5

Harry and Hermione are discussing some younger students who want to give Harry a love potion. Hermione states,

"As I doubt whether even the Half-Blood Prince" -- she gave the book another nasty look-- "could dream up an antidote for a dozen different love potions at once."

Is this fair of Hermione to say? Could the Half-Blood Prince have come up with an antidote?

Improve this question
1
  • 1
    I'm sure he could -- he was a talented potions professor. Is it fair of her to say? Well, she was clearly jealous of the book (or rather, the HBP's notes), so it was most likely said out of envy/spite. However, she would have never made that comment if she knew who was writing those notes...
    – Eckert
    Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 16:12

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
9

Considering that we know that Half-Blood Prince is

Severus Snape

... he can.

"A bezoar is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it will save you from most poisons. (Philosopher's Stone)

Leaving the lifehack option out, the answer is we don't know. Probably, with enough research, he might have, for any givent combination of love potions - but not for a generic, random, unknown-in-advance combination.

The main thing preventing him would be:

  • Golpalott's Third Law

    "The antidote for a blended poison will be equal to more than the sum of the antidotes for each of the separate components."

  • The fact that presumably, some antidote components may not play well with OTHER antidote components. We see that in Muggle drugs.

Improve this answer
2
  • ps i think theirs a quote in hbp in his potions book about a bezoar too
    – Himarm
    Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 16:12
  • 1
    He's [Spoiler] F'in [Spoiler]! He can do anything!
    – user40790
    Commented Jan 5, 2016 at 17:22

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.