• Character Walden Macnair was a Death Eater and Ministry of Magic employee who sported a black moustache. In the years between the first and second wars against Voldemort, Macnair worked as an executioner of dangerous creatures for the Ministry of Magic (PA16, PA21, GF33). MacNair was… Read More
• Creature The Wampus cat is a magical creature, featured in No-Maj American folklore, which lives in the forests of East Tennessee. The Wampus cat is described as being similar to a cougar. Its great strength and speed make it nearly impossible to kill. Young Wampus kittens are playful and known to be active at… Read More
• Wandmaking Wampus hair is used as a wand core, and is used by Isolt Sayre to make wands for those who come to Ilvermony. Read More
• Thing Wampus is one of the four houses of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The name was chosen by Webster Steward. Wampus house stands for the body of the wizard and is the house for warriors. Read More
• Rules and laws The Wand Ban of 1631 is another name for the First Article of the Wizards’ Convention, which made it illegal for non-human magical beings to carry wands. This restriction is particularly galling to the Goblins, who over the years have risen up in a number of rebellions in protest… Read More
• Event The Wand Ban of 1631 is the First Article of the Wizards’ Convention. It makes it illegal for any non-human magical being to carry a wand (JKR-W3). Read More
• Character In the MACUSA Lobby in 1926, a house-elf was shining wands using a feathery contraption (WFT). Read More
• Communication A Horned Serpent in the creek near Ilvermorny School gave Isolt Sayre the same warning over and over: “Until I am part of your family, your family is doomed” (Pm). Read More
• Cities • Regions, counties, and territories One of the western United States, as well as the name of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia). After the Great Sasquatch Rebellion of 1892, the location of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States) was moved  for a fifth time from Washington to New York City (Pm). Read More
• Creature A wasp is a kind of stinging winged insect. Read More
• Creature Water dragons are creatures that inhabit bodies of water. They are known to carry a specific kind of parasite that can also be transmitted to humans (CG). Read More
• Character Charlie Weasley is Ron’s second oldest brother who works with dragons in Romania. Charlie is an “outdoor type” who has spent his whole adult life working with dragons in Romania (CS4, CS14). The second-oldest son of Arthur andMolly Weasley, Charlie is stocky and very freckly (GF4), and he… Read More
• Event Harry, Ron, and Fang are about to be attacked and eaten by Aragog’s many offspring when the Ford Anglia, which had gone wild in the Forbidden Forest since escaping there the previous September, crashes into the clearing and rescues them. Read More
• Creature native to: Wales habitat: nests in higher mountains appearance: green flame: narrow jets food: sheep eggs: earthy brown speckled with green… Read More
• Ministry of Magic A part of the Beast Division of the Department for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures (FB)… Read More
• Rules and laws An ultimately unsuccessful rule framework developed by the Ministry of Magic in 1637 for the control of Werewolves (Pm)… Read More
• Ministry of Magic A part of the Beast Division of the Department for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures (FB)… Read More
• Creature A werewolf is a human who has been infected with lycanthropy and who changes into a dangerous wolf form when the moon is full. The werewolf is a most unusual creature in that it doesn’t technically exist except for a brief period of time around the full moon. At any… Read More
• Source The reference WFT indicates the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is the first in the series of films loosely based on the book by that name. Additional information: Deleted Scenes: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them… Read More
• Creature A legendary water creature found in the White River of Arkansas, possibly a giant fish with large spines on its back (Pm). Read More
• Creature Either of two species – the black wildebeest and the blue wildebeest – of large antelopes, each of which has long shaggy heads, hooked horns, and long tails (NSOED). Read More
• Character Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank is an elderly witch with closely cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin who teaches Care of Magical Creatures. Professor Grubbly-Plank was the supply teacher (US: “substitute”) who covered for Hagrid when he was indisposed after Christmas break (January 1995, GF24) and again when he was off negotiating… Read More
