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{{Potion infobox
  
{{Potion infobox
 
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|image=[[File:Sleeping-draught.png]]
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|effect=Causes the drinker to fall asleep
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|effect=Made the drinker quickly fall into a deep but temporary sleep
 
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|difficulty=Simple<ref name="cs12">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Chapter 12</ref>
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|ingredients=*4 sprigs of [[Lavender]]<ref name="pottermore">Potions menu on ''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
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|ingredients=*[[Flobberworm Mucus]]
  
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*6 measures of [[Standard Ingredient]]<ref name="pottermore"/>
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*[[Lavender]]
  
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*2 blobs of [[Flobberworm Mucus]]<ref name="pottermore"/>
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*[[Valerian]] sprigs
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*4 [[Valerian]] sprigs<ref name="pottermore"/>
 
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The '''Sleeping Draught''' is a [[potion]] that cause the drinker to fall into a deep sleep. A standard Sleeping Draught differs from the [[Draught of Living Death]], which, though also a sleeping aid, is much more powerful and difficult to make. [[Hermione Granger]] referred to the Sleeping Draught as "simple."
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The '''Sleeping Draught''' was a [[potion]] that caused the drinker to fall almost instantaneously into a deep but temporary sleep.<ref name="cs12" /><ref name="pottermore" /> A standard Sleeping Draught differed from the [[Draught of Living Death]], which was much more powerful, lasting, and difficult to make. [[Hermione Granger]] referred to the Sleeping Draught as "simple, but powerful".<ref name="cs12" /> Its recipe can be found in ''[[Magical Drafts and Potions]]''<ref name="pottermore" /> and ''[[Book of Potions]]''.<ref name=BOP>''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]].''</ref>
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Key ingredients include [[Flobberworm Mucus]], [[lavender]], [[Valerian|valerian sprigs]] and [[Standard Ingredient]]<ref name="pottermore"/>.
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==Brewing instructions==
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#Add 4 sprigs of [[Lavender]] to the mortar
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#Add 2 measures of [[Standard Ingredient]] to the mortar
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#Crush into a creamy paste using the pestle
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#Add 2 blobs of [[Flobberworm Mucus]] to your cauldron
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#Add 2 measures of [[Standard Ingredient]] to your cauldron
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#Gently heat for 30 seconds
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#Add 3 measures of the crushed mixture to your cauldron
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#Wave your wand
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#Leave to brew and return in 70 minutes (time depends on cauldron)
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#Add 2 measures of [[Standard Ingredient]] to your cauldron
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#Heat on a high temperature for 1 minute
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#Add 4 [[Valerian|Valerian Sprigs]] to your cauldron
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#Stir 7 times, clockwise
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#Wave your wand to complete the potion<ref name="pottermore"/>
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According to [[Book of Potions]]:
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#Crush the wormwood, add to cauldron. Stir slowly.
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#Chop the valerian, add to cauldron, and apply a high heat.
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#Juice your Flobberworm and add its thick mucus to your cauldron.
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#Stir vigorously, apply a low heat and then give it another stir.
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#Chop the Sopophorous bean and add to cauldron.
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#Stir the mixture quickly, then heat.
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#Add a sprinkle of powdered asphodel petals and a dash of essence of nettle.
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#Heat the potion a final time, then stir slowly.
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#Wave your wand over the cauldron to finish the potion
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==History==
  
==History==
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[[File:Cakes COS 1.jpg|left|thumb|155px|Cakes containing sleeping draught]]
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[[File:Cakes_COS_1.jpg|thumb|left|165px|Cakes containing sleeping draught]]
 
===1992===
  
===1992===
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Hermione spiked two, plump chocolate cakes with Sleeping Draught in her second year. [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] left these sweets out for [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]] to find. The two [[Slytherin]]s ate them, unquestioningly, and soon fell unconscious. Their expressions were frozen on their faces.
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Hermione spiked two, plump [[chocolate cake]]s with Sleeping Draught in her second year. [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] left these sweets out for [[Vincent Crabbe]] and [[Gregory Goyle]] to find. The two [[Slytherin]]s ate them, unquestioningly, and soon fell unconscious. Their expressions were frozen on their faces.
   
 
===1995===
  
===1995===
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[[File:SleepingDraught.jpg|thumb|110px|A phial of Sleeping Draught.]]
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The four [[dragon]]s used in the first task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]] were given Sleeping Draught to make the trip from the [[Romanian Dragon Sanctuary]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] easier. [[Charlie Weasley]] stated that he thought it would be better for the dragons to awake in a tranquil setting, but, upon waking in the [[Forbidden Forest]], the beasts were as vicious as ever. In Charlie's words, the team of [[dragonologist]]s used "a Sleeping Draught" to knock out all four dragons, suggesting that a normal dose of the potion might be potent enough to have an effect on a creature as big as a dragon.
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The four [[dragon]]s used in the first task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]] in [[1994]] were given Sleeping Draught to make the trip from the [[Romanian Dragon Sanctuary]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] easier. [[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]] stated that he thought it would be better for the dragons to awake in a tranquil setting, but, upon waking in the [[Forbidden Forest]], the beasts were as vicious as ever. In Charlie's words, the team of [[dragonologist]]s used "a Sleeping Draught" to knock out all four dragons, suggesting that a normal dose of the potion might be potent enough to have an effect on a creature as big as a dragon.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
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*''[[Pottermore]]''
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*''[[Wonderbook: Book of Potions]]''
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==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Sleep potions]]

Revision as of 16:42, 26 February 2015

The Sleeping Draught was a potion that caused the drinker to fall almost instantaneously into a deep but temporary sleep.[1][2] A standard Sleeping Draught differed from the Draught of Living Death, which was much more powerful, lasting, and difficult to make. Hermione Granger referred to the Sleeping Draught as "simple, but powerful".[1] Its recipe can be found in Magical Drafts and Potions[2] and Book of Potions.[3]

Key ingredients include Flobberworm Mucus, lavender, valerian sprigs and Standard Ingredient[2].

Brewing instructions

  1. Add 4 sprigs of Lavender to the mortar
  2. Add 2 measures of Standard Ingredient to the mortar
  3. Crush into a creamy paste using the pestle
  4. Add 2 blobs of Flobberworm Mucus to your cauldron
  5. Add 2 measures of Standard Ingredient to your cauldron
  6. Gently heat for 30 seconds
  7. Add 3 measures of the crushed mixture to your cauldron
  8. Wave your wand
  9. Leave to brew and return in 70 minutes (time depends on cauldron)
  10. Add 2 measures of Standard Ingredient to your cauldron
  11. Heat on a high temperature for 1 minute
  12. Add 4 Valerian Sprigs to your cauldron
  13. Stir 7 times, clockwise
  14. Wave your wand to complete the potion[2]

According to Book of Potions:

  1. Crush the wormwood, add to cauldron. Stir slowly.
  2. Chop the valerian, add to cauldron, and apply a high heat.
  3. Juice your Flobberworm and add its thick mucus to your cauldron.
  4. Stir vigorously, apply a low heat and then give it another stir.
  5. Chop the Sopophorous bean and add to cauldron.
  6. Stir the mixture quickly, then heat.
  7. Add a sprinkle of powdered asphodel petals and a dash of essence of nettle.
  8. Heat the potion a final time, then stir slowly.
  9. Wave your wand over the cauldron to finish the potion


History

Cakes COS 1

Cakes containing sleeping draught

1992

Hermione spiked two, plump chocolate cakes with Sleeping Draught in her second year. Harry Potter and Ron Weasley left these sweets out for Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle to find. The two Slytherins ate them, unquestioningly, and soon fell unconscious. Their expressions were frozen on their faces.

1995

SleepingDraught

A phial of Sleeping Draught.

The four dragons used in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament in 1994 were given Sleeping Draught to make the trip from the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary to Hogwarts easier. Charlie Weasley stated that he thought it would be better for the dragons to awake in a tranquil setting, but, upon waking in the Forbidden Forest, the beasts were as vicious as ever. In Charlie's words, the team of dragonologists used "a Sleeping Draught" to knock out all four dragons, suggesting that a normal dose of the potion might be potent enough to have an effect on a creature as big as a dragon.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Potions menu on Pottermore
  3. ↑ Wonderbook: Book of Potions.
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