Seventh~

[magical_alice]

Dinah went exploring again today and it took me two whole hours to find her. I really must learn to keep a closer eye on her but she is such a dear thing and I do like that she has such a sense for adventure.

I am having a little trouble with my potions homework, I am not quite sure why the recipe says that I must add the wormwood and then the

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[splodyscientist]

If I'm not explaining things clearly enough in class, Alice, please ask me about it. I'm here to help you, after all. ^^

[magical_alice]

Oh, dear. No Professor, you are very clear, I just think my brain is a little addled right now. Why would it matter though, which goes into the postion first?

[splodyscientist]

Well, sometimes it's because you need two ingredients to react to each other before you add a third ingredient for it to work properly.

In this case, however, it's because the wormwood needs to steep longer than the adder's fang.

[magical_alice]

Oh, well that makes sense I suppose. A bit like making tea, steeping it for a bit before adding sugar?

[splodyscientist]

*nods, pleased*

Yes, very like that.