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Divination (subject)

This article is for **the Hogwarts subject**. You may be looking for **the branch of magic**.

## Divination (subject)

### Taught at

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

## Book information

### First appearance

*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*

### Last appearance

*Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*

"*Broaden your minds, my dears, and allow your eyes to see past the mundane!"*"
— Professor Trelawney

**Divination** is an elective subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It first appeared in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. Divination is chosen for study in the third year until at least the fifth year. The student study the art of divining to gain insights into the future in various ways, including palmistry and crystal-gazing.

## About

Divination is taught in a classroom at the top of the North Tower. To enter, students have to go through a trapdoor in the ceiling. Divination is an elective chosen in the second year to begin studying in the third year.

It is a very difficult subject to learn without the advantage of having the Inner Eye. Clearing your Inner Eye so that you can See by relaxing the conscious mind and physical eyes is the key to getting into your superconscious. Books only help students get so far because they can't help with looking into the veiled world.

## History

Sybill Trelawney was a Professor of Divination for many years. At the start of every first third year class, she predicted a student's death because it was her favourite way of greeting new students. Hermione Granger was very unconvinced by divination, responding very negatively during her lessons. Trelawney thought she had little aura and perception. They eventually argued with each other, causing her to walk out of her lesson. She dropped divination for good before her fourth year.

## Curriculum

### Third year

The first year of studying divination was about covering the basics:

* First term: Tessomancy
* Second term: Palmistry
* Third term: Fire-omens and crystal-gazing

## Known teachers

 Sybill Trelawney
 (1981 - )

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 4
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 22
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
Baruffio

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

He was a wizard who had a speech impediment. He pronounced a charm wrong, saying an "s" instead of an "f". Because he pronounced it wrong, a buffalo landed on him and ever since, it was the subject of a wizarding joke. When Professor Flitwick was teaching first-years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry about the Levitation Charm, he told Baruffio's story to teach them the importance of pronouncing spells properly.

## Behind the scenes

* Even though Professor Flitwick was teaching about the Levitation Charm when he was telling the students about Baruffio, he can't have pronounced the Levitation Charm wrong because there's no "f" in "Wingardium Leviosa".
* It's unknown whether he was connected to the invention of Baruffio's Brain Elixir.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 21
Celestina Warbeck

**Celestina Warbeck** is a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. She is a popular singer called the "Singing Sorceress".

In the summer of 1992, Celestina had an interview on Witching Hour. Molly Weasley's favourite singer was Celestina.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
Charm

A **charm** was a kind of spell throughout the *Harry Potter book series* which affected what an object does, but not what an object is. When the charm is in effect, the object is considered "enchanted". Charms are very powerful and any lapse in concentration could cause painful side effects, even death. The witch and wizard needs to produce charms with precise concentration, wand movement and perfect pronunciation of the incantation.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 4
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 21
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
10. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 6
11. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
12. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 10
13. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 2
14. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
15. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
16. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
17. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 7
18. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Binky

**Binky** was the pet rabbit of Lavender Brown and her family. It appeared in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

In September 1993, Lavender was told by Professor Trelawney that the thing she was dreading would happen during 16 October. She later heard that very day how Binky had been killed by a fox.

Lavender took it to be proof of Trelawney's prediction but Hermione Granger found flaws in her logic. Binky was a young rabbit and Lavender hadn't any cause to think he would die, and the event didn't even happen that day (Lavender was just informed).

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 8
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
Dragon

**Dragons** are huge, flame-breathing lizards in the *Harry Potter book series*. They are found throughout worldwide and are very dangerous.

Wizarding governments in many countries have to work tirelessly to keep these huge beasts hidden in the Muggle world, where they are thought to be legendary beasts. It is illegal to own a pet dragon but some are kept in dragon sanctuaries. A person who cares for dragons are a "dragon keeper", while those who study are a "dragonologist".

## About

Dragons are hatched out of eggs. When the eggs are still developing, a female dragon will keep breathing flames around it. When they hatch, they have to be fed a bucket of brandy and chicken blood every half an hour. If a person is bitten by a dragon with poisonous fangs, the cut would swell up twice its size and eventually turn green if untreated.

