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Fang

"*Just so you know, he's a bloody coward.*"
— Rubeus Hagrid[src]

**Fang** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. He was a large boardhound, and Rubeus Hagrid's pet. He lived in Hagrid's Hut and was a constant companion for Hagrid. Fang was a very friendly dog, however he could be a coward.

## Biography

Fang was adopted by Rubeus Hagrid. He was usually seen by students next to Hagrid striding around the school grounds.

### 1991-1992

In September 1991, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley were first introduced to him at Hagrid's Hut. They thought he was very friendly, even though he didn't look like it. In spring 1992, Norberta hurt Fang and he had a bandaged tail. Hagrid kept him outside of the Hut to keep him safe until she left. Later, Hagrid and Fang took Harry, Hermione, Neville and Draco into the Forbidden Forest to serve their detention searching for a missing unicorn. Draco demanded that Fang join him because he thought it was dangerous to search the Forest and Fang would protect him, but Hagrid told him that Fang was a coward.

### 1993-1994

In April 1993, Fang was upset when Hagrid was taken by Cornelius Fudge to Azkaban. He began howling and banging at the door of the Hut. Harry and Ron had saw what had happened too and Hagrid had shouted that someone will have to feed Fang every day. Harry and Ron took Fang under their care. In May, Harry and Ron took Fang into the Forbidden Forest for company when following spiders. Hagrid had shouted it will lead to answers about the Chamber of Secrets. Fang was happy to be going for a walk but the spiders led to a colony of Acromantulas. The colony heard them walking and an Acromantula each picked them up and took them to Aragog, causing Fang to howl and whimper.

Fang was put in front of Aragog, causing him to cower in silence. Eventually, Aragog gave the colony permission to eat them and Harry and Ron began fighting back. A feral Ford Anglia showed up and saved them and Ron had to pick Fang up and throw him in the back. Fang yelped and panicked being in the back of a speeding car, he howled and banged at the window to try and escape. Eventually the door opened and Fang run towards Hagrid's Hut. Harry found him trembling under a blanket.

Hagrid was let out of Azkaban in the summer, and they lived at the Hut again. By December, Buckbeak was living in the Hut too. Fang tried to comfort Hagrid when he was crying about Buckbeak being investigated for attacking a student.

## Appearance

Fang was a very large black boarbound. He had long teeth.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 15
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 15
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 18
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
Dobby's Reward

**Dobby's Reward** is the eighteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

## Events

Harry Potter is taken to Professor McGonagall's office where Professor Dumbledore is with Arthur and Molly Weasley. Harry tells everyone the story about how he had found the Chamber of Secrets and killed the Basilisk. Dumbledore finds Tom Riddle's Diary curious and says Ginny will not be punished because she was enchanted by the Diary. He awards Harry and Ron 150 points each and a Special Award for Services to the School.

Dumbledore speaks to Harry on his own, telling him that he is able to speak Parseltongue because the evening Voldemort tried to kill him, the Dark Lord transferred his powers to Harry. Lucius interrupts with Dobby, revealing he is the owner of the house-elf. He is angry that Dumbledore has broken the rules of his suspension by returning. Dumbledore tells Lucius that the Board of Governors have admitted that Lucius threatened them into signing the Order of Suspension and he is now reinstated. He and Harry imply that they know he is responsible for the Diary getting to Ginny and he is forced to leave in shock.

Harry follows them and gives the Diary back to Lucius. It has a sock in it which Lucius throws. Dobby catches it which frees him from Lucius, who tried to attack Harry for costing him his house-elf. Dobby uses magic to throw Lucius back and he flees. Dobby is grateful to Harry who tells Dobby never to try and save his life again. By the end of the year, Lucius is sacked and the Petrified, including Hermione, are revived. A huge, special feast is held that goes on into the night. Hagrid is sent home from Azkaban and it was announced Lockhart is leaving his teaching position to go to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries for memory loss. The summer holidays begin.
Chaser

The **Chaser** is a player in the wizarding sport Quidditch throughout the *Harry Potter book series* and *Quidditch Through the Ages*. Each team will have three Chasers who pass the Quaffle to each other. They try to score in one of the three goalposts defended by the Keeper of the opposing side. Each goal they score will gain the team ten points.

