The potion was a significant invention in the wizarding world for its ability to make werewolves less dangerous. Though it didn't cure a werewolf of their lycanthropy the state of, well, being a werewolf , the Wolfsbane Potion reduced the harsh symptoms of the transformation, allowing the taker of the potion to keep their mental faculties after they turned.
Essentially, it made werewolves far less of a threat. Remus Lupin , the most notable werewolf in the series, says in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that during the year he taught at Hogwarts, Severus Snape "made the Wolfsbane Potion for me every month, made it perfectly, so that I did not have to suffer as I usually do at the full moon. That wasn't the first time Rowling spoke openly about her aim to draw similarities between Lupin's struggles as a werewolf and how people with HIV and AIDS are stigmatized.
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. Spoilers will be present within the article. The Wolfsbane Potion was an innovative and complex potion that relieved, but did not cure, the symptoms of lycanthropy , or werewolfry. As such, this Potion was very dangerous when incorrectly concocted, since Aconite was a very poisonous plant. The way one must imbibe it was very unique among potions, in that a goblet full of wolfsbane potion must have been taken each day for a week preceding the full moon.
It was extremely difficult to make, as Slughorn believed that even Damocles Belby couldn't have invented it without immense effort on his part. The completed potion exuded a faint blue smoke. According to Remus Lupin and Chiara Lobosca , it had a "disgusting" taste that was very difficult to get used to, and adding sugar to remedy this was not possible as that substance would render it ineffective.
The potion did not cure lycanthropy, but rather eased the symptoms, allowing one to hold on to their mental faculties after transformation which would otherwise not be possible , rendering the dangerous beast into an ordinary, sleepy wolf. However, it could have disastrous side-effects if the recipe was tampered with, as Lupin told Harry in Wolfsbane Potion was invented by Damocles Belby in the recent past.
Only the original classic is sanctioned and distributed by the Ministry of Magic. Anonymous Not logged in Log in. Absit Omen Lexicon. Namespaces Page Discussion. More More. Page actions Read View source History. Ingredients According to the HP wiki, one of the reasons the Wolfsbane Potion is difficult for individuals to brew on their own is that most of the ingredients are very expensive and hard to acquire.
Aconite Black Quicksilver , pulverized [1] Giant moonwort. It was usually a really tiny plant, apparently, and these larger palm-sized leaves were better because of how long Wolfsbane Potion had to cook.
Not in itself at all illegal, but this particular preparation is only used in Wolfsbane Potion. Appearance Disgusting taste, but rendered useless if sugar is added. Emits a faint blue smoke Effects and Duration Must be drank by the goblet-full each day for seven days preceding the full moon. Mitigates but does not cure the symptoms of lycanthropy.
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