======Ginger Newt======
=====Object Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Potions Ingredient]]
  * **Primary Source:** [[Video Game]]s
=====Description and Appearance=====
A Ginger Newt is a magical creature whose parts are used in [[potion]]-making. While not described in detail, its name suggests it is a type of [[newt]] with a distinctive ginger or reddish-orange coloration. It is important to note that this ingredient **does not appear** in the original seven //Harry Potter// novels by J.K. Rowling.
=====Magical Properties and Usage=====
The primary known use of the Ginger Newt is as an ingredient in the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]]. This specific application is featured in the video game adaptation of //[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]// for the Game Boy Advance (video game).
In the novels, the canonical ingredient for the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]] is **ginger root**, not a Ginger Newt. During a fourth-year [[Potions]] lesson in //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//, the instructions provided by [[Professor Snape]] list ginger roots alongside [[scarab beetles]] and [[Armadillo]] bile.
=====Role in the Story=====
The Ginger Newt does not appear in the primary narrative of the //Harry Potter// book series and therefore has no role in the main story. Its existence is confined to supplementary media, particularly video games based on the series.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * The inclusion of the Ginger Newt as an ingredient appears to be an invention for the video game adaptations, likely created to add more variety to the [[potion]]-brewing gameplay mechanics.
  * The name may be a simple alteration of the canonical ingredient, "ginger root," to create a more fantastical-sounding component for the game's inventory.
  * The use of newts as potion ingredients is a classic trope in folklore and literature about [[witchcraft]], famously appearing as "eye of newt" in the witches' brew in Shakespeare's //Macbeth//. A similar reference is made in the [[Wizarding World]] when the band [[The Weird Sisters]] performs a song containing this lyric at the [[Yule Ball]].