An Accidental Brewing PV Annette Hazelriggs Closed

Time: Reducio Late Morning, Monday, January 22, 2024	Interacting with : Reducio @Annette Hazelriggs
Outfit: Reducio Impeccable Slytherin uniform Hairstyle: link Self-made tulip earrings: link	Notes: Reducio Speech: #3CB371 Thoughts: italics

Kaitlyn’s cheeks flushed brightly, as Annette stumbled over speaking to her, too. She really misread the situation and made it awkward between them. She felt terrible about it, but realized that she had taken a considerable amount of time already apologizing. She doubted that she needed to express her remorse so many times that it wasn’t even funny. Annette was a smart girl, and likely saw how sorry Kaitlyn truly was. Goodness, her anxiety was getting the better of her.

“Do you know what I think?” Kaitlyn asked, shy again. “I think we’re both misreading the situation. I like having you as a partner Annette. I’ll respect you better to know that everything is all right. I’m happy to continue brewing with you, I really am. You’re a joy to work with,” she responded, giving Annette a bright smile. She giggled at Annette’s apology and shook her head. “Honestly, you did nothing wrong Annette. I caused it myself. You don’t need to apologize to me when you’ve done nothing wrong,” she replied with a smile.

“I honestly don’t mind waiting. I like talking to you, so it isn’t boring for me,” She responded with a smile. “Okay, Annette. I’ll do mine, and then we could do yours, as soon as you’re done,” she promised. She leaned down and adjusted her temperature to 250 for ten seconds.

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..Joy...
...To work with..?.
..That must've only been a sugarcoat, It's just some lines of comforting sentences to make me feel better of myself, I'm betting..She is indeed an understanding girl anyway, just seeing me like this she will definitely feel sympathy...
Annette insisted on thinking so, seeing Kaitlyn's words as something that was nothing's unusual at this time. She was almost proud to be 'conscious' it without any hesitation in her mind.
It was as if she was someone who didn't accept such thing so gracefully, but it could be also seen on the girl's face, which was shown smiling by herself.

What was now nothing but a lump of powder she moved the mortar to the edge of the table. Her eyes watched upon the flames coming out from the stove dancing below Kaitlyn's cauldron. Though she didn't want to glance much further at the contents of it ( she thought that the sight she saw would be a little unpleasant, considering that the things they boiled were taken from snakes, creatures that aren't quite a hit for the neighborhood's pets...).
It feels really bizzare, as it was much more different from what younger Annette was used to sees in her kitchen. She remembered that she liked to give a peek over her maids who were busy cooking in there for their family's dinner.

The tools and furniture this time are changed.
More vintage things used instead.

Seeing the brunette-haired girl beside her, Annette's thoughts jumped all over the place. She believed, Kaitlyn moved like a farmer who was cooking a warm, beef stew for her family in the quiet sense of the night. She was very gentle in doing it, compared to her some moments ago. It gave her something she personally found comforting to watch. She began to question if Kaitlyn was a reliable girl in her family's kitchen.

She knew that time would often run out if she kept imagining strange things, so Annette returned to her task of pouring the crushed fangs into her cauldron after she had measured them out.

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Time: Reducio Late Morning, Monday, January 22, 2024	Interacting with : Reducio @Annette Hazelriggs
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Katie smiled, as she saw Annette go back to work crushing the lionfish spine. As she waited for her cauldron, she sneakily poked the flobberworm mucus, watching it jiggle around. Her mind giggled at watching it. ‘It’s such a disgusting ingredient … and yet. I wonder how it would feel, squeezing it in my hands. Feeling it wiggle between my slender fingers. Or even between my toes,’ she thought, her mind continuing to giggle. She knew that playing around with the ingredients would likely get her into trouble, and probably look weird to Annette. But, she wondered just how someone could obtain Flobberworm mucus. It was so interesting to her.

