Harry Potter Glossary article

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Students

• Major Characters
  • Colin Creevey--Housemate of Harry's who admires him
  • Draco Malfoy--Harry's enemy
  • Fred Weasley--One of Ron's older brothers, a twin
  • George Weasley--One of Ron's older brothers, a twin
  • Ginny Weasley--Ron's little sister
  • Harry Potter--Our hero
  • Hermione Granger--Harry's other best friend
  • Neville Longbottom--Clumsy friend of Harry's
  • Percy Weasley--One of Ron's older brothers, a prefect
  • Ron Weasley--Harry's best friend
  • Cho Chang--Ravenclaw seeker, Harry's love interest for awhile

• Minor Characters
  • Adrian Pucey--Slytherin chaser
  • Alica Spinnet--Gryffindor chaser
  • Angelina Johnson--Gryffindor chaser
  • Cedric Diggory--Hufflepuff seeker
  • Katie Bell--Gryffindor chaser
  • Marcus Flint--Slytherin team captain
  • Oliver Wood--Griffyndor team captain
  • Terance Higgs--Slytherin seeker
  • Blaise Zabini--Slytherin
  • Colin Creevey--Harry's groupie
  • Ernie Macmillan--Hufflepuff
  • Gregory Goyle--One of Malfoy's thugs.
  • Hannah Abbott--Hufflepuff
  • Jordan Lee--Friend of the Weasley twins
  • Justin Finch-Fletchley
  • Lavender Brown--Gryffindor
  • Lisa Turpin--Ravenclaw
  • Luna Lovegood--Hogwarts
  • Mandy Brocklehurst--Ravenclaw
  • Millicent Bulstrode--Slytherin
  • Pansy Parkinson--Slytherin
  • Parvati Patil--Gryffindor
  • Penelope Clearwater--Ravenclaw prefect, Percy's girlfriend
  • Seamus Finnigan--Gryffindor
  • Susan Bones--Hufflepuff
  • Terry Boot--Ravenclaw
  • Vincent Crabbe--One of Malfoy's thugs.

Staff

• Major Characters
  • Alastor Moody--Defense Against Dark Arts, also known as "Mad-Eye"
  • Albus Dumbledore--Headmaster
  • Argus Filch--Caretaker
  • Dolores Umbridge--Defense Against Dark Arts
  • Gilderoy Lockhart--Defense Against Dark Arts
  • Madame Hooch--Quidditch and flying master
  • Minerva McGonnagal--Transfiguration, Gryffindor
  • Professor Quirrel--Defense Against Dark Arts
  • Professor Sprout--Herbology
  • Rubeus Hagrid--Gamekeeper, later teacher of Care of Magical Creatures
  • Severus Snape--Potions, Slytherin

• Minor Characters
  • Madam Pince--Librarian
  • Poppy Pomfrey--School nurse
  • Professor Binns--Ghost, History of Magic
  • Professor Flitwick--Charms
  • Professor Kettleburn--Care of Magical Creatures
  • Professor Sinistra--Astronomy
  • Professor Vector--Arithmancy
  • Remus Lupin--Defense Against Dark Arts
  • Sybil Trelawney--Divinations

Muggles

• • Aunt Marge--Petunia's horrible sister
  • Aunt Petunia Dursley--Harry's nasty aunt
  • Dudley Dursley--Harry's bullying cousin
  • Uncle Vernon Dursley--Harry's even nastier uncle

Parents

• • Arthur Weasley--Ron's father
  • Gran--Neville's grandmother and guardian
  • James Potter--Harry's father
  • Lily Potter--Harry's mother
  • Lucius Malfoy--Draco's father
  • Molly Weasley--Ron's mother

