Harry Potter: This Dangerous Potion Warps Reality Itself Worse Than Time-Turners

Summary:

• Harry Potter fans largely consider Time-Turners to be the biggest plot hole of the series, but that’s not true.
• Felix Felicis was introduced in the sixth installment of the series as a potion of Liquid Luck, and it’s even more powerful.
• As seen in Harry's example, Liquid Luck could literally warp reality to suit one’s needs, and it could have been a terrifying weapon in the wrong hands.

When talking about Harry Potter’s plot holes and god mechanisms, fans typically point out the obvious danger Time-Turners pose. These tiny things allow their wearers to manipulate the past to change the outcome which could lead to a disaster; but the thing is, Time-Turners are not even the biggest problem in the Wizarding World. One peculiar potion can be much more devastating.

What Is Liquid Luck In Harry Potter?

Introduced in the sixth installment, Felix Felicis is an extremely complex potion to brew: it takes several months to complete, is very demanding to the Potions Master’s skills, and requires rare ingredients. But the abilities of this golden substance are as impressive as its recipe is complicated, because Felix Felicis can alter reality itself.

This potion is largely known as Liquid Luck, and on a surface level, it sounds rather innocent: whoever drinks Felix Felicis becomes incredibly lucky. Who wouldn’t want Lady Luck to be on their side? That’s what this concoction is all about, but its true effect is much more sinister than that, and it could wreak havoc in the wrong hands.

Liquid Luck Is The Most Dangerous Thing In The Wizarding World

In Harry Potter, we saw Felix Felicis in action three times, but only once did we get to study its effects closely: when Harry himself drank the potion to succeed in his mission. He needed Professor Slughorn’s memories, and the old teacher was adamant about not giving them up. His resilience had nothing on Liquid Luck, though.

After Harry swallowed Liquid Luck, reality itself began warping about him: the Hogwarts gate was suddenly open for the first time ever; Slughorn was suddenly interested in accompanying Harry to Hargid’s Hut; and The Boy Who Lived was suddenly capable of casting spells he’d never been able to cast before.

All of this proves that Felix Felicis directly manipulates the world. It can change the past, present, and future to suit one’s needs, and just a few drops are enough to ensure complete success. Such power is terrifying on its own, but imagine Death Eaters or Lord Voldemort himself wielding it!

The latter fortunately deemed such things below him, but the Liquid Luck-fueled Dark Lord with the Elder Wand in his hands would have been unstoppable. No prophecy in the world would have been able to prevent him from decimating his enemies.

So the next time someone tells you that Time-Turners were a plot hole and a disaster of a worldbuilding decision, remind them that Liquid Luck still exists.