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If you’re a Harry Potter fan, then you have to admit that at one time or another you have wished that something in the story actually existed. Whether it was a useful spell, an interesting potion, or even Hogwarts itself. Here are five things from the Harry Potter books that I wish I could use in every day life.
5. Lumos. This spell has been used and seen in almost all of the films. It allows anyone to use their wand as a flashlight. I can’t tell you how many times I could have use this spell while I was searching for my car keys at the bottom of my bag in the dark. This spell is simple, yet it would be extremely useful.
4. Veritaserum. This potion is used to force someone to tell the truth. Imagine never having to wonder what someone was thinking; you could just slip some of this potion into their “pumpkin juice” and you would have no more suspicions.
3. Time Turner. The first time I read about Hermione’s time turner in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, $10.99 from Amazon) I was so jealous. No longer would I have to worry about procrastinating, I could just go back in time a few hours and start all over again. Oh, the things I could do with a time turner.
2. Felix Felicis. The lucky potion was one of the crucial elements that helped Harry solve the mystery of the horcruxes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6), $12.99 from Amazon) but it also would be awesome to have in real life. Imagine a day where you know everything will go perfect no matter what. Sign me up.
1. Invisibility cloak. Having invisibility is one of the main superpowers everyone always seems to wish for and lucky for Harry, he had the ability to do so. Even though having the option to be invisible could be creepy for others and even possibly illegal, it would still be awesome to try out.
Tell me, Lovelies: What Harry Potter spell, potion, object do you wish was real?
hydrangea / 53 posts
Talking hats might be a bit of a hoot.
rose / 853 posts
Hogwarts! Magic in general! I want to learn magic at Hogwarts so badly!!
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I would definitely like to try some of the Felix Felicis potion if it were real! Just to turn an average day into a wonderful one! Not sure I’d want Veritaserum to be real though; sometimes I think it’s better not to know some things.
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I’m really happy that Lovelyish is focusing a lot of posts on Harry Potter.
It makes me sad to know the final part of the final movie is coming out this week and I feel a sense of finality but I have to remind myself that it’s never over. I can reread the books, watch the movies over and over, and eventually get myself to that neato theme park in Orlando, Florida and visit Hogwarts in real life. Ahhh… a dream come true!
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I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM UP TO NO GOOD.
I wish that all the spells were real! It’d make life so much easier- plus with all the laws of magic and whatnot, people can’t take too much advantage.
Or broomsticks- flying broomsticks or floo powder. So much easier to get places.
Okay, let’s face it- I wish the whole wizarding world was real… -tear- When I didn’t get my invite to Hogwarts, I was crushed (lol)
MISCHIEF MANAGED!
sunflower / 349 posts
Hogwarts in general, it would awesome to attend a school other than what we learn every day.
Having a pet phoenix sounds great too (= A pet I know will never die on me… haha.
magnolia / 1369 posts
I don’t know what people are talking about. I’m already starting at Hogwarts this Fall. It’s called Pottermore nowadays though.
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ALL of that.
Totes.
I would especially love the veritaserum. I would use it on my ex to find out the truth behind his cheating on me. Just to get closure.
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Definitely the Felix Felicis and the Time Turner. It would have saved so much difficulty! lol
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OMG butterbeer, duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It sounds so good. Does Madam Rosmerta count? Would definitely want to tap that, even if I am a girl. OMG OMG I JUST REMEMBERED. I want a niffler. A NIFFLER. You guys remember those? I wish they were real. The brown, cuddly, fluffy things that Hagrid taught about during Care of Magical Creatures that dug for the leprechaun gold. They like shiny treasures. You usually find them in mines. As Harry picked on up, it sniffed in his ear enthusiastically. I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT THEN. I wish nifflers were real. I would bury pennies in my yard for it to find. I’m getting way too excited about this. I LOVE HARRY POTTER.
sunflower / 309 posts
doesn’t truth serum already exist? the military uses it…
cherry blossom / 48 posts
Hogwarts seem great, an old castle filled with magic that creates a special bond between students, SIGH ME UP
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That acceptance letter!! Everything then explains itself!
orchid / 124 posts
I think Lumos is fantastic, though I’d definitely take the cloak.
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I definitely would want Accio. Then I could get things with ease.
rose / 795 posts
Definitely the time turner. I’d also like a Marauders’ Map and to be able to apparate.
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just the entire magical world! haha
cherry blossom / 39 posts
I would just really like a wand! ive always thought they were really beautifully made in the movies!
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whenever a paper is due i wish i had a timeturner!
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The Marauder’s Map.
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I want the cloak so bad!
