ADVANCED

POTION
MAKING
Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4

CHAPTER 1
Dangerous Potions . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8
How to Prepare the Draught of Living Dead .. .. .. .. .. 10
The Preparation of Polyjuice Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Different Methods of Preparation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16
The Right Use of the Ingredients .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17
The Use of Shrinking Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19
The Right Dosage of Potions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20
A Historical Potions Timeline .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24
The Importance of Dragon’s Hair .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28
Practical Work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36

CHAPTER 2
Potions and Chemistry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44
10 Basic Steps for a Perfect Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. 49
A Safe Potion Preparation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51
Wormwood Transmuted in Lovage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58
Garroting: Gas or Liquid? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59
Potions for Fun .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 62
The Potion Making Process, Part I .. .. .. .. .. .. 65

CHAPTER 3
The Fixation of Sulphur .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68
Potions and Philosophy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72
Extraction of African Leeches .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78
A Process for the Purification of Murtlap Essence .. .. .. .. 81
Potions and Alchemy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 83
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A Preparation of the so-called “Amortentia” .. .. .. .. .. 86
The Potion Making Process, Part II .. .. .. .. .. .. 89
Rare Ingredients. How to find them? .. .. .. .. .. .. 91
The Preparation of Veritaserum .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95
Percentage and Formulas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 99
Equations and Runes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101
Ancient Runes and Potion Making .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105

CHAPTER 5
The Mathematics of Potions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 112
Tables of Measures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114
The Preparation of Felix Felicis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 119
Rules of Conduct .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 124
Forbidden Potions. Why? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128
Elixir of Life Explained .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 131
Ageing Potion as Medicine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 135
The Potion Making Process, Parts III & IV .. .. .. .. .. 138
Progress Charts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139
Do-It-Yourself Potions Kits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142
The Importance of Medusas Hair .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 143

CHAPTER 6
South American Potions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 150
Brazilian Green Frogs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 155
Potions for Protection .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158
How to Extract the Perfect Sneezewort .. .. .. .. .. .. 159
Extraction of Isanthus Brachiatus .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 163
The Purification of Caxambu Roots .. .. .. .. .. .. 169
The Potion Making Process, Part V .. .. .. .. .. .. 172
Six usual Potions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 175
CHAPTER 7
How to Fix a Bad Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 178
The Potion Making Process, Part VI .. .. .. .. .. .. 184
A Practical Process in Potions, Part I .. .. .. .. .. .. 186
The Preparation of Bulbadox Powder .. .. .. .. .. .. 189
Every Day Formulas .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 190

CHAPTER 8
Antidotes .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192
Possible Side Effects .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 195
The Preparation of Wolfsbane Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. 199
Bezoars .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 201
The Perfect Potion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 208
How to Prepare a Universal Antidote .. .. .. .. .. .. 210
The Use of Martial Regulus in Potions .. .. .. .. .. .. 212
Frog Part the Best Bits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 217
Potions and Mysticism .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 221
The Potion Making Process, Part VII .. .. .. .. .. .. 226
A Practical Process in Potions, Part II .. .. .. .. .. .. 228

CHAPTER 9
A Practical Process in Potions, Part III .. .. .. .. .. .. 230
How to Become the Perfect Potion Maker .. .. .. .. .. 235
The Potion Making Process, Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. 240
Review of the Year’s work .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 243
Progress Charts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 253

Potions and Ingredients Index .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 260

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