There are twelve known uses of dragon blood.

## History

During the Warlocks' Convention of 1709, dragon-breeding was banned because owning a pet dragon was said to be too dangerous for keeping the wizarding world hidden. Since then, Memory Charms had been used on many Muggles who had seen a dragon so they would forget they ever saw one.

Sometime before September 1991, Charlie Weasley became a dragon keeper who worked at a dragon sanctuary in Romania.

In spring 1992, Rubeus Hagrid was given a dragon egg that hatched into Norberta, a Norwegian Ridgeback. He later had to give her away.

In June 1994, Cornelius Fudge thought about having dragons guard Hogwarts School's entrance instead of Dementors because they had acted out of control and attacked a student.

These books were known to be wrote about dragons: Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland, From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

## Known species

 Norwegian Ridgeback
* Antipodean Opaleye
* Chinese Fireball
* Common Welsh Green
* Hebridean Black
* Hungarian Horntail
* Norwegian Ridgeback
* Peruvian Vipertooth
* Romanian Longhorn
* Swedish Short-Snout
* Ukrainian Ironbelly

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 6
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 22
5. ↑ *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*
Fawkes

**Fawkes** is a phoenix who serves Albus Dumbledore. They were loyal companions for at least half a century. He first appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

## Biography

### Companion to Dumbledore

Fawkes lived in the Headteacher's office at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He had a golden perch behind the door.

In December 1992, Fawkes was dying when Harry Potter went to the office. Dumbledore showed up and joked that it was taking too long. They watched the frail bird die. Harry was worried he would be held responsible. However, Dumbledore told him he was fine and told Harry how loyal Fawkes was. Eventually, he was reborn.

In May 1993, Fawkes could feel how loyal Harry was to Dumbledore and knew he was in the Chamber of Secrets. He brought the Sorting Hat to Harry and helped fight Tom Riddle and a Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets. Harry could hear Fawkes singing when he was getting closer and closer. He dropped the Sorting Hat for Harry and found a perch. Tom laughed loudly at the thought that Dumbledore thought it would be useful to Harry. He was wrong because within seconds of unleashing the Serpent of Slytherin to kill Harry, Fawkes distracted it by soaring around and clawing the Basilisk's eyes out.

It gave Harry time to get the Sword of Gryffindor and slay the Basilisk, but in the process he was stabbed by a Basilisk fang. The venom would have killed Harry in less than a minute. Fawkes began crying which Tom thought was because he was grieving, but instead he used the tears to heal Harry. Tom used Harry's wand to force Fawkes to leave but the bird picked up Tom Riddle's Diary and dropped it in Harry's lap, enabling him to destroy it using the fang which had Basilisk venom.

Fawkes was strong enough to carry Harry, Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley and Professor Lockhart back to the school. He then led the four to Professor McGonagall's office where Dumbledore was.

## Appearance

Fawkes is usually very handsome, and had a wonderful red and gold plumage. However, when he is close to dying, he looks like a half-plucked turkey. When he is reborn, he is very wrinkled.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ Fawkes gave two feathers that were put into two wands. The first wand was given to Tom Riddle when he was eleven. He turned eleven in December 1938. For it to be possible, Fawkes needed to be born in or before 1938.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 12
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 17
4. ↑ Fawkes gave a feather in or before 1938 when he was a companion of Dumbledore.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 18
Dungeons

The **dungeons** is a location in Hogwarts Castle. They first appear in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

It is colder in the dungeons than any other place in the school. It houses the Slytherin common room. It is also the location of the Potions classroom which is the end of the descending stairs accessed through a door in the Entrance Hall. Each dungeon had a number.

## History

When he was a third year, Rubeus Hagrid kept an Acromantula, Aragog in a dungeon. Tom Riddle waited in the Dungeons until he saw Hagrid and then followed him to Aragog's dungeon. He wanted to turn Hagrid in because he was framing him and Aragog for killing a student to cover up opening the Chamber of Secrets. Hagrid told him that he was innocent, but Tom used a spell to open the door to the dungeon. Aragog eventually escaped and Hagrid was turned in anyway and expelled.

