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The most compleat and amazing reference to the wonderful world of Harry Potter
est. 2000 A.D.
Phase of the Moon: Waxing Crescent
5 GBP = 1 Galleon 
Pixies
Pixies are small, mischievous, semi-intelligent creatures, native to Cornwall. They are a bright electric blue in colour and prone to mischief and mayhem. Their shrill voices are only intelligible to other pixies. They bear live young. (CS6, FB). According to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, pixies delight in “in tricks and practical jokes. Though pixies… Read More
Frank Bryce’s death
Frank, the elderly caretaker, investigates intruders in the Riddle House. He is killed by Voldemort in an upstairs room. Harry Potter, two hundred miles away in Little Whinging, wakes up with his scar hurting after seeing this event in a dream (GF1). Read More
Map of Wizarding Scotland
On this map, blue markers indicate cities and towns. Red markers indicate the location of magical creatures. The letter Q indicates a town with a Quidditch team. The building icons indicate famous wizarding structures. Links to each of these are found in the Related Links. … Read More
Lists
Sometimes it’s just fun to explore. You can do that by following links all over the Lexicon — there are fact boxes with related entries, icons, tags, and all sorts of other connections on every page. You will quickly find yourself delightfully lost in all the richness of Rowling’s creation. But if you want to be a little bit more… Read More
Obscurus
An Obscurus is a powerful Dark force that develops inside a young witch or wizard who has to constantly repress or hide their magical abilities (WFT). The children who develop an Obscurus have lived through some kind of trauma associated with magic, which creates shame and the attempt to suppress their abilities on a regular basis (JKR). When an Obscurus force… Read More
Corporeal Patronus
A corporeal Patronus is a fully-shaped spirit animal conjured with the Patronus Charm (OP8, OP16). The Patronus Charm is extremely difficult for most witches and wizards, so a corporeal Patronus that takes the form of a living animal is rare and shows great magical ability (Pm). An “incorporeal patronus” of smoke or vapour is usually the best a wizard… Read More
Ron tells us that “… when I was three, Fred turned my teddy bear into a great big filthy spider because I broke his toy broomstick …” That means that Fred Weasley at age five was able to transfigure a… Read More
“The Dark Arts are many, varied, ever-changing, and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which… Read More
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The editor for the Characters section of the Lexicon was Lisa Bunker who was also the founder of Accio Quote. So it was a natural fit for her to collect quotes by and about the main characters in the books as she worked to bring each character’s biography up to date. Read More