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Angel Salvadore

Hermandad de Mutantes

**Angel Salvadore** (también conocida como **Ángel** o **Tempest**) fue una mutante con la capacidad de volar gracias a sus tatuajes que en realidad eran verdaderas alas de libélula, además de saliva ácida. Ella fue reclutada por Charles Xavier y Erik Lehnsherr a la División X, pero ella los traicionaría y se uniría al Club Fuego Infernal. Después de la muerte de Shaw, ella es uno de los primeros miembros de la Hermandad de Mutantes.

## Biografía

### De División X al Club Fuego Infernal, y del Club a la Hermandad

En 1962, Angel era una stripper que fue reclutada por Charles Xavier y Erik Lehnsherr a la División X. En ese lugar, ella conocería a Alex Summers, Armando Muñoz, Raven Darkholme y a Henry ("Hank") McCoy. Ella estuvo presente en el ataque de el Club Fuego Infernal a la División X, y gracias a la intenciones de Sebastian Shaw por los mutantes, Angel se unió a el Club.

Ella ve como Darwin (Armando) intenta protegerla cuando Havok (Alex) y él atacan a el Club cuando ella se unió. El poder del disparo de Havok fue absorbido por Shaw y utilizado para matar a Darwin, cuya muerte no preocupó a Angel. Después, ella y el Club obligarían a un general ruso a mandar misiles nucleares a Cuba. En Cuba, ellos fueron sacados de su submarino por Erik Lehnsherr y empezaron una pelea en la isla en donde fueron arrojados. Ella lucharía contra Banshee, derivándolo durante el combate.

Tras la muerte de Shaw a manos de Erik, ella se unió a él junto a Azazel y Riptide a su Hermandad de Mutantes. Ellos dejarían solos a los X-Men en la isla y rescatarían a Emma Frost de su prisión.

### Proyecto WideAwake

En un 5 de Noviembre de 1962, justo unos días después de unirse a la Hermandad de Mutantes de Magneto, Angel y Azazel serían asesinados por el Proyecto WideAwake en una lucha de fuego. Sus cadáveres serían enviados a Industrias Trask para ser autopsiados y examinados por los científicos. Los resultados de su autopsia fueron encontrados por Mystique.

## Relaciones

* X-Men - ex-compañeros
	+ Charles Xavier / Profesor X - ex-líder
	+ Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast
	+ Sean Cassidy / Banshee
	+ Alex Summers / Havok
	+ Armando Muñoz / Darwin
* Club Fuego Infernal - ex-equipo
	+ Sebastian Shaw / Rey Negro - ex-líder
	+ Emma Frost / Reina Blanca
	+ Azazel
	+ Janos Quest / Riptide
* Hermandad de Mutantes - equipo
	+ Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto - líder, ex-enemigo
	+ Raven Darkholme / Mystique - ex-enemiga

## Apariciones

* X-Men: Primera Generación - Zoë Kravitz
* X-Men: Días del Futuro Pasado - foto
Transfiguration

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

## Transfiguration

### Type of spell

Conjuration, Transformation,
 Vanishment and Untransfiguration

## Book information

### First appearance

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

### Last appearance

*The Tales of Beedle the Bard*

**Transfiguration** was a branch of magic in the *Harry Potter book series* and *The Tales of Beedle the Bard*.

It focused on transforming the form or appearance an object. It was a very complex branch of magic that could be dangerous if done wrong. It had to be done properly if it was to be successful.

## About

Transfiguration was scientifically-inclined and able to transform a target into something else including transforming the structure, appearance and form of a person and object. Untransfiguration undone the effect of a transfiguration. It very disciplined and precise.

If done improperly, it was able to potential cause permanent damage and half transfigurations because of how complex and dangerous it was. The branch was subjected to rules. Legal and natural limitations included Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfiguration that had five Principal Exceptions. The first rule stated that food cannot be conjured. There were legal limitations surrounding what a person was able to conjure and these kind of transfigurations eventually fade.

Books about Transfiguration included A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch, and Intermediate Transfiguration.

## Branches

The four known branches of Transfiguration and their sub-branches include:

## Known transfigurations

These transfigurations belong to an unknown branch of transfiguration:

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 29
2. ↑ J.K. Rowling at the Royal Albert Hall in June 2003
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows*, Chapter 15
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 6
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 4
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 9
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 12
10. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16
Ronald Weasley's second wand

**Ronald Weasley's second wand** is 14 inches with willow wood and one unicorn hair.

## History

In September 1992, Ron's first wand was broken when he crashed a Ford Anglia into the Whomping Willow.

