First Year Potions Notes
written by Elizabeth Wonders
There you go, your brand-new notes for Potions 101! Good luck! <3 (Notes on other subjects are coming out. Owl me if you would like to request a specific subject published sooner.)
Last Updated
05/14/24
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Lesson 7) Back to the Start (Ingredients: Magical, Mundane, and Transitional)
Chapter 7
- Magical ingredients possess inherent magical properties
- Dragon parts contain intense concentrations of magic
- Mandrakes are magical plants with useful qualities, particularly for antidotes
- Magical ingredients speed up metabolic reactions in the body
- Potions with magical ingredients have more intense effects but can be harsh on the body
- Mundane ingredients provide gentler alternatives and can be added to potions to improve flavor or mitigate side effects
- Adding the wrong magical ingredient to a potion can have fatal effects
- Transitional ingredients, like dragonfly thoraxes, have no inherent magical qualities on their own
- When used with magical ingredients and the magic of a witch or wizard, transitional ingredients can display magical properties
- Dragonfly thoraxes are used in potions for energy and endurance
- The cause of the latent magical quality in certain plants and species is unknown
- Theories suggest it could be genetic composition or an early development of magic in non-magical species
- Some believe transitional ingredients have a different, unperceived form of magic
- Romantic theories suggest these creatures were once powerful elementals or fairies
- Theories provide different perspectives but lack concrete answers
