Water (Harry Potter)

> Harry's heart gave a huge leap every time he saw the word 'water' on a page, but more often than not it was merely 'Take two pints of water, half a pound of shredded mandrake leaves, and a newt...
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> Harry searches for references to water, hoping for help on the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

**Water** is a colourless, odourless molecule consisting of two atoms of hydrogen and one of ***oxygen***. Regular consumption of water is vital to the survival of humans and most other living organisms, and it has a number of other practical uses, including its use in bathing and cooking. It most often appears in the liquid form, but at high temperatures becomes a vapour, and when chilled becomes either ice, or snow when falling as precipitation. Water could be found in large amounts in lakes, such as the Black Lake, or in oceans, in which it takes the form of ***salt water***, water with a heavy concentration of ***salt***.Template:Ingredient

## Overview

In the wizarding world, water had a number of applications, such as its use in ***potions***, the preferred form being ***standard potioning water***. It could be conjured at will using magic, by using either the Water-Making Spell (*Aguamenti*)

 File:GF 26.jpg  Humans can normally not survive underwater, as gills are required to breathe in water, but wizards could survive using charms such as the ***Bubble-Head Charm***, or magical plants like ***Gillyweed***.
A water jug was found in the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory.

 File:Augurey.jpg  The cry of the ***Augurey*** was once believed to signify impending death, but it was later discovered by ***Gulliver Pokeby*** that it merely signalled the coming of rain, liquid water falling from the sky.
Water can be used to extinguish most normal fires, although ***Fiendfyre*** was resistant to it, due to the potent nature of this curse.
The ***Knight Bus*** was said to be able to travel anywhere and everywhere one wanted on land, but could not travel anywhere underwater.
***Hazel*** wands possessed the unique ability to detect water underground, and would emit silvery, tear-shaped puffs when passing over concealed springs and wells.

## History

The ***Sunrise Early Edition*** of ***The New York Ghost*** published on ***30 May*** ***1927*** had an article located on page 2, column 3 about water in ***Caxambu*** confirmed to be magical and powerful.

Harry Potter's owl, Hedwig, had a water tray in her cage. When ***tropical birds*** arrived during the summer holidays of ***1994***, bearing letters from Sirius Black, she was "most reluctant" to let these "flashy intruders" drink from it. Also when Harry Potter was attempting to remember his vision of Lord Voldemort and his murder of ***Frank Bryce*** in the summer of ***1994***, trying to recall the details was said to be "like trying to keep water in his cupped hands," with the details "trickling away as fast as he tried to hold on to them." A bit later that year, at the ***Quidditch World Cup***, the Weasley family's ***tent*** had an interior complete with a bathroom and kitchen, but lacked a working tap. As such, Harry, Ron and Hermione used a tap provided at the campsite to get some water.
Later that year, the ***cauldron*** that was used in the ***Rebirth of Tom Riddle*** was said to be filled with what appeared to be water.

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The ***Horcrux cave*** was enchanted with a spell, cast by Tom Riddle, that caused all water-based magic to fail, making it such that the only source of water was the lake within the cave, attracting the attention of the Inferi. The ***Drink of Despair*** caused anyone who drank it to desperately crave water, thus laying the trap. During the ***Battle of the Astronomy Tower***, ***Thorfinn Rowle*** set alight Hagrid's Hut, resulting in Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid having to extinguish the fire with the Water-Making Spell, which they did successfully.
In ***1997***, following the takeover of the ***British Ministry of Magic*** by ***Death Eaters***, malfunctioning ***Atmospheric Charms*** caused rain in several offices, though the effects could be countered with ***Meteolojinx Recanto***.

In the traditional wizarding tale "***The Fountain of Fair Fortune***" from Template:TBB, the titular ***fountain*** contained water that allegedly granted "Fair Fortune forevermore", but in fact carried no enchantment whatsoever.

## Water-based spells

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* *Aqua Eructo*
* Atmospheric Charm
* Bewitched Snowballs
* Bubble-Head Charm
* Drought Charm
* Ebublio Jinx
* *Eye of rabbit, harp string hum, turn this water into rum*
* Fountain of wine
* Impervius Charm
* Orb of Water
* Refilling Charm
* Snowflake-creating spell
* Thief's Downfall
* Underwater Charms
* Vinegar to wine spell
* Water-heating spell
* Water-Making Spell

## Types of water

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* Gillywater
* Lethe River Water
* McSpratts
* Salt water
* Standard potioning water

## Appearances

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## Notes and references

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