Talk:Horcrux guarding potion

Merge
Does anyone have an opinion on which title should be kept? I think that Emerald Green Potion is a much better written article, and apart from maybe adding the quote from this article, we should just keep that one and get rid of this one.-- Matoro 183 (Talk) 13:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

We should keep the Emerald Green Potion.--Rodolphus 13:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I think we should use Emerald Green Potion. "Horcrux potion" is ambiguous, and could refer to the potion used to revive Voldemort, or to an as-yet-unknown potion which might be involved in the creation of a Horcrux. ★ S t a r s t u f f (Owl me!) 08:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)

Move
I sugest moving this article to "Drink of Despair", as it is named as so in the official soundtrack of HBP/f. --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 23:32, September 10, 2009 (UTC)


 * I went ahead and moved it under a "Drink of Despair", as I haven't got a response in a long time. If any one has any objections, please leave a note here before taking any action. --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 10:21, October 8, 2009 (UTC)


 * I think the "Drink of Despair" is an Act and not the name of the potion. The title given on the soundtrack list are referring to the event on when Dumbledore drink the potion, and not referring as the name of the potion. Well, it's just my opinion. --ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 07:03, October 24, 2009 (UTC)

I have agree with You-Know-Who on this one. The capital letters (which I am assuming appears in the tracklist name) are probably just refering to the title of the track itself, rather than the name of the pronoun name of the potion. I think that it should be reverted to 'Horcrux Potion' or 'Emerald-Green Potion'. I guess the most obvious reason for this is because there aren't any other potions named with the word 'Drink'. There's 'Draught', 'Elixir' etc, but I don't think 'Drink' is one of them.--Yin&amp;Yang 08:49, November 19, 2009 (UTC)


 * For my two cents, I'd recommend this discussion be tabled just until the DVD comes out next month. It's pretty likely this'll be something that gets addressed in a "Behind the Scenes" featurette, commentary, or other bonus feature, which would settle that matter pretty definitively. And if not, then we can pick up this discussion again where we left off. - <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus 06:02, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Hear, hear!--Yin&amp;Yang 06:56, November 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * I already had a HP6 DVD 2-disc special edition, Nick. Unfortunately there's no mention about this potion in any special featurette. --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 10:38, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

Well, back to the drawing board. I still think that 'Horcrux Potion' is good, though.--Yin&amp;Yang 10:50, November 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * Have you checked the actors' or director's commentary during that scene yet? - <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus 10:53, November 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * There's no actors or film maker's commentary on this DVD, unlike on the other films (non-Harry Potter movies). --<font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="darkblue">ÈnŔîčö DC [[Image:Ravenclawcrest.jpg|25px]](<font face="Times" color="brown">Send me an Owl! ) 11:15, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

You probably know by now Nick, but I have checked that page and left a comment on it for you. So if there is no real, infallible proof for the current name of the potion, does that mean the title must be reverted back to its previous self? Or, how does 'Horcrux-Guarding Potion' sound? What about 'Unknown Green Potion'? Too boring?--Yin&amp;Yang 13:34, November 20, 2009 (UTC)


 * Well, previously we'd used Horcrux Potion and Emerald Green Potion. Darn, and I'd hoped the director, or at least the prop-maker, would've had something to say about it. - <font face="Monotype Corsiva" size="4" color="FF8000">Nick O'Demus 13:47, November 20, 2009 (UTC)

I agree, it is a little disappointing that know one thought to mention a name for the potion. I think that the closest thing we can come to a real name is to give it a short, succinct descriptive heading. That's why I like "Emerald-Green Potion" or "Horcrux Potion/Horcrux Guarding Potion". Otherwise, we would have to invent a name and that's when we enter the world of fanon. For the record, I think 'Draught of Despair' has a nice ring to it even though it's speculative.--Yin&amp;Yang 13:30, November 22, 2009 (UTC)


 * I know that Drink of Despair refers to the scene itself, but wouldn't the scene name refer to the potion? Then again, it may not. How about keeping this name (as the closest thing we have to this potion's name) but still keep the conjecture tag? -- <font style="color:#333333;"> Seth Cooper <font style="background:#333333;color:white;"> owl post! 17:41, December 30, 2009 (UTC)

Poison
How come it doesn't come under the poisons catergory

Menelak may have a point there. Afterall the definition of a poison according to this wiki is:

"... any substance that can cause severe distress or death if ingested, breathed in, or absorbed through the skin".

I think the "cause severe distress or death" line in particular would sum up the effects of this potion, seeing as it seems to have a Dementor-like affinity for forcing the drinker to relive their worst memories. Let's also not forget the burning sensation in the gut or the severe dehydration it causes.--Yin&amp;Yang 04:19, December 4, 2009 (UTC)

Move
I moved it to horcrux guarding potionAbrawak 16:47, March 31, 2010 (UTC)