To Mariana's great dismay the girls let her down. Miss Fawley failed to even finish and then Miss Binns' potion seemed anything but calm as it bubbled more than it was supposed to. Meanwhile both boys had brewed rather commendable calming draughts.

"Mr. Wildsmith, Mr. Urquart, congratulations you will be moving on in the competition. Better luck next time, ladies." Mariana cleaned everything up with a few waves of her wand. "You'll be brewing a shrinking solution next, everything you need is in front of you. You may begin."

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