Potion



Potions (Latin potio, 'beverage') are magical mixtures commonly brewed in cauldrons and used to create various effects on the drinker.

Potions are brewed from ingredients with magical properties. Potions can used as medicine, lethal poison, or give the drinker any effect from strength enhancement to immunity to flames. According to former Hogwarts Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape, potions can "bewitch the mind, ensnare the senses and even put a stopper in death."

There is a Potions class, devoted to the study of potion recipes and effects, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Terms
The science of potion making includes the use of words that are specific to this art.

A brew is a liquid mixture made by steeping, soaking, or boiling solid ingredients in water.

A concoction is, simply, a mixture of ingredients.

An elixir is a sweetened, aromatic solution used as medicine.

A tincture is a benign medicine preserved in alcohol.

A philter is a potion designed to enchant or charm the drinker.

A draught or draft is one serving or portion of a potion. The word draft indicates the substance is drawn from a cask rather than from a closed bottle.

Supplies used in Potion Making

 * Cauldron
 * Glass or crystal phials
 * Mortar and pestle
 * Scales

Texts on Potions

 * Moste Potente Potions
 * Magical Drafts and Potions, by Arsenius Jigger
 * Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage

Potioneers of Repute

 * Hector Dagworth-Granger
 * Horace Slughorn
 * Damocles Belby
 * Severus Snape
 * Pomona Sprout
 * Hesper Starky
 * Lily Evans

List of Potions

 * Aging Potion
 * Amortentia
 * Babbling Beverage
 * Baruffio's Brain Elixir
 * Befuddlement Draught
 * Boil-Cure Potion
 * Calming Draught
 * Confusing Concoction
 * Deflating Draught
 * Draught of Living Death
 * Draught of Peace
 * Elixir to Induce Euphoria
 * Elixir of Life
 * Emerald Green Potion
 * Everlasting Elixirs
 * Exploding Potion
 * Felix Felicis
 * Forgetfulness Potion
 * Hair-Raising Potion
 * Hiccupping Solution
 * Invigorating Draught
 * Mandrake Restorative Draught
 * Pepperup Potion
 * Polyjuice Potion
 * Scintillating Solution
 * Shrinking Potion
 * Skele-Gro
 * Sleeping Draught
 * Strengthening Solution
 * Swelling Solution
 * Veritaserum
 * Wit-Sharpening Potion
 * Wolfsbane Potion

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
 * Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows