wand at it. The spell seemed simple enough. "Delbou." The water cleaned up, but there was still murk and dirt floating in it. "Delbou," he tried again. He could no longer see any visible stuff in the water, but he doubted it was completely pure. But he could think of all the ways this spell could come in handy. He was surprised it wasn't taught in other classes. What if someone was stranded in the wild or something? Of course, that wouldn't be very likely for a witch or wizard, but it was still useful.

I'll go making my mark, armed with a spray can soul.

Still I won't let go
Oh you use your heart as a weapon
And it hurts like heaven
On every street, every car, every surface, a name

Professor of Alchemy
..........Ravenclaw Head of House

not even alchemy can change that."

He waited for the students to gather in the seats before he began the lesson. ”Albus Dumbledore was a great man. He was one of the most loved Headmaster’s at Hogwarts, was a member of the Order of Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorcerer—served as Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards and as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. He is most famous for his defeat of Gellert Grindelwald, the discovery of the twelve uses of dragons blood, and his work on alchemy with Nicholas Flamel in constructing the Philosopher’s Stone.

“Now, is there any other fact anyone can tell me about Albus Dumbledore, this is a discussion, so feel free to add opinions as well, and as always, eloquent answers will receive points for their house.”

Professor of Alchemy
..........Ravenclaw Head of House

not even alchemy can change that."

He entered the classroom with long, swift strides, a callous and purposeful flick of his wand had led the instructions of a potion to appear on his chalkboard. He smiled mischievously as he glanced at each of his students. "Good afternoon class, today, we're going to learn the Mystic Potion, a great diversion, and also a brilliant learning exercise to exhibit understanding in Galpolatt's laws and the different methods of brewing in alchemical history. This potion is most famous for its disruption of the Wizards' Council while Elfrida Clagg was Cheiftainess. She attempted the merge all creatures of wizarding kind that could speak the human tongue to Being status, and, when an uproar came about of the trolls, a dear friend of hers, Aubreyanna Mae, who made quite an impact on alchemy, quickly ended the sour meeting through the use of this potion.

"Now, instead of turning this potion into me once you're done, I've set up an open area in the back of my classroom for you to test out your potions to see if it's been brewed correctly. We'll only be using the small vials for this, so the explosion will be minor, but, you'll be able to see which element will be easier for you to harness in magic. Once you've read the chapter, you may begin brewing."


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Turn to page seventeen in your textbook.






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Professor of Alchemy
..............Ravenclaw Head of House

not even alchemy can change that."

”Welcome back students, I hope you had an excellent summer. This year we’re going to dive right back in with a lecture about one of the greatest alchemists in history—Nicholas Flamel. If you’re new, or if you don’t remember me, my name is Professor Angel. If you haven’t already, take out your notebook or parchment and quill and begin taking notes.

“The famed alchemist Nicolas Flamel, born in the 1327, created the only known Philosopher's Stone in existence. Flamel used the Elixir of Life made from the stone to extend his and his wife, Perenelle's, lifespan for centuries until they decided to destroy the stone in 1992, where the couple soon died afterwards.

“The Philosopher's Stone was a man-made, blood-red stone with magical properties. It could be used to create the Elixir of Life, which extended the drinker's lifespan, as well as transform any metal into pure gold. The Philosopher's Stone was believed to mystically amplify the user's knowledge of alchemy so much that anything was attainable.

“You should remember from last year, the stone was finally found within Hogwarts School by Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, after a series of trials and tasks set by the professors, Mister Harry Potter saved the stone and returned it to Dumbledore where he and Nicholas Flamel decided to destroy it.

“Nicholas Flamel had always been an alchemist that believed in the true pursuit of enlightenment, because alchemy is not only a practical magic, it’s also a philosophy. Now, does anyone have any questions?” The Hispanic professor inquired, glancing about his students and their scribbling quills.