- "Then they visited the Apothecary, which was fascinating enough to make up for its horrible smell, a mixture of bad eggs and rotted cabbages. Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. While Hagrid asked the man behind the counter for a supply of some basic potion ingredients for Harry, Harry himself examined silver unicorn horns at twenty-one Galleons each and minuscule, glittery-black beetle eyes (five Knuts a scoop)."
- —Description.[src]
The Apothecary is a store located at North Side, Diagon Alley which supplies merchants with ingredients for potion-making. This seems to be Harry Potter and the Weasleys' apothecary of choice.
Ingredients sold[]
- Bat spleens (1 Galleon)
- Bat wings (5 Galleons)
- Bezoar (10 Galleons)
- Black beetle eyes (1 Galleon)
- Castor oil (4 Galleons)
- Dragon blood (12 Galleons)
- Dragon livers (3 Galleons)
- Dragonfly thoraxes (2 Galleons)
- Dried Billywig stings (7 Galleons)
- Eel eyes (1 Galleon)
- Flobberworm Mucus (1 Galleon)
- Honey (4 Galleons)
- Horklump juice (3 Galleons)
- Horned slugs (1 Galleon)
- Infusion of Wormwood (1 Galleon)
- Jobberknoll feather (5 Galleons)
- Knotgrass (5 Galleons)
- Lacewing flies (2 Galleons)
- Leaping Toadstool (3 Galleons)
- Leeches (6 Galleons)
- Lethe River Water (4 Galleons)
- Mistletoe berries (1 Galleon)
- Peppermint (3 Galleons)
- Poppy heads (2 Galleons)
- Porcupine quills (2 Galleons)
- Puffer-fish eyes (5 Galleons)
- Root of aconite (1 Galleon)
- Rose oil (8 Galleons)
- Rose thorns (3 Galleons)
- Salamander blood (2 Galleons)
- Shrivelfigs (3 Galleons)
- Snake fangs (2 Galleons)
- Spine of lionfish (2 Galleons)
- Sprig of Lavender (1 Galleon)
- Unicorn tail hair (10 Galleons)
- Unicorn horn (21 Galleons)
- Valerian sprigs (1 Galleon)
- Wolfsbane (1 Galleon)
History[]
On July 31, 1991, Rubeus Hagrid took Harry Potter to Diagon Alley to purchase supplies for his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry looked around the store while Hagrid dealt with the man behind the counter, noting that unicorn horns were on sale for twenty-one Galleons apiece, and black beetle eyes for five Knuts per scoop.[1]
Harry Potter returned here in 1993, in the summer before the beginning of his third year at Hogwarts School, to replenish his store of potions ingredients.[2]
In the summer of 1996, Harry joined the Weasleys in shopping for the upcoming school year. Neither Harry nor Ron Weasley bought any ingredients at the Apothecary, as they thought they would not be studying Potions in the school year to come.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- In The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the Apothecary is located in the Carkitt Market area, above the Museum of Muggle Curiosities.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Pottermore
- The Making of Harry Potter
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Chapter 4 (The Leaky Cauldron)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 6 (Draco's Detour)