Lucy was terribly nervous, though she hadn't expected to be. Something about it being a competition, where it really mattered if her potion was a little off compared to her classmates', made it feel entirely different.

Still, she knew this potion, and that at least took some of the edge off. She set about getting her ingredients organized, and then began working on the potion. After a bit of work--and maybe staring at her cauldron a little too intently--Lucy finally deemed her potion done and good enough by her standards, and stepped back from her cauldron.

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