======Water Snail======
=====Ingredient Information=====
  * **Type:** [[Potion Ingredient]]
  * **Use:** Brewing the [[Wiggenweld Potion]] (Pottermore, video game)
  * **Source:** [[Freshwater]] habitats (inferred)
=====Description and Appearance=====
A Water Snail is a type of freshwater [[snail]] used in [[Potions]]. Its specific physical appearance, magical properties, or whether it differs significantly from a mundane [[Muggle]] snail are not described in the original source material. As a potion ingredient, it is likely used whole, shelled, or in some processed form.
=====Magical Properties and Usage=====
The sole known use of the Water Snail is as an ingredient in the [[Wiggenweld Potion]]. This potent [[Healing Potion]] is known to cure minor damage and can awaken a person from magically-induced sleep (Pottermore, video game).
While the ingredients of this potion are not specified in the novels, the potion itself is mentioned once. [[Madam Pomfrey]] uses a [[Wiggenweld Potion]] to revive [[Gabrielle Delacour]] after she was rescued from the [[Black Lake]] during the Second Task of the [[Triwizard Tournament]].
=====Role in the Story=====
The Water Snail does not appear and is not mentioned in the original seven //Harry Potter// novels. Its role as a [[Potion Ingredient]] is confined to supplementary materials created for the expanded universe, particularly video games and the [[Wizarding World]] website. Its inclusion serves to provide tangible components for game-based potion-brewing mechanics.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
  * The Water Snail was introduced as a collectible ingredient for brewing the [[Wiggenweld Potion]] in several //Harry Potter// video games, where players often had to gather components to create potions (video game).
  * The ingredient was later canonized in the expanded universe on the Pottermore website, where it was listed as a component of the [[Wiggenweld Potion]] alongside other non-book ingredients like [[Moly]], [[Dittany]], and [[Flobberworm]] Mucus (Pottermore).