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Curse-Breaker

**Curse-Breaker** is a career in the wizarding world. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

A witch or wizard in this role has to break curses placed on things like objects or places. They can work for businesses including Gringotts bank. They also travel and go on adventures in pursuit of dangerous treasures including gold. Curse-Breakers pursue this career if they consider the "treasure bonuses" to outweigh any risks, and those considering it should be willing to seek "thrilling opportunities".

An O.W.L. in Arithmancy was needed by Hogwarts students to pursue work in the field. Bill Weasley was a known Curse-Breaker who worked at Gringotts.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 29
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
Entrance Hall

The **Entrance Hall** is a room in Hogwarts Castle. It is entered through an oak door which is the main entrance to the school. It led to both the Great Hall and a marble staircase through which students and staff could find their way to the rest of the school. It appeared throughout the *Harry Potter book series*.

## About

The castle has an oak door which opens up into the Entrance Hall. It has two floors in very large room made of stone, with has a very high ceiling. The lower floor of the Entrance Hall has a door which leads to the Great Hall, a second door that led to the Dungeons and a third which leads to an empty chamber. A fourth door opens up into a corridor that leads to the kitchen corridor and then the Hufflepuff Basement.

In the center of the room was a marble staircase which led to an upper floor balcony through which the rest of the school could be entered. The Entrance Hall contains four hourglasses which keeps track of the House points earned by the school houses.

## Trivia

* In *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12, it's stated that there was a suit of armour near the kitchens, but it does not say whether it was at the door to the kitchen corridor (putting it in the Entrance Hall), or whether it was actually in the kitchen corridor.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12
Doxy

A **Doxy**, or **Biting Fairy**, is a small wizarding beast in the *Harry Potter book series* and *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*. They have a minute human form and are often mistaken for being a Fairy.

## About

A Doxy is a small fairy-like animal. They have thick, dark hair and an extra pair of arms and legs. They havenwings like a beetle which are thick, curved and shiny, and a row of sharp teeth containing venom. An antidote is needed to be taken immediately if a person bitten. They live in cold climates. They infest houses, live in their draperies and in order to get them to leave, they have to be sprayed with Doxycide.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
History of Magic classroom

The **History of Magic classroom** is on the first-floor of Hogwarts Castle in the *Harry Potter book series*. Professor Binns teaches History of Magic here. The classroom is larger than others. It has a blackboard through which Professor Binns walks through whenever he enters or leaves, and he has a desk. The window has thick glass and a ledge.

In 1994, Professor Lupin used it every Thursday evening to teach Harry Potter anti-Dementor lessons teaching Harry the Patronus Charm. In 1995, an injured Hedwig entered the classroom through a window to get Harry's help.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 17
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
Bezoar

A **Bezoar** is a small stone in the stomach of a goat. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

It is highly effective against the majority of poisons in the wizarding world. First years including Harry Potter learned about it in their first Potions lesson. Professor Snape asked Harry where he could find a bezoar but didn't know the answer.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans

**Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans** are a very popular wizarding sweet in the *Harry Potter book series*. They are jelly beans that have a wide range of flavours but the only way to find out the flavour of a bean was to eat one. They were created by Bertie Bott.

## History

They are very popular with students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They could be purchased off the lunch trolley on the Hogwarts Express.

On the way to his first year, Harry Potter tried them for the first time after he purchased everything off the lunch trolley. He shared them with Ronald Weasley who told him what they were. In December, Hermione Granger sent Ron a box of the sweets for Christmas. In June, Albus Dumbledore told Harry that he had a bad experience eating a horrible flavour when he was younger, and he was put off them for life.

They could be purchased at Honeydukes where they had a barrel.

## Known flavours

* Chocolate
* Peppermint
* Marmalade
* Spinach
* Liver
* Tripe
* Bogey
* Sprouts
* Coconut
* Toast
* Baked Bean
* Strawberry
* Curry
* Grass
* Coffee
* Sardine
* Pepper

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17, Dumbledore said he ate a piece in his "youth". He was born in the summer of 1881 so he had to be a youth in the late 19th century.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 6
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 17
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
Hungarian Horntail

Romanian dragon sanctuary

The **Hungarian Horntail** was a dragon from Hungary. It was a highly dangerous dragon. Harry Potter fought a fully-grown dragon during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament.

## About

The Hungarian Horntail had black scales, yellow eyes, bronze horns and pikes protruding from its long tail. It was lizard-like in appearance. It's flames ranged up to 50 feet. It fed on goats, sheep and even humans. The eggs of a Hungarian Horntail were black and hard-shelled. The dragon clawed their way out using their tails and the pikes protruding from its tail had developed.

## 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
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
Albus Potter

**Albus Severus Potter** was a character in *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*. He was a half-blood wizard and the second child of Harry Potter and Ginevra Weasley.

## Biography

Albus was the second child born to Harry Potter and Ginevra Weasley. He had an elder brother, James Potter II and a younger sister, Lily Potter. He was named for two wizards who saved Harry's life, Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

In September 2017, Albus began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was taken to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, when he confided in Harry that he was afraid of being Sorted into Slytherin. Harry tells Albus that he was he named for one of the bravest wizards he ever had known, and that he was in Slytherin. But, he advised him that the Sorting Hat will take your choice of House into account.

Albus was in same year of his cousin, Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy. He and Rose appear to have been close.

## Appearance

Albus looked like Harry and was the only one of Harry's children to inherit their grandmother, Lily Potter's bright green eyes.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Nineteen Years Later
Dudley Dursley's children

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.

## Character information

### Family

Dudley Dursley (father)
Mother
Vernon Dursley (grandfather)
Petunia Dursley (grandmother))

## Book information

### Last appearance

J.K. Rowling's website

**Dudley Dursley's children** are characters in the Harry Potter universe.

They are the two children of Dudley Dursley with an unknown wife. The only thing known about them is that their distant cousin, Harry Potter often stops by to spend time with them and brings his children, James, Albus and Lily Potter. However, the Potter children are not fond of spending time with them.

## Trivia

* J.K. Rowling once had the idea of having one of Dudley's two children be a magical child in the epilogue of *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*. She planned to have a scene where they are being dropped off at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters. However, she changed her mind with thought that the magic gene couldn't possibly survive Vernon Dursley's DNA.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ J.K. Rowling at Carnegie Hall
2. ↑ J.K.Rowling.com - Extra Stuff
Enid

**Enid** was a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. She was the wife of Algie and by marriage, the great-aunt of Neville Longbottom.

When Neville was eight, her husband hung Neville out of a window in an effort to prove he was a wizard and not a Squib. She asked her husband if he wanted a meringue, and he let go of Neville and he bounced down the garden to the road, proving that he was a wizard. The whole of Neville's family were very happy.

## Behind the scenes

* It's unknown how her husband was related to Neville. He could be a great-uncle through the Longbottom family or through Alice's family instead.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
Arthur Weasley's artefact law

**Arthur Weasley**: "*There's a loophole in the law, you'll find... As long as he wasn't intending to fly the car, the fact that the car could fly wouldn't —*"
**Molly Weasley**: "*Arthur Weasley, you made sure that was a loophole when you wrote that law!*"
— Arthur and Molly Weasley argue about the law
 This **artefact law** was created by Arthur Weasley of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office. He wrote that it was illegal to enchant a Muggle object. However, he intentionally wrote a loophole into the law so he could legally enchant a car (the Ford Anglia), by stating an object could be enchanted if the enchanter never intended to use it.

It appeared in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
Bertha Jorkins

**Bertha Jorkins** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*.

## Biography

### Early life

Bertha attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a few years above Sirius Black.

### Death

In the summer of 1994, she was on holiday in Albania. She was visiting an inn when she saw Peter Pettigrew in there. He persuaded her to take a walk in the nearby forest and lured her to Voldemort who was in hiding. Voldemort figured out she had a very powerful Memory Charm placed on her and broke through it with spells. Through her, he learned a great deal about what was happening the wizarding world. She told him about the Quidditch World Cup, how Alastor Moody was teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts that year and that Barty Crouch Senior was imprisoning his son and Death Eater, Barty Crouch Junior in his house. With these details, he created a plan to return to power.

