It was the second semester of first year when I started to experiment with ingredients. Professor Snape immediately noticed me attempting to cut the brewing process of the Sleeping Draught in half by increasing the Flobberworm mucus and reducing the amount of lavender. He was about to reprimand me until he noticed that the draught was almost done. Since then he has been cordial with me. I continued to experiment with the potions, even if I have never brewed it before. Each time it provided a stronger and more effective potion than normal. While he doesn’t give me praise in class, he does outside of class. I knew that he wanted to keep a certain..