Potions Homework

Part 1:
Go around your house, outdoors, for a hike, or wherever and take pictures of 5 different plants, herbs, or flowers that might be used in potions.

Make sure to remember your originality marker for these.

Also, include the names of these (if you don't know their name feel free to make one up) and the description of potential use(s) for each.

4 points for each original picture, 2 points if pictures come from the internet, 1 point for each name, 1 point for each description of use.

My originality marker for this assignment is my pink iPod nano.

My 5 Plants and their uses (from left to right):

1. Trunk and leaf of palm - Brewed together they create a draught that increases confidence ensuring victory over ones enemies, though similar to Felix Felix Felicitus this potion is less difficult to make and has adverse side effects such as spontaneous anger outbursts that have lead to some unfortunate events. ... It has been banned by most all potion experts.
2. This grass, when combined with a few other elements (hair of dog, hair of cat, dried/ground strawberries and chopped peanuts) brewed in milk creates an ointment that will cause extreme itchiness and possible swelling to it's unsuspecting victims.
3. Philodendron... While, my Phil O'Dendron has the magical properties of also being able to keep me company, most of them contain toxins that are used in brewing rodenticides.
4. Mr. Plant (Honestly, I've no clue what he really is) - Mr. Plant's leaves have been used in calming solutions that help kee a person's rage levels down. He is a especially popular in office environments because the leaves give of vapors that also have this effect, though in a much much smaller potency.
5. Ms. Ivy herself has no real use in potions. HOWEVER she is used to attract some of the wildlfe that ingredients are cultivated from: lacefly wings, beetles, etc.

Part 2:
Answer the following potions questions:

1. Sneezewort, scurvy grass, and lovage are used to make what?
A: Allergen Solution
B:Confusing Draught
C: Babbling Befuddlement
D: Wandering Agent

2. Porcupine quills are to be added when to a Boil Cure Potion?
A: It is the second ingredient you add
B: Before it is removed from the fire
C: You don't add them, they aren't part of the potion
D: After it is removed from the fire

3. What potion, if brewed correctly, should change color numerous times throughout brewing including deep purple, lilac, and finishing clear?
A: The Draught of Living Death
B: Amortentia
C: Calming Draft
D: Elixir to Induce Euphoria

4. This ingredient in the Draught of Peace, would likely bring you permanent peace since it is poisonous, what is it?
A: Murlap
B: Belladonna
C: Mugwort
D: Hellebore
5. Chopped daisy roots, skinned shrivel-fig, sliced caterpillar, one rat spleen, dash of leech juice are all ingredients to what?
A: Swelling Solution
B: Deflating Draught
C: Shrinking Solution
D: Sleeping Draught

Part 3:
Take a picture of and list the ingredients and/or instructions to make one of your favorite potions that you have created.

This potion must have at the minimum, two ingredients to make it. Be sure to include you originality marker to prove it's yours!!!

For example it could be something as simple as your favorite coffee (with sugar or creme), or it could be an alcoholic mixed drink concoction that you have created. Your potion could also be an actual potion, oil, salve, or something else that you use as well.

My favorite poison...errr.... POTION! I meant Potion!
The Tequila Sunrise
Ingredients: Orange Juice (no pulp), A shot of Tequila, and a Splash of grenadine
Instructions: Mix Orange Juice and Tequila, Pour the grenadine in, allowing it to "float" for the color variations.

Delicious.