Potions - Gryffindor and Slytherin

[grandhighwizard]

Seeing as the summer is drawing to a close, cutting short all of the students' entertaining activities while away from your fellows, I thought now would be the appropriate time to assign an essay that will be due your first week back. I would take this opportunity while away from school to get the research portion done, and any questions that have not already been answered through the journals can be directed to me in person when you return to Hogwarts.

There is much to be learned from Muggle potions making, which is known as CHEMISTRY. Each student should pick something used in the Muggle world, such as a medicine, intoxicant, solvant, or other potions-like substance, and write an essay detailing the ingredients, uses, and manufacture of the product, as well as identifying the wizarding equivalent, and comparing and contrasting the two. There is no required length, however poorly written and researched essays will be marked down accordingly.

First through fourth years may pick from the following list, or chose their own, as they like, however fifth years and above are expected to find something not on the list of appropriate complexity. This will require investigating Muggle resources, as you will not find the required information solely through wizarding texts. I recommend that students work together to complete this assignment.



List for 1st - 4th years.
Aspirin
Window Cleaner
Digitalis
Ale
Turpentine
Epoxy Adhesive
Pink Bismuth
Psilocybin mushrooms
Ketamine
Hydrochloric acid

Comments

[moveslikejaeger]

done

[grandhighwizard]

IF YOU FINISH EARLY
you may always submit your essay through the journals.
THOUGH THERE WILL BE MORE COMMENTARY.

[moveslikejaeger]

go ahead and comment all you like im practically an expert on my topic

[The next ten pages are then promptly filled with a thorough essay on every variation of alcohol under the sun, detailing the differences between them and methods of brewing them. Fourth years and younger, if you feel like doing your bit on ale, this is the place to copy from.]

[This is also more than any other teacher has or ever will get out of him.]

if you like i can even bring homemade samples on the first day of class

I give up, I am way too lazy to look up brewing stuff.

[grandhighwizard]

[And there will be ten pages of commentary, from someone obviously not a master brewer, but nevertheless fairly familiar with the process, certainly familiar enough to offer fair critique.]

an excellent overview, mr. jaeger.
THOUGH OBVIOUSLY IT COULD HAVE BEEN FAR, FAR LONGER.
ten points to gryffindor
AND I WILL OVERLOOK THE FACT THAT YOU DID A PIECE ON ALE
despite the assignment rules.
I APPRECIATE YOUR INITIATIVE.
you will not, however, be serving samples to your classmates
IN THE POTIONS CLASSROOM
as amusing as that would be.

ilu anyway

[moveslikejaeger]

i got bored what do you want from me
yay points for me \o/
i actually meant for you but okay thats fine i can keep it all for the fifth year gryffindor boys

[grandhighwizard]

i think that would provide far more entertainment, yes.
BUT THANK YOUR MOTHER FOR ME.