Second Mystery

[mysterytwin]

Here's an interesting hypothetical question for people - if two goats that had bezoars in their stomach and they were bred together, would their offspring have a bezoar?

Speaking of goats...Mabel, have you been overfeeding Orion again? He's starting to get fat and he won't fit those sweaters you made him anymore if that happens.

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[mabelangelo]

noooooo
well only a little bit!
i found out that he really loves pumpkin

[gogglicious]

I thought that bezoars were like. Buildup.
Or something.

[mysterytwin]

Oh. Well that's not too bad I guess. Pumpkin's supposed to be healthy.

[mysterytwin]

Well it is a mass found in the gastrointestinal system when build up occurs but like I said, it's a purely hypothetical question.

[gogglicious]

If the hypothetical answer was "yes," it'd make my life easier. I'd just get a [ a few ink drops ] a flock of bezoar goats and quit potions completely.

[mabelangelo]

and pumpkin pie
and pumpkin juice
and everything else with pumpkin

[mysterytwin]

Actually goats are typically found in herds, droves, troops or trips, not flocks. Bezoars aren't the cure for everything, Raz, just most poisons.

[brokethecycle]

I don't think we really covered that in science back home.

Your goat has a sweater?

[gogglicious]

Ok, Mr. I Know Everything.
Don't crush my hopes and dreams about being able to leave potions before fifth year.

[mysterytwin]

Better lay off the pie. Kishitani's goat got sick because it ate too much pie.

[mysterytwin]

Just because I tend to go off on a tangent about some things doesn't mean I know everything.

Well since potions is pretty much needed in any wizarding field after education you'd be stuck with it for a while.

[mysterytwin]

I think bezoars are more of a wizard thing for poison solutions. I read back home that they were used in ancient times but not very effective.

Yeah. Mabel made it.

[gogglicious]

You do it a lot, Dipper.
Not that it's a bad thing.

The fact that's true is awful. I don't even know why potions is that hard I'm good with all my other classes.

[mabelangelo]

dont worry dipper! he barely gets any of the actual filling i usually scrape it all off and give him the crust

[brokethecycle]

I mostly meant about the uh, biology stuff. I didn't know that, though.

She can actually make sweaters, too? Wow.

[mysterytwin]

Oh right. I keep forgetting you were in Muggle school until this year.

Yep. She knits all of her own sweaters.

[mysterytwin]

Only every other time.

I could help you out if you wanted me to. Potions is one of my good classes.

[gogglicious]

Uhhuh.

[ Wait what. ]

You would? Seriously?

[mysterytwin]

Well yeah.

[gogglicious]

Oh man. You would forever be in my gratitude, mate.

[mysterytwin]

It's no big deal. I mean I assume we're studying the same curriculum even though Gryffindors don't have goats.

[mysterytwin]

Oh. Well then I think that's okay.

[gogglicious]

I dunno, I can show you my notes and we can cross-reference.
But I'm down with not having a goat. I'd probably make it sick.

[mysterytwin]

I wrote my notes down twice so we'll go through the ones that aren't the good copy.

Mabel likes to feed Orion. Probably a good thing because I think I forget half the time.

[brokethecycle]

Weren't you, too? I mean until last year.

Oh wow. She's really good.

[mysterytwin]

Oh uh...well yeah. I was in the top percentage of my class until we got sent to my great uncle's and got our Hogwarts letters.

She's pretty good at what she does. Don't be surprised if you get a sweater for Christmas. I think she's taken a liking to you.

[pomodoroo]

...Do you seriously just sit around thinking about this kind of stuff?

[mysterytwin]

Kinda. I mean there's no harm in hypothetical questions, right?

[pomodoroo]

Just seems like...weird shit to come to a conclusion to want to think about out of fucking nowhere is all.