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Parts One is written. Parchment and test-grade quills will be provided. Part Two is the practical portion of the examination. Students are expected to individually brew a potion which has been previously covered in class. Students will not be allowed to use their potions books during any portion of the exam. The professor must observe each student's cauldron and collect potions samples upon completion of the exam (or automatically at the end of the exam period, whether or not the work is complete). The professor will be monitoring the class closely to enforce rules and laboratory safety.

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Potions - Year One
Midterm Exam December 2009

Name ________
House ________
Date ________

PART ONE

Describe in detail the process for brewing a Forgetfulness Potion[1]. Include all necessary ingredients[2] and be precise in measurements and time intervals. Assume your yield is one standard cauldron.

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PART TWO - PRACTICAL

Brew one standard cauldron of Forgetfulness Potion. The professor must check your cauldron and collect your labeled sample before you clear your station.

1.	Forgetfulness Potion: Description, ingredients, and instructions for brewing.
2.	Harry Potter Wiki: Valerian, Lethe River Water, Standard Ingredient, Mistletoe berry.

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TO COMPLETE THIS EXAM[3]:

1. Copy the code below. Fill in your character's information, and fill out Part One from the point of view and skill level of your character. The default answer for Part One is in white. The default answer exists to aid you in writing the exam. Replace or alter the default answers to reflect your character's competency in potions. You may leave it as it is if you wish. Default answers or similar descriptions of the same process will receive a satisfactory to high score for this portion of the exam.

2. Post your exam sheet in this thread, accompanied by a (roleplayed) description of your character brewing the potion from Part Two. You can also include details of your character writing Part One if you'd like. Please describe your character's overall success. For example, if your character is precise, indicate that; if your character is clumsy or if the potion is off color, lacking a certain ingredient, or rushed, indicate that. You can describe how your character handles and processes ingredients, whether they time things right, and whether the potion looks how it is supposed to look. Minor variations will not receive failing marks; missteps will be considered individually.

3.  PM me with the grade you wish for your character to receive. If you do not, we will assume your character passed, unless it is obvious he or she did not (in other words, you have put effort into purposely failing your character; I will PM you to confirm if this is the case!).

[quote][center][size=14pt]Potions - Year One
Midterm Exam December 2009[/size][/center]


[right]Name [color=white][u]goes here[/u][/color]
House [color=white][u]goes here[/u][/color]
Date [color=white][u]goes here[/u][/color][/right]


[size=14pt][b]Part One[/b][/size]

Describe in detail the process for brewing a Forgetfulness Potion. Include all necessary ingredients and be precise in measurements and time intervals. Assume your yield is one standard cauldron.

[color=white]<Edit or rewrite the portion below as necessary in order to fit your character's voice and skill level. It can be done in list or paragraph form. You can remove these brackets and instructions before posting ;)>
Add two (2) drops of Lethe River Water to your cauldron.
Gently heat for 20 seconds.
Add two (2) Valerian Sprigs to your cauldron.
Stir three (3) times, clockwise.
Wave your wand once.
Leave to brew and return in 95 minutes.
Add two (2) measures of Standard Ingredient to the mortar.
Add four (4) Mistletoe Berries to the mortar.
Crush into a medium-fine powder using the pestle.
Add two (2) pinches of the crushed mixture to your cauldron.
Stir five (5) times, anti-clockwise.
Wave your wand to complete the potion.[/color]


[size=14pt][b]Part Two[/b][/size]

Brew one standard cauldron of Forgetfulness Potion. The professor must check your cauldron and collect your labeled sample before you clear your station.
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<Include an IC description detailing your character's experience with the practical part of the exam. You may also write about your character's actions and thought process pertaining to Part One. Try to indicate whether your character believes their work is satisfactory, and whether it appears similar to what they remember from previous classes and coursework. The default grade for this potion will be passing (but not exemplary). If you are aiming for a specific grade, it helps to be specific about your character's success (for example, if you plan for your character to do well, note their precision; if you plan for your character to do poorly, perhaps have them forget a very important step or ingredient). You can remove these brackets and this reminder before posting. ;)>

3.	The ingredients and brewing instructions for the potion can be found in the Harry Potter Wiki links provided in the previous footnotes! They are also available in "default" form in the exam code!

Name: John Windell
House: Hufflepuff
Date: December 15th

Part One
Add two drops of Lethe River Water to your cauldron.
heat for 20 seconds.
Add two Valerian Springs Sprigs to your cauldron.
Stir three times, counter clockwise.
Wave your wand.
Leave to brew and return in 90ish...95 minutes.
Add two measures of Standard Ingredient to the mortar.
Add eight, six, four Mistletoe Berries to the mortar.
Crush into a fine medium powder using the pestle.
Add two pinches of the crushed mixture to your cauldron.
Stir five times, counter-clockwise.
Wave your wand to complete the potion.

