Potions and Neville (was: Potions - can Muggles make them?)

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 1751

At 12:03 PM 9/18/00 +0000, Blaise wrote:
>What exactly is magical about potions?  Obviously the ingredients are
>not from normal Muggle plants and animals, but if a Muggle had all
>the ingredients, could he make a potion?  Where does the magic come
>into potions?

I'm guessing the cauldron must be heated by a magical flame.

>I notice that Neville often gets his potions wrong, but this seems to
>be from following the instructions wrongly rather than any innate
>lack of magic.

If I may "import" a thread from alt.fan.harry-potter, does anyone
here think that Neville may have trouble remebering things because
someone altered his memory, a la Bertha Jorkins, and maybe once
the curse is broken he'll go on to great things?



                                                 -- Dave