Weekly Magic #10
written by Marvelina Spinnet(and OC)
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Last Updated
05/31/21
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Make a Potion!
Chapter 7
Wit-Sharpening Potion
Estimated Brewing Time: 274.5 minutes (4 hours, 34 minutes, 30 seconds)
Total Brewing Time: 3-5 days, 4 hours, 34 minutes, 30 seconds
Ingredients:
- 2L of water
- 8 scarab beetles
- 1 ginger root
- 3 feathers of hamsa1
- 6 Winter Cherries
- 30ml armadillo bile2
- 5 dried periwinkle leaves
- 30ml St. John’s wort infusion
Instructions:
Part 1:
- Add 500ml of water to the cauldron and bring to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Pulverize 8 scarab beetles to a fine powder.
- Chop 1 ginger root into 0.5 cm (0.2”) width pieces.
- Add 2tb of the scarab beetle powder to the cauldron.
- Stir once counter-clockwise.
- Add 2 segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for 2 minutes and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 35 minutes.
- Mustard yellow; none; licorice
Part 2:
- Add 1 hamsa feather (caution: cauldron may spit).
- Stir once clockwise.
- Add 4 Winter Cherries to the cauldron.
- Allow the cauldron to bubble for 5 minutes.
- Measure out 30ml of armadillo bile and add it to the cauldron.
- Stir twice counter-clockwise.
- Allow the potion to brew for 24 minutes.
- Deep red; light yellow (no sparks); roast chicken [Professor’s comment: this sounds odd, but trust me, you’ll know it when you smell it!]
Part 3:
- Remove the potion from the heat source and allow it to sit and cool for 90 minutes. [Professor’s comment: This does not vary in different cauldrons.]
- While the potion is sitting, take 5 dried periwinkle leaves and crush to a fine powder.
- Violet; no steam; moldy wood
Part 4:
- Add the cauldron to the heat source again, and add 3 tablespoons of crushed scarab beetle to the cauldron.
- Add 2tb of crushed periwinkle leaves to the cauldron.
- Carefully add 1 hamsa feather to the cauldron.
- Allow it to bubble and spit for 45 seconds.
- Stir twice clockwise.
- Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for 50 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 16 minutes.
- Pale purple; golden; mothballs
Part 5:
- Add 1L of water to the cauldron and allow it to heat for 60 seconds. [Professor’s comment: at this point, most of the water will likely have evaporated, so you will be adding water to an almost waterless, gloppy substance.]
- Add 4 sliced segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Add 1 hamsa feather to the cauldron.
- Stir twice counter-clockwise.
- Bring the heat up to 383 Kelvin (110°C/230°F) for 180 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Add two more sliced segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Stir once counter-clockwise and thrice clockwise.
- Crush 2 Winter Cherries in mortar, making sure as much juice is squeezed out as possible.
- Add juiced cherries, pulp, and skin to the cauldron.
- Allow the potion to brew for 53 minutes.
- Muddy green; pink; musty peppermint
Part 6:
- Add 500ml of water to the cauldron.
- Stir contents twice counter-clockwise.
- Add 2tb of the crushed scarab beetles to the cauldron.
- Add 30ml infusion of St. John’s wort to the cauldron.
- Stir 2.5 times clockwise. [Professor’s comment: Please be careful here! If you do even a quarter of a stir too much or too little, I’ve seen some pretty ugly results.]
- Allow the potion to bubble for 3 minutes.
- Add 1tb of the crushed scarab beetles to the cauldron.
- Bring the heat up to 378 Kelvin (105°C/221°F) for 90 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 45 minutes.
- Remove the potion and allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Siphon it into a vial for maturation storage.
- Violet; orange and yellow sparks; tangy cumin and pepper
Maturation Notes:
The potion should be allowed to mature in a room temperature environment with indirect light for 3-5 days. Longer maturation will give the potion greater potency, but more than 5 days of maturation will make it too powerful and unfit for wizard consumption.
To Store:
Following at least 3 days of maturation, the potion should be stored in a room temperature or slightly warmer environment out of direct light (although dark is not necessary). It can be stored safely for up to 6 months.
To Use:
The Wit-Sharpening Potion should only be taken under the guidance of a trained Potioneer or Healer. Typical prescriptions for the potion will include 15ml being taken every 2-3 days. However, in the case of a medical prescription of the potion, it may be given in up to 45ml each day for up to 30 days in a row.
Caution:
Please note that this potion contains an infusion of St. John’s wort. While in most cases, when used in a potion, it has proven harmless, care should still be taken when those diagnosed with bipolar personality disorder take the potion. Those who are diagnosed as such are discouraged from taking supplements and potions with St. John’s wort unless overseen by a Healer, as this herb can exacerbate and promote manic episodes.