## About

The earliest known mention of a Chaser was in the twelfth century when they were had the name of the "Catcher". Goodwin Kneen wrote letter to his Norwegian cousin, Olaf in which he says he has a wife, Gunhilda who was supposed to have been the "Catcher" during a game he played in Yorkshire, but she had been unwell with Dragon Pox and unable to play.

It's the oldest role in the sport which has been virtually unchanged since Quidditch started. Only two changes have been made to the Chaser. One is the name and the other is a new rule introduced in 1884, which says only one Chaser can be in the scoring zone when they try to score a goal. It is a response to Stooging where two Chasers hold the Keeper of the opposing team back to give the one scoring a better chance.

The known fouls and tactics employed by Chasers are:

## History

Dragomir Gorgovitch of the Chudley Cannons was not a skilled Chaser with the record for the highest number of Quaffle drops in a season.

## Known Chasers

* Angelina Johnson
* Alicia Spinnet
* Katie Bell
* Marcus Flint
* Adrian Pucey

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: The Game From Queerditch Marsh
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century
4. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Quidditch Today
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 7
Argus Filch's office

**Argus Filch's office** is a room in Hogwarts Castle. It appeared in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* and *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

## About

Argus Filch was a caretaker who had a tiny room in Hogwarts Castle. It had an oil lamp hanging up near the ceiling and filing cabinets with report notes of various issues usually caused by students. There was a cabinet called "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous". Filch kept chains in the office which were once used by the school to punish students. He kept these polished.

## History

In 1989 to 1990, Fred and George Weasley were taken to the office to get punished when they let a Dungbomb go in the corridor. They saw Filch's "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous" cabinet, causing George to drop a Dungbomb to give Fred a chance to open the drawer and grab anything that was in there. He took the Marauder's Map.

In 1992, Harry Potter was taken there by Filch to get a detention form for dropping dirt in the corridor. Before Filch could get it, Nearly Headless Nick caused a distraction and in the time was gone, Harry found a Kwikspell letter. Filch was shocked and embarrassed to discover what Harry found, and let him leave without detention.

In early 1994, Professor Lupin found a Boggart living in one of Filch's filing cabinets.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
Broomstick Servicing Kit

The **Broomstick Servicing Kit** is a collection of products which help keep a racing broom in good condition. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. The kit is in a black, leather case and includes a Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare, a jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish, silver Tail-Twig Clippers and a brass compass to attach to the broomstick.

In July 1993, Hermione Granger purchased the collection for Harry Potter's birthday. In December, he got the kit out to try and do something to his new Firebolt but it was too perfect and needed nothing doing to it.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
Borgin and Burkes

**Borgin and Burkes** is an antique shop in Knockturn Alley. It is owned by Mr Borgin and Caractacus Burke. It appears throughout the *Harry Potter book series*.

## About

"*Caution: Do Not Touch. Cursed – Has Claimed the Lives of Nineteen Muggle Owners to Date.*"
— caution for the Opal Necklace collection[src]

The shop is known for selling and buying unusual, ancient artefacts (many of them Dark and dangerous artefacts), and has a reputation for being a popular shop for those who have sinister and shady intentions.

It is very large, dusty and dimly lit. Connected to the Floo Network, it has several products in the shop. These include a glass case with a withered Hand of Glory in it, evil-looking artefacts and bones and spiked instruments hanging. They have an Opal Necklace collection with a caution sign. It has a large, black cabinet, and a bell rings whenever the front door is opened. It is on a very narrow, dark street. It is the largest shop in the road.

## History

### 1992

In the summer of 1992, Harry Potter got out of the Floo Network at the wrong time when heading to Diagon Alley, and ended up in Borgin and Burkes. Mr Borgin was working but he had no idea that Harry was in the shop. Harry hid in the black cabinet when Lucius and Draco Malfoy went in the shop to sell artefacts to Mr Borgin, because they were not going to look good if the Ministry of Magic conducted a raid at their house.