In July 1993, Arthur Weasley won seven-hundred galleons. He spent it on a family holiday, but had enough to buy Ron a new wand. He purchased it on 31 August, and Ron later proudly showed Harry Potter and Hermione Granger later that day.

In June 1994, Sirius Black took Ron's wand when he was dragged to the Shrieking Shack and he used it to disarm Harry and Hermione.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 4
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 5
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 17
The Hanged Man

"*The Hanged Man, the village pub, did a roaring trade that night; the whole village had turned out to discuss the murders.*"
— The pub the night of the Riddles' murder
**The Hanged Man** is a pub in Little Hangleton.

## History

One evening in 1944, the pub was very busy with villagers discussing the murder of the Riddle family. At one point, the family cook informed everyone that Frank Bryce was arrested for the killings. To hear her story, the other villagers kept buying her drinks. She had four sherrys. She proposed that Frank was definitely guilty with several other drinkers including Dot agreeing with her.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
The Burrow

**The Burrow** is the home of the Weasley family near Ottery St Catchpole.

## About

The house was once a stone pigsty but Mr and Mrs Weasley added extra rooms when their family grew. It is several storeys high and crooked. It is held up with magic. The house has at least four chimneys perched upon a red roof. Near the entrance is a lopsided sign bearing the words *The Burrow*. The family keep chickens that run round their yard which has a gnome infestation. The Burrow is connected to the Floo Network.

## Layout

The ground floor has a small kitchen, a wooden table and chairs and a clock without numbers. It points to chores that needed to be done instead. The kitchen has a mirror that tells people what they need for a tidier appearance, telling them to tuck their shirt in if needed. A door leads to a narrow passageway and an uneven staircase.

The Burrow has five landings and an attic. The fifth floor has Ronald Weasley's bedroom. It has a sloping ceiling, is rather untidy and decorated in the colours of the Chudley Cannons. The attic has a ghoul that howls and knocks on the pipes if everyone is being too quiet.

## History

### Early history

In the summer of 1992, the front door had wellington boots and a very rusty cauldron near it. The garden had a gnome infestation which kept returning even after it had been de-gnomed.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
Phyllida Spore

**Phyllida Spore** was a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* and *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*. She was a witch and the author of a well-known book One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi.

## Biography

Phyllida was renowned in the field of Herbology and wrote a valuable book about the subject named One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, explaining what ones can be found in the wizarding world.

By the summer of 1991, it was a textbook that every student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry had to bring in their first-year, and it was important in their fifth-year too.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 17
The Scar

**The Scar** was the second chapter in *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*.

## Events

Harry wakes from a dream to find his scar in agonising pain. As the pain fades, he tries to recall the details of the dream, and remembers that Wormtail and Voldemort were both there, discussing their how they had already killed someone and had plans to kill Harry as well. Harry then gets worried because the last time his scar hurt was when Voldemort was close to him. Harry considers telling Ron or Hermione, but decided against it because he didn't want to worry them. Finally, he decides to write Sirius about it. In his letter, Harry does not include the dream; he doesn't want to make it look like he is too worried. He can't send the letter because Hedwig is out hunting, so he goes down to breakfast.
Treacle toffee

**Treacle toffee** is a kind of confection that Rubeus Hagrid baked. In September 1992, he gave a piece to Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, but Ronald Weasley was too sick to eat at the time. Harry thought that the toffee had cemented their jaws together.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
Inhibidor Neural

El **Inhibidor Neural** es un dispositivo creado por el Departamento de Seguridad Doméstica y Defensa bajo la supervisión de el Coronel William Stryker para detener los poderes telepáticos de los mutantes.

## Biografía

Para permitir que Jason Stryker usase sus poderes para crear ilusiones en la mente del Profesor X, William Stryker le puso un Inhibidor Neural.
Puffapod

The **Puffapod** is a plant in the wizarding world. They are pink, fat pods of shining beans. They will flower instantaneously if dropped. They appear in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

These plants are taught to third-year Herbology students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In October 1993, Ron dropped a few pods in their lesson and they burst into bloom despite Professor Sprout's effort to help.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 8
Rubeus Hagrid's owl

A **tawny owl** was used in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* by Rubeus Hagrid, to send a card and book to Harry Potter in July 1993.

It was a very handsome owl. Hedwig and Errol had parcels for Harry too, and they ended up flying together at one point to Privet Drive. Errol fainted, and they had carry Errol to Harry's house. When Harry took Hagrid's parcel, it flew away out the window.

## Behind the scenes

* It could have belonged to Hagrid, been an owl he borrowed off Hogwarts or sent by a post office.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
Centinelas Mark I

Los **Centinelas Mark I** fueron la primera marca creada por Industrias Trask para el combate de mutantes en el año 1973. Fueron controlados por Magneto para atacar la Casa Blanca.

