Potions Syllabus

[Desideria Tapia]

Course: Potions: Years 1-7
Instructor: Professor Desideria Tapia
Location: Dungeons

Office: Dungeons
Office Hours: Whenever I'm needed; either sticky a note on my door, slip something under the door, talk to me before or after class to make an appointment, or Owl Me

Course Description:
This course looks at potions, the ingredients used to brew potions, and the effects of said potions. We will discuss potions, ingredients, and effects on a daily basis when classes are scheduled. During Double Potion lessons, students will put to use their knowledge and know-how to create assigned potions and will be graded on their ability of said potion by color, texture, and sometimes by way of testing in class.

Required Texts (varies depending on year):*
Years 1-5: Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
Years 6-7: Advanced Potion-Making by Libatius Borage
All Years: Asiatic Anti-Venoms

Required Materials:*
1 Cauldron (Pewter, standard size 2)
1 Set of Glass or Crystal Phials
1 Set of Brass Scales
Basic Potion Ingredients from an Apothecary. (Some ingredients may be provided depending on lesson, and as always if a student runs out of ingredients, I have many order forms for different apothecaries, but one may borrow ingredients from me until theirs have arrived.)

Attendance Policy:
This is a required class years 1-5 and for those who pass OWLs in years 6-7, therefore: Attendance is Mandatory! It's simple, you don't show up, you don't get a grade. There are no absences allowed, except in dire circumstances. Please understand, I'm doing this for your good. You are the ones taking the end of the year exams, trying to get into the next year, if you don't learn the material because you were absent, it does not fall under my responsibility to track you down and get you the material. Just come to class.

Tardiness is unacceptable. As simple as my absentee policy; if you're late, you lose your House points and will be subjected to another form of punishment, one I deem fit (such as cleaning out all of the cauldrons for the day, not using magic). I know someone may have a class way up in the towers and turn around and have a class down here, but I am willing to come to an agreement with you. If this is your case, tell me and we can be clear that it is all right to be a minute or two late. However, any other tardiness is highly irritating and may cause my temper to be shown, something we do not want to experience during class. Therefore, do not be late, or face consequences.

Conduct:
I expect everyone to treat one another fairly and respectfully. Arguments will lose points, debates will not. There is a difference, subtle as it may be sometimes, it's there.

If anyone disagrees with my teaching methods, Owl me and we'll talk. If there is disagreement over my lesson plans, Owl me and we'll talk.

I'm a fairly agreeable person and if something does not suite another I am open to discussion and changes if a concern is valid. That's why things are tentative.

Evaluation Policy:
Class Participation:
Like attendance, participation is mandatory; not only so you learn, but so I know what I still need to teach you. If I ask a question, I require an answer; if someone has a question, raise your hand, I'm not going to bite your head off. It's another simple rule, participate and be awarded (varies).

Assignments:
There will be in class and take home assignments. Again, simple rule: do the homework, get the grade; don't do the homework, fail.

Quizzes and Exams:
Each student will be required to take quizzes and exams on assigned dates. There are very few exceptions to this rule, that being you are in the Hospital Wing or you are MIA. Let's hope you are one of the two because otherwise there will be no make-up for you.

Extra-Credit:
My Teaching Assistants (T.A.s) will be awarded points as extra-credit.

* copied from the Harry Potter books as what was used

[Desideria Tapia]

Tentative Course Outline

First Years:

1) Cleaning Solution
Students will begin by learning a simple potion for cleaning common household things. It will be simple to learn and easy to use and students will be expected to bring the dirtiest thing they have from their room to clean in front of the class.

2) Boil-Cure Potion
Another fairly simple potion, one used in common emergencies when one has contacted boils. It is a good potion to have on hand for such occasions and will aid students in learning more advanced potions.

3) Forgetfulness Potion
A simple name explaining exactly what the potion does. It is used to make a person forget something. It's fun for lesson and will be monitored very carefully to be sure no students run away with any in his or her pockets, and if one is found to do so, consequences await.

4) Memory Potion
The exact opposite of the Forgetfulness Potion. Students will learn this simple potion to counter-act the previous potion used. It may be tested by students under the discretion of myself and we'll see what comes from it. This is a useful potion for those who need a bit of memory jogging when studying for exams.

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Second Years:

1) Hiccuping Solution
Used to cause hiccups

2)Burn-Healing Paste
A quick fix to a lasting pain. Will come in handy.

3) Swelling Solution
Plain as the name, its a potion that causes something to swell into abnormal size. Do not fool around in this class, as it can be a dangerous potion.

4) Antidotes
A review of the numerous amount of antidotes and a potion to brew.

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Third Years:

1) Wound-Cleaning Solution
A potion good to know and good to have on hand at all times. Students will be required to brew and test (not on themselves, I will provide something that resembles a wound).

2) Shrinking Solution
May be used as an antidote to the Swelling Solution, the Shrinking Solution forces objects to shrink in size.

3) Fire-Protection Potion
A potion that allows the drinker all harm from licking flames.

4) Babbling Beverage
A fun potion class, one for enjoyment before holidays. Be sure not to drink too much, as one does not want to spill all thoughts. If a students is found to be sneaking the potion away, there will be consequences awaiting.

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Fourth Years:

1) Confusing Concoction
A potion used to confuse a being. While it is not a fair fighting technique, I believe if you can slip it into a drink, then it's fair. If you are caught sneaking any out of class however, you can expect punishment.

2) Aging Potion
A fun potion to learn, but not to be used in most circumstances. We will be brewing the potion and checking it as always, but students will be provided a bit Shrinking Potion before they leave the class room.

3) Photograph Potion
Ever wonder how wizarding photographs have the ability to move? Ever wish to develop wizarding photographs yourself? Well, now you can learn!

4) Euphoria

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Fifth Years:

1) Polyjuice Potion
A potion that allows the drinker to visibly become another.

2) Strengthening Solution
It is a potion that takes a couple of days to create, but we'll force it into one class period so we may see how it affects students. Of course, if a potion does not look well, a student will not be asked to test it.

3) Wit-Sharpening Potion
It says what it does. We'll see by the end of the lesson who has the sharpest tongue and the clearest mind.

4) Invigoration Draught
Another fairly simple potion to decipher. The effects of the potion invigorate the drinker, and as always, this will be tested on students at the end of the lesson.


N.E.W.T.s

Sixth Years:

1) Pepper-Up Potion
A potion that is handy to have so one does not need to make constant runs to the Hospital Wing when you may have a cold. With winter just around the corner, students will appreciate this little potion.

2) Diluted Truth Serum

3) Love Potion
A fun potion to be learned merely for the essence of learning. It will not be tolerated if I find a student snuck a bit of this in a vial for outside of the class room use.

4) Show Me What You Got
A chance for students to choose their own potion to create and to give me a good sense of who I am teaching and what they have learned.

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Seventh Years:

1) Gregory's Unctuous Unction
A fun potion to be learned and to be tested by students. The drinker of this potion is conned into believing the one who gave the potion is the drinker's best friend.

2) Diluted Truth Potion
A highly dangerous, yet thrilling potion. The weakest of it's form, we will see which students are willing to spill secrets at the end of the lesson.

3) Felix Felicis
A potion used to make a person 'lucky'. Although luck is not believed by some, we will be making this difficult potion to see who has more luck than others in getting a small prize.

4) Show Me What You Got
A chance for students to choose their own potion to create and to give me a good sense of who I am teaching and what they have learned.



*These Potions are taken from the Harry Potter Series as well as HPLexicon as per what will be learned in each year. To see these Potions, their effects and ingredients, Click Here. Some of things will be made up as we go along
**I'm sorry for any inconvenience if these potions have already been made by your characters. I have tried to switch things around accordingly, but there may be some repeated potions to be made.