When Harry Potter was in his first year, Professor Quirrell run into thr Great Hall screaming that a troll was in the dungeons. However, it was a white lie because he actually let it loose in another part of the school.

The following school year, third-years accidentally put frog brains across the ceiling of dungeon five. In October, Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington had a Deathday Party in one of the roomier Dungeons. In December, Percy Weasley patrolled the Dungeons searching for anything related to the Heir of Slytherin and the Serpent of Slytherin.

## Trivia

* It's unknown whether the Chamber of Secrets and the Underground chambers were rooms in the dungeons.
* It was probably lower than the Hufflepuff Basement and the Hogwarts kitchens.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 13
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 12
Dungbomb

A **Dungbomb** is a wizarding stinkbomb which are useful to create a diversion with. Argus Filch hated these but it is popular with Hogwarts students. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

They are sold in Zonko's Joke Shop.

## History

In their first year, Fred and George Weasley let off a Dungbomb in a corridor. Filch was very angry and they were taken to his office for their punishment. They saw a cabinet called "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous" and George used a Dungbomb to cause a diversion while Fred grabbed anything that was in it. He took out the Marauder's Map.

In December 1993, Fred and George purchased and set off a dozen Dungbombs in their common room to celebrate the end of a school term. In February 1994, Harry and Ron purchased a few at Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 14
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
Cleansweep Broom Company

The **Cleansweep Broom Company** is the first ever company to produce racing brooms for sport. It was founded by Bob, Bill, and Barnaby Ollerton in 1926. It appeared in *Quidditch Through the Ages*.

## About

A Firebolt has a thinner handle than Cleansweeps.

## History

Fred and George Weasley both owned a Cleansweep 5.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Quidditch Through the Ages*: The Development of the Racing Broom
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 13
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
Curse of the Bogies

The **Curse of the Bogies** is a curse in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It gives the target a very strong cold that causes them to collapse if it is not treated. It is taught to first year students studying Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In mid-September 1991, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley snuck out to duel at midnight. Ron told Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom he would curse them if they caused him and Harry Potter to get caught.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
Counter-curse

A **counter-curse** is counter-spell which reverses the effect of curses, hexes and jinxes.

## About

In order for a counter-curse to work, the witch or wizard needs to keep an eye on their target and try not to blink.

Professor Snape had to use a counter-curse during the first Quidditch game of the 1991-1992 school year at Hogwarts, when Professor Quirrell attempted to knock Harry Potter off a broomstick. In the 1992-1993 school year, Snape used the counter-curse "Finite Incantatem" when a few students during the Duelling Club used unfriendly spells.

## Known counter-curses

  Unnamed counter-curse  |  Reverses the effect of an unnamed broomstick jinx.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
Arithmancy (subject)

**Arithmancy** is an elective subject taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It is the study of magical properties in numbers which includes predicting the future using numbers and numerology.

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## About

The subject is an elective which could be chosen in the second year to begin studying in the third year. It is taken until at least the fifth year. If an acceptable pass grade is achieved during their O.W.L.s, the students could continue studying it during their N.E.W.T.s. Homework included using number charts.

## History

Hermione Granger took the subject for her O.W.L.s, and continued studying it fir her N.E.W.T.s. It was Hermione's favourite subject. Harry Potter thought it sounded more difficult than the Study of Ancient Runes.

## Books

* In her third year, Hermione had a huge Arithmancy book.
* Numerology and Grammatica

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
2. ↑ J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 9
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
Cinderella

**Cinderella** is a Muggle book which appeared in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*.

Hermione Granger mentions the book when Ronald Weasley wonders why she and Harry Potter have not heard of wizarding tales such as The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Hermione pointed out they grew up in the Muggle world hearing stories like Cinderella. Ron didn't understand what Cinderella was. He thought it sounded like an illness.