Lucius was an important buyer to Mr Borgin, and he looked at the artefacts that he wanted to sell but saw an opportunity to sell the Hand of Glory when Draco looked at it. Lucius was not interested and asked Mr Borgin to continue looking at the artefacts. He was expected at their house to next day to collect those artefacts.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 13
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
Bicorn horn

The **horn** of a bicorn is an ingredient in potion-brewing. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

Powdered bicorn horn is used in the Polyjuice Potion. It is not an easy ingredient to find. They are not kept in the student store-cupboard near the Potions classroom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger had to find it elsewhere when they were creating the Polyjuice Potion.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 10
Cornelius Fudge (chapter)

This article is for **a chapter in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets**. You may be looking for **the character it was named for**.

## Cornelius Fudge

### Next

Aragog

**Cornelius Fudge** is the fourteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

## Events

Harry tells Hermione and Ron about Tom Riddle holding Hagrid responsible for opening the Chamber of Secrets the first time. But in hope the attacks had stopped because the last time it happened was in December, the three decide to keep their knowledge secret and don't mention anything to Hagrid.

It was now nearly April and Harry gets back to the common room to find it ransacked and Tom Riddle's Diary taken. The next day Hermione worked something out and run to the Library to research. Harry heard a whispering voice again but he and Ron head to the Quidditch pitch for an Inter-House game. Professor McGonagall cancelled the game because someone else was Petrified.

The school goes into lockdown. Professor McGonagall takes Harry and Ron to the Hospital Wing and tells them Hermione was one of two students Petrified, the other being Penelope Clearwater. She was found by the Library holding a mirror. This proved Harry wasn't the Heir of Slytherin because he wouldn't hurt a friend even if he was. Harry and Ron thought it was time to speak to Hagrid.

Because the school put everybody under constant supervision, Harry and Ron have to use the Invisibility Cloak to get to Hagrid's Hut. Before being able to speak to Hagrid properly, Harry and Ron have to hide because Cornelius Fudge and Professor Dumbledore had to speak to Hagrid. Fudge announced he had to take Hagrid to Azkaban because the Ministry of Magic finally have to take action and do something. Hagrid was accused the first time and even Professor Dumbledore could save Hagrid by supporting Hagrid's innocence.

Lucius then showed up to speak to Professor Dumbledore and announced the Board of Governors had signed an Order of Suspension. He was henceforth sacked and even Cornelius Fudge couldn't do anything. Hagrid thought Lucius had threatened everybody in the Board, but Dumbledore gracefully accepted it and announced he won't be truly gone when those continue to be loyal to him, and help would be given at Hogwarts to those who ask.

Hagrid was being led out by Fudge when he confused and shocked Fudge by shouting to Harry and Ron, if anybody was looking for answers, they should "follow the spiders".
Caterpillar

A **caterpillar** is a potion ingredient in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. It is the larval form of a butterfly. It has to be chopped up to be used in the Shrinking Solution.

In September 1993, Harry Potter was told to help Draco Malfoy chop up caterpillars in Potions because he was feigning an injury. Harry accidentally beheaded a caterpillar in anger.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 7
Boomslang skin

**Boomslang skin** is a potion ingredient in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

It is the shedded skin of a Boomslang snake. It is an important ingredient in the Polyjuice Potion. It isn't kept in the student store-cupboard at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but they are in the store-cupboard of the Potions Professor. To get it, Harry Potter created a diversion in one of their lessons so that Hermione Granger could sneak into the private store-cupboard.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 10
Board of Governors

The **Board of Governors** appeared throughout the *Harry Potter book series*. They have the power to govern Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They are headed by a Chairman and their role includes appointing and suspending a Headteacher.

## About

The Board of Governors have power to appoint a Headteacher of their choice and suspend a Headteacher or Professor if they feel they are no longer adequate. They address any concerns a parent has about a school-related issue and if they feel the school is unsafe, they can shut it down. They are headed by a Chairman but if the other governors decide they were no longer serving the Board, they could be sacked.

In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, the Board of Governors appeared to have less power than the Ministry of Magic when they started intervening at Hogwarts and introducing Educational Decrees. The Board of Governors are absent during the power struggle between the government and those working at Hogwarts.

## History

Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts took place when the Chairman of the Board of Governors was Lucius Malfoy. The Board intervened during the opening of the Chamber of Secrets. Lucius threatened the eleven other governors with cursing their families if they didn't vote to suspend Professor Dumbledore. Professor McGonagall was appointed interim Head. In June, Lucius was forced to step down by the other governors and Professor Dumbledore was reappointed.

