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|professor=*[[Swoopstikes]] (formerly)
*[[Horace Slughorn]] ([[1920s]] - [[1981]], [[1996]] - ?)
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*[[Horace Slughorn]]
*[[Severus Snape]] ([[1981]] - [[1996]])
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*[[Severus Snape]] (formerly)
 
|required textbooks=*''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'' by [[Arsenius Jigger]]
 
|required textbooks=*''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'' by [[Arsenius Jigger]]
 
*''[[Advanced Potion Making]]'' by [[Libatius Borage]]
 
*''[[Advanced Potion Making]]'' by [[Libatius Borage]]
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*Various ingredients
 
*Various ingredients
 
*[[Wand]]<ref>Wands are needed to perform [[Potion-making spell]]s and spells to analyse the ingridents of potions, like Specialis revelio.</ref>
 
*[[Wand]]<ref>Wands are needed to perform [[Potion-making spell]]s and spells to analyse the ingridents of potions, like Specialis revelio.</ref>
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*[[Books]]
}}
 
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*[[Parchment]]
{{Quote|There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.|[[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]]'s introduction of the subject|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
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*[[Quill]]
 
}}{{Quote|There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death.|[[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]]'s introduction of the subject|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
   
'''Potions''' is a subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. In this class, students learn the correct way to brew [[potion]]s, following specific recipes and using various magical ingredients to create the potions, starting with simple ones first and moving to more advanced ones as they progress in knowledge. A standard potions kit includes plant ingredients such as [[Belladonna]] and supplies such as glass phials and weighing scales.
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'''Potions''' is a core class and subject taught at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. In this class, students learn the correct way to brew [[potion]]s, following specific recipes and using various magical ingredients to create the potions, starting with simple ones first and moving to more advanced ones as they progress in knowledge. A standard potions kit includes plant ingredients such as [[Belladonna]] and supplies such as glass phials and weighing scales.
   
The professor of this subject is referred to as a potions master. [[Severus Snape|Professor Severus Snape]] was the potions master at Hogwarts for many years.
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The professor of this subject is referred to as a potions master. [[Severus Snape|Professor Severus Snape]] was the potions master at Hogwarts for many years.
==Class location==
 
Potions lessons take place in the [[Slytherin Dungeon|Hogwarts Dungeons]].<ref name= "PS">{{PS}}</ref>
 
===Classroom layout===
 
 
The classroom used to be squared-sized, very large, with large tables and windows. In the corner resides a stone basin used to wash students' hands and ladles. From [[1992]]-onwards, the classroom was of an oval shape and relatively smaller, with small work tables. In [[1996]], the classroom was extended, adding space for more work tables.
 
   
 
==Class information==
 
==Class information==
 
{{Quote|When they arrived in the corridor they saw that there were only a dozen people progressing to [[N.E.W.T.]] level.|[[Harry Potter]] on the very few people who were able to advance|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
{{Quote|When they arrived in the corridor they saw that there were only a dozen people progressing to [[N.E.W.T.]] level.|[[Harry Potter]] on the very few people who were able to advance|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
[[File:Potions.jpg|thumb|left|251x251px|A potions classroom]]
   
 
At [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], Potions is a required subject for students, from [[first year]] to [[fifth year]]. Potion recipes can be found in many books, including the books the students at Hogwarts use in their classes, but the intricacies of timing, ageing, stirring techniques, and bottling which are much more difficult to learn without the mentoring of the experienced masters. Certain ingredients can be found in the cupboard in the classroom, but others have to be bought before the start of the year at the apothecary. Around [[1981]], Severus Snape became the professor of Potions at Hogwarts; he served as the school's potions professor through [[1996]], when he was replaced by [[Horace Slughorn]].
[[File:Potions.jpg|thumb|left|240px|A potions classroom]]
 
 
[[File:Severus-snape1.jpg|thumb|216x216px|[[Severus Snape]], potions master]]
   
 
[[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examinations are taken at the end of a student's fifth year; as such students are spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level potions and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Potions O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions asks to describe [[Polyjuice Potion]] and its purpose and after sudents must complete a practical exam. Professor Snape mentions that achieving a high mark at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] is difficult.,<ref name="OotP">{{OOTP}}</ref> which was later demonstrated in [[1996]], when only twelve students reached the required level to advance to N.E.W.T.<ref name="HBP9">{{HBP}} - Chapter 9 (''Half-blood Prince'')</ref>
At [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], Potions is a required subject for students, from the [[first year]] to the [[fifth year]]. Potion recipes can be found in many books, including the books the students at Hogwarts use in their classes, but the intricacies of timing, ageing, stirring techniques, and bottling which are much more difficult to learn without the mentoring of the experienced masters. Certain ingredients can be found in the cupboard in the classroom, but others have to be bought before the start of the year at the apothecary. Around [[1981]], Severus Snape became the professor of Potions at Hogwarts; he served as the school's potions professor through [[1996]], when he was replaced by [[Horace Slughorn]].
 
