And there you GO.

Answer: Arsenius Jigger

[>>Sahil got that one. =D]

The smarter ones might have guessed this by checking up book-lists that Hogwarts students receive every term. What makes it easy is that throughout the book, only one Potions book had been recommended. And that's th one in Book 1.

However, if you want the links between the answer and the poem, here you are:

The ‘she’ is Perenelle Flamel, wife of Nicolas Flamel. The ‘he’ is Nicolas himself. Bumblebee translates to Dumbledore in Latin. He finished off Grindlewald in 1945. Throughout all the books, the only other pieces of information regarding Perenelle and Grindlewald are that she lived to be 658 (the poem hints at her age) and that Grindlewald was killed in 1945 (the poem hints at his death).

If you play around with both these numerical values, you’ll find that,

6 + 5 + 8 = 19
1 + 9 = 10
1 + 0 = 1
and,

1 + 9 + 4 + 5 = 19
1 + 9 = 10
1 + 0 = 1

If you can actually get to this part, you’ll see, that in a numerical sequence, ‘A’ is the first letter and ‘J’ is the tenth letter.

However, to make it easier, there is, like I said, only one Potions’ book author mentioned.

The Prequel

Hola Mugwumps (and Witches and Wizards and House-elves and Muggles and Centaurs and Goblins...okay, you get the gist), it's been a long time! The creator of this enchanting blog *takes a bow* and her far more dedicated friends have been too busy with their own lives to post stuff here, but that's all going to be remedied soon.

First of all, welcome Espera! I'm really looking forward to her posts; the previous post, as you might have noticed, already has 10 owlers and howlers (*applause*) and has left most of us rather baffled. Well, Espera, we're waiting and hoping for more such brain-teasers from you :-) (and I must confess, we did think that we knew it all!)

Also, Playwitch has not been able to publish its May and June issues due to..erm..social problems (?). However we promise to have a double treat in the next issue, so watch out!
Anyway, more importantly, the 800-word prequel that we've been hearing so much about, is now available online!! I just read it, its not so much of a 'prequel' as an episode, and I'm glad because I thought it would ruin my fan-fiction (for which i still need a name, by the way. Priori Incantatem?) Here are the links: In her own handwriting (click on "author's stories" and then J.K.Rowling) or on Muggle Net. Enjoy!

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So you Thought You Knew it All?

She drank the elixir to stay alive
Her husband too, so did strive
She was, I must say, rather old
Now, you know that. Need you be told?
And he was (in Latin) Bumblebee's great friend
The same who took Grindelwald to his end
The final answer that you're searching for
Is a potion book's author.


Tell you what, just go by the last two sentences and you'll do it. There is a twisted way of getting to the answer too.

Answers after a week.