Upon breaking through her memory, Bertha's mind and body were damaged beyond repair. No longer being of use to Voldemort, he murdered her.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 19, Sirius Black says Bertha was "a few years" above his year group at Hogwarts. He started in 1971. A "few" years indicates more than two. If she was in her seventh year when he started, the earliest she was born is 1953. If she was in her third year, the latest it can be is 1957.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 19
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 5
Cleansweep 7

The **Cleansweep 7** is a broomstick produced by the produced by the Cleansweep Broom Company. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

Oliver Wood suggested Harry Potter purchase a Cleansweep 7 when Harry was in his first year at Hogwarts. He received a Nimbus 2000 instead. In February 1994, the whole Ravenclaw Quidditch team had a Cleansweep 7.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
Moste Potente Potions

**Moste Potente Potions** is a book of potion recipes, including the Polyjuice Potion. It has recipes for advanced, arcane and dangerous potions that need skill and patience to brew.

In 1992, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had a copy of the book in the Restricted Section of the library. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ronald Weasley persuaded Professor Lockhart to grant permission to go in and get the book. They wanted to use the Polyjuice Potion to try and find the Heir of Slytherin.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 9
Kneazle

A **Kneazle** is a cat-like creature in the wizarding world.

## About

A Kneazle is a cat-like creature with flecked, speckled or spotted fur. They have outsized ears and a tail like a lion. They have up to eight kittens in a litter and can interbreed with cats. Kneazles are very intelligent and independent but they can be aggressive. If they like a witch or wizard, they are very good pets. They can lead their owner home if they get lost. Kneazles are very good at detecting disguises or anything untrustworthy. They can detect an Animagus and communicate with their animal counterpart.

To own a Kneazle, there is a licence needed because their appearance is unusual to Muggles.

## History

Newton and Porpentina Scamander had three pet Kneazles, Hoppy, Miller and Mauler.

Crookshanks was a half-Kneazle, half-cat who was adopted by Hermione Granger. He detected that her friend Ronald Weasley's pet rat was the Animagus of Peter Pettigrew, and knew Sirius Black's was a black dog. Crookshanks learned through Black that Peter was an untrustworthy traitor, and helped Black to try and get Peter. Black later told Hermione how Crookshanks was very intelligent for his own kind.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 19
3. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: About the Author
Beater

The **Beater** is a player in the wizarding sport of Quidditch throughout the *Harry Potter book series* and *Quidditch Through the Ages*. Each team will have two Beaters. They protect their team from Bludgers and knock them at the opposing team with Beater bats.

## About

The Beaters zoom around the pitch knocking Bludgers away from their players and at the opposing team's players using small bats. The role of the Beater has stayed virtually nearly the same since the invention of Quidditch, except that they originally had clubs instead of bats. They have never been goal-scorers. Beaters need be strong to hit the Bludgers and have excellent balance because they might need to use both hands to use the bat.

## History

The earliest known version of the Beater was in around the eleventh century when the Bludger was named the Blooder and they had clubs instead of bats. They had to knock flying rocks around. The role had not progressed substantially by the fourteenth century when the rocks were simply carved into the shape of balls. The rocks were cracked by the Beaters' bats when the bats were enchanted to be stronger but then the gravel hunted the players instead. It was resolved when they started making Bludgers with iron.

## Known Beaters

* Fred Weasley
* George Weasley
* Gwenog Jones
* Ludo Bagman
* Karl Broadmoor
* Kevin Broadmoor
* Vulchanov
* Volkov

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Quidditch Through the Ages*: Changes in Quidditch Since the Fourteenth Century
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 4
Divination corridor

The **Divination corridor** is a corridor in Hogwarts Castle. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

It has a long landing. The corridor is on the seventh-floor at the top of a staircase. To the right of the staircase is an empty passage leading to the south of the school. To the left is a long corridor which has a staircase leading up to the North Tower. There are a few paintings in the corridor including Sir Cadogan.

In September 1993, Harry, Ron and Hermione were heading to their first Divination lesson, but they didn't know what way to go in the corridor. They saw Cadogan and he took them to the foot of the staircase leading up to the North Tower.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
Goblin rebellions

**Goblin rebellions** are events that take place throughout history in the wizarding world. The goblins long fought prejudice and discrimination, and their rebellions are usually brutal and bloody.

