Select a letter to see the corresponding list of words in the glossary. |
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Accio |
Incantation for a summoning charm. |
Acid Pops |
Wizarding sweets that burn holes in your tongue. Available
at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade. |
Aconite |
Plant used in potions. Also known as Monkshood or
Wolfsbane. |
Agrippa |
A wizard depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Aguamenti |
A spell to create water. |
Alchemy |
Medieval science that was founded on the search to
turn any metal into gold. |
Alecto |
A Death Eater, sister to Amycus |
Alohomora |
Door-unlocking spell. |
Amortenti |
The most powerful love potion in the world. |
Amycus |
Death Eater, brother to Alecto |
Anapneo |
A spell used to help when someone is choking. |
Animagi |
Wizards who can turn themselves into animals at will.
The singular form is animagus. |
Aparecium |
Spell to make invisible ink visible. |
Apparate |
To transport oneself instantly to any destination.
Apparating is difficult and must not be done without a license from the Department
of Magical Transportation. There is a danger of splinching. |
Aragog |
A huge spider that lives in the Forbidden
Forest. |
Arithmancy |
Ancient study of the magical properties of numbers. |
Astronomy |
Study of the stars and planets. |
Aunt Marge |
Dudley Dursley's dreadful aunt, sister to Vernon Dursley
and no friend of Harry's. |
Auror |
Professional Dark-wizard-catcher. |
Avada Kedavra |
The Killing Curse. It brings about instant death
in a flash of green light. There is no way of blocking it. It is one of the
three Unforgivable Curses. |
Azkaban |
Prison fortress where wizarding criminals are sent.
Guarded day and night by the terrifying Dementors, who drain peace, hope and
happiness out of any human who comes too close to them. |
Bagman, Ludo |
Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports
at the Ministry of Magic. A former Quidditch player, he was a Beater on the
Wimbourne Wasps team and played for England. He is large and blond, with a round,
pink face. |
Bagshot, Bathilda |
Author of A History of Magic. |
Bane |
One of the centaurs who lives in the Forbidden Forest. |
Basilisk |
Snake-like creature whose eyes will turn you to stone. |
Beater |
Quidditch player who tries to knock the Bludgers towards
the opposing team. |
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic |
School of witchcraft and wizardry somewhere in Europe. |
Bell, Katie |
Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. |
Bertie Botts' Every Flavor Beans |
Wizarding jellybeans. Come in every flavor, including
spinach, liver, tripe, sprout, curry, grass and even bogey and vomit flavors. |
Bezoar |
Stone taken from the stomach of a goat. A bezoar will
counteract the majority of poisons. |
Binns, Professor |
History of Magic teacher at Hogwarts. The only ghost
teacher at the school. He fell asleep in front of the fire and forgot to wake
up. |
Black Forest |
Place in Germany where Professor Quirrel was rumored
to have encountered vampires. |
Black, Regulus |
Sirius’s younger brother. He was killed by the Death Eaters. |
Black, Sirius |
Escaped prisoner from Azkaban; Harry’s godfather |
Blast-Ended Skrewt |
Cross between a manticore and a fire crab. They have
no recognisable head or eyes, but they explode intermittently at one end. Males
have a sting like a scorpion and females have suckers on their bellies. Adult
Skrewts have thick grey armour and may grow to be ten feet long. |
Blood-flavored Lollipops |
Lollipops for vampires. |
Bloody Baron, the |
Resident ghost of Slytherin Tower. |
Bludgers |
Black balls that try to knock players off their brooms
in Quidditch. |
Bode, Broderick |
An employee in the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic. |
Boggart |
Shape-shifter that takes on the likeness of your worst
fear. |
Bones, Amelia Susan |
Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement |
Bones, Edgar |
A member of the original Order of the Phoenix; brother of Amelia Bones |
Bones, Susan |
A member of the D.A. Her aunt is Amelia Bones. |
Borgin and Burkes |
Dark Arts shop in Knockturn Alley. |
Bouncing Bulb |
Plant used in Herbology. |
Bowtruckles |
Magical creatures that appear to be made of bark or twigs; they usually live in trees that supply wand wood and subsist on wood-lice or fairy eggs (when they can get them). |
Bozo |
Photographer for the Daily Prophet. |
Broomstick Servicing Kit |
Thirteenth birthday present for Harry from Hermione
Granger. A black leather case containing a jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle
Polish, Tail-Twig Clippers, brass compass and a Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare. |
Brown, Lavender |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry. She is in
Gryffindor House and her best friend is Parvati Patil. |
Bryce, Frank |
Muggle killed by Lord Voldemort. Frank worked as a gardener
at the Riddle House in the village of Little Hangleton. |
Buckbeak |
Name of a Hippogriff: a large flying creature that
is half bird and half horse. |
Bulstrode, Millicent |
Hermione Granger's duelling partner in the second
year duelling club. Millicent is in Slytherin House, in Harry's year. |
Bubble-Head Charm |
Magic that enables you to breathe underwater. |
Bubotuber |
Plant that resembles a black slug with swellings that
contain a yellowish green liquid. Bubotuber pus is used to cure acne, but undiluted
it causes sores and boils. |
Burrow, The |
Home of the Weasley family. |
Butterbeer |
Frothy, buttery drink served in Hogsmeade. |
Cadogan, Sir |
Knight from a portrait in the North Tower. Temporary
guardian of Gryffindor Tower while the Fat Lady was being repaired. |
Canary Creams |
Trick custard-cream biscuits that turn the eater briefly
into a canary. Invented by Fred and George Weasley. |
Care of Magical Creatures |
Class at Hogwarts that teaches
students how to look
after magical creatures. |
Centaurs |
Half-man, half-horse
beings that live in the
Forbidden Forest. |
Chamber of Secrets, the |
Concealed room created by Salazar Slytherin wherein
he sealed an unknown horror that could only be freed by his true Heir to purge
the school of those unworthy to study magic. |
Chang, Cho |
Seeker of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. A year above
Harry. |
Charm |
Spell that adds properties to an object or person. |
Chaser |
Quidditch player who tries to score using the Quaffle. |
Chocoballs |
Wizarding sweets full of strawberry mousse and clotted
cream. |
Chocolate Frogs |
Wizard confectionery that contains collector's cards
of famous witches and wizards. |
Chudley Cannons, the |
Ron Weasley's favorite professional Quidditch team.
They wear bright orange and black robes and their motto is “Let’s all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.” |
Circe |
A witch depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Cleansweep 7 |
Type of broomstick used by Fred and George Weasley. |
Clearwater, Penelope |
Percy Weasley's girlfriend. |
Cliodna |
A witch depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Cockroach Clusters |
Wizarding sweets made from cockroaches. |
Comet |
Type of broomstick flown by Cho Chang. |
Common room |
Meeting room for each Hogwarts house. |
Common Welsh Green |
Type of dragon found in Britain. |
Coote, Ritchie |
Gryffindor’s newest Beater. |
Cornish Pixies |
Naughty little fairies that create havoc. |
Crabbe, Vincent |
One of Draco Malfoy's stupid henchmen. Thickset and
looks very mean. Has a pudding-basin haircut and a very thick neck. He is in
Slytherin House. |
Creevey, Colin |
Admirer of Harry who follows him constantly and is
always taking his picture. A year below Harry in Gryffindor House. |
Creevey, Dennis |
Hogwarts pupil, younger brother of Colin Creevey.
Dennis is three years below Harry in Gryffindor House. |
Cribbages Wizarding Crackers |
Crackers are party favors used in the United Kingdom
at Christmastime. Small cardboard tubes are filled with candy and trinkets,
then wrapped in brightly colored paper twisted at each end. When two people
pull on opposite ends of the paper, the tube bursts open with a crack and
the treats inside fall out. |
Crouch, Bartemius |
Head of the Department of International Magical Co-operation
at the Ministry of Magic. He looks like a bank manager, with a toothbrush moustache,
and is a great believer in rules. |
Crockford, Doris |
Witch Harry meets in the Leaky Cauldron. |
Crookshanks |
Hermione Granger's pet cat. Ginger with thick and
fluffy fur, he is a little bow-legged with a slightly crumpled face. |
Crouch, Bartemius, Junior |
Son of the above. He was imprisoned in Azkaban as
a follower of Voldemort. |
Cruciatus Curse |
Inflicts torture with the command Crucio. One
of the three Unforgivable Curses. |
Daily Prophet, the |
The national wizarding newspaper,. |
Dark Mark, the |
Sign of the Death Eaters: a skull with a serpent in
its mouth. |
Davies, Roger |
Captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team. |
Dearborn, Caradoc |
A member of the original Order of the Phoenix; disappeared while fighting Voldemort. |
Death Eaters |
Followers of Voldemort. They are summoned by the Dark Mark. |
Deathday Party |
Celebration held by the ghosts at Hogwarts to commemorate
the day they died. |
Defense Against the Dark Arts |
Magic lessons at Hogwarts that teach students how
to defend themselves against evil creatures such as werewolves and vampires. |
Deflating Draught |
Potion that counteracts a swelling solution. Causes
swelled body parts to return to normal size. |
Delacour, Fleur |
Pupil at Beauxbatons. Beautiful, with long, silvery
blonde hair; her grandmother was a Veela. |
Delacour, Gabrielle |
Younger sister of Fleur. |
Delaney-Podmore, Sir Patrick |
Leader of the Headless Hunt. |
Dementor |
Creature who feeds on the happy emotions of humans.
Dementors are employed as guards at Azkaban. The kiss of a Dementor will suck
out a human's soul, leaving an emotionless shell. |
Deletrius |
Spell to make something disintegrate. |
Dervish and Banges |
Wizarding equipment shop in Hogsmeade. |
Densaugeo |
Spell causing teeth to grow. |
Diagon Alley |
A long cobbled street filled with the most fascinating
wizarding shops in the world. Accessible through the Leaky Cauldron pub in London. |
Diffindo |
Spell to make something split. |
Diggle, Dedalus |
Wizard Harry met in the Leaky Cauldron. He also once
bowed to Harry in a shop. A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
Diggory, Amos |
Father of Cedric. He is tall and has a brown beard. |
Diggory, Cedric |
Seeker on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. |
Disapparate |
To disappear at will. |
Dissendium |
Spell that opens entrance to secret passage to Hogsmeade. |
Disillusionment Charm |
Works like an Invisibility Cloak, except instead of becoming invisible, you become the same color as your surroundings. |
Divination |
Magical art of telling the future using tea-leaves,
crystal balls and so forth. Professor Trelawny is the Divination teacher at Hogwarts. |
Dobby |
Name of a House-Elf who idolizes Harry but gets him
into lots of trouble. |
Doge, Elphias |
A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous No-Heat Wet-Start Fireworks |
Wizarding fireworks and one of Fred and George Weasley's
favorite jokes. They fill the room with red and gold stars that last for about
half an hour. |
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus |
The Hogwarts motto. It means, "Never tickle a
sleeping dragon." |
Dragon |
Mythical reptilian creature who can fly and breathe
fire. Hagrid is particularly fond of dragons and has a Norwegian Ridgeback called
Norbert for a while. |
Draught of Living Death, the |
Powerful sleeping draught. |
Drooble's Best Blowing Gum |
Wizarding sweet. Fills the room with blue bubbles
that last for about half an hour. |
Dueling Club |
Club started by Professor Lockhart to teach students
how to duel with spells. |
Dumbledore, Albus |
Headmaster of Hogwarts. Dumbledore is widely regarded
as the finest wizard of his generation and was the only person that Voldemort
was frightened of. He is tall, thin and very old and has very long, silver hair
and beard. He has blue eyes and wears half-moon spectacles and a long purple
cloak that sweeps to the ground. “Dumbledore” was an old English word for bumblebee. |
Dumbledore’s Army |
A group of Hogwarts students to whom Harry teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts during his fifth year. Also known as the D.A. |
Dungbomb |
Stinkbomb |
Durmstrang Institute |
School of witchcraft and wizardry somewhere in the
far north of Europe. It is smaller than Hogwarts but has more extensive grounds. |
Dursley, Dudley |
Harry's horrible muggle cousin. Dudley is fat, blond
and rather stupid, but that doesn't stop him trying to bully Harry whenever
he can. |
Edgecombe, Marietta |
Cho Chang’s friend; a Ravenclaw. Marietta is a member of the D.A., but also rats on the group to Professor Umbridge. |
Eeylops Owl Emporium |
Owl shop in Diagon Alley where Harry bought Hedwig. |
Elixir of Life, the |
Potion produced by the Sorcerer’s Stone that will
make the drinker immortal. |
Enervate |
Reviving spell. In non-magic usage 'enervate' means
to make someone weaker. |
Engorgio |
Swelling charm. |
Errol |
Name of the Weasley family owl. |
Evanesco |
The incantation for a spell that makes something disappear completely |
Expecto patronum |
Spell to guard against the Dementors. |
Expelliarmus |
The incantation for the Disarming spell. |
Exploding Bonbons |
Wizarding sweets available from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade. |
Exploding Snap |
Card game. |
Extendable Ears |
Long flesh-colored strings that allow the user to eavesdrop on conversations from a distance. Invented by Fred and George. |
Fainting Fancies |
Trick candies that cause you to faint. Useful if you want to get out of class. Invented by Fred and George. |
Fang |
Hagrid's boarhound. |
Fat Friar, the |
Resident ghost of Hufflepuff Tower. |
Fat Lady, the |
The subject of the portrait guarding the entrance
to Gryffindor Tower. |
Fawkes |
Albus Dumbledore's pet phoenix. |
Felix Felicis |
A potion that provides its drinker with liquid luck. |
Ferula |
Spell to conjure a sling for a broken limb. |
Fidelius Charm |
A charm that conceals a secret within a person (called the
Secret-Keeper) so that no one will know about it unless the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge
it. |
Figg, Arabella |
Elderly Muggle who used to baby-sit for Harry. She keeps cats. |
Filch, Argus |
Caretaker at Hogwarts; a squib. Filch hates
students and especially does not like Harry or his friends. Filch has a cat
called Mrs Norris. |
Finch-Fletchley, Justin |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry. Justin is
in Hufflepuff House. |
Finnigan, Seamus |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry. Seamus is
in Gryffindor House. His best friend is Dean Thomas. |
Firebolt |
Fastest, most technologically advanced broomstick.
