I gave Mauvrey an additional snarky look that said, “Eat that, princess,” while the rest of my classmates scribbled in their journals.
“Excellent, Miss Kaplan,” Madame Alexanders gushed. “Class, take note. As mentioned, many enchantments like the Sleeping Capsule spell would have still been possible without the use of magic; they just would not have been anywhere near as powerful or permanent. Potions this complex, however, require skill, time, and knowledge that few are ever able to possess . . .”
From there, Madame Alexanders’s lesson continued for about another half an hour. Most of the info was pretty dry, and I would have been lying if I’d said I paid attention to all of it. Conversely, I was more than happy to participate in the hands-on lab exercise that followed.
The assignment
