Potions for First Years
written by Helena
You want to know more about Potions???So dont"t think about it!Read this Book!!!!You will Find it interesting!!!!
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Potion"s Nature
Chapter 2
"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."
—The nature of potion-making[src]
Potions are brewed from ingredients with magical properties. Potions can be used as: medicine, antidote, solution, lethal poison, or give the drinker any supportive effect from strength enhancement to immunity to flames. Potions are not necessarily used by drinking, as some can be applied by physical contact or create an effect simply by being created, such as the Regeneration Potion. According to former Hogwarts Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape, potions can "bewitch the mind, ensnare the senses, and even put a stopper in death."
Potions have a distinct advantage over typical spells in that they could be used even by the non-Magical, provided that they have the potion itself at their disposal. There are also certain magical effects that can only be induced through the use of potions. 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.[2] Generally speaking, witches and wizards favour whichever method they find easiest, or most satisfying, to produce their chosen end.[3]
Potions are not for the impatient, but their effects are usually difficult to undo by any but another skilled potioneer.[4] 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.[5]
—The nature of potion-making[src]
Potions are brewed from ingredients with magical properties. Potions can be used as: medicine, antidote, solution, lethal poison, or give the drinker any supportive effect from strength enhancement to immunity to flames. Potions are not necessarily used by drinking, as some can be applied by physical contact or create an effect simply by being created, such as the Regeneration Potion. According to former Hogwarts Potions Master, Professor Severus Snape, potions can "bewitch the mind, ensnare the senses, and even put a stopper in death."
Potions have a distinct advantage over typical spells in that they could be used even by the non-Magical, provided that they have the potion itself at their disposal. There are also certain magical effects that can only be induced through the use of potions. 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.[2] Generally speaking, witches and wizards favour whichever method they find easiest, or most satisfying, to produce their chosen end.[3]
Potions are not for the impatient, but their effects are usually difficult to undo by any but another skilled potioneer.[4] 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.[5]
