A Sorcerer's Companion

Potions/Brews

● Amortentia ~ Amortentia is a love potion that does not create actual love, but gives the drinker a powerful obsession and infatuation with the giver of the potion. It is usually either forced upon someone or covertly given. As a rule of thumb the longer a love potion awaits consumption, the stronger the effects will be, as seen in Brylle Zaffiro and the Half Blood Prince when JD Rutherford mistakenly eats a box of Chocolate Cauldrons spiked with the intense love potion intended for Brylle previously bought from Rutherford's Joke Shop. The potion's aroma is unique to each person who consumes it, as it smells like whatever attracts each individual, e.g. Alyanna Collins says that she smells spearmint toothpaste, freshly cut grass and a piece of fresh parchment in the movies. In the books, she does not say spearmint toothpaste as the third aroma but instead blushes. (she smelled Brylle's hair according to later clarification by the author). It can also be identified by its characteristic spirals of steam and its mother-of-pearl sheen, as noted by Alyanna. Unless constantly administered, its effects wear off eventually.

● Confusing Concoction ~ A Confusing Concoction causes the drinker to become confused, distracted and sick. During potions in his third year in Brylle Zaffiro and the Prisoner of Atreria, Brylle has to brew this potion but cannot manage to thicken it. Brylle sees Alastor Avogadro scribble something on a clipboard that "looks suspiciously like a zero."

● Draught of Living Death ~ When a person drinks the Draught of Living Death, they go into a deep sleep so strong that they appear to be dead, hence the name. It is made from powdered root of asphodel which is added to an infusion of wormwood, and was first mentioned in Harry's first potions lesson with Snape in Brylle Zaffiro and the Philosopher stone. It was later mentioned in his first Potions lesson with Clerion Snow in Half-Blood Prince when Brylle receives top marks in Clerion Snow's first NEWT (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests) Potions class for brewing this potion so well, having used the handwritten advice in the Half-Blood Prince's book. He is then awarded a small bottle of the potion Felix Felicis as a prize. This potion is described as changing in colour during the process of being made. It has a texture and consistency akin to that of clear water. A process of examining the potency of the potion is to drop a new or fresh leaf in it – the leaf is instantaneously reduced to ashes.

● Draught of Peace ~ The Draught of Peace provides personal comfort, calms anxiety and soothes agitation. In Brylle Zaffiro and the Order of the Phoenix, Avogadro sets the potion as one of his lessons. It is a very difficult potion to make as the ingredients have to be added in a very specific order, the mixture has to be stirred exactly the right number of times and the heat of the flames on which it is simmering has to be lowered to exactly the right level for the right number of minutes before the final ingredient is added. Diane Abbott had to have this potion in Order of the Phoenix to reduce her anxiety over the upcoming Ordinary Wizarding Levels (O.W.L.s).

● Felix Felicis/Liquid Luck ~ Felix Felicis, more commonly known as Liquid Luck, grants whoever drinks it unusually good luck. The time span of this luck depends on the amount imbibed. Liquid Luck is one of the hardest potions to make, as noted by Clerion Snow; "It has to be cooked for 6 months on an extremely complicated formula, and if you make a tiniest mistake, the consequences are severe". Because of its properties, it is banned in all sporting events, competitions and examinations. Snow also noted that excessive consumption results in side effects that include giddiness and overzealousness, among other effects that are related to overconfidence. In Half-Blood Prince, Brylle pretends to give some to JD so that he will do well at Redditch. JD's luck turns for the better, with the confidence working as a placebo. Brylle does use most of it later in the same novel in order to extract the true memory about Thomas Riddle and Horcruxes from Snow (though it also has the pleasant side effect of causing Dave Dyllan and Christy Rutherford to end their relationship), and the rest is shared between Brylle and Alyanna, Nathan Higgenbottom and Christy the night Death Eater break into Brizards.