   
 
When Severus Snape was the professor, students had to achieve an '[[Outstanding]]' on their [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] in order to take his advanced class. As Head of House, Professor Snape tended to favour students from [[Slytherin]] House more than other students, so Slytherins tended to do better than others at the subject. On the other hand however, [[Horace Slughorn]] was more lenient; Harry and Ron were both allowed to continue to the [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] class with an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' O.W.L. He also does not grant Slytherins special treatments, thus having them lose their advantage in good classwork.<ref name="HBP9">{{HBP}} - Chapter 9 (''Half-blood Prince'')</ref>
[[File:Severus-snape1.jpg|thumb|145px|[[Severus Snape]], potions master]]
 
   
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==Location and time==
[[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] examinations are taken at the end of a student's fifth year; as such students are spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level potions and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Potions O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions asks to describe [[Polyjuice Potion]] and its purpose and after sudents must complete a practical exam. Professor Snape mentions that achieving a high mark at [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] is difficult.,<ref name= "OotP">{{OOTP}}</ref> which was later demonstrated in [[1996]], when only twelve students reached the required level to advance to N.E.W.T. Potions.<ref name= "HBP9">{{HBP}} - Chapter 9 (''Half-blood Prince'')</ref>
 
 
Potions lessons take place in the [[Dungeons]].<ref name="PS">{{PS}}</ref>
   
 
===Classroom layout===
When Severus Snape was the professor, students had to achieve an '[[Outstanding]]' on their [[Ordinary Wizarding Level|O.W.L.]] in order to take his advanced class. As Head of House, Professor Snape tended to favour students from [[Slytherin]] House more than other students, so Slytherins tended to do better than others at the subject.
 
 
The classroom used to be squared-sized, very large, with large tables and windows. In the corner resides a stone basin used to wash students' hands and ladles. From [[1992]]-onwards, the classroom was of an oval shape and relatively smaller, with small work tables. In [[1996]], the classroom was extended, adding space for more work tables.
   
 
=== Lesson times ===
On the other hand, [[Horace Slughorn]] was more lenient; Harry and Ron were both allowed to continue to the [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.]] class with an '[[Exceeds Expectations]]' O.W.L. He also does not grant Slytherins special treatments, thus having them lose their advantage in good classwork.<ref name= "HBP9">{{HBP}} - Chapter 9 (''Half-blood Prince'')</ref>
 
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="100%"
 
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! align="center" width="25%" |Year
==Lesson times==
 
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! align="center" width="30%" |Day
*[[First year]]
 
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! align="center" width="50%" |Period
**Monday (first period)
 
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|-
**Wednesday (first period)
 
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[First year|First]]
**Friday (first & second period)
 
  +
|Monday
*[[Second year]]
 
  +
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|first
**Monday (first period)
 
  +
|-
**Wednesday (third period)
 
  +
|Wednesday
**Friday (third period)
 
  +
|-
*[[Third year]]
 
  +
|Firday
**Monday (fourth period)
 
  +
|first/second
**Tuesday (afternoon)
 
  +
|-
**Thursday (third period)
 
  +
| colspan="1" rowspan="3"|[[Second year|Second]]
**Friday (first period)
 
  +
|Monday
*[[Fourth year]]
 
  +
|first
**Thuesday (third period)
 
  +
|-
**Friday (fourth & fifth period)
 
  +
|Wednesday
*[[Fifth year]]
 
  +
| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|third
**Monday (last half of second period)
 
  +
|-
*[[Sixth year]]
 
  +
|Friday
**Monday (after lunch)
 
  +
|-
*[[Seventh year]]
 
