Mandrake leaves tasted absolutely wretched. For an entire month, Lucy had kept the soggy and wilted leaf tucked into the back of her left cheek. It was a difficult time, having been afraid of swallowing the leaf and having to start over again, Lucy restricted herself to eating mushy or liquid states of food. It was exhausting both mentally and physically; Lucy was both irritable and hungry.  Finally , August’s full moon came around and she’d be able to rid herself of the Mandrake leaf.