--- description: J.K. Rowling's latest Harry Potter 'story' takes readers inside potions class title: Play With Potions in J.K. Rowling's Third Day of Christmas 'Story' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Play With Potions in J.K. Rowling's Third Day of Christmas 'Story' by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 14, 2014 2:17 PM CUT  J K Rowling poses on Day 2 of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on Oct. 6, 2012 in Cheltenham, England. J K Rowling poses on Day 2 of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on Oct. 6, 2012 in Cheltenham, England.David Levenson—Getty Images by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 14, 2014 2:17 PM CUT On the third day of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series ahead of Christmas, we take a trip to potions class with Harry and co. Sadly, Malfoy is there as well. Today’s riddle goes as such: _“His potions lessons are full of interesting things. With students keen to see what each day will bring. With his large moustache and rotund shape, who teaches this class after Professor Snape.”_ “Slughorn” is the answer. But, like we learned from Rowling’s first riddle in the series, his full name won’t do the trick. Only “Professor Slughorn” will get you inside Harry and Ron’s double Potions class where they’re mixing up Felix Felicis, also known as liquid luck. The cauldrons and books in the classroom reveal extra surprises. **MORE:** [Reading Harry Potter Provides Clues to Brain Activity](http://time.com/3609523/harry-potter-brain-reading-carnegie-mellon-university/ "undefined") It’s still a bit unclear what the famed author is actually doing with this roll out. Pottermore fans were promised new Potter content, but it seems scarce three days in. Perhaps Christmas will bring a more satisfying surprise. There’s still plenty of time for mischief to be managed. _Read next:_ [_J.K. Rowling’s Christmas Present to You Is More Harry Potter Stories_](http://time.com/3620743/j-k-rowling-christmas/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3632846/jk-rowling-christmas-pottermore-third-story/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3632846/jk-rowling-christmas-pottermore-third-story/"},"headline":"Play With Potions in J.K. Rowling's Third Day of Christmas 'Story'","datePublished":"2014-12-14T14:17:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:50:26.391Z","description":"Hermione's hair isn't reacting well to what's coming out of her cauldron","url":"https://time.com/3632846/jk-rowling-christmas-pottermore-third-story/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival - Day 2","caption":"The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival - Day 2","creditText":"David Levenson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3632846/jk-rowling-christmas-pottermore-third-story/","name":"Play With Potions in J.K. Rowling's Third Day of Christmas 'Story'"}}]}] ```