One Minute Feasts - It's Magic!

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76. Mince. Very finely diced meat, sometimes referred to as mincemeat. Not to be confused with the quite different substance also known as mincemeat that is used in mince pie.

77. Mince Pie. A small round pie filled with mincemeat (in this sense a mixture of sweet stuff - sugar, suet, and/or spices - and fruits such as currants, raisins, chopped apples) traditionally eaten at Christmas. Not to be confused with mince.

78. Mooncalf Pellets. Newt Scamander kept a crate of Mooncalf Pellets in his work shed. In 1926, Jacob Kowalski fed them to the Mooncalves inside Newt Scamander's case.

79. Nettle Tea. Nettle tea was a tea which made from nettles. The medieval diarist Gertie Keddle made nettle tea and drank it with her friend Gwenog.

80. Ogden's Old Firewhisky. A strong alcoholic beverage similar to Muggle whiskey that burns the throat.

- Gilderoy Lockhart hinted that he wanted students to buy him a bottle for his birthday.

- When the Weasleys returned home after the Dark Mark appeared at the Ministry, Molly was nearly hysterical with worry so Arthur poured some Ogden's Old into her tea.

- Ron thought Aberforth Dumbledore might sell them a bottle at the Hog's Head tavern while waiting for the meeting of Dumbledore's Army. Hermione felt a need to remind him that he was a Prefect.

- Rita Skeeter poured a glass on herself in the Three Broomsticks while Hermione blackmailed her into writing a positive story about Harry for The Quibbler.

- Someone named Harold Dingle wanted to sell the Gryffindors a bottle when O.W.L. Exams were over.

- Romilda Vane gave Harry some Chocolate Cauldrons she said contained firewhisky, but they actually contained a love potion. Ron ate them and fell madly in love with her. Horace Slughorn had to give him an antidote.

- The Order of the Phoenix drank a firewhisky toast to Mad Eye Moody after he was killed during the Battle of the Seven Potters.

- Harry found that kissing Ginny was more intoxicating than firewisky.

- Ron's Uncle Bilius liked to drink a whole bottle of firewhisky and take to the dance floor.

- Rita Skeeter slandered Neville Longbottom, Herbology Professor at Hogwarts and his wife Hannah Abbott, who had applied to be a Matron at Hogwarts, saying that they "both enjoy a little more Ogden's Old Firewhisky than most of us would expect from custodians of our children."

81. Orange juice is available at breakfast at Hogwarts.

82. Owl Treats. Snacks for owls. Ron used these treats to shut up Pigwidgeon - on which the owl nearly choked. He also used it to pacify both Pigwidgeon and Hedwig, when they could not fly out of Grimmauld Place.

83. Pastille. A kind of hard candy; can also be used to refer to something like a cough drop.

84. Pasty. A sort of pie with a crimped, thick short pastry crust, full of chopped and seasoned meat and potatoes (rhymes with nasty).

The idea originated in Cornwall (hence, Cornish Pasties), where wives of miners would fill the pastry case and make the crust into a handle that could be held in dirty hands, whilst eating. Often, one end of the pie would be filled with fruit, to serve as a dessert. The word 'pasty' is derived from paste/pasta = paste. Not to be confused with skimpy breast coverings!

85. Peanuts Covered in Fungus. Served at Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party.

86. Peas are served at Hogwarts feasts.