In the section on the use of cauldrons, Weidl refers to Hans Baldung Grien's Witches' Sabbath (1510), which "shows witches concocting their potions in a cauldron, although this is mainly linked to the key (visual) element of modern witchcraft designs: the witches' ability to fly through the air. (Magic for daily use and Profit 14). This choice proved unhappy, as Weidl overlooked the opportunity to further develop the use of brooms and cauldrons in the wizarding world, their great diversity contrasting with the singular uses of Muggles. Even more upsetting, the author spent much of the text focusing on magical ingredients like bezoars and mandrakes, yet barely connecting them to their use by wizards. During a second year herbology class, Hermione Granger earns Gryffindor 10 points when she answers: "[The] Mandrake, or Mandrake, is a powerful restorative... used to return transfigured or cursed people to their normal state." 'origin' (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 102). Using this direct quote, Weidl could have perfectly illustrated the wizarding world's interpretation of the madrake, as was relevant in this novel during the petrification of students and animals that took place around the opening of the Chamber of Secrets . (CS 152, 196, 219, 277) Likewise, during a sixth year potions class, much was said about the bezoar, "a stone taken from the stomach of a goat, which will protect against most poisons” (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood). Prince 446), is revealed. Firstly, "a bezoar in the throat" (HBP 446) is the reference solution described by the Half-Blood Prince, while Professor Slughorn states: "that they would do the trick... although as they do not work on everything, and are quite rare, it's still worth knowing how