The Forgotten House

The Library

Back in the common room, I play a game of wizard's chess with Willow. She doesn't say a word to me the whole afternoon and I decide that we'll pause the game until later and instead I sit and read by the fire.
The voice I heard last night and today echoes in my head over and over. I think about how we were to brew a potion without being noticed and I think how I'll be able to do it without Willow's help. I pick up my charms book and start looking at spells instead.
Every now and then Willow sits beside me and helps me with a few questions but she still can't quite make a conversation. I carry on with my reading for a few more hours until I hear the clock strike 5 o'clock.
Ashley!! You're supposed to be in the library by now! I think quietly to myself.
So I quickly look around to see if anyone is watching, and I head straight out the portrait door. I rush quickly over to the library and head right to the usual spot. Jason is there waiting, his head buried deeply in a pile of books.
"Hey Jason I'm sorry I was so late," I open my notebook and sit down next to him.
"Ashley, hi!" He moves across a space so I have more room.
"So did you find anything new?"
"Yes. I did actually. I found loads of books on the history of Felix Felicis but then..." he hesitated and picked up a thick leather-bound book and slammed it down in front of me, "I found this."
"And what exactly is this?"
"This is a book of the most legendary potions to ever exist. Almost everything about the creator and the side effects has been crossed out but there is still the recipe," he flicks through to the middle of the book and opens it on a light, blotchy yellow parchment and on it, written in thick calligraphy are the instructions on making Felix Felicis:

𝕴𝖓𝖌𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖘:
~ 𝕬𝖘𝖍𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖌𝖌
~ 𝕳𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖘𝖍
~ 𝕾𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖇𝖚𝖑𝖇
~ 𝕬𝖓𝖊𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖊-𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖙𝖍
~ 𝕭𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖔𝖋 𝕸𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖆𝖕
~ 𝕿𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖞𝖒𝖊
~ 𝕺𝖈𝖈𝖆𝖒𝖞 𝖊𝖌𝖌𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑
~ 𝕻𝖔𝖜𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝖗𝖚𝖊

1. 𝕬𝖉𝖉 𝕬𝖘𝖍𝖜𝖎𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖌𝖌 𝖙𝖔 𝖆 𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖓, 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖆𝖉𝖉 𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖘𝖍 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖙.
2. 𝕵𝖚𝖎𝖈𝖊 𝖆 𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖇𝖚𝖑𝖇, 𝖆𝖉𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖓 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖗 𝖛𝖎𝖌𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖑𝖞.
3. 𝕮𝖍𝖔𝖕 𝖚𝖕 𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖊-𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖌𝖗𝖔𝖜𝖙𝖍 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖆𝖈𝖐 𝖔𝖋 𝕸𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖑𝖆𝖕, 𝖆𝖉𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖒𝖎𝖝𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖙.
4. 𝕬𝖉𝖉 𝖆 𝖉𝖆𝖘𝖍 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖞𝖒𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖗 𝖘𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖑𝖞.
5. 𝕲𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖉 𝖚𝖕 𝕺𝖈𝖈𝖆𝖒𝖞 𝖊𝖌𝖌𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖆𝖉𝖉 𝖙𝖔 𝖒𝖎𝖝𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊.
6. 𝕾𝖙𝖎𝖗 𝖘𝖑𝖔𝖜𝖑𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖓.
7. 𝕬𝖉𝖉 𝖆 𝖘𝖕𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖐𝖑𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖕𝖔𝖜𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝖗𝖚𝖊.
8. 𝕾𝖙𝖎𝖗 𝖛𝖎𝖌𝖔𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖑𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖆𝖚𝖑𝖉𝖗𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖓𝖊 𝖑𝖆𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊.
9. 𝖂𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖜𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖕𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖋𝖎𝖌𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝖊𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖆𝖞 𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 '𝕱𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖝𝖊𝖒𝖕𝖗𝖆!'

"This is amazing J!" I hugged him tightly in relief and pulled quickly away.
He smirks and pulls his backpack onto the table revealing four small vials of powders and liquids. "I managed to sneak into the potions classroom while Professor Garfeild was out and borrow a few of these. I don't have all the ingredients, but I have a fair few. I managed to sneak an Occamy eggshell, a squill bulb, Anemone-like growth and the back of Murtlap. It's half of the ingredients we need but I heard someone down the corridor and had to leave but I can go back."
"No it's fine. But you can't go back alone it's too risky. We have most of the ingredients we just have to find a place to prepare it. Were all the ingredients in the class?"
"Yes. All except one. The Ashwinder Egg."
"That can only be in one other place. Garfeild's private supply room."
"And how do you suppose we do that?"
"We sneak in. Tonight."
"Ash that has got to be the craziest idea you've had. And you have had some pretty crazy ones."
"Says the one who already stole from the potions classroom! Jason... we have to do this. We could save Adelaide we could save Hogwarts if we just figure this out."
"Ashley that's not the only reason you're doing this is it?" Jason looks me deep into the eyes and doesn't say anything until I do.
"Fine. Willow isn't talking to me. Peter can hardly look at me. And Liam doesn't even acknowledge my existence. I have to figure out all of whatever is going on. For them. And you." He reaches for my hand and looks me in the eye.
"We will figure this out. With or without their help," Jason say reassuringly and starts to pack up his backpack and put away the books. "Well are we gonna do this?" And with that, I pick up my notebook, quickly scribble down the ingredients and recipe and head way down into the Dungeons with Jason.