Alright, here's my third challenge. Enjoy!
Task: Create an original potion. The information must include:
Name of the Potion Ingredients Inventor & Year Year used by Hogwarts Students (if applicable) Purpose & Side effects Description-?-
Potion: Oratio Credibilis
*All information taken from page 783 of 14th Century Milestones in Wizardry*
What it Does:
The Oratio Credibilis potion, roughly translated to mean "understandable speech", lets the user be the orator of any tongue known to mankind. Because of the diverse wizarding population, the Credibilis potion has made its way to the top five of the most widely used potions list. Useful in almost any situation dealing with foreign speaking beings, it has become one of the favorites of the Ministry. However, because the Credibilis potion is extremely difficult to brew, and the ingredients hard to come by, many outside of the Ministry prefer to use translators when dealing with foreigners.
Historical Overview:
In 1362, French scholar, Prudens Pulcher, stumbled upon the Oratio Credibilis potion while attempting to find a cure for laryngitis. Only twenty-eight at the time of her discovery, young Prudens Pulcher became known world-wide for her potion making abilities. Perhaps coaxed on by her vast success, Madame Pulcher decided to focus her talents solely in the field of potions. At the time of her death in 1473, she had invented fifty-eight potions, many of which are still used today. Although difficult to brew correctly, the Oratio Credibilis is taught to those in their seventh year of Wizarding School. Besides the occasional green tongue, there are no known side effects to the potion.
Ingredients:
2 oz shriveled tongue of Bohemian Spotted Lizard
1 scoop Mongolian Spider eggs (fertilized)
1 oz shavings from the horn of a male unicorn (at least 50 years of age)
4 large eyes of Ruby Red Cactus Beetles (taken from a mating pair)
3 oz Blue Spiral Dragon blood (drawn during the night of a blue moon)
12 oz Maine mountain spring water*
5 oz aged skylark root
2 drops Purple Squid ink (high concentration)
1 oz Dung Beetle wings
2 pinches Cornish Pixie dust
*Available in 16.9 oz bottles from the Poland Spring Company, Maine
Preparation:
1. Mix 10 oz of Maine mountain spring water with the 3 oz of Blue Spiral Dragon blood in a standard sized cauldron. Simmer until the mixture changes from a royal blue to a dull navy color.
2. Carefully chop the skylark root into small pieces, making sure that each is of equal size. Add to cauldron and stir for five minutes.
3. As soon as the time is up, add in the Ruby Red Cactus Beetle eyes. Let the potion cook for 3 days.
4. Add in the shriveled lizard tongue and spider eggs. The potion should now be a deep blood color, with a cottage cheese consistency.
5. Add the remainder of the water. Stir and allow the potion to bathe in the light of a full moon for 5 hours.
6. Slowly sprinkle the pixie dust into the cauldron while stirring vigorously. The potion should now be a maroon color.
7. Grind the Dung Beetle wings into a fine powder and add it to the mixture. Let the potion sit until the dawn of the third day. Allow the potion to bake in the sun until nightfall.
8. Add half of the unicorn horn shavings to the cauldron and stir continuously for three hours. Add the remainder of the shavings. Stir seven times in a counterclockwise direction. Allow the potion to simmer for 11 days.
9. At exactly mid-day on the 11th day, add the squid ink. The potion should now be a royal purple and have the consistency of syrup.
10. Bottle the potion (3 oz in each bottle) and store in a cool, dry place. Wait 4 days before using the potion.*
11. When ready, drink the potion while reciting the following words** (must be spoken in English):
Give me the power of speech.
Suck the language like a leech.
Let the words of choice flow from my tongue.
Like a gentle bell does sound when rung.
Save the silence that blankets me now for later.
Give me speech, let me be the orator.
*Any remaining potion can keep for up to one year when stored in a cool, dry place. Any outdated potion should be disposed of and a new batch should be brewed.
**The potion lasts up to three hours after ingesting. Drink as needed.
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Thank you for reading. As always, any reviews will be appreciated.
-Madam Midnight-