Can accelerate from 0-150 miles per hour in ten seconds. |
Firenze |
A centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest. |
Fizzing Whizbees |
Wizarding sweets. Sherbet balls that make you levitate
several feet in the air when you eat them. |
Flamel, Nicholas |
Albus Dumbledore's partner and the holder of the only
known Sorcerer’s Stone in existence. His wife is named Perenelle. |
Fletcher, Mundungus |
A member of the Order of the Phoenix. Mrs. Weasley doesn’t approve of him because he’s a thief. |
Flint, Marcus |
Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team. |
Flitwick, Professor |
Charms teacher at Hogwarts. Tiny little wizard who
has to stand on piles of books to see over his desk. |
Flobberworm |
Species of worm that Harry and his friends have to
keep alive to pass the Care of Magical Creatures course in third year. |
Floo powder |
Glittering powder that wizards use for traveling. Throw it into the fireplace; say the name of your destination and step into the flames. |
Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlor |
Wizarding ice-cream shop on Diagon Alley. |
Flourish and Blotts |
Diagon Alley wizarding bookshop. |
Flutterby Bush |
Plant used in Herbology. |
Foe-Glass |
Magic mirror in which you can see your enemies. |
Forbidden Forest, the |
The dark woods surrounding the Hogwarts grounds. Students
are not allowed to go there unless accompanied by a teacher. |
Ford Anglia |
Make of Mr Weasley's bewitched car. |
Four-Point Spell |
A spell that makes your wand function as a compass, with the incantation “Point Me” |
Freezing Charm |
A spell that freezes the object to which it points. |
Fudge Flies |
Wizarding sweets. |
Fudge, Cornelius |
Minister of Magic. |
Furnunculus |
Curse that causes boils. |
GalleonGold |
Wizarding money. There is currently no exchange rate for Galleons to the pound, dollar or euro. |
Gaunt, Marvolo |
Lord Voldemort’s grandfather |
Gaunt, Merope |
Lord Voldemort’s mother |
Gaunt, Morfin |
Lord Voldemort’s uncle |
Gambol and Japes |
Wizarding joke shop on Diagon Alley. |
Ghoul |
Ghostly creature that lives in the attic and bangs
on pipes. The Weasleys have one living in their attic. |
Giant |
Huge humanoid. Giants can grow to a height of 20 feet. They have a history of violence and warring among themselves. Many giants allied themselves with Voldemort and massacred Muggles during the first war. Others withdrew to remote mountain ranges. Their numbers are in decline and in Britain they are believed to be extinct. |
Gillyweed |
Water plant. If you eat it, you temporarily grow gills
and fins. |
Gnomes |
Very small creatures with leathery skin and large,
bald heads like knobbly potatoes. They have horny feet and razor-sharp teeth.
They live in holes in gardens and aren't very bright. To de-gnome a garden,
grab the gnome by the ankles, swing it round your head and throw! |
Goblet of Fire |
Wooden cup full of flames, used as an impartial selector
for the contenders in the Triwizard Tournament. |
Goblins |
Small creatures with swarthy faces, pointed beards
and very long hands and feet. Goblins staff Gringotts Bank. |
Gobstones |
The wizarding version of marbles. The pieces squirt
a stinky substance into other players' faces when they lose a point. |
Godric's Hollow |
Village where Harry's parents, Lily and James Potter, lived, at the time of their deaths. |
Golden Snitch |
Small, golden ball with silver wings used in Quidditch.
Must be caught by a Seeker to end the match. |
Goshawk, Miranda |
Author of The Standard Book of Spells. |
Goyle, Gregory |
One of Draco Malfoy's stupid henchmen. Thickset and
looks mean. Has short, bristly hair and long, gorilla-like arms. Also in Slytherin
house. |
Granger, Hermione |
Smart know-it-all at Hogwarts in Gryffindor house.
She has bushy, brown hair, large front teeth and a loud, rather bossy voice.
Hermione works very hard and always gets the best marks in her exams. Harry's
next best friend after Ron Weasley. Her parents are Muggle dentists. |
Grawp |
Hagrid’s half-brother – a full giant. |
Great Hall, the |
The main hall in Hogwarts where Sorting takes place
and where meals are served and meetings take place. The ceiling is bewitched
to look like the sky outside. |
Gregory the Smarmy |
Statue at Hogwarts. |
Grey Lady, the |
Resident ghost of Ravenclaw Tower. |
Greyback, Fenrir |
A dangerous werewolf who tries to bite and contaminate as many people as possible. |
Grim |
A giant black dog taken to be a death omen. |
Grindylow |
Water demon. Sickly green with sharp horns and very
long fingers. |
Gringotts |
The wizard bank in London, with vaults far below the
streets, run by goblins. |
Griphook |
Goblin at Gringotts Bank. |
Grubbly-Plank, Professor |
Substitute teacher who took over Care of Magical Creatures when Hagrid was indisposed. An elderly witch with cropped grey hair and a prominent chin. |
Grunnings |
Firm where Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley is a director.
Grunnings makes drills. |
Grunnion, Alberic |
Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Gryffindor House |
One of the four houses in Hogwarts. Harry, Hermione Granger and the Weasleys are all in Gryffindor house. It was founded by Godric Gryffindor and the Gryffindor symbol is a lion. The resident ghost is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as Nearly Headless Nick. Professor McGonagall is head of Gryffindor House and Professor Dumbledore was in Gryffindor in his youth. |
Gryffindor, Godric |
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Gryffindor House
was named after him. |
Hagrid, Rubeus |
Keeper of Keys and Grounds and teacher of Care of
Magical Creatures class at Hogwarts from Harry's third year. He was a student
at Hogwarts but was expelled for unknown reasons. Professor Dumbledore allowed
Hagrid to stay as gamekeeper. Hagrid is almost twice a tall as any other person
and seems five times as wide. He has masses of bushy, black hair and a huge
tangled beard. Has a liking for strange and dangerous creatures – especially
dragons. |
Hand of Glory |
Withered hand that gives light to the person holding it when a candle is placed in its grip. |
He-Who-Must-Not Be-Named |
The evil Lord Voldemort, Dark Wizard. Also referred to as “You-Know-Who”. |
Headless Hunt, the |
Team of ghosts whose heads have been completely cut
off. Activities include Horseback Head-Juggling and Head Polo. Nearly Headless
Nick is keen to join the hunt but can't because his head has not been completely
severed. |
Hebridean Black |
A breed of wild dragon found in Britain. |
Hedwig |
Harry's owl and mail courier. Harry bought Hedwig from Eeylops Owl Emporium. Hedwig was also the name of a medieval saint. |
Heir of Slytherin |
True heir to Salazar Slytherin who can open the Chamber
of Secrets to release the horror within. |
Hengist of Woodcroft |
A Wizard depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Herbology |
Study of plants. Professor Sprout is the Herbology
teacher at Hogwarts. |
Hermes |
Name of Percy Weasley's owl. |
Higgs, Terence |
Seeker on the Slytherin Quidditch team in Harry's
first year. |
Hinkypunk |
Small creatures that live in bogs and swamps, they wander about at night with a lantern to lure lost travelers into the swamps. |
Hippogriff |
Magical creature that has the front legs, wings and head of an eagle, and the body, hind legs and tail of a horse. |
Hit Wizards |
Wizard police from the Magical Law Enforcement Squad
who are specially trained to deal with powerful criminals. |
Hog's Head, the |
The less reputable pub in Hogsmeade. |
Hogsmeade |
The only completely magical village in Britain. Hogsmeade
is not far from Hogwarts and has an array of wonderful shops including Honeydukes
sweet shop, the Three Broomsticks pub and Zonko's joke shop. |
Hogwarts |
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The best school of its kind in the world. Hogwarts is in a secret location somewhere in the North of Britan The four greatest witches and wizards of the age founded Hogwarts more than a thousand years ago: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. They built a remote castle, far away so that witches and wizards could train in safety. Pupils attend from age eleven for seven years of rigorous training in the art of witchcraft and wizardry. There are a hundred and forty-two staircases at Hogwarts and everything keeps moving around, so things are not always in the same place. |
Honeydukes |
Wizarding sweet shop in Hogsmeade. |
Hooch, Madam |
Broomstick and flying teacher at Hogwarts. |
Hopkirk, Malfalda |
An employee in the Improper Use of Magic Office |
Horcrux |
An Object in which a person has concealed part of their soul. |
House Cup, the |
Trophy awarded to the Hogwarts house with the most
points at the end of the year. |
House-elf |
Small creature that works as a servant in some wizarding
houses. A house-elf can only be set free when its master gives the elf a piece
of clothing. |
Howler |
Wizarding letter which, when opened, shrieks and howls
at the reader in an extremely loud voice. Comes in a red envelope and is usually
sent by someone who is very angry. Ron Weasley received one from his mother
after crashing the Ford Anglia into the Whomping Willow. |
Hufflepuff House |
One of the four houses in Hogwarts. It was founded
by Helga Hufflepuff and the Hufflepuff symbol is a badger. The resident ghost
is the Fat Friar. |
Hufflepuff, Helga |
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Hufflepuff house
is named after her. |
Ice Mice |
Wizarding sweets available from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade.
Make your teeth squeak and chatter. |
Impediment Jinx |
Spell to slow down and obstruct attackers. The incantation is “Impedimenta ”! |
Imperius Curse |
Spell to control another person completely, using the incantation “Imperio”. One of the three Unforgivable Curses. It can be resisted only with great mental effort. |
Incarcerous |
The incantation for a spell that causes ropes to appear in midair and wrap around something completely. |
Incendio |
Fire-lighting spell. |
Inferius |
A Dead body that have been bewitched to do a Dark wizard’s bidding. Plural: Inferi |
Inquisitorial Squad, The |
A select group of students who are supportive of the Ministry of Magic, handpicked by Professor Umbridge. Malfoy is the leader. |
Intruder Charm |
A spell that is used to tell when someone is breaking in. |
Invisibility Cloak |
Magic cloak granting the wearer invisibility. |
Jelly-Legs Jinx |
Makes your adversary's legs wobbly. |
Jelly Slugs |
Wizarding sweets available from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade. |
Jigger, Arsenius |
Author of Magical Draughts and Potions. |
Johnson, Angelina |
Hogwarts student. Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Captain during Harry’s fifth year . She is a tall black girl. |
Jordan, Lee |
Pupil at Hogwarts. Has dreadlocks and is famed for
his commentaries at Quidditch matches. Lee is in Gryffindor House, in the same
year as Fred and George Weasley. |
Jorkins, Bertha |
Witch employed by the Ministry of Magic. She was abducted
in Albania and suffered a terrible fate. |
Kappa |
Monkey-like creature that lives in water and strangles people who invade its territory. |
Karkaroff, Igor |
Headmaster of the Durmstrang Institute. Knows a lot
about the Dark Arts. He is tall and thin with white hair and a goatee. |
Keeper |
Quidditch player who guards the goalposts. |
Kettleburn, Professor |
Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts. Retired at the end of Harry's second year, to enjoy more time with his remaining limbs. |
King's Cross Station |
The station in London where the Hogwarts Express leaves from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. |