• Character William is a Pukwudgie who was rescued by Isolt from a Hidebehind and served/befriended her as he was paying back a debt. He refused to tell Isolt his real name so Isolt called him William after her father. He taught her about magical creatures in America and was taken aback… Read More
• Cities A city in the state of Virginia, founded in the 1600s during colonial days. Read More
• Hospitals The earliest psychiatric facility in the United States was founded in Williamsburg, possibly due to No-Maj sightings of a vicious pack of Crups owned by MACUSA President Thornton Harkaway (Pm). Read More
• Creature Found world-wide there are many different breeds of winged horses including Abraxan, Aethonon, and Thestral. Owners of winged horses are required by law to cast Disillusionment Charms on them regularly. Read More
• Character Winkus Oddpick was a writer on the Daily Prophet’s op-ed page (DP3). Oddpick wrote an editorial entitled “Why can’t goblins be more like elves?“, which appeared on p.32 of the Daily Prophet after the Chipping Clodbury riot (DP3). Read More
• Character Winky, a female house-elf who until recently worked for the Crouch family, has enormous brown eyes and a nose like a tomato (GF8). Her mother and grandmother were also Crouch family house-elves (GF9, GF21). For years, Winky took care of Barty Crouch Jr., who was held in the Crouch residence under the Imperius Curse by his father. Nevertheless, the elder… Read More
• Character Witherwings was an alias for Buckbeak after he escaped his execution and was an outlaw Hippogriff (HBP3). Read More
• Event In the 14th century, two ill-fated summits were called to determine which of the many types of magical creatures were actually to be considered as sentient and therefore worthy of representation on the Wizards’ Council. In each case, the summits appear to have been intentionally disrupted by goblins, who… Read More
• Potions The Wolfsbane Potion is taken by a werewolf to help during their time of transformation. While this potion doesn’t cure lycanthropy, it does prevent the extremely dangerous dementia which would otherwise accompany the transformation from human into werewolf. Read More
• Magical objects Hagrid gave Harry a carved wooden flute for Christmas his first year at Hogwarts (PS12). It made a sound like an owl hooting. Read More
• Creature This term is used generally for various small invertebrates (only some of them are technically insects) that dwell in woods (such as the Forbidden Forest), woodwork, and other such habitats. Read More
• Creature Wood nymphs are small nature-loving creatures, who may be related to fairies or pixies. Read More
• Headlines and advertisements A Word in Support of Hags is the title of a letter from Annis Black, which was published in the Daily Prophet (DP1). A hag defends her race and offers baby-sitting services (DP1). Read More
• Event World War I was a vast military conflict fought between the Allies, a group of nations including Britain, France, and the United States, and the Central Powers, which consisted principally of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The war originated in Europe due to a web of alliances and treaties which drew in… Read More
• Character Eldred Worple was the author of Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires and a guest at Slughorn’s Christmas party with his friend Sanguini. (HBP15)… Read More
• Glossary Newt Scamander told Jacob Kowalski that his philosophy was that “Worrying means you suffer twice” when Jacob expressed fear about stalking a dangerous Erumpent at the Central Park Zoo in 1926 (WFT). Read More
• Creature Wrackspurts are invisible things which some people believe float in though a victim’s ears and makes his or her brain go fuzzy (HBP7). Read More
• Quote Why did you want to write Quidditch Through The Ages and Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them? They are two titles that appear in the novels – Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is a book that Harry buys to go to Hogwarts so it’s one of his school textbooks and Quidditch Through The Ages is… Read More
• Creature A large, fearsome dragon-like creature, traditionally having two legs, wings, and a serpentine tail. A wyvern who lived near the Wye River in the West Country battled with Sir Cadogan in the 11th century. The wyvern nearly won, eating Cadogan’s horse, melting his helmet, and breaking his wand. However, the knight returned… Read More
• Character The Wyvern of Wye was a dragon-like beast that was terrorizing the West Country of England, until the brave knight Sir Cadogan rode forth. Unfortunately the creature ate his horse and broke his wand, but Cadogan found a fat gray pony and jumped on it before charging back at the Wyvern. Read More