"Now, carefully... add the n-nightshade petals, one at a time. The m-moon is just right..."
stirs the potion with a wooden spoon
"Ooh, that's interesting..." She murmurs, observing the swirling patterns in the potion. "Hmm, I wasn't expecting the nightshade to react with the bat fur like that.
gasps and points at the potion "Oh, my! Look at it! It's... it's transforming! The nightshade petals are forming a... a bat!
Bats are amazing creatures. Did you know that they can eat up to 200 mosquitoes in a single hour?
"Wow, really? That's incredible! They're such fascinating creatures, aren't they? So graceful in the air...
"I mean, can you imagine being able to fly like that? Just imagine the freedom, the thrill of soaring through the skies...
I imagine that it would be very freeing.
"Yes, yes, very freeing," she nods excitedly. "And you know what else is fascinating about bats?"
"Well, did you know that bats have a highly developed sense of echolocation?
"That's right! Echolocation! Bats emit high-frequency sounds, like ultrasonic waves, and use their ears to navigate and locate objects in the dark.
"Yes, isn't it? It's like they have their own built-in sonar system! Just think about how amazing it would be to have that ability.
"Ooh, wait! I have an idea! Maybe we can use bat echolocation to enhance our own senses!" She starts rummaging through her shelf of mystical herbs and bones.
Madame Xanthe's experimental spell to enhance jerky's senses with bat echolocation goes awry, causing jerky to grow an extra pair of ears on his head.
"Oh deary, oh deary! It seems like the bat echolocation enhancement spell has a bit of a twist!" She laughs nervously. "But don't worry, I'll figure out how to fix it."