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• Bathsheda Babbling: Ancient Runes teacher at Hogwarts. Teaches runes
• Malcolm Baddock: Slytherin student who is in Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year.
• Mr Bagman: Father of Ludovic and Otto Bagman, friend of Death Eater Augustus Rookwood.
• Ludovic Bagman: Quidditch Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps, Head of the Department of Games and Sports within the Ministry of Magic.
• Otto Bagman: Brother of Ludovic Bagman.
• Millicent Bagnold: Minister for Magic before Cornelius Fudge.
• Bathilda Bagshot: Author of A History of Magic, Great Aunt of Gellert Grindelwald. Cool
• Heathcote Barbary: Guitarist for the Weird Sisters.
• Musidora Barkwith: Composer noted for her work Wizarding Suite.
• Baruffio: Namesake of Baruffio's Brain Elixir.
• Ali Bashir: Flying carpet merchant who attempts unsuccessfully to establish a flying carpet business in Britain in Goblet of Fire, on the grounds that there is a market for a "family vehicle.
• Hetty Bayliss: Muggle who witnessed Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia.
• Oswald Beamish: Goblin rights pioneer.
• Herbert Beery: Past Herbology teacher at Hogwarts, left to teach at the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts.
• Marcus Belby: Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts a year above Harry Potter.
• Humphrey Belcher: Wizard who experimented with cheese cauldrons.
• Katie Bell: Gryffindor student one year above Harry Potter; Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Marries Oliver Wood.
• Amy Benson: Girl at the orphanage with Tom Marvolo Riddle.
• Cuthbert Binns: Ghost, History of Magic professor.
• Dennis Bishop: Boy at the orphanage with Tom Marvolo Riddle.
• Alphard Black: Son of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, brother of Cygnus and Walburga Black, maternal uncle to Sirius Black and Regulus Arcturus Black, disowned for financially supporting Sirius Black after he left home to live with the Potter family.
• Arcturus Black: Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Phineas, Belvina, and Cygnus Black, husband of Lysandra Yaxley, father of Callidora, Charis, and Cedrella Black.
• Arcturus Black: Son of Hesper Gamp, husband of Melania MacMillan, father of Lucretia and Orion Black.
• Cassiopeia Black: Daughter of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, sister of Pollux, Marius, and Dorea Black.
• Cygnus Black: Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Phineas, Belvina, and Arcturus Black, husband of Violetta Bulstrode, father of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius, and Dorea Black.
• Hesper Black (née Gamp): Wife of Sirius Black, mother of Arcturus, Lycoris, and Regulus Black.
• Irma Black (née Crabbe): Wife of Pollux Black, mother of Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black.
• Lycoris Black: Daughter of Sirius Black and Hesper Gamp, sister of Arcturus and Regulus Black.
• Lysandra Black (née Yaxley): Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Callidora, Charis and Cedrella Black.
• Marius Black: Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Pollux, Cassiopeia and Dorea Black, disowned for being a Squib.
• Melania Black (née MacMillan): Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Lucretia and Orion Black.
• Orion Black: Son of Arcturus Black and Melania MacMillan, brother of Lucretia Black, husband of Walburga Black, father of Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black.
• Phineas Black: Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, disowned for supporting Muggle rights.
• Phineas Nigellus Black: Brother of Sirius, Elladora, and Isla Black, husband of Ursula Flint, father of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina, and Arcturus Black, old Headmaster of Hogwarts.
• Pollux Black: Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black, husband of Irma Crabbe, father of Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black.
• Regulus Black: Sirius Black's brother.
• Regulus Arcturus Black: Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Sirius Black, Slytherin Quidditch Seeker, reformed Death Eater.
• Sirius Black: Brother of Phineas Nigellus, Elladora and Isla Black, died at a young age.
• Sirius Black: Son of Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Flint, husband of Hesper Gamp, brother of Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, father of Arcturus, Lycoris and Regulus Black.
