[HPforGrownups] Snape brewing Polyjuice Potion (was: Snape the spy)

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 18217

lea.macleod at gmx.net wrote:

> 2. If you take the P.Potion with hair from the "soul sucked" Barty C.,
> wont you turn out to become just as "soul sucked" as he is?
> Or is the transformation entirely reserved to the outward likeness of
> the other person?

Judging by Harry and Ron's use of the Polyjuice Potion in CoS, it
is just the outward likeness; they keep their own mentalities
when they turn into Crabbe and Goyle.  (Otherwise, wouldn't they
turn into an unconscious/drugged Crabbe and Goyle?)


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>