## History

A goblin rebellion took place in 1612. They used the Three Broomsticks Inn in Hogsmeade for their headquarters, which was recorded in Sites of Historical Sorcery.

The various goblin rebellions are taught in History of Magic at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 15
Kijouin Arne

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Bilius

**Bilius** was a character in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. He was a wizard who saw a Grim and died less than twenty-four hours later.

He was the uncle of the seven Weasley siblings, including Ron Weasley, whose middle name was Bilius. He died by September 1993, because Ron told Harry and Hermione about how Bilius had seen a Grim and died.

## Behind the scenes

* It's unknown if he was a brother of Arthur or Molly Weasley. It was probably Arthur, who had two brothers whose names were never given. Mrs Weasley (née Prewett) does have two known brothers, Gideon and Fabian.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
2. ↑ Both the Weasleys and Prewetts were pure-blood, and it's unlikely Bilius wasn't too.
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 7
Dedalus Diggle

**Dedalus Diggle** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*.

Dedalys was a wizard who was part of both the original and second Order of the Phoenix. He fought in both the First and Second Wizarding War, and was part of the Advance Guard.

## Biography

### Philosopher's Stone

In 1981, the wizarding world celebrated the downfall of Voldemort. In Kent, a wizard put shooting stars in the sky which was seen by the Muggle world. Minerva McGonagall blamed Dedalus, saying he never had any sense. It's unknown whether he actually did it.

Between 1981 and 1991, Dedalus saw Harry Potter and waved to him. Petunia Dursley was upset and asked Harry how he knew that man. In July 1991, he was in the Leaky Cauldron when Harry Potter and Rubeus Hagrid passed through the pub to go shopping. He was overjoyed to be formally introduced to Harry and was happy when he found out that Harry remembers the time he waved to him when he was younger. He shook Harry's hand about five times.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix* and *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Dedalus was confused by Muggle ways implying that he would not have been Muggle-born.
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 1
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 2
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 3
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Full Body-Bind Curse

The **Full Body-Bind Curse** (incantation: *Petrificus Totalus*) is a curse that paralyses the opponent whose body will go stiff which causes them to fall. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## About

The curse locks the target in a rigid state, paralysed from head to toe. Their legs will spring together and their jaws are locked. However, they can still move their eyes.

## Events

In June 1992, Hermione Granger used the curse to subdue Neville Longbottom when he attempted to keep her, Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley from going out past curfew again (this time to save the Philosopher's Stone).

## Notes and sources

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

**Mrs Finnigan** is a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. She is a witch who has at least one child, Seamus Finnigan. Her husband is a Muggle who had no idea he had married a witch until she told him after their wedding. He found it very shocking.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
Malfoy Manor

**Malfoy Manor** is the home of the Malfoy family in the *Harry Potter book series*. It is located in Wiltshire, a county in England. During the Second Wizarding War, it is a base for the Death Eaters.

## About

The drawing-room floor has a secret chamber under it which Lucius used to hide Dark artefacts he had collected.

## History

In August 1992, Lucius thought that Arthur Weasley was going to conduct a raid at the Manor in search of Dark artefacts when he proposed proposed a new law called the Muggle Protection Act. In December, a raid was conducted but Lucius had a secret chamber under the drawing-room floor and he hid the artefacts.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 15
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 12
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
Impervius Charm

The **Impervius Charm** is a spell in the *Harry Potter book series*.

The spell repels water and could help a person wearing glasses to see better in bad weather like the rain. It was used by Hermione Granger to enchant Harry Potter's glasses during a Quidditch game in 1993.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 18
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
Kwikspell

"*Feel out of step in the world of modern magic? Find yourself making excuses not to perform simple spells? Ever been taunted for your woeful wandwork?*"
— Letter[src]

**Kwikspell** is an educational course in beginner's magic that is taught through correspondance. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

Kwikspell is called an "easy-learn course". Madam Z. Nettles and warlock D.J. Prod found it helpful. The first lesson gives useful tips about how to hold a wand. The course is not for a Squib because it is unable to help those that do not have the magic gene. Argus Filch had a letter to begin the Kwikspell course but he was a Squib so it wouldn't have helped.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 8
Aunt Marge's Big Mistake