• Sirius Black: on of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Regulus Arcturus Black, godfather of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student at Hogwarts (only Black not to be in Slytherin), Animagus, disowned for running away from home to live with the Potter family,wrongly accused of murder, member of the Order of the Phoenix.
• Ursula Black (née Flint): Wife of Phineas Nigellus Black, mother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black.
• Violetta Black (née Bulstrode): Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black.
• Walburga Black (née Black): Daughter of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, sister of Alphard and Cygnus Black, wife of Orion Black, mother of Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black.
• Balfour Blane: Established the Committee on Experimental Charms.
• Timothy Blenkinsop: Puddlemere United supporter.
• Bletchley: Ministry of Magic employee whose office was drenched with rain.
• Miles Bletchley: Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts.
• Beatrix Bloxam (1794-1910): Author of the banned children's book series The Toadstool Tales. Lived long
• Blodwyn Bludd: Vampire who was known as the 'Vampire of the Valleys'. Famous for singing to his victims before biting them in their neck.
• Stubby Boardman: Lead singer of the Hobgoblins.
• Melinda Bobbin: Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, her family owns a chain of apothecaries.
• Broderick Bode: Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Mysteries, killed by Devil's Snare.
• Bole: Slytherin Quidditch Beater.
• Pierre Bonaccord: First Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards.
• Amelia Susan Bones: Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, aunt of Susan Bones.
• Edgar Bones: Member of the original Order of the Phoenix, brother of Amelia Susan Bones, uncle of Susan Bones.
• Susan Bones: Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Mungo Bonham: Healer who founded St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries, Wizard of the Month on J. K. Rowling’s website for March 2005.
• Terry Boot: Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army.
• Libatius Borage: Author of Advanced Potion-Making. Makes potions
• Mr Borgin: Proprietor of Borgin & Burkes in Knockturn Alley.
• Bertie Bott: Creator of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.
• Bradley: Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts.
• Barberus Bragge: Chief of the Wizards' Council, introduced the Golden Snitch to Quidditch.
• Betty Braithwaite: Reporter for the Daily Prophet.
• Rudolf Brand: Captain of the Heidelberg Harriers Quidditch team.
• Eleanor Branstone: Hufflepuff student who entered Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year.
• Karl Broadmoore: Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Kevin.
• Kevin Broadmoore: Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Karl.
• Mandy Brocklehurst: Ravenclaw student in Harry's year.
• Rupert "Axebanger" Brookstanton: Name Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B.
• Lavender Brown: Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, briefly dates Ron Weasley, attends the Yule Ball with Seamus Finnigan.
• Frank Bryce: Muggle gardener for the Riddle family, murdered by Lord Voldemort.
• Millicent Bulstrode: Slytherin student in Harry's year, member of Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
• K. Bundy: Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school.
• Rosalind Antigone Bungs.: Name that Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B.
• Charity Burbage: Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school.
• Caratacus Burke: Co-founder of Borgin and Burkes. Cheated Merope Gaunt, buying a precious heirloom from her at a pittance.
• Harry Potter: Harry is a brave Hogwarts student.
• Belvina Burke (née Black): Sirius' mother?
• Ginny Weasley: Ginny Weasly is harry's girlfriend in the last 3 books, but Harry has to make a decision in the end.
• Sir Cadogan: The crazy knight that guards the Gryffindor portrait during Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
• Hermione: One of Harry's Best friend. Smart Reads a lot of books more factual.
• Ron Weasley: Harry's best friend.
• Hermione Granger: Harry's other best friend who is the best witch in her year and comes from an all muggle family.
• Alecto Carrow: Death Eater.