Cinderella is also mentioned by J.K. Rowling in the introduction of the real-world version of *The Tales of Beedle the Bard*, where she notes the differences between Muggle characters such as Cinderella and fictional witches in the Harry Potter universe like Amata. While Cinderella was happy to wait for her lost shoe to be given to her, Rowling's witches were much more active in seeking their fortunes by taking their fates into their own hands.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 7
2. ↑ *The Tales of Beedle the Bard*: Introduction
Aurora Sinistra

**Aurora Sinistra** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series* by J.K. Rowling. She was a witch and Professor who worked in the Astronomy department at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

## Biography

In December 1992, she helped Professor Flitwick take a Petrified student, Justin Finch-Fletchley to the Hospital Wing.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
Chocoballs

**Chocoballs** are a kind of wizarding chocolate, fat and full of a strawberry moose and clotted cream. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

Chocoballs are sold at Honeydukes to the delight of Ron Weasley, who told Harry Potter and Hermione Granger about chocoballs en route to their third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 5
A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration

**A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration** is a book first written by Emeric Switch. It helps to introduce young witches and wizards to the subject of Transfiguration.

In 1991, Harry Potter was sent an acceptance letter asking him to purchase and bring the book to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He purchased it from Flourish and Blotts. In 1992, Lucius Malfoy managed to slip Tom Riddle's Diary into Ginny Weasley's second-hand copy of the book.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 4
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
Achievements in Charming

**Achievements in Charming** is a book in *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*. It is helpful for students studying Charms in the Ordinary Wizarding Level exam.

In 1996, Hermione Granger read the book many times while preparing to take the exam. She made Harry Potter quiz her the day before they took the Theory of Charms exam. Every time she answered a question, she would get the book and read it to make sure she was right. Harry started to find it annoying so Hermione hit him on the nose with the book.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 31
Diagon Alley (chapter)

This article is for **about the chapter**. You may be looking for **the place it was named for**.

## Diagon Alley

### Book

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

### Next

The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters

"*Welcome [...] to Diagon Alley.*"
— Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter

**Diagon Alley** is the fifth chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

## Events

Harry wakes up believing that he had dreamed about finding out he is a wizard. However, he discovers Rubeus Hagrid sleeping in a chair and an owl is tapping on the window. He finds out new things about the magic world and the places they will be shopping at that day. They head to the Leaky Cauldron after breakfast where the celebrity of being the Boy Who Lived begins to dawn on him.

In Diagon Alley, they collect money at Gringotts and then begin shopping. While he is in Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Hagrid pops out to buy him his first owl, Hedwig. Harry meets Draco Malfoy while he is waiting for him to return, who he considers even worst than Dudley Dursley. Draco tells him that some wizards are better than other before insulting Hagrid when he returns. Harry tells Hagrid what Draco was telling him but he says to pay no attention to what he was saying.

The final place they shop is Ollivanders where Harry is chosen by a Holly and Phoenix feather wand. Garrick Ollivander tells him it is curious because it has a feather taken from the same Phoenix that Voldemort's wand core is made from. Harry confides in Hagrid that he is worried about starting Hogwarts because everyone expects amazing things from him and he feels ordinary. Hagrid toldtells him he shouldn't worry about other people's expectations. He informs him he needs to be at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on the first of September.
Developing potion

The name of this article is based upon canon terminology because the topic does not have a given name. If it does receive one, please update the article.

## Book information

### First appearance

*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (only appearance)

The **developing potion** appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. The potion is used by photographers to animate their film during its development.

Colin Creevey learned how to create the potion during his first-year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which he used in a non-magic camera.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 6
2. ↑ Colin Creevey could create it during the first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Evans family

The **Evans family** are a Muggle family with a magical ancestor and a Muggle-born witch, Lily Potter (née Evans).

## History

In the mid-21st century, Mr Evans and his partner had two daughters. The eldest is Petunia, followed by Lily who learned she was a Muggle-born witch at the age of eleven. They lived near Spinner's End in Cokeworth.

Their parents were very proud of both Lily and Petunia. However, Petunia thought that they favoured her younger sister. Petunia later married Vernon Dursley and Lily married James Potter. They both had one child each, Dudley Dursley and Harry Potter. By the time Lily was killed, their parents had passed away.

The family name does not appear to have been passed down, meaning their lineage continues through the female line with the Dursley and Potter families. Harry saw his maternal family for the first time when he looked in the Mirror of Erised. He realised he had inherited his bright, green eyes from his mother and many others on her side of the family.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 33
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 4
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 2
5. ↑ JK Rowling's 2004 World Book Day Chat
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12
Doris Crockford

**Doris Crockford** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*.

She was a witch who greeted Harry Potter at the age of eleven when he and Rubeus Hagrid passed through the pub to shop in Diagon Alley. Doris shook Harry's hand many times and was amazed to have been introduced to him.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
De-gnoming

**De-gnoming** is a process of getting rid of gnomes in a garden. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* and *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

## About

It was done by grabbing the gnome, pulling them from their gnomehole and throwing it out of the garden.

In *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*, Newton Scamander says swinging the gnome around until it is dizzy and then dropping it over the garden wall is the best approach. He suggests that a Jarvey could be used to hunt gnomes but the Jarvey is considered too "brutal". Lots of witches and wizards prefer to throw gnomes further from their garden. Throwing the gnome does not hurt it.

## History

The Burrow has a heavily infested garden so the Weasley family had to de-gnome it. They had bets on who could throw their gnome the furthest. Harry Potter once helped Ron, Fred and George de-gnome it when they had to for flying the Ford Anglia.

Gilderoy Lockhart wrote about the process in his book, *Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests*. Mrs Weasley asked whether her children wanted to look at the book prior to de-gnoming the garden at The Burrow, but they declined.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
2. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
Crystal-gazing

**Crystal-gazing** is an art in divination of looking into crystal balls to try and gain insights into the future. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

## About

Crystal-gazing is a very refined art of looking deep into an Orb. The viewer has to focus on steadying their conscious mind and physical eyes so they clear their Inner Eye and subconscious. An Orb will get shadowy like fog. They have to try not to disturb "clairvoyant vibrations".

## History

For her festive lunch in 1993, Sybill Trelawney intended to celebrate and have lunch on her own. But she looked into a crystal ball, and saw her abandoning her solo lunch to join her colleagues and students for lunch in the Great Hall instead. She told a story at lunch about how she had offered to crystal-gaze for Professor Lupin, but he had run away.

In April 1994, she taught a Divination lesson about crystal-gazing. Harry and Ron spent nearly a whole lesson staring blankly into an Orb and saw nothing. She gave an offer to help interpret a shadowy portent and soon enough, she warned Harry of what she could See stalking towards him - the Grim. Hermione got fed up and argued about how stupid she found it, and gave up her studying of Divination.

In June, Professor Trelawney tested her third-year students in their examination at crystal-gazing.They told her their findings on their own when gazing into the Orb. Parvati Patil thought she saw loads of things, but Ron didn't see anything and had to invent things. Trelawney didn't think he was telling the truth. Harry invented things too, but persuaded Trelawney of what he saw. He first told her he saw a dark shadow, and he thought of Buckbeak and told her it was in the shape of a Hippogriff. She thought he was seeing Buckbeak's execution, and was disappointed when he told her he saw Buckbeak flying away.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
Fidelius Charm

The **Fidelius Charm** is a spell which conceals a secret inside a living person called the "Secret Keeper". The secret can't be discovered unless the Secret Keeper chooses to tell it. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

## About

In the event that a witch or wizard has a secret they need to protect, they could put their trust in a Secret Keeper. They have to produce the Fidelius Charm to conceal their secret inside the soul of their chosen Secret Keeper. Unless they choose to divulge it, nobody else can find out what it is. The charm is able to protect something like the location of a person or object. If a person looks into the window of a house containing the secret, they can't see or hear what is in there.

If a Secret Keeper uses their knowledge to commit a crime, evidence of it is given in court.

## History

In October 1981, James and Lily Potter were in hiding. Voldemort wanted to find and kill their child, Harry Potter. Albus Dumbledore suggested they have a Secret Keeper and he volunteered to be it. He suspected someone close to them was a spy. James wanted Sirius Black instead, who agreed. However, at the very last minute, Sirius thought he would be easily suspected and he should be the diversion instead. He persuaded James to use Peter Pettigrew.

