What is the liquid inside a Shrivelfig used for?

Shrivelfigs may be given to children, and have laxative, demulcent (reduces inflammation), and depurative properties. They are also known to clear mucus build up. The liquid may be used as an emollient to soften the skin, or in a wart removing potion.
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What does a Shrivelfig do?

Shrivelfigs are highly useful magical plants, playing a fair part in several potions (most notably the Shrinking Potion and the Elixir to Induce Euphoria, though also in Impotency and the more powerful Sterilising Potions).
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What is the key ingredient used in a potion of fairy flight?

Fairy Wing - Rare ingredient, as fairies are difficult to capture. Found in the Girding Potion and Beautification Potion. Fanged Geranium - Fangs used as potion ingredients. Fillet of a Fenny Snake - Unknown effect.
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What is Abyssinian Shrivelfigs Harry Potter?

The Abyssinian shrivelfig is a magical plant used in potions. Second-year Herbology students work with these plants, learning to prune them (CS15). When peeled, shrivelfigs are used as an ingredient in Shrinking Solution. (
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What plant is used in the laughing potion?

The treacle produced by the Glumbumble acted as an antidote to the effects of Alihotsy leaves. Finely chopped Alihotsy leaves were used as an ingredient for the Laughing Potion.
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What potion causes hysterical laughter?

Potion information

The Laughing Potion was a potion that induced laughter in the drinker. It was an effective defence against the Banshee, a dark creature. Known ingredients included the quills of the Knarl.
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What year do you learn Amortentia?

In September 1996, Professor Horace Slughorn introduced this potion to sixth-year students in Potions class, along with other advanced potions, such as Veritaserum and Polyjuice Potion, in order to show his students what kind of potions they would be able to brew after finishing their N.E.W.T.s in their seventh year.
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What is a Puffapod?

A Puffapod is a magical plant that produces large, pink seedpods filled with shining beans.
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How do you escape Devil's Snare?

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hermione and Harry were able to escape the Devil's Snare by simply remaining calm. When Ron began to panic, Hermione saved him by casting Lumos Solem. The Snare also roared in its appearance when exposed to Hermione's spell.
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What was the name of the wizard who ate an entire Venomous Tentacula and survived?

Derwent Shimpling!! Derwent Shimpling: Ate an entire Venomous Tentacula for a bet and survived, though is still purple.
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What type of potion is Weedosoros?

Potion information

Weedosoros was a potion and a highly potent poison. The exact effects of this poison are unknown, although it is possible that it caused convulsion, along with other unpleasant bodily side effects. The ingredients of this potion are also unknown.
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What are tentacular leaves used for?

This dangerous plant is used for student research in Herbology classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Students are permitted to swear loudly if a Tentacula tries to strangle them during lessons. Diffindo can be used to both stun the creature and sever its arms.
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What is aconite Harry Potter?

Aconite (also known as monkshood or wolfsbane) is a plant with magical proprieties. Once widespread, this plant is now only found in wild places. Its flowers are useful in potion-making, but its leaves are very toxic. Aconite is most commonly known as an ingredient of Wolfsbane Potion.
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Where are the highest Shrivelfigs grown?

The Shrivelfig was a magical plant, the best specimens of which were found in Abyssinia.
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Why is the Whomping Willow so angry?

1992-1998. The Whomping Willow was injured when Harry Potter and Ron Weasley crashed Mr Weasley's flying Ford Anglia into it at the beginning of their second year.
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What spell did Hermione use on Devil's Snare?

The Lumos Solem Spell (Lumos Solem) was a charm used to produce a blinding flash of sunlight. As Devil's Snare hated sunlight and heat, this particular light-creation spell was very effective towards subduing it.
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What was the first potion learned in Snape's class?

—Harry Potter's first lesson with Severus Snape. Students in their first year are taught the Boil-Cure Potion, called the "Cure for Boils" by Professor Horace Slughorn. This potion consists of dried Nettles, snake fangs, stewed horned slugs, porcupine quills and Flobberworm Mucus.
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What does a Flobberworm eat?

The Flobberworm was a herbivorous, ten-inch, toothless brown magical worm which ate mainly lettuce and cabbage.
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What can you counteract by consuming Molly Hogwarts?

Moly was a powerful plant that could be eaten to counteract enchantments, and were also used as a potion ingredient, such as in the brewing of the Wiggenweld Potion. Moly plants were easily recognised by their distinctive black stems and white flowers.
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What is your Favourite magical plant Hogwarts mystery?

Mandrake: This baby-like plant, also known as Mandragora, was first depicted in the second installation of the series. It looks like a human baby that utters a constant and deafening cry which can be fatal once the plant has matured. But it also has powerful healing abilities.
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What would Ron smell in Amortentia?

Ron Weasley smelled his mother's cooking, bacon, and the perfume he gave Hermione in their fifth year at Hogwarts for Christmas. Amortentia doesn't create actual love, of course. That's impossible. But it does cause a powerful infatuation or obsession.
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What would Fred Weasley smell in Amortentia?

Fred Weasley

“We could make love potions,” George said in regards as to what products they should make for their joke shop, “a bunch of people would probably buy 'em. What did you smell in yours, anyway?” Fred shrugged his shoulders, “I dunno. Treacle fudge, pumpkin pasties, some other stuff.
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Did Harry use Ginny's love potion?

The theory suggests that Ginny slipped Harry a love potion in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. In the book, which prioritized knowledge of potions, Harry just happened to act on his longstanding crush on Ginny Weasley. This speculation, which originated on Reddit, posits that these things are not a coincidence.
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