Potion

Potion
Effect	Dependent on potion
Ingredients	Asphodel Wormwood (look at category)
Appearance	Depended on the potion
Level	Varied from beginner to advanced
Book information
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Last appearance	The Tales of Beedle the Bard

"I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses... I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death --"

— Introduction to Potions.

Potions are a wizarding concoction brewed in cauldrons. They have any number of effect on the drinker. The potion has to brewed in the right way outlined in the recipe which range from a simple level to make to an advanced level. The procedure for potion-making is time-consuming and complex. It is said to be a "subtle science and exact art". Potions appear throughout the Harry Potter book series.

About

Potions are brewed in cauldrons using a number of ingredients. They have a variety of uses including healing, poisoning, to enhance or weaken the drinker of provide an antidote. Potion-making is a subtle science and exact art that could bewitch the mind, ensnare the senses and even put a stopper on death. They can grant fame, luck, good fortune, the feeling of love, change appearances or cause pain or harm.

Certain potions are applied instead of drunk, particularly for healing. They can have an effect on those who are simply in the same room with it. Being a science, potion-making has rules including a step-by-step recipe that has to be copied in order for the potion to be successful. The length of time a potion takes to brew varies depending on each potion, which require great patience and planning ahead. Certain potions have to be completed at specific times of the year. It is very important to have a wand in order to add a magical element to the potion. The wand has to be used properly.

A witch or wizard who is adept at potion-making and have a career in the art is called a potioneer. The subject of Potions is taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is taken in the first year until at least the fifth year. It is an option for N.E.W.T. study if the student achieves a high enough grade in their O.W.L.s.

There are potent potions that can be used to easily get rid of a Chizpurfle infestation. The creatures can also feed on certain potions and will try to live in cauldrons to catch drops.

Known potions

Potion	Notes
Confusing Concoction	Causes confusion.
Deflating Draught	Deflates a target that has been swelled up.
Developing potion	Brings a photograph to life.
Draught of Living Death	Puts the drinker into a death-like sleep.
Elixir of Life	Extends the lifespan of the consumer.
Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent	Kills Flesh-Eating Slugs.
Forgetfulness Potion	Induces an unknown level of memory loss.
Hair-Raising Potion	Raises hair up.
Love potions	Induces a false infatuation.
Pepperup Potion	Cures the common cold.
Polyjuice Potion	The drinker takes the appearance of another person.
Scintillation Solution	Unknown
Shrinking Solution	Shrinks the target.
Sleeping Draught	Puts the drinker into an instantaneous, temporary sleep.
Swelling Solution	Target swells in size.
Skele-Gro	Causes bones to grow back.
Wolfsbane Potion	Lessens the effects of lycanthropy.

Known ingredients

Aconite

Asphodel
(Draught of Living Death)

• Beetle eye
• Bezoar
• Bicorn horn
• Boomslang skin
• Caterpillar
• Cure for Boils
• Crocodile heart
• Daisy root
• Dittany
• Dragon blood
• Dragon liver
• Exploding Fluid of the Erumpent
• Horn of the Erumpent
• Horn of the Romanian Longhorn
• Knotgrass
• Lacewing fly
• Leech
• Leech juice
• Lionfish spine
• Mandrake
• Nettles
• Poison of the Lobalug
• Porcupine quill
• Rat spleen
• Shrivelfig
• Snake fang
• Tail of the Erumpent
• Tubeworm
• Unicorn horn
• Wormwood (Draught of Living Death)

Known supplies

• Brass Cauldron
• Copper Cauldron
• Pewter Cauldron
• Portable Cauldron
• Collapsible Cauldron
• Self-stirring cauldron
• Brass scales
• Phials
• Wand

Trivia

• During the 422nd Quidditch World Cup, the Irish Seeker Aidan Lynch was given cups of an unidentified potion by mediwizards after he fell for the Wronski Feint and ploughed into the pitch.