Peter was the spy, and upon being made the Secret Keeper, he told Voldenort where they were less than seven day later. Because of how close Sirius was to James, the wizarding world thought he had been their Secret Keeper. Even their other close friend, Remus Lupin, was not told about the switch. Sirius confronted Peter only to get framed for killing thirteen people, including Peter himself who faked his death. During their duel, Peter was heard asking Sirius how he could have betrayed James and Lily which was considered proof that Sirius was indeed the Secret Keeper.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 21
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 19
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 17
Cockroach Clusters

**Cockroach Clusters**  are a brand of sweets in the wizarding world. They are sold at Honeydukes where they are under a sign called "Unusual Tastes". It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

In December of their third year, Ron Weasley was going to purchase a jar for Harry Potter. Harry had snuck into the shop and overheard him. He decided that he didn't like the idea of them so he told Ron not to buy them.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
Aragog (chapter)

**Aragog** is the fifteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

## Events

Harry and Ron can't find any spiders left in Hogwarts Castle to follow. They also find it hard to get the time to follow them. Ernie Macmillan apologises to Harry for ever thinking he was responsible for petrifying Justin Finch-Fletchley.

One day in Herbology, Harry and Ron finally catch spiders heading towards the Forbidden Forest. That evening, using the Invisibility Cloak, Harry and Ron get Fang in Hagrid's Hut and head into the Forest. They go deeper and deeper until they are nearly at the center when strange large creatures pick them up and carry them to a hollow. They are dropped in the center of the hollow by an Acromantula. Harry speaks to their leader Aragog.

Aragog tells Harry that he and Hagrid are innocent. The creature in the Chamber of Secrets is ancient and feared even by spiders who dare not even speak the name of it. He also reveals the girl who died fifty years ago is still at the school. Hagrid has cared for him when he was younger and he was loyal to Hagrid, but he couldn't protect the friends of Hagrid from his hungry children. He gives permission to the other Acromantulas to eat Harry, Ron and Fang. A feral Ford Anglia saves them and takes them back to the school. Harry figures out the student killed fifty years is probably a ghost in the school.
A History of Magic

**A History of Magic** is written by Bathilda Bagshot, a well-known historian. It is about wizarding events that happened up until the late nineteenth century. The book is much-needed for the subject of History of Magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

## Overview

The book was originally published in 1947. Events included are:

* The Wizards' Council meeting in the fourteenth century to figure out which animals are to be given the status of "Beast".
* The persecution of witches and wizards by non-magic people in medieval times, including the witch burnings.
* The signing of the International Statute of Secrecy and how it was carried out.
* Information about a woman or animal named Hedwig.

## History

In July 1991, Harry Potter purchased the book at Flourish and Blotts because it was part of the set books he needed for school. He found the name Hedwig mentioned in the book. He loved the name and called the new pet owl he had adopted after her.

In July 1993, Hogwarts students due to begin their third-year had to write an essay during the summer holidays about witch-burnings in the fourteenth century. Harry used the book to research the topic.

In 1997, Hermione Granger took the book with her to help her, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley hunt down Horcruxes. They used it whenever they needed answers, and found out a lot about events in history. Harry didn't know that Godric's Hollow was named after Godric Gryffindor, so she read an extract from the book to him. Hermione read A History of Magic one night.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Introduction (A Brief History of Muggle Awareness of Fantastic Beasts)
3. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Introduction (What is a Beast?)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 6
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 16
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 18
Curse

**Curses** are a group of Dark spells used with intent to cause great harm. They include the Unforgivable Curses: the Cruciatus Curse (pain), Imperius Curse (control) and Killing Curse (death).

## About

Curses are a very severe Dark Art which have a very a negative impact on the target. They cause varying levels of pain with the potential to kill or inflict life-long damage. There are Dark spells which effects could be reversed with a counter-curse.

Certain curses and defences are taught to students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during Defence Against the Dark Arts.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 23
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 6
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 9
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 16
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 13
1968

**1968** was a notable year in the wizarding world.

## Events

* Hamish MacFarlan became Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland

 For the general timeline of the *Harry Potter* universe, click here. Please go to one of the pages below for the events that happen in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* to *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*.
Curses and Counter-Curses

**Curses and Counter-Curses** *(Bewitch your Friends and Befuddle your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and much, much more)* is a book by Professor Vindictus Viridian about curses and jinxes.

In July 1991, Harry Potter saw the book for sale in Flourish and Blotts. He wanted to buy it so he could curse Dudley Dursley. Rubeus Hagrid had to stop him and warned Harry that he couldn't magic outside of school unless he was in danger.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Adalbert Waffling

**Adalbert Waffling** is a wizard and author who wrote the book Magical Theory.

## Biography

Adalbert was a notable scholar who was contacted by a student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore in the 1890s. They wrote to each other during that time about their thoughts on magical theory.

He eventually published a book called Magical Theory. It was a set book every student of Hogwarts had to bring to school, starting in their first-year of education. He published another book on the Fundamental Laws of Magic too.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 2
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Cheering Charm

The **Cheering Charm** was a charm in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

The spell caused a person to feel very content, unless it was overdone which instead induced hysterical laughter. The effect was known to begin wearing off in about an hour.

## History

The charm was taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to third-year students studying Charms.

In 1993, they were put into pairs for one of their lessons. Harry and Ron thought a struggling, absent Hermione could have benefitted if she had been put under the spell, but she failed to show up for the lesson. She was later worried she would fail her end-of-year examination if Professor Flitwick included it. Professor Flitwick did include it in their exam but Harry overdone the spell on Ron, who had to be taken away until he stopped hysterically laughing.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
Bandon Banshee witch

The name of this article is based upon canon terminology because the topic does not have a given name. If it does receive one, please update the article.
A **witch** who banished the Bandon Banshee was a character in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

Because she had a harelip, Gilderoy Lockhart thought she was too ugly and once he had persuaded her to tell him about her story, he erased her memory of what she did and took her story. He wrote a book called Break with a Banshee saying he had banished the Banshee.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 6
Derrick

**Derrick** was character in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. He was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Slytherin. He was a Beater for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup in at least spring 1994.

## Biography

### Prisoner of Azkaban

Derrick began attending Hogwarts in 1987 or 1988. He was sorted into Slytherin House. At one point, he joined the Slytherin Quidditch team, in the role of Beater.

In spring 1994, Captain Marcus Flint switched their players round to play Gryffindor because their game would determine who would win the Cup.
Derrick was gigantic, and perfect for Flint who wanted players who were bigger in size to bully the others. Derrick cheated to help Slytherin try and win. He and Bole lobbied Bludgers, including one at Harry Potter when he was trying to get the Golden Snitch. They headed towards Harry, wanting to beat him up using their clubs but Harry flew upwards and they knocked into each other instead.

He and Bole later lobbied two Bludgers at Keeper Oliver Wood, even though it was against the rules because the ball had to be in the scoring area for a Keeper to be attacked. Hooch granted Gryffindor a penalty, and Angelina Johnson scored. Slytherin eventually lost anyway.

It's unknown if Derrick attended school for another year, but he could have graduated that June. If he stayed in 1994 to 1995, he would not have played Inter-House Quidditch because the Triwizard Tournament was held instead. He did however definitely graduate by June 1995.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 19, Angelina Johnson stated: "Last year's Beaters, Derrick and Bole, have left". It had been two years since Inter-House Quidditch was played due to the Triwizard Tournament. It's uncertain if they graduated just a year earlier (when they were eighteen), or if had they graduated in the last year it was played two years earlier.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
3. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 19, Angelina Johnson stated she was "always surprised" when Derrick found the way to the pitch, suggesting he didn't play just once.
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 19
Ernie

**Ernie** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. He was the driver of the Knight Bus.

## Biography

Ernie was the driver of the Knight Bus. He sat in an armchair behind the steering wheel. In August 1993, he and conductor Stan Shunpike were working and heading towards Abergavenny in Wales when Harry Potter unintentionally called for the Knight Bus. They then headed to Little Whinging in Surrey. Then, they continued driving towards Wales.

Ernie was a bad driver and kept driving on the pavement towards lamps and trees, but the bus was enchanted so that everything jumped out the way and back into place when Ernie was gone. He told Stan to go and wake up the passenger whose destination was Wales, and continued to drop every passenger at their stop until heading towards the Leaky Cauldron for Harry.

Ernie was shivering when Stan began talking about Dementors in Azkaban, and drove into a farmhouse when Harry name-dropped You-Know-Who, which the enchanted Knight Bus pushed out the way. He asked Stan to change the subject. At the Leaky Cauldron, Stan saw Cornelius Fudge waiting for Harry. He told Ernie to get up and look at who was waiting, but he didn't. Harry had lied to Stan, saying he was called Neville. However, Stan found out the truth and shouted to Ernie that it was Harry Potter.

## Appearance

Ernie was an elderly and wore thick glasses.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 3
Ban on Experimental Breeding

The **Ban on Experimental Breeding** is a wizarding law enacted in 1965 by Newton Scamander. It is enforced by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures at the Ministry of Magic. It first appears in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

## About

The law prevents anyone breeding new types of magical creatures. Newton Scamander was very proud of the law and thought it was a highlight of his career in Magizoology. The Acromantula is a wizard-bred creature created centuries before the law. A new creature, the Blast-Ended Skrewt was created by Rubeus Hagrid after the law was enacted. Fred and George Weasley also bred the Pygmy Puff. It is unknown why Hagrid, Fred or George didn't face any kind of punishment for it.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: About the Author
2. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Introduction (Magical Beasts in Hiding)
3. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 24
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 6
Broomstick compass

A **broomstick compass** is a useful accessory to clip-on to a broomstick. It is invaluable when taking a long journey. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

A tiny brass compass is included in the Broomstick Servicing Kit collection. Harry Potter was given the collection for his thirteenth birthday by Hermione Granger. Two years later, Harry gifted Ronald Weasley a broomstick compass for Christmas.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 23
Chudley Cannons

"*Let's all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best*"
— Chudley Cannons' slogan

The **Chudley Cannons** are an English Quidditch team in the British and Irish Quidditch League. They have won the League Cup twenty-one times. However, nearly a century after their last win in 1892, their glory days were thought to be over. They first appear in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

## Uniform

The Chudley Cannons have bright orange robes with their logo of two black C's and a speeding cannonball being printed on it.

## History

"*We shall conquer*"
— Original slogan of the Chudley Cannons

In 1674, the British and Irish Quidditch League was founded. They invited thirteen of the best teams to join which included the Chudley Cannons. They won the League Cup twenty-one times. Their original slogan was "*we shall conquer*". In 1892, the Cannons won the League for the final time. For the next century, they did not win a single Cup and it was thought their glory days had ended. In 1972, they changed their slogan to "*let's all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best*".

In Quidditch Through the Ages, Albus Dumbledore wrote an introductory piece for Kennilworthy Whisp and he pointed out the failures of the Cannons, saying that the sport had brought "*us together to share moments of exhilaration, triumph*" and "*(for those who support the Chudley Cannons) despair*".

In August 1992, they were ninth in the league. Quality Quidditch Supplies had a complete set of Chudley Cannons robes in their window that summer. A book about the club called Flying with the Cannons was published.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
3. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Foreword
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 12
End-of-Year Feast

### Purpose

To celebrate the end of the school year and announce the House Championship winner

## Book Information

### First appearance

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

### Last appearance

*Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* (mentioned only)

The **End-of-Year Feast** is an annual event in the *Harry Potter book series*. It is held at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry every June, commemorating the end of the school year on the final evening. The Head gives a speech and announces the winner of the House Championship at the start of the feast. The Great Hall is decorated in the colours of the winning House.

## History

In June 1992, Professor Dumbledore announced that Slytherin had won the House Championship, and the Great Hall was decorated in their House colours. However, he then gave House points to Gryffindor students that put them ten points ahead of Slytherin. The whole school celebrated because it was the first time that Slytherin had lost in seven years.

In June 1993, the End-of-Year Feast was a very special one because the school was celebrating the closing of the Chamber of Secrets. Anyone that had been Petrified were awakened and joined their friends in the Great Hall, and Rubeus Hagrid was let out of Azkaban. Then, Professor McGonagall announced that exams had been canceled, and Professor Dumbledore let the school know that Professor Lockhart was leaving. The feast went on for the whole night.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 18