BOO.
Now came the hard part. Making a quick list of traits she knew about Harry Potter had been easy. Finding an herb to match them all was not so easy. Or, at least, she imagined it wouldn't be.
Then a thought came to mind.
Could she get rich off this?! She could just attach Potter's name to the tea bags, make all kinds of wild promises, and then BAM! She'd be raking in the galleons.
AWESOME.
Oh. Herbology class. Right. Sophie began to edit her list with a few herbs she thought would match Potter.
First, she looked through her list and chose a good half of the qualities that she'd like to include in her tea. She made those choices darker than the others and then scratched through the ones she wouldn't use. Then she searched through her book and found some good herbs to match those traits.
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Harry Potter
1. "The Undead"--strong, easily bounces back from situations, durable
2. Keeps on going and going and going--INVINCIBLE!
3. Way too loyal to his friends and family--can sometimes do things that bring HIM shortcomings just to take a moment to help somebody else.
4. Very, very brave
5. A true "Lion," so pretty much everything we listed earlier about Gryffindors.Gryffindor - energetic, courageous, daring
Dandelion: invigorating, promotes well-being
Borage: improves overall health, healing properties, restorative and stimulating.
Basil: warming, aids respiratory function
Sarsaparilla: performance enhancing, healing properties, nutritious
6. Very good with spell work--can bring himself lots of good luck and fortune through quick thinking with his wand
7. Knew how to heal his best friend with a bezoar--intelligent
8. Very fast (like in Quidditch)
9. Good at overcoming obstacles
10. Can be sneaky like a Slytherin--Hello, book of half-blood Prince! So, also the traits we listed about Slytherins, too.Slytherin - resourcefulness, cunning, ambition, self-preservation
Horsetail: nutritious, mood altering (may be both stimulating and relaxing) aids alertness and concentration
Nettles: healing powers, maintains and aids proper bodily functions
Lemonbalm: de-stress, treat insomnia, aids emotional disengagement
Hibiscus: soothes and stimulates, controls blood pressure
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Herbs for Potter
1. Dittany, because it's commonly used as a restorative. I think this fits in perfectly with the way Harry was able to go to battle so many times yet make it through and become restored in the end. There were times when most people just wouldn't make it through, yet Harry did.
2. Mandrake, because it's used to help people who have been hurt and feel pain. As I said before, Harry went to battle and basically had to defend himself time after time after time. This put him in a lot of emotional and physical pain.
3. Refer to Gryffindor qualities and herbs in original list. (dandelion, borage, basil, and sarsaparilla)
4. Refer to Slytherin qualities/herbs in original list.
5. Nettle, because it's commonly used for healing, and not only was Harry healed many times in his battles with Voldemort, we also read in history books where he's been known to heal other people, too. He once was able to think fast and give his friend a bezoar when he was poisoned.[/INDENT][/INDENT]
In the end, she decided to cut the Slytherin traits out, because those traits weren't really big Potter traits anyway.