## Descripción

Los Centinelas Mark I fueron creados por Industrias Trask para la aniquilación mutante. Estos llevaban unas especies de ventiladores en el pecho para poder volar, utilizaban el MDD de su pecho para detectar gente con el Gen X activo y las atacaban con sus ametralladoras giratorias. Se conoce que esta clase de Centinelas fueron creados de un material fuerte nada parecido al metal.

## Equipamiento

* **MDD****:** cada Centinela Mark I fue equipado con un Detector de Mutantes para rastrear el Gen X y exterminarlo a toda costa.
* **Ametralladora Giratoria:** todos los Centinelas llevaban este tipo de armas en su brazo derecho para atacar a sus objetivos.
* **Vuelo:** ellos tienen la capacidad de volar, o levitar gracias a unos grandes ventiladores en su pecho que los elevan lentamente por el aire.

## Historia

### 1973

Los Centinelas Mark I fueron parte del Programa Centinela de Industrias Trask. En su anunciación, ellos fueron insertados metal por Magneto para poder controlarlos y atacar la Casa Blanca, pero cuando es detenido por Mystique ellos paran y quedan desactivados. Tras el fracaso de la exhibición del Mark I, el Presidente Nixon termina por cancelar el Programa Centinela.
Telescope

The **telescope** is a device used for viewing faraway objects. Stargazing is a common use of a telescope. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

## About

At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, every student has to bring a telescope to school until at least their fifth-year while they study Astronomy.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
The Duelling Club

This article is for **a chapter in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets**. You may be looking for **the actual Duelling Club founded by Professor Lockhart**.

## The Duelling Club

### Next

The Polyjuice Potion

**The Duelling Club** is the eleventh chapter of *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

## Events

Harry tells Ron and Hermione about Dobby. They consider that Lucius opened the Chamber of Secrets the first time and he has now passed it on to Draco. That day, Professor McGonagall takes the name of every student wanting to stay at school for the holidays. Upon hewring Draco is going to stay, Harry, Ron and Hermione also decide to sign up.

Now that the Polyjuice Potion is nearly done, Hermione hatches a plan to steal the final two ingredients she needs which are kept in Professor Snape's personal storage. Harry causes a scene in Potions so Hermione could sneak in. She is successful and puts the ingredients into the cauldron.

Professor Lockhart announces he is setting up a Duelling Club. Harry, Ron and Hermione sign up for it. Lockhart continues to show how incompetent he is during a special duel he is staging against Professor Snape. They put the students into pairings. Harry is put with Draco but he starts using unfriendly spells instead of the one they are supposed to. Harry and Draco are chosen to duel in front of the club. Draco conjures a snake which slithers towards Justin Finch-Fletchley. Harry unknowingly speaks Parseltongue to tell the snake to stop.

Parseltongue is related to the Dark Arts. The others are shocked Harry is able to speak it. Unfortunately it looks like Harry is encouraging the snake to attack Justin. He is now the number one suspect of being the Heir of Slytherin. Hermione tells Harry because Salazar Slytherin lived a very long time ago, he could actually be his descendant.

Later when a Herbology lesson is cancelled, Harry tries to find Justin and apologise. He wants to explain what happened but Ernie tells him how Justin is in hiding for his safety. He bumps into Hagrid who tells Harry someone is killing roosters. However, minutes later, Harry discoverd a Petrified Justin and Nearly Headless Nick in a corridor. Ernie caught Harry there and says he is now caught red-handed. Professor McGonagall takes Harry to Professor Dumbledore's office.
Tom Riddle Snr.

**Tom Riddle** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. He was the Muggle father of Voldemort.

## History

Born in the early twentieth century, he was raised in a wealthy family who owned a manor house in Little Hangleton. They were very unpopular because they were snobby and rude, with Tom being worst than his parents.

In August 1944, he was having dinner with his parents in the drawing room. His estranged son, Tom Jnr. tracked down their location and entered the house. He murdered them with the Killing Curse. The maid found their bodies in the morning, with their gardener Frank Bryce getting wrongfully arrested for the murders. He was buried in Little Hangleton cemetery.

## Character

Being rich, snobbish and rude, he was very unpopular in the village of Little Hangleton.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 1
Pomona Sprout

**Pomona Sprout** is a character in the *Harry Potter book series*. She is the Herbology Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and Head of Hufflepuff house.

## Biography

### Early life

Pomona was born to a wizarding family on 15 May.

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At the age of eleven, she attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Hufflepuff House and excelled in Herbology.