  +
| colspan="1" rowspan="4"|[[Third year|Third]]
**Unknown
 
  +
|Monday
  +
|fourth
  +
|-
  +
|Tuesday
 
|afternoon
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|-
  +
|Thursday
  +
|third
  +
|-
  +
|Friday
  +
|first
  +
|-
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|[[Fourth year|Fourth]]
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|Tuesday
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|third
  +
|-
  +
|Friday
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|fourth/fifth
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|-
 
|[[Fifth year|Fifth]]
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2"|Monday
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|second (last half)
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|-
 
|[[Sixth year|Sixth]]
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|afternoon
  +
|-
 
|[[Seventh year|Seventh]]
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|unknown
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|unknown
 
|}
   
 
==Curriculum==
 
==Curriculum==
 
 
===First year===
 
===First year===
 
{{Quote|Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness Potion.|First year exam in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
{{Quote|Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness Potion.|First year exam in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
[[File:Cure-for-boils.png|frame|Cure for Boils]]
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[[File:Cure-for-boils.png|frame|Cure for Boils|178x178px]]
 
*[[aconite|Aconite]], [[bezoar]]s, some basic details on preparation of the [[Draught of Living Death]] such as what would be created if powdered root of [[asphodel]] was added to an [[Infusion of Wormwood]], and the difference between [[Monkshood]] and Wolfbane.
 
*[[aconite|Aconite]], [[bezoar]]s, some basic details on preparation of the [[Draught of Living Death]] such as what would be created if powdered root of [[asphodel]] was added to an [[Infusion of Wormwood]], and the difference between [[Monkshood]] and Wolfbane.
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*Types of [[Cauldron]]s
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*Types of Vials
 
*[[Cure for Boils]]
 
*[[Cure for Boils]]
 
*[[Forgetfulness Potion]]
 
*[[Forgetfulness Potion]]
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*[[Antidote to Common Poisons]]
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*[[Herbicide Potion]]
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*[[Wideye Potion]]
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*[[Wiggenweld Potion]]
 
*Collecting the ingredients for [[Wiggenweld Potion]]
 
*Collecting the ingredients for [[Wiggenweld Potion]]
 
*The 12 uses of [[dragon blood]]
 
*The 12 uses of [[dragon blood]]
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*Potion Ingredients such as: [[Moly]], [[Dittany]], [[Flobberworm Mucus]], [[Wiggentree bark]], [[Asphodel]], [[Puffapod]] spores, [[Moondew]]
   
 
===Second year===
 
===Second year===
*[[Wiggenweld Potion]] (not practically)
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*[[Wiggenweld Potion]] {{c|not practically}}
 
*[[Sleeping Draught]]
 
*[[Sleeping Draught]]
 
*[[Hair-Raising Potion]]
 
*[[Hair-Raising Potion]]
 
*[[Swelling Solution]]
 
*[[Swelling Solution]]
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*[[Girding Potion]]
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* Essay of Flobberworm Mucus uses in potions
   
 
===Third year===
 
===Third year===
[[File:Antidote-to-common-poisons.png|thumb|Antidote to Uncommon Poisons]]
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[[File:Antidote-to-common-poisons.png|thumb|Antidote to Uncommon Poisons|146x146px]]
 
*Effects of [[Wiggenweld Potion]]
 
*Effects of [[Wiggenweld Potion]]
 
*[[Antidote to Uncommon Poisons]]
 
*[[Antidote to Uncommon Poisons]]
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*[[Shrinking Solution]]
 
*[[Shrinking Solution]]
 
*[[Undetectable Poisons]]
 
*[[Undetectable Poisons]]
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*Potion Ingredients such as [[Fire Seed]]'s, [[Billywig Stings]], [[Chizpurfle Carapaces]], [[Graphorn horn]], [[Flying Seahorses]], [[Doxy egg]]s, [[Dragonfly thorax]]es, [[Fairy wing]]s.
   
 
===Fourth year===
 
===Fourth year===
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*[[Invigoration Draught]]
 
*[[Invigoration Draught]]
   
===Sixth year===
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===Sixth and seventh years===
{{Quote| ''[...]'' These are the kind of things you ought to be able to make after after completing your N.E.W.T.s. |[[Professor Slughorn]] referring to the potions that will be covered sixth year |Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote| ''[...]'' These are the kind of things you ought to be able to make after after completing your N.E.W.T.s.|[[Professor Slughorn]] referring to the potions that will be covered on sixth and seventh year.|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
[[File:Polyjuice-potion.png|thumb|Polyjuice Potion|183x183px]]
 
[[File:Polyjuice-potion.png|thumb|Polyjuice Potion]]
 
