Cad was decent enough at potions, although transfiguration had always been his forté, and once he had seen his bracket he hadn't held out much hope of actually winning. Fraser was in his group and she was every bit of the potions swot. STILL, it wouldn't do to give up. So he set about his potion with as much diligence as he possessed - chopping, stewing, and mixing in what he believed were the correct proportions. He chose a cauldron near hers, mostly because she was the least likely to cause her cauldron to explode and kill them all.

Fraser and Belby finished ahead of him , but within an acceptable amount of time his potion looked as he expected it to and he raised his hand to indicate that he too was finished.

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