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When she graduated from Hogwarts, she became a Professor and taught Herbology. She was Head of House by at least a point in the years 1984 to 1991, when Nymphadora Tonks attended the school in her House. Tonks noted that she had an inability to behave, causing trouble for Professor Sprout.

Professor Sprout was still teaching in September 1991 during Harry Potter's time at the school. In the summer of 1991, she had helped Albus Dumbledore defend the Philosopher's Stone by providing a Devil's Snare in the Chambers underneath the third-floor corridor.

### Chamber of Secrets

In September 1992, Professor Sprout had to doctor the Whomping Willow by putting banadages and slings around its limbs when it was damaged by the flying Ford Anglia. Professor Lockhart popped by prior to her teaching the second-years about Mandrakes, to tell her how to doctor it properly even though she knew how and found Lockhart condescending.

Professor Sprout was given the task of growing the Mandrakes to full-size and then have them used to put together the Mandrake Restorative Draught. The Chamber of Secrets had unleashed a Basilisk that was petrifying people in the school. She cancelled second-year Herbology for the final lesson of the winter term because it was snowing and she wanted to put scarves on the Mandrakes.

In April, the Mandrakes held a party and she knew it was nearly time until they reached full-size. In May, she told Professor McGonagall they were ready. She found out through Professor McGonagall that a student was taken into the Chamber of Secrets. She joined her, Professor Snape and Professor Flitwick in telling Professor Lockhart he was being sent to save her because he told everyone he knew how to find the entrance to it. McGonagall then sent the Head of Houses to tell their students that the school was going to be closed down.

## Appearance

Pomona Sprout is a small, dumpy witch with flyaway hair. She wears a patched hat.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Calendar of Birthdays (archived by HP Lexicon)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.K. Rowling's old website (archived)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 8
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 9
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 14
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 6
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 9
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 14
10. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16
Unidentified vanishing spell

An unidentified **vanishing** spell was used in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*.

In 1992, during a Duelling Club lesson, Professor Severus Snape used the spell to vanish a snake that was conjured with the incantation *Serpensortia*. He waved a wand and the snake disappeared in a small puff of black smoke.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
Snidget-hunting

**Snidget-hunting** was a wizarding sport which appeared in *Quidditch Through the Ages*.

It was played on broomsticks in the early twelfth century, in which the objective was to catch a Golden Snidget in any way possible. The winner was awarded sizeable gold. The sport was very popular. However, the bird was often killed.

In 1269, the game was combined with the sport of Quidditch. Snidget-hunting was outlawed in the fourteenth century because the Golden Snidget was hunted to near extinction.

## History

Snidget-hunting was a sport by the early twelfth century when a tapestry showed witches and wizards playing the game. The objective was for every player to hunt down and catch the Golden Snidget which had been let out onto the pitch and the winner would be awarded sizeable gold. The Wizards' Council had to deal with complaints because both the bird was being killed and Snidget-hunting was the sport witnessed by the highest number of Muggles.

However, the Wizards' Council never done anything about it and Kennilworthy Whisp later stated that he thought the Wizards' Council saw nothing wrong with the sport. In 1269, the then-Chief of the Wizards' Council, Barberus Bragge was attending a game of Quidditch when he combined the sport with Snidget-hunting. He had the offer of 150 galleons to the one who would catch the bird he let out on the pitch, and trapped with a spell to be unable to leave the boundary of the pitch. However, everyone then abandoned Quidditch and pursued the bird, and despite the intervention of a witch who attempted to save the bird, it proved to be very popular and the role of the Hunter (later the Seeker) was added to the match.

Snidget-hunting would now appear in every Quidditch game but only the Hunter was allowed to pursue the bird in order to win 150 points.

### Outlaw

However, Snidget-hunting was now very popular in comparison to what it was and the Golden Snidget was hunted to near extinction. In the mid 14th century, the Chief Elfrida Clagg made Snidget-hunting illegal. Eventually, a new ball called the Golden Snitch was invented and Snidget-hunting continued to have a part in the modern game of Quidditch.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: The Arrival of the Golden Snitch
Quentin Trimble

**Quentin Trimble** was a character in '**Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'**. He was a wizard and well-known author who wrote the book The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection.

## Biography

Not much was known about Quentin other than the fact he specialised in Defence Against the Dark Arts and wrote the book The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection. The book was valuable for those learning Defence and was a book every student had to bring to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry beginning in their first year of education.