• Ron Weasley: Ron is Ginny's brother. Ron is Harry's best friend and he is hilarious. Ron's the kind of funny one that when he trys to help he messes something up. But. Ron is also an AMAZING help and he has saved Harry's life multiple times.
• Amycus Carrow: Death Eater.
• Mary Cattermole: Muggle-born that is a witch.
• Ellie Cattermole: Daughter of Mary Cattermole.
• Maisie Cattermole: Sister of Ellie Cattermole and daughter of Mary Cattermole.
• Hermione Granger: Hermione is Harry and Ron's best friend. She is very smart and is called a mudblood in the book. That means that she has human parents and wasn't born to wizards.
• Hermione Granger: Highly logical, intelligent, and proud girl with a terrible fear of failure. Insecure when it comes to herself, and never fails to let her emotions be known.
• Professor Severus Snape: Snape is probably one of the best characters ever created. He is well written and an in-depth character. His character really shows how complex human's feelings and emotions can be. People feel many different, sometimes contradicting, emotions at the same time. This character is a good representation of that, and it's one of those subtle things that aren't thought of in a Fantasy novel with wizards and dragons and stuff.
• Cho Chang: Student at Hogwarts. Ravenclaw.
• Glenda Chittock: Glenda.
• Herbert Chorley: good writer.
• Agatha Chubb: Agatha Chubb not know
• Harry Potter: The protagonist of the series. Orphaned as an infant and sent to live with his horrible aunt and uncle.
• Penelope Clearwater: Percey Weasly's girlfriend. Hogwarts student.
• Draco Malfoy: A selfish young boy in an opposing "house" to Harry. He is made to do evil things even though he doesn't want to because his life depends on it. He acts superior to every one else.
• Mrs Cole: lady at the orphanage.
• Magenta Comstock: Magenta.
• Buckley Cooper: Buckley.
• Howland Coopey: Howland.
• Ritchie Coote: Ritchie.
• Draco Malfoy: Add a description of this character.
• Crabbe Sr: Death Eater.
• Vincent Crabbe: Death Eater.
• Mr Creevey: The father of Colin and Dennis Creevey.
• Colin Creevey: Takes pictures of Harry during his second year. Was obsessed with Harry Potter.
• Dennis Creevey: Brother of Colin Creevey. Member of Griffindor.
• Dirk Cresswell: head of the goblin place in the ministry of magic.
• Gabrielle Delacour: Fleur's Sister.
• Monsieur Delacour: Fleur's father.
• Fleur Delacour: French girl.
• Apolline Delacour: The mother of Fleur Weasley nee Delacour.
• Caradoc Dearborn: Caradoc.
• Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick: Ghost at Hogwarts.
• John Dawlish: John.
• Tracey Davis: Tracey.
• Roger Davies: head of ravenclaw quittich team.
• Hector Dagworth-Granger: Created the Wolfs-bane potion.
• Barnabas Cuffe: Barnabas Cuffe not known
• Gideon Crumb: Gideon.
• Charis Crouch (née Black): Charis.
• Caspar Crouch: Caspar.
• Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Jr: Former minister of magic.
• Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Jr: Death Eater.
• Glenda Crook: Glenda.
• Crispin Cronk: Crispin.
• Doris Crockford: witch.
• Croaker: Croaker.
• Amos Diggory: Father of Cedric Diggory.
• Dedalus Diggle: he knows how to use magic.
• Philbert Deverill: Philbert.
• Barnabas Deverill: Barnabas
• Barnabas Deverill: Barnabas.
• Dilys Derwent: a wizard. No one knows him
• Derrick: Derrick.
• Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore: Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore was a wizard who later became a headless ghost. He is playful and charismatic, and likes to show off in front of other ghosts. He appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of the Secrets book.
• Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived. When Lord Voldermort was rising to power, this young boy did not die, and in fact, reduced Lord Voldermort to almost nothing. He has no idea who he is and lives in the Muggle world until his 11th birthday, when he starts on his great adventures. Harry is clever, intelligent, loyal to his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and brave. He always finds himself getting away from Voldemort living. But if death is handed to him, he's not afraid to die.
• Hermione Granger: Harry's muggle born best friend. She is very clever and is at the top of her class. She helps Harry defeat Voldemort.
• voldamort: evil man
• Remus Lupin: Harry's defense against the dark arts teacher in his third year.

