Complex Flying Charm Potion Ritual

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~~"

Fat Ball squeaked urgently, hopping twice on the workbench as it stared anxiously at the food on the plate.

The rich scent of milk drifted through the air. A pair of fair hands held a stone pestle, gently pounding and grinding the nuts in a small bowl, carefully reducing them to powder.

The powder was lightly sprinkled into the boiling milk in a small pot. Something seemed to have been added earlier, giving the milk a sweet, fresh fragrance and making it increasingly thick.

Then, a wand lightly tapped the small pot, and the boiling liquid immediately cooled.

Frost spread along the rim of the pot. In the end, icy vapor began to overflow from the pot that had been steaming just moments before.

The hand then poured in a jar of berry jam. As a strangely pronounced spell was cast, the mixture in the pot began to spin rapidly.

At last, pea-sized milk fruit candies leapt out of the mixture, bouncing about inside the small pot.

"Eat slowly~"

The person chided it fondly, scooped some onto a small saucer, and placed it before Fat Ball.

Fat Ball happily picked one up with its beak and swallowed it. It hopped about excitedly, then gently pecked at the fair hand, making its owner giggle.

She packed the candies into a small earthenware dish, carried it to another corner of the office, and curiously watched Snape and Anton discussing something. She set the dish down on the table, then picked up the teapot and refilled the cups for the master and disciple.

"Thank you, Miss Nicklaus."

Anton looked up and smiled at her before turning back to Snape, his face full of disbelief. "Gender-Bending Potion?"

"Yes." Snape nodded lightly. "Feed it to a hen that has laid eggs, and