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THE HARRY POTTER ENCYCLOPEDIA
Compiled By : Udit Khanna

A
Abbott, Hannah - "pink-faced girl with blonde pigtails"; a
Hufflepuff
Acid Pops - candy bought at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade
that burns holes in your tongue
Aconite - a plant used in potions which is also known as
'monkshood' or 'wolfsbane'
Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle, The -
comic books Ron owns
Agrippa - a wizard depicited on the Chocolate Frogs trading
card series [1]; historically, a noted founder in the study of
Alchemy
alchemy - a medieval science that is based on turning any
metal into pure gold
"alohomora" - a spell to unlock a door
animagi [an-im-AJ-eye] - wizards (plural) who are able to
transform into an animal form
Aragog - a huge spider in the forbidden forest
animagus [an-im-AJ-us] - a wizard who is able to transform
into an animal form
"aparecium" - a spell to make invisible ink appear
apparate - the magical ability to disappear and reapper at
your destination
Arithmancy - a class taken by Hermione, dealing with the
study of numbers; an early form of numerology where
divination is made through numbers (especially those
numbers associated with the letters of a person's name)
Astronomy - a class at Hogwarts for the study of the g
planets, stars, etc.
alaxy,
Aunt Marge - Uncle Vernon's sister; she hates Harry and
openly insults him
Azkaban - the wizard prison
B
badger - the mascot for Hufflepuff
Bagshot, Bathilda - wrote A History of Magic [1]
Bandon Banshee - banshee banished by a harelipped
witch, for which Lockhart took credit
Bane - a centaur in the Forbidden Frest; black haired and
bodied
.Basilisk - the King of Serpents; anyone who is fixed
with the beam of the giant snake's eyes dies instantly; read
about real a real basalisk at Microsoft Encarta or this gaming
page.
beater - position on Quidditch team; two beaters per team
try to protect their teammates from bludgers. They try to
redirect the balls toward their opponants.
Bell, Katie - Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans - wizard candy coming in
every flavor, such as chocolate, peppermint, spinach, liver,
tripe and vomit!
bezoar - a stone taken from the stomach of a goat which will
save one from most poisons
Billius (also Uncle Billius) - Ron's uncle who saw a grim and
died 24 hours later
Binns, Prof. - a ghost who teaches History of Magic at
Hogwarts
Black Forest - where Quirrell was rumored to have run into
vampires and become "jumpy"
. .Black, Sirius - best friend of James Potter in their
Hogwarts days, in Azkaban on murder charges
blood-flavoured lollipops - treats for vampires
Bloody Baron, The - the ghost of the Slytherin Tower.
Not much is known about him other than he is very wickid
and scary looking; his eyes are blank, black sokets and his
robes are covered in silver blood. He is the only "person"
who can control Peeves the Poltergeist. ~Amber,
Ravenclaw
bludger - a jet black Quidditch ball, slightly smaller than a
soccer ball; 2 bludgers per game which fly around trying to
knock players from their brooms. Can cause serious injury.
Boa Constictor - snake at the zoo Harry "talks" to [1]
Boggart - a shape shifiter which takes on the likeness of
one's worst fear
Bones', The - one of four families killed by Voldermort
Bones, Susan - student sorted into Hufflepuff
Boot, Terry - student sorted into Ravenclaw
Borgin and Burke's - Dark Arts store in Knockturn Alley
where Harry finds himself after attempting to travel by floo
powder
Brazil - country where the first snake Harry talks to says he
wants to go
Break With A Banshee - a book by Gilderoy Lockhart that
is required for all 2nd years [2]
Brocklehurst, Mandy - student sorted into Ravenclaw
broom - n. 1. a long handled implement for sweeping with a
brush of straw or similar material (Webster's Dictionary
definition) 2. a long handled implement made of twigs which
witches and wizards use for flying (also used in Quidditch)
~Danny of Gryffindor
Brown, Lavender - student sorted into Gryffindor
..Buckbeak - a Hippogriff (a big beast which is half horse
and half eagle)
Bulstrode, Millicent - a Slytherin who duels Hermione
during the Dueling Club demos
Burrow, The - name of the Weasley home
Butterbeer - frothy, buttery hot drink served in Hogsmeade
(a favorite of Ron and Hermione)
C
Cadogan, Sir - slightly demented knight that inhabits a
painting on the landing of the seventh floor in Hogwarts.
Temporary guardian of Gryffindor Tower in Book Three.
"Caput Draconis" - a password for Gryfindor in the first
book
Care of Magical Creatures - a class Harry takes in his third
year that is taught by Hagrid
Catchpole - village near the Weasley family home
cauldron - a pot which ingrediants are put into to make
potions
Cauldron Cakes - a treat on the Hogwarts Express cart [1]
centaur - a mythical creature that is half-horse and halfman.
It has the body and legs of a horse, but the arms and
face of a man
Chamber of Secrets - a secret lair at Hogwarts that Salazar
Slytherin built after he lost his battle with Gryffindor
. .Chang, Cho - a Ravenclaw fourth year who is the
Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team [3]
charm - a magical spell which adds properties to something
causing it to change
chaser - position on Quidditch team; three chasers per
team throw a Quaffle back and forth trying to get it through a
goal hoop for 10 points
chipolata - served during the Christmas feast in the first
book; it is a type of long, skinny banger (sausage), similar in
thickness to American breakfast links
Chocoballs - a chocolate sweet sold in Honeydukes
Chocolate Frogs - a treat on the Hogwarts Express cart
which come with Famous Wizards Cards. [1]
Chudley Cannons, The - professional Quidditch team Ron
admires, they wear bright orange and black robes and are
9th in the league
Circe [SIR-see] - a wizard depicited on the Chocolate Frogs
trading card series; traditionally a figure from greek
mythology, best known for her tendency to turn men into the
animals they are most like (mostly pigs and dogs). She
appears in two sets of stories, that of Jason and the
Argonauts (she helps her neice Medea escape with Jason),
and that of the Odyssey. She temporarily turns most of
Odysseus's men into swine before she gives them directions
home. Thanks to Cathy Weeks
Cleansweep Seven - a respected type of broomstick for
flying
Clearwater, Penelope - a Ravenclaw perfect and is Percy
Weasley's girlfriend
Cliodna - a druidess depicited on the Chocolate Frogs
trading card series; Celtic goddess of beauty and the
otherworld
Cockroach Clusters - a rather nasty sweet made of
cockroaches sold in Honeydukes
codswallop - nonsense, baloney, malarkey, etc.
Committee on Experimental Charms - office at the
Ministry of Magic
Common Room - a general meeting room of each
Hogwarts house
Common Welsh Green - a breed of wild dragon found in
Britain
.Cornish Pixies - devilish little fairies that reak havoc
Crabbe, Vincent - Draco Malfoy's friend and cohort
Creevey, Colin - is a year younger than Harry. Colin is
also in Gryffindor and he may be Harry's biggest admirer
(after Ginny Weasley). Colin is always following Harry
around, trying to take his picture and get his autograph.
~Katy, Ravenclaw
Crockford, Doris - woman Harry meets at his first trip to
The Leaky Cauldron [1]
.Crookshanks - Hermione's cat who scares Scabbers [3]
Curse of the Bogies - a spell Quirrell told his students
about
D
Daily Prophet - wizards' newspaper
de-gnoming - removing pesky garden gnomes as described
in Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests
Dark Arts - the practice of evil wizards and dark mythical
creatures
Dark Lord, The - see Voldemort
Deathday Party - may be celebrated by a ghost on the
anniversary of his/her death
Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is
Coming - book on death omens in Flourish and Blotts with a
picture of a Grim on the cover
Delaney-Podmore, Patrick - leader of the Headless Hunt
. .Dementor - creature who feeds on the happy
emotions of humans, leaving one cold and sad. The kiss of
the dementor is when the dementor sucks the very soul out
of a human, leaving you emotionless.
.De Mimsy-Porpington, Sir Nicholas (see also Nearly-
Headless Nick) - resident ghost of Gryffindor
Dennis - a friend of Dudley [1]
Dervish and Banges - the wizarding equipment store in
Hogsmeade
Devil's Snare - a plant which entraps anyone who it can
reach
.Diagon Alley - cobbled street where wizards can do their
shopping
diary of Tom Riddle - diary which holds spirit of Tom Riddle
Diggory, Cedric - is the Seeker on the Hufflepuff Quidditch
team
Diggle, Dedalus -
disapparation - a method of travel for experienced wizards,
which involves disappearing from one place and r
in another
eappearing
"dissendium" - a spell which opened a secret passage
inside a statue
Divination - class taken by Harry, Ron and Hermione that
deals with fortune-telling
. .Dobby - a house elf who tries to prevent Harry from
returning to Hogwarts for his second year
Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks -
a favorite prank of the Weasley twins, they fill the room with
red & blue stars that bounce around for at least a half an
hour
Draco - see Malfoy, Draco
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus" - the Hogwarts
motto, translates to: "Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon"
Draught of Living Death - powerful sleeping potion made o
asphodel and wormwood

Drooble's Best Blowing Gum - a treat on the Hogwarts
Express cart [1]
Dueling Club - a club started in Hogwarts to teach about
wizard duels
. ..Dumbledore, Albus - the current headmaster of
Hogwarts; he has a long silvery beard, a very crooked nose
and he always wears half moon specticles.
Dungbombs - a trick item you can buy at Zonko's
. .Dursley, Dudley - the spoiled and pampered son of
Petunia and Vernon Dursley. Is extremely overweight due t
greed. Enjoys hanging out with his gang and beating up his
cousin Harry. Now attends Smeltings, his father Vern
alma mater. Had to have a pig's tail surgically removed f
his backside [1] Mrinalini, Hufflepuff
o
on's
rom
.Dursley, Petunia - Harry's muggle aunt, sister of Lily
Potter
.Dursley, Vernon - Harry's muggle uncle, Petunia's
husband
E
eagle - the mascot for Ravenclaw
Eeylops Owl Emporium - shop on Diagon Alley
Egypt - country where Bill Weasley works for Gringotts
Elixer of Life - a liquid that has the power to make a wizard
or witch live forever
Elfric the Eager - subject in History of Magic
elves - small creatures which live deep in the Forbidden
Forest where they hold midnight feasts and play pranks on
the lost passerby. They are actually very nice despite their
tricky nature.
Emeric the Evil - mentioned in Binns' History of Magic class
Erised - see Mirror of Erised
Ern - driver of the Knight Bus
Errol - the Weasley family owl
Eton - a school for muggle borns
Every Flavor Beans - see Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
"Expecto Patronum" - a spell to guard you from the
dementors by conjuring a patronus
"Expelliarmus" - disarming charm
Exploding Bonbons - a treat found in the Hogsmede store,
Honeydukes
F
Famous Wizard Cards - trading cards of famous wizards
throughthe ages; packaged with Chocolate Frogs
Fang - Hagrid's pet boarhound
Fat Lady, The - woman in a pink silk dress who sits in a
portrait and protects the entrance to Gryffindor
Fawcett, Miss - a student at Hogwarts who was injured
during Dueling Club demos
Fawkes - Dumbledore's Phoenix (a bird which dies and i
reborn again)
s
very
"Ferula" - a spell to create a sling
Fidelius Charm - an extremely complex charm in which a
secret is conceled within a single living soul
Figg, Mrs. - Dursley neighbor with whom Harry stayed e
year on Dudley's birthday
Filch, Argus - caretaker at Hogwarts
Filibuster Fireworks - see Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-
Start, No-Heat Fireworks
Finch-Fletchley, Justin - sorted into Hufflepuff [1]
"Finite Incantatem" - a charm used by Snape to end
commotion by students
Finnigan, Seamus - sorted into Gryffindor, his dad's a
muggle, his mother a witch [1]
Firebolt - a top-of-the-line broom given to Harry as a gift
from an unknown friend
Firenze - [FEER-en-zay] a centaur in the Forbidden
Forest, young with white-blonde hair and a palomino body
Fizzing Whizbees - levitating sherbert balls
Flamel, Nicolas - an alchemist and friend of Dumbledore;
historically “Flamel was a famous character of his time, an
official of the university reputed to be an alchemist. People
thought he had got the gold to buy this mansion from finding
the philosopher's stone-but really he married a rich widow."
[from guidebook Cadogan Paris] Thanks to Jenny Miller
Flamel, Perenelle - wife of Nicolas Flamel
Flesh-Eating Slugs - pest which infested the Hogwarts
cabbages
Fletcher, Mundungus -
flibertigibbet - one of the passwords for Gryffindor house
Flint, Marcus - captain of Slytherin Quidditch team
. .Flitwick, Prof. - charms teacher at Hogwarts
Flobberworm - a harmless, worm-like magical creature
which students must keep alive in order to pass Care of
Magical Creatures class
Floo Powder - a fine powder which allows wizards to travel
from one place to another
Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour - a shop on
Diagon Alley
Flourish & Blotts - a bookshop in Diagon Alley
Fluffy - a huge three headed dog protecting a sectret
chamber at Hogwarts
Forbidden Forest, The - a patch of woods on the Hogwarts
grounds, off-limits to students
Ford Anglia - the Weasley family car, bewitched by Mr.
Weasley
Friar (or Fat Friar) - resident ghost of Hufflepuff
Fudge, Cornelius - Minister at Ministry of Magic
G
Gadding With Gouls - name of a book by Gilderoy L
Galleons - gold wizard coin that equals 17 Sickles
ockhart
Diagon
- a creature that lives in attics and bangs on pipes
art's Guide to Household Pests
Gambol & Japes Wizarding Joke Shop - shop on
Alley
ghoul
while groaning
Gilderoy Lockh
owned by Mrs. Weasley
gnome - see also degnom
havoc in Wizard gardens and must be removed
goblins - run Gringotts, the wizards' bank
Gobstones - a marbles-like Wizard game w
squirt a stinky substance when a player loses a point
Godric's Hollow - where Lily and James Potter lived b
they were killed
Golden Snitch (
size of a large walnut with tiny silver wings. Quidditch match
ends only after the elusive Snitch is caught, earning the
catching team 150 points.
Gordon - friend of Dudley [
Goshawk, Miranda - wrote Th
(Grade 1) [1]
.Goyle, Gregory - Draco Malfoy's friend and cohort
Gran - Neville's grandmother whom he lived with
. ..Granger, Hermione [her-MY-oh-nee] - bushyha
ville's ancestor
warts
Monday
cestor who tried to force
rmy - a statue at Hogwarts
ire , buck-toothed, bossy and the smartest pupil at
Hogwarts; a Gryffindor
Great Auntie Enid - Ne
d
Great Hall - main gathering point at Hog
Great Humberto, The - a television show airing
nights which Dudley enjoys [1]
Great Uncle Algie - Neville's an
magic out of him
Gregory the Sma
- a book
e, a small creature which wreaks
here the pieces
efore
or Snitch) - golden Quidditch ball about the
1]
e Standard Book of Spells
Grey Lady, The - the ghost of Ravenclaw, unnamed in
earl,
in
books 1-3; Jennifer reports: "Hundreds of years ago an
John Dudley, tried to take over the English throne with his
accompliace, Lady Jane Grey. They where beheaded, but
Lady Jane's ghost is still said to be walking around Dudley
Castle. Her nickname has been for the past several
decades, The Grey Lady ghost." Note from Jenna: the
story of John Dudley and Lady Jane Grey is portrayed
the wonderful film, Lady Jane.
Grim - a giant black dog one sees as a death omen; when
e
ylow - a water demon
ndreds of miles under London,
blin at Gringotts [1]
arry's Uncle Vernon
warts, includes Harry, the
f Hogwart's Gryffindor
n, Davey - former Hogwarts student nearly lost an
someone sees a Grim, it is believed that he/she will soon di
Grindelwald - a dark wizard defeated by Dumbledore in
1945
Grind
.Gringotts - wizards' bank hu
run by Goblins
Griphook - a go
Grunnings - a drill company run by H
Grunnion, Alberic - a wizard depicited on the Chocolate
Frogs trading card series
Gryffindor - House at Hog
Weasleys and Hermione Granger
Gryffindor, Godric - the founder o
House
Gudgeo
eye trying to touch the Whomping Willow
H
. . ..Hagrid, Rubeus [HAG-rid, roo-BAY-us] - the
s. near ia -sized Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwart
Hagrid is a former student of Hogwarts who was expelled for
unknown reasons. He is in his 60's.
-g nt
half-blood - a witch or wizard who has one wizard parent
ed hand on a cushion which, when
ite game of Dudley and his friends
of
an exclusive membership of headless
s
d dragon found in Britain
and one muggle parent
Hand of Glory - a wither
a candle is inserted, gives light only to the person holding it
Harry - see Potter, Harry
"Harry Hunting" - a favor
Head Boy/Head Girl - an honored last-year student at
Hogwarts who looks after the affairs and fellow students
his or her house
Headless Hunt -
huntsmen ghosts who participate in hunt activities such a
Horseback Head-Juggling and Head Polo. They will only
accept into their membership those ghosts whose heads
have been completely severed.
Hebridean Black - a breed of wil
.Hedwig - Harry's snowy owl, a gift from Hagrid
Heir of Slytherin - the true heir of one of the founders of
er
epicited on the Chocolate
ythical plants
im
ermione
ere Hogwarts faculty
s, Terance - the Seeker on the Slytherin Quidditch
lantern; on dark nights it
Hogwarts (Salazer Slytherin) who could unseal the Chamb
of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use it to purge the
school of all who were unworthy to study magic, especially
Muggle-born witches and wizards
Hengist of Woodcroft - a wizard d
Frogs trading card series
Herbology - the study of plants and m
Hermes - Percy Weasley's owl that was bought for h
when he became a prefect
Hermione - see Granger, H
High Table - table in the great hall wh
sits
Higg
team during Harry's first year
Hinkypunk - a creature with a
leads lost people into bogs and swamps
.Hippogriff - a magical creature which has the head and
ay.
talons of an eagle and the back, hind legs and tail of a horse
"His Eyes Are as Green As a fresh Pickled Toad" - a
poem written by Ginny Weasly to Harry on Valentine's D
His Eyes are as green as a fresh Pickled toad,
His hair as dark as a chalkboard.
I wish he was mine, he's really divine,
r hero who conquered the dark lord
d, The - the pub in the village where Hag
egg [1]
Ou .
Hog's Hea rid won
a dragon's
in a student's third year at Hogwarts
Hogsmeade - a town for wizards and witches. Visits to
Hogsmeade begin
Hogwarts, a History - a book about hogwarts
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - school for
n Scotland
, it has no rythym or tune and can be
mething please,
wizard students ages 11-17; probably located i
Hogwarts Express - train which takes students from King's
Cross to Hogwarts
Hogwarts School Song - a song led by Dumbledore which
all the students sing
sung however one wishes.
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, hoggy warty Hogwarts,
Teach us so
Whether we be old and bald,
Or young with scabby knees,
O
For now they're bare and full of air,
Bring back what we've forgot,
J
A
Holidays Wi
ur heads could do with filling,
With some interesting stuff,
Dead flies and bits of fluff,
So tech us things worth knowing,
ust do your best, we'll do the rest,
nd learn until out brains all rot.
th Hags - a book by Gilderoy Lockhart
back Homorphus Charm - charm which turns a werewolf
into his human form
Honeydukes - the candy shop in Hogsmeade
. .Hooch, Madam - head of Quidditch at H
teaches first-years how to fly on broomsticks
ogwarts,
ed
are Gryffindor,
s in
e set free when the
Hopkirk, Mafalda - employee of the "Improper Use of
Magic" office at the Ministry of Magic
house - one of four dormatories the students are assign
to upon arriving at Hogwarts; houses
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin
House Elves - small creatures which work as servant
some wizard homes; they can only b
master offers the elf a piece of clothing
House Cup - trophy awarded to the House with the most
points at the end of the year
house points - points awarded to or taken from a house
depending on the actions of its members
uff
ily to
Harry
I
Ice Mice - gum bought at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade that
"make your teeth squeak and chatter"
o
"little first years"
uring a Quidditch match
Howler - a letter which yells messages at extremely loud
volumes when opened
.Hufflepuff - a Hogwarts house named for one of the
founders, Helga Hufflep
Hut-on-the-Rock - a place Uncle Vernon takes the fam
hide, where Hagrid locates
Ickle Duddeykins - a "baby-talk" name Mrs. Dursley uses t
dote on Dudley
"Ickle Firsties" - a name Peeves uses to mock first year
students, meaning
"impervious" - a magic spell Hermione put on Harry's
glasses so they would repell water d
Intermediate Transfiguration - textbook for third year
Transfiguration course at Hogwarts
Invisible Book of Invisibility, The - available at the
bookshop on Diagon Alley... if you can find it
kes
Invisibility Cloak - shiny, silvery grey cloth which ma
everything it covers invisible
J
Jelly Slugs - a sweet sold in Honeydukes
Jigger, Arsenius - wrote Magical Drafts and Potions
[1]
dor Quidditch Johnson, Angelina - chaser on the Gryffin
team
. .Jordan, Lee - friend and conspirator of the Weasle
twins; he has dreadlocks
y
K
Keeper - position on Quidditch team, protector of goal
Kettleburn, Prof. - taught Care of Magical Creatures prior to
n
ondon.
ry - an English ice cream dessert. Click
July 1, 1981 - the day of Harry Potter's birth 3
Hagrid
King's Cross - train station for catching the Hogwarts
Express (at platform nine and three-quarters); an actual trai
station in L
kip - slang for "nap" or "sleep"
knickerbocker glo
here for the recipe.
Knight bus - bus which can be called upon by wizards in
distress; summoned by raising the wand arm
Knockturn Alley - a street next to Diagon Alley that is full of
dark magic shops
Knuts - little bronze coins, wizard currency; 29 Knutes to a
Sickle
Kwikspell - correspondence course in beginner's magic
L
Leaky Cauldron, The - shabby old pub and inn next to
which is the entrance to Diagon Alley
art [1]
Lemon Drops (or Sherbert Drops) - a muggle treat
Dumbledore admits to being fond of.
Licorice Wands - a treat on the Hogwarts Express c
lion - the mascot for Gryffindor
. .Lockhart, Gilderoy - Defense Against the Dark Arts
f self-glorifying in Harry's second year; author o
auto ographies and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's
"Most-Charming Smile Award"
"locomoto mortis" - spell for the leg-locker curse
bi
. .Longbottom, Neville - forgetful and clumsy
him up
light the end of a wand (acts as a
classmate of Harry's; a Gryffindor; his gran brought
and e was a witch
Lord Voldemort - see Voldemort
"lumos" - a charm to
sh
flashlight)
. .Lupin, Remus J. - Defense Against the Dark Arts
teacher in Harry's third year
M
MacDougal, Morag - sorted into an unknown house [1]
Macmillan, Ernie - Hufflepuff student and friend of Justin's
Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions - shop on
Diagon Alley
Madam Rosmerta - see Rosmerta, Madam
Magical Me - autobiography of Gilderoy Lockhart
Malcolm - friend of Dudley [1]
. ..Malfoy, Draco - a Slytherin, Harry's arch-enemy at
Hogwarts
Malfoy, Lucius - Draco Malfoy's father
mandrake - a plant which has a screaming baby on the end,
e plant, when
assegethe
cry is fatal to all who hear it. A mandrak
full-grown, is a powerful restorative used to return those who
have been transfigured back to their original state.
Marge - see Aunt Marge
Marauders Map - a secret map that shows all the p
ways at Hogwarts
..McGonagall, Minerva - Deputy Headmistress of
Hogwarts, head of Gryffindor and professor of
ion [1]
r families killed by Voldermort
ing
Transfiguration at Hogwarts
McGuffin, Jim - weatherman on Muggle televis
McKinnons, The - one of fou
Merlin - a wizard depicited on the Chocolate Frogs trad
card series, traditionally thought to have trained King Arthur
Ministry of Magic - in charge of keeping witches and
wizards secret from the Muggles
Mirror of Erised - a mirror Harry finds with writing that
reads: Erised stra ehru oyt ube ca
fru oyt on wohsi.
ce, Backwards (or in a reflextion) it reads: I show not your fa
but your heart's desire.
Moaning Myrtle - a ghost who haunts the toilet in the
girl's bathroom. She moans loudly and complains that no
alk on their own this
ing the
one likes her (which is probably true)
Mobiliarbus - the magical way of moving objects
Mobilicorpus - when someone can't w
magic makes it seem as if invisible strings are hold
person up
Modern Magical History - a book about the history of the
magical world
also goes by the name of aconite
Monkshood - a plant used in potions which is the same as
wolfsbane and
Monster Book of Monsters, The - textbook chosen by
Hagrid for the Care of Magical Creatures course for thirded
warts
ing
, traditionally believed to be the half-sister of King
ets" by the Committee on Experimental Charms
years. It will bite and run away from one unless it is strok
down the spine.
Moon - student sorted into an unknown house at Hogwarts
[1]
Moony - the nickname of Remus Lupin as a student at
Hog
Morgana - a witch depicited on the Chocolate Frogs trad
card series
Arthur
Mortlake - was taken away for questioning about "extremely
odd ferr
Mosag - Aragog's wife
Moste Potente Potions - a book in the restricted section of
the Hogwarts library
Mr. Paws - one of Ms. Figgs' cats that she bores Harry with
.Mrs. Norris - Filch's scrawny cat who helps keep the
a
ard
students in line
Mudblood - an insulting term for a half-blooded wizard or
muggle-born wiz
Muggle - wizard term for non-magic folk
Muggle Protection Act - a law written by Arthur Weasley
unity from using
ome in contact
ical
".
N
that prevents people of the magical comm
magic in a way that muggles can see or c
with. This includes the enchanting of regular muggle
objects, such as keys and cars. (Mr. Weasley claims to his
wife, however, that unless you are intending to use the
object, the fact that the object could do something mag
wouldn't matter.) ~Sara of Ravenclaw
Muggle Studies - class taken by Hermione that deals with
studding muggles. Hermione says, "It will be interesting to
study them from a wizard's point of view
Nearly Headless Nick (see also De Mimsy-Porpington,
Sir Nicholas) - resident ghost of Gryffindor
s 2001 - an upgrade on the Nimbus 2000.
"Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon" - the translation of the
Hogwarts motto, translated from: "Draco Dormiens
Nunquam Titillandus"
N.E.W.T. - the abbreviation of Nastily Exhausting Wizarding
Tests
Nimbus 2000 - a well-respected type of broomstick for flying
Nimbu
.Norbert - a Norwegian Ridgeback dragon which Hagrid
hatches after he wins an egg at a pub.
Norwegian Ridgeback - a rare type of dragon, like Norbert
Nott - student sorted into an unknown house at Hogwarts
er
[1]
"Nox" - a charm used to turn out the light on your wand aft
you say "lumos"
O
obliviate" - memory charm used by Lockhart which
rs - shop for wands on Diagon Alley
et passage
ry Wizarding Levels) - test taken at the
carry their
Padfoot - the nickname of Sirius Black as a student at
s - a wizard depicited on the Chocolate Frogs
a Slytherin at Hogwarts
speak to
th
arts [1]
using the spell
"
backfires
Ollivande
One-Eyed Witch - statue which contains a secr
to Honeyduke's
O.W.L.s (Ordina
end of the year by most students at Hogwarts
owls - birds used by the magical community to
mail
P
Hogwarts
Paracelsu
trading card series
Parkinson, Pansy -
parselmouth - a wizard who has the ability to
snakes; thought to be the mark of a Dark Wizard
parseltongue - language spoken by a parselmou
Patil - a twin sorted into an unknown house at Hogw
Patil, Parvati - a Gryffindor and a twin
Patronus - an anti-dementor created by
"expecto patronum" while thinking happy thoughts
"patronus totalus" - a spell to create a patronus; one
you breath fire
e at
esternomi" - spell used by Lockhart to get rid
ind, causing
f James Potter in his
's Stone (see also Sorcerer's Stone) - a
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performs the spell while thinking happy thoughts
Peeves - a Hogwarts poltergeist
Pepper Imps - candy that makes
Perks, Sally-Anne - sorted into an unknown hous
Hogwarts [1]
"Peskipiksi P
of destructive Cornish pixies (it doesn't work)
"Petrificus Totalus" - spell for the Full Body-B
the subject to lie motionless (petrified)
Pettigrew - a wizard who was a friend o
school days
Philosopher
substance which turns any metal into gold; produces t
Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal; learn
about the actual historical significance at
http://tqd.advanced.org/2690/hist/alchemy
from its
warts School Librarian
s top which
rson change
other [1]
nd [1]
at Hogwarts
.
as
dly finds himself
a pure-blooded wizard
om
phoenix - a bird that bursts into flames and rises
ashes for a re-birth. A phoenix is a very good pet and it's
tears can heal wounds.
Pince, Madam - the Hog
Pocket Sneakoscope - a very small spining glas
lights up and makes a high-pitched whistle when there is
somebody or something suspicious around
Polyjuice Potion - a potion that makes a pe
into a different person
Polkiss, Mrs. - Piers' m
Polkiss, Piers - Dudley's best frie
Pomfrey, Poppy - the stern school nurse
Potions - a class at Hogwarts taught by Severus Snape
Potions class teaches students how to make potions such
enlarging potions, bubbling potions, etc.
.Potter, Harry - a young boy who unexpecte
at Hogwarts studying wizardry
Potter, James - Harry's father,
Potter, Lily - Harry's mother who died protecting him fr
Voldemort; a muggle-born
Prang, Ernie - driver of the Knight Bus; "prang" means "to
honored senior student who helps with younger
ained Power
crash into"
.prefect - an
pupils
Prefects Who G
Percy in a junk shop in Diagon Alley
Prewetts, The - one of four families k
Privet Drive - the street where the Dursley's live, complet
address is: 4 Privet Dr., Little Whinging, Surrey
Professorhead - a name peeves calls Dumbled
Prongs - the nickname of James Potter as a student
Hogwarts
Ptolemy -
card series
Pucey, Adri
Pumpkin Juice - beverage enjoyed by wizards and witch
at Hogwarts and on the Hogwarts Express
Pumpkin Pasties [PASS-teez] - a treat on
Express cart [1]
Put-Outer - a de
looks like a silver cigarette lighter [1]
- a book which interests
illed by Voldermort
e
ore
at
a wizard depicited on the Chocolate Frogs trading
an - chaser for the Slytherin Quidditch team
es
the Hogwarts
vice used to turn streetlamps on and off,
Quaffle - bright red Quidditch ball about the size of a soccer
itch Supplies - a shop in Diagon Alley which
Q
ball; 10 points every time a chaser gets a Quaffle through
the gaol hoop
Quality Quidd
sells broomsticks and other Quidditch supplies
.Quidditch - wizard sport played on brooms with four balls
November
professor of
t
Railview Hotel - "a gloomy-looking hotel on the outskirts of
arts house named for one of the
wherever there is bloodshed
ord Voldemort; born of a
inking of
studies dragons
orbiden Forest
ree Broomsticks
Quidditch Cup - trophy given to the winningest Quidditch
team at the end of a season
Quidditch season - begins in
Quirrell, Prof. - nervous, stuttering young
Defense Against the Dark Arts during Harry's first year a
Hogwarts [1]
.
