Harry Potter: Little potion handbook for beginner wizards

Written by a physics and chemistry teacher who is a big fan of the Harry Potter universe, this manual is based entirely on simple chemistry concepts with the aim of teaching younger readers. The Harry Potter universe becomes useful for captivating the audience and bringing the magical world to life in the Muggle world. After an introduction on the author's background, motivations and working methods, he explains how the learning process works and how you will take your O.W.L.s, since after each chapter you will find a test to check your knowledge. One page lists all the ingredients needed for the experiments as well as where to get them, whether at the pharmacy, in stores or online. A warning section also finds its place in the book, since with chemistry the effects can be unexpected if the instructions are not followed. The manual is then divided into three sections: level one potions, level two potions and level three potions, gradually increasing in difficulty. The first potions are basic, with no difficulty or danger. As the pages go by, the complexity will increase and the experiments will become more and more dazzling to make you the potions master.

For each one, you will find an introductory paragraph that refers to the wizarding world, the various steps of the experiment, and a scientific paragraph that reveals the chemical explanation for each reaction. These explanations are meant to be simple and easy for everyone to understand. With a colorful layout and lovely illustrations, this book also stands out for its good organization, its simplicity and its touches of humor that make it pleasant to read. The magical side often comes down to food coloring, and that can be disappointing, especially since the concepts are sometimes repetitive from one experiment to the next. Ideal for a beginner audience, this manual may bore those with greater knowledge of chemistry. They can still have fun with these attractive experiments. Between the dancing bubbles potion, the Dementor potion and the invisible ink potion, come and handle all kinds of magic.