<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Reyna12.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Reyna Pietruszewski (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=284413.msg14201548#msg14201548)<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>Slytherin Uniform (https://i.pinimg.com/564x/10/f0/7e/10f07ea4c4a928d349dccb0988e0d95f.jpg) with black sweat pants underneath skirt<br/><strong>Blood Status:</strong>Pureblood<br/><strong>Wand:</strong>9" Blackthorn with Boomslang Venom<br/><strong>House | Year:</strong>Slytherin | First Year<br/><strong>Date | Time:</strong>Monday September 18, 2017 | Evening<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Potion Lab Room<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Light -<em>That doesn't smell right? &gt;.&gt; </em><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Nate | Closed<br/><hr/><br/><em>So.. do you think people learn to defuse bombs by just doing it after reading a book? </em><br/><br/>Nathaniel’s derisive heavy tone made Reyna frown at him. Why was he being a prick all of a sudden? Yes, she realized it was unreasonable for her to deny him the chance to help her but...what was the harm in letting her learn from making errors? Trial and error had been the instructor of human society, witch and muggle alike, for centuries.<br/>Temper close to flaring, she answered his rhetorical question through gritted teeth, “Making a ‘Cure for Boils’ potion is nowhere as extreme as defusing a bomb.” At his additional clarification, she added, “I did watch someone else do it, Nate. Professor Karkus demonstrated how to properly brew it in class.”<br/><br/>Her cheeks burned with annoyance (and the barest hint of shame) that she wasn’t capable of conquering it after witnessing the potion being made once. Again, Reyna realized perfection was not achieved in a day or even a year but she was often critical of herself. Her failure was not made any better by Nate being snippy with her as well.<br/><br/><em>Does that sound like a good trade to you?</em><br/><br/>His question brought forth an internal debate. Was Nathaniel being an arsehole intentionally? Was she being too hard on him? He was just trying to help and spare her an avoidable trip to the nurse’s office.<br/><br/>Arms folded over her breasts, Reyna arched an eyebrow in response to his claims. “I doubt it would take an entire week, Nathaniel. We’re not in the dark ages anymore. Besides, pain is an excellent instructor.”<br/><br/>Now, she was being a brat.<em>Grr. </em><br/><br/>“ Przepraszam (sorry).” Renya offered the Polish apology, not even noticing the switch in language. It was common for her to dance in between Polish, Spanish, and mixtures of the two when her emotions got the better of her. “You’re right. Let’s just start over, okay? Like not only this dumb potion but our entire conversation. You’re good at pretending, right? So pretend you’re the professor and show me how to do the potion. I’ll be your ever attentive, favorite student.”<br/><br/><br/>