Knight Bus, the |
Emergency bus that transports witches and wizards to any destination. |
Knockturn Alley |
Street of wizard shops devoted totally to the Dark
Arts. Shops include Borgin and Burkes. |
Knut |
Bronze Wizarding money. There are twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle. |
Kreacher |
The Black family house-elf. |
Krum, Viktor |
Seeker for the Bulgarian national Quidditch team. Pupil at the Durmstrang Institute. Dark, with a large curved nose and thick eyebrows; walks duck- footed and round- shouldered, but is in his element on a broomstick. |
Kwikspell |
Correspondence course in beginner's magic for Squibs
(magicians who have little magical powers). |
Leaky Cauldron, the |
The Wizarding pub and boarding house through which
witches and wizards gain access to Diagon Alley. |
Leprechaun |
Irish elf or pixie. Small and able to fly. |
Lestrange, Bellatrix |
Death Eater; sister to Andromeda Tonks and Narcissa Malfoy; imprisoned in Azkaban for sixteen years. |
Lestrange, Rabastan |
Death Eater; imprisoned in Azkaban for sixteen years. |
Lestrange, Rodolphus |
Bellatrix’s husband, Death Eater; imprisoned in Azkaban for sixteen years. |
Levicorpus |
A spell that dangles your opponent upside-down in the air by the ankle. |
Liberacorpus |
A spell that counter “Levicorpus” by releasing the victim. |
Lockhart, Gilderoy |
Teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts in Harry's
second year. Author of self-glorifying autobiographies and five times winner
of Witch Weekly's Most-Charming-Smile Award. |
Longbottom, Alice |
Neville Longbottom’s mother; a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Tortured into insanity by the Death Eaters and now lives in St. Mungo’s Hospital of Magical Maladies and Injuries. |
Longbottom, Frank |
Neville Longbottom’s father; a member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Tortured into insanity by the Death Eaters and now lives in St. Mungo’s Hospital of Magical Maladies and Injuries. |
Longbottom, Neville |
Forgetful and rather clumsy friend of Harry's. Neville
has a round face and thinks he is not very good at magic. He comes from a magical
family but was a late starter. In Gryffindor House, in Harry's year. |
Lovegood, Luna |
A student at Hogwarts in the same year as Ginny. Luna is a Ravenclaw and a member of the D.A. Her father is the editor of The Quibbler. Everyone thinks she is a little odd. |
Lumos |
Spell to light your wand. |
Lynch, Aidan |
Seeker for the Irish national Quidditch team. |
Macmillan, Ernie |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Hufflepuff
House. |
Macnair, Walden |
Executioner for the Ministry of Magic. A former Death
Eater. |
Madam Malkin's |
Shop in Diagon Alley selling wizarding robes for all
occasions. |
Magical Law Enforcement Squad |
Wizard police or Hit Wizards who are specially trained
to deal with powerful criminals. |
Magical Menagerie |
Wizarding pet shop in Diagon Alley. |
Malfoy, Abraxas |
Draco Malfoy’s grandfather. |
Malfoy, Draco |
Harry's archenemy at Hogwarts. A thin boy with a
pale, pointed face and a sneering expression. He has a bored, drawling voice
and looks with contempt upon everyone else. Malfoy believes himself to be superior
to Harry and hates Harry and all his friends. Malfoy is in Slytherin house. |
Malfoy, Lucius |
Draco Malfoy's father. A Death Eater. |
Malfoy, Narcissa |
Mother of Draco and wife of Lucius Malfoy. A tall,
slim, snooty blonde. |
Mandragora |
Another word for Mandrake. |
Mandrake |
Powerful restorative used to return cursed or transfigured
people to their natural state. The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who
hears it. Also known as Mandragora. |
Marauder's Map |
A map that shows all the secret passageways and the
whereabouts of everyone in Hogwarts. Harry and Ron use it to get to Hogsmeade. |
Maxime, Olympe |
Head of Beauxbatons Academy. Because of her size,
Madame Maxime is believed to be half giant. She has black eyes and olive skin. |
McGonagall, Professor Minerva |
Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. She is a rather serious-looking woman, with jet-black hair scraped into a tight bun on her head. She wears square glasses and an emerald green cloak. Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor House and the Transfiguration teacher. |
McKinnon, Marlene |
A member of the original Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Death Eaters. |
McLaggen, Cormac |
A student who is part of the “Slug Club” and temporarily replaces Ron as Keeper. |
Meliflua, Araminta |
Cousin of Sirius Black’s mother. |
Merlin |
Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Merpeople |
Underwater dwellers who build cities at the bottom of lakes. They have fishtails, green hair , and grey skin, and they fish with spears. Above water their voices are unintelligible unless one speaks Mermish. |
Metamorphmagu |
One who can change his or her appearance at will. |
Metamorph Medals |
Medals that when worn around the neck gives the wearer the ability to change their appearances at will. |
Midgeon, Eloise |
Hogwarts pupil who accidentally removed her nose when
trying to cure her acne. |
Mimbulus Mimbletonia |
A plant that Neville gets for his birthday. Has an amazing defense mechanism that shoots dark green liquid when poked. |
Mimsy-Porpington, Sir Nicholas de |
Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower. Also known as
Nearly Headless Nick. |
Ministry of Magic |
Government agency that tries to regulate and keep the activities of witches and wizards secret from non-magical people. |
Mirror of Erised |
Magical mirror that shows the onlooker their heart's
desire. |
Moaning Myrtle |
Ghost girl at Hogwarts who hides in a girls' toilet. |
Mobilarbus |
Spell to move objects. |
Mobilicorpus |
Spell to move someone who can't walk. |
Monkshood |
Plant used in potions. Also known as aconite or wolfsbane. |
Monster Book of Monsters |
Large green book of monsters. Required reading for third years. Must be stroked down the spine or it will bite your fingers and/or skitter away. |
Moody, Alastor |
Retired Auror hired to teach Defense Against the Dark
Arts in Harry's fourth year. Known as Mad-Eye Moody since he lost an eye in
the fight against Voldemort and his supporters, and replaced it with a magical
eye. Badly scarred and has a wooden leg. A member of the Order of the Phoenix. |
Moony |
Professor Lupin's nickname at Hogwarts. |
Morgana |
A witch depicted on a wizard trading card |
Morsmordre |
Spell to conjure the Dark Mark. |
Mostafa, Hassan |
Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch.
He is Egyptian, small and bald with a huge moustache. |
Mudblood |
Term used to describe a person of non-magic parentage.
