Post by Prof. Destiny Smith on Apr 25, 2009 23:28:56 GMT -6
Calming Draft
A potion that relieves stress and induces calm in the drinker. Hannah Abbot was given a Calming Draught by Madam Pomfrey after becoming so upset about her impending OWL exams that she burst into tears in Herbology, and said that she was too stupid to take exams and that she wanted to leave the school [OOTP27].
Confusing Concoction / Confusing Draught
Ingredients: Scurvy-grass, Lovage, Sneezewort
Causes the drinker to become confused. This may be the same potion as "Befuddlement Draft" under a different name. Harry was reading up on "Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts" in his Potions book one time during his fifth year when he fell asleep and had one of his dreams about the Department of Mysteries [OOTP18].
Harry had to make Confusing Concoction for his third year Potions exam and he couldn't get it to thicken. He was sure he saw Snape scribble a zero in his notes before striding off [POA16].
Deflating Draught
Causes anything swollen by magical means to shrink back to normal size. This is the opposite of a Swelling Solution, and acts as an antidote to it. When Harry, Ron and Hermione were trying to get hold of the ingredients for Polyjuice Potion from Snape's private stores, Harry caused a diversion during a Potions class by flinging a Filibuster firework into Goyle's cauldron of Swelling Solution. Most of the class were splashed in the subsequent explosion and various parts of their bodies swelled up to mammoth size. Snape used Deflating Draught to return them to normal before threatening to expel whoever had thrown the firework [COS11].
Doxycide
This a black solution used to spray Doxies. It renders them unconscious for a time. Molly Weasley handed out bottles of Doxycide to everyone who was helping her cure the Doxy infestation in 12 Grimmauld Place. The idea was to spray the Doxies and drop them into a bucket whilst they were unconscious. Fred and George wanted to experiment with Doxy venom for their Skiving Snackboxes, however, and so pocketed as many Doxies as they could instead [OOTP6].
Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction
A medicinal potion given to Ron by Madam Pomfrey after he had been attacked by brains in the Department of Mysteries. It proved effective in healing the injuries caused by the brains' tentacles and thoughts. According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts leave deeper scarring than almost anything else, although the Oblivious Unction did seem to do the trick against them [OOTP38].
Draught of Living Death
Ingredients: Asphodel, Sopophorus Bean, Valerian Roots, Wormwood
This is an extremely powerful sleeping potion. Snape thought Harry should have read up on it in Magical Drafts and Potions before arriving for his first year at Hogwarts, and quizzed him about it in his first Potions lesson [PS/SS8].
This appears rather unfair, as this is a complex potion, and they didn't actually have to make it until they'd started their NEWTs in the 6th year. Even then, Slughorn didn't expect anyone to get it spot on at their first attempt.
It was when they were making this potion that Harry first came across the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making. The Prince's instructions on crushing the Sopophorous Bean with a silver dagger rather than chopping it up, and adding a clockwise stir in with the anti-clockwise ones, ensured that Harry's potion came out perfectly, and as clear as water. Slughorn was delighted, and Hermione was very annoyed.
When making this potion, it goes through a number of colour stages as ingredients are added. At the halfway point it is meant to be blackcurrant-coloured, and after the Sopophorous Bean is added, it's meant to be lilac. Finally, after being stirred, the final product should be clear [HBP9].
Draught of Peace
Ingredients: Powdered moonstone, syrup of hellebore
Calms anxiety and soothes agitation. This is a fiddly potion to make, and one that often comes up in OWL exams. The ingredients have to be added in the correct sequence, the number and direction of stirs has to be very precise, and the level of heat applied to the cauldron has to be spot on. Particular care needs to be taken when preparing this potion, as in incorrect mix of ingredients will put the drinker into an over-heavy and sometimes irreversible sleep.
Harry's class had to make Draught of Peace in their first Potions class of the 5th year. Harry forgot to add his syrup of hellebore, with the result that his cauldron gave off dark grey steam rather than a light silver vapour, and the contents were worthless. Snape was not impressed [OOTP12].
Dreamless Sleep Potion
A medicinal potion, used to induce dreamless sleep in the drinker and aid recuperation. Madam Pomfrey gave some of this to Harry after his ordeal in the graveyard at Little Hangleton to help him recover [GOF36].
A potion that relieves stress and induces calm in the drinker. Hannah Abbot was given a Calming Draught by Madam Pomfrey after becoming so upset about her impending OWL exams that she burst into tears in Herbology, and said that she was too stupid to take exams and that she wanted to leave the school [OOTP27].
Confusing Concoction / Confusing Draught
Ingredients: Scurvy-grass, Lovage, Sneezewort
Causes the drinker to become confused. This may be the same potion as "Befuddlement Draft" under a different name. Harry was reading up on "Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts" in his Potions book one time during his fifth year when he fell asleep and had one of his dreams about the Department of Mysteries [OOTP18].
Harry had to make Confusing Concoction for his third year Potions exam and he couldn't get it to thicken. He was sure he saw Snape scribble a zero in his notes before striding off [POA16].
Deflating Draught
Causes anything swollen by magical means to shrink back to normal size. This is the opposite of a Swelling Solution, and acts as an antidote to it. When Harry, Ron and Hermione were trying to get hold of the ingredients for Polyjuice Potion from Snape's private stores, Harry caused a diversion during a Potions class by flinging a Filibuster firework into Goyle's cauldron of Swelling Solution. Most of the class were splashed in the subsequent explosion and various parts of their bodies swelled up to mammoth size. Snape used Deflating Draught to return them to normal before threatening to expel whoever had thrown the firework [COS11].
Doxycide
This a black solution used to spray Doxies. It renders them unconscious for a time. Molly Weasley handed out bottles of Doxycide to everyone who was helping her cure the Doxy infestation in 12 Grimmauld Place. The idea was to spray the Doxies and drop them into a bucket whilst they were unconscious. Fred and George wanted to experiment with Doxy venom for their Skiving Snackboxes, however, and so pocketed as many Doxies as they could instead [OOTP6].
Dr. Ubbly's Oblivious Unction
A medicinal potion given to Ron by Madam Pomfrey after he had been attacked by brains in the Department of Mysteries. It proved effective in healing the injuries caused by the brains' tentacles and thoughts. According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts leave deeper scarring than almost anything else, although the Oblivious Unction did seem to do the trick against them [OOTP38].
Draught of Living Death
Ingredients: Asphodel, Sopophorus Bean, Valerian Roots, Wormwood
This is an extremely powerful sleeping potion. Snape thought Harry should have read up on it in Magical Drafts and Potions before arriving for his first year at Hogwarts, and quizzed him about it in his first Potions lesson [PS/SS8].
This appears rather unfair, as this is a complex potion, and they didn't actually have to make it until they'd started their NEWTs in the 6th year. Even then, Slughorn didn't expect anyone to get it spot on at their first attempt.
It was when they were making this potion that Harry first came across the Half-Blood Prince's copy of Advanced Potion-Making. The Prince's instructions on crushing the Sopophorous Bean with a silver dagger rather than chopping it up, and adding a clockwise stir in with the anti-clockwise ones, ensured that Harry's potion came out perfectly, and as clear as water. Slughorn was delighted, and Hermione was very annoyed.
When making this potion, it goes through a number of colour stages as ingredients are added. At the halfway point it is meant to be blackcurrant-coloured, and after the Sopophorous Bean is added, it's meant to be lilac. Finally, after being stirred, the final product should be clear [HBP9].
Draught of Peace
Ingredients: Powdered moonstone, syrup of hellebore
Calms anxiety and soothes agitation. This is a fiddly potion to make, and one that often comes up in OWL exams. The ingredients have to be added in the correct sequence, the number and direction of stirs has to be very precise, and the level of heat applied to the cauldron has to be spot on. Particular care needs to be taken when preparing this potion, as in incorrect mix of ingredients will put the drinker into an over-heavy and sometimes irreversible sleep.
Harry's class had to make Draught of Peace in their first Potions class of the 5th year. Harry forgot to add his syrup of hellebore, with the result that his cauldron gave off dark grey steam rather than a light silver vapour, and the contents were worthless. Snape was not impressed [OOTP12].
Dreamless Sleep Potion
A medicinal potion, used to induce dreamless sleep in the drinker and aid recuperation. Madam Pomfrey gave some of this to Harry after his ordeal in the graveyard at Little Hangleton to help him recover [GOF36].