At breakfast time in the Grimm household, Sabrina and Puck felt odd seeing each other in the hectic daytime atmosphere of the bright kitchen. Both their faces grew warm remembering their accidental late-night rendezvous, and when Uncle Jake tossed them a "knowing" glance, they blushed even more.
Granny Relda was looking through the pantry. "Hmm—where did this peanut butter come from?" she mused to herself, throwing away the mostly-full jar. "Oh, lieblings—I need some carrot jelly for dinner tonight. Could you please run down to Mulan's grocery store and buy some?"
"Sure—who do you want to go?" Sabrina asked.
"Well, I'd say you, Puck… Daphne… and Red. I want all of you for quality assurance. You'll probably pick the best between the four of you," Granny Relda decided.
"Sure thing, old lady," Puck said around an entire waffle. He was apparently famished, despite having just eaten a few hours ago.
Fifteen minutes later, they were on their way to Mulan's store in the Chinatown district of Ferryport Landing. "Carrot jelly," Red muttered. "I was not aware carrots could even be jellied and edible."
"Just because it can be done doesn't make it edible," Sabrina replied, cringing.
Just then, Red saw some pretty flowers off the side of the road. "Oh, look you guys," she said. "Come on, let's pick some flowers—I'm sure Granny will love them."
"Okay, sure," Daphne and Sabrina said, while Puck said, "Hey, Red, remember what happened the first time you did this?"
As they walked towards the flowers, the four noticed that the flowers—poppies, some might have observed—had an overpowering, unusually heady smell. But that didn't matter, because all they wanted to do was sleep…
"Perfect. They fell for it," the Wicked Witch of the West cackled, peering into her crystal ball.
"See, what did I tell you?" Nottingham said. "And once the Queen comes back with the potion, and Lucius finishes it, and Bellatrix retrieves the bodies with the spell she prepared, our plan will be almost complete."
"What did I tell you about name-dropping?" the Wicked Witch hissed, "There could be surveillance, you know.
"Sorry," the Sheriff of Nottingham replied humbly.
Not long later, everything the sheriff had mentioned had come to pass. When the four baffled kids woke up, there was a feast spread before them.
"I don't think we should eat that food," Sabrina said. "I mean, it could be drugged or something."
"What?" Puck said, swallowing a mouthful of food. A glazed look spread over his face. "SabrinaIthinkyou'rereallypretty. WHOAIdon'tknowwherethatcamefrom. Butit'strue." Words were shooting out of Puck's mouth, despite and obvious effort to retain them.
The three girls looked shocked. A voice in the corner explained, "Veritaserum. It makes you tell the truth, whether you like it or not. Your friend is reacting to it more strongly than anyone else I've seen, though."
"What did I tell you?" Lucius Malfoy said. "Just a drop. Not the entire cauldron."
