Lachlan the Lanky• Character
A statue of this wizard stands on the seventh floor of Hogwarts Castle, just to the right of the top of the stairs leading down to the floor below, between the stairs and the Fat Lady’s portrait (OP13). Read MoreLavender Brown is attacked by Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts• Event
Two bodies falls from a balcony into the entrance hall; one of the bodies is quickly set upon by Greyback. Hermione sees this and her curse blasts Greyback from “the feebly stirring body of Lavender Brown.” (DH32). Read MoreLavender Brown is sorted into Gryffindor• Event
Along with Harry Potter and others, Lavender is placed in Gryffindor House by the Sorting Hat (PS7). Read MoreLavender learns of Binky's death• Event
Lavender receives a letter informing her that her young pet rabbit, Binky, has been killed by a fox. She takes this upsetting news as evidence of Professor Trelawney’s powers of prediction, but Hermione tries to point out why that is a flawed conclusion (PA8). Lavender believes the… Read MoreLee Jordan is sorted into Gryffindor• Event
Lee Jordan starts his first year of Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor. Read MoreLeta Lestrange• Character
Leta Lestrange was a close friend of Newt Scamander at Hogwarts. The two of them were outsiders and shared a love for magical creatures. They became friends at age 13, when an unhappy Leta was being chased by Professor McGonagall for casting a spell on another student. Running to… Read MoreA second letter for Harry arrives in Privet Drive• Event
A second letter arrives for Harry in the post addressed to ‘Mr. H. Potter, The Smallest Bedroom, 4 Privet Drive.’ Harry, Uncle Vernon, and Dudley wrestle over the letter. Vernon wins the fight and gets rid of the letter (PS3). Read MoreLexicon Reader's Guide Series• Page
Books by Steve Vander Ark About The Reader’s Guide series Welcome to the Harry Potter Lexicon Reader’s Guide series. Each Guide expands a reader’s understanding of and appreciation for the books in the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling. The commentary and annotations presented are the observations… Read MoreLibrary
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Hogwarts castle and grounds • Rooms, chambers, and floors
The Hogwarts library contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves (PS12). Included in its many sections is an Invisibility Section (CS11), a section with information about dragons (PS14), and a Restricted Section at the back, set off with a rope. A signed note from… Read More
library book spells
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Spells
Madam Pince puts a variety of spells and curses on the books in the Hogwarts library to make sure that kids don’t damage them. (At least, not twice…) c.f. THIEF’S CURSE. Read MoreLighting at Hogwarts
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Hogwarts
Lighting at Hogwarts generally comes from candles and other fires since the castle does not use electricity. Read MoreLily Evans is sorted into Gryffindor• Event
Lily Evans begins her first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor (DH33). Read MoreLily Luna Potter starts her second year at Hogwarts• Event
Lily Potter boards the Hogwarts Express on Platform Nine and Three-quarters at King’s Cross and starts her second year at Hogwarts (CC1.10). Read MoreLily Luna Potter starts her first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor• Event
Lily Potter boards the Hogwarts Express on Platform Nine and Three-quarters at King’s Cross, is sorted into Gryffindor House and starts her first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (CC1.4). Her brother Albus may have had a small hope in his heart that she would… Read MoreLily Moon• CharacterNeville Longbottom• Character
Neville Longbottom is the son of Frank and Alice Longbottom, famous and well-liked Aurors who were tortured into madness by the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange. The Longbottoms are one of the few pureblood families in the wizarding world. Neville is a staunch friend of… Read MoreLord Voldemort• Character
Lord Voldemort, born Tom Marvolo Riddle, was the son of Merope Gaunt (a descendent of Salazar Slytherin) and Tom Riddle, a handsome, wealthy Muggle from Little Hangleton whom Merope ensnared with a love potion. When her husband found out she was a witch, he abandoned her while she was pregnant… Read MoreLord Voldemort visits Hogwarts to ask for a teaching job• Event
Lord Voldemort sets up a meeting with the recently-appointed Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, to ask for the Defense Against the Darks Arts position at Hogwarts. However, Dumbledore pointed out that Voldemort was certainly aware that the headmaster would never have offered that position to him and asked what his true… Read MoreThat's a lot of stairs!• Trivia
There are 142 staircases in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read More Love
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Magical effects
Love is perhaps the most powerful ancient enchantment, with the potential to counteract the Dark Arts and transform lives. Read MoreLucius Malfoy• Character
Lucius Malfoy is the patriarch of the prestigious pure-blood Malfoy family, father of Draco Malfoy and one of Voldemort’s top Death Eaters. Lucius was a Death Eater during Voldemort’s first “reign of terror.” However after the Dark Lord disappeared, Malfoy “came back saying he’d never meant any of it” (… Read MoreLucius Malfoy is removed from the Board of Governors of Hogwarts• Event
