======Deflating Draught======
=====Potion Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Potion]]
  * **Effect:** Serves as the antidote to the [[Swelling Solution]], rapidly shrinking or deflating a magically swollen object or person back to its original size.
  * **Known Brewers:** [[Professor Snape]]
  * **Curriculum:** Part of the second-year [[Potions]] curriculum at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
=====Description and Appearance=====
The physical appearance of the Deflating Draught, such as its colour or consistency, is not described in the original novels. It is a standard potion kept in [[Professor Snape]]'s private stores within the [[Potions]] classroom [[dungeon]] at [[Hogwarts]].
=====Magical Properties and Usage=====
The primary and sole known function of the Deflating Draught is to act as a direct counter-agent to the effects of the [[Swelling Solution]]. When administered to a person or creature suffering from magical swelling, it quickly reverses the enlargement, returning the affected body part or the entire individual to their normal proportions.
The potion is administered orally. In the known instance of its use, [[Professor Snape]] dispensed it to several students who had been accidentally splashed with [[Swelling Solution]], indicating it is ready-made and fast-acting.
=====History and Role in the Story=====
The Deflating Draught is featured during a second-year [[Potions]] class in //Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets//. [[Professor Snape]] tasks his students with brewing a [[Swelling Solution]]. When [[Hermione Granger]] correctly identifies the Deflating Draught as the antidote, [[Snape]] expresses displeasure at her knowledge, showcasing his bias.
During this same class, [[Draco Malfoy]] causes a disturbance by throwing a [[Filibuster Firework]] into [[Gregory Goyle]]'s [[cauldron]], causing the [[Swelling Solution]] to splash over numerous students. [[Malfoy]] himself is hit, his eyes swelling to the size of teacups, while [[Goyle]]'s nose inflates to the size of a small melon. [[Harry Potter]] and several other students are also affected. [[Professor Snape]] retrieves the Deflating Draught from his private stores and administers it to the swollen students to cure them.
This event serves to highlight the everyday dangers of [[Potions]] lessons, [[Snape]]'s biased teaching methods, and the ongoing animosity between the [[Gryffindor]] and [[Slytherin]] students.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * In the film adaptation of //Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets//, the scene where the [[Swelling Solution]] splashes on students occurs, but the Deflating Draught is not explicitly named as the antidote. (film)
  * The Deflating Draught is a brewable [[potion]] in the //Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets// video game, required to reverse the effects of magical swelling on certain objects or characters to solve puzzles. (video game)