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Here are some general potions tips that all Hogwarts students must comply to in order to survive Snape's class :) 

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Potions tip A - DIRECTIONS: 
always read directions first and come back to it when you are done with a step - this actually stalls the timer a bit (or you can also write the directions down or make a screenshot… depends on you)

Potions tip B - INGREDIENTS: 
when putting ingredients in the mortar or cauldron, always look at the counter to know if you put or poured the needed amount (very important because if you put more than the needed amount, you fail)... also be aware that even the tiniest speck of ingredient going somewhere it should not, will make your potion fail or reset

Potions tip C - CRUSHING: 
when using the pestle, crush ingredients and then STOP as soon as the marker turns GREEN… you can also click on the mortar for crushing... if you do more than that, you will fail

Potions tip D - BOTTLED INGREDIENTS: 
when using ingredients in bottles, hold it at its tip for better control and make it lean on the cauldron or mortar for support

Potions tip E - HEATING: 
when heating, adjust the flames by pressing the buttons below the cauldron (off, low heat, high heat) so that the marker stays within the limits… NEVER go above or below it… make the marker RED and you fail AND melt your cauldron

Potions tip F - STIRRING: 
when stirring, wait for the mouse pointer to turn into a hand, click on spoon then drag it going clockwise or anti-clockwise as instructed, in a circular motion

Potions tip G - WAND: 
the wand is behind all the ingredients… all you see is its tip so just click that, no need to drag

Potions tip H. - SMOKE: 
as soon as you see GREEN or BLACK smoke coming out of you cauldron, hit the REFRESH button to do it again… this is a sign that your cauldron is about to melt

Potions tip I - MELTING CAULDRONS: 
avoid melting cauldrons… we LOSE 5 points from our total tally and it is very costly to buy a new one so always practice cure for boils first before doing the real thing 

Potions tip J -TEAMWORK: 
if you need ingredients, be SPECIFIC and post in the comment board ALL the ingredients that you need... if you can't brew for the life of you, is currently in a potions glitch or is too busy with work and don't have time, you can gift your ingredients to the gryffs who are in need... if you are a boss in brewing, offer to brew for others and advertise it on the comment board... and be careful to whom you send your ingredients to... there are snakes in the lion's den who are sending ingredients back to their house... we need to get it together and step it up guys!  

Potions tip K - REGENERATING INGREDIENTS: 
bezoar, dried billywig stings, wolfsbane, horned slugs and mistletoe berries are free... NEVER BUY (especially that bezoar because its waaaay expensive) and ALWAYS ASK in the common room because someone/s will gift them to you... these can be collected as soon as its gone in your trunk... when you collect this sadly you don't get points and its always just a piece

Potions tip L - PRACTICE: 
new students MUST start with cure of boils... this has a "training session" so to speak so take advantage of that... practice until you get it right and when you feel confident enough, do wideye... i believe since these times call for desperate measures, we must just make wideye (cheap) and sleeping draught (for points)...

Potions tip M - CAULDRONS: 
as of the new update, there is a difference in brewing times between the 3 cauldrons... Brass cauldron is 15% faster than pewter, and copper cauldron is 25% faster than pewter.

Potions tip N - SAVE MONEY: 
don't spend too much because the next time we will get an "allowance" is on the day book 2 will open (which they say is next year) so SAVE those galleons :)

Potions tip O - MISTAKES: 
as of the new update, refreshing or clicking back after you make mistakes will CONSUME your ingredient, thus make sure you are very CAREFUL and DON'T make mistakes... if you do make a mistake however, please DO NOT click your wand as sometimes it will cause your cauldron to explode and you lose 5 points

Potions tip P - TIMER:
the hourglass on the top left of your potion page is the timer... please note the time when you are brewing... when the sand runs out, you will get a 10 seconds warning... make sure to finish your potion by then because if you run out of time, you will fail and it will cost you the ingredients so always keep calm

(Above tips provided by CloakEye178 and FlameMidnight12)