“Too much peppermint oil,” Phineas tutted, as he began with Miss Cosgrove’s potion – he could smell it as much as see it in the potion’s off colour. “You are as likely to make the drinker cry as calm them.”
He had – begrudgingly – less to say to Mrs. Pettigrew’s attempt (competent), Mrs. Quirke’s (passable), or Miss Adebayo’s (flawless). Phineas was almost irritated by this, but he granted her potion a crisp nod – on the bright side, it did speak highly of his Hogwarts governance, that his latest graduates were well-trained potioneers. Even the women.
He might have managed a cordial comment for Miss Bonaccord, too, only... Mrs. Bythesea and her station had disappeared behind a cloud of hissing, foul-smelling brown smoke that was making his eyes water from here. Coughing as he neared it, Phineas vanished the potion and ordered everyone to step away, and a window to be opened, before they could continue on.
“Miss Cosgrove and Mrs. Bythesea,” he declared some time later, when there was fresh air to be had in the hall again; he gave the latter an especially dirty look, “you are dismissed. Congratulations, everyone else – your next task is a cure for boils. Please do continue to follow the instructions, for the sake of all our lungs. Begin.”
He had – begrudgingly – less to say to Mrs. Pettigrew’s attempt (competent), Mrs. Quirke’s (passable), or Miss Adebayo’s (flawless). Phineas was almost irritated by this, but he granted her potion a crisp nod – on the bright side, it did speak highly of his Hogwarts governance, that his latest graduates were well-trained potioneers. Even the women.
He might have managed a cordial comment for Miss Bonaccord, too, only... Mrs. Bythesea and her station had disappeared behind a cloud of hissing, foul-smelling brown smoke that was making his eyes water from here. Coughing as he neared it, Phineas vanished the potion and ordered everyone to step away, and a window to be opened, before they could continue on.
“Miss Cosgrove and Mrs. Bythesea,” he declared some time later, when there was fresh air to be had in the hall again; he gave the latter an especially dirty look, “you are dismissed. Congratulations, everyone else – your next task is a cure for boils. Please do continue to follow the instructions, for the sake of all our lungs. Begin.”
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