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I wish to have something like the Mauraders Map. I want to find some hidden passages at my school.
daisy / 639 posts
Accio, I legit need that at least once a day. Oh my god Harry Potter become real now
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Liquid luck, maurader’s map, invisibility cloak, veritaserum, flying broomsticks, being able to apparate, and I wouldn’t mind having a house elf (sorry, Hermione). Haha.
I’m going to miss Harry Potter so much!
dahlia / 2382 posts
Polyjuice potion! Oh the things I would doooooooo….oh & the maurader’s map!
cherry blossom / 30 posts
You nailed it! life would be SO much easier with those 5 items
tulip / 24 posts
they have a flashlight app for your phone, sort of lumos-like
orchid / 189 posts
Invisibility cloak and time turner!
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I wish Harry Potter as a whole were real. If only …
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I know this isn’t an object,potion, nor a spell,
but I kind of wish house elves were real.
I know Hermione would probably kill me for saying that,
but in my defense I would treat them nicely.
It’ll just be cool to have an extra little helper as well as a good companion at all times!
orchid / 147 posts
I always wanted an invisibility cloak! It was definitely on the top of my list. Though, if all of Hogwarts were real, that would be ideal. I also love the idea of magical beasts – Fluffy the three-headed dog, dragons and such. Though, I can pass on those giant spiders…
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Everything you listed. Marauder’s Map too.
And a broomstick! omg hahaha
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Accio. Who wants to get their ass up and get stuff? Not me. So freaking useful if you’re lazy like I am
I jokingly say it all the time when I can’t find something.
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i have always wished that those things were real, especially that time turner. ahhhh harry potter =]
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wait…what does #6 do?
I don’t like the idea of having the truth potion, for me personally. I’d rather find someone that cares about me enough to be truthful.
I want the invisibility cloak! yeeeeeeeessss. and isn’t there like an instant teleportation one? I’d never be late for work again.
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EVERYTHING you mentioned plus Rita Skeeter’s Quick-Quotes Quill! Writing notes and papers would be a cinch!
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@enoughtodiefor@xanga - The teleportation one is disapparate. And, oh man, that would be so awesome too!
sunflower / 393 posts
The “accio” spell. The more pregnant I get, the lazier I want to be. It would be so much faster to summon the fatty foods in my cabinets than to get up and get them myself.
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Loooove this post (yay for HP week)!
orchid / 221 posts
I’d love Felix Felicis to be real. <3 And the Accio summoning charm, since I’m so lazy. XD
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number 5 is real. its called a flashlight. (or u could even get a keychain with those lights on them)
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i wish everything were real -_- i wanna try everything at least once haha. i really wanna try butterbeer!
lily / 5148 posts
Everything really! I love the magic in general. Hell, I already have my wand
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I WANT A PATRONUS.
I am now infamous for yelling this at the t.v. during the Harry Potter Marathon in my sorority house, because I then also had to explain what, exactly, a patronus was. I just think it would be super handy to have a spirit animal, consisting completely of light, to banish all the bad things attacking you in the world, whether that be serial killers, drunken frat boys, or finals.
magnolia / 1066 posts
all of these + marauder’s map + sirius black.
sunflower / 366 posts
I would get into so much trouble!
tulip / 6 posts
I would love to be able to Apparate! Then I can sleep in and still get to class on time!:D Accio will be a good spell for lazy bums like me too:)
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i wish muffliato was real! people be droppin eaves all over the place! hahaha
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I wish Apparating were real! Ah that would be so convenient.
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I would like to just make the whole thing real, and can I be Hermione?
If I can’t do that, I’ll take Dobby
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I would love to use the Time Turner! I could’ve changed so many things in the past. Things do happen for a reason, but you can only wish that you could turn back time to change it for the better.
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Accio, hands down!
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You have a good list already, so I’ll just take those and add the Marauder’s Map to it.
rose / 903 posts
Yes to all of that! Especially the invisibility cloak!
orchid / 183 posts
Transfiguration
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The cloak. The cloak. The cloak.
Or the Marauder’s Map.No need for superpowers when you’ve received a magical education from Hogwarts :)
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The time turner would definitely be useful for balancing school, work, having a social life, and getting enough sleep. Haha.
I always thought the invisibility cloak was cool.
And Accio would be useful, as well.
Then having a wand, and using the patronus charm. (I thought the movies did a good job depicting the usage of the patronus charm.)
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I would trade the time turner for the Pensieve! <3
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Broomsticks bro
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Can I choose a person? Sirius Black…with magic so that way I get the magic out of it as well haha.
