In one instance, Harry and his two friends, Ron and Hermione, wanted to find out if Malfoy, another student at the school, was the Heir of Slytherin but they didn’t know how to prove it. Hermione suggested this one potion that they could use to transform into someone else so they could sneak in and question Malfoy without him knowing; but since no one has ever made it before, no one knew how to make it. Hermione went to the library and took out the book that had the potion’s recipe. Even though she claimed, “This is the most complicated potion I’ve ever seen,” she learned exactly how to make the potion by simply reading the recipe (Rowling 165). Hermione followed the recipe as stated and after rereading the recipe to ensure she did it right, they added the last ingredient and completed the potion. Once they drank the potion, it worked just as the book stated it would. Harry and Ron both transformed into Malfoy’s best friends, Goyle and Crabbe. The potion that Hermione just learned how to make worked so flawlessly that Rowling affirmed, “Ron was indistinguishable from Crabbe” (217). Reading the recipe proved to be a significant part in successfully making the potion and finding out key information about the Heir of
In one instance, Harry and his two friends, Ron and Hermione, wanted to find out if Malfoy, another student at the school, was the Heir of Slytherin but they didn’t know how to prove it. Hermione suggested this one potion that they could use to transform into someone else so they could sneak in and question Malfoy without him knowing; but since no one has ever made it before, no one knew how to make it. Hermione went to the library and took out the book that had the potion’s recipe. Even though she claimed, “This is the most complicated potion I’ve ever seen,” she learned exactly how to make the potion by simply reading the recipe (Rowling 165). Hermione followed the recipe as stated and after rereading the recipe to ensure she did it right, they added the last ingredient and completed the potion. Once they drank the potion, it worked just as the book stated it would. Harry and Ron both transformed into Malfoy’s best friends, Goyle and Crabbe. The potion that Hermione just learned how to make worked so flawlessly that Rowling affirmed, “Ron was indistinguishable from Crabbe” (217). Reading the recipe proved to be a significant part in successfully making the potion and finding out key information about the Heir of