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POLYJUICE POTION
BY J.K. ROWLING
The Polyjuice Potion, which is a complex and time-consuming concoction, is
best left to highly skilled witches and wizards. It enables the consumer to
assume the physical appearance of another person, as long as they have first
procured part of that individual’s body to add to the brew (this may be
anything – toenail clippings, dandruff or worse – but it is most usual to use
hair). The idea that a witch or wizard might make evil use of parts of the body
is an ancient one, and exists in the folklore and superstitions of many cultures.
The effect of the potion is only temporary, and depending on how well it
has been brewed, may last anything from between ten minutes and twelve
hours. You can change age, sex and race by taking the Polyjuice Potion, but
not species.
The fact that Hermione is able to make a competent Polyjuice Potion at
the age of twelve is testimony to her outstanding magical ability, because it is
a potion that many adult witches and wizards fear to attempt.
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