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wah that’s so hard to choose between felix felicis, the invisibility cloak and the time turner! the one i’d want most is probably the felix felicis
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1. Felix Felicis (but only one, don’t want to get addicted haha)
2. An invisibility cloak
3. Pensieve (where memories are stored)
4. Talking photographs (you’re still able to “communicate” with someone even though they’ve passed away, etc.)
5. One of those highly realistic fantasy gizmos from Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes!
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Eh, I could see extreme downsides to most of those things (well, not Lumos). I personally would love to have Hermione’s bag from Deathly Hallows because it would be so nice to be able to pack everything and anything I need for vacation in a small bag. Oh and I wish I had an owl to send and deliver mail. I’d know it is in safe hands and would come directly to me!
Oh and forgot about pensieve. Though I might become lost within my own memories, but they’d be nice to share with others when I can’t explain something well.
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I wish all of it was real!
I did get a chance to try the butterbeer at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter last summer! What I wouldn’t give to go back and buy the entire gift shop.
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I could go for polyjuice potion and a broom. Also, the cloak.
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I’d love to be an Animagus. Turn into a black dog like Sirius or even a ladybug like Rita Skeeter.
tulip / 19 posts
talking photographs, apparition, the mythological creatures, broomsticks, polyjuice potion, invisibility cloak, animagus. i think i covered it all? haha
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I just want a wand and be able to cast spells >:D
tulip / 5 posts
Butterbeer. Definitely.
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I wish that EVERYTHING from Harry Potter was real. I’m gonna cry so much when I see the last movie. I don’t want it to be over:(
cherry blossom / 47 posts
@looloo11268@xanga - I’m glad you’re liking all of the Harry Potter posts. I went to Universal this year and the HP section was amazing. I hope you get to experience it one day!
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ther actually is an invisibility cloak that was developed by the military a special cloth is used the downside is that you have to have a specific light hitting it that cant be seen by the human eye so our brains dont think its there.
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Apparenting or a flying broomstick (especially if I am late for class). Lumos, so I can read books at night without people knowing I am up. A wand to do magic, the map, butterbeer, invisibility cloak, polyjuice potion, owl, letter to hogwarts.
Although I am still waiting for my letter to Hogwarts to come

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Oh and I wanna win something Harry Potter related
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Invisibility cloak, Marauder’s Map, and Draco Malfoy. Lol
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Totally want an invisibility cloak! would be so fun!
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Well I can solve one problem for you. There are harry potter wands that light up when waved, or even voice-activated ones as well. There’s even a wand that you can assign different swishes and waves to for different remote control buttons for your tv!
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How is accio not on here? I say it at least once a day just by habit… It’s embarrassing.
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The Weasley’s clock that told where everyone was would be nice to have.
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Would love the invisibility cloak and the love potion!
cherry blossom / 35 posts
time turner for sures
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Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley
That’s all that I need.
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This is weird, but I’d like to try Bertie Botts’Every Flavor Beans!
magnolia / 1357 posts
The Marauder’s Map… and real flying brooms!!
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i just wish magic in general was real, that’d just be awesome. i’ve always wished that since i grew up watching Charmed.
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I just really wish to live in Hogwarts…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spells_in_Harry_Potter#E
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Maurader’s Map would definitely need to be a bundle deal with the invisibility cloak (i mean, we need an excuse to go creeping on people!) ahahaha, and maybe the Remembrall would help some people every now and then
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I wish that everything about Harry Potter was real.
sunflower / 339 posts
ALL OF IT! Every last bit of Harry Potter.
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pygmy puffs should be real. and quidditch.
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Magic truth serum does sound pretty cool, but only if you don’t consider the obscene invasion of privacy it entails, or how you’d feel if it got used on you.
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OH MY GOSH I’VE ALWAYS WANTED A TIME TURNER (; __
ALL THE THINGS I COULD LEARN WITH IT.
-shot-
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I think your list covered it really, I’ve always wished Accio was real, it would be very usefull for when you’re reallly comfy on the couch and the remote/drink is too far away, or if you’ve left something at home but you don’t want to have to turn back,
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Broomsticks, polyjuice, emma watson naked….
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At thinkgeek.com you can actually buy a flashlight that lights up when you say ‘lumos’. #5 ACCOMPLISHED! Bwahahahahaha.
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Everything about Hogwarts and the wizarding world, can’t pick!!
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Everything! I would go to Hogwarts, even though I’m too old, haha. I think it would be fun (and eco-friendly, lol) to fly a broomstick everywhere. Don’t have to worry about parking spots or or tickets anymore!
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I want a Firebolt. Badly.
I also wouldn’t mind a Pensieve…you know how there are memories in your head that you no longer have access to? Or ones that you wish you didn’t have at all? Also, it’d be great to check the accuracy of some peoples’ stories…there’s details in some that are pretty suspicious…
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most definitely the time turner and felix felicius. the maurader’s map could be handy as well.
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truth potion and wands. <3 yessss
cherry blossom / 28 posts
Wands!
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I think the veritaserum would be terrible. All I can imagine is the abuse government would have with it.