Dark Magic

Educational Decree Number Twenty-six • Rules and laws By order of the Ministry of Magic, teachers were not allowed to give students any information except in subjects they taught. Read More

Ekrizdis • Character Ekrizdis was a homicidal, probably insane wizard who built a dark fortress for himself on a remote North Sea island. He hid the island away from both the Wizarding and Muggle worlds with Concealment charms. Ekrizdis was reputed to lure and capture Muggle sailors to his island lair where he tortured and… Read More

Elder • Wandmaking Elder is a tree from which wandmakers take wand wood (Pm). Read More

Emeric the Evil • Character Emeric the Evil was a notoriously aggressive wizard who terrorised the South of England during the early Middle Ages, until he died prematurely in a duel with Egbert the Egregious (TBB). Read More

Emmeline Vance • Character Emmeline Vance was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, both in the 1970s and in the 1990s. She was part of the Advance Guard that escorted Harry from number four, Privet Drive to number twelve, Grimmauld Place (OP3, OP9). She is described as a stately-looking witch… Read More

Entrail-Expelling Curse • Spells The Entrail-Expelling Curse apparently causes the victim’s intestines to be expelled from their body. Read More

🎙️ Episode 25: The Horcrux Conundrum • Article

Posted March 6, 2017 by Nick Moline and Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion / Lexicon Podcast / Theories

For the majority of Episode 25, Steve and Nick puzzle over the topic of Horcruxes, and more particularly how they are created and when Voldemort created each of his Horcruxes.  Listen in as we end up with more questions at the end then we had at the beginning.  We are back to audio only this week, but stay tuned, more Video podcasts will be coming soon. Read More

In Essence Divided • Glossary A phrase describing the fact that a soul has been split. Read More

Evil-Looking Masks • Dark magic items Hanging on the wall of Borgin and Burkes shop in Knockturn Alley (PA4)… Read More

Executioners • Occupations • Wizarding culture MACUSA employees in white coats who lead convicted prisoners to the Death Cell and remove happy memories from the victims that will entice them into the pool of deadly poison (WFT). Read More

Exploring October in the Harry Potter Universe • Article

Posted October 3, 2021 by Steve VanderArk in Canon discussion

After the hustle and bustle of September, October sees life settle down quite a bit for students at Hogwarts. The most exciting part of the month is undoubtedly Hallowe’en, the very last day of the month. And in fact, most of the October events in the Harry Potter canon are… Read More

Extraordinary General Meeting • Ministry of Magic Two Extraordinary General Meetings were held by Minister for Magic Hermione Granger in 2017 when dealing with threats caused by Delphi, the child of Lord Voldemort (CC1.12, CC4.1). Read More