Potions

Lacewing Flies • Potion ingredients Lacewing flies are mundane flying insects whose lace-like, transparent wings are used as an ingredient in Polyjuice Potion (CS10, CS11, CS12, Pm). Read More

Lacewing fly • Creature These insects are used as potion ingredients (see). They are small insects with large, transparent wings. Lacewing flies eat aphids. Read More

Lady's Mantle • Plants • Potion ingredients Lady’s mantle is a mundane plant with a yellow flower used in potion making. Read More

Laughing Potion • Potions A potion that creates uncontrollable laughter. Read More

Lavender • Plants • Potion ingredients A mundane plant used as a potions ingredient. Read More

Laverne de Montmorency • Character Laverne de Montmorency was famous for creating love potions (FW). She attended Hogwarts as a Ravenclaw from around 1834 until 1841 (Pm). Read More

Laverne de Montmorency, inventor of love potions, dies • Event

Leaping Toadstools • Potion ingredients A moving mushroom. Read More

Leeches • Potion ingredients A small non-magical worm that sucks blood. Read More

Leeches • Creature A leech is a small slug-like creature that lives in water. Leeches attach themselves to other creatures and suck their blood. Read More

Leticia Somnolens • Character Leticia Somnolens was a Hag who used the Draught of Living Death to put a princess to sleep (FW). Read More

Libatius Borage • Character Libatius Borage was a famous potioneer and author. Borage attended the Castelobruxo Wizarding School in Brazil (Pm). He wrote several books, including: Advanced Potion-Making, Asiatic Anti-Venoms and Have Yourself a Fiesta in a Bottle!… Read More

Lilith Molesby • Character Witch whose letter was published on the Problem Page of the Daily Prophet (DP3)… Read More

Lily Potter • Character Lily Potter is the mother of Harry Potter, who shared with Harry the most striking aspect of her appearance, her brilliant green, almond-shaped eyes (OP28). Lily was born to a Muggle family and grew up with her sister, Petunia, not far from Spinner’s End in the town of Cokeworth… Read More

Linfred of Stinchcombe • Character Twelfth-century ancestor and progenitor of the Potter family (Pm). Inventor of Skele-gro and PepperUp Potion (although this is also credited to Glover Hipworth (FW) in the 18th century). Read More

Linfred of Stinchcombe creates Skele-Gro and Pepper-Up potions • Event Linfred lives in a small village in Gloucestershire in the 12th century, where he potters around his extensive gardens and invents potions. His tonics and remedies are offered to both magical and non-magical folks, and he gains the nickname “The Potterer.” Two of the potions he invented are the precursors… Read More

Lionfish Parts • Potion ingredients Lionfish parts are used as ingredients in some potions. Read More

Lobalug • Creature A sea creature consisting of a poison sac and a spout; the Lobalug is used as a weapon by merpeople (FB). It is ten inches long. Read More

Locked Room • Ministry of Magic A room located in the Department of Mysteries on Level Nine of the Ministry of Magic (OP34)… Read More

Lovage • Plants • Potion ingredients Lovage is a mundane plant and a potion ingredient used to make Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts (OP18). Read More

Love Potion • Potions A love potion is a concoction which produces strong infatuation. A love potion does not really causes the person who drinks it to fall in love with someone, as it is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. A love potion simply causes the drinker to develop a powerful infatuation or… Read More

Love potion inventor Laverne de Montmorency is born • Event She goes on to create a number of love potions during her lifetime.  … Read More