Lesson Six Study Guide
Chapter 7
This style of the potion is made in pewter cauldrons & uses Celsius temperature.
Glover Hipworth invented the Pepperup Potion in the eighteenth century. He had a poor immune system & wanted to cure colds & flus. Accidentally, Glover added ginger to his experimental brew & create this potion instead. Commerically, Waynard & Sons LLC supplies the Pepperup Potion for distrubution. If you were to add the bicorn horn while heated, it will turn red & splatter or explode. It can cause burns.
Estimated Brewing Time (EBT): 1 hour, 30 minutes
Total Brewing Time (EBT): 2 days, 1 hour, 30 minutes
Ingredients
⊱ 1L of water
⊱ 4ml of red wine vinegar
⊱ 5ml of bouncing spider juice
⊱ 3ml of infusion of wormwood
⊱ 4 tbsp powdered bicorn horn
⊱ 2 whole ginger roots
⊱ 3 fairy wings
⊱ 1 mandrake root
Instructions
1. Add 750ml of water, heat to 90 degrees Celsius, & cut 1 mandrake root into slices. Add half of mandrake root & slice 1 ginger root, & add to the cauldron. Stir twice clockwise, heat to 110 degrees Celsius for 45 seconds, & decrease to 90 degrees Celsius. Brew for 53 minutes. The potion's color is a pale orange with pink steam & sparks.
2. Crush 2ml of vinegar, 2ml of bouncing spider juice, & 3 fairy wings to the mortar & pestle. Add to the crushed ingredients to the cauldron. Heat to 90 degrees Celsius for 20 seconds & remove from heat. Add 2 measures (tablespoons) of bicorn horn. Stir once counterclockwise. Wait for 10 seconds, & heat to 90 degrees Celsius.
3. Add infusion of Wormwood, 250ml of water. Brew for 25 minutes. The potion's color is a deep red with a deep orange steam. Slice 1 ginger root, a mandrake root, 2 measures (tablespoons) of bicorn horn & add to the cauldron. Leave on the flame. Stir twice counterclockwise.
4. Add 3ml of spider juice & 2ml of vinegar. Stir once clockwise. Heat to 110 degrees Celsius for 45 seconds & decrease to 90 degrees Celsius & brew for 10 minutes. The potion's color is a bright orange with a yellow steam.
Usage Notes
Store in clear phials while the potion matures for two days. Keep at room temperature in darkness. Once matured, store in a cool temperature for five years. It can be ingested by itself, with honey, or with sugar. It tastes like cinnamon & burnt hay. This potion aids in soothing colds which includes sneezing, wheezing, congestion, sore throats, mild fevers, & coughing. While ingesting, a burning feeling in the throat may be felt. Steam will come out of the ears as well. Side effects of the Pepperup Potion includes tingling of the limbs, sweating, & short lasting vocal abilities. Do not take this potion before socializing within the public eye. Small children & pregnant women must have a prescription before ingesting it.
Charms & Potions
Charms are used as a means of magical surgery to remove cancer or cells that are deemed unhealthy. The Immunoelixir aids in the improvement of one's health status. Dragon Pox is a magical form of the Muggle Chicken Pox. It causes the skin to be a slight green color. Spattergroit causes big purple pus-filled pumps that leaves the person bedridden for several months. Cerebrumous Spattergroit is an aggressive type of Spattergroit & causes a scatterbrained mind & forgetfulness. Scrofungulus causes an infection in the lymph nodes in the neck. It causes fevers & bulges around the lymph nodes. It can also cause vanishing sickness. To help with Scrofungulus, use the Immunoelixir.
Wolfsbane Potion aids in maintaining the effects of lycanthropy. Damocles invented this potion in the 1970s. Ingredients include Jobberknoll feathers, wolfsbane, snake fangs, & armadillo bile. Take the Wolfsbane Potion daily with a dose of 350ml a full week before the full moon. The Draught of Peace an aid in calming the patient when becoming frustrated or anxiety-filled emotions due to memory loss. Diabetes, asthma, & arthritis are physical issues that healers can aid in managing pain. By using Muggle remedies, side effects include weight gain, slowed reactions, sluggishness, depression, & nausea.
Fun Facts
⊱ Gunhilda of Gorsemoor invented the Dragon Pox Cure, in which has horned toad adrenin secretion, peacock feathers, & some powdered dragon claw.
⊱ By using magical remedies, side effects include speaking in rhyme, sprouting feathers, & vanishing limbs.
⊱ Using salamander blood & butterfly wings together in a drink will cause extreme hallucinations to occur. Ingredients for the cure of Spattergroit consists of ladybug wings, snake fangs, eel fangs, & shrake spines while under a new moon.
⊱ Abraxas Malfoy passed away in 1968 due to the Dragon Pox.