Katie looked away from the mucus, and quickly checked the time. She adjusted her temperature back down to let it cook. She turned to Annette and smiled, as she saw her partner measuring out the powder. ‘I’m lucky to have her as a partner,’ she thought. “Hey, Annette. I just wanted to say thanks … for sticking with me. I get awkward pretty easily and I was worried that you wouldn’t like me. And … um, please forgive me for being so forward. But, I’d love to hang out with you. When we don’t have class? If you want to, of course. I don’t want you to think you have to hang out with me or anything,” she flushed lightly, still smiling brightly to Annette. She spoke softly, to not startle her friend.

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Annette intended to check ther pouch containing the ingredients was still there and not blurred (In truth...Annette was more being referred to cluelessly dropping them to wherever she went...) out of certainty, straight away all fantasies about the concept of making a potion were the same as cooking a home-cooked meal vanishes without any trace aside after she remembered each of their appearances and including, the names.

Obviously, they're more....'mature' in a way..

It was quite difficult to equate it with cooking after she glanced at one of the, unusual greenish gland ingredients stored inside the still-shutted jar and imagined it mixed with a warm, meal in a bowl.
Maybe it would look like seaweed soup?...But it's not a promise that It'll taste exactly the same because one of them can make someone spend half the day in the restroom..

Annette could have gagged, but thankfully Kaitlyn chirped again from her doing so, which made Annette suddenly raise her eyebrows.

Hanging out?!!!...

Her body wanted to just leave the class, out from there and started shrieked loudly, following with a line that goes around 'Someone is interested in me!!'. Maybe that's one of the sympton of Annette's recent condition, which is looking like an outcast child. Though she could only do it from her imagination as she deeply looked back at Kaitlyn's eyes facing hers.

"Y-you want to waste your spare time with me..? Is that true..?? Ehrm-..I don't really know if I have the same lately-...Because I have some schedules lays ahead..- But I'll try my best!..."

Annette said it all without taking a single breath. She's like a sunshine in this moment. Then the brightness dimmed. Her fingers was seen fiddled with each other as she looks down.

"...I...don't know what fun places that are available around this school, Miss Kaitylin...So I don't have any ideas for our play..."
One place that sounded like it in her mind was Forbidden forest that was isolated from the public's eyes. But Annette would have lost her mind if she said that to Kaitlyn.

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Time: Reducio Late Morning, Monday, January 22, 2024	Interacting with : Reducio @Annette Hazelriggs
Outfit: Reducio Impeccable Slytherin uniform Hairstyle: link Self-made tulip earrings: link	Notes: Reducio Speech: #3CB371 Thoughts: italics

Kaitlyn glanced over at Annette, tilting her head in the process. The Ravenclaw girl was clearly interesting with how she acted. She simply hoped that Annette didn’t misconstrue what she said. Despite being socially awkward, insecure, not confident, shy, quiet, and introverted, she liked to make friends. Sure, she had a hard time communicating with them, and often stuttered like a crazy person. But, it made her feel special to be surrounded by others who liked her presence. Who didn’t mind that she had trouble speaking. That didn’t mind that she often had weird and usually immature thoughts.

While Kaitlyn was well aware that she needed to focus on her studies, she found the socializing side even more challenging than the magical side. On the one hand, she was proud of herself for asking Annette to hang out with her. It meant that she was at least partially comfortable around Annette. It helped that Annette was just as shy, if not shyer than her. Yet, on the other, she was terrified. Terrified that she read the signals wrong. Terrified that Annette secretly hated her. It made her want to just stop right there and dart out of the classroom. While that was obviously the easy option, she’d rather stay and face the music if she messed up.

Kaitlyn frowned slightly at Annette’s words. “Wasting my time? Oh Annette, we’re friends. Any time I spend with you will be time well spent,” she replied. She turned back to look at her potion and smiled. “Honestly, I don’t mind where we hang out. You’re fun to be around, Annette. We don’t have to plan it out in advance,” she told Annette. “Not too long after we started here, I found this cute grove of trees on the grounds. They had a nice canopy that was a nice spot to hide from others when you climb the trees. I go up there when I get too tired from social interactions. I don’t know how many of the other students know, but I find it relaxing up there,” she replied, with a smile.

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The girl cackled in a nervous manner through those tangled hair of hers. The mention of the hair she had didn't stop there since her right hand seen reached up the back of her head and started scratching it, but came to a stop when she listened.

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..Cannoli?

