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Mark's Guide to Brewing Potions

(Welcome to your tiny break from the Infinity Stone series!)

Hello, there! If you're reading this, you're probably either struggling in Brewing Class in school, or you're a strange individual who actually likes learning!

This guide will teach you what you need to know to make a potion that will blow your teacher's (or mom's) socks off; quite literally, in fact. Prior to making this potion, please gather the following ingredients:

3 Cups of Milk
5 Carrots
8 Gallons of Store-bought Potion Stock
1 Dragon Skull
2 Laptops
2-10 Lab Assistants (Must be Expendable)
1 Random Charm
6 Unwanted Books

Also make sure you have a shield spell ready in case of disaster, and an extra large cauldron.

Now that you've gathered said items, it'll be a breeze! First, dump your potion stock into the cauldron, and boil for an hour. Next, add the milk to give it additional texture. (You can dye your milk to change the color of the potion, if you like. Some side-effects may include random itching and swelling on arms and legs.) Let it simmer for half an hour, then add the carrots, letting the potion sit for about a minute in-between carrots. Now, it should look like a very wrongly colored pot of stew. (Have an unwanted lab assistant taste it for a good prank. Side-effects for tasters may include paralysis or death.)

Next, add your random charm, and then stir in the unwanted books. Place both laptops in simultaneously. If you don't do it simultaneously, the potion will blow up. Once that's over with, add in your dragon skull. Now, it's a successful potion! Have your lab assistants taste it one by one. Each time one falls over dead or paralyzed, add a cup of vinegar until it's just right. And by that, I mean your lab assistants stop dying.

Now you drink it.* Enjoy!

*Side-effects of potion may include loss of limbs, stupid behavior, itching limbs, and/or mistrust towards best friends. In some cases, paralysis and death may come two or three days after consumption. Do not taste if allergic to cats. If you start seeing hallucinations, please see your doctor immediately. Do not mix with medications unless you want to blow up.

Comments

  1. This is hilarious!!!

    I think after the first lab assistant drinks the potion though, the others are going to be smart enough not to. XD

    And there is no such thing as unwanted books! True, there are some really bad books, but still, they're BOOKS!!!

    "Do not taste if allergic to cats." Because of course cat allergies wouldn't mix well with a potion XD

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    1. Good, that was the point :D

      That's why you never let them know there are other lab assistants, thus they never know what happens, and they never suspect -nods-

      Read "Bridge to Terabithia". The movie was amazing, but the book was terrible. I'm generally respectful towards books, but I want to burn my copy of Bridge to Terabithia :/ Worst usage of $7 ever

      Yeah; you'd think it's obvious, but some potionmakers! They just don't seem to understand it xD

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    2. Ahh, sneaky ;)

      I do have a book that is so downright boring that I'll never read it again, but I still can't bring myself to get rid of it because it's a book.

      Lol

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    3. Yep :D Kyra IS inspirational, in a sense...

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    4. This does sound like something Kyra would write...

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    5. It does! I really am a bad influence...

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    6. -sigh- We never denied that, Kyra :P
      In fact, we were the ones saying that

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    7. Well, now I'm certainly agreeing with you. XD

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  2. Wow, this is beautifully morbid!

    Hmmm. Who will be my lab assiatant...Hey, Mark! Come here! *comes here and I knock hm out via my laptop* I got one. All I need is 1-9 more!

    What does the potion do, though?

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    1. Only you would put the words "beautiful" and "morbid" together XD

      You do realize he has to be awake to taste your porion right? Also now your laptop is broken, so your potion is probably going to blow up XD

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    2. What? It is! XD

      Well, I'll tie him up, and then force feed it to him or use an IV pole, if he tries to spit it out. And maybe I'll use other laptops.

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    3. Yes, only Kyra would use those words together xD

      Except, Kyra, maybe I'm already tasted the antidote for failed potions :D Not that I'll share my knowledge of such an antidote lol

      The potion is used to- HA! Nope, not telling :)

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    4. Yup.

      but, I'll wait long enough for the antidote to be flushed out of your system, then I'll give you the posion... er, potion.

      Bummer.

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    5. The antidote isn't just "flushed out". It's closer to a vaccine; it teaches your body to build an immunity :D

      So I'm naturally immune to your tricks!

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  3. This is a great short story! You should make more of these.

    Question; does the potion change depending on the type of book you sacrifice to the caldren?
    Also what does this potion do any way?

    Now I need to find some lab assistants. Hey Kyra would you like to be my bounty hunter? I need about 2 - 10 asisstents preferble aspendable and not afraid to tast test my creation.

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    1. Sure! One quick question, how much are ya pay'n and (oh, I guess it's two quick questions, now) do you want to know the victims...er, I mean lab assiastants?

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    2. *assistants. I can't type today. :P

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    3. That's a cool idea that the potion changes based on the type of book. Mark, if that wasn't a thing you should make it one ;)

      Well Kyra you definitely can't pick me, because I would be afraid to taste test Lady Knight's creation even if I didn't know she had read this guide XD

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    4. I plan to lol. Any ideas?

      Generally any books works the same as the next one, but I wouldn't recommend sacrificing a classic; they make the potion salty (or do my tears of sacrificing a good book do that? I don't know...) And the potion is used to- (-squints at Kyra- I can't let that knowledge get into her hands...)

      Yeah, I'm safe; I'd be too scared to try -shrug- (Lady Knight, if you need an extra assistant, sneak it into Kyra's food ;) )

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    5. To Mark:

      I know Kyra is too smart for that trick.( I have already and failed miserbly)

      Is it an anti-sibling potion?
      A book-character-come-to-life potion?
      A glorified vaccine?

      To Kyra:

      I will give you the password to the US missle launches.. (; (calm down FBI agents, I'm kidding)


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    6. Oof, that's not fun :O I mean, whew, good thing Kyra survived!

      It's a "Kyra Can't Know What" potion :D I'll tell you and Sila tomorrow <.<

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    7. Kyra has eyes and ears everywhere. She has an army of spies and minions at her command. She will know eventuly.

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    8. Ooo, Lady Knight, I love the idea of a book-character-come-to-life potion! ;)

      And yay! I get to be in on the secret! But you do know that now Kyra's not going to let the three of us be alone for even a second tomorrow, right? XD

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    9. Good points, Lady Knight and Sila

      But as far as Sila's point, there's a loophole! Well, for you two at least. Logically, she just follows me around and listens into all of my conversations, thus I, at any rate, am bound to be tortured, but...I could tell my brother, and she can't guard my brother and I both at once :D

      Now I have to figure out how to get my brother off of "Neutral" and onto our side... :/ Yeah, we'd probably have more luck hoping Kyra's merciful (fat chance) than convincing my brother...

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    10. Good idea ;). But you're right, convincing him to be on our side could be tricky.

      We could get someone to distract her and sneak away while they're talking. Like get one of the adults to start asking her some questions, and then she can't be rude and just walk away. ;)

      Or, what would probably work better, if you and I got there before Kyra and Lady Knight, then you can tell me, then she can't follow both of us and one of us can tell Lady Knight :D

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    11. Oh she can be rude, and knowing how expressive Kyra is, I wouldn't put it past her -shakes head- I mean, yeah, she'll probably be polite, but I wouldn't bet on it

      YES! :D But you'd have to already be there and I'd have to tell you fast. Kyra and Lady Knight usually get there shortly after I do :/

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    12. Yeah, I wasn't really sure that idea would work.

      Our families are normally among the first ones there, so it would probably work. As long as Kyra doesn't try to make her family early. But Lady Knight could sabotage any attempts of Kyra to be early, and then it would definitely work ;D

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    13. Yes! :D I think it would work quite nicely xD

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    14. I'm not even going to try to assume you'll listen to any sort of protest I make -rolls eyes-

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