A few months later, Lucius lodged a complaint about Rubeus Hagrid to the Board when Buckbeak attacked Draco in a Care of Magical Creatures lesson. The Board thought he taught the third years something too advanced.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 19
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 18
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 7
Demiguise

A **Demiguise** is a peaceful wizarding beast in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*. They can tell their near future, and have the power to appear invisible when they want. Native to the Far East, a Demiguise looks similar to an ape.

## About

A Demiguise has large black eyes and long silky silvery hair. Their fur is very sought after because pelts with their hair can be woven into an invisibility cloak. The effect fades away over time.

## History

By 1620, Phineas Fletcher had taken a Demiguise to North America which escaped. It had offspring with a ghoul, which was later named a Hidebehind.*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* *(2017 edition)*

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
Dragon-Breeding for Pleasure and Profit

**Dragon-Breeding for Pleasure and Profit** is a book about dragon-breeding. It is outdated when Rubeus Hagrid borrows the book in the Hogwarts library. He was trying to learn from the book about how to care for a dragon egg and what the egg of each dragon looks like.

## About

The book has sections about dragon eggs, the development of a dragon, an A-Z of dragon ailments, essential equipment (e.g. a dragon harness) and talon-clipping. One known dragon it includes is the Portuguese Long-Snout.

## History

It was likely published before 1709 when the Warlocks' Convention banned dragon-breeding.

Rubeus Hagrid borrowed the book from the Hogwarts library after he received the egg of a Norwegian Ridgeback, to learn how to look after it.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
2. ↑ JKRowling.com: note page for the book "Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit"
Alohomora

***Alohomora*** is the incantation of a charm that unlocks doors, windows and other objects.

## History

In September 1991, Hermione Granger used the charm to unlock a door in the third-floor corridor. However, she and her friends were attacked in there by Fluffy who was guarding a trapdoor. In June, when Harry, Ron and Hermione get into to the underground chambers, they tried to get through a door with the spell but it didn't work because they needed use a winged key.

In June 1994, Hermione unlocked Filius Flitwick's office window using the spell so she and Harry could help Sirius Black escape.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 21
Detention

**Detention** is a form of punishment at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry throughout the *Harry Potter book series*. It is given to the students by the staff, Professors and Prefects when they break the school rules. It is usually a Professor who decides what the nature of the detention will be. The student might also lose House points while their Head of House could be personally informed.

## History

Argus Filch, the Caretaker, was known for giving detentions to students and had a detention slips to record it. During their first three years at Hogwarts, he gave Fred and George Weasley detention for dropping a Dungbomb in a corridor. They dropped another in Filch's office while he was writing up their detention slip. It's unknown what their detention was.

In his first year, Harry Potter received a rather dangerous detention helping Rubeus Hagrid find a missing unicorn in the Forbidden Forest with Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley and Draco Malfoy. They had to flee when he was nearly attacked by Voldemort. During his second year, Harry Potter was taken by Filch to his office to receive a detention slip. Filch had caught Harry dropping dirt in a corridor after Quidditch training. However, when he found a Kwikspell letter in a drawer, the embarrassed Filch let him go without detention.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 15
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 13
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
Dudley Dursley's tortoise

**Dudley's Dursley's tortoise** was a pet tortoise that Dudley owned when he was eleven. When he found out that Harry Potter was being moved from the Cupboard under the Stairs to The Smallest Bedroom, Dudley was very upset about losing the room he put toys in. He threw a tantrum, took the tortoise and threw it out of the greenhouse roof. It's unknown whether the tortoise was damaged.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 3
Chessboard chamber

The **chessboard chamber** is third of the underground chambers used to protect the Philosopher's Stone in Hogwarts Castle. It was designed by Professor McGonagall who produced a giant chessboard. In order to get through the chamber, the person passing through had to win a game of Wizard Chess.

## The game

The stone chessboard has very tall stone pieces, higher than the height of the players. The white pieces don't have faces. The player has to choose the piece they want to be. Once they touch it, it springs to life. The piece they choose will stroll off the chessboard and stand at the side. The player takes its place on the chessboard. They have to tell the other pieces where they want them to go. If a piece is defeated, the winning piece destroys it by knocking it over and dragging it off the board.

## History

In the summer of 1991, Professor McGonagall helped Professor Dumbledore defend the Philosopher's Stone by employing the use of a giant chessboard in the third of the underground chambers. To get to the next chamber, the player had to win the game.