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• “The ones that love us never really leave us. You can always find them in here.”

  Sirius Black

• “After all, to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain.”

  Arthur Weasley

• “Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “In dreams, we enter a world that's entirely our own.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Nothing like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas.”

  Mad-Eye Moody

• “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

  Sirius Black

• “I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind....”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Time is making fools of us again”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was little to choose between the two ways, but Dumbledore knew - and so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and so did my parents - that there was all the difference in the world.”

  Book 6

• “It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “Follow the spiders. Why couldn't it have been, 'Follow the butterflies'”

  Ron Weasley

• “"They stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall," <Dudley> told Harry. "Want to come upstairs and practice?" "No, thanks," said Harry. "The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it — it might be sick." Then he ran before Dudley could work out what he'd said.”

  Harry Potter and Dudley Dursley

• “"Oh, are you a prefect Percy? You should have said something, we had no idea." "Hang on I think I remember him saying something about it, once..." "Or twice-" "A minute-" "All summer-" “Shut up!””

  Fred, George, and Percy Wealsey

• ““Now, you two – this year you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you’ve – you’ve blown up a toilet or –” “Blown up a toilet? We’ve never blown up a toilet.” “Great idea though, thanks, Mom.” “Don’t <cry>, Ginny, we’ll send you loads of owls.” “We’ll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat.” “George!” “Only joking, Mom.””

  Molly, Fred and George Weasley

• ““Welcome!” he (Dumbledore) said. “Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak! Thank you!””

  Albus Dumbledore

• ““Sir — Professor Dumbledore? Can I ask you something?" "Obviously, you’ve just done so,” Dumbledore smiled. “You may ask me one more thing, however." "What do you see when you look in the mirror?" "I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks." Harry stared. "One can never have enough socks. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."”

  Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter

• “So light a fire!" Harry choked. "Yes...of course...but there's no wood!" Hermione cried, wringing her hands. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD!" Ron bellowed. "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT!”

  Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley

• “'A Study of Hogwarts' Prefects and Their Later Careers,'" Ron read aloud off the back cover. "That sounds fascinating.”

  Ron Weasley

• “Can you believe our luck?” said Ron miserably, bending down to pick up Scabbers. “Of all the trees we could’ve hit, he had to get one that hits back.”

  Ron Weasley

• ““Oh get out of the way, Percy,” said Fred. “Harry’s in a hurry.” “Yeah, he’s off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant,” said George, chortling.”

  Fred and George Weasley

• “This is what Dumbledore sends his defender! A songbird and an old hat! Do you feel brave, Harry Potter? Do you feel safe now?”

  Tom Riddle

• ““Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won’t they?” said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the crowd thronging toward the enchanted barrier. “When they hear what you did this year?” “Proud?” said Harry. “Are you crazy? All those times I could’ve gotten myself killed and I didn’t manage it? They’ll be furious…””

  Hermione Granger and Harry Potter

• “"You're alive," she said blankly to Harry. "There's no need to sound so disappointed," he said grimly, wiping flecks of blood and slime off his glasses. "Oh, well...I'd just been thinking...if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet," said Myrtle, blushing silver.”

  Moaning Mytle and Harry Potter

• “Not my daughter, you B****!”

  Mrs. Weasley

• “But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.”

