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{{Ingredient infobox
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|image = Acromantula venom.jpg
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|characteristics = Green in colour
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|madefrom = [[Acromantula]]s
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|properties = [[Poison|Venomous]]
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|name = Acromantula venom
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|usage = [[Armadillo Bile Mixture]]
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{{Quote|Might get a hundred Galleons a pint.|[[Horace Slughorn]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
{{Quote|Might get a hundred Galleons a pint.|[[Horace Slughorn]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
'''Acromantula venom''' is a highly valuable fluid that is secreted from the pincers of an [[Acromantula]]. Due to the nature of the Acromantula, the venom is virtually impossible to collect from a live specimen. The venom is therefore easier to collect after the death of the creature, but the venom dries out not long after death, so a [[Wizards|Wizard]] must be swift in collecting it. Because of the rarity of the venom, it may fetch up to a hundred [[Wizarding currency|Galleons]] a pint on the open market.
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'''Acromantula venom''' is a highly valuable fluid that is secreted from the pincers of an [[Acromantula]].
   
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==Description==
Acromantula venom was the main reason why [[Horace Slughorn]] accompanied [[Harry Potter]] to [[Rubeus Hagrid's hut]] for [[Aragog]]'s funeral. Slughorn was able to aquire, what is assumed to be, a large amount of venom from [[Aragog]] before they buried him. Because Slughorn was at the funeral, Harry was able to gain the memory he had been tasked to get by [[Albus Dumbledore]]. While it has not been confirmed, it could reasonably inferred that this is a substance capable of destroying [[Horcruxes]], due to the Acromantula's similar [[Ministry for Magic]] classification to the [[Basilisk]], another creature whose venom can destroy Horcruxes, both of which are XXXXX. Also, the Basilisk has many other ways to defend itself, while the Acromantula has very little, which would make very potent venom a survival skill.
 
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Due to the violent and carnivorous nature of the Acromantula, the venom is virtually impossible to collect from a live specimen. The venom is therefore easier to collect after the death of the creature, but the venom dries out not long after death, so a [[Wizardkind|Wizard]] must be swift in collecting it. Because of the rarity of the venom, it may fetch up to a hundred [[Wizarding currency|Galleons]] a pint on the open market.<ref name="HBP22">{{HBP|B|22}}</ref> The venom is used in [[Potion|Potion-making]], and is a known ingredient of the [[Armadillo Bile Mixture]].<ref name="HBPF">{{HBP|F}}</ref>
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==History==
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On [[24 June]] [[1995]], [[Harry Potter]] was afflicted with this venom when he suffered a bite to the leg from an Acromantula in the [[Triwizard Maze]],<ref name="GOF31">{{GOF|B|31}}</ref> though [[Fawkes]] healed the injury with his [[Phoenix tears]].<ref name="GOF36">{{GOF|B|36}}</ref> Seeing how Harry did not suffer any ill-effects during his trial in the maze and the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]], the venom may be largely harmless.
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Acromantula venom was the main reason why [[Horace Slughorn]] accompanied [[Harry Potter]] to [[Rubeus Hagrid's cabin]] for [[Aragog]]'s funeral, on [[20 April]], [[1997]]. Slughorn was able to acquire what is assumed to be a large amount of venom from [[Aragog]] before they buried him. Because Slughorn was at the funeral, he drank [[alcohol]] with Hagrid afterwards and soon became drunk. As a result Harry was able to gain the [[memory]] he had been tasked to get by [[Albus Dumbledore]].<ref name="HBP22" />
   
 
==Appearances==
 
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*{{COS|G}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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*In the {{HBP|FA}}, when Slughorn went down to see Hagrid preparing to bury Aragog, he requested Hagrid to allow him to collect the Acromantula venom instead of doing so sneakingly, though humourously, Slughorn accidentally pulled off the fang when he placed the bottle to it.<ref name="HBPf">{{HBP|F}}</ref>
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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[[es:Veneno de acromántula]]
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[[de:Acromantula-Gift]]
 
[[fr:Venin d'Acromentule]]
 
[[fr:Venin d'Acromentule]]
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[[ru:Яд Акромантула]]
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[[pt-br:Veneno de Acromântula]]
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[[pl:Jad akromantuli]]
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[[de2:Acromantula-Gift]]
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[[Category:Acromantulas]]
 
[[Category:Potion ingredients]]
 
[[Category:Potion ingredients]]
 
[[Category:Venoms]]
 
[[Category:Venoms]]

Revision as of 01:40, 10 May 2020

"Might get a hundred Galleons a pint."
Horace Slughorn[src]

Acromantula venom is a highly valuable fluid that is secreted from the pincers of an Acromantula.

Description

Due to the violent and carnivorous nature of the Acromantula, the venom is virtually impossible to collect from a live specimen. The venom is therefore easier to collect after the death of the creature, but the venom dries out not long after death, so a Wizard must be swift in collecting it. Because of the rarity of the venom, it may fetch up to a hundred Galleons a pint on the open market.[1] The venom is used in Potion-making, and is a known ingredient of the Armadillo Bile Mixture.[2]

History

On 24 June 1995, Harry Potter was afflicted with this venom when he suffered a bite to the leg from an Acromantula in the Triwizard Maze,[3] though Fawkes healed the injury with his Phoenix tears.[4] Seeing how Harry did not suffer any ill-effects during his trial in the maze and the Little Hangleton graveyard, the venom may be largely harmless.

Acromantula venom was the main reason why Horace Slughorn accompanied Harry Potter to Rubeus Hagrid's cabin for Aragog's funeral, on 20 April, 1997. Slughorn was able to acquire what is assumed to be a large amount of venom from Aragog before they buried him. Because Slughorn was at the funeral, he drank alcohol with Hagrid afterwards and soon became drunk. As a result Harry was able to gain the memory he had been tasked to get by Albus Dumbledore.[1]

Appearances

Behind the scenes

  • In the the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, when Slughorn went down to see Hagrid preparing to bury Aragog, he requested Hagrid to allow him to collect the Acromantula venom instead of doing so sneakingly, though humourously, Slughorn accidentally pulled off the fang when he placed the bottle to it.[5]

Notes and references