The hero in the play is given a magic/love 'potion' so that he will fall in love with the princess.
He drank the fatal 'potion'.
sleeping 'potions'
(..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Put your hand down,\Nyou silly girl! Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,For your information, Potter... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so powerful\Nit is known as the Draught of the Living Dead. (..)2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,As such, l don't expect\Nmany of you to appreciate... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...the subtle science and exact art\Nthat is potion-making. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,However, for those select few... (..)2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone