PolyJuice potion

[tonks_op]

>> kathi_girl:
> > Polyjuice Potion turns a different color, depending on whose "parts" or whatever are put into it.  Like in the beginning of DH, when Harry's hair is put into the potion, it turned gold. 
> > Now before the person's parts are put in, from what I can gather from CoS, it's like a greenish brown mud.

> Geoff:
> I'm not sure that the initial *colour* is defined. COS refers to a "bubbling treacle-thick Potion" (COS "The Polyjuice Potion"p.161 UK edition) which possibly implies the colour of treacle.
> 
> The other references on the same page are that Goyle's hair produces a khaki colour and Crabbe's darky, murky brown.

Tonks:

Thanks. Next question then is when is it safe to drink. Doesn't it pop and fizz or something first. I assume it is safe to drink when it becomes "calm". Right?

Tonks_op