**Aunt Marge's Big Mistake** is the second chapter of *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

## Events

In the living room, Harry and Vernon watch a news report about an escaped convict, Sirius Black. Soon after, Vernon announces he is going to pick up Aunt Marge, who will be staying with the family for a week, from the train station. Vernon also warns Harry to behave himself during Marge's visit and to stick to the story that he attends St Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys. Harry agrees to do so, but only in exchange for Vernon signing his Hogsmeade permission slip. Harry spends the next week being verbally tormented by Aunt Marge, but keeps from retaliating by forcing himself to think about the Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare Hermione had gotten him for his birthday. On the final evening of Marge's stay, Marge insults Harry's parents, causing Harry to finally lose control and use magic to make Marge inflate like a balloon. In the ensuing chaos, Harry retrieves his trunk and all his belongs from upstairs, refuses Vernon's demands to undo the spell, and escapes into streets.
Mandrake Restorative Draught

**Mandrake Restorative Draught** is a healing potion that reverses the effect of Petrification. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

## About

The Mandrake Restorative Draught is brewed when the Mandrakes reach their full-size. Mandrakes are cut up and stewed for the potion. Professor Sprout started growing Mandrakes in September but they weren't ready until the following May. In April, her Mandrakes had a party in a greenhouse which was a sign they were nearly ready to get cut up, which they were on 29 May.

## History

In 1992, a Basilisk had Petrified a cat, Mrs Norris in Hogwarts Castle. Professor Sprout had purchased young Mandrakes at the beginning of the school year who would be used in the Mandrake Restorative Draught when they reached full-size. Professor Lockhart told the teaching staff he could concoct a Mandrake Restorative Draught sleeping because he had supposedly created hundreds, but Professor Snape told him since he taught Potions, he would concoct it.

In April, these Mandrakes held a party in a greenhouse and it was a sign they were nearly at full-size. In the evening of 29 May, the Mandrakes were cut up, the Mandrake Restorative Draught was completed and the Petrified were revived.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 18
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16 says "Three day before their first exam" supposed to begin "on the first June", it was announced it was completed and the Mandrakes would be cut up that evening. Three days before 1 June was 29 May.
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16
Galleon

"*The gold ones are Galleons" [...] "Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to a Sickle, it’s easy enough.*"
— Rubeus Hagrid to Harry Potter[src]
The **galleon** is a gold coin with the highest value in wizarding currency. The galleon is equal to the worth of seventeen Sickles and four-hundred and ninety three Knuts, and it is equal to five pounds. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## History

The earliest known use of the galleon was in the 14th century when Barberus Bragge gave a prize of 150 galleons to whoever caught a Golden Snidget in a game of Quidditch. In honour of that prize fund, 150 points is given to the team whose Seeker catches the Golden Snitch.

In July 1993, Arthur Weasley won 700 galleons in the annual Grand Prize Galleon Draw.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ WEB LINK Comic Relief Live Chat
3. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: The Arrival of the Golden Snitch
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
Graphorn

A **Graphorn** is a wizarding beast in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*. They are a very large and dangerous animal in the wizarding world. They are violent when approached.

## About

Graphorns are hump-backed and have grey-purple skin tougher than a dragon's. Their skin is capable of deflecting any spells. They have two golden horns and four-thumbed feet. They use tentacle appendages to eat their food. Graphorn horns are used in potions but they are very difficult to collect and very expensive to purchase.

## 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
Leg-Locker Curse

The **Leg-Locker Curse** us a curse that binds the target's legs together. It has an unknown counter-curse that Hermione Granger used to help Neville Longbottom when he was cursed. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## About

In 1992, Neville Longbottom was cursed using the Leg-Locker Curse. Draco wanted to try using the curse and found Neville by the Library. Neville had to bunny-hop until he found a friend that could undo the effect. Hermione Granger used an unknown counter-curse. Hermione and Ronald Weasley learned the curse prior to Harry's next Quidditch game to curse whomever they needed just in case he was jinxed for a second time.

