Acacia
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Plants • Wandmaking
Acacia is a type of wand wood known for creating “tricky wands,” described by Ollivander in his essays on wandlore (Pm). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)… Read MoreAchievements in Charming
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Books and Literature
Achievements in Charming is a charms spell book, useful for studying for the Theory of Charms O.W.L. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreThe Acorn
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Symbols
Tea leaf symbol from Unfogging the Future meaning “windfall, unexpected gold.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple… Read MoreAdalbert Waffling• Character
Adalbert Waffling was a famous magical theoretician and the author of Magical Theory (PS5, FW). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreAdalbert Waffling, magical theoretician, is born• Event
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Age Line
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Magical effects
An Age Line is a thin golden line drawn on a floor which affects anyone too young to cross it. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreAlbus Dumbledore sits his N.E.W.T.s• Event
He is examined in Transfiguration and Charms by Griselda Marchbanks, who later says that he did things with a wand she’d never seen before. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04… Read MoreAlchemy
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Areas of knowledge
Alchemy is the ancient study of transforming base metals into gold and eventually creating a Philospher’s Stone which would give the owner eternal life. Because metals must be melted and mixed before they are transformed into gold, alchemy is a cross between Potions and Transfiguration. The most famous alchemist in… Read MoreAlchemy, Ancient Art and Science
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Books and Literature
Alchemy, Ancient Art and Science is a book written by a servant of Lord Voldemort, Argus Pyrites. The book includes information about the Philosopher’s Stone (JKR). Podcast: Play in new window |… Read MoreAlder
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Plants • Wandmaking
Alder is a type of wand wood (Pm). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read MoreAncient Egyptian Magic• Event
Egyptian wizards put curses on tombs which nowadays are broken by curse-breakers for Gringotts Bank who try to regain the treasure locked in those tombs. When the Weasley family visited Egypt, Ron saw mutant skeletons of Muggles who had broken into a pyramid and “grown extra heads and stuff” as… Read More
Ancient Magic
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Magical discipline
Ancient Magic is magic which happens independently of efforts by wizards, an effect which is triggered by events and powers endemic to the nature of reality. It is extremely old and mysterious, and a wand is not necessary for it to work. It is part of the “magical-ness” of the… Read MoreAncient Magic: Magic from Before the Dawn of Time?• Essay
A comparison is inevitable between the Old Magic of the Harry Potter universe and the Magic From Before the Dawn of Time from C. S. Lewis’s Narnia books. Clearly there are similarities between the two, although they are not identical. Both the Harry Potter and the Narnia versions serve as a stronger, more intrinsic form… Read MoreAncient Runes Made Easy
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Books and Literature
Ancient Runes Made Easy is an introductory textbook for the study of Ancient Runes at Hogwarts School. Hermione Granger began reading this book during her second year, not long after signing up to take Ancient Runes the following year (CS14). Podcast:… Read MoreAncient Wizard Andros the Invincible lives in Greece• Event
Andros is known for being able produce a Patronus the size of a giant. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreAnimagus
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Magical identities
An Animagus is a witch or wizard who is capable of transforming him- or herself into the form of an animal. Ordinary Transfiguration of a human into an animal’s shape results in the human having an animal’s brain (QA1) (although Draco Malfoy‘s experience in GF13 is worth… Read More
Animagus Transfiguration
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Magical effects
Animagus Transfiguration is the magical process of taking on the form of an animal, or afterward, reverting back again to human form. The animal form is sometimes referred to as the witch or wizard’s Animagus form. See the Animagi entry for further details about wizarding folk who can perform this… Read More
Anti-Disapparation Jinx
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Spells
The Anti-Disapparation Jink prevents someone from Disapparating, or disappearing to magically travel somewhere else. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read More
Anti-Gravity Mist
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Magical effects
Anti-Gravity Mist is a Charm which creates an innocent-looking golden mist that hovers above the ground. A person stepping into this mist immediately finds that up and down have reversed and they are hanging from the ground over the endless sky. Podcast:… Read More
Revealing Charm
— "Aparecium"
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Spells
The Revealing Charm makes invisible ink become visible. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read More
Apparition
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Spells
Apparition is an advanced spell used by fully trained witches and wizards to disappear from one place and appear almost instantly somewhere else. A person who uses this spell is referred to as an Apparator. Apparition is typically cast non-verbally. No one can Apparate or Disapparate inside Hogwarts because of… Read MoreApparition lessons
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Hogwarts academics
Wizards who have come of age can take lessons in Apparition at Hogwarts (HBP17). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreApple
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Wandmaking
A wand wood (Pm). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read MoreArithmancer
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Magical identities
Someone who practices Arithmancy, the magical study of numbers, is called an Arithmancer. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreArithmancy
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Areas of knowledge • Hogwarts academics
Arithmancy is a branch of magic that is concerned with the magical properties of numbers; someone who practices Arithmancy is called an Arithmancer. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 —… Read More🎙️ Arithmancy• Podcast Episode
Arithmancy is a branch of magic which deals with the magical properties of numbers, and Hermione tells us it’s her favourite subject. In previous episodes we’ve already talked about some of the interesting ways that J.K. Rowling uses numbers in the books, and if we look through an arithmancy lens… Read MoreArithmancy class
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Hogwarts academics
Arithmancy class is taught at Hogwarts by Professor Vector. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read MoreAsh
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Wandmaking
A wand wood also used to make other magical objects. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts… Read MoreAspen
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Wandmaking
A wand wood (Pm). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read MoreAstrology
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Areas of knowledge
A type of Divination which relies on star charts and the time and date of a person’s birth. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe:… Read MoreAstronomy
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Areas of knowledge
Astronomy is the study of celestial bodies and their movements. In typical Muggle usage, “astronomy” denotes a scientific discipline. In the wizarding world, astronomy also encompasses astrology and connects with Divination, particularly for the Centaurs. Astronomy affects magic in direct ways, which is why the subject is studied at Hogwarts. Read MoreHow do they do it? An Attempt at a Model for the Physics of Magic• Essay
Contents Introduction Defining Magic First Attempt at a Definition of Magic Second Attempt at a Definition of Magic A Closer Look at Spell work Third Attempt at a Definition of Magic Elements of Performing Magic and Their Function Examples of Magic Accio: Summoning Charm Avada Kedravra: The Killing Curse… Read MoreThe Augurey
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Titles, nicknames, and honorifics
Title given to Delphi, the daughter of Lord Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange, in an alternate-reality timeline visited by Scorpius Malfoy using a Time-Turner (CC3.3, CC3.16). Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration:… Read MoreAurora Sinistra• Character
Aurora Sinistra was a professor of Astronomy at Hogwarts. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:04 — 2.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts |… Read More