Jack thought that he got the main stuff down, at least most of it. Now all he had to do was brew it. "Boy I can't wait..." was all he thought as he handed in the paper and headed to his cauldron.

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1.	Part two will take place when I have time to post

Potions - Year One
Midterm Exam December 2009

Name Alice Hunter
House Hufflepuff
Date 12/15/09

Part One

Describe in detail the process for brewing a Forgetfulness Potion. Include all necessary ingredients and be precise in measurements and time intervals. Assume your yield is one standard cauldron.

1. To start, add two drops of Lethe River Water to your cauldron.
2. Heat gently for 20 seconds.
3. Add two Valerian Sprigs to your cauldron that are the same size.
4. Now, stir this mixture three times in a clockwise fashion.
5. Take out your wand, and wave it above the potion once.
6. At this point, leave the potion to brew and return in 95 minutes. Do not continue until at the 95 minutes are up.
7. After waiting, add two equal measures of Standard Ingredient and four mistletoe berries to the mortar.
8.Crush into a medium-fine powder using the pestle.
9. Add two equal pinches of the crushed mixture to your cauldron.
10. Stir the mixture five times in a counterclockwise fashion.
11. In order to complete the potion, wave your wand once.


Part Two

Brew one standard cauldron of Forgetfulness Potion. The professor must check your cauldron and collect your labeled sample before you clear your station.

Alice took a deep breath, and smiled. Potions was easy. Follow the directions, and you'll do fine. That was the whole trick to it. Alice first, gathered her materials. She looked for berries that were roughly the same size, and valerian sprigs that seemed to have the same dimensions. She then brought them all to her arena, where she categorized them on when she'd use them.

Alice then started to follow the steps of her procedure slowly, and thoroughly, taking her time. She made sure her pinches were equal, even measuring them with some of her measuring cups. She wanted everything to be perfect. This was brewing a potion! She could do this! Alice timed the waiting exactly, counting slowly, and keeping an eye on her watch. When waving her wand, Alice waved it in the same kind of swish each time. She stirred at the same speed, watching the steam rise.

At the end, she smiled, and raised her hand. "Professor?" She said quietly, in order to not disturb the other students. "I've finished."

Potions - Year One
Midterm Exam December 2009

Name Chaya Weismann
House Hufflepuff
Date December 15, 2009

Part One

Describe in detail the process for brewing a Forgetfulness Potion. Include all necessary ingredients and be precise in measurements and time intervals. Assume your yield is one standard cauldron.


Add 2 drops of Lethe River Water to cauldron
Heat for 20 seconds
Add 2 Valerian Sprigs
Stir 3 times, clockwise.
Wave wand once.
Leave to brew and return in 95 minutes.

Crush  2 measures of Standard Ingredient and 4 Mistletoe berries into a medium-fine powder
Add 2 pinches of the mixture to cauldron.
Stir 5 times, counter-clockwise.
Wave wand


Part Two

Brew one standard cauldron of Forgetfulness Potion. The professor must check your cauldron and collect your labeled sample before you clear your station.

Chaya set the test parchment to one side and laid out her ingredients and set up her cauldron. She carefully dripped two drops of Lethe River Water into the empty cauldron. She put the bottle down and capped it. She lit the flame beneath the cauldron, counted to twenty under her breath, and abruptly switched it off. Getting the timings right was always the hardest part. She dropped in two Valerian Sprigs and stirred clockwise three times, slow and deliberate, so she wouldn't miscount. She waved her wand and sat back in her seat to let the potion brew. This would be the most dangerous part, she knew. She'd have to keep herself from drifting off, somehow.

It was the longest 95 minutes she could remember, a combination of nerves and boredom, nearly drifting off into the haze of sleep only to jolt awake in panic and check the clock. Somehow, though, she managed. She watched the last minute tick away on the clock, tracking the clock hands with her eyes, rolled her sleeves back up, and set about finishing her potion.

She knew as soon as she put the pestle aside that she'd ground the Standard Ingredient and the berries a tad too fine, working out the pent up energy she'd collected waiting through crushing the mixture. She added five pinches of the mixture to her cauldron, stirred five times counter-clockwise and waved her wand. She raised her hand to indicate she'd finished. Her potion wasn't textbook perfect - it was a shade or two off color, and didn't smell quite right - but it was pretty close, and she was reasonably certain she'd passed, at the very least.