 
*[[Golpalott's Third Law]]
 
*[[Golpalott's Third Law]]
 
*[[Draught of Living Death]]
 
*[[Draught of Living Death]]
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*[[Elixir to Induce Euphoria]]
 
*[[Elixir to Induce Euphoria]]
 
*[[Shrinking Solution]]
 
*[[Shrinking Solution]]
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*[[Wit-Sharpening Potion]]
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*[[Cure for Boils]]
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*[[Volubilis Potion]]
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*[[Shrinking Solution]]
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*[[Love Potion Antidote]]
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*[[Wiggenweld Potion]]
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*Other advanced potions
   
 
==Known professors==
 
==Known professors==
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<gallery spacing="small" widths="80" orientation="portrait">
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Swoopstikes.jpg|[[Swoopstikes]]
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VindictusProfile.jpg|[[Vindictus Veridian]]
 
Horace Slughorn.jpg|[[Horace Slughorn]]
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Severus-Snape-Wallpaper-hogwarts-professors-32797169-1024-768.jpg|[[Severus Snape]]
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</gallery>
 
*[[Swoopstikes]] (dates unknown)
 
*[[Swoopstikes]] (dates unknown)
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* [[Vindictus Veridian]] (dates unknown)
 
*[[Horace Slughorn]] (first term, 1942-1981) (second term, 1996-?)
 
*[[Horace Slughorn]] (first term, 1942-1981) (second term, 1996-?)
 
*[[Severus Snape]] (1980-1996)
 
*[[Severus Snape]] (1980-1996)
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==Required textbooks==
 
==Required textbooks==
[[File:Potion_making.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Advanced Potion-Making]] required [[N.E.W.T.]]-level textbook]]
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[[File:Potion_making.jpg|thumb|220x220px|[[Advanced Potion-Making]] required [[N.E.W.T.]]-level textbook]]
 
*''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'' by [[Arsenius Jigger]]
 
*''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]'' by [[Arsenius Jigger]]
 
*''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]'' by [[Phyllida Spore]]
 
*''[[One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi]]'' by [[Phyllida Spore]]
 
*''[[Advanced Potion-Making]]'' by [[Libatius Borage]]
 
*''[[Advanced Potion-Making]]'' by [[Libatius Borage]]
 
==Grades==
 
===Pass===
 
*[[Outstanding]] [O]
 
*[[Exceeds Expectations]] [E]
 
*[[Acceptable]] [A]
 
===Fail===
 
*[[Poor]] [P]
 
*[[Dreadful]] [D]
 
*[[Troll]] [T]
 
   
 
==Known O.W.L.s==
 
==Known O.W.L.s==
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<gallery widths="80" position="center" spacing="small" orientation="portrait">
*[[Bartemius Crouch Jr.|Barty Crouch Jr.]]
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Barty Crouch, Jr.jpg|[[Barty Crouch Jr.]]
*[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
 
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Billweasley.jpg|[[Bill Weasley]]
*[[Blaise Zabini]]
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Zabini.jpg|[[Blaise Zabini]]
*[[Draco Malfoy]]
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Draco Malfoy hp6.jpg|[[Draco Malfoy]]
*[[Ernest Macmillan|Ernie Macmillan]]
 
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Louis-Doyle-Ernie-Macmillan.jpg|[[Ernie Macmillan]]
*[[Harry Potter]]
 
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PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
*[[Hermione Granger]]
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Hermione-granger.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]
*[[Horace Slughorn]]
 
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Horace Slughorn.jpg|[[Horace Slughorn]]
*[[Lily Evans]]
 
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Lily Potter1.jpg|[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter I]] † <nowiki>{{c|possibly}}</nowiki>
*[[Michael Corner]]
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Mikecorner.JPG|[[Michael Corner]]
*[[Padma Patil]]
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PadmaPatil.png|[[Padma Patil]]
*[[Percy Weasley]]
 
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
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Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
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Ron weasley wiki.jpg|[[Ron Weasley]]
*[[Severus Snape]]
 
