Why The Wizarding World NEVER Used Liquid Luck Against Voldemort?

Why the Order Didn’t Use Felix Felicis

The video asks why the Order of the Phoenix never made Felix Felicis—“Liquid Luck”—part of its war plans against Voldemort. The narrator’s answer is that it could have helped, but it wasn’t a simple win button: it was difficult and dangerous to produce, and using it would have made Harry’s victories far too easy from a storytelling perspective.

What Felix Felicis Does

Felix Felicis was invented by Zygmunt Budge, a gifted potion-maker who left Hogwarts as a teenager to care for his mother. He later created the potion on a remote island.

A small dose brings a stretch of unusually good fortune, giving the drinker strong instincts about where to go and what to do.

Harry’s experience shows why the potion seems so powerful. After drinking some to get Slughorn’s memory about Voldemort’s Horcruxes, Harry feels compelled to visit Hagrid. The detour leads him to Slughorn, who finally gives up the memory Harry needs.

Even the rumor of Liquid Luck works wonders. Harry tricks Ron into thinking he has taken some before a Quidditch match, and Ron plays brilliantly—though the bottle was never opened.

Moments When It Might Have Changed the War

The narrator considers several moments when a dose might have altered the course of the war:

• The Potters might have escaped Voldemort at Godric’s Hollow.
• Sirius might have dodged Bellatrix’s curse at the Department of Mysteries.
• Dumbledore might have been steered away from putting on the cursed Gaunt ring.

The video also points to the Order’s dangerous missions to move Harry and the Battle of Hogwarts. The narrator wonders why Slughorn’s remaining supply wasn’t given to fighters such as Fred, Lupin, or Tonks. Slughorn himself returns to the Battle of Hogwarts to duel Voldemort in his emerald pajamas—apparently relying on ordinary luck.

There is one clear example of Felix helping in a fight. Before the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Harry shares his remaining potion with Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. Ginny later says that curses seemed to miss them. The video jokes that the potion was effectively calculating where the spells would land and helping them sidestep danger.

The Potion’s Limits

Felix Felicis is exceptionally difficult to brew and takes six months to make. Excessive use can become toxic, causing overconfidence and recklessness. It also can’t guarantee safety against every spell or defeat powerful protections by itself.

Voldemort, meanwhile, would likely have rejected the potion out of sheer arrogance: he already believed his own instincts were flawless. The narrator also raises the unsettling, unanswered question of what might happen if opponents on both sides drank it.

Why the Potion Stayed Scarce

The video acknowledges the storytelling reason for keeping the potion scarce: if Harry could rely on Liquid Luck whenever trouble appeared, the danger, sacrifice, and grief of the series would lose their force.

The conclusion is that Felix wasn’t a perfect solution—but, within the wizarding world, keeping emergency doses on hand seems like an opportunity the Order inexplicably missed.

Personalities Mentioned

Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, Horace Slughorn, Lord Voldemort, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley, James and Lily Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, Alastor “Mad-Eye” Moody, Neville Longbottom, Fred Weasley, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Bellatrix Lestrange, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Zygmunt Budge.