He was about to explain when he saw Imogen somewhat hesitantly raise her hand."Ms. Iorworth?"Imogen stood, glad that she had looked carefully about Sn...pe's office the previous evening, and had managed to correctly read what would be the potion for the fifth years the next day. She had looked it up that morning, taking careful notes."The 'Contendo' potion is a potion with no purpose other than the making of the potion itself, for it has no magical effect. It is a contest potion, which tests the. You must be very gentle with him and you must make him think he is wonderful. He has a temper and I don't think he realises yet how much power he has here; in fact I'm sure he doesn't. He would not want his carelessness to cause you any harm, » confided the older woman, «I want him to be happy here as Emir and I am very worried that he has not been properly trained for it. Only the oddest series of accidents made him the Emir and even then he had no warning and was never heir to the throne. It was like he was saying she's mine and there's nothing you could do about it. The part that concerns me is that I picked Marcus because he was someone with no attachment to us. If I picked someone we knew and it didn't go well, then that would create an awkward situation for everyone involved. With Marcus, we wouldn't have to see him again. As if reading my mind, Marcus looks up at me as he kisses Naomi on that marked spot. I know I should make myself seem more in charge of the situation and. Edie and her first grader were sitting alone in the second pew from the back. Her other daughter was sitting with a friend in the front of the church.The older, well dressed gentleman stopped beside Edie and asked if he could sit beside her. She smiled and slid down a couple of feet.“My name’s Don,” he extended his hand and shook hers, gently. Pointing at the little girl, he asked, “Is this your sister?”The girl snickered, but Edie shushed her as the pastor stepped up on the small stage and.