Harry Potter Potions Quiz: Will You Please Severus?

By: Denis Priesnov
Updated: 3 months ago
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Are you an expert in the Wizarding World? You may think you know everything there is about Harry Potter until you are asked about a potion of some sort. Are you really as acquainted with magic potions as you think? Or would you blow up Prof Snape while brewing one? Let's find out in this Harry Potter Potions quiz!

Here, I've gathered some of the most popular potions you get to know in the series to find out how attentive a student you would be. Are you just like Hermione, trying to learn everything there is about the world of magic? Or are you as Rn when it comes to studying? This is your chance to shine!

The History of Potions

Initially, J.K. Rowling associated potion with its muggle version - chemistry. In fact, they are very similar studies. You learn to mix various substances to enhance their properties or get new ones!

If we don't take alchemy into account, this is the best analogy. Well, probably except for cooking. Though miss Rowling highlights chemistry, I cannot help but think that this is the perfect companion to cooking.

Just think about it! You get recipes with a variety of ingredients with their unique tastes, properties, and brewing norms. You follow a strict recipe to get the perfect "dish." And you get new products when you know which ones mix together well and what little spice is needed to the extra oomph! This is what makes potions so similar to cooking. And, considering my love for the latter, it's no surprise that I would be very attentive at Snape's lessons. If only you could brew them without a wand!!
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Which is funny considering that J.K.Rowling is not a fan of chemistry! In one of her interviews, she admitted giving Snape the potions jobs as a reference to her hate for this subject. Severus, being the least favorite professor of all, had to have a proper subject. And while Rowling gave him a chemistry analogy, she fell in love with potions herself. The author admitted to liking the research stage for the potions. It is fascinating to give magical properties to ingredients and imagine the ways wizards would use them!

To my mind, magic potions are way more interesting than chemistry. Maybe, this is because they are magic. Although, no chemistry concoction can do wonders yet, like regrowing bones or making people tell the truth! This is another reason to be amazed by potions.

Test your knowledge!

If you are sure that you can brew the Polyjuice potion in your sleep and crush that Amortentia, you have nothing to worry about! However, something tells me that you may know less about potions than you think!

Let's check your skills in this Harry Potter potions test!

Ready? Go!

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Harry Potter Potions Quiz: Will You Please Severus? Questions

harry potter potions Who of these people does not drink Polyjuice potion in the books?
  • Fred

  • George

  • Remus

  • Goyle

harry potter potions Choose the odd one out:
  • wolfsbane

  • fluxweed

  • monkshood

  • aconite

harry potter potions Which of these ingredients is not required for a Polyjuice potion?
  • leeches

  • knotgrass

  • bicorn horn

  • lacewings

  • mandrake leaves

  • fluxweed

harry potter potions What is the difference between Monkshood and Wolfbane?
  • Wolfbane is a flower and Monkshood is a leaf

  • Wolfbane is used for werewolves, Monkshood - vampires

  • one is gathered on full moon, another - new moon

  • no difference at all

harry potter potions How many times did Slughorn use Felix Felicis?
  • never

  • only once

  • two times

  • a dozen times

harry potter potions How much time does it take to brew Felix Felicis?
  • a month

  • half a year

  • a year

  • a year and a half

harry potter potions What potion did Malfoy brew when Slughorn asked for "something amusing"?
  • Pepperup Potion

  • Elixir to Induce Euphoria

  • Laughing Potion

  • Hiccoughing Solution

harry potter potions How much time does it take for Skele-Gro to regrow 33 bones?
  • around half a day

  • a full day

  • two days

  • almost 5 days

harry potter potions According to Snape's potions riddle in the Philosopher's Stone, which bottle led through the black flames?
  • the smallest bottle

  • a round bottle

  • a yellow bottle

  • a black bottle

harry potter potions Can Muggles brew potions?
  • yes

  • no

harry potter potions Which of these cauldron types is not mentioned in the books?
  • silver

  • brass

  • pewter

  • collapsible

harry potter potions For how long do you need to stew lacewing flies for a Polyjuice potion?
  • a fortnight

  • 21 days

  • a month

  • a full moon cycle

harry potter potions Which of these is not an in-universe book on potions?
  • Advanced Potion-Making

  • One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

  • Magical Drafts and Potions

  • Restricted Potion Art

harry potter potions How long does it take to make Veritaserum?
  • as long as Amortentia

  • one lunar phase

  • two new moons

  • one year

harry potter potions Is Occlumency the only way to resist Veritaserum?
  • yes

  • no

harry potter potions How much Veritaserum is used to make a person spill all their secrets?
  • 3 drops

  • a teaspoon

  • half a bottle

  • a full bottle

harry potter potions Is the Forgetfulness potion used to help people remember or forget?
  • remember

  • forget

harry potter potions Which of these do we not see Harry brew?
  • Draught of Living Death

  • Elixir to Induce Euphoria

  • Antidote to Common Poisons

  • Cure for Boils

harry potter potions To brew Draught of Living Death, how should you stir it after all the ingredients are added?
  • 7 time counterclockwise, 1 time clockwise

  • 3 times counterclockwise, 1 time clockwise, 3 times counterclockwise

  • 5 times clockwise, 5 time times counterclockwise

  • ten times counterclockwise and eight times clockwise

  • 9 times in any direction

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