Speculation on Liquid Luck

[terri_testing]

This idea came up in an exchange with, if I recall, madderbrad, but for those who missed it there, here’s my theory on Felix Felicis.

Horace told his class it was “Desperately tricky to make, and disastrous to get wrong.” (HBP 9

Comments

[oryx_leucoryx]

I love the idea, however I must point out that it is hard to rule out Draco being on Felix on the tower. How more lucky could he have been that night, given that it was too late to avoid being assigned his mission in the first place? He managed to maintain the integrity of his soul while having enough success that Severus could advocate for him to Voldemort - heck, Draco managed to bring more active-duty DEs to Hogwarts than anyone before him. He just needs some practice casting Unforgivables and he'd be top-notch DE material. Draco was successful enough that Voldemort let all 3 Malfoys live. Oh, he also disarmed Dumbles and became Master of the Elder Wand - are you sure no luck was involved there?

But even if we accept Draco did not have Felix, all it would mean is that there was no source to buy it that could be trusted not to report that Narcissa, wife of an imprisoned DE, bought a luck enhancing potion (was she planning a jailbreak?)

Specifically regarding Horace, he claims to have taken Felix twice in his lifetime, at 24 and at 57. Unless Severus was a time-traveler I don't think he brewed it then.