She just misheard the words, expectedly from a girl with a very, sickly sweet tooth.
Images of those small, tube-shaped pastries with chocolate cream began to cross up in her mind. Thankfully she began to realize that one of the letters she heard was actually P.

"Ah-..Canopy? That sounds lovely..— I didn't know there was a place like that available here. Because it kind of sounded like something specially for the school staffs..." Annette said honestly. On the side, her lips could be seen vaguely curling upwards.

"...After hearing that, I guess I have to wander around the areas of this school more often from now on, Hehe.. Is there anything that I have to bring once we get there?"

Yet the event had not even been planned, she was already asking constantly. However, she began to doubt about what she was doing. Not lying to herself, she felt like she didn't give Kaitlyn time to rest from thinking about everything. She should've used the brakes on her questions sometimes..

Not waiting for her to answer just yet, Annette immediately offered her views about the subject. "..H-hey, maybe we can play some board games there? I bought Snakes and Ladders!.."

There were dozens of possible activities she could think of and that was what she stated at the end, something that Annette thought a student like Kaitlyn would like for 'having fun'. It just so happened that the board hadn't even been removed from its package and still lying in the dorm's trunk, as it finally came to an use.

Even if it's more like Annette's way on hanging out ( Sadly, she can't read other's mind ) Who could refuse toys anyway? Even reading a book simply can be interpreted as a toy itself for a person's mind.

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Time: Reducio Late Morning, Monday, January 22, 2024	Interacting with : Reducio @Annette Hazelriggs
Outfit: Reducio Impeccable Slytherin uniform Hairstyle: link Self-made tulip earrings: link	Notes: Reducio Speech: #3CB371 Thoughts: italics

Kaitlyn shrugged at Annette’s question. That possibility never occurred to her. She doubted that any of the professors would climb a tree to hide from students, and yet that possibility was theoretically possible. Her right hand started to play with her right pigtail, a light pink flush on her cheeks. “I … I never thought of that … maybe? I haven’t gotten caught yet,” she replied. She didn’t want detention, but it was a nice place.

At Annette’s statement, Kaitlyn giggled. Despite being shy, she liked to explore the castle. To find its nooks and crannies. Hiding places. New scenes to draw. Places to practice and study. And of course, places where she could hide. While she didn’t know anywhere near the entire castle yet, she had spent a chunk of time exploring. She hoped to finish, or at least get as close as possible, by the end of her first year. It felt like she had a while for that.

Kaitlyn tilted her head at Annette’s question. What to bring? She didn’t really know the answer to that. All she did was to give Annette a social opportunity. While it would be only her there with Annette, she wanted to try her best to help Annette. Maybe in the process, she could help herself, too. Before she could answer, Annette provided an option.

Katie smiled brightly. “Sure, that could work. I actually don’t know what we should bring up there. A board game sounds lovely. I personally didn’t bring any. The closest thing I have are two stuffed animals I keep on my bed,” she shrugged. “And I totally agree with you exploring the castle more. I like looking around. I mainly do it to look for new places to draw, and to get my daily exercise,” she giggled.

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"You can draw?...-"

This time, Annette's expression was somewhat more taken aback than a moment ago. It caught her off guard to find out someone had the same thing as her, namely liking drawing, despite that it is something completely normal. Moreover, she felt like she did not expect Kaitlyn's character to do so.

Annette shook her head for the umpteenth time. Of course their interactions had gone well so far, but she shouldn't lower down her cautious for now. Too open to other people, especially toward someone she has just met in this class, is not really a good idea. In fact, she knew the brunette girl's nickname from eavesdropping her and the friend of hers talking by secret.

Instead, she turned her head in another direction, with the gaze slightly lowered, only stating what was necessary. "I see, drawing is it?..That's so nice...I'm glad to hear that..."

After that, Annette noticed.
"Oh yes!!.."

Her hand reach for her stove which turned out to still not be on. No wonder she didn't see or feel any smoke coming out of the cauldron at all!

However, she couldn't find the knob of the stove, of course she wouldn't be able to do so even until her hair turned gray, this wasn't the stove she usually found at home.

"Huh??-..what???.."

