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Girding potion

 

Basic Information    
Effects Prolongs endurance
Characteristics Red or green in color
Smells terrible
Known Ingredients Dragonfly thoraxes
Flying seahorses
Doxy eggs
Fairy wings

Overview

The Girding potion is a potion that is given to prolong the endurance of the drinker. They had a maximum dosage of two vials. The girding potion has a strong and foul smell.

History

The girding potion is taught to 3rd year students at Hogwarts. In the school year of 1993 - 1994 Severus Snape made his students brew this during a class. It was also one of the many potions that students could brew in the potions club.

Recipe
  1. Add one set of fairy wings
  2. Heat until the potion turns turquoise
  3. Add one measure of doxy eggs
  4. Heat until the potion turns pink
  5. Add the toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns orange
  6. Add one flying seahorse
  7. Heat the potion until it turns turquoise
  8. Add more toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns purple
  9. Heat the potion until it turns red
  10. Add three measures of doxy eggs
  11. Add toasted dragonfly thoraxes until the potion turns blue
  12. add three flying seahorses
  13. Heat until the potion turns green

Credits/References

Harry Potter Wiki - Girding Potion

Written by Mason Hayes
Base code by Andrew Sutherland, edited by Iselin Merilä and Desmond Gray.