Phials are containers which usually hold liquids or gasses. Most potions and potion ingredients are bottled in phials and are consequently sold in those amounts.
Synonym
A phial of dragon blood.
Another word used for phial is vial. Phial is considered to be an older word and therefore used less. However, on the supply lists provided to students in their first year at Hogwarts, they are referred to as phials rather than vials.
Types
There are quite possibly many different sorts of phials, but the to known sorts are made of glass and crystal.
A glass phial that may be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
A crystal phial that can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
Phials holding various memories.
Vendors
- Glass phials cost three galleons in Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.
- Crystal phials cost seven galleons in Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley.