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trying to explain ✨magic potion✨with quantum physics is WILD

Never thought I would hear about quantum physics in a Harry Potter theory

I think, for a potionaire, "Liquid luck" is a lot easier to sell than "Temporary psychological and clairvoyant help for difficult situations"

My interpretation is that the potion gives the drinker a kind of magical intuition for what to do in order to achieve the best possible outcome for the drinker. I do not think that it enhances the subconscious ability to extrapolate information and choose the best possible path however, as Harry's friends later drink Felix Felicis before the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and successfully manage to avoid curses during the battle. I doubt that they were always able to see or sense when the death eaters were about to cast curses, so the luck it provides can't come from information they know, imo. So basically, I think the potion somehow analyses the best possible path you could take to achieve your goal and guides you along it, which is kind of scary, since it drugs you into abandoning free will.

Apparently the Japanese Flying Class teach quit playing Quidditch professionally after she found out that someone had been slipping her Liquid Luck

In the book it seemed like the potion didn't change physics. It seemed like the potion gave someone abilities similar to Allice Cullen and Pual Atredies where they could see different possible futures and knew what to do to make the future they wanted happen. When Harry took the potion he knew exactly what he needed to say and do to get what he wanted but he still had to say and do the right things.

I like what you said that the potion gives the user a form of clairvoyance. I think of it like there are waters around us of probabilites that flow in casuality all each with their own inital conditions. The potion doesn't effect the flow of these probabilites but allows the user to, sub consciously, feel these flows and follow the ones that lead to their hearts desires. I think emotion plays a role in the potion in determining the outcomes of the, "Luck". I think back to the movie where Harry mentioned he felt like he needed to go to hargrids. Maybe that is where the monkeypaw effect happens. The driving force is your heart and if you start to desire things that are just not physically possible you start to become more and more reckless, or you begining to cloud your own clairvoyance, effectively ignoring the effects of the potion int he first place. To summarieze I agree that the potion seems to be a type of clairvoyance of the soul.

One of Voldemorts biggest problems was his deep hatred of depending on anyone or anything. His self importance is directly why he wouldn’t want to use liquid luck

I agree with the clairvoyance part of your theory. I think the potion gives a very watered down, but still very potent effect similar to a demiguise. The user can see multiple paths, select the most favorable one, forget about it, but still follow that chosen path. As "Felix knows what's right."

It could simply be that the potion inclines the drinker to act on the random states and circumstances in the way that leads to the most fortuitous outcome, rather than changing the universe itself. It wouldn't really be "luck" anymore at that point, but it would still look like it to the casual observer.

I always thought that the reason Felix Felicis was not used more regularly in combat was perhaps because it could only be made in small amounts. And any attempt to make a larger batch of the potion results in failure. So why don’t potioneers stockpile it? My guess to that question is that maybe it is something that losses potency over time. The potion takes six months to brew, with some very complicated steps. So one would need to have time and skill to make it correctly. Not to mention the timing to make it for a specific fight that may occur at any moment. On top of this we haven’t considered the cost of the ingredients. Perhaps these are either hard to acquire, are prohibitively expensive, or both. Any one of these reasons would make Liquid Luck’s use in duels challenging.

It seems like Felix Felicis just gives the drinker nudges in the right ways to go to achieve their aims. After all, when Ron and Hermione were questioning Harry's reason for going to Hagrid's after drinking it, his reply was, "Trust me, I know what I'm doing... or at least... Felix does." There's also the start of the paragraph just before Harry told Slughorn that he is the Chosen One: "He knew he was safe: Felix was telling him that Slughorn would remember nothing of this in the morning."

Liquid luck can work within the framework of normal physics. You need to assume that you can achieve anything you want by making proper decisions. Like you can go from point A to B on the map but you need to know the path. Liquid luck is like enabling gps in your head. And then you just know the path to point B from where you are now.

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Luck can be very interpretational. Such as fighting Voldemort,it might be lucky to die quick and painless than be tortured

In the books it is stated something like that it enlightens parts of the way to achivement but not the entire way and that it made it possible to achive anything somebody is theoretically able too. So I think it might be a combination of empowering and increase of confidence in the abilities somebody naturally has and it might enable/activate a kind of basic „inner eye“ for everybody, not only skilled seers, to guide to the right decisions to be made.

The difference between Luck and Fate is that Luck is an accident.

It sounds to me like it affects probability. (Like certain Superhero characters) Yes, the world is random, BUT some things are more likely than others to happen. This could create an aura that aids in bringing those more probable things forward. This wouldn't disrupt the ENTIRE fabric of reality. It would just be a localized phenomina. (Like any other spell)

3:10 "and it fundamentally defies the principles of causality and probability"... well given that time travel is possible in the HP universe (regardless how it can or can't alter the past), it's certain that future events can become their very own cause. This makes me think that magic must be powerful enough to defy said principles.

I agree with the assessment that it probably just allows a person to have an intuition of what they need to do, as well as a boost in assertiveness and confidence.

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That's exactly what I thought! Felix Felicis only affects the mind. It greatly enhances confidence and intuition, I suppose. How did Harry know he had to go to Hagrid, though? I know Hagrid sent him an invite to Aragog's funeral in the book. Did Harry have any reason to think Slughorn would be nearby? I remember that in the movie, Hermione told him that Slughorn likes to go for a walk after dinner. So Harry's subconscious could've put it together and concluded that the chances of meeting Slughorn on the way to Hagrid were high.

These videos are my favourite! As the movies only vaguely glance over some ridiculously powerful things, without any explanation.

Liquid Luck sounds like Adderall to me. 😁

I like the theory that’s it’s basically just water and works based on the placebo effect like how harry made Ron think he took it before a quidditch match

it might also be a metaphor for the placebo effect. harry makes ron think he put it in his food and because ron believes he does well in quidditch.

My theory is that it works by borrowing your own luck from your future self. If everyone has a set amount of luck in their lifetime, the potion takes a small percentage of that and concentrates it over the next few hours. This means that the more you take it, the less lucky you will be in the future. Taking it occasionally, you wont notice it, but do it too much and it'll really screw you up.

I learned a simple rule of life, if someone telling you "No" is the worst outcome that could happen then there is nothing to fear. Not asking someone out that you like gives you zero chance where if you ask it is 50/50. And when you do put yourself out there that sometimes tips the scales in your favor. Yes there is downside to this if you push it to hard but the phrase "It never hurts to ask" is a phrase for a reason. Just think, I can not sing Karaoke and then have fun singing some song. Your view on this is spot on and it fits the story very well also.

Many times, it is said that Liquid Luck can't make you do something that you are not capable of doing. So it must guide you into the proper choices to take the proper path to accomplish your goals, so it must use some type of clairvoyance. Similar to Dr. Strange in Infinity Wars, when he saw the one path to thwarting Thanos.

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Don't you think the wizarding world contradicts the laws of nature itself

We know that future sight and even time travel exist in the Harry Potter universe. So a potion that allows one to subconsciously predict the future and perform the precise series of actions that will lead to the best possible outcome doesn't seem that farfetched.

Or perhaps Dumbledore's manipulative actions always laid it out. It's hard to believe Albus himself couldn't get a memory from Slughorn. But knowing Slughorn's tendencies, and knowing how Harry really intrigued Slughorn to the point of infatuation. After all it just so happened that Dumbledore decided to give Harry lessons ( training) right after he put on the cursed ring that would take his life eventually leading to curcumstances of Snape getting the DADA position that is also cursed , sealing Snapes fate at the school. And old Albus just happened at the same time to find his old friend to teach potions. And coincidental...? that Harry wouldn't of been told earlier, when he went with Dumbledore that he could actually now continue his goal of being an auror and not lead to circumstances that eventually has Harry finding the HBP book in the cupboard. All the memories that Dumbledore showed Harry pertained to helping Harry later in DH. And the training Harry needed by finding a way to get that memory. It's almost as if Dumbledore himself took liquid luck. Because of all the insane, crazy , circumstances that needed to occur for the story to happen the way it did. Originally the HBP was supposed to be in the second book COS. Just saying I really find it hard to believe that Dumbledore could not of gotten that memory. And the valuable lessons Harry learned along the way helped him to defeat Voldemort. As far as no one else getting killed that night Dumbledore died?.....That was pure ......luck

The potion doesn't contradict the laws of physics. Witches and wizards already possess this ability. The potion could enhance the magic-user's subconscious use of magic in order for them to accomplish literally anything. Trying to do a backflip? Well, wizards already have the innate ability to fly, and though most need a broomstick, the use of the potion would allow them to generate just enough push to do it. Trying to convince someone of something? Well, the Imperius curse exists, and so does Legilimency. Surely, through subtle manipulations of the brain's functioning, the person could be convinced of anything. Rolling a dice? Levitation itself is more than enough to influence the roll. Subtle nudges in the right direction could give you 6s every time. While it appears to be luck, it moreso just grants the wizard almost full control of their subconscious influence of reality. Basically turning accidental magic from a rare phenomenon which occurs alongside heated emotions into a commonplace, subtle extension of the subconscious. Though your explanation definitely makes a lot of sense.

