I think what's happening is, I shrunk down before giving those mages the potions because I couldn't see what I was doing. But it sometimes accepts the potion and sometimes they don't?
Are the gawker staff suppose to still be red when they were distracted?
Also, it seems triggering the jar trap causes the hint text to bug out
Bug alert
The bit with the white kraken mage if you give the bra but ring the bell only twice, then potion, she leaves, but you keep the bell.