Something that Annette initially wanted to be quickly ready to do instead became a matter of confusion which she responded to. She had never practiced with an aged stove like the one stood in front of her.
She remembered seeing other students using them, but barely..

She started to panic.
Oh no! I FORGOT!!
What should I do..??

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Time: Reducio Late Morning, Monday, January 22, 2024	Interacting with : Reducio @Annette Hazelriggs
Outfit: Reducio Impeccable Slytherin uniform Hairstyle: link Self-made tulip earrings: link	Notes: Reducio Speech: #3CB371 Thoughts: italics

Kaitlyn was confused by Annette’s reaction. Most of the other students seemed supportive of the hobby, or at least indifferent and didn’t care. While there was no set way to act when hearing the news, she thought that being surprised wasn’t one of them. She inwardly shrugged. Who was she to judge the way Annette acted? Katie was constantly awkward and socially anxious. She was just happy that she was able to talk to Annette.

Kaitlyn nodded. “Yes, thank you, Annette. I enjoy doing it,” she responded with a smile. She looked back to her own potion, simmering away. She enjoyed watching her concoctions bubble. And the satisfying changes of color, as long as she was able to brew it correctly. It took time and dedication, and a watchful eye. She couldn’t place why she enjoyed it so much. Probably because it reminded her so much of muggle cooking. There were differences, of course. But, there were a lot of similarities. While she knew how to cook, her favorite was baking.

Looking up from her cauldron to look over at Annette, Kaitlyn noticed her partner looking frantic at her cauldron. One look at the cauldron and it wasn’t boiling. It looked almost as if the cauldron was off. Katie’s face flushed. In her desire to not be condescending and rude, she never checked to see if Annette knew how to set up her cauldron. Was there even a way to ask that wouldn’t hurt Annette’s feelings? Katie had no idea. A quick glance told her that Annette’s cauldron wasn’t on due to a lack of fire under the cauldron. It was empty.

With a sympathetic look, Kaitlyn approached her friend, gingerly, and placed a helpful hand on the Ravenclaw’s shoulder. “May I help?” She asked. She didn’t want to draw attention to Annette’s problem, but wanted to do enough to help her. Not wishing this to be more awkward for Annette, Katie bent down to light the fire and start the stove. She moved deliberately slow, so Annette could watch, whispering the steps, as she did so. They were partners for this and she didn’t want her partner to get a bad grade.

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And that's how Annette's cauldron finally got heated. When the burner was emitting fire as it should be, she was so stunned. She could finally see how it worked clearly and very up close.

"..Ohhh..."

Kaitlyn herself was also be heard explaining every procedure she did, making her understand the concept of the stove even more. Turns out it really is that easy...

Annette no longer needed to worry about taking potions lessons in the future, Because now she knows what she's doing.
But not knowing why at particular circumstance, her face instead of expressing a relief there's a listlessness as she watched Kaitlyn from several steps away from there.
She reflected a hint of discouragement.

Miss Kaitlyn..

She only dared to call her name inside her mind, feeling that she had troubled Kaitlyn enough today. Annette was in awe of Kaitlyn. She really admired her character who didn't hesitate a bit to help her.
Apart from someone like Mr. Morgan who was known for being patient with her, she would likely be the second person to show the same.

Miss Kaitlyn, what am I actually capable of?
Once again, Annette asked indirectly to which of course the girl couldn't respond. Her head lowered, as if wondering if she could really do this assignment at all.

It was indeed typical for her as a first year, especially a 'Muggle-born' to still not adapt to her surroundings. It's just that from the moment she got in until now, Annette hasn't felt that her performance has improved at all.
Every lesson the school gives always makes her at some point struggle, especially Potions and Flying lessons. These two subjects seemed like weaknesses that Annette had just discovered within herself.

But how could her partner looked like she does not make any mistakes at all despite being around the same age as her??
She tried to get rid of all the muttering by opening the potions book in her hand again, while checking the recipe again until she realized that 10 seconds had probably passed. She pulled out a pocket watch of hers and it was indeed true.

"Ah Miss, I think your potion can be casted a spell by now!-.."
Annette reminded softly.

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