  J. K. Rowling

• “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

  Albus Dumbledore

• “If you really want to judge what a man is like, look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

  Sirius Black

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• Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, housing most of the main characters.
• Leaky Cauldron: Pub for wizards, located in London.
• Diagon Alley: Streetway of Wizarding shops; adjacent to Knockturn Alley, the darker equivalent.
• 4 Privet Drive, AKA the Dursley home: Harry's home, where he lives with his uncle Vernon, aunt Petunia, and cousin Dudley.
• Azkaban: Wizarding prison, even worse than the Muggle prison Alkatraz.
• Hogsmeade Village: Hogsmeade Village, or simply Hogsmeade is the only all-Wizarding village in Britain. It was founded by Hengist of Woodcroft. Hogsmeade is located at the northwest of Hogwarts Castle. Students may sometimes come on weekend trips, but only third year students and above with guardian permission are allowed to visit<1>. Mainly, students frequent the High Street in the Village which contains the named specialty shops and pubs in the series such as Zonko's Joke Shop and Honeydukes. Otherwise, they wander on to observe the infamous Shrieking Shack.
• Chamber of Secrets
• Number 12, Grimmauld Place: Home of the Black family, now under Harry's ownership
• forrbiden forest: a deadly magical forest
• Great Hall
• London
• Gringotts
• Romania

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• Gryffindor: Is the house with the lion. Here are sorted the kids brave, loyal, friendly and smart. Here are: Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, All of the Weasley children, Neville Longbottom, and Albus Dumbledore himself.
• Ravenclaw: Here is the symbol as an eagle. Here are sorted smart, intelligent, clever and book worm kids. Ravenclaw are: Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood or Marietta Edgecombe
• Slytherin: Here the symbol is an snake and are sorted usually pure- blood only. Here are sorted kids: ambitious, cunning, and annoying. Slytherins: Draco Malfoy, Severus Snape, Vincent Crabbe and many others.
• Hufflepuff: Here the symbol is a Badger, and are sorted: hard-working, friendly, loyal, and non-judgemental kids. Hufflepuff are or was: Cedric Diggory, Nyphadora Tonks and a lot of many others.
• Trio: The trio contains Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger.
• The Order of the Phoenix AKA the Order: was a secret society founded by Albus Dumbledore to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. The original Order was created in 1970, after Voldemort returned to England from abroad and started his campaign to take over the Ministry of Magic and persecute Muggle-borns. The Order worked with the Ministry to oppose the Dark Lord and his followers, and played a crucial role in the First Wizarding War. Victory came in 1981 at the cost of many of their members.The Order disbanded, but was reconvened in 1995 after Harry Potter informed Dumbledore of Lord Voldemort's return. The Ministry refused to admit that the Dark Lord had returned, thus the Order alone worked to protect Harry Potter and the prophecy concerning him and Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries. After a battle occurred there in 1996 between the Order and the Death Eaters, the Ministry admitted the truth. However, the next year would see the Order losing their leader and the Ministry being conquered by Voldemort. The Order remained an underground resistance, trying to protect Muggles and broadcast the truth during the worst days of the Second Wizarding War. They answered the call to arms by Dumbledore's Army on May 2nd, 1998, fighting Voldemort and his Death Eaters for the final time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Battle of Hogwarts ended with Voldemort's death and a decisive victory for the Order and their allies.
• Dumbledore's Army AKA the D.A.: was a secret organisation initiated by Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley to teach their fellow Hogwarts students proper Defence Against the Dark Arts in 1995. This organisation was made necessary by the refusal of Dolores Umbridge, the subject's professor during the 1995–1996 school year, to teach anything in her classes other than textbook theory. The group was disbanded during the 1996–1997 school year following the appointment of Severus Snape as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, although several members heeded the call and participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower at the end of the year. It was restarted by Neville Longbottom, Ginny Weasley, and Luna Lovegood during the 1997–1998 school year after Hogwarts fell under the control of Lord Voldemort in order to oppose Death Eater professors Alecto and Amycus Carrow, who spread propaganda against Muggles and Muggle-borns and taught the Dark Arts. Dumbledore's Army played a vital role during the Second Wizarding War, and members of the organisation fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle of Hogwarts.
• The Silver Trio: This group contains Luna, Ginny, and Neville

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Glossary edit see section history

• Muggle-born: Born a wizard or witch but not from wizarding parents.
• Mud-blood: Dirty way of saying muggleborn.
• Quidditch: Wizarding sport much like soccer, but played on broom sticks.
• Pureblood: Fancy way of saying that you descend from only wizards and witches (not Muggles).
• Squib: Born to wizarding parents, but lacking wizarding powers. It is very uncommon.
• Muggle: A nonmagical person.
• Healer: The magical equivalent of a muggle doctor.

