Magical Objects - Potions

These are notable magical drinks and mixtures which have varying effects on the user, from poisons to antidotes to causing irreversible sleep.

Elixir of Life

This potion makes the drinker immortal so long as he/she continues to consume it. Nicolas Flamel and his wife are said to have lived over 650 years by drinking this continually. If the drinker stops drinking it, then they will soon die afterwards. It is first heard of in Philosopher's Stone.

Felix Felicis

Also called Liquid Luck. First seen in book six, the potion grants whomever drinks it unusually good luck (the time span depending on how much is imbibed.) It is dangerous in large quantities and banned in all sporting events. It looks like gold in fluid form. Side effects include giddiness and overzealousness, among other effects related to overconfidence.

Amortentia

This potion causes the drinker to develop a powerful obsession and infatuation with whomever gave them the potion. It is usually either forced upon someone or covertly given. Its effects grow stronger the longer it is not consumed, as seen in book six when Ron mistakenly eats a Chocolate Cauldron intended for Harry into which Romilda Vane had slipped a Love Potion. The potion has different scents to different people. It is also the most powerful love potion of all.

Polyjuice Potion

This potion allows the drinker to appear to be another person for a set time, most commonly an hour. It is made with several ingredients, including a part of the person that the drinker wishes to turn into, such as a strand of hair. It is first used in Chamber of Secrets to allow Harry and Ron to transform into Crabbe and Goyle.

Veritaserum

Also known as Truth Potion. Only a drop of this potion is needed to force anyone to tell the true answer to any question. An example of its use is when it is used on Barty Crouch Jr. in Goblet of Fire. When Dumbledore asked him how he escaped from Azkaban, he told him truthfully that his mother rescued him from jail.