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." -Seneca

First, allow me to say how much I have enjoyed your videos on all the varied topics you have touched on. Well done indeed. Second, I am of the opinion that liquid luck is nothing but a placebo. My reasoning is simple. Ron thought he drank the potion and performed brilliantly in his Quiddich match. Harry drank it, and everything just sort of worked in his favor. It wasn't the potion, but the BELIEF in the potion. Sometimes, all you need is a push to believe in what you do in order for things to work out.

Remember Ron? Harry didn’t actually use Felix Felicis on him…Ron only thought he did? That would answer the question. 👍🏻

It seems like this particular potion can basically manipulate outcomes but unconsciously. It almost seems like somewhere during the process of the potion unknown to Harry, the potion seems like it makes the user unconsciously predicts the future and guides the body to ensure that whatever the initial desire is achieved by forcing the user to do acts that favor the desire and can lead to an alternate future.

They way you describe it reminds me of the old Æon Trinity Universe and how High Level Clairsentience operates, where a person becomes a node of possibilities and is able to Perceive the most favorable outcome, and make it happen.

It could allow the user to see the clear immediate future like a dimiguise

I see liquid lock as something that highlights the best route to take to provide the best potential outcomes for a given situation

Amazing video about liquid luck in Harry Potter,fantastic job.

I like your theory about liquid luck!!

One thing to note is that very few events we see as luck are actually random in a quantum physical sense. For example, rolling a die is a purely mechanical process. The reason we call it luck is because it is almost impossible to predict or influence the outcome by our own actions (see chaos theory). Therefore I agree to the hypothesis of "subconscious clairvoyance", as it might enhance the senses in a way that one can predict the outcome of actions that are unpredictable for normal humans. That isn't even physically impossible in theory. That of course means that Felix Felicis can not manipulate real randomness (quantum level events). But that's not even necessary in most cases. It could make the drinker know intuitively how exactly to roll a die to get the desired outcome, or predict where a roulette ivory ball will end up.

My interpretation of the potion is that it simply attunes the user to the ebb and flow of the energies in the world around them. Every use detailed in the books only shows the lucky outcomes in situations that the users are directly involved in (though the outcomes can be profound, e.g. Harry accidentally bumping into Ginny while invisible ultimately combination with Harry marrying Ginny), so it doesn't change anything about the world outside the user other than the way in which the user interacts with it. This is consistent with Harry's sudden change in attitude and carefree behavior while under the influence of Felix. It got him out of his own way in order to allow him to ride the waves of the universe. It's a potion that bestows upon the user an intuitive sense of what the right place and the right time are.

Magic did accomplish stopping aging with Nicholas Flamel with his Philosiphers Stone. And this single potion could theoretically work in a similar fashion. Also we don’t know the exact manner in which liquid luck works, nor the way it affects the quantum field. And without that knowledge the best we have is educated guesses and theory.

Instead of it being called Liquid Luck, I think it should be called Liquid Confidence.

You know I think when Harry drank Liquid Luck Draco was able to fix the Vanishing Cabinet

If anything liquid luck probably just influences the drinker to make choices that gets them to their goal, like a GPS of sorts. Drinker (in this case harry) consumes the potion and turns on the gps function that tells them to do this thing to get to their goal, they don’t HAVE to do it and it’s not like doing random things gets them what they want, in Harry’s case it all started with him initially wanting to go down to Hagrids despite the advice of Hermione and Ron and choosing to do such “I feel like it’s the place to be tonight” which starts the tumble of him actually getting the memory.

I think that liquid luck is both of your theories: A mood and psychological enhancer as well as giving the user unconscious clairvoyance.

Felix Felices invokes the Placebo effect

Maybe liquid luck is similar to NZT-48, the “Limitless” drug.

The trouble is that Harry found Slughorn where he didn't know Slughorn would be. If Slughorn hadn't been in the wrong place, where Harry ran into him on the way to Hagrid's, he wouldn't have gotten the memory. That means that the potion knows things the drinker does not and leads the drinker toward their goal through steps the drinker would NOT have even thought were necessary. Harry completely abandoned the plan the trio had come up with after drinking.

I think what it actually does is subtly augment your PERCEPTION. Similar to what you're thinking. But rather than outright predicting the future, I think what it actually does is augment your ability to pick up on subtle cues you may have otherwise missed so you can act on them.

Accepting that it's fictional, no, it's real within the Potter context. Remember when the potion was bubbling merrily away in slughorn's room? Big golden drops leaping about and nothing spilled

Liquid luck is magic so it either a. depends on different even more fundamental laws of nature (remember most physicists consider quantum mechanics to be transitional) or b. magic is not subject to the laws of physics depending how you view magic, magic isn't real so it scarcely matters

Imagine if you were a wizard that just focused all your abilities in perfecting Liquid Luck. Youd be basically unstoppable at everything. Even if it was basically just a PED youd still do very well.

If it does work the potion probably makes the person's intuition as well as enhances their magical ability to favor anything in their environment to come out the way that they would desire. Like for example the weather if it looks like it's cloudy then if the person wants it to be sunny then it'll just suddenly go away. It also could have an effect on the energy in the universe that if you believe the theory that we all are made of energy and that it would somehow rewrite the energy to work in your favor to make a positive outcome that you would desire, this even taking advantage of the time and as well realty itself.

The idea of enhancing or activating some latent seer quality is a fascinating one....someone who's already a gifted seer may find that Felix Felicis works rather differently for them than for most. As a writer, that makes the ol' idea factory giddy. As for whether the potion's fake or not...I guess a lot of it comes down to metagaming Rowling herself. Does she seem to imply it works, or does she leave breadcrumbs that allow it to be secretly a fraud? There ARE some suspicious moments... Ron and the Quidditch game is the obvious example here. Harry pretended to slip him the potion so that Ron would THINK he had Luck, because Harry knew that Ron had the skills to win, he just needed the confidence. Placeboing him would let his genuine skill shine through. And the idea of frauds in general are already prevalent throughout this series. Lockhart talks a big game but is a liar and can't do 99% of what he claims. Great with a memory charm, though. Felix's creator being similarly arrogant and boastful feels like a potential link to imply trickery. Like she's saying, or at least thinking, that "people who act like this are usually frauds". I'd want at least two more examples before treating this as strong evidence, though. Even the idea of people doing "impossible" things using nothing more than confidence is shown in the series, with Neville and the Imperius Curse. It's not quite like the movie portrays it, where you can puppet someone around as if they were on strings. Instead, you give them mental commands, and they follow them as if hypnotized. In fact it works VERY similar to hypnotism, with the unfortunate detail that it bypasses real-life hypnotism's "rule" that people still won't do things they strongly disapprove of. All of this to say that Neville being described as performing feats of gymnastics that would normally be impossible for him - and Harry uses the word impossible - seem to be nothing more than a sign that Neville was _always_ capable of these things, if he gave 100% to the task. If you take away his anxious nature, as well as temporarily remove any fear he has of hurting himself with the stunt, he can indeed do these wacky gymnastic feats. To tie it back to Felix Felicis, it could be using a similar system, by which intense confidence and devotion to a task allow you to do what you were always theoretically able to do. This gives another layer of plausible deniability to the potion's effects: "The power was in you all along." The usage of the potion during the battle of the astronomy tower lends itself nicely to this as well. Just one year prior, these students were already taking on Death Eaters on roughly equal terms. They got banged up, sure, but were banging the baddies up in turn. Between the experience gained in that fight and the additional learning of sixth year, they could well be even stronger, and thus win with less injuries, no luck required. All the more-so when you consider that there were far more students, and some teachers, in the mix as well. In the end, the main thing to look at is Harry's on-page usage of the potion. The way the story describes him feeling, acting, and making decisions. Less what he himself says, and more what the narrator says about him. This is the make-or-break moment. If there are hints HERE that there may be something fake about the potion, as far as I'm concerned that's the ballgame. But it also has the chance to refute the theory by making him do things that can't be explained by confidence - magical or otherwise - alone. In the absence of either, we're left to make nothing more than a judgement call, and must conclude that it is, ironically, inconclusive. I _have_ actually checked that scene before, years back, and left uncertain, so I'd be curious to hear other people's takes, and I might read it again if something piques my interest.

Personally, I thought it might endow additional blood or oxygen to the brain enabling it to work more quickly and efficiently making it easier to perceive the majority of potential options that could be enacted.

Your explanation and understanding of Quantum Mechanics has one flaw, or rather is missing a critical component which could explain how Felix Felicis, or Liquid Luck works, with out breaking Probability, nor Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Entanglement. Under the Theory of Quantum Entanglement, particles, and presumably other things, even greater scales are connected intrinsically and irrevocably even if separated vast distances. How Felix Felicis, Liquid Luck, could work, rather than break, or defy anything, is to allow the person who has ingested the potion to perceive Quantum Entanglements around them. In this way, what seems random to others, has perfect order to the person who ingested Felix Felicis, Liquid Luck, at least while it was active in their brain and nervous system .

I think it might be a sort of mix of the psychological effect and the clairvoyance, hence the recklessness and functionality we see from it

Remembers me early skyrim... making potion to Improve Enchanting, Then, making enchantment to improve potion crafting, ... rinse and repeat, each time more powerfull results xD

My guess is that this potion enhances alertness and gives a feeling of supreme self-confidence. Muggles have a substance with similar effects.

I like your theory

Quantum mechanics only deals with the interactions and behaviors of subatomic particles. It has no bearing at all on things at the macro level. In fact, things that are true at the subatomic level are often completely at odds with how things work at larger scales. While your overall premise may have some merit, you should not invoke a theory you don't understand just to make it sound more legitimate.

It temporarily removes all doubtful thoughts.

Thank god. I was so worried this whole video was a waste of time with the Placebo effect as the answer. Psychological enhancement and improved foresight are good answers. (At the end of the day it is just magic as the answer. These theories are fun. Also, Voldermort, I feel, would just think liquid luck beneath him and is used by people not powerful enough to rely on themselves. )

In our real world, I can see your point! But in the wizarding world, liquid luck can be just that...a potion of luck!!!!

Felix Felices is practically a placebo to the wizarding world.

Liquid Luck is simply magical "creatures" invisible to all connected to the user effectively giving them a team with an illusion of "luck" Its like those "horses" pulling the carriages that one girl could see.

I wonder what would happen if the Quidditch players of both competing teams drank Felix Felicis before the Quidditch match? Who would win?

Yeah, I always got the sense that it just granted Harry clarity of thought, focus and confidence. There's no way a bona-fide good luck potion would not be more of a staple if that's what it was. Frankly, even with this "nerf," I don't see why it isn't more of a staple. Maybe it's due to a culture of self-reliance? The potion is an easy path to success, but it cheapens the merit of the accomplishment, so even if you used it, you would have to live with a sense of not having truly earned your spot in the sun.

I feel like the potion is like A drugs, but obviously not crazy like hard drugs but definitely like coke and weed where it makes you chill like weed so nothing seems complicated but the drive of coke that gives you that little spring in your step. Although it doesn’t seem like much those two things alone boost your confidence astronomical and when you’re super confident everything seems to workout

Does Felix Felicis contain any demiguise hair, or diricawl feathers? Both of those beasts can sense imminent danger and remove themselves from the situation. Perhaps that’s where the clairvoyance that leads by only a few seconds or minutes comes from.

I'm pretty sure Felix Felicis is just really good scotch whiskey.

4:28 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic". -- Arthur C. Clark Perhaps the magical community are closer to quantum physicists than they think they are?

i don't understand why people question "luck" and try to find a scientific answer in a world where there is literal magic lol

It also depends on who determines what's "lucky" ... What if you drink it then get tortured by crucio and you die of a hearth attack..... "Lucky he wasn't alive to endure the torture"...

Or it could allow the subconscious to communicate to the consciousness the patterns of existence and how to manipulate them that one's desires might be obtained.

I am a massive nerd. Liquid Luck actually doesn’t get disproven. Quantum Mechanics May find it iffy, however under Theoretical Physics it works. String theory and the multi/bubble-verse would allow for it. Essentially, it would effect chance and probability of an outcome. For example, you go out to eat, there are 20 menu items. You ordered the fish. In another layer of reality, or even an entire new universe, you order the steak, and so on so that you order each item on the menu, and that all the different options vie it out and then the “winner” outcome is which meal you order in this universe or layer. Another example is that you choked on food, in this timeline you survived. But in an alternate universe/ layer/timeline, you died. Or it’s your friend that chokes etc. For each action there is a reaction. Thus, liquid luck could manipulate the outcome of what occurs to you in this timeline etc. It is also under this theory where real world Magick fits. Whether you practice Wicca or are a Catholic, prayer is Magick, it is manifestation and intention. And I suspect that if there is a divine power, or even supernatural abilities, this is why and how it works, by manipulating chance and probability. Or being able to sway it, or predict it etc. The more folks focusing intention, the more likely it will happen. But it is not a guarantee, as there still is a chance that it still won’t happen. So I think liquid luck would fall into that area specifically if it was real.

I always thought that this potion just makes ones intuition go on steroids, effectively guiding him on the fast track to his wanted outcome and not changing quantum physics at all. I don't think quantum physics is changed at all.

Felix felices is like the equivalent of taking Adderall or microdosing lsd except more effective.

I wish Liquid Luck really existed. I’d love to experience 2-3 hours in which absolutely everything seems to go right in my life. That would be different for a change.

I prefer the theory that it does absolutely nothing. It's just a placebo. This is why the "dose" Harry gave Ron before a quidditch match was just as effective as the "real" thing.

Maybe this potion works in a different way? Maybe it doesn't influence your surroundings on the quantumphysical level, maybe it makes you sense this quantum physics subconciously and than you can act accordingly?

It looks like it is a divination potion. Lets you subcontiously see the possible futures and pick the best paths.

3:11 "it rewrites quantum states" Actually, no, it doesnt. If we're referencing Schrödinger here then it would in fact simply lock in the uncertain states into a state of certainty.

You are looking for a logic in a fantasy potion. Okay. Not everything has to be logical even inside a fantasy story, I know a writer creates rules for the fantasy world that he/she creates. However rules are sometimes meant to be broken. This theory is interesting but I still have to ask- Explain how can it be that in the Battle Of The Astronomy Tower it wasn't a magical luck and only self-belief. If the potion doesn't grant luck, no way that weak witches and wizards students would have been able to survive a crazy battle, with insanely powerful and experienced adult dark wizards. There is a chance that for Remus it was a psychological effect but not for the kids come on. As for Minerva McGonagall she was way too powerful for nearly all DE.

I think Liquid Luck gave a person "dumb luck" which is basically the confidence to do things they wouldn't normally have done because they are able to perceive outcomes they wouldn't have otherwise seen, but its more of a strong urge to do that favorable outcome rather than knowingly doing it that makes it feel like luck. Simply because the person can't tell you why they chose the favorable outcome it would seem dumb, but lucky.

Isn’t his potion book a joke? It’s why snape always wrote directions on the board and why Hermione suddenly couldn’t succeed in potions just using the book for Slughorn because the book is just wrong

It's liquid confidence. Basically a magical anti-depressant or shark's adrenaline.

its not that liquid luck forces positivec experiences on you, its just that no matter what happens youll see the outcome that serves you

What? Why is everyone always trying to say this potion doesn't actually work? And your excuses because it changes things like Quantum States? And you don't think a spell like appaation changes a Quantum state when it teleports you through space and time? .... and you don't feel stupid for not thinking that? Well that annoys me.

Reasonable interpretation. Still, it's well marketed. Better than call it "Plot Armor"

What i dont get is how everyone who didn't have the half blood price's book passed their advanced potions class at all. I feel like one should be able to just follow the directions to a potion and one would expect the directions to be accurate enough so u don't fail your class but it seems like the directions in the text books were purposefully *almost* correct and unless you're a snape level potions genius then you would literally never be able to get a single potion right. Maybe it was on purpose so not every student could just have access to some of the most powerful potions ever (like living death is literally a murder weapon) and only a small set of the most skilled students could make them? or did everyone besides harry just failed their first try at living death cus it was their first advanced potions class ever and they hadn't learned enough yet? either way, the half blood prince proved that the text book is just flat out wrong so why make a text book that is giving out false info? or maybe i'm missing something but yea i'd love to hear some thoughts :)

I would say liquid luck works like LIMITLESS PILL. It takes all laten information and instantly recalls and organizes the information, but more so it places everything on autoschedule. It wasn't LUCK, it was OMNI preparation and a dash of naive and belief.

We may not truly know how it works, but JK did say most of magic is up to fan interpretation.

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