Considered a great insult. |
Muffliato |
A spell that fills the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing. Particularly useful for talking in class. |
Muggle |
Person totally without magical powers. Muggles live
in ignorance of the world of wizards and witches. |
Muggle Studies |
Class taken by wizarding folk to study non-magical
people. |
Nagini |
A very large, venomous female snake kept by Voldemort. |
N.E.W.Ts |
Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests. Higher-level examinations
at Hogwarts. |
Nearly Headless Nick |
Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower. So called because
his beheading was not completely successful. Full name is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. |
Niffler |
Magical creature that can find buried treasure. Nifflers
are black and fluffy with long snouts and spadelike feet. |
Nigellus, Phineas |
Former headmaster of Hogwarts; Sirius’s great-great-grandfather. |
Nimbus 2000 |
Type of broomstick. Harry's first broomstick. |
Nimbus 2001 |
The successor to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick. |
Norbert |
Name of Hagrid's Norwegian Ridgeback dragon. |
Norris, Mrs. |
Name of Filch's cat. She is a scrawny-looking, dust-colored
cat with bulging eyes. Students must be wary not to break rules in front of
her for she will run to Filch and report them. |
Norwegian Ridgeback |
A very rare breed of dragon. Hagrid had one as a pet for a while. |
Nosebleed Nougat |
Trick candies that cause your nose to bleed continually. Invented by Fred and George. |
Nox |
Spell to extinguish the light from your wand. |
Number Twelve Grimmauld Place |
The Black family house in London; headquarters of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
O.W.Ls |
Ordinary Wizarding Levels. The standard-level examinations
at Hogwarts. |
Obliviate |
Memory spell that makes the subject forget a piece of information. |
Obliviator |
Member of an Accidental Magic Reversal Squad. They
work for the Improper Use of Magic Office. |
Occlumency |
The magical defense of the mind against external penetration. An obscure branch of magic, but a highly useful one. Harry takes Occlumency lessons from Snape. |
Ollivanders |
Diagon Alley wand shop. 'Makers of Fine Wands since
382 B.C.' |
Omnioculars |
Binoculars with slow-motion and replay settings. |
Oppugno |
A spell that makes magical birds attack. |
Order of the Phoenix, The |
A secret society founded by Dumbledore dedicated to fighting against Lord Voldemort. Its first incarnation ended with Voldemort’s attempt to kill baby Harry and subsequent downfall; Dumbledore revived it after Harry’s fourth year to fight the rejuvenated Dark Lord and Death Eaters. |
Padfoot |
Sirius Black's nickname at Hogwarts. |
Paracelsus |
A wizard depicted on a wizard trading card . His real name was Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. |
Parkinson, Pansy |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Slytherin House. She has a pug-like face, and becomes a prefect in their fifth year. |
Parselmouth |
Wizard who can talk to snakes -
a very rare trait often thought to be the sign of a Dark wizard. |
Parseltongue |
Language spoken by a Parselmouth |
Patil, Padma |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Ravenclaw House. Twin sister of Parvati Patil. |
Patil, Parvati |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Gryffindor
House. Twin sister of Padma Patil and best friend of Lavender Brown. |
Patronus |
Positive force which acts as protection from a Dementor.
It is conjured up by the incantation “Expecto patronum”. |
Peaks, Jimmy |
Gryffindor’s newest Beater. |
Peeves |
Hogwarts' resident poltergeist. Tries to get students
in trouble and loves causing havoc at any opportunity. |
Pensieve |
Storage device for thoughts and memories. It looks
like a stone basin holding a silvery liquid. |
Pepper Imps |
Wizarding sweets available from Honeydukes in Hogsmeade.
Make you smoke at the mouth. |
Peppermint Toads |
Toad-shaped peppermint sweets that hop about in the
stomach after they've been eaten. |
Pepper-Up Potion |
Magical restorative. |
Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder |
A powder sold at Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. Imported from Peru, it casts an instant darkness around everyone but the user. |
Petrificus Totalus |
Spell to bind arms and legs together |
Pettigrew, Peter |
Friend of James Potter, Harry's father, while at Hogwarts. His nickname was wormtail. |
Phoenix |
Rare bird that bursts into flames and rises from its
ashes. Their tears can heal wounds. Albus Dumbledore has a pet phoenix, Fawkes. |
Pince, Madam |
Librarian at Hogwarts. |
Pigwidgeon |
Name of a young grey owl belonging to Ron Weasley.
Often called Pig for short. |
Platform nine and three-quarters |
The platform at King's Cross Station where students
gather to board the Hogwarts Express. |
Pocket Sneakoscope |
Small wizarding toy - a spinning glass top that lights
up when there is somebody or something suspicious around. |
Podmore, Sturgis |
A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
Polyjuice Potion |
Potion that will allow the drinker to take on the appearance of another person for one hour. |
Pomfrey, Madam Poppy |
Matron at Hogwarts. |
Portkey |
Object that transports wizards to a prearranged place.
