There was also the dark cachet of handling substances that were highly dangerous. The popular idea of a potions expert within the wizarding community was of a brooding, slow-burning personality. Potion brewing always required some degree of wand work to complete the brewing process, [3] contrary to the introductory speech Professor Snape gave to his first years in Potions had to be brewed carefully to achieve the proper effects.
In certain cases, those that were brewed incorrectly or in a dirty cauldron could become poisons. There was a Potions class , devoted to the study of potion recipes, brewing execution and effects, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this class, students learnt the correct way to brew potions, following specific recipes and using various magical ingredients to create the potions, starting with simple ones first, [1] and moving to more advanced ones as they progressed in knowledge.
To enter into the N. Potions was also noted to be a hard subject to achieve an O. There existed a Potions Association that oversaw the labelling of certain potions, and possibly other aspects of the field. The association was directly associated with the Ministry of Magic. A potioneer , also known as a potion-brewer or potion-maker, was a witch or wizard who made potions for a living, [15] meaning that their primary source of income came from making potions or in someway related to potions in general.
This could include working as a professional brewer, studying or inventing potions, or teaching potions as a subject at a wizarding school. A person who taught potions is sometimes known as a Potions Master , [1] one who has achieved a N.
Severus Snape was the Potions Master at Hogwarts from to the fall of Swoopstikes was an entomologist, with a vast knowledge of magical insects and Viridian was a former Headmaster at Hogwarts and author.
An advertisement could be seen in The Quibbler about a potion-making business or potioneer called Ancient Potion Maker. In , a business called Potions Lady that specialised in making potions for women placed an advertisement in the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter Wiki Explore. Rowling Story. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk 3. Do you like this video? Play Sound. You may be looking for the Hogwarts subject.
I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death — " — Professor Severus Snape on the nature of brewing potions [src]. This branch of magic carries a certain mystique and therefore status. Brass Cauldron. Copper Cauldron. Pewter Cauldron. Collapsible Cauldron.
Self-Stirring Cauldron. Brass scales. Mortar and pestle. Glass or crystal phials. Juicing board [12]. Aconite [3]. Asphodel [3]. Bat spleens [3]. Bat wings [3]. Beetle Eyes [3]. Bezoar [3]. Horn of Bicorn [3]. Billywig sting [3]. Boomslang Skin [3]. Cowbane [3]. Example: If the book says heat your cauldron and then crush ingredients in your mortar , students are required to do it in that order. If students choose to crush their ingredients before heating their cauldron, they will fail at brewing the potion.
Potion-making can be a very costly practice since you have to buy ingredients every time you make a new potion. However, there are some ways to mitigate the cost of your potion making:. It is often asked whether a Muggle could create a magic potion, given a Potions book and the right ingredients. The answer, unfortunately, is no. There is always some element of wandwork necessary to make a potion merely adding dead flies and asphodel to a pot hanging over a fire will give you nothing but nasty-tasting, not to mention poisonous, soup.
Some potions duplicate the effects of spells and charms, but a few for instance, the Polyjuice Potion, and Felix Felicis have effects impossible to achieve any other way. Generally speaking, witches and wizards favour whichever method they find easiest, or most satisfying, to produce their chosen end. Potions are not for the impatient, but their effects are usually difficult to undo by any but another skilled potioneer.
This branch of magic carries a certain mystique and therefore status. There is also the dark cachet of handling substances that are highly dangerous. The popular idea of a Potions expert within the wizarding community is of a brooding, slow-burning personality: Snape, in fact, conforms perfectly to the stereotype. Chemistry was my least favourite subject at school, and I gave it up as soon as I could. Naturally, when I was trying to decide which subject Harry's arch-enemy, Severus Snape, should teach, it had to be the wizarding equivalent.
This makes it all the stranger that I found Snape's introduction to his subject quite compelling 'I can teach you to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death Many of the components of the various draughts and libations that Harry creates for Snape exist or were once believed to exist and have or were believed to have the properties I gave them.
Dittany, for instance, really does have healing properties it is an anti-inflammatory, although I would not advise Splinching yourself to test it ; a bezoar really is a mass taken from the intestines of an animal, and it really was once believed that drinking water in which a bezoar was placed could cure you of poisoning. Pottermore Wiki Explore.
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