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{{Quote|Shredded Boomslang skin... Take one Boomslang skin, dry until... dry, then shred.|[[Harry Potter]] while brewing [[Polyjuice Potion]] during his sixth year|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)}}
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The '''Boomslang Skin''' is skin shed from a [[Boomslang]] snake. The skin is mostly green in males and brown in females. It is an unusual potion ingredient, but is used in potions such as the [[Polyjuice Potion]].
  
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'''Boomslang Skin''' is skin shed from a [[Boomslang]] snake. The skin is mostly green in males and brown in females, and serves as an atypical [[potion]] ingredient, such as in as the [[Polyjuice Potion]].<ref name="COS10">{{COS|B|10}}</ref> Boomslang skin is not sold at the [[Apothecary]] in [[Diagon Alley]], nor is it available in the student store-cupboard, but it can be found in the [[Potions master|Potion master's]] private storage at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="COS11"/><ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref> It is not an ingredient on the [[Restricted Register]].
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==History==
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When trying to persuade [[Professor]] [[Severus Snape]] to attend [[Rubeus Hagrid]]'s surprise birthday party in [[1984]] by gifting him potion ingredients, [[Jacob's sibling]] found Boomslang skin in the [[Artefact Room]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with help from [[Ben Copper]] and [[Penny Haywood]].<ref name="HM">{{HM|1|Hagrid's Magical Birthday Party!}}</ref>
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In [[1992]], [[Hermione Granger]] stole this ingredient from Snape's private storage in order to brew Polyjuice Potion as part of her, [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]'s plan to try to get [[Draco Malfoy]] to admit that he was the Heir of Slytherin.<ref name="COS11">{{COS|B|11}}</ref>
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In [[1995]], and possibly before, [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Bartemius Crouch Jnr]] stole this ingredient as well for the Polyjuice Potion needed to maintain his disguise as [[Alastor Moody]].<ref name="GOF35">{{GOF|B|35}}</ref> [[Severus Snape|Snape]] later accused Harry of stealing it, though Harry incorrectly believed that Snape was referring to the 1992 incident, which Snape had long suspected him of being responsible for.<ref name="GOF27">{{GOF|B|27}}</ref> Eventually, Crouch was forced to confess under [[Veritaserum]], which cleared Harry's name from this crime.<ref name="GOF35"/>
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In [[2020]], a small amount of Boomslang skin appeared to be missing from the [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] Potions stores.<ref name="CC112">{{CC|B|1|12}}</ref>
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==Behind the scenes==
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*The use of Boomslang skin in the Polyjuice Potion was chosen by [[J. K. Rowling]] to represent "a shedded outer body and a new inner".<ref>[http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter12/moment2/polyjuice-potion/2 Pottermore - The Polyjuice Potion - J.K. Rowling's Thoughts]</ref>
   
 
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"Shredded Boomslang skin... Take one Boomslang skin, dry until... dry, then shred."
— Harry Potter while brewing Polyjuice Potion during his sixth year[src]

Boomslang Skin is skin shed from a Boomslang snake. The skin is mostly green in males and brown in females, and serves as an atypical potion ingredient, such as in as the Polyjuice Potion.[1] Boomslang skin is not sold at the Apothecary in Diagon Alley, nor is it available in the student store-cupboard, but it can be found in the Potion master's private storage at Hogwarts.[4][5] It is not an ingredient on the Restricted Register.

History

When trying to persuade Professor Severus Snape to attend Rubeus Hagrid's surprise birthday party in 1984 by gifting him potion ingredients, Jacob's sibling found Boomslang skin in the Artefact Room at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with help from Ben Copper and Penny Haywood.[6]

In 1992, Hermione Granger stole this ingredient from Snape's private storage in order to brew Polyjuice Potion as part of her, Harry and Ron's plan to try to get Draco Malfoy to admit that he was the Heir of Slytherin.[4]

In 1995, and possibly before, Bartemius Crouch Jnr stole this ingredient as well for the Polyjuice Potion needed to maintain his disguise as Alastor Moody.[7] Snape later accused Harry of stealing it, though Harry incorrectly believed that Snape was referring to the 1992 incident, which Snape had long suspected him of being responsible for.[8] Eventually, Crouch was forced to confess under Veritaserum, which cleared Harry's name from this crime.[7]

In 2020, a small amount of Boomslang skin appeared to be missing from the Hogwarts Potions stores.[9]

Behind the scenes

  • The use of Boomslang skin in the Polyjuice Potion was chosen by J. K. Rowling to represent "a shedded outer body and a new inner".[10]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10 (The Rogue Bludger)
  2. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
  3. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 4, Chapter 11 (Beautification Potion)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
  6. ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Side Quest "Hagrid's Magical Birthday Party!"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 35 (Veritaserum)
  8. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 27 (Padfoot Returns)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act One, Scene Twelve
  10. ↑ Pottermore - The Polyjuice Potion - J.K. Rowling's Thoughts
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