The Third and Last part of the Trial! Im aiming for each Trial to be about 3 Chapters long, with a "Break" Chapter or so in-between..
ENJOY!
Chapter 53: Trial One - Part Three
Mildred and Maud went over the list, most of it was fine.. They had to look up the Blueleaf and Spicy Red Jojoberries. It seemed they should be able to find the Spicy Red Jojoberries on a plant that only grows by Moss, thankfully there was plenty of moss around the school. The Blueleafs a rare plant that should be growing in the forest, they hoped.
Mildred Placed an old option book into her bag, listening as the nine O'clock bell rang. "Now Girls.." Mr Rowan-Webb stood from his place. "Remember to stop by the Kitchen to pick up your lunch if you're heading out, And Remember your jackets or capes or.. Whatever you may need. Good Luck." He disappeared in smoke, probably to his class.
Mildred ran into her room, grabbing two Smocks, bringing them out for the pair to wear, keeping them warmer out in the cold forest. "First things first.." Maud Started as they left the teachers apartment. "Not all of these are Solids, what are we going to keep them in?"
Mildred thought for a moment before a lightbulb went off in her head. "Potions. Let's ask if we can have some Jars. I don't think there's anything in the rules against that.." She hoped it didn't class as 'Aid'.
They went to the Potions lab, Mildred giving a quick three raps on the door before entering. "Sorry, Miss Hardbroom.." She said as she stood a little closer to the teacher "We're not allowed to take the Ingredients from here.. But, are we allowed to borrow some jars? Not all of our Ingredients are.. Solids.."
She watched Hecate think for a moment, almost forgetting the Third years staring at her. "How many will you require?" Hecate raised an eyebrow.
Mildred looked at her list.. "Bat drool.." She went down it, listing the various ingredients that were not solids.. "Frog Gloop" At least, Mildred didn't think they were solid. "Slug's Eggs" That looked like all of them.. "Three? No, Four, so we have a spare.. Please."
Hectare Waved her hand in a theatrical motion, letting Five Empty and Clean jars appear on her table. "Do try not to lose them." She warned. Mildred smiled widely, grabbing the Jars and placing them into her bag. She wasn't even about to mention that Hecate was one over that number..
"Thank you, Miss Hardbroom!" With that, Mildred was off once more, The Pair deciding to take off to Maud's Tower, there were always bats there, Hopefully one of them would Drool.. Upon Entering the tower, they Found Felicity and Enid stood on the bed, Enid with a shoe in hand, holding it up to the bats. "Err.. Bat Drool?"
Enid jumped slightly, looking towards Mildred and Maud. "Yea.. Just gotta get them to drop it in.."
"In a shoe?" Maud asked with a smirk. "Won't that be easy to spill? And not at all easy to present.."
Felicity shrugged. "We don't have much else.."
Mildred Sighed, pulling out one of those spare Jars, holding it up to Enid. "Here.. If you need any more, You can ask HB in Potions.."
Enid took it with a grin. "Thanks, Millie. We'll be sure to go down and talk to her."
Between Enid, Maud, Felicity and Mildred, They were able to get Two Jars of Bat drool! One for each team, ofcourse. It would be mighty odd if only one team had all the bat drool. They split ways after then, Mildred and Maud heading down to the side of the school building, they found ivy very easily there, shoving it into Mildreds Bag. They spent the next hour searching for moss.. Eventurly, they did find Moss, and more specifically, Spicy Red Jojoberries..
Mildred cheeked her watch.. 10:23. Only Four Hours, Thirty-seven minutes remaining and they only had three out of ten ingredients.. Despite this, Mildred and Maud decided to waste more time now, rather than later. They headed down to the kitchen, picking up their packed lunches.
Afterwards, it was straight to the frog pond. Mildred felt they would find Frog Gloop and Pondweed There. Maybe even Slug eggs. It was right next to the school too. By the time they got there, it was already 10:47.
Maud went about pulling the Pondweed up, While Mildred Scooped Frog Gloop into a jar. They then used their teamwork to search the area for Slugs.. "MILDRED!" Maud scremed. "I found slugs eggs!". As Maud found them, it was up to Mildred to Put them in the jar.
Mildred and Maud began walking towards the forest. Up above they could see Miss Drill flying overhead. She was probably making sure they were all okay, and that nothing was going wrong..
Mildred cheeked her watch with a sigh. Only Three Hours, Forty-Two Minutes left. Thankfully, they had Six already, only Four more to go. They'd found Grimly grass before, and Cat-trap was super easy to find.. It was the Feather of Crow and Blueleaf that Mildred was worried about.
By the time they got there, it was already 11:43.. Maud did her best to keep the worrying Mildred calm.. "Let's take a breather, half an hour, sit and have lunch. There's Only Four left.." Mildred gave in and the pair had a lovely picnic. It'd been a while since the two of them just sat and talked..
But soon, they were up and moving again! After all, they had less than three hours! They found Cat-trap on their walk, so that was easy enough! But when they came to the Grimly Grass area, they had to hid behind a tree.. Only because Maud had spotted Ethel, and thats the last person they wanted to run into.
"Can you believe they're still letting her take this trial?" Ethel scoffed. "It's only because of HB they're even considering her.."
They were talking about Mildred, it was plain as day. There's no one else they would talk badly about, at least not like that.
"You're so right, Ethel.." Drusilla spoke absentmindedly, as if reading from a script. "Though.." She started before falling short.
"Though what?" Ethel snapped.
"It seems out of character for Hardbroom.. Never mind all the other teachers.." Maybe Pentangles did Drusilla some good, it seemed she was finally thinking for herself.
"Not if they were all in on it too! Use your brain, Dru, It's a team effort.." Ethel's voice sounded out, getting a bit more quieter as she began to walk away.
"Yea.. You're right, Sorry, Ethel." Drusilla responded, their voices being nothing but distant chatter. Mildred had something else to focus on as she tapped Maud, pointing up to the Crows Nest above them.
"I'll grab the grass, you grab the feather.." Maud whispered as she moved over to the Grimly area.
Mildred held her hands out to her feet. "Levertait me, up and up, steady as the wind, careful as the crow, to it's next I must flow!" It levitated her up, just enough so she could peek over into the crows nest. She grabbed a couple of loose feathers, stuffing them into her Bag. She then lowered herself back down, just in time for Maud to come and place the Grimly Grass in her bag.
"Nine Down.. Only Blueleaf to go.." She looked at her clock. "Two Hours, Nine Minutes to find it, and get back⦠It takes, what, half an hour to get back if we leg it?" It actually took a little less if they really legged it, but she was being generous. "So, That leaves us an Hour, Thirty Nine.."
That wasn't so bad.. At least, that's what they thought.. But an hour went fast.. They were stumberling around looking for this damn Blueleaf, and there was no sign of it..
"We'll have to be heading back soon.." Maud commented with a hopeless expression.
"That'd be like admitting defeat.. We can't do that.." She'd hate to think she'd disappointed Miss Cackle, or Hecate by just giving up and returning. "Just a bit longer, Maud, It had to be somewh-" As she was speaking, the ground under her gave way. She fell into what looked like a cave..
What startled Mildred however, wasn't that she'd fallen into a cave, it was the beautiful Blue Leaves that lined the walls. "Maud! I found the blue leaves!" Mildred shoved some into her bag before being helped out by Maud.
To Get back, they legged it. Full and Truly legged it, by the time they got back at 2:36, They were huffing and puffing like it was a competition. Mildred found Ethel, Andrea and Sapphire all sitting outside of Miss Cackle's office. "You'll need to knock." Andrea spoke with a kind smile.
Mildred nodded, moving to knock gently on the door, receiving the come in call. Her and Maud entered. Inside was only Miss Cackle. "Hello Girls, Have you finished?" The pair nodded. "Bring it over and let's have a look then"
They placed Mildreds Bag down onto her desk. Mildred took out the List, reading off as she placed the corresponding ingredient down. "Bat Drool.. Ivy.. Spicy Red Jojoberries.. Pondweed.. Slug's Eggs.. Frog Gloop.. Grimly Grass.. Feather of Crow.. Cat-trap.. Blueleaf.."
"Very good, Girls. Well done." Miss Cackle Praised. "I'll give it a look over if you leave it here. Maud, you may go, Mildred, Please take a seat outside."
The Pair did as asked, Maud going off to do Maud things, Mildred concluded. And Mildred Sat down next to Sapphire. With only ten minutes to spare, Enid and Felicity showed up, last minute as always! It wasn't long till Felicity came and sat next to her.
Miss Cackle graced them at exactly Three to say "Congratulations, All five of you will be moving on to the Second Trial."
I'm actually at college rn, but we're on break, so i'm uploading it early. We did a Piece of writing a couple weeks ago on "show dont tell" based on a story we read. I'm pretty proud of my piece and so imma put it here for y'all to judge. (My teacher thinks i did pretty well)
"The howling wind not only sent a shiver up my spine but pierced my ears with every wave of a whistle it sent crashing against our tent. It blew across the endless white surrounding us, crunching at the snow. For a second it sounded as if footsteps were creeping around us, but i knew no one was coming, nor did i have the energy to check. It must have been the Angels, ready to escort us off, or maybe just the icy landscape playing nasty tricks on my decaying mind. In the moments where the wind takes a breath, i can hear the ragged breathing of my doomed counterpart, only further confirming the inevitable. The silence is anything other than quiet."
So, That's my piece i wrote! I hope you enjoyed it!
