Swelling Solution

Basic Information
Effects	Causes swelling on contact
Characteristics	Yellowish in color
Known Ingredients	Puffer-fish eyes Dried Nettles Bat spleens

Overview

The swelling solution is a potion that causes the object it's touching to swell in size. It only held 3 ingredients, but the potion needed to be fermented before it was stable enough to use.

History

During the school years of 1985-1986 Snape taught his 2nd year students how to brew the swelling solution.

It was during the lesson about swelling solution that the trio of Harry, Ron and Hermione stole the ingredients for the polyjuice potion. While Harry was trying to brew the potion he set off some of his fireworks as a diversion for Hermione. The firework somehow reached Goyle’s cauldron and caused it to explode, which made the potion hit Draco who then had a swollen face.

In the school year of 2010-2011 Slughorn was teaching his 3rd year students how to brew the potion.

Recipe
First part: add two scoops of dried nettles to the mortar add three puffer-fish eyes to the mortar Crush the ingredients to a medium-fine powder Add two measures of the mix to your cauldron and mix Add two tablespoons of water to the powder in the cauldron Heat it on a medium temperature for twenty minutes Add some more water to the cauldron and stir it carefully Wave your wand Leave to brew and return in: 2 hours if you use a copper cauldron 2 and a half hour if you use a brass cauldron 3 hours if you use a pewter cauldron Second part: add one bat spleen to the cauldron Stir four times, anti-clockwise Heat on a low temperature for 30 seconds Wave your wand to complete the potion

Recipe

First part:

add two scoops of dried nettles to the mortar
add three puffer-fish eyes to the mortar
Crush the ingredients to a medium-fine powder
Add two measures of the mix to your cauldron and mix
Add two tablespoons of water to the powder in the cauldron
Heat it on a medium temperature for twenty minutes
Add some more water to the cauldron and stir it carefully
Wave your wand

Leave to brew and return in:
2 hours if you use a copper cauldron
2 and a half hour if you use a brass cauldron
3 hours if you use a pewter cauldron

Second part:

add one bat spleen to the cauldron
Stir four times, anti-clockwise
Heat on a low temperature for 30 seconds
Wave your wand to complete the potion

Credits/References

Harry Potter Wiki - Swelling Solution

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