Love Potion Antidote
Potion information
Effect	Serves as an antidote for Love Potion
Known ingredients	Wiggentree twigs Castor oil Extract of Gurdyroot

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The Love Potion Antidote is a potion that cures the symptoms of the Love Potion. It is described as a clear liquid.

HistoryEdit

Horace Slughorn brewed some for Ron Weasley on 1 March, 1997 when he unintentionally ate some Chocolate Cauldrons spiked with Love Potion by Romilda Vane, which had fallen off of Harry Potter's bed and were mistaken by Ron as one of his birthday presents^[1].

RecipeEdit

The recipe to make the Love Potion Antidote is as follows^[2]:

1. Add four Wiggentree twigs, or until the potion turns green.
2. Stir until the potion turns orange.
3. Add castor oil until the potion turns blue.
4. Stir until the potion turns purple.
5. Add extract of Gurdyroot until the potion turns red.
6. Add Wiggentree twigs.
7. Add Extract of Gurdyroot until the potion turns purple.
8. Leave the potion to simmer till it turns red.
9. Add more gurdyroot extract till it turns green.
10. Stir till it turns orange.
11. Add seven Wiggentree twigs.
12. Allow to simmer till it turns pink.

Behind the scenesEdit

• The potion is clear in the book, but on the film version the antidote is of a bright red colour. Yet, on the video game the potion is pink.
• Although a love potion's effects will eventually wear off on their own, this antidote can be used as an expedient alternative.
• A Hate Potion can also cancel out a Love Potion's effects, and vice versa.
• It is unknown if each type of Love Potion has its own specific antidote, or all varieties can be cancelled out by one antidote.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (First identified as Love Potion Antidote)

Notes and referencesEdit

Potions Club

Members

Harry Potter · Hufflepuff girl · Horace Slughorn (possibly)

Potions

Antidote to Common Poisons · Cure for Boils · Dragon dung Fertiliser · Draught of Living Death · Draught of Peace · Elixir to Induce Euphoria · Girding Potion · Love Potion Antidote · Oculus Potion · Polyjuice Potion · Shrinking Solution · Volubilis Potion · Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Love Potion · Wiggenweld Potion · Wit-Sharpening Potion

Badges

Last Gasp Badge · Master Potioneer Badge · Messiest Mixer Badge · Potions Beginner's Luck Badge · Potions Club Member Badge · Potions Club Star Badge · Potions Club Veteran Badge · Potions Endurance Badge · Smoky Brewer Badge · Speedy Brewer Badge

Locations

Hogwarts greenhouses