Blood-Replenishing Potion

• Type: Potion, Medicinal Potion
• Owners: Primarily stocked and administered by Healers and institutions like St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries and the Hogwarts Hospital Wing.
• Maker: Unknown. It is a standard medicinal potion, likely brewed by numerous Potioneers.

The exact physical properties of the Blood-Replenishing Potion—such as its colour, consistency, or taste—are not described in the original novels. It is a consumable liquid administered orally to patients.

The primary function of the Blood-Replenishing Potion is to medically counteract severe blood loss. It magically generates new blood within the patient's body, serving as the Wizarding world's equivalent to a Muggle blood transfusion. This makes it an essential treatment for severe physical trauma. The potion is used in situations involving life-threatening haemorrhage, such as wounds from venomous creature attacks or injuries caused by dangerous Dark Magic. Its application demonstrates a key aspect of Wizarding medicine, which often relies on magical restoration rather than mundane surgical procedures. This is highlighted when Arthur Weasley, while recovering from Nagini's attack, expresses fascination with the Muggle concept of stitches, contrasting it with the potion he must take to recover.

While the exact origin of the Blood-Replenishing Potion is unknown, its use is documented in several key instances during the Second Wizarding War.

• Arthur Weasley's Recovery (1995): After being viciously attacked by Nagini while guarding the Hall of Prophecy within the Department of Mysteries, Arthur Weasley was