In June 1992, Professor Quirrell and Voldemort decided to get the Stone by going through each chamber. They won their chess game and the door opened to the next chamber. Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were next. Ron was exceptionally skilled at wizard chess and conducted the game. Ron took the part of one of the Knights (selecting the black piece). He gave Harry the role of the Bishop, and Hermione the Rook. The game began when a white pawn went forward two spaces. Ron told the black pieces what space they should go to. He then let their other Knight get taken to give Hermione room to take a white Bishop.

Ron needed to get taken in order to give Harry the room to take the white King and win the game. The white Queen knocked Ron out, dragged him to the side and then Harry took the white King. The King took the crown he was wearing off and threw it at Harry's feet in defeat. The chess pieces then parted and the door to the next chamber opened. Ron was awarded 50 points at the End-of-Year Feast for playing the best game of chess that Hogwarts had seen in many years.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17
Charms corridor

The **Charms corridor** is a passage in Hogwarts Castle. It is on the third-floor of Hogwarts Castle adjacent to another third-floor corridor which Fluffy was guarding.

During his first year, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville run through third-floor corridors to escape Argus Filch, including this corridor, when he was chasing them for being in the trophy room after curfew.

## Noted and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
Bath bun

A **Bath bun** is a doughy pastry in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. The bun is topped with sugar and it is known to have fruit, currants and raisins in it.

In 1994, Rubeus Hagrid baked a plate of buns and asked Harry Potter and Ron Weasley if they wanted any but they declined because they knew Hagrid's baking wasn't good.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 14
Dumbledore family

The **Dumbledore family** is the surname of a half-blood wizarding family. Albus Dumbledore is a well known member of the family.

## History

In the late 19th century, Kendra and Percival's youngest child and daughter, six year old Ariana Dumbledore was attacked by Muggle boys who saw her using magic. Ariana was traumatised and lost control of her magic. Her father, Percival Dumbledore hunted the boys and attacked them. He would not tell the wizarding authority why he hurt them due to fear they would take Ariana to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, and he sentenced to Azkaban.
Her mother, Kendra Dumbledore moved Ariana and her two elder brothers, Albus and Aberforth to Godric's Hollow. She was kept hidden. Her neighbours assumed that she had no magic. However, in the early summer of 1899, Ariana lost control of her magic and Kendra was killed. Albus and Aberforth were her primary guardians but Albus made plans to leave with Gellert Grindelwald. When Aberforth found out, a duel broke out between the three of them. Ariana attempted to intervene and was struck and killed by a spell.

Albus and Aberforth had a strained bond for the rest of their lives because of the incident. Albus was a talented wizard and was noted for the many achievements he made throughout his life. He discovered the twelve uses of dragon blood, worked on Alchemy, defeated Grindelwald, founded the Order of the Phoenix and advised Harry Potter until he was killed during the Second Wizarding War.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 28
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 8
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 6
5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 27
Firenze

**Firenze** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*.

He was a centaur who lived in the Forbidden Forest. He later became a Divination teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1996 until 1998.

Firenze was the kindest of the centaurs. He saved Harry Potter from Professor Quirrell and Voldemort. However, when he accepted the post of Divination Professor given by Albus Dumbledore, the other centaurs were too proud and thought it was servitude. Firenze was banished from the colony, until the other centaurs saw that Firenze was not wrong to have pro-human leanings and he went back to the colony.

## Biography

In the spring of 1992, Firenze saved Harry Potter from Professor Quirrell and Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. He carried Harry like a horse but it upset Bane and the other centaurs because they thought it was shameful. Ronan defended him but Bane was angry. Firenze explained that he will help the humans defeat darkness, and was willing to fight whatever was lurking in the Forest.

He took Harry back to Rubeus Hagrid, explaining to Harry that it was not a good thing to kill a unicorn because it will only grant a half-life. He pointed out to Harry that the person who wanted to kill him and take the Philosopher's Stone was willing enough to take a half-life, which Harry deduced was Voldemort. He then gave Harry to Hagrid.

## Appearance

Firenze was younger-looking than Bane and Ronan. He had white-blond hair and palomino body.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 15
Entrancing Enchantments

**Entrancing Enchantments** were spells used to enchant a person into thinking they have fallen in love. Professor Lockhart implied Professor Flitwick had a lot of knowledge about these enchantments but it's unknown if it was true.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ According to *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 9, actual love cannot be manufactured in any way so whatever effect these enchantments have cannot be true love.
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 13
Dennis

**Dennis** was a character in '**Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'**.

He was a Muggle friend of Dudley Dursley, who had a gang he was part of. They hung out with Piers Polkiss, Malcolm and Gordon. In the summer of 1991, he often went around to 4 Privet Drive and was happy to participate in a game of "Harry-hunting", causing Harry to spend a lot of time out the house. Harry stated that Dennis was "big and stupid".

## Trivia

* Dennis probably attended St. Grogory's Primary School because he was part of Dudley's gang.
* Dennis probably went to a school other than Smeltings Academy because only Piers was mentioned to be joining Dudley.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 3
Draco Malfoy's eagle owl

This **eagle owl** belongs to Draco Malfoy. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

Draco took it to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his first year. The owl often brought him packages of sweets from home.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
Deluminator

The **Deluminator**, or the **Put-Outer**, is a magical device that puts the lights out when clicked. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## About

The Deluminator is a small silver object. In order to switch the lights out, it needs to be clicked. Clicking it once will switch out a single light. To switch off more, it has to be continuously clicked.

## History

In 1981, Albus Dumbledore switched out twelve lights in Privet Drive by clicking it twelve times. He wanted to not draw too much of the attention of the Muggle neighbours of Vernon and Petunia Dursley of 4 Privet Drive under the cover of darkness. Then when Harry was put on the doorstep of Vernon and Petunia, he switched the lights back on when Hagrid had flown off.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 1
Elixir of Life

The **Elixir of Life** is a potion in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It is produced using the Philosopher's Stone. The drinker has to take it regularly to keep increasing their lifespan. If the supply runs out or they can't produce anymore, they will die.

## About

The Elixir of Life is created using the Philosopher's Stone. It cannot produce true immortality but it will increase the lifespan of the drinker. The creator, Nicolas Flamel and his wife Perenelle lived for seven centuries. It's unknown how much time one batch of the potion provides, but if they stop producing the potion or drinking it, the effect will eventually wear off and they will die. The potion is also used to build a new body. Voldemort sought the potion to do so when he was living a bodiless half-life.

## History

In around the fourteenth century, Nicolas Flamel invented the Philosopher's Stone with which he could produce the Elixir of Life. He produced the Elixir of Life for seven centuries which he drunk with Perenelle Flamel.

In 1991, Albus Dumbledore knew that Voldemort was going to try and steal the Philosopher's Stone to produce the Elixir of Life and create a new body. Nicolas gave him the Stone for safe-keeping. In June 1992, Harry Potter was successful in thwarting Voldemort. Nicolas and Perenelle then gave permission for the Stone to be destroyed, but produced enough of the potion to give themselves enough time to get their affairs together. They passed away within the next four years.

## Trivia

* It is unknown whether the potion delays the ageing process or whether the drinker stays youthful looking.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 13
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
4. ↑ Archived information from J.K. Rowling: Nicolas Flamel
Elfric the Eager

**Elfric the Eager** is a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. Elfric once led an uprising in the wizarding world. He is taught to first-year students studying History of Magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
Crocodile heart

**Crocodile heart** is a potion ingredient.

In his third year at Hogwarts, Ron Weasley got into trouble for throwing a heart at Draco Malfoy for taunting Harry Potter. They were using the hearts in an unidentified potion during their Potions class. He lost fifty House points for it.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
Deathday Party

A **Deathday Party** is an event in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. It is a celebration of the day a ghost died.

## About

On the anniversary of their death, a ghost will have a celebration day akin to a birthday party. The ghost hosting the party invites other spirits and puts on a buffet of rancid food which causes the living to gag. The dead like rotten food because they can nearly taste it. Hermione Granger thought that very few living people were invited to such a party.

