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- "Gather 'round class, today we will be learning how to grow and care for Belladonna. Belladonna is poisonous, so please be mindful not to digest any. I am looking at you, Miss Tonks."
- — Professor Sprout to her fifth-year Herbology students[src]
Belladonna, also known as Deadly Nightshade[1] or Atropa,[2] was a mundane plant with magical uses.[1][4] Belladona was poisonous and unsafe for human consumption.[1][3]
History[]
- "Harry started unwrapping the shopping. Apart from The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4, by Miranda Goshawk, he had a handful of new quills, a dozen rolls of parchment, and refills for his potion-making kit — he had been running low on spine of lionfish and essence of belladonna."
- — Harry Potter examining his school supplies[src]
A jar containing Belladonna
A delirious Apollonia Black died after ingesting belladonna, believing it to be elderberries.[3]
Fluids from this poisonous plant were used by students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Potions class, where it was a part of their standard potion-making kit.[4]
Ismelda Murk had a belladonna plant in a pot that she looked after, since she only liked plants that were dangerous.[5]
Jacob's sibling tending to a Belladonna plant in Herbology
During the 1988–1989 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, fifth-year Herbology students were taught about how to grow and care for Belladonna by Professor Pomona Sprout.[1] The Herbology Ordinary Wizarding Level examination in 1989, both written and practical, involved the plant Belladonna.[2]
Harry Potter had to purchase some essence of belladonna in Diagon Alley before the start of his fourth year in the summer of 1994, along with spine of lionfish.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- Like aconite, belladonna was once believed to be a key ingredient in witches' flying ointment.[6]
- In the Middle Ages, some believed belladonna to be the favourite plant of the devil.[6]
- Historically, belladonna has also been known to have been used as medicine and cosmetics.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
- The Making of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 4 (Opposite Day) - Herbology Lesson "Belladonna"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "Ordinary Wizarding Levels" Achievement - Part 1, Side Quest "Take the O.W.L.s!"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hogwarts Legacy
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 10 (Mayhem at the Ministry)
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "HUFFLEPUFF CELEBRATION" Achievement
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs
