Standard Potioning Water

From KB Lexicon
 Standard Potioning Water
TypeElemental
SourcePurified, charmed water
ClassificationStandard & Base Liquids
Primary UsesBase for most Hogwarts-taught potions
Common PotionsNearly all beginner recipes
Alchemical PropertiesPurified, neutral, slightly stabilizing
Magical EffectsEnsures consistent brewing conditions
Hazard LevelLow
Shelf LifeIndefinite when sealed
NotesCharmed in bulk in the dungeons; using tap water is grounds for a stern look.




Standard potioning water is a magically purified base calibrated for potion-work. It eliminates many variables—minerals, impurities, random enchantments—that could ruin a brew. Professors become irritable when students try to use “just lake water instead.”