Creatures

• • Aragog--Leader of the man-eating spiders
  • Bane--A centaur
  • Basilisk--A type of giant snake that turns people to stone
  • Boggart--A creature that takes on the appearance of one's worst fear
  • Buckbeak--Hagrid's hippogriff
  • Centaur--One of a race of half-horse, half-human creatures
  • Cornish pixies--Tiny but destructive
  • Crookshanks--Hermione's cat
  • Dementor--Soul-suckers who guard the Prison of Azkaban
  • Dobby--A house elf who tries to protect Harry
  • Errol--The Weasleys's old owl
  • Fang--Hagrid's boarhound
  • Fawkes--Dumbledore's phoenix
  • Firenze--A centaur
  • Flubberworm--A type of magical worm
  • Fluffy--A three-headed dog
  • Garden gnomes--Destroyers of wizard gardens
  • Goblins--Gringott's bankers
  • Grim--A giant dog
  • Griphook--One of the Gringott's goblins
  • Hebridean Black--A dragon breed
  • Hedwig--Harry's owl
  • Hermes--Percy's owl
  • Hippogriff--A type of creature that is half horse, half eagle
  • House elves--Servants to wizards
  • Mrs. Norris--Filch's spying cat
  • Norbert--Hagrid's dragon
  • Norwegian Ridgeback--A dragon breed
  • Owl--A bird species that carries mail
  • Phoenix--A type of bird that catches fire and is reborn from its own ashes
  • Pigwidgeon--Ron's owl
  • Scabbers--Ron's rat
  • Thestrals--Winged horses that can only be seen by those who have seen death
  • Trevor--Neville's toad
  • Unicorn--A type of horse with a horn on its forehead
  • Whomping Willow--A tree that packs a punch

Ghosts

• • Bloody Baron--Slytherin ghost
  • Fat Friar--Hufflepuff ghost
  • Grey Lady--Ravenclaw ghost
  • Moaning Myrtle--Ghost in the girl's bathroom
  • Nearly Headless Nick--Gryffindor ghost
  • Peeves--plays nasty tricks on everyone

Other Characters

• • Bartemius Crouch--Head of International Magical Cooperation
  • Cornelius Fudge--Minister of Magic
  • Lord Voldemort--The Dark Lord who killed Harry's parents
  • Nicolas Flamel--Famous alchemist
  • Peter Pettigrew--Friend of Harry's parents
  • Rita Skeeter--Reporter for The Daily Prophet
  • Rufus Scrimgeour--Minister of Magic after Fudge leaves
  • Sirius Black--Harry's godfather, falsely accused of betraying Harry's parents
  • The Fat Lady--The portrait that guards the secret entrance to Gryffindor
  • Tom Marvolo Riddle--Lord Voldemort's name during his student days

Places

• • Hogwarts Houses--named for the founders of Hogwarts<?>
  • Gryffindor--home to our heroes
  • Hufflepuff
  • Ravenclaw
  • Slytherin--house of Voldemort, Snape, Malfoy, and others on the Dark Side

Magical Shops

• • Borgin and Burke's--Dark Arts store
  • Dervish and Banges--Sells magic equipment
  • Diagon Alley--Street of magic shops
  • Eeylops Owl Emporium--The place to buy owls
  • Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour
  • Flourish and Blotts--Wizards' bookstore
  • Gambol & Japes Wizarding Joke Shop
  • The Hog's Head--Hagrid's favorite pub
  • Honeydukes--Candy shop
  • Knockturn Alley--Street of Dark Arts shops
  • Leaky Cauldron--Pub at entrance to Diagon Alley
  • Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions
  • Magical Managerie--Pet shop
  • Ollivanders--Wand shop
  • Quality Quidditch Supplies--Quidditch supply shop
  • The Three Broomsticks--Hogsmeade pub
  • Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes--Joke shop owned by Ron's twin brothers
  • Zonko's--Joke shop

Other Places

• • Azkaban--The wizard prison
  • Beauxbatons--European school of wizardry.
  • The Burrow--The Weasleys's house
  • Chamber of Secrets--Secret room at Hogwarts, built by Slytherin to house a monster
  • Diagon Alley--Street for wizard shopping
  • Durmstrang--Northern European school of wizardry.
  • Forbidden Forest--Home to unicorns, centaurs, and giant spiders
  • Godric's Hollow--Harry's first home, before his parents were killed
  • The Great Hall--Hogwarts school dining hall
  • Gringotts Bank--The wizard bank
  • Hogsmeade--Wizard town near Hogwarts
  • Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry--Magic boarding school
  • Kings Cross Station--London train station from which the Hogwarts Express departs (track 9 1/2)
  • Ministry of Magic--Wizard governing body
  • Privet Drive--Where Harry lived with the Dursleys
  • Shrieking Shack--A house in Hogsmeade believed to be haunted

Magical Items

• • Flying Broomsticks
  • Cleansweep Five--OK
  • Cleansweep Seven
  • Comet
  • Firebolt--Best
  • Nimbus Two Thousand One--Better
  • Nimbus Two Thousand--Good
  • Shooting Star--Older, not so good