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Severus-Snape-Wallpaper-hogwarts-professors-32797169-1024-768.jpg|[[Severus Snape]] †
*[[Terry Boot]]
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TerryBoot.PNG|[[Terry Boot]]
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Nymphadora-tonks.jpg|[[Nymphadora Tonks]] †
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100px-Alastor Moody Profile.jpg|[[Alastor Moody]] †
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Kingsley7.jpg|[[Kingsley Shacklebolt]]
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Thomas Marvolo Riddle.jpg|[[Tom Riddle]] † <nowiki>{{c|possibly}}</nowiki>
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ArseniusJigger.JPG|[[Arsenius Jigger]] <nowiki>{{c|possibly}}</nowiki>
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Glover Hipworth.jpg|[[Glover Hipworth]] <nowiki>{{c|possibly}}</nowiki>
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</gallery>
 
*[[Theodore Nott]]
 
*[[Theodore Nott]]
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==Media==
 
==Media==
 
<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
 
<gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
 
File:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - The Potions Master|The Potions Master
 
File:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - The Potions Master|The Potions Master
 
File:Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Potions with Slughorn|Potions with Slughorn
 
File:Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Potions with Slughorn|Potions with Slughorn
</gallery>{{VideoFooter}}
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</gallery>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Harry Potter Trading Card Game]]'' {{Mention}}
 
*''[[Pottermore]]''
 
*''[[Pottermore]]''
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
   
{{Potions}}{{Education}}
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{{Potions}}
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{{Education}}
   
 
[[de:Zaubertränke]]
 
[[de:Zaubertränke]]

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"There will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations in this class. As such, I don't expect many of you to appreciate the subtle science and exact art that is potion-making. However, for those select few... Who possess, the predisposition... I can teach you how to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses. I can tell you how to bottle fame, brew glory, and even put a stopper in death."
Professor Snape's introduction of the subject[src]

Potions is a core class and subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In this class, students learn the correct way to brew potions, following specific recipes and using various magical ingredients to create the potions, starting with simple ones first and moving to more advanced ones as they progress in knowledge. A standard potions kit includes plant ingredients such as Belladonna and supplies such as glass phials and weighing scales.

The professor of this subject is referred to as a potions master. Professor Severus Snape was the potions master at Hogwarts for many years.

Class information

"When they arrived in the corridor they saw that there were only a dozen people progressing to N.E.W.T. level."
Harry Potter on the very few people who were able to advance[src]
Potions

A potions classroom

At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Potions is a required subject for students, from first year to fifth year. Potion recipes can be found in many books, including the books the students at Hogwarts use in their classes, but the intricacies of timing, ageing, stirring techniques, and bottling which are much more difficult to learn without the mentoring of the experienced masters. Certain ingredients can be found in the cupboard in the classroom, but others have to be bought before the start of the year at the apothecary. Around 1981, Severus Snape became the professor of Potions at Hogwarts; he served as the school's potions professor through 1996, when he was replaced by Horace Slughorn.

Severus-snape1

Severus Snape, potions master

Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations are taken at the end of a student's fifth year; as such students are spent learning Ordinary Wizarding Level potions and possibly revisiting the past four years of lessons. As part of their Potions O.W.L., students must sit a written exam one of the questions asks to describe Polyjuice Potion and its purpose and after sudents must complete a practical exam. Professor Snape mentions that achieving a high mark at Ordinary Wizarding Level is difficult.,[2] which was later demonstrated in 1996, when only twelve students reached the required level to advance to N.E.W.T.[3]

When Severus Snape was the professor, students had to achieve an 'Outstanding' on their O.W.L. in order to take his advanced class. As Head of House, Professor Snape tended to favour students from Slytherin House more than other students, so Slytherins tended to do better than others at the subject. On the other hand however, Horace Slughorn was more lenient; Harry and Ron were both allowed to continue to the N.E.W.T. class with an 'Exceeds Expectations' O.W.L. He also does not grant Slytherins special treatments, thus having them lose their advantage in good classwork.[3]

Location and time

Potions lessons take place in the Dungeons.[4]

Classroom layout

The classroom used to be squared-sized, very large, with large tables and windows. In the corner resides a stone basin used to wash students' hands and ladles. From 1992-onwards, the classroom was of an oval shape and relatively smaller, with small work tables. In 1996, the classroom was extended, adding space for more work tables.

