Felix Felices

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 181598

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Laura Lynn Walsh <lwalsh at ...> 
wrote:

> The directions say that it has to brew for 6 months.  But that
> is inconsistent with the beginning of the story when Dumbledore
> and Harry go to convince Slughorn to come to Hogwarts.  It was
> during Harry's summer vacation, so there would not have been
> 6 months available for Slughorn to brew the potion for his first
> potions lesson



This topic was discussed here on the list before, and I remember that 
someone suggested that Felix Felicis was brewed(sp?) by Snape. Felix 
Felicis was included in the NEWT Potions class curriculum, so Snape 
started preparing it (and maybe other potions that it takes a long 
time to brew) in time to be ready for the first lesson in September. 
When Slughorn took over, he just continued what Snape started.

This suggestion seems rather logical to me. Snape was appointed to 
the DADA teacher job only in summer, so he was still the Potions 
master when he started with Felix Felicis. I think there were other 
suggestions as well, but I can't remember any right now :-).


zanooda