[ She opens her mouth, a readied comment, and then snaps her mouth shut again. Surprised, ] That's...more bureaucratically thorough than I expected.
[ She presses her lips together, annoyed at herself. Come on, Hermione. ] No - sorry, that came out very condescending. It's not that I'm surprised that the Riftwatch has bureaucracy - the history books alone in this place...
[ Cue the nerdy dreamy look towards the bookshelves. But back to her correction: ] I may have gotten used to desperate times experimental research. Brew the potion, hold my nose, drink it. [ A tiny sheepish smile again, and she dips the quill back into the inkpot - in doing so, the dress (she's adapting to the fashion of this place as best as she can, thank you) sleeve, rolled up for practicality, is not there to cover the scar Bellatrix Lestrange carved into her forearm, mudblood standing out fully visible from the woman's position - and then returns the quill tip to write down Provost first. Underlines it three times for good measure. ] And hope for the best. [ Hope you don't die. ]
It's easier to check against healing potions, in fairness. A cut will heal or it won't, and then it's back to the cauldron. Sleeping draughts, Polyjuice...then it gets tricky.
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[ She presses her lips together, annoyed at herself. Come on, Hermione. ] No - sorry, that came out very condescending. It's not that I'm surprised that the Riftwatch has bureaucracy - the history books alone in this place...
[ Cue the nerdy dreamy look towards the bookshelves. But back to her correction: ] I may have gotten used to desperate times experimental research. Brew the potion, hold my nose, drink it. [ A tiny sheepish smile again, and she dips the quill back into the inkpot - in doing so, the dress (she's adapting to the fashion of this place as best as she can, thank you) sleeve, rolled up for practicality, is not there to cover the scar Bellatrix Lestrange carved into her forearm, mudblood standing out fully visible from the woman's position - and then returns the quill tip to write down Provost first. Underlines it three times for good measure. ] And hope for the best. [ Hope you don't die. ]
It's easier to check against healing potions, in fairness. A cut will heal or it won't, and then it's back to the cauldron. Sleeping draughts, Polyjuice...then it gets tricky.