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"Age yourself temporarily with this powerful potion."

— Description^[src]

The Ageing Potion is a powerful potion which causes the drinker to become older. The more of the potion is drunk, the larger the ageing which occurs. The effects of this potion are to be temporary.

History

A most famous use of the potion occurred when Fred and George Weasley and Lee Jordan attempted to use it to enter the Triwizard Tournament when they were still underage. Dumbledore had placed an Age Line around the Goblet of Fire to prevent anyone under the age of seventeen from approaching it. Hermione Granger warned Fred and George that the Age Line wouldn't be fooled by an Ageing Potion because Dumbledore himself made the age line and she believed that he would have thought of an Ageing Potion in advance. However, Fred, George, and Lee thought that an Ageing Potion would be enough to fool the Age Line magic, but they were wrong; Fred and George were ejected forcefully back over the line and both sprouted long white beards for their trouble. Lee, much to his relief, never attempted to cross the line and so escaped such humiliation. S. Fawcett and Summers also tried to use the potion to age themselves to be eligible for the Tournament, and both also grew white beards from the Age Line.

Fredgeorgeold — Fred and George after taking the Ageing Potion

On this occasion, George reported that they had taken only a single drop of potion each, as they only needed to increase their age by a few months. This indicates that the more of the potion is drunk, the larger the degree of ageing that occurs. It is also clear that other magic can see through the effects of this potion, as Dumbledore's Age Line proved.

After this, when the Triwizard Champions were announced, a bottle of ageing potion was seen on the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall. This is possibly the Ageing potion that was used by Fred, George, and Lee.

Behind the scenes

In the English subtitles it is spelled Aging Potion.
In the book version of Goblet of Fire, after Fred and George were rejected and sprouted beards, they only laughed. In the film version, after they were rejected and sprouted beards, they playfully fight each other, while the crowd encouragingly chants at them.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Pottermore

Notes and references

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+}}{{Quote|Age yourself temporarily with this powerful potion.|Description|Pottermore}}The '''Ageing Potion''' is a powerful [[potion]] which causes the drinker to become older. The more of the potion is drunk, the larger the ageing which occurs. The effects of this potion are to be temporary.
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-An '''Ageing Potion''' is a [[potion]] which causes the drinker to become older. Whether this is in body only or in body and mind is unclear. It is clear, however, that the more of the potion is drunk, the larger the aging which occurs. The effects of this potion are to be temporary.
+==History==
-A most famous use of the potion occurred when [[Fred and George Weasley]] and [[Lee Jordan]] attempted to use it to enter the [[Triwizard Tournament]] when they were still underage. [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] had placed an [[Age Line]] around the [[Goblet of Fire]] to prevent anyone under the age of seventeen from approaching it. Fred, George and Lee thought that Ageing Potion would be enough to fool the Age Line [[magic]], but they were wrong. Fred and George were ejected forcefully back over the line and both sprouted long white beards for their trouble. Lee, much to his relief, never attempted to cross the line and so escaped such humiliation. [[S. Fawcett]] and [[Summers]] also tried to use the potion to age themselves to be eligible for the Tournament, and both also grew white beards from the Age Line.
+A most famous use of the potion occurred when [[Fred and George Weasley]] and [[Lee Jordan]] attempted to use it to enter the [[Triwizard Tournament]] when they were still underage. [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] had placed an [[Age Line]] around the [[Goblet of Fire]] to prevent anyone under the age of seventeen from approaching it. [[Hermione Granger]] warned Fred and George that the Age Line wouldn't be fooled by an Ageing Potion because Dumbledore himself made the age line and she believed that he would have thought of an Ageing Potion in advance. However, Fred, George, and Lee thought that an Ageing Potion would be enough to fool the Age Line [[magic]], but they were wrong; Fred and George were ejected forcefully back over the line and both sprouted long white beards for their trouble. Lee, much to his relief, never attempted to cross the line and so escaped such humiliation. [[S. Fawcett]] and [[Summers]] also tried to use the potion to age themselves to be eligible for the Tournament, and both also grew white beards from the Age Line.
-On this occasion, George reported that they had taken only a single drop of potion each, as they only needed to increase their age by a few months. This indicates that the more of the potion is drunk, the larger the degree of aging that occurs. It is also clear, however, that other magic can see through the effects of this potion, as Dumbledore's Age Line proved.
+[[File:Fredgeorgeold.png|thumb|250px|left|Fred and George after taking the Ageing Potion]]
+On this occasion, George reported that they had taken only a single drop of potion each, as they only needed to increase their age by a few months. This indicates that the more of the potion is drunk, the larger the degree of ageing that occurs. It is also clear that other magic can see through the effects of this potion, as Dumbledore's Age Line proved.
+After this, when the Triwizard Champions were announced, a bottle of ageing potion was seen on the [[Gryffindor]] table in the [[Great hall|Great Hall]]. This is possibly the Ageing potion that was used by Fred, George, and Lee.
 ==Behind the scenes==
+[[File:Fred george ageing potion.png|thumb]]
-In the English subtitles it is spelled Aging Potion.
+*In the English subtitles it is spelled Aging Potion.
+*In the book version of ''Goblet of Fire'', after Fred and George were rejected and sprouted beards, they only laughed. In the film version, after they were rejected and sprouted beards, they playfully fight each other, while the crowd encouragingly chants at them.
 ==Appearances==
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
-*''[[Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
+*''[[Pottermore]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[ru:Зелье старения]]
 [[fr:Potion de Vieillissement]]
+[[pl:Eliksir Postarzający]]
 [[Category:Potions]]
+[[Category:George Weasley's possessions]]
+[[Category:Fred Weasley's possessions]]
+[[Category:Triwizard Tournament]]