Slightly out-of-character For Game Reference - the Wolfsbane Potion
Since Canon doesn't tell us the directions and creation of the Wolfsbane potion, JL is very creative about such things and came up with a recipe and proceedure which fits with what we know of in canon, and gives us lots of room for tweaking. I should have posted this ages ago, as I've had it all along and had this 'in my head' as I refer to the Wolfsbane potion.
JL created this in a game where she played Snape, during the war, and her Snape 'modified' the potion to help the werewolf be able to resist the Imperius Curse, because that was one of the reasons Voldie wanted the werewolves to use the potion, in that game, was to be able to 'control' the creature by controling the human mind.
For this game purposes, only the 'original' potion here is in existence at this time.
Text in bold indicates Severus's slight changes from the "official" version as used in PoA, and these mild 'tweaks' are present in the version he uses now, in this game.
Text in italics indicate's an ingredient substitution for the purposes of blocking Imperio, which are NOT used in this game at this time (but might be in the future).
There are two versions of Triple Wood Blend - light (Hawthorne, Rowan, & Birch) and dark (Hawthorne, Rowan, Yew). Dark is more commonly used amoung dark wizards due to the more death-like connotations of Yew and was the assumed blend for the wolfsbane.
Ingredients
Aconite Leaves (Powdered Aconite)
4 whole Mandrake Roots (.15 kg Chopped Mandrake Root)
Crushed Moonstone (Powdered Moonstone)
2.5 litres Murtlap Essence
Phoenix Ashes
Powdered Sunstone
Triple Wood Blend (in chips) (use 'light' blend)
3 ashwinder eggs (runespoor eggs)
several drops asphodel infusion (a dash of glumbumble fluid)
1 slab of Selenite
1 handful of Hematite pebbles
Procedure
- At sunset on the evening of the Dark Moon, create an infusion from Mandrake Root and Murtlap Essence
- Leave in cauldron for brew to simmer until the Full Moon
- At the exact Dark Moon, add Hematite to disolve
- Once Hematite is disolved, add Asphodel Infusion (Glumbumble Fluid) and stir for 28 heartbeats
- At Moonrise for each day of the Waxing Crescent Moon, add a pinch of aconite and a pinch of moonstone powder, stiring for another 28 heartbeats after.
- At midnight on each of the three days of First Quarter, add a handful of Triple Wood Blend
- At the exact First Quarter, add Selenite and Ashwinder eggs (Runespoor eggs), allow to disolve overnight
- At Moonset for each day of the Waxing Gibbus Moon, add a pinch of phoenix ashes and a pinch of sunstone powder, stiring for 28 heartbeats after.
Administration
- Potion should be administered for at least three days prior to the Full Moon - Severus uses five to seven days in this game
- Just before each dose is administered, stir for 13 counts of 13 with a moonstone wand
- Allow to simmer until a thick, but not gummy, consistency is achieved
- Potion should be allowed to simmer until final dose is administered and should be taken while fresh and hot
JL created this in a game where she played Snape, during the war, and her Snape 'modified' the potion to help the werewolf be able to resist the Imperius Curse, because that was one of the reasons Voldie wanted the werewolves to use the potion, in that game, was to be able to 'control' the creature by controling the human mind.
For this game purposes, only the 'original' potion here is in existence at this time.
Text in bold indicates Severus's slight changes from the "official" version as used in PoA, and these mild 'tweaks' are present in the version he uses now, in this game.
Text in italics indicate's an ingredient substitution for the purposes of blocking Imperio, which are NOT used in this game at this time (but might be in the future).
There are two versions of Triple Wood Blend - light (Hawthorne, Rowan, & Birch) and dark (Hawthorne, Rowan, Yew). Dark is more commonly used amoung dark wizards due to the more death-like connotations of Yew and was the assumed blend for the wolfsbane.
Ingredients
Aconite Leaves (Powdered Aconite)
4 whole Mandrake Roots (.15 kg Chopped Mandrake Root)
Crushed Moonstone (Powdered Moonstone)
2.5 litres Murtlap Essence
Phoenix Ashes
Powdered Sunstone
Triple Wood Blend (in chips) (use 'light' blend)
3 ashwinder eggs (runespoor eggs)
several drops asphodel infusion (a dash of glumbumble fluid)
1 slab of Selenite
1 handful of Hematite pebbles
Procedure
- At sunset on the evening of the Dark Moon, create an infusion from Mandrake Root and Murtlap Essence
- Leave in cauldron for brew to simmer until the Full Moon
- At the exact Dark Moon, add Hematite to disolve
- Once Hematite is disolved, add Asphodel Infusion (Glumbumble Fluid) and stir for 28 heartbeats
- At Moonrise for each day of the Waxing Crescent Moon, add a pinch of aconite and a pinch of moonstone powder, stiring for another 28 heartbeats after.
- At midnight on each of the three days of First Quarter, add a handful of Triple Wood Blend
- At the exact First Quarter, add Selenite and Ashwinder eggs (Runespoor eggs), allow to disolve overnight
- At Moonset for each day of the Waxing Gibbus Moon, add a pinch of phoenix ashes and a pinch of sunstone powder, stiring for 28 heartbeats after.
Administration
- Potion should be administered for at least three days prior to the Full Moon - Severus uses five to seven days in this game
- Just before each dose is administered, stir for 13 counts of 13 with a moonstone wand
- Allow to simmer until a thick, but not gummy, consistency is achieved
- Potion should be allowed to simmer until final dose is administered and should be taken while fresh and hot