In 1997, Harry Potter used the curse to try and subdue Draco Malfoy when they had a duel in their sixth-year but he missed.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 13
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*, Chapter 24
Gryffindor Tower

The **Gryffindor Tower** was the common room of Gryffindor house. It was entered through a door guarded by the portrait of the Fat Lady, which opened when given the correct password. It first appeared in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## Layout

### Entrance

The entrance was in a corridor at least on the second floor, behind a portrait of the Fat Lady. The students had to give a password and when she swung open, they went through a portrait hole to the main common room. If they get the password wrong, the student had to stay put until another student gave the right password. For a short time in 1993, the portrait was guarded by Sir Cadogan.

### Common Room

The common room was the main room that students hang out in or study in. It had armchairs, tables and a bulletin board that had school notices, ads and posters etc. It had tall windows that had the whole school grounds viewable and it was decorated in the House colours, scarlet and gold. The walls had tapestries and spiral staircases leading up to the dormitories. Through the years, the students held many celebrations in the common room including when they won Quidditch games.

### Dormitory

The common room had two doors: a door to the boys' dormitory and a door to the girls' dormitory. Each door had a spiral staircase and the staircase had seven doors that led to the room of each year group. The dormitory for Harry Potter's year was at the very top of the spiral staircase. The door to each room had a sign on the front saying the year group (e.g. "second-years") and they had high windows.

Each student had their own four-poster bed and hangings in velvet and the colours of the House. The staircase leading to the girls' dormitories transformed into a stone slide if a boy attempted to get up. The founders had found boys less trustworthy than girls and had not done the same thing to their staircase.

## Known passwords

* 1 September 1991: Caput draconis
* September 1991: Pig snout
* September 1992: Wattlebird
* September 1993: Fortuna major
* December 1993: Scurvy cur
* February 1994: Oddsbodikins
* April 1994: Flibbertigibbet

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 15
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 5
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 17
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 5
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
Fruit 'N Bran

**Fruit 'N Bran** is a type of cereal in *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*.

In 1995, they had an advert on the TV with a jingle. Harry Potter listened to it while he was hiding in the garden of 4 Privet Drive near the window of the living room.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 1
Mary Riddle

**Mary Riddle** was a Muggle and the grandmother of Voldemort.

## History

In around the early twentieth century, she married Thomas Riddle and had a son, Tom Riddle. They were very rich and lived at Riddle House in Little Hangleton. In 1925, her son was given a Love Potion by a witch, Merope Gaunt and eloped to her surprise. In 1926, Tom returned to her when the effect faded off, leaving Merope with their son, Tom Jnr. who was brought up in an orphanage when she died.

In August 1944, Mary was having dinner with her husband and son in the drawing room. Her estranged grandson, Tom Jnr. had tracked down their location and entered the house. He murdered her and her family with the Killing Curse. The maid found her body in the morning, with her gardener Frank Bryce getting wrongfully arrested for her murder. She was buried with her husband and son in Little Hangleton cemetery.

## Character

She and her husband were thought to be rich, snobbish and rude in the village of Little Hangleton. They were very unpopular. In 1944, they were described to be "elderly".

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
Mary GrandPré

**Mary GrandPré** is an American illustrator who is best known for her drawings, cover and chapter illustrations that she provided for the original Scholastic versions of the Harry Potter books.

## Biography

Mary GrandPré took an interest in art when she was very young, and earned an undergraduate degree at Pomona College before attending Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

In her early career, she submitted artwork to a number of popular publications and for advertising, taught at The Ringling School of Art and Design and throughout her whole career, has worked on at least two DreamWorks productions and has illustrated over 20 books.

In 1997, the art director of Scholastic Publishing invited GrandPré to submit book cover illustrations for the Harry Potter books. Her work was selected for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. J.K. Rowling was very impressed by her work, and Mary created book cover and chapter art for the next six books in the series. She understood by the third book that she was working on something special.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ Minneapolis College of Art and Design - Mary GrandPré '81
2. ↑ Mary GrandPré - About
3. ↑ Sarasota Magazine - Mary's Magic
Frank Bryce's cottage

This **cottage** was the home of Frank Bryce on the grounds of Riddle House. He lived here while he was employed to be a gardener for the Riddle House and had a spare key hanging up in it. In 1944, it was run-down. When the police let Frank go for the murders of the Riddles, he returned to live here until he died. In 1994, he was in the kitchen filling the kettle at the sink when he looked out of the window and saw intruders in the Riddle House.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
Neville Longbottom's barn owl

This **barn owl** appeared in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It belonged to Neville Longbottom who took it to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the first year. In September 1991, it gave Neville a package from Augusta Longbottom with a Remembrall.