Hagrid and Dumbledore return to Hogwarts. Read MoreLucius Malfoy starts his first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Slytherin• EventLuna comforts Hermione in the bathroom, then is asked to Slughorn's party by Harry• Event
Harry, beset by flocks of girls vying to be his date for the party, on an impulse asks Luna to go with him. He meets her as she comes out of the bathroom. She had been comforting Hermione, who had been crying after Ron mockingly imitated her in class (… Read MoreRemus Lupin• Character
Remus Lupin was a contemporary of James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew (together they were known as “The Marauders“) (PA18, WW) and he was appointed as a prefect from his fifth year at Hogwarts School (OP9). He became a professor… Read More
Hogwarts
Lavender Brown is attacked by Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts
• Event
Two bodies falls from a balcony into the entrance hall; one of the bodies is quickly set upon by Greyback. Hermione sees this and her curse blasts Greyback from “the feebly stirring body of Lavender Brown.” (DH32). Read More
Lavender Brown is sorted into Gryffindor
• Event
Along with Harry Potter and others, Lavender is placed in Gryffindor House by the Sorting Hat (PS7). Read More
Lavender learns of Binky's death
• Event
Lavender receives a letter informing her that her young pet rabbit, Binky, has been killed by a fox. She takes this upsetting news as evidence of Professor Trelawney’s powers of prediction, but Hermione tries to point out why that is a flawed conclusion (PA8). Lavender believes the… Read More
A second letter for Harry arrives in Privet Drive
• Event
A second letter arrives for Harry in the post addressed to ‘Mr. H. Potter, The Smallest Bedroom, 4 Privet Drive.’ Harry, Uncle Vernon, and Dudley wrestle over the letter. Vernon wins the fight and gets rid of the letter (PS3). Read More
Library
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Hogwarts castle and grounds • Rooms, chambers, and floors
The Hogwarts library contains tens of thousands of books on thousands of shelves (PS12). Included in its many sections is an Invisibility Section (CS11), a section with information about dragons (PS14), and a Restricted Section at the back, set off with a rope. A signed note from… Read More
library book spells
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Spells
Madam Pince puts a variety of spells and curses on the books in the Hogwarts library to make sure that kids don’t damage them. (At least, not twice…) c.f. THIEF’S CURSE. Read More
Lighting at Hogwarts
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Hogwarts
Lighting at Hogwarts generally comes from candles and other fires since the castle does not use electricity. Read More
Lily Evans is sorted into Gryffindor
• Event
Lily Evans begins her first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Gryffindor (DH33). Read More
Neville Longbottom
• Character
Neville Longbottom is the son of Frank and Alice Longbottom, famous and well-liked Aurors who were tortured into madness by the Death Eater Bellatrix Lestrange. The Longbottoms are one of the few pureblood families in the wizarding world. Neville is a staunch friend of… Read More
Lord Voldemort
• Character
Lord Voldemort, born Tom Marvolo Riddle, was the son of Merope Gaunt (a descendent of Salazar Slytherin) and Tom Riddle, a handsome, wealthy Muggle from Little Hangleton whom Merope ensnared with a love potion. When her husband found out she was a witch, he abandoned her while she was pregnant… Read More
Lord Voldemort visits Hogwarts to ask for a teaching job
• Event
Lord Voldemort sets up a meeting with the recently-appointed Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, to ask for the Defense Against the Darks Arts position at Hogwarts. However, Dumbledore pointed out that Voldemort was certainly aware that the headmaster would never have offered that position to him and asked what his true… Read More
That's a lot of stairs!
• Trivia
There are 142 staircases in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Read More
Love
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Magical effects
Love is perhaps the most powerful ancient enchantment, with the potential to counteract the Dark Arts and transform lives. Read More
Lucius Malfoy
• Character
Lucius Malfoy is the patriarch of the prestigious pure-blood Malfoy family, father of Draco Malfoy and one of Voldemort’s top Death Eaters. Lucius was a Death Eater during Voldemort’s first “reign of terror.” However after the Dark Lord disappeared, Malfoy “came back saying he’d never meant any of it” (… Read More
Luna comforts Hermione in the bathroom, then is asked to Slughorn's party by Harry
• Event
Harry, beset by flocks of girls vying to be his date for the party, on an impulse asks Luna to go with him. He meets her as she comes out of the bathroom. She had been comforting Hermione, who had been crying after Ron mockingly imitated her in class (… Read More
Remus Lupin
• Character
Remus Lupin was a contemporary of James Potter, Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew (together they were known as “The Marauders“) (PA18, WW) and he was appointed as a prefect from his fifth year at Hogwarts School (OP9). He became a professor… Read More