First Years Guide to Ace Potions: A Study Guide
By Lily Lavender
This book is intended for all who need a quick study reference guide for PTNS-101. It has a glossary of terms & its appropriate meanings for the entire course. Each chapter is based on a lesson; where it won't go into grave detail, but will give you the necessary components to study for upcoming tests & assignments. This does not include mid-term & final exams. All detailed information about each topic is in your official lessons with the Professor. DO NOT COPY AS IT IS PLAGIARISM!
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Lesson Eight Study Guide
Chapter 9
This style of the potion is made in pewter cauldrons & uses Celsius temperature.
Estimated Brewing Time (EBT): 50 minutes, 20 seconds
Ingredients
⊱ 2 drops of Lethe river water
⊱ 2 valerian sprigs
⊱ 4 mistletoe berries
⊱ 2 spoonsful of honey or 2 measures of mint leaves (optional)
Instructions
1. Add 2 drops of Lethe river water. Heat cauldron to 121 degrees Celsius for 20 seconds, then turn down the heat. Add 2 valerian sprigs & use your wand to magically stir clockwise 3 times.
2. Brew the potion for 30 minutes. The potion should be a deep blue & should have red sparks.
3. Add 4 mistletoe berries to the mortar. Optional: Add 2 spoonsful of honey or 2 measures of mint leaves to the mortar.
5. Grind with the pestle until mixed well enough. Add 2 measures of the mixture to the cauldron & stir counter-clockwise 5 times. Brew the potion for 20 minutes.
7. Take the potion off of the flame. The potion should be an orange-red color with sparks. It will smell either honey, mint, or burnt cinnamon (if no flavored items were chosen). Stir with a wooden spoon & use a funnel to bottle it for storage.
Usage Notes
Usually can last six to eight hours. Do not take this potion when you have to make very important decisions. Anyone who has brain issues should avoid this potion, as it can cause permanent memory loss. Children under the age of five or pregnant women should never take it due to damaging brain development. Store this potion in room temperature for two days & then store in complete darkness in a cool place for six months. Federica Quimia, a sixteenth century Spanish witch, experimented this potion on herself. We have her final recipe, but don't have the process of how she created it.
Lethe River Water
A myth was that those who died, drank from the river so that they could forget their lives before dying. This river came from the Kaybetti River. The Kaybetti River is a small river from Turkey, near Oren. Lethe River water is a strong memory suppressant. Magical people & Muggles can be vulnerable to this river. In smaller doses, it can cause loss of memory. In high doses, it can cause body systems to not work due to forgetfulness. It can cause comas or even death. Lethe River water is like normal water molecules. There is no difference between magical water & mundane water. Lethe River water does not have fungi or bacteria; it is the cleanest water on earth. One theory is that a very strong magical person enchanted the river for unknown purposes. Another theory suggests that there is a magical fungi or plant in the river's source. There could be magical properties that are carried through the river from the source. No one has yet to reach the source.
Fun Facts
⊱ Federica found a similar but powerful potion than today's version, which effects only mild forgetfulness.
⊱ Lethe River water is named from the Muggle Greek & it is one out of five Underworld rivers.
⊱ The Kaybetti River was enchanted from over a thousand years ago.
⊱ An enchantment could have been restructuring particles in the Lethe River water's source.
