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Gurdyroot is a plant resembling a green onion, according to Luna Lovegood it is excellent for warding off Gulping Plimpies. Luna and her father, Xenophilius Lovegood, make a drink with this plant, which they call a Gurdyroot Infusion, which has a bogey-like taste. The Gurdyroot was mentioned in the radio program Toots, Shoots 'n' Roots.

The gurdyroot possibly made it's first appearence in 1992 when Neville Longbottom bought a "evil-smelling green onion" and it is possible as luna started that year that she might of bought/sold it to them.

In 1997, Luna Lovegood sorted through her bag making Ron Weasley hold some of the contents, including the Gurdyroot. In the end she let Ron keep it claiming that she has more than just that one.

It also does not have a pleasant taste. When Hermione Granger was transforming into Bellatrix Lestrange in the spring of 1998 using Polyjuice Potion, Hermione stated that the potion tasted "disgusting, worse than Gurdyroots"

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