<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #FFFF00">Severus Tobias Snape</span></div><br/><br/>Severus regarded the lengthy list of ingredients and complexity of the instructions Nodding in satisfaction he laid the open book down on his desk. Walking over to his private cupboard he began to climb up the rickety ladder cataloging what he had for it's brewing. He figured she could attain at leas the second stage before the end of the day. That should give him a decent idea if she would be worth his offer of apprenticeship or not. He had not received her reply yet, but he knew he soon would. Who in their right mind would turn down an offer from him. It wasn't as though he made this ofter at all often.<br/><br/>Smiling grimly to himself as he pulled jars and vials down to scrutinize the contents within he made a mental note that he would need to visit the greenhouse on Tuesday night at midnight for some Tentacula venom. He would also need to procure fresh sage and mint sprigs for this particular recipe. His mental list complete and three hours having passed as he surveyed ingredients for quantity and quality he defended the ladder and sat down at his desk. Penning a quick memo to the Herbology Professor to inform her he would be visiting in the midnight hours. Though it was unnecessary, he didn't feel like explain his reasoning for being there in the dead of night. Sending the note with a quick spell directly to her desk he leaned back in his chair and was pleasantly, but not surprised, when the letter arrived.<br/><br/>Taking the note from the owl he showed it away after giving it a treat and read quickly. Satisfied he realized he now had two days to plan, plot and arrange everything. He saw no reason to reply to the note and simply tucked it into the book where he had left it. Rising he took the book into his private quarters and settled at the desk in his study to write out the instructions without all his accompanying notes. Leaving only the barest of instructions behind for her to follow. Not explaining the necessity for the steps. It would simply look like a potion recipe to the woman. Indicating what she would need to succeed if she followed it to the letter. It was a time consuming and extremely delicate potion.<br/><br/>He deeply enjoyed the idea of making her work so hard to earn her entrance. It would also allow him to truly see how she worked in a singular environment and if she could keep to his standards of cleanliness and organization. For this potion cross contamination would have deadly results. Though most wouldn't know it. Unless they had studied the particular ingredients. Something he didn't teach at Hogwarts as this was master level potions. He knew he was expecting much of her, but he did not expect her to finish the potion in one day. He simply wanted to see how she would react to such a complex and demanding task.<br/><br/>Nodding in satisfaction he contemplated making a display batch of it for her to view and analyze at the end of the day. That could be interesting indeed. It bore further contemplation. It would of course only take him about 22 hours to complete. Which is why he did not believe the four stage potion could be done by a recent graduate in a day's time. Though reaching stage two in the brewing shouldn't be too much to ask for he hoped anyways.