Rat tonic was a healing potion for rats. It was used to treat ageing rats. It was sold in a small red bottle at the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley.[1]
History
A bottle of Rat tonic
When Ron Weasley took his pet rat Scabbers to the Magical Menagerie because he looked ill, the witch behind the counter suggested Rat Tonic. Before Ron could pay, Scabbers was attacked and chased out of the shop by Crookshanks. Ron and Harry Potter followed. Hermione Granger stayed at the shop to buy Crookshanks and the Rat Tonic, which she later passed on to Ron.[1]
Behind the scenes
- In the Game Boy Advance version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry must go into the Leaky Cauldron's cellar to find some rat tonic for Ron. When he finds it, he also finds a rat that has become engorged from over-consumption of the tonic, and must fight it in order to get what remains for Ron.[2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) - GBA version
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