## History

### Sir Nick's Deathday Party

In 1992, Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington celebrated his 500th Deathday Party in a dungeon at Hogwarts Castle. He invited lots of guests and set up a dance floor near a black-draped platform, where a band was playing songs that were painful to listen to. Harry Potter thought they sounded awful, like they were using a saw, and that entering the room felt like stepping into a freezer. The dungeon was decorated with a midnight-blue chandelier and a thousand black candles. The rotten food was on a long table draped in black velvet. Food included large stinky fish on silver platters, burnt cakes on salvers, a great haggis with maggots and a slab of furry, green cheese. Nick had a giant gray cake in the shape of a tombstone with his name and death date written on it.

Hermione Granger attended the party because she thought it would be interesting. She was disappointed with how dreary it was and tried to avoid another guest, Moaning Myrtle. She failed and tried to tell her that she looked nice but Myrtle thought she was making fun of her. Peeves started pelting her with peanuts and calling her names while she glided out of the dungeon in tears.

Upon the arrival of the Headless Hunt, the leader, Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore, sounded a hunting horn. The group waltzed in on horses and galloped onto the dance floor. Patrick then held his decapitated head high above the crowd to make them laugh. He was surprised when he noticed living people at the party. While Sir Nick tried to give a speech, the Headless Hunt interrupted him with a game of Head Hockey. After deciding it was too cold, Harry, Ron and Hermione left the party.

#### Known guests

* Harry Potter
* Ronald Weasley
* Hermione Granger
* Fat Friar
* Bloody Baron
* Myrtle Warren
* Wailing nuns
* Knight with an arrow in his head
* Ragged ghost in chains
* Wailing Widow
* The Headless Hunt (including Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore)
* Peeves
* Portly ghost

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
Care of Magical Creatures

**Care of Magical Creatures** is a subject at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is an elective subject avaliable for study in the third year until at least the fifth year when students take their O.W.L.s. It is an option for their N.E.W.Ts. In the class, students learn about a wide variety of creatures in the wizarding world and how to treat and care for these creatures. They are usually introduced to the creatures.

## About

Care of Magical Creatures is an elective chosen in the second year to begin studying in the third year. They continue their study until their fifth-year when they take their O.W.L.s. If they achieve a high pass grade, they have the option of studying it for their N.E.W.T.s if they wish.

## History

In September 1993, Rubeus Hagrid began teaching the subject. He taught third-years about Hippogriffs but when a student was attacked by Buckbeak, he faced an investigation. He began teaching students about boring but safer creatures including the Flobberworm for the rest of the year. The Board of Governors decided he had tried tk teach third years a creature that was too advanced for their age group.

## Curriculum

### Third year

* Salamander
* Hippogriff
* Flobberworm

## Known teachers

 Rubeus Hagrid (1993 - )
* Silvanus Kettleburn (? - 1993)

## Trivia

* Fred and George Weasley purportedly saved a Salamander in Care of Magical Creatures during their fourth-year.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 9
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 7
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 8
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
Accidental Magic Reversal Squad

The **Accidental Magic Reversal Squad** is a division of the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes.

In July 1993, two workers had to go to Privet Drive and undo underage accidental magic caused by Harry Potter. He had inflated a Muggle, Marge Dursley and she had to be punctured before getting her memory erased of the event.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 3
D.J. Prod

**D.J. Prod** was a character in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

Prod was a warlock who lived in Didsbury. He wasn't very adept at spellwork, so he took the Kwikspell course in the hope of improving. He had a wife, who used to sneer at him for lacking in talent but the course proved very helpful and he turned her into a yak. Because he found it very helpful, he wrote a review for their leaflet.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
Apparition

**Apparition** is a form of transportation in the wizarding world. The witch or wizard has to picture the destination in their mind and with determination and deliberation, they will disappear and materialise in a different place. If they botch it, they will cause an injury to themselves.

## About

There are three important steps taken to apparate; a person has to be *determined* to get to the *destination* by moving in *deliberation*. Any attempt to apparate is normally carried out using a wand but wandless apparition is possible for skilled witches and wizards. The range they can travel is limited. The further away they try to travel, the more difficult it will get. An audible noise is heard when they apparate. The witch or wizard needs to imagine the destination very clearly and very accurately. A photograph will also help with a successful attempt to apparate. It is possible to block apparition in a specific place or only allow certain people with permission to apparate to and within them, like Hogwarts Castle.

Splinching happens when one is not determined enough to get to the destination and their body parts get left behind. For example, Susan Bones had her leg splinched off and it had to be reattached.

