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- "I've used mistletoe berries for potions before! I'm glad I didn't eat them."
- — Penny Haywood in Herbology[src]
The berry of the mistletoe is small, white, waxy,[4] and also poisonous, thus making it generally unsafe to eat.[2] It was used as an ingredient in potions, including the Antidote to Common Poisons and the Forgetfulness Potion,[1] and as an ingredient in Holiday Blancmange.[3]
History[]
The Holiday Blancmange Severus Snape recalled enjoying in his youth used mistletoe berries as ingredients.[3]
Professor Pomona Sprout taught sixth-year Herbology students in the 1989–1990 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry how to tend mistletoe bushes and their berries, warning them not to eat the berries.[2] However, Snape taught students about the health benefits of mistletoe berries in one of his potions classes.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- The use of mistletoe berries as an ingredient in the Antidote to Common Poisons is ironic as all parts of the plant are poisonous, although mistletoe berries have the least amount of poison, comparatively, and are only usually dangerous in a concentrated form.[4]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Pottermore
- Harry Potter (website) (Mentioned only)
- Wonderbook: Book of Potions (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Hogwarts Legacy
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Pottermore
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 40 (A Witch Scorned) - Herbology Lesson "Mistletoe"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE" Achievement - Part 2, Side Quest "Snow Much Fun"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
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