Obviously, he hadn't caught his own mistake. If he had, then Alice wouldn't have had to correct it. But, that was the frustration that accompanied tutoring, having to suffer through the obvious blunders that simple double checking would have corrected. She waited as he corrected the error — still quietly horrified by how carelessly he treated his supplies — before continuing down the page.

She was ready to point out another (obvious) mistake when he changed the subject. What did it matter what her favorite potion was? Though, Alice was entirely unsurprised by his. Mood enhancers were amongst her most disliked potions, but that was because of the risk of dependency that came with them. She wouldn't want the only happiness she felt to be because of some random ingredients thrown into a cauldron.

"I wouldn't say I have any one favorite." Alice rarely took potions unnecessarily. "I enjoy brewing those that take longer to produce, or those that have ingredients you don't get to work with often. I more enjoy the thought of a successful brew than anything else, I guess. Does that make me dreadfully boring?"