### Side-along apparition

The term side-along apparition applies if a witch or wizard apparates and carries another person with them. Since it is illegal in Britain to apparate without a license, obtained at the age of seventeen or older, it is helpful for older witches and wizards if they have to travel with a child who can't apparate. They have to hold onto the arm or hand of the other person in order to bring them along. It is encouraged by the Ministry of Magic if people are in danger. Side-along apparition does not need to happen willingly. If another person grabs onto their arm, they will side-along apparate. For example, Corbin Yaxley held Hermione Granger's arm when she apparated with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.

### Animal apparition

There are animals with the ability to simply apparate when they want to without limitations. They also know how to side-along apparate. House-elves can apparate by clicking their fingers. The Diricawl is also able to apparate at will.

## License

In Britain, a license to Apparate is needed and gained at the Department of Magical Transportation. They have to be at least 17 years of age. However, in Denmark, it is legal to apparate underage. Students of Hogwarts receive the chance to learn at the age 17 to 18 if they pay a small amount to attend lessons.

## History

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has an enchantment put on the castle which stops people Apparating into the school.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: The Development of the Racing Broom
2. ↑ jkrowling.com - FAQ section of the page, "Welcome to my new website!"
3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
Diricawl

The **Diricawl** is a wizarding bird in **Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them**. It is a plump, flightless that could teleport, similar to Apparition. In the Muggle world, it is called the **Dodo** and is thought to be extinct.

## About

The plump and flightless bird has fluffy feathers and is known for escaping danger by teleporting in a puff of feathers from one location to another.

## History

In the fourteenth century, the Chief of the Wizards' Council asked every species with two legs to attend a meeting where they'd be granted the Being status. The Diricawl showed up because they were two-legged. However, the Chief found out many of those animals are not intelligent enough to speak or understand anything, including the Diricawl which spent the meeting squawking.

The bird is known in the Muggle world but has another name, the Dodo. Up until the seventeenth century, they hunted the bird. Realising the danger they posed, the Diricrawl began disappearing at will if they were around someone. They thought the bird had gone extinct but the International Confederation of Wizards hid the truth because it had taught them the consequences of killing animals.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
2. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Introduction (What is a Beast?)
Animagus

An **Animagus** (pl. Animagi) was a witch and wizard who could transform into an animal and back again at will.

## About

Their appearance in Animagus form had a few distinctive markings and further similarities to their human appearance, e.g. Minerva McGonagall's tabby cat had spectacle markings around her eyes, and Peter Pettigrew's rat was missing a toe because he had severed a finger. If a witch/wizard achieved being able to turn into an Animagus, they had to register their name at the Ministry of Magic, and tell of any distinctions they had.

A human in Animagus form could be in the company of a werewolf. It would lessen a werewolf's pain and they would turn docile enough to wander round without going rogue and attacking people. If an Animagus was big, they could keep a werewolf in check. Because an Animagus was technically an animal, they could go undetected by Dementors because they sense animal feelings less, and so they have less of an effect.

## History

In the 20th century up until at least June 1994, there were just seven known witches and wizards who registered their Animagus. At least four people were known to have hidden their ability, including James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew and Rita Skeeter.

In their second-year at Hogwarts School, Potter, Black and Pettigrew found out their friend, Lupin was a werewolf. Whenever he had a transformation, he had to be chained in the Shrieking Shack and they wanted to be able to go and keep Lupin company. They trained for three years in secret to turn into Animagi. They began going to the Shrieking Shack too, and adopted nicknames that were connected to their animal: Prongs (stag), Padfoot (dog) and Wormtail (rat).

Being Animagus in secret helped Black and Pettigrew later in their lives. Pettigrew was able to go into hiding for years to escape being punished for being a Death Eater. Black was able to escape Azkaban, go into hiding and sneak into Hogwarts School. Lupin never told anyone of their ability, because he thought the fact they broke the law was wrong given how good the teachers had been at the school even though he was a werewolf.

Third-year students at Hogwarts School studied Animagi in Transfiguration. Professor Minerva McGonagall was an Animagus and would perform her skill of transforming into a tabby cat.

## Known Animagi

* James Potter (stag)

 Minerva McGonagall
 (tabby cat)  Sirius Black
 (black dog)  Peter Pettigrew
 (rat)
## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 19
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 18