As soon as you touch the Portkey, you are whisked to the destination. Any object
can be turned into a Portkey. |
Potions |
Class at Hogwarts to learn how to brew magical potions. Professor Snape is Potions master at Hogwarts. |
Potter, Harry |
Student at Hogwarts. Famous for having survived an
attack by Lord Voldemort in infancy. |
Potter, James |
Harry's father. |
Potter, Lily |
Harry's mother, born to Muggles but married a wizard. Lily is the sister of Petunia Dursley who is decidedly un-wizardly. |
Prang, Ernie |
Driver of the Knight Bus |
Prewett, Fabian |
A member of the original Order of the Phoenix; brother to Gideon; killed by the Death Eaters. |
Prewett, Gideon |
A member of the original Order of the Phoenix; brother to Fabian; killed by the Death Eaters. |
Prior Incantato |
Incantation that reveals the most recent spell or spells
a wand has performed. |
Privet Drive |
The street where Harry lives with the Dursleys. |
Prongs |
James Potter's nickname at Hogwarts. |
Protean Charm |
A spell Hermione uses to bewitch coins to inform D.A. members of the time and date of their next meeting. |
Ptolemy |
A wizard depicted on a wizard trading card. |
Puking Pastilles |
Trick candy that causes you to vomit uncontrollably. Invented by Fred and George. |
Pumpkin juice |
Wizarding drink. |
Pumpkin pasty |
Wizarding food. |
Put-Outer |
Device resembling cigarette lighter, used to turn street-lamps on and off. Used by Albus Dumbledore. |
Pygmy Puffs |
Miniature Puffskeins. Fred and George breed and sell them in their joke shop. |
Quaffle |
Red ball used for scoring in Quidditch. |
Quality Quidditch Supplies |
Quidditch shop in Diagon Alley. |
Quick-Quotes Quill |
Pen that writes tabloid journalism by itself. |
Quidditch |
The wizarding national sport. Played on broomsticks by seven players: three Chasers, one Keeper, two Beaters, and one Seeker. Played with four balls: the Quaffle (red) is used for scoring; two Bludgers (black) which try to knock players off their brooms; one Golden Snitch (bright gold with silver wings). The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and try to score by throwing the Quaffle through one of the six hoops. Ten points every time a player scores. The Keeper guards the goalposts and tries to prevent the Chasers from scoring. The Beaters try to keep the Bludgers away from their team and knock them towards the opposing team. The Seeker tries to catch the Golden Snitch. Whichever team catches the Golden Snitch earns 150 points. The game ends when the Snitch is caught. |
Quietus |
Command that reverses the charm Sonorus. |
Quirrell, Professor |
Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts
in Harry's first year. |
Ravenclaw House |
One of the four school houses in Hogwarts, founded
by Rowena Ravenclaw. The Ravenclaw symbol is an eagle. The resident ghost is
the Grey Lady. |
Ravenclaw, Rowena |
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Ravenclaw House
was named after her. |
Red Cap |
Goblin-like creature found in places where bloodshed
has occurred. They lie in wait to bludgeon the lost. |
Reducio |
Shrinking charm. |
Reductor curse |
A curse that blasts apart a solid object. The incantation is “Reducto!” |
Relashio |
Spell to make someone let go of something. |
Remembrall |
Magical glass ball, the size of a large marble, filled
with white smoke. The smoke turns red to tell you that there is something you
have forgotten to do. |
Reparo |
Repairing charm. |
Rictusempra |
Tickling spell. |
Riddickulus |
Spell to make a Boggart take on another appearance. |
Riddle House |
Deserted former home of Voldemort's father, in the
village of Little Hangleton. |
Riddle, Tom Marvolo |
The young Lord Voldemort, who attended Hogwarts. |
Ripper |
Aunt Marge's dog. |
Robbins, Demelza |
Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. |
Ronan |
Name of a centaur in the Forbidden Forest. |
Room of Requirement |
A room that a person can only enter when he or she has real need of it. When it appears it is always equipped for the seeker’s needs. Also known to the house-elves as the Come and Go Room. |
Rosmerta, Madam |
Publican of the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade. |
Scabbers |
Ron Weasley's pet rat. He once belonged to Ron's older
brother Percy Weasley. |
Scrimgeour, Rufus |
The Minister of Magic who takes over from Cornelius Fudge. |
Scamader, Newt |
Author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. |
Scourgify |
The incantation for the Vanishing Spell. |
Secrecy Sensor |
Antenna that vibrates when it detects concealment and
lies. |
Sectumsempra |
A curse that slashes its victim open as a sword would. |
Seeker |
Quidditch player who tries to catch the Golden Snitch. |
Self-shuffling Playing Cards |
Wizarding playing cards that shuffle themselves. |
Shacklebolt, Kingsley |
A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
Shield Charm |
Casts a temporary invisible wall around you to deflect
minor curses. |
Shrieking Shack |
Supposed to be the most haunted building in Britain.
Situated in the town of Hogsmeade. |
Shunpike, Stan |
Conductor on the Knight Bus. |
Sickle |
Silver wizarding money. There are seventeen Sickles in one Galleon. |
Silencio |
The incantation for the Silencing Charm. |
Sinistra, Professor |
Teacher of Astronomy at Hogwarts. |
Skeeter, Rita |
Journalist. She is nosy and malicious, and has stiff
blond curls. |
Skele-Gro |
Potion used to re-grow bones after they have been
removed. |
Skiving Snackboxes |
Joke “treats” created by Fred and George Weasley. Students take one to get sick and out of class, and then another to eliminate the effects of the first. |
Sleekeazy's Hair Potion |
Tames bushy hair. |
Slinkhard, Wilbert |
Author of Defensive Magical Theory. |
Slug Club |
Horace Slughorn’s hand picked club of chosen students who have great magical talent or connections with famous people. |
Slughorn, Horace |
Professor at Hogwarts. Was once the Head of Slytherin. Creates the “Slug Club”. |
Slytherin House |
One of the school houses in Hogwarts. Founded by Salazar Slytherin. The Slytherin symbol is a snake. The resident ghost is the Bloody Baron. Harry's archenemy, Draco Malfoy, is in Slytherin. Professor Snape is Head of Slytherin House. |
Slytherin, Salazar |
One of the four founders of Hogwarts. Slytherin house
is named after him. Created the Chamber of Secrets. |
Smeltings |
Dudley Dursley's private school. Uncle Vernon also
attended. |
Snape, Severus |
Potions master at Hogwarts. He is tall and thin with
sallow skin, greasy black hair and a hooked nose. He hates Harry Potter. Head
of Slytherin house. |
Snape, Tobias |
Severus Snape’s father |
Sneakoscope |
Glass spinning top that lights up and spins when there
is someone untrustworthy around. |
Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare |
Activist group organized by Hermione in her fourth year at Hogwarts. You must not call it Spew. |
Sonorus |
Charm to magnify one's voice. |
Sorcerer’s Stone |
Legendary stone which will transform any metal into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal. The only known stone belongs to Nicholas Flamel, Albus Dumbledore's former alchemy partner. |
Sorting Hat |
The hat that decides which House students shall be
in while at Hogwarts. |
Specialis Revelio |
A spell used to reveal any bewitching or hexings on an object. |
Spellotape |
Wizarding repair tape. It was used by Ron Weasley
to mend his broken wand. |
Spinner’s End |
A street in an unidentified town where Severus Snape has a house. |
