            For the second day, she had little luck. The books Lucius had procured were not by Alexe himself, but by other scholars who expanded upon his findings with the "Experiential Death Draught,’ as researcher Alina Kotov called it. The potion had been tested on prisoners of war from the wizarding societies in Eastern Europe during the early nineteenth century. Unlike Alexe, Kotov had systematically dosed her victims, recording their reactions and doses.