The DARK Truth About Love Potions (It's BAD...) - Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

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When navigating the Wizarding World through the perspective of a Muggle, there are a lot of things that might raise a few eyebrows.

Some in a morally dubious sense�and others simply because of how unbelievably astonishing they are.

But in my view, there is perhaps nothing more sinister or baffling than the notion of a love potion (and that's quite a statement given what's out there)

Think about it: it's a potion that you give to someone... and it makes them fall INVOLUNTARILY in love with you.

For just a second- consider the power you could have over someone with this- one sip from a potion and they're infatuated with you. And all of this only feels even more bizarre when you consider the fact that we're CONSTANTLY reminded of how POWERFUL the force of love truly is in the Wizarding World.

Yet... somehow, love can be bottled and sold? Like a trinket on a shop shelf in Diagon Alley.

Today we're going to be taking a closer look at LOVE potions in Harry Potter. HOW they're allowed to exist, HOW they work, and even a few theories on Why I think they might not be QUITE what we think they are- ONE of which involves the Weasley twins.

Let's dive in.

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains audio extracted from videos on the Harry Potter Theory YouTube channel.
0:06.0	When navigating the wizarding world through the perspective of a muggle, there are a lot of things that might raise a few eyebrows.
0:13.0	Some in a morally dubious sense and others simply because of how unbelievably astonishing they are.
0:19.0	But in my view, there is perhaps nothing more sinister or baffling than the notion of a love
0:24.4	potion, and that's quite a statement given what's out there.
0:28.5	Think about it.
0:29.5	It's a potion that you give to someone, and it makes them fall involuntarily in love with
0:33.3	you.
0:34.3	For just a second, consider the power you could have over someone with this. One sip from a potion and they're infatuated with you. For just a second, consider the power you could have over someone with this. One sip from a
0:39.0	potion and they're infatuated with you. And all of this only feels even more bizarre when you
0:43.9	consider the fact that we're constantly reminded of how powerful the force of love truly is in
0:49.0	the wizarding world. It was love that shielded Harry Potter from the killing curse. It was love that redeemed Severus Snape, even after a lifetime of questionable choices.
0:59.2	And it was love that ultimately brought about Voldemort's downfall.
1:03.2	But on the flip side of that, it was also love, artificially induced, that was directly
1:07.9	responsible for the creation of Voldemort.
1:13.1	Yet, somehow love can be bottled and sold, like a trinket on a shop shelf in diagonal. Today we're going to be taking a closer look at
1:19.1	love potions in Harry Potter, how they're allowed to exist, how they work, and even a few theories
1:24.9	on why I think they might not be quite what we think they are,
1:28.4	one of which involves the Weasley twins.
1:31.1	Let's dive in.
1:40.2	Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.
1:45.7	Now, the first thing that I want to address is that there is no one love potion.
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