Slytherin

Daily Life at Hogwarts • Timelines and calendars Life at Hogwarts revolves around classes, naturally. However, as the castle is also the students’ home for most of the year, daily life consists of far more than just academics. The students arrive at Hogwarts on September 1 by Hogwarts Express. For the next nine or ten months they eat, sleep,… Read More

Dark Mark • Symbols The tattooed shape of a skull with a snake crawling out of its mouth with which Lord Voldemort branded the left forearm of his followers. Read More

Dark Mark — "Morsmordre" • Magical effects The Dark Mark spell conjures an immense glowing skull in the sky, comprised of green sparks. There is a snake coming out of the skull’s mouth. The spell was used by Death Eaters to announce their nefarious deeds, often displaying it above the scene of a murder. Read More

R.A.B. decoy locket • Magical artifacts When attempting to destroy Voldemort’s Horcrux made from Salazar Slytherin’s locket, Regulus Black (R.A.B.) left behind a fake one in the sea cave (HBP26). Read More

"Densaugeo" • Incantations Densaugeo is the incantation of a spell which causes the victim’s teeth to enlarge grotesquely. Read More

Derrick • Character Derrick was a Hogwarts student during the 1990s and was a Beater on the Slytherin Quidditch Team (PA15, OP19). Read More

DH10: Kreacher's Tale • Source Harry explores more of Grimmauld Place, finding a letter from his mother in Sirius Black’s bedroom, then discovering that Sirius’ brother Regulus was the mysterious R.A.B. of the false locket. Hermione remembers seeing the real locket two summers before. Harry calls… Read More

DH33: The Prince's Tale • Source Lord Voldemort tells his fighters to return to him. Voldemort asks Harry to meet him in the Forbidden Forest within the next hour or he will join the battle and kill everyone who tries to conceal Harry. While everyone goes to the Great Hall, to mourn… Read More

DH/e: Epilogue: Nineteen Years Later • Source Harry and Ginny bring their three children to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters and the Hogwarts Express. They meet up with Ron and Hermione and their two children. Harry and Ginny’s second son, Albus Severus Potter, along with Hermione and Ron’s oldest child, Rose… Read More

Discussion of the Legend of the Chamber of Secrets in History of Magic • Event Professor Binns is perplexed when his students actually start discussing something in his class, particularly because the topic — the Chamber of Secrets — is something which he considers to be purely a legend and therefore not worthy of his time in a facts-based class. Read More

Dolores Umbridge • Character Dolores Umbridge was Senior Undersecretary to the Minister (OP8) and later highly unpopular teacher of Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts (OP11). She forced Dumbledore out and replaced him as Headmaster (OP28). In the Death Eater controlled Ministry of Pius Thicknesse, Umbridge… Read More

Dorea Black Potter • Character Daughter of Cygnus and Violetta (Bulstrode) Black (BFT). Read More

Double classes at Hogwarts • Trivia The Gryffindors in Harry’s year never have a doubles class with the Ravenclaws. They have Potions and Care of Magical Creatures with the Slytherins, and Herbology with the Hufflepuffs. Read More

Draco Malfoy • Character Draco Malfoy is the son and only child of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy and was a student at Hogwarts in the same year as Harry Potter. He is a rival of Harry, actively trying to undermine him in any way he can. Draco has white-blond hair and a pale,… Read More

Draco Malfoy is born • Event He is the Pure Blood son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, their only child. Read More

Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson are made prefects • Event They are made Prefects of Slytherin House. Read More

Draco Malfoy starts Hogwarts and is sorted into Slytherin • Event Draco Malfoy begins his first year at Hogwarts and is sorted into Slytherin (PS7). Read More

The Duelling Club • Event Harry unwittingly uses Parseltongue to talk to a snake in front of the whole school; the Hufflepuffs in particular are now entirely convinced he’s the heir of Salazar Slytherin. There is a huge turnout for the first and only meeting of Lockhart’s duelling club. Snape is also there to help… Read More

Dumbledore's will • Magical objects Dumbledore’s will contained three surprising legacies. On Harry’s seventeenth birthday, Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour unexpectedly showed up at the Burrow with Albus Dumbledore’s last will and testament in which Dumbledore had bequeathed items to Harry, Ron and Hermione (DH7). Most of Dumbledore’s possessions, including his… Read More

Dumbledore and Harry visit Slughorn • Event July 13, 1996, just after midnight – En route to the Burrow from Privet Drive, Dumbledore takes Harry to call on Horace Slughorn – who, in trying to evade the Death Eaters, possible employers, and anyone who would make him do work or associate himself with one side over another in… Read More

Dungeons and other subterranean chambers • Rooms, chambers, and floors Beneath the ground floor of Hogwarts castle are found many passages, dungeons, and chambers. Some of these are easily accessible from doors that open off the Entrance Hall. Others are hidden and can only be entered by magical means. Dungeons The dungeon passages and rooms under the castle have stone walls… Read More