======Scurvy-grass======
=====Object Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Potion Ingredient]], [[Magical Plant]]
  * **Primary Use:** Ingredient in the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]]
  * **Suppliers:** Student store cupboard at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]; likely available at apothecaries such as the [[Apothecary]] in [[Diagon Alley]].
=====Description and Appearance=====
The specific appearance of magical Scurvy-grass is not described in the novels. Its name is derived from a real-world [[Muggle]] plant, //Cochlearia officinalis//, also known as Scurvygrass. This plant typically has fleshy, dark green, heart- or kidney-shaped leaves and produces small white flowers. It is unknown if the magical variety shares these physical characteristics.
As a prepared [[Potion Ingredient]], it is kept in jars in the student store cupboard in the [[Potions]] classroom dungeon at [[Hogwarts]].
=====Magical Properties and Usage=====
Scurvy-grass is a key ingredient used in the brewing of the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]]. This potion allows the drinker to think more clearly and is considered an important enough brew to be included in the [[Ordinary Wizarding Level]] (O.W.L.) examinations. The inclusion of Scurvy-grass is essential for achieving the potion's desired effect.
=====Role in the Story=====
Scurvy-grass is mentioned during [[Harry Potter]]'s fourth year in a [[Potions]] lesson with [[Professor Snape]]. The fourth-year students are tasked with brewing the [[Wit-Sharpening Potion]], and Scurvy-grass is listed on the blackboard as one of the required ingredients, alongside [[ginger roots]] and [[armadillo bile]].
During this lesson, [[Hermione Granger]] successfully brews a perfect potion, earning praise even from [[Professor Snape]]. The lesson takes a dark turn when Snape, suspecting [[Harry Potter]] of theft, accuses him of stealing ingredients from his private stores. While Scurvy-grass was an ingredient for the day's lesson, Snape specifically cites [[boomslang]] skin and [[lacewing]] flies—ingredients for [[Polyjuice Potion]]—as the items he believes Harry stole, creating a tense confrontation in which Scurvy-grass was merely part of the classroom setting.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * The name of this plant is a direct reference to the real-world Scurvy-grass. In [[Muggle]] history, this plant was highly valued by sailors for its high Vitamin C content, which effectively prevented the disease scurvy on long sea voyages.
  * There is a thematic link between the plant's real-world use and its magical one. Just as the [[Muggle]] plant "sharpens" a person's physical health by staving off disease, its magical counterpart is used in a potion to "sharpen" the mind and wit.