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Swelling Solution is a potion that causes enlargement on contact. The user needs to brew this solution to cause a diversion in Chapter 11, Moment 1 of the Chamber Of Secrets on Pottermore, so you can collect a bicorn horn and boomslang skin from Snape's office.

From the Story[]

"Second-year Hogwarts students brew Swelling Solution in Potions class. This potion causes things to grow and expand. Its effects can be reversed with a Deflating Draught."

Ingredients[]

Making the potion[]

Part 1:[]

  1. Add 2 scoops of dried nettles to the mortar
  2. Add 3 pufferfish eyes to the mortar
  3. Crush to a medium fine powder
  4. Add 2 measures of crushed mixture to your cauldron
  5. Heat on a medium temperature for 20 seconds
  6. Wave your wand
  7. Leave to brew and return in 2-3 hours.

Part 2:[]

  1. Add 1 bat spleen to your cauldron
  2. Stir 4 times, anti-clockwise
  3. Heat to low for 30 seconds
  4. Wave your wand to complete the potion.

Brew times[]

Time to return to cauldron[]

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