R
a big city" where Uncle Vernon takes the family to hide (they
stay in room 17) [1]
Ravenclaw - a Hogw
founders, Rowena Ravenclaw
Red Cap - a creature that lives
Remembrall - glass marble-sized ball which, when held,
turns red to tell the holder if they've forgotten something
"rictusempra" - a tickling charm
Riddle, Tom Marvolo - a young L
muggle father and a witch mother who died in childbirth
"ridikulus" - a charm to make a boggart take on
characteristics of a person or object the sayer is th
Ripper - Aunt Marge's precious bullhound
Romania - country where Charlie Weasley
Ron - see Weasley, Ron
Ronon - a centaur in the F
Rosmerta, Madam - the owner of The Th
S
7th Floor - entrance to the Gryffindor common room
Scabbers - Ron's hand-me-down rat; fat, old and useless
e to
h position for catching the Golden Snitch
ing cards - a deck of cards that mix
ls - candy bought at Honeydukes in
the
ehind the Whomping
w to
.
a
ing
hest tower
Scamander, Newt - wrote Fantastic Beasts and Wher
Find Them [1]
Scops owl - a breed of owl, very small and used for "Local
Deliveries Only".
Secret-Keeper -
Seeker - Quidditc
self-shuffling play
themselves
"Serpensortia" - a charm used to summon snakes
sherbert bal
Hogsmeade that let you levitate a couple inches from
ground while sucking on them
sherbert drops (see also lemon drops) - a muggle treat
Dumbledore admits to being fond of
Shooting Star - an outdated flying broomstick model
Shrieking Shack - a shcak located b
Willow. One must push a button on the Whompin WIllo
turn it off in order to safely pass to the Shrieking Shack
Shrivelfig - an ingredient in magic potions, used in
Shrinking Solution
Sickles - silver coins, wizard currency; 17 Sickles to
Galleon
Silver Arrow - a kind of broomstick that is no longer be
made
Sinistra, Prof. - teacher of Astronomy at Hogwarts. His
lessons are given every Wednesday at midnight on top of
the hig
Sites of Historical Sorcery - book, quoted as saying that
the inn at Hogsmeade was the headquarters for the 1612
as
le-Gro your arms grow
er Slytherin
chers are not looking. This is suppoesed to be
irst heard the Basilisk's voice
h
ader of Slytherin House
ld
eam who catches
nnets of a Sorcere
goblin rebellion, and that the Shrieking Shack is the most
severely haunted building in Britain.
Skele-Gro - a type of medicine you take when someone h
deboned you are. When you take ske
back, but it's painful.
.Slytherin [SLITHER-in] - a Hogwarts house named for one
of the founders, Salaz
Slytherin, Salazer - the founder of the Slytherins house, a
parseltoungue.
Smeltings - private school Dudley attends, Uncle Vernon's
alma mater
Smeltings stick - stick used at Smeltings to hit people with
while the tea
good training for later in life.
Smethley, Veronica - Lockhart fan to whom Harry was
addressing a letter when he f
snake - the mascot for Slytherin
Snape, Severus - Hogwarts Potions teacher, wants to teac
Defense Against the Dark Arts, le
Sneakoscope - see pocket sneakoscope
Snitch (or Golden Snitch) - the smallest Quidditch ball, go
with silver wings; earns 150 points for the t
it
Snowy - one of Ms. Figgs' cats that she bores Harry with
So r - a cursed book, everyone who read
es the
nd
a - wrote One Thousand Magical Herbs and
from it spoke in limericks for the rest of their lives
Sorcerer's Stone (see also Philosopher's Stone) - a
substance which turns any metal into gold; produc
Elixir of Life which will make the drinker immortal
Sorting Hat - an old wizard's hat which assigns new
students to their houses at Hogwarts
Spell-O-Tape - unpredictable wizards tape used to me
broken wands
Spinnet, Alica - chaser for Gryffindor Quidditch team
Spore, Phyllid
Fungi [1]; the prefix "Phyll" means leaf, and a spore is a
single-celled reproductive organism that is resistant to drying
out an
.
nd
d heat. It's capable of growing into a new organism
The reason it's funny its that mushrooms reproduce via
spores, and Phyllida Spore is the author of One Thousa
Magical Herbs and Fungi (fungi are mushrooms). Th
Cathy Weeks
Sprout, Prof. - professor of Herbology
anks to
gwarts; (plants) at Ho
a sprout is a small or baby plant
Squib - the child of two wizards who shows no wizarding
ability
Stan - conductor of the Knight Bus
Standard Book of Spells - required
("Grade" indicates year - "The Stand
text at Hogwarts
ard Book of Spells,
e
d
d at the Dursley's [1]
Grade One" was required for first year students, "Grad
Two" for second year, and so on)
Stink Pellets – Small brown pellets that stink when tosse
or dropped.
Stonewall High - the public secondary school Harry would
have attende
Study of Ancient Runes - a class taken by Hermione [3]
sugar quills - delicate sugar spun quills that you can suck
on in class "and just look like you're thinking what to write
next." (Ron, Book 3) Sold in Honeydukes.