## Noted and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Prophecy

A **prophecy** is a prediction of the future given by a Seer in cryptic wording. Every prophecy given hascto be recorded and kept in the Hall of Prophecy. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. When interpreted, they can cause issues which have a ripple effect in the wizarding world. Sybill Trelawney gave a prophecy about Harry Potter defeating the Voldemort, causing a chain of events which really caused his defeat

## About

A prophecy is a kind of divination which can't be taught. A Seer gives their prophecy involuntarily in a trance, uttering words in a strange voice. They tend to have no recollection of what happened and feel tired when they snap out of their trance, and Trelawney thought that she had just dozed off. Even those sceptic of divination tend to accept a given prophecy.

## History

In June 1994, Trelawney gave a second prophecy. She told Harry how that evening, a servant chained up for 12 years would escape and find the Dark Lord. He would then help the Dark Lord regain power, greater than ever before. She then snapped out of it, to find Harry looking shocked and asking her about it. She was confused because she had zero recollection of what happened. The prophecy turned out true: Peter Pettigrew had spent 12 years too afraid to break out an Animagus transformation in case people found out he was a Death Eater. He was caught that evening and escaped again, finding the Dark Lord and about a year later, helping the Dark Lord get power again.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 16
Olive Hornby

**Olive Hornby** was a character in the *Harry Potter book series*.

Olive was a witch who was attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in June 1943. She used laugh at Myrtle Warren because of her glasses, unintentionally leading her to face a Basilisk that killed her. Olive was haunted by Myrtle for her whole life.

## Biography

Olive had at least one sibling, a brother. At the age of 11, she was accepted to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and began attending in or before September 1942. Olive was one of the students who bullied Myrtle Warren and laughed at her because of her glasses.

In June 1943, she cruelly teased her and caused Myrtle to hide in a room concealing the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. She was killed in the next two hours by a Basilisk. Headteacher Professor Dippet sent Olive to find the missing Myrtle who was now a ghost. The ghost found it funny when Olive was shocked and scared by finding her dead body.

Olive was haunted by Myrtle for the whole of her life, even when she graduated Hogwarts. She showed up during her brother's wedding and Olive had to go to the Ministry of Magic to get help. Unfortunately for Olive, she was haunted until she passed away prior to February 1995, something Myrtle was proud of.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ She was attending Hogwarts in June 1943 (according to *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16). Olive had to be at least 11 at the start of that school year in September 1942. If she was in her seventh year, she had to be 17 then.
2. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 25, it was stated that Olive was haunted "until her dying day". The scene took place in February 1995. Olive had to have passed away before.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 25
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 16
Tufty

**Tufty** is one of Arabella Figg's four cats in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.

Growing up, Harry Potter stayed at Arabella's house and she showed Harry photographs of her cats. He found it very boring but that stopped when Arabella fell over one of her pets and broke her foot.

## Trivia

* Tufty could be part-Kneazle. In *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 2, Arabella has a pet called Tibbles who is at least part-Kneazle. It is unknown if Tufty is also part-Kneazle. Arabella breeds cats and Kneazles, so it's possible Tufty is only a cat.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 2
Swelling Solution

The **Swelling Solution** is a potion in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. The potion causes the target to swell in size. It is created using puffer-fish eyes.

## History

In December, Harry Potter and other second years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry were learning how to brew the solution during Potions. Harry's potion was too runny. Hermione Granger needed to sneak into the private store-room and steal ingredients for a Polyjuice Potion. To help her, Harry set off Dr Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks and threw it into the air. When it landed in Gregory Goyle's potion, it showered the students nearby.

Those affected had to drink a Deflating Draught to reverse the swelling, including Draco Malfoy's nose which swelled up like a balloon, Goyle's plate-sized eyes, and others with heavy arms and puffed up lips.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 11
Nimbus 2000

The **Nimbus 2000** is a racing broom created by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It is the quickest broom in the world when it is released. It is eventually dethroned by the Nimbus 2001 one year later.

## About

The broom is sleek and shiny, has a long tail of neat, straight twigs and has a mahogany handle. The name of the broom is in gold lettering on the top of the handle. Upon its release, it was the best broom in the world which is wanted by everyone. In Diagon Alley, children put their faces in the window of a shop selling the broom to get a better look at it.

## Harry Potter's Nimbus 2000

In September 1991, Professor McGonagall sent for Harry Potter to be given a Nimbus 2000 when he was chosen to be the youngest Seeker in a century at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She demanded that he not open it in the Great Hall because then every student would want one. Draco Malfoy attempted to tell a teacher that Harry had a broom because first-years do not have permission to bring one, but Professor Flitwick told a shocked Draco that Harry had special permission.

The broom was jinxed during Harry's first Quidditch game by Professor Quirrell. It kept bucking but eventually the Professor was knocked over and broke concentration.

During the summer of 1992, Vernon Dursley locked the broom in the Cupboard under the Stairs. Later, Fred and George Weasley used a pin to unlock the door and get it for him the evening Harry escaped in the Ford Anglia. During Harry's time at The Burrow, Harry, Ron, Fred and George took turns using the broom for their own Quidditch matches.

In the summer of 1993, it was locked in the Cupboard again. In November, Harry used the broom in the first game of the new Higwarts school year against Hufflepuff. However, Harry was attacked by Dementors, he fell and the broom crashed into the Whomping Willow. It was fetched by Professor Flitwick but the Willow had beaten and destroyed it. Harry was given a dozen pieces of splintered wood and twigs back but it couldn't be repaired. He wouldn't let anyone throw it away and kept the broken pieces.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 10
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 1
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
6. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 4
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
9. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
Scamander family

The **Scamander family** was a prominent wizarding family in the *Harry Potter book series*, known for contributions to Magizoology.

## History

Mrs Scamander owned Hippogriffs. Her child, Newton Scamander was born in 1897 and he developed a love of animals when he was growing up. Newt attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was Sorted into Hufflepuff. He later became a Magizoologist.

In 1918, Newt was commissioned to write a book, '**Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'**, which gave the opportunity for him to travel the world in search of them. The Scamander family thought Newt's chosen profession was a disappointment. The book on *Fantastic Beasts* was published in 1927.*Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* He married Porpentina and they had at least one child through who they had a grandson, Rolf Scamander.

Rolf Scamander married Luna Lovegood. Both worked in Magizoology and they had twins, Lorcan and Lysander Scamander. Rolf and Luna lived through the Second Wizarding War, with Luna taking on an important role of a combatant.
Tibbles

**Tibbles** was one of Arabella Figg's four cats in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. He was part-Kneazle.

Growing up, Harry Potter often stayed at Arabella's house when she babysat and she would show photographs of her cats which he found very boring. One summer, Tibbles was sent to keep an eye on Harry for the Order of the Phoenix when Arabella thought Mundungus Fletcher was going to leave his guard duty to get stolen cauldrons. Tibbles stayed under a car and saw him leave. He informed Arabella who later found Harry and Dudley Dursley had been attacked by Dementors.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 2
2. ↑ Extra Stuff: Squibs (via Internet Archive of JKR's website)
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 2
North Tower

The **North Tower** is a tower at Hogwarts Castle. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* to *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince*.

To get to it, students and staff have to walk up a spiral staircase to the seventh-floor Divination corridor. At the top of the staircase is the entrance to the Divination classroom. It is a tiny landing entered through a trap door on the ceiling which lowers a ladder to get up to it. It is unusual for students who don't take Divination to go up to this part of the school.

At the start of their third year, Harry, Ron and Hermione didn't know what way to go to get to the tower when they got to the Divination corridor. Sir Cadogan had a painting in the corridor which took them to the left down the long landing towards the foot of the tower's stairs.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 6
Tail-Twig Clippers

**Tail-Twig Clippers** are a product in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. The clippers are included in the Broomstick Servicing Kit collection. They are used to clip broken tail twigs on a broomstick.

In July 1993, Hermione Granger gave Harry Potter the collection for his birthday. In December, he thought about using the clippers on a new Firebolt. However, it was unnecessary because it didn't have any broken twigs.

## Notes and sources

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

**Perkins** is a character in *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*. He is a warlock who works at the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office for Arthur Weasley.

## Biography

Perkins was an elderly wizard when he was working for the Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, Arthur Weasley from at least 1991. He and Arthur were the only workers in the department, and they once had to use the Memory Charm when an enchanted teacup hurt its Muggle buyer and their friends.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 3
Quidditch World Cup

The **Quidditch World Cup** was an event in the *Harry Potter book series*.

It was an international Quidditch competition held every four years.

## History

The 442nd World Cup was held in England in August 1994. Ron Weasley invited Harry Potter to go to the World Cup in June.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 22
Switching Spells

**Switching Spells** were transfiguration spells that swapped an object for another. It was said by Professor McGonagall that they were "simple".

## History

In her first-year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hermione Granger gained House points in Transfiguration for knowing about them. The spells were not taught until the fourth-year but Neville Longbottom failed to be successful at using these spells.

Hermione suggested that Harry used a Switching Spell in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament to swap a dragon's teeth for wine gums, but they decided it probably wouldn't work because getting spells past a dragon's hide was near impossible. In June 1996, Harry Potter forgot the definition of Switching Spells in the first Transfiguration O.W.L. exam.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 9
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 15
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire*, Chapter 20
4. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix*, Chapter 31
Terence Higgs

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

He was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Slytherin House. He was the Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team.

