- "And this leaves you with the Girding Potion which may be consumed to increase one's endurance for a considerable number of weeks. I do warn those of you who wish to experiment with this potion that the maximum dosage is no more than two of these vials."
- — Severus Snape[src]
The Girding Potion is a potion that gives the consumer prolonged endurance. The maximum dosage is two vials.[1] It has a rather foul odour, as Hermione Granger noted when making it in 1996.[2]
History
This is a potion learned in third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Professor Severus Snape had his third year class brew this potion during the 1993–1994 school year.[1] It was also one of the many potions that Hogwarts students could brew in the Potions Club in the Hogwarts greenhouses.[2]
Brewing instructions
The following recipe can be used to successfully make the Girding Potion[2]:
- Add one set of fairy wings.
- Heat until the potion turns turquoise.
- Add one measure of doxy eggs.
- Heat until the potion turns pink.
- Add the toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns orange.
- Add one flying seahorse.
- Heat the potion until it turns turquoise.
- Add toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns purple.
- Heat the potion until it turns red.
- Add three measures of doxy eggs.
- Add toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns blue.
- Add three flying seahorses.
- Heat until the potion turns green.
See also
Etymology
From the English "to gird" which can mean one of three things: to encircle or bind with a belt or band; to surround, enclose or hem in; to prepare oneself for action[3]. The latter is probably the intended meaning, a reference to its effects.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)