Question

I wrote this question for potterheads -
When Severus Snape asks Harry, “Potter! What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” what did he mean by that in the Language of Flowers? I know the Answer and the person who answers it properly gets brainliest!

Answer 1

Answer:

According to Snape, if you did combine Powdered Root of Asphodel and an infusion of Wormwood, you'd brew a sleeping potion 'so powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death.

Explanation:

Heart officially broken.

It has been over twenty years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first book in the series of stories about the wizard, was published. And as impossible as it might seem, we’re still discovering new things about the books.

But of all the recent revelations, this one really did blow our minds.

Remember that very first Potions lessons where Snape asks Harry: ‘Tell me, what would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to and infusion of wormwood?’

And while Hermione’s hand shot into the air, Harry was left completely bewildered?

Well, it turns out there was a lot more meaning to that question than we just thought. Thankfully, one eagle-eyed reader was able to point it out.

Tumblr user and Potter fan Tomhiddles explains:

The first thing Snape asks Harry is “Potter! What would I get if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?” According to Victorian Flower Language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning ‘My regrets follow you to the grave’ and wormwood means ‘absence’ and also typically symbolised bitter sorrow. If you combined that, it meant ‘I bitterly regret Lily’s death’.

Answer 2

hey mate

good to see another potterhead

so here, grab your butterbear and listen

these words are the first words snape says to harry in their 1st potions class when harry was not listening to Professor

these words actually means a deeper secret

in flower language, these words means "I bitterly regret Lily's death (ohh myy god!!!!!)

yes ik it's shocking but he seriously mean this (why don't harry learn flower language -_-)

anyways

I hope this helps

thanks

#Its levioosa not leviosa