Witch's Potion/Quick guide

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Start point	Talk to Hetty in her house in Rimmington, south of Falador and west of Port Sarim. Show on map
Official difficulty	Novice
Official length	Very Short
Description	Become one with your darker side. Tap into your hidden depths of magical potential by making a potion with the help of Hetty the Rimmington witch.
Requirements	None
Items required	Burnt meat Eye of newt Onion Rat's tail (only obtainable after starting the quest)
Recommended	Fast travel to Rimmington to start the quest - Teleport to House (the default house location is Rimmington) or Skills necklace to Crafting Guild
Enemies to defeat	Rat (level 1)
League notes	Asgarnia✓ — location requirement

Walkthrough

Starting off

To start, talk to Hetty in her house in Rimmington. ( 1•1)…
1 I am in search of a quest.
1 Yes, help me become one with my darker side.

Collecting the items

Kill a rat in the archery store directly west of Hetty to get a rat's tail.
Buy an eye of newt from Betty for 3gp.
Run to the chapel south of Port Sarim. Kill a giant rat and take the raw rat meat. Run back to Hetty's house. Use the raw rat meat on the fireplace. If you accidentally cook the meat you can re-cook it on the fireplace again to burn it.
Pick an onion from the field north of Rimmington.

Finishing up

Talk to Hetty while carrying all four items.
Drink from the cauldron.
Congratulations, quest complete!

Rewards

1 Quest point
325 Magic experience

v t e Witch's Potion
NPCs	Hetty
Items	Rat's tail Burnt meat Eye of newt Onion
Locations and scenery	Rimmington Cauldron
Related	Quick guide Transcript

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