Spinnet, Alicia |
One of the Chasers on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
She is two years above Harry at Hogwarts. |
Splinching |
Injury caused by careless Apparating: part of the
Apparating person's body is left behind. |
Spore, Phyllida |
Author of One Thousand Magical Herbs. |
Sprout, Professor |
Herbology professor at Hogwarts. Uses Mandrakes to cure petrified creatures. |
Squib |
Someone born without magical powers in a magical family. |
Stinksap |
Green liquid that shoots from a Mimbulus Mimbletonia. It’s green and smells like rancid manure. |
Stupefy |
Stunning spell. |
Swelling Solution |
Potion that causes body parts to swell to enormous
proportions. |
Switch, Emeric |
Author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration. |
Tarantallegra |
Dancing spell. |
Tergeo |
A spell that siphons off liquid. |
The Quibbler |
A tabloid newspaper in the Wizard world, edited by Luna Lovegood’s father. |
Thestrals |
Fleshless winged horses that pull the carriages to Hogwarts. They can only been seen by people who have witnessed death. |
Thomas, Dean |
Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Gryffindor house. His best friend is Seamus Finnigan. Dean comes from a Muggle background. |
Three Broomsticks, the |
Pub in Hogsmeade. |
Time-Turner |
Hourglass that allows the wearer to travel back in
time. |
Ton-Tongue Toffee |
Trick candy that causes the tongue to swell enormously. Invented by Fred and George Weasley. |
Tonks, Andromeda |
Nymphadora Tonks’s mother. |
Tonks, Nymphadora |
A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. A Metamorphmagus. Prefers to be called Tonks. |
Tonks, Ted |
Nymphadora Tonks’s father. |
Toothflossing Stringmints |
Wizarding sweets that floss your teeth while you suck
them. |
Transfiguration |
The art of turning one thing into another. |
Transfiguration Today |
Specialist wizarding magazine about Transfiguration. |
Trelawny, Professor Sybill |
Divination teacher at Hogwarts. Has a liking for (wrongly)
predicting student deaths every year at Hogwarts. She is very thin with large
glasses that magnify her eyes so much that she looks like a giant insect. She has made two real predictions in her life. |
Trevor |
Neville Longbottom's pet toad. |
Trimble, Quentin |
Author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection. |
Triwizard Tournament |
Competition between the three largest European schools
of witchcraft and wizardry: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang. Each school
selects a champion, and the champions compete in three magical tasks. The prize
money is 1000 Galleons. The Triwizard Tournament was first established some
700 years ago. |
Trueblood |
Someone born to pure magical parents. |
Twycross, Wilkie |
The Apparition instructor from the Ministry of Magic. |
Umbridge, Dolores Jane |
Senior Undersecretary to the Minister of Magic; Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry’s fifth year. |
Unforgivable Curses |
The three Unforgivable Curses are Avada Kedavra, the
Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse. |
Unicorn |
Mythical white horse-like creature with golden mane
and a golden horn sprouting from the head. Innocent, beautiful creatures. Tail
hair and horn can be used in magic. Dark wizards have been known to kill unicorns
and drink their blood; this will sustain the life of the drinker but at a grave
price. |
Unbreakable Vow |
A magical vow that requires the person who takes it to complete the avowed mission or die. |
Unspeakable |
Employee of the Department of Mysteries. No one knows
what they do. |
Vablatsky, Cassandra |
Author of Unfogging the Future, a guide to basic fortune-telling methods. |
Vampire |
Evil creature that roams the night feeding on the
blood of living beings. Cannot go out in the daylight. |
Vance, Emmeline |
A member of the revitalized Order of the Phoenix. |
Vane, Romilda |
A girl at Hogwarts who has a crush on Harry. |
Vector, Professor |
Arithmancy teacher at Hogwarts. |
Veela |
Beautiful women with white-gold hair. Men are hypnotically
fascinated by them. When enraged, Veela grow beaks and scaly wings. |
Venomous Tentacula |
A magical plant. |
Veritaserum |
Powerful Truth Potion. Its use is restricted by the
Ministry of Magic. |
Vindictus, Viridian |
Author of Curse and Countercurse (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More). |
Violet |
A wizened witch, whoi lives in a painting in a room next to the Great Hall in Hogwarts; a friend of the Fat Lady.. |
Voldemort, Lord |
Evil Wizard greatly feared by wizarding folk. His
dark reputation is such that his name is hardly ever spoken out loud. Most wizards
will only refer to him as He-Who-Must Not-Be-Named or You-Know-Who. Disappeared
from view after the death of James and Lily Potter following a battle that left
Harry an orphan and bearing a lightning scar on his forehead. |
Waffling, Adalbert |
Author of Magical Theory. |
Wand |
Implement used by wizards for magic. Available from
Ollivanders in Diagon Alley. |
Weasley, Arthur |
Ron Weasley's father. Head of the Misuse of Muggle
Artifacts Office at the Ministry of Magic. |
Weasley, Bill |
Ron Weasley's brother. Works for Gringotts Bank in
Africa. |
Weasley, Charlie |
Ron Weasley's brother. Studying dragons in Romania. |
Weasley, Fred |
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers and two years ahead oh him at Hogwarts. Twin to George. In Gryffindor House. |
Weasley, George |
One of Ron Weasley's older brothers and two years ahead oh him at Hogwarts. Twin to George. In Gryffindor House. |
Weasley, Ginny |
Ron Weasley's younger sister. Idolizes Harry. One year below Harry and Ron. In Gryffindor House. |
Weasley, Molly |
Ron Weasley's mother. Her maiden name was Prewett. |
Weasley, Percy |
Ron's older brother , four years older than him. Thinks he is terribly grown-up and important. A prefect at Hogwarts then goes to work at the Ministry of Magic. In Gryffindor House. |
Weasley, Ron |
Harry's best friend at Hogwarts. Ron has flaming red
hair and freckles, like all his brothers. Has a pet rat called Scabbers. In
Gryffindor House. |
Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes |
Fred and George Weasley’s joke shop in Diagon Alley. |
Weird Sisters, the |
Popular music group. The line-up includes guitars,
drums, lute, cello and bagpipes. |
Werewolf |
Half-man, half-wolf creature. A werewolf will kill
given the chance. If not fatal, the werewolf's bite will turn the victim into
a werewolf too. |
Which Broomstick? |
Broomstick consumer magazine. Test-rides all makes
of broom and reviews them. |
Whomping Willow |
Large tree in the grounds of Hogwarts that hits anything
that comes too close. |
Wingardium Leviosa |
Spell to make things fly. |
Winky |
A house-elf who lives at Hogwarts, formerly in the employ of the Crouch family. |
Wizengamot |
The Wizard high court |
Witherwings |
Buckbeak’s code name after he returns to Hargrid’s care again. |
Wolfsbane |
Plant used in potions. Also known as monkshood or
aconite. |
Wood, Oliver |
Captain and Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
until leaving school at the end of Harry's third year. |
Wormtail |
Nickname of Peter Pettigrew. |
WWN |
The Wizarding Wireless Network. |
You-Know-Who |
The evil Lord Voldemort, a Dark wizard who killed
Harry's parents. Also referred to as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. |
Zonko's |
Wizard joke shop in Hogsmeade. |
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