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[English]

Attention to detail in the preparation is the prerequisite of all planning.

Ah! Harry, my boy. I was beginning to worry.

You brought someone with us, I see.

Ron Weasley, sir.

But I'm dead awful at Potions. A menace, actually so. I'm probably just gonna -

Nonsense! We'll sort you out. Any friend of Harry's is a friend of mine.

Get your books out.

Sorry sir, I haven't actually got my book yet. And nor has Ron.

Don't worry, get what you want from the cupboard.

Now, as I was saying. I prepared some concoctions this morning.

Any ideas what these might be?

Yes, miss...?

Granger, sir.

That one there is Veritaserum.

It's a truth-telling serum.

And that one -

it's terribly tricky to make.

This is Amortentia. The most powerful love potion in the world.

It's rumoured to smell differently to each person, according to what attracts them.

For example, I smell...

freshly mown grass and...

new parchment and...

spearmint toothpaste.

Now, Amortentia doesn't create actual love.

That would be impossible. But it does cause powerful infatuation or obsession.

And for that reason,

it is probably the most dangerous potion

in this room.

Sir? You haven't told us what's in that one.

Ah, yes.

What you see before you, ladies and gentlemen...

is a curious little potion

known as Felix Felicis.

It is more commonly referred to as -

Liquid Luck.

Yes, miss Granger.

Liquid Luck.

Desperately tricky to make, disastrous should you get it wrong.

One sip and you will find that all of your endeavours succeed.

At least, until the effects wear off.

So, this is what I offer each of you today.

One tiny vial of Liquid Luck

to the student who in the hour that remains,

manages to brew an acceptable Draught of Living Death.

Recipes for which can be found on page 10 of your books.

I should point out, however,

only one student who manages to brew a a potion of sufficient quality to claim this prize.

Nevertheless, good luck to you all.

Let the brewing commence.

How did you do that?

Crush it, don't cut it.

No, the instructions specifically say to cut.

No, really.

Merlin's beard! It is perfect!

So perfect I dare say one drop would kill us all!

So here we are then, as promised. One vial of Felix Felicis.

Congratulations.

Use it well.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
preparation /ˌprepəˈreɪʃən/ B1	noun - the process of making something ready
prerequisite /ˌpriːˈrekwɪzɪt/ C1	noun - something required as a prior condition
concoction /kənˈkɒkʃən/ C1	noun - a mixture of various ingredients or elements
Veritaserum /ˌvɛrɪtəˈsɪərəm/ C2	noun - a fictional truth serum
Amortentia /əˌmɔːrˈtɛnʃə/ C2	noun - a fictional love potion
infatuation /ɪnˌfætʃuˈeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a strong but temporary feeling of love or attraction
obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ B2	noun - an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind
Felix Felicis /ˈfɛlɪks fɛˈlɪsɪs/ C2	noun - a fictional potion bringing good luck
brew /bruː/ B1	verb - to make beer or a similar alcoholic drink noun - a drink made by brewing
endeavour /ɪnˈdɛvə/ B2	noun - an attempt to achieve a goal verb - to try hard to do or achieve something
commence /kəˈmɛns/ B2	verb - to begin
sort /sɔːrt/ A2	verb - to arrange or put in order noun - a category or type
menace /ˈmɛnəs/ B1	noun - a serious threat verb - to threaten or endanger
tricky /ˈtrɪki/ A2	adjective - difficult to deal with or requiring skill
rumoured /ˈruːməd/ B1	verb - to be said or reported without being confirmed

Key Grammar Structures

• Any ideas what these might be?

  ➔ modal verb + base form (might)

  ➔ Uses the modal verb 'might' to express possibility or uncertainty about the subject's knowledge or the situation.

• it's rumoured to smell differently to each person

  ➔ Passive voice + to-infinitive (to smell)

  ➔ Uses the passive voice combined with an infinitive to indicate that the subject is rumored to have a certain characteristic.

• whose efforts succeed

  ➔ relative pronoun + verb in the present tense (succeed)

  ➔ Using a relative pronoun 'whose' to specify the noun 'efforts' and describe the success related to it.

• only one student who manages to brew a potion

  ➔ restrictive relative clause + to-infinitive (manage to brew)

  ➔ Uses a restrictive relative clause to specify that only one student is capable of completing the action, combined with 'manage to' indicating successful accomplishment.

• Use it well.

  ➔ imperative mood + object pronoun (it)

  ➔ Gives a direct instruction or command using the imperative mood to encourage the listener to use the object 'it' effectively.