Lesson times

Year Day Period
First Monday first
Wednesday
Firday first/second
Second Monday first
Wednesday third
Friday
Third Monday fourth
Tuesday afternoon
Thursday third
Friday first
Fourth Tuesday third
Friday fourth/fifth
Fifth Monday second (last half)
Sixth afternoon
Seventh unknown unknown

Curriculum

First year

"Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness Potion."
— First year exam in 1992[src]
File:Cure-for-boils.png

Cure for Boils

Second year

Third year

Antidote-to-common-poisons

Antidote to Uncommon Poisons

Fourth year

Fifth year

"I think it appropriate to remind you that next June you will be sitting a important examination, during which you will prove how much you have learned about the composition and use of magical potions."
Professor Snape regarding the potions exam[src]

Sixth and seventh years

" [...] These are the kind of things you ought to be able to make after after completing your N.E.W.T.s."
Professor Slughorn referring to the potions that will be covered on sixth and seventh year.[src]
Polyjuice-potion

Polyjuice Potion

Known professors

Required textbooks

File:Potion making.jpg

Advanced Potion-Making required N.E.W.T.-level textbook

Known O.W.L.s

Media

Behind the scenes

PotionsClass6

Padma Patil, Dean Thomas, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom, Ron Weasley, Lavender Brown, Leanne and Seamus Finnigan in Potions class.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Wands are needed to perform Potion-making spells and spells to analyse the ingridents of potions, like Specialis revelio.
  2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 9 (Half-blood Prince)
  4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Potions (class)
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Potioneers
Arsenius Jigger · Baruffio · Bella Navarro · Bilius Finbok · Blossom Degrasse · Dai Ryusaki · Damocles Belby · Dorothy Sprottle · Erica Stainwright · Fatimah Lawang · Fleamont Potter · Gethsemane Prickle · Gilderoy Lockhart · Glossy · Glover Hipworth · Golpalott · Gregory the Smarmy · Gunhilda de Gorsemoor · Hector Dagworth-Granger · Hesper Starkey · Jalal Sehmi · J. Pippin · Laverne de Montmorency · Libatius Borage · Linfred of Stinchcombe · Mulpepper · Mundungus Fletcher · Nicolas Flamel · Phineas Bourne · Priya Treadwell · Quintia McQuoid · Regulus Moonshine · Rogue alchemist · Rubens Winikus · Sacharissa Tugwood · Skower · Tilden Toots · Dr Ubbly · Vindictus Viridian · Zenith Xeep · Zygmunt Budge
Potions at Hogwarts
Cauldron cupboard · Dungeon Five · Potions basement · Potions Classroom · Potions Club · Potions Staircase · Potion Master's office · Potions Storeroom
Professors Bartholomew · Horace Slughorn · Severus Snape · Swoopstikes · Unnamed Professor (16th century) · Aesop Sharp (19th century) · Unnamed Professor (2021)
Textbooks A Collection of Above Three Hundred Receipts in Cookery, Physick, and Surgery · Advanced Potion-Making · Ingredient Encyclopedia · Magical Drafts and Potions · One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Potions studied at Hogwarts
Ageing Potion · Amortentia · Antidotes · Antidote to Common Poisons · Antidote to garish pink blended poison · Antidote to Uncommon Poisons · Antidote to Veritaserum · Babbling Beverage · Befuddlement Draught · Calming Draught · Cheese-Based Potions · Confusing Concoction · Cough Potion · Cure for Boils · Deflating Draught · Doxycide · Draught of Living Death · Draught of Peace · Elixir to Induce Euphoria · Erumpent Potion · Essence of Insanity · Everlasting Elixirs · Felix Felicis · Fire Protection Potion · Forgetfulness Potion · The Famous French Method for the Bite of a Mad Dog · Garish pink blended poison · Garrotting Gas · Girding Potion · Hair-Raising Potion · Herbicide Potion · Hiccoughing Solution · Invigoration Draught · Laughing Potion · Mandrake Restorative Draught · Memory Potion · Pepperup Potion · Polyjuice Potion · Pompion Potion · Potion for Dreamless Sleep · Rat Tonic · Regerminating Potion · Scintillation Solution · Shrinking Solution · Skele-Gro · Strength Potion · Strengthening Solution · Swelling Solution · Undetectable Poisons · Veritaserum · Weedosoros · Wideye Potion · Wiggenweld Potion · Wit-Sharpening Potion · Wolfsbane Potion · Wound-Cleaning Potion
Wizarding education
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The eleven schools
Beauxbatons · Castelobruxo · Durmstrang · Hogwarts · Ilvermorny · Koldovstoretz · Mahoutokoro · Uagadou
Specialised schools
Academy of Broom Flying · Charm School · Euro-Glyph School of Extraordinary Languages · Merge School of Under-Water Spellage · The Naaszcademy of Magizoology · Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts · Young Wizards Daycare Center