## Biography

In 1991 to 1992, Terence was part of the Slytherin Quidditch team in the role of Seeker under Captain, Marcus Flint. In their first game of the year, he and the other Seeker, Harry Potter raced each other for the Golden Snitch when commentator Lee Jordan pointed the ball out. Harry had a better broom and nearly beat Terence neck-to-neck to catch the ball. Flint then blocked Harry and fouled him. However, in the confusion of Harry's broom being jinxed, Slytherin lost the game when Harry, not intending to, crashed to the ground and caught the Golden Snitch in the process.

Terence was not Seeker during the 1992-1993 school year. It's unknown whether he had graduated, or whether Lucius Malfoy's had paid Flint to make Draco the Seeker instead.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ Terence only appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11. He was at least a second-year student then because Harry was only the exception to the no first-years rule for joining Quidditch teams. If he was in the seventh-year then, the earliest he could be born was September 1974. If he was a second-year then, the latest he could be born was August 1979.
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 11
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets*, Chapter 7
S. Fawcett

**S. Fawcett** is a witch or wizard who attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 20th century. They once borrowed *Quidditch Through the Ages* from the Hogwarts library which they had to return by 16 September.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ They checked out *Quidditch Through the Ages* in the 1990s while the likes of Harry Potter, Oliver Wood, Cedric Diggory attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They had to be attending in 1991 to 1994, and born in or around 1980.
2. ↑ *Quidditch Through the Ages*: S. Fawcett signed the first page of the book to show they borrowed it.
St Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys

**St Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys** is a so-called first-rate institution for hopeless cases.

Vernon Dursley told Marge Dursley how Harry Potter was attending the school instead of telling her about Hogwarts. Harry told Vernon if he wanted him to tell Marge he was attending the school and act normal round her, he had to a sign a Hogsmeade permission form. Vernon agreed to sign it at the end of her visit if he successfully persuaded her. Her first evening, she asked Harry about the school and if they used a cane. He told her he was getting beaten by a cane loads but in a very nonchalant tone, so she advised Petunia to inform the school that he needed to get beaten better.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 2
Albus Dumbledore's watch

**Albus Dumbledore's watch** is a small, magical golden pocket-watch in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It has twelve hands but no numbers, with twelve planets moving around the edge instead. It made perfect sense to Albus Dumbledore but it could be confusing for others.

In November 1981, he looked at the watch to find out the time while he waited for Rubeus Hagrid to bring Harry Potter to Privet Drive. He noted that Hagrid was late.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 1
Shrinking Solution

A **Shrinking Solution**, or a **Shrinking Potion**, is a potion in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. It presumably shrinks whoever or whatever drinks it. Ingredients include shredded Daisy root, skinned Shrivelfig, chopped up caterpillars, a rat spleen and a dash of leech juice.

If done accurately, it can shrink a toad back into a tadpole. An unknown antidote will reverse the effect. If it is produced wrong, it might be poisonous to whoever or whatever drinks it.

Students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry study the Shrinking Solution in Potions. In the summer leading up to their third-year, Harry Potter's year had to do homework about the potion. He found it difficult. In September, they had to create the potion. Neville Longbottom did a couple of ingredients wrong, causing the solution to turn orange instead of acid green. Professor Snape told Neville he would feed it to Trevor, but Hermione Granger improved it before he could and the toad was fine.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 7
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 1
The Vanishing Glass

"*Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front step ...*"
— J.K. Rowling

**The Vanishing Glass** was the second chapter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The chapter was named for the glass pane that Harry Potter vanished when Dudley Dursley was leaning into it.

## Events

Ten years since the previous chapter, Harry Potter lives at 4 Privet Drive. He's treated unkindly by the Dursley family, forced to sleep in a Cupboard under the Stairs, and had no idea that he was a wizard and the wizarding world even existed. They hated anything strange happening round him, he was bullied by Dudley Dursley.

It was Dudley's 11th birthday and Harry was supposed to stay at Arabella Figg's house when Vernon and Petunia took Dudley and a friend, Piers Polkiss to the zoo. Harry had a dream the night before about a flying bike and flashing, green light. However, even mentioning peculiar things and magic was not a good idea because Vernon and Petunia would get angry.

Arabella phoned and was unable to take Harry for the day and Vernon and Petunia were forced to take Harry to the zoo. Harry was having one of the best days he had ever had. But when they were in the reptile enclosure, Harry spoke to a snake and was shocked that it understood what he was saying. Dudley and Piers noticed that the snake was awake, and they knocked Harry to the ground to get a look. Harry then unintentionally caused the glass pane to vanish when they were leaning into the glass. The snake escaped and the zoo apologised to Vernon and Petunia.