## Notes and sources

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

The **Ilfracombe Incident** was an event in *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

It happened in 1932 when a Welsh Green swooped down on a beach in Devon. It violated the International Statute of Secrecy because it was seen by Muggles.

## History

In 1932, a Welsh Green was flying by a beach in Devon. It started attacking beach-goers, including loads of Muggles. A wizarding family, the Tokes was at the beach and saved the day. They performed the largest bulk of Memory Charms ever. They were awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class for their efforts.

However, a few Muggles avoided the Memory Charm including one named Dirk, who kept saying for years that a "flying lizard" broke the lilo he took to the beach that day. However, nobody in the Muggle world thought he was telling the truth. It was the subject of a 1972 book, Muggles Who Notice.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Introduction (Magical Beasts in Hiding)
James Potter's wand

**James Potter's wand** is eleven inches long with mahogany wood. It was manufactured by Garrick Ollivander. The wand is "pliable" and excellent for transfiguration. It is also slightly more powerful than Lily Potter's wand.

## History

James Potter would have purchased the wand when he was eleven and about to start Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1971. He would have used the wand when he was part of the Order of the Phoenix in the First Wizarding War.

The evening James was killed by Voldemort, he was not near the wand and had to fight him wandless. It's unknown what happened to the wand when James was killed. Garrick Ollivander would remember the wand and the day James purchased it many years later.

## Trivia

* The wand may have been buried with James and if it was, it would have been buried in a graveyard in Godric's Hollow.
* It's unknown whether the wand had a core made of unicorn hair, dragon heartstring or phoenix feather.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ According to *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5, Ollivander just used these 3 cores in wand-making, meaning it had to be one of these 3.
Mandy Brocklehurst

**Mandy Brocklehurst** was a witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the same year of Harry Potter. She was in Ravenclaw.

## Biography

In September 1991, she started Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was the fourth student to be called for the Sorting ceremony and she was the second student sorted into Ravenclaw.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
Common Welsh Green

The **Common Welsh Green** was a dragon native to Wales. It was known for being able to blend into green grass. It appeared in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* and *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them*.

## About

Found in Wales, the dragon was green which enabled it to blend into the green grass. It's flame was thin jets and it fed mainly on sheep. They avoided humans unless provoked and caused less trouble than any other dragon. It's roar was very noticeable and nice to hear. Their eggs were an earthy colour that had pieces of green.

It was one of only two dragons known to be found in Britain and Ireland, the other being the Hebridean Black.

## History

The only known unfortunate incident involving the Common Welsh Green was in 1932 when a rogue dragon descended upon a busy beach in Ilfracombe. The only wizarding family at the beach saved the day by fending the dragon and performing the largest ever batch of Memory Charms in that century.

## Notss and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
Lavender Brown

**Lavender Brown** is a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. She is a witch who is part of Dumbledore's Army. She attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Gryffindor house. In her sixth-year, she dates Ronald Weasley. Lavender is attacked at the Battle of Hogwarts by Fenrir Greyback.

## Biography

In September 1991, Lavender began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lavender was the first student in her year to be sorted into Gryffindor house. In her second-year, she attended a Duelling Club founded by Professor Lockhart. During a duel, Lockhart's wand was knocked out of his hand and Lavender picked it up and gave it back to him. He was grateful to her.

## Trivia

* In *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Lavender's fate at the Battle of Hogwarts is not clear. Hermione found her being attacked by Fenrir, then she curses him. Lavender is described to be "feebly stirring", suggesting she still had life left in her. J.K. Rowling has never confirmed whether she lived or died and a Wizarding World article written by staff, which stated she was "presumed dead", has since been deleted.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
Manticore

A **manticore** is a dangerous creature in the wizarding world.

