Merula Snyde

1. #1Global Wizarding War

   Keys: Global Wizarding War

   The Global Wizarding War was a large-scale wizarding conflict, which was mainly fought in continental Europe but also took place in other parts of the globe such as the United States of America, coinciding with the Muggle Second World War, and finally ending in 1945. This war was initiated by the Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald and his acolytes, who had the intention of abolishing the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy. Grindelwald was eventually defeated in a duel with Albus Dumbledore and imprisoned in Nurmengard Castle.

2. #2Half-blood

   Keys: Half-blood, Half blood, Half-bloods, Half bloods

   Half-blood is the term commonly given to wizards and witches who had known Muggle or Muggle-born parents or grandparents. Those who believed in the importance of blood purity consider half-bloods to be inferior because of their Muggle heritage.

3. #3Squib

   Keys: Squib, Squibs

   A Squib is non-magical person who was born to at least one magical parent. They are rare and are looked upon with a degree of disdain by some witches and wizards, particularly pure-bloods.

4. #4Blood status

   Keys: Blood status, purity of blood

   Blood status, also called purity of blood, is a concept in the wizarding world that distinguished between family trees that have different levels of magically-endowed members. It often resulted in prejudice towards those who had a large number of Muggles in their families.

5. #5Non-magic people

   Keys: Non-magic people, Muggles, Muggle, No-Maj, No-Majes, No Maj, No Majes, Non-Magiques, Non-Magique, Can't-Spells, Can't-Spells, Non-Wizards, Non-Wizard, Non Wizards, Non Wizard

   Non-magic people, commonly known as Muggles in Great Britain,[ No-Majes in the United States, Non-Magiques in France, are humans are were born to two non-magical parents and are incapable of performing magic. Most non-magic people are unaware that magic and the wizarding world existed since the establishment of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, as wizards had organised their own society largely separate from the non-magic world. Exceptions included close relatives of wizards and witches and heads of government. Mudblood is extremely offensive and derogatory term referring to Muggle-borns and Muggles.

6. #6Magic genes

   Keys: Magic genes, Magic gene

   These genes are portions of human DNA that determined whether or not an individual had magical abilities. Those people born with the genes active were witches and wizards, while those who were born with the gene but it was inactive were Squibs, and those who did not have the gene at all were Muggles. Magic genes are dominant and resilient.

7. #7Pure-blood

   Keys: Pure-blood, Pure-bloods, Pure blood, Pure bloods

   Pure-blood is the term for wizarding families who claimed to have no Muggles, Squibs, Muggle-borns, or half-bloods in their family tree; however, when traced back far enough, nearly every family tree had a few non-magical ancestors. Most wizards and witches considered an individual to be a pure-blood if neither his or her parents nor grandparents were Muggles, Squibs, or Muggle-borns.

8. #8Death Eaters

   Keys: Death Eaters, Death Eater, Knights of Walpurgis, Knight of Walpurgis, followers of Lord Voldemort, follower of Lord Voldemort, followers of Voldemort, follower of Voldemort

   The Death Eaters are the main followers of Lord Voldemort. The group primarily consisted of witches and wizards who were radical pure-blood supremacists and who practised the Dark Arts with reckless abandon, malevolence, and without regard to or fear of wizarding law, although some of them joined him out of fear or were blackmailed to do so. They often wear black hoods and masks with snake-like eye slits to cover their faces. The Death Eaters are considered Lord Voldemort's main supporters and had the Dark Mark burned into their left forearms. When Voldemort touched a Dark Mark, each of the Death Eaters felt it, signalling for them to Apparate to their leader's side. Death Eaters could also summon Voldemort with their Marks. The Death Eaters follow the ideas that wizards are better than Muggles, and pure-bloods are better than Muggle-borns.

9. #9Muggle-born

   Keys: Mudblood, Mudbloods, Muggle-born, Muggle-borns, Muggle born, Muggle borns, No-Maj-born, No-Maj-borns

   A Muggle-born (No-Maj-born in the United States), is a witch or wizard who is born to two non-magical parents. Their magical abilities did not seem to be at all affected by their Muggle parentage. The proportion of the wizarding population that was Muggle-born is on the rise, and as a result of their growing population pure-blood families shrank in size and number. Muggle-borns inherited magic from a distant ancestor that resurfaced unexpectedly many generations later. When Muggle-born witches and wizards reached the age of eleven in the British wizarding community, their Hogwarts acceptance letters are delivered in person by a member of the staff, instead of by owl post. Muggle-born witches and wizards are often subjects of deeply prejudicial and discriminatory beliefs by pure-bloods and called disparaging names such as Mudblood.

10. #10Dark Arts

    Keys: Dark Arts, Dark Art, Dark Magic, Dark wizards, Dark wizard, Dark Witch, Dark Witches

    The Dark Arts, also known as Dark Magic, is a term that referred to any type of magic that was mainly used to cause harm to, exert control over, or even kill people and creatures. Common examples included dark spells such as the three Unforgivable Curses, brewing dark potions, and breeding dark creatures. These acts are often illegal in the wizarding world, or at least heavily discouraged. Practitioners of the Dark Arts were referred to as Dark wizards or witches. Most people who practised what was known as the Dark Arts were evil, but not all.

11