At first, Vernon and Petunia had no understanding of what had happened, but in the car when they headed home, Piers says that he thought he had saw Harry speaking to the snake. Vernon was very angry and when Piers went home, Harry was shouted at, thrown in the cupboard, grounded for months and not given any dinner that evening.
Pepper Imps

**Pepper Imps** are a kind of wizarding sweet. They are sold in Honeydukes on the "Special Effects" wall.. They cause a consumer to breathe fire.

At the start of his third year, Ron Weasley was looking forward to buying Pepper Imps. He told Harry Potter and Hermione Granger about it en route to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ron and Hermione later purchased black Pepper Imps for Harry.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 5
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 10
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 8
The Potions Master

**The Potions Master** is the eighth chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

## Events

Harry is noticed every day by other students when he and Ron make their way around Hogwarts Castle. They attend their first lessons, with the last one on Friday being Potions. Professor Snape spends the lesson mocking Harry and being unfair by asking him for advanced knowledge and blaming him when another student does things wrong. Harry is convinced that he hates him and tells Rubeus Hagrid that evening. Hagrid tells Harry he is being silly. Harry notices a newspaper article about about an object being stolen from the vault that he and Hagrid went to earlier that same day.
Undetectable Poisons

These **Undetectable Poisons** are potions in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*. It is studied by third-year Potions students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter's class were given homework to write an essay about it.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
Potage's Cauldron Shop

"*Cauldrons - All Sizes - Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver - Self-Stirring - Collapsible*"
— the shop sign.

**Potage's Cauldron Shop**  is a shop in Diagon Alley. It first appears in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. It is the nearest shop to the Leaky Cauldron. The shop has many products from gold, brass, copper, pewter, silver, self-stirring and collapsible cauldrons, telescopes and scales.

Harry Potter purchased the pewter cauldron for his first year in his Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rubeus Hagrid stopped Harry from purchasing a gold cauldron. He also bought a nice set of scales and collapsible brass telescope.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 5
Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

This article is for **the chapter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone**. You may be looking for **the character it was named for**.

## Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

### Book

Harry Potter and the
 Philosopher's Stone

### Next

The Forbidden Forest

**Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback** was the fourteenth chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

## Events

Harry, Ron and Hermione begin preparing for an exam each for every subject and go to the Library to research. Hagrid goes in acting strange, and they tell Hagrid that they know about the Philosopher's Stone. He asks them round for a chat at the Hut and they discover he was looking in a section about dragons.

They go to Hagrid's Hut that evening. Hagrid confirms that Fluffy's guarding the Philosopher's Stone. Fluffy was the first of six pieces of security in the way of the Stone. Harry thought that the Hut was unusually hot and Hagrid tells them he was given a dragon egg.

They try to tell Hagrid that he can't raise a dragon in a Hut and because it's illegal, he should give it away but he unpersuaded. It later hatched and Hagrid called it Norbert. Draco later found out and saw it through the window of the Hut. Thinking he would eventually tell a teacher, Harry, Ron and Hermione finally persuade Hagrid to give Norbert to Ron's brother, Charlie.

They send Charlie a letter and he agrees to send friends for Norbert. However Ron was bitten and he ends up in the Hospital Wing the evening they had to agreed to give the dragon to Charlie's friends. Draco sneaks in to speak to Ron and found Charlie's letter. Harry and Hermione sneak to the top of the Astronomy Tower at midnight under the Cloak of Invisibility.

Draco had told Professor McGonagall about their plan and they waited at the foot of the stairs to catch Harry and Hermione, but they snuck by under the Cloak. They give the dragon to Charlie's friends but Argus Filch caught them heading back down the stairs.
St. Grogory's Primary School's teacher

A **teacher** who worked at St. Grogory's Primary School was a character in *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*. They taught Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley.

Before September 1991, Harry once accidentally made the teacher's wig turn blue by using magic. Even though he and the teacher had no understanding of it at the time, the teacher blamed Harry anyway and he had to take a school report home. He was very nervous about giving it to the Dursley family because he knew it would upset them.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, Chapter 7
Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff (1993)

**Ravenclaw vs. Hufflepuff** is a game for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup which takes place in November 1993. Ravenclaw flattened Hufflepuff, winning by a high margin. It appears in *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*.

Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang were probably Seekers for their Houses, and Roger Davies was Captain. Ravenclaw was probably top of the league due to their victory.

## Notes and sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 12
2. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9
3. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 13
4. ↑ In *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban*, Chapter 9, Hufflepuff won their first game by 100 points. They later lost to Ravenclaw by a high margin. Ravenclaw probably overtook them and became top of the league.