## About

A manticore has a human head, the body of a lion and a scorpion tail. They have skin that deflect nearly every known spell and their sting causes instant death. They croon when they devour their food and they are capable of speech.

## History

In 1296, a manticore was investigated for a dangerous incident but was let go because nobody was brave enough to go near it.

## 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
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 11
Jim McGuffin

**Jim McGuffin**  was a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. He was the Muggle weatherman who reported on the unusual behaviour of owls and shooting stars seen on 1 November 1981. He did not know the wizarding world was celebrating the downfall of Voldemort.

Jim told the newscaster, who reported on the owls, that he was not certain whether the owls would continue to be seen at night. However, many people phoned Jim because he had given a weather report that rain was supposed to happen that day, and shooting stars appeared instead. He explained that the rain would definitely fall tonight.

## Notes and sources

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

A **Matron** is a senior nurse who is responsible for the running of a hospital and cares for the sick and wounded. It appears throughout the *Harry Potter book series*.

## History

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has a Matron who is the head of the Hospital Wing. The role involves caring for sick and wounded students, brewing potions and delivering treatment. Poppy Pomfrey was very strict about visitors and sent them away if she thought the patient needed space to heal, but she was very kind.

## Notes and sources

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

The **Kelpie** is a shapeshifting water demon in the wizarding world.

## About

The Kelpie is able to take any form but usually takes one of a horse. They take their time luring people to ride it and then drag them underwater to eat. The Placement Charm will put a bridle around their heads that renders them docile.

## History

Before September 1992, Gilderoy Lockhart wrote a book on how to capture a Kelpie. He gave Rubeus Hagrid advice about it but he found it condescending because he knew how to.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: An A-Z of Fantastic Beasts
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
Deflating Draught

The **Deflating Draught** is a potion which appears in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. It causes anything that is swollen to shrink back to its normal size. It is an antidote to the Swelling Solution.

In 1992, several second-years studying Potions at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had to drink the draught when Harry Potter spilled Swelling Solution everywhere.

## Notes and sources

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

The **kitchen corridor** is a corridor in Hogwarts Castle through a door in the Entrance Hall. It leads to the basement level of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The corridor has at least two other doors, one which leads to the Hufflepuff Basement and the other to the Hogwarts kitchens.

## About

The door to the corridor is to the left of the marble staircase in the Entrance Hall if one is going up the stairs. It is broad and has very bright torches with several portraits of food. At least one of these portraits is of a gigantic silver fruit bowl with a pear. The pear has to be tickled in order for the door to the Hogwarts kitchens to open.

To the right-hand side of the corridor are a few barrels that conceal the entrance to the Hufflepuff Basement. To enter, one has to tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row in the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff'. The lid then swings open to a corridor that will lead to the common room. However, if the wrong lid is tapped or in the wrong rhythm, the intruder will be doused in vinegar.

## Trivia

* In *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12, it says that there is a suit of armour near the kitchens. It's unknown whether it is near the door in the Entrance Hall that leads to the kitchen, or whether it is in the kitchen corridor. Harry Potter says it is "near the kitchens" but it's unknown why he would go to the kitchen corridor at that point unless he was exploring.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 21
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 12
Harry Potter's wand

**Harry Potter's wand** is eleven inches with holly wood and a phoenix feather core.

Garrick Ollivander tells him the wand has an unusual combination because holly is not an easy match for phoenix feather. The phoenix who donated the feather, Fawkes, also gave a second feather which was used for Voldemort's wand, making their wands brothers incapable of duelling each other.

## History

In August 1991,Harry Potter purchased the wand for seven galleons at Ollivanders. The combination was an unusual one because holly is not a normal pairing for a phoenix feather. The feather was taken from the same phoenix that Tom Riddle's wand had. He thought Harry was going to achieve great things because of the wand.

During the summer of 1992, Vernon Dursley locked the wand in the Cupboard under the Stairs. Later, Fred and George Weasley used a pin to unlock the door and get it for him while they helped him escape in the Ford Anglia. In May 1993, the physical form of Tom Riddle from his Diary took Harry's wand during their confrontation in the Chamber of Secrets. He put it in his pocket but when Harry destroyed the Diary, it fell to the ground.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 1
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 17