Mishal N
Estimated Brewing Time: 274.5 minutes (4 hours, 34 minutes, 30 seconds)
Total Brewing Time: 3-5 days, 4 hours, 34 minutes, 30 seconds
Ingredients:
- 2L of water
- 8 scarab beetles
- 1 ginger root
- 3 feathers of hamsa1
- 6 Winter Cherries
- 30ml armadillo bile2
- 5 dried periwinkle leaves
- 30ml St. John’s wort infusion
Instructions:
Part 1:
- Add 500ml of water to the cauldron and bring to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Pulverize 8 scarab beetles to a fine powder.
- Chop 1 ginger root into 0.5 cm (0.2”) width pieces.
- Add 2tb of the scarab beetle powder to the cauldron.
- Stir once counter-clockwise.
- Add 2 segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for 2 minutes and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 35 minutes.
- Mustard yellow; none; licorice
Part 2:
- Add 1 hamsa feather (caution: cauldron may spit).
- Stir once clockwise.
- Add 4 Winter Cherries to the cauldron.
- Allow the cauldron to bubble for 5 minutes.
- Measure out 30ml of armadillo bile and add it to the cauldron.
- Stir twice counter-clockwise.
- Allow the potion to brew for 24 minutes.
- Deep red; light yellow (no sparks); roast chicken [Professor’s comment: this sounds odd, but trust me, you’ll know it when you smell it!]
Part 3:
- Remove the potion from the heat source and allow it to sit and cool for 90 minutes. [Professor’s comment: This does not vary in different cauldrons.]
- While the potion is sitting, take 5 dried periwinkle leaves and crush to a fine powder.
- Violet; no steam; moldy wood
Part 4:
- Add the cauldron to the heat source again, and add 3 tablespoons of crushed scarab beetle to the cauldron.
- Add 2tb of crushed periwinkle leaves to the cauldron.
- Carefully add 1 hamsa feather to the cauldron.
- Allow it to bubble and spit for 45 seconds.
- Stir twice clockwise.
- Bring the heat up to 373 Kelvin (100°C/212°F) for 50 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 16 minutes.
- Pale purple; golden; mothballs
Part 5:
- Add 1L of water to the cauldron and allow it to heat for 60 seconds. [Professor’s comment: at this point, most of the water will likely have evaporated, so you will be adding water to an almost waterless, gloppy substance.]
- Add 4 sliced segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Add 1 hamsa feather to the cauldron.
- Stir twice counter-clockwise.
- Bring the heat up to 383 Kelvin (110°C/230°F) for 180 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Add two more sliced segments of ginger root to the cauldron.
- Stir once counter-clockwise and thrice clockwise.
- Crush 2 Winter Cherries in mortar, making sure as much juice is squeezed out as possible.
- Add juiced cherries, pulp, and skin to the cauldron.
- Allow the potion to brew for 53 minutes.
- Muddy green; pink; musty peppermint
Part 6:
- Add 500ml of water to the cauldron.
- Stir contents twice counter-clockwise.
- Add 2tb of the crushed scarab beetles to the cauldron.
- Add 30ml infusion of St. John’s wort to the cauldron.
- Stir 2.5 times clockwise. [Professor’s comment: Please be careful here! If you do even a quarter of a stir too much or too little, I’ve seen some pretty ugly results.]
- Allow the potion to bubble for 3 minutes.
- Add 1tb of the crushed scarab beetles to the cauldron.
- Bring the heat up to 378 Kelvin (105°C/221°F) for 90 seconds and then reduce to 363 Kelvin (90°C/194°F).
- Allow the potion to brew for 45 minutes.
- Remove the potion and allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Siphon it into a vial for maturation storage.
- Violet; orange and yellow sparks; tangy cumin and pepper
Maturation Notes:
The potion should be allowed to mature in a room temperature environment with indirect light for 3-5 days. Longer maturation will give the potion greater potency, but more than 5 days of maturation will make it too powerful and unfit for wizard consumption.
To Store:
Following at least 3 days of maturation, the potion should be stored in a room temperature or slightly warmer environment out of direct light (although dark is not necessary). It can be stored safely for up to 6 months.
To Use:
The Wit-Sharpening Potion should only be taken under the guidance of a trained Potioneer or Healer. Typical prescriptions for the potion will include 15ml being taken every 2-3 days. However, in the case of a medical prescription of the potion, it may be given in up to 45ml each day for up to 30 days in a row.
Caution:
Please note that this potion contains an infusion of St. John’s wort. While in most cases, when used in a potion, it has proven harmless, care should still be taken when those diagnosed with bipolar personality disorder take the potion. Those who are diagnosed as such are discouraged from taking supplements and potions with St. John’s wort unless overseen by a Healer, as this herb can exacerbate and promote manic episodes.
Mishal N