Switch, Emeric - wrote A Beginners' Guide to
Transfiguarion
T
tarantallegra" - a dancing spe
vsision [1]
Thomas, Dean - a Gryffindor; a tall black boy and a fan of
l
l
Ted - newscaster on Muggle tele
soccer who shares a room with Ron and Harry; he is a good
s - one of Ms. Figgs' cats that she bores Harry with
Floss with different flavores.
) - a spell which
artist
Three Broomsticks, The - a pub in Hogsmeade
Tibble
Time-Turner - a necklace with a hourglass on it
toad peppermint creams -
Tom - bartender at The Leaky Cauldron
Toothflossing Stringmints –
transfiguration (see also Transifugration
changes the nature of a person or object completely -- the
molecular structure of the object is altered
Transifugration (see also transifugration) - a class at
Hogwarts taught by Professor McGongall
Travels With Trolls - a book by Gilderoy Lockhart
Treacle Tarts - basically crusts, bread crumbs, lemon rind,
s to eggs, flour and golden syrup baked like a pie [thank
Laura]
.Trelawney, Sybil - Divinations professor at Hogwarts
obsesse
;
d with dark predictions and death predictions.
s
Hermione gets fed up with her and leaves her class. Ron
and Harry think she is crazy.
Trevor - Neville's pet toad who is always escaping from hi
owner
Trimble, Quentin - wrote The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-
Protect
Tuffy - one of Ms. Figgs' cats that she bores Harry with
Turpin, Lis
[1]
Twig Trimmer - a device used to cut unruly twigs off your
broo
ion
a - student sorted into Ravenclaw at Hogwarts
m
U
Uncle Billius - see Billius
Unfogging the Future - book by Cassandra Vablatsky
unicorn - a horse-like creature with a horn coming out of its
head. If you drink its silvery blood, it will keep you alive for a
limited time if you are near death... at a price. You will have
a cursed, half-life. It is faster than a werewolf and very
graceful. It's hair is used in Potions.
Uric the Oddball - mentioned in Binns' History of Magic
class
V
Vablatsky, Cassandra - wrote Unfogging the Future
Vector, Prof. - the Arithmancy teacher at Hogwarts. Vector
is a mathematical term.
Viridian, Vindictus - wrote Curses and Countercurse
(Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the
Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and
Much, Much More) [1]
Voldemort - powerful Dark Wizard whom most refer to as
"You-know-who". He killed Harry's parents and left a
thunder-bolt scar on Harry's forehead in a failed attempt to
kill him as a baby.
Voyages With Vampires - a book by Gilderoy Lockhart
W
"Waddiwasi" - a spell used by Prof. Lupin to send gum up
Peeve's nose [3]
Waffling, Adalbert - wrote Magical Theory and A History Of
Magic
wand - for magic (willow is good for charm work, mahogany
for transfiguration)
Wanderings With Werewolves - a book by Gilderoy
Lockhart
Warbeck, Celestina - singing sorceress popular on the
Whitching Hour radio program
wattlebird - Gryffindor password at the beginning of Book 2
Weasley, Arthur - Ron's father, works in the Misuse of
Muggle Artifacts department of the Ministry of Magic and
enjoys tinkering with Muggle items
Weasley, Bill - was head boy at Hogwarts, works for
Gringotts in Africa
Weasley, Charlie - was Quidditch captain at Hogwarts, in
Romania studying dragons
Weasley, Fred - twin of George, Gryffindor, Beater on
Quidditch team
Weasley, George - twin of Fred, Gryffindor, Beater on
Quidditch team
Weasley, Ginny - youngest Weasley and only girl, has a
crush on Harry
Weasley, Molly - mother of Ron, wife of Arthur, very
matronly and worrysome
Weasley, Percy - the Gryffindor Prefect, currently the oldest
Weasley student at Hogwarts
.Weasley, Ron - youngest Weasley boy, Harry's best friend
Wendelin the Weird - a witch from the medieval times who
loved getting burned and performing a Flame Freezing
Charm; was burned forty-seven times in different disguises
werewolf - a half man and half wolf creature
Which Broomstick - book or catalogue (with order form in
the back) which describes the different makes of flying
broomsticks
Whizzing Worms -
Whomping Willow - a tree outside Hogwarts that becomes
violent against anything it comes in contact with
"Wingardium Leviosa" - a spell to make things fly
Witches Weekly - magazine for witches which has contest
for most charming smile
Witching Hour - a wizard radio program
Wizards Duel - a one-on-one fight between wizard's, a
challenge
Wolfsbane - a plant used in potions which is the same as
monkshood and also goes by the name of aconite
Wolfsbane Potion - a potion which makes a werewolf safe
during the full moon
Wood, Oliver - captain and Keeper of the Gryffindor
Quidditch team
Wormtail - the nickname of Pettigrew as a student at
Hogwarts
Wormwood - an herb that with it and ashphodel it makes a
sleeping potion so powerful it's known as the "drought of
living death"
X
Y
Year With The Yeti - a book by Gilderoy Lockhart
You-know-who - the term given to Lord Voldemort when
people are too afraid to say his name
Yvonne - Mrs. Dursley's friend, vacationing in Majorca [1]
Z
Zabini, Blaise - student sorted into Slytherin at Hogwarts [1]
Zonko's - the joke shop in Hogsmeade

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