Potions. By The British Library. Learning to make potions is a vital skill not only in witchcraft, but also in creating remedies for illness and diseases. In the magical world, potions have been used or healing the sick, for changing someone's appearance, or for inducing people to fall in love. Once we had created a list of Harry Potter potions to make we turned the kitchen into a science lab for the afternoon. This was lots of fun for the kids and I gave them plenty of chance to test out different options to make potions of their own. We used a combination of paints, food colouring, soap, glue and glitter. Potion recipes Like many people my age, Harry Potter is very near and dear to my heart. I like to do a marathon of the movies every October. Of course, this means I need themed drinks and snacks. This year, I made two shots inspired by drinks from the Harry Potter world. First up are these Polyjuice Potion shots. Master notes are actions you can do to a potion to take some time off how long it takes to brew. To use Master Notes, you need to have a potion currently brewing. Go to your potions and choose to Goblet of Fire Cocktail. Photo courtesy of Half Baked Harvest. With smashed blackberries, rum, bitters, honey, rosemary, and spiced rum on top, this exciting ruby-red drink is as delicious as it is exhilarating. You float the spiced rum on top, which is what causes this beautiful cocktail to light on fire. 7 Acromantula Venom Is Worth At Least 200 Galleons A Quart. Native to the tropical rainforests of Borneo, the gigantic acromantula grow to "the size of carthorses." This eight-legged monster, a product of magical breeding experiments, is the only spider species capable of devouring people. The most famous acromantula in Harry Potter is Aragog It is also the potion that allowed the alchemist Nicolas Flamel to reach his 665th birthday and his wife Perenelle to reach her 658th! Potion to cure boils. A simple potion to cure boils – well, simple for some it seems! This potion was the first potion Harry ever made and at least his attempt was better than Neville’s. In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, many more students are shown to be in Harry's N.E.W.T. level Potions class than are mentioned in the book. The book specifically names Harry , Ron , and Hermione to be the only Gryffindors to have moved on to N.E.W.T. level, but the film shows Neville Longbottom , Dean Thomas c8XicT.