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Magic: Witchcraft/Wizardry
• Character determined by choices/actions: Choices make all the difference in determining who you become.
• Selfishness eventually leads to self-destruction: Describe this theme.
• The all-encompassing importance of love and being loved

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General Mistakes

◦In Sorcerer's Stone, US paperback edition, page 96, it says that Percy had a silver prefect badge. However, in Order of the Phoenix, US hardcover edition, page 161, it says that the prefects' badges are scarlet and gold. Thanks, Cristina!

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◦In Prisoner of Azkaban, page 262, Harry sends a Patronus at Malfoy and friends (who were dressed as dementors) during the Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw Quidditch game where Lee Jordan is commenting.

Then in Order of the Phoenix, page 342, Susan Bones asks Harry "So -- is it really true? You make a stag Patronus?" Harry says, "Yes." Lee responds "Blimey, Harry!...I never knew that!"

But he would have seen it at the Quidditch game two years before. Thanks, Laura!

Explanation: Harry's Patronus at the time of the Quidditch match was not yet developed enough to take the form of a stag, the first time it took that form was on the lakeside when he saved himself and Sirius in Prisoner of Azkaban.

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◦In the American version of Prisoner Of Azkaban, page 429, it states that "The exam results came out on the last day of term." On page 430, it continues: "Percy had got his top-grade N.E.W.T.s; Fred and George had scraped a handful of O.W.L.s each."

But in the American version of Half-Blood Prince, pages 79 and 99, Dumbledore says that the O.W.L. results are expected some time later today-- "today" meaning sometime during the summer holidays, and not while the students are still at Hogwarts. Thanks, Genevieve!

Possible Explanation: Exam results come out at different times during different years.

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◦Dumbledore was Transfiguration teacher before he was Headmaster, and Remus Lupin was born in/around 1960 (in OOTP Snape is 35 or 36, so we can make an estimate on Remus' age in POA from that).

Now: On page 352 of the hardback version of POA, in the chapter entitled "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," Lupin says, "I was a very small boy when I received the <werewolf> bite," and on the next page says "It seemed impossible that I would be able to come to Hogwarts... But then Dumbledore became Headmaster...", and of course Dumbledore allowed Remus to attend Hogwarts.

Now skip ahead to OOTP. On page 321, in the chapter entitled "The Hogwarts High Inquisitor," McGonagall says she has been teaching at Hogwarts for "thirty-nine years this December." Assuming that McGonagall has always taught Transfiguration (never any other subject) at Hogwarts, and also assuming that at this point Remus would also be 35 or 36 (based on Snape's age), then Dumbledore would have been Headmaster for at least three years before Remus was born. So why did Remus say he wouldn't have been able to attend Hogwarts if Dumbledore hadn't become Headmaster after Remus was bitten? Thanks, Christine!

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. J. K. Rowling (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Hugo (2001: Best Science Fiction Novel)
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (2008: Children's Literature)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

This is an excellent series for children. However, the story darkens significantly in the Goblet of Fire. Some of the ideas presented in the books following this fourth book are unsettling. I would recommend reading the last few in the series if you are at all uneasy about giving them to your child.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
• Books › Children's Books › Series › Fantasy & Adventure › Harry Potter Books
• Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( R ) › Rowling, J.K.
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• Harry Potter Wikia: This is a wiki page for Harry Potter.
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Movie Connections edit see section history

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (IMDb)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (IMDb)

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