Wizard Snacks

• • Acid Pops--Lollipops that burn
  • Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans--Candies in every flavor, good and bad
  • Blood-flavored Lollipops
  • Butterbeer
  • Cauldron Cakes
  • Chocoballs
  • Chocolate Frogs
  • Cockroach Clusters
  • Drooble's Best Blowing Gum
  • Exploding Bonbons
  • Fizzing Whizbees
  • Ice Mice
  • Jelly Slugs
  • Knickerbocker Glory
  • Licorice Wands
  • Pepper Imps
  • Peppermint Toads
  • Pumpkin Juice
  • Pumpkin Pasties
  • Sugar Quills
  • Toad Peppermint Creams

Other Items

• • The Daily Prophet--Wizard newspaper
  • Dark Mark--Summons the Death Eaters
  • Elixir of Life--Gives immortality
  • Famous Wizard Cards--Like Pokémon cards, but with moving wizards
  • Floo Powder--Teleports a wizard to another location
  • Ford Anglia--The Weasleys's Flying Car
  • Galleons--Gold wizard coins
  • Gillyweed--edible plant that gives gills
  • Goblet of Fire--Chooses contestants for Triwizard Tournament
  • Gobstones--Wizard toys
  • Horcrux--An object in which a wizard hides part of his/her soul
  • Hogwarts Express--Train to Hogwarts
  • Howler--A letter that, when opened, yells its message
  • Invisibility Cloak--makes the wearer invisible
  • Knight Bus--Wizard emergency transportation
  • Knuts--Little bronze wizard coins
  • Mandrake--Half plant, half baby
  • Marauders Map--Shows Hogwarts' secret passages
  • Mirror of Erised--Reflects the heart's desire
  • N.E.W.T.S--Advanced wizard exams
  • OWLs--Ordinary Wizarding Levels--Hogwarts final exams
  • Portkey--Object turned into an instant transporter
  • The Quibbler--Wizard tabloid
  • Remembrall--Neville's memory aid
  • Sickles--Silver wizard coins
  • Sorcerer's Stone (Philosopher's Stone in UK editions)--makes Elixir of Life
  • Sorting Hat--Determines which Hogwarts House each student is assigned to
  • Time-Turner--Time travel device
  • Veritaserum--Truth serum
  • Wands--focus magic spells

Spells

• • Aguamenti--Creates water
  • Alohomora--Unlocks doors
  • Amortenti--Love potion
  • Anapneo--Stops choking
  • Aparecium--Makes invisible ink visible.
  • Apparate--Magic teleportation
  • Avada Kedavra--One of the unforgivable curses, kills instantly
  • Bubble-head--For underwater breathing
  • Cruciatus Curse--One of the unforgivable curses, causes agonizing torture
  • Expelliarmus--Spell to disarm an opponent.
  • Imperius Curse--One of the unforgivable curses, controls other people
  • Incendio--Lights a fire
  • Lumos--Creates a light at the end of a wand
  • Patronus--Spell to protect from Dementors
  • Petrificus Totalus--Paralysis spell
  • Polyjuice Potion--Makes you look like someone else
  • Skele-Gro--Grows bones
  • Wingardium Leviosa--Makes things levitate

Quidditch--Wizard sport played on broomsticks

• Positions
  • Beater--Protects players from Bludgers
  • Chaser--Tries to score goals
  • Keeper--Goalie
  • Seeker--Tries to catch the Golden Snitch
  • Balls
  • Bludger--Quidditch ball that tries to knock players off their brooms
  • Golden Snitch--Small golden Quidditch ball; its capture ends a match
  • Quaffle--Red Quidditch ball for scoring goals
  • Quidditch Cup--Hogwarts Quidditch trophy

Hogwarts Classes

• • Arithmancy--Magical uses of numbers
  • Care of Magical Creatures
  • Charms
  • Defense Against the Dark Arts--How to defend against evil creatures and magic
  • Divination--How to foretell the future
  • Dumbledore's Army (D.A.)--Harry's secret Dark Arts Defense class.
  • Herbology--Study of magical uses of plants
  • History of Magic
  • Occlumency--Defense against mind reading
  • Potions
  • Transfiguration

Other Words

• • Animagus--Can turn into an animal
  • Auror--Catches evil wizards
  • Death Eaters--Voldemort's followers
  • Mudblood--A wizard or witch born of muggles
  • Muggle--Nonmagic person
  • Order of the Phoenix--Dumbledore's secret group to fight Voldemort
  • Parselmouth--Someone who can speak to snakes
  • Parseltongue--Snake language
  • Pensieve--Holds memories
  • S.P.E.W.--Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare, Hermione's protest group
  • Squib--Child of wizards who has no magical ability
  • Trueblood--Child of two magical parents