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Tweak says, "welp"

Lily Luna Potter (the_lily_luna) wrote in indarkness_logs,
@ 2010-09-30 17:32:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2032 09, lily luna potter, severus snape

RP: To Make a Potion
Characters: Lily Luna, Severus
Time/Date: Afternoonish, September 30
Location: His room, hallway, lobby, garden, and back again
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: LilyLu drops off some ingredients
Status: Complete

It was kind of weird, and she felt kind of weird about it, but honestly. Why should she fumble through a potion when there was a perfectly good potions master sharing the hotel with them? Granted, her grandmother could do it as well, but LilyLu thought her grandmother had enough to do with worrying about meals and the like.

She'd tipped the ingredients from the cauldron onto the desk and sorted through them. To her, it looked like at least six months worth ... unless it was being shared around with some of the others. Which, really, she didn't mind as long as their captors were going to keep shuffling ingredients over for the potion to be made. They were apparently pretty good about keeping people in Wolfsbane potion, though admittedly not having that would be significantly more disastrous than her having to use Muggle means of protection.

She also kind of wanted to ask him for more details about the charm, maybe see what wand motions went with it and if she was supposed to feel something when she tried it. It would really suck if she used that particular charm and did it wrong.

Sweeping the vials and bundles of plants into a small box, Lily left her room and headed for the stairs. She could use the elevator, sure, but it took longer and it wasn't like going down a floor was a trial. Once she arrived at Severus' room, she knocked on the door and waited. She did glance toward her grandmother's room, but hopefully her grandmother wouldn't choose right then to wander out and ask what she was up to.

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delicate_power
2010-10-02 04:40 pm UTC (link)

Giggling might have been inappropriate, but it was also to be expected, and it was nothing he hadn't experienced before. Therefore, Severus merely waited patiently for the worst Miss Potter's snorting to pass. He waved her apology aside -- because again, it was nothing unexpected -- but in response to her question, he gave a slight shrug. "I've already taught my friend's children the same, so it isn't all that different." Not that he counted the Death Eaters amongst his friends any longer, but it was close enough.

He himself snorted at her phrasing -- kicking up the interesting factor -- but then he shook his head. "The charm lasts for approximately twenty hours, so ... unless you plan to have a marathon session of a day and a half, no. I daresay you won't have to nip out in the middle of the, ah, festivities in order to cast it again."

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the_lily_luna
2010-10-02 06:33 pm UTC (link)

She thought about that for a moment, deciding to take it as a challenge. She'd see if John would be up for something like that, and she grinned a little at the thought of it. But they were young, they had energy to burn, and right now? Plenty of music to cover up their noises.

"Well, right, but ..." then she decided that for him, as a professor, it probably wasn't that weird, so she let the argument go.

Armed with the charm, that just left ... the potion. "Should I come help with the potion, or just ... let you have at it?" She wasn't exactly brilliant at potions and she'd probably be more of an annoyance than an asset, but she'd leave it up to him to decide.

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delicate_power
2010-10-02 07:59 pm UTC (link)

If he were being entirely honest with himself, Severus would have much preferred to brew the potion in peace. Not that peace was especially easy to come by these days, but that was unimportant. It wasn't that he didn't like the girl, either. She seemed pleasant enough, and it was refreshing to see her with some color in her cheeks again, as well. On the other hand...

"It probably would be beneficial for you to observe, at the very least," he answered tilting his head in a half shrug as he turned to look at her. "I imagine you likely wouldn't care to ask for your grandmother's help, at any rate, if I happen to be taken away at some point." And considering that she'd only just been asking him how often she had to renew the charm, he didn't think she would only need the potion just the one time.

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the_lily_luna
2010-10-02 08:21 pm UTC (link)

Watching wasn't nearly as interesting as doing, and she'd probably get distracted halfway through and let her thoughts roam and drift ... but she'd at least try to pay attention. It wasn't as though she didn't know how to do it; she'd done it before. Maybe she hadn't conveyed that part completely? Or at all ...

"I don't mind asking her. I just ... didn't want to bother her today. She's ... busy, you know?" And she'd looked kind of worn out the last time Lily had seen her, so she hadn't wanted to further burden her with this. "I mean I can do the potion. I made it in school. I just thought that as long as I had someone around who could do it better than me, I'd ask. I'm not exactly top of the potions class." She shrugged and managed a sheepish little grin, but it was true enough.

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delicate_power
2010-10-02 11:38 pm UTC (link)

Severus nodded when she said she had made the potion in school. He had to wonder, however, why she wouldn't have recalled that the belladonna needed to be fresh. Then he sighed softly when he realized that not everyone was a walking, talking Encyclopedia of Potions, the way he was. On the other hand, he had only just been thinking that he'd prefer to make it alone, and now he had his chance.

"I see," he answered with another nod. "Very well -- in that case, I'll make it for you. It should be ready in an hour and a half. And in the meantime," he added, raising an eyebrow, "I would suggest practicing the charm." That would likely be a much more productive way for her to spend the intervening ninety minutes, anyway.

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the_lily_luna
2010-10-02 11:49 pm UTC (link)

Lily smiled cheerfully at him when he offered to make it, even if it did mean she'd have to go practice the charm. Well, she didn't have to, but it would be a good idea. Maybe she could figure out where Tristan was and ... go from there. If he could cast it and she could feel what it was supposed to feel like, she'd know when she was doing it right.

That was the plan anyway.

"If you're sure you don't mind," she said, giving him one last chance to recruit her for the job, but ... she had a feeling doing it this way was in everyone's best interests. "Should I stop in later or ... you'll bring it ... You know? I'll just stop by later." Because she wasn't sure what, exactly, she'd be up to in an hour and half, and she didn't want to create any potentially embarrassing situations by having him come up while she and John were occupied.

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delicate_power
2010-10-03 01:49 am UTC (link)

"I don't mind," Severus answered with a slight shake of his head. And he really didn't. Brewing would allow him to take his mind off this godawful music for a bit, and it would help him to relax as much as he possibly could in the circumstances. So he really didn't mind at all. Quite the contrary.

He gave her a small smile and a nod when she said she would simply pop 'round later to retrieve the potion. It wasn't as if he had anything better to do than hole up in his room, anyway. "You know where to find me," he answered then, with a slight shrug. Then, before she could scamper off, he added, "Good luck with the charm."

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the_lily_luna
2010-10-03 02:40 am UTC (link)

"Thanks," she called to him over the music before she turned away to head toward the stairs. She'd find John or Tristan or Hugo or ... someone and get on that practicing thing.

Then she'd go collect her potion and enlighten John about the side benefits of said potion. No monthly interruptions. It was her favorite part. Well, aside from the whole not getting knocked up bit.

As she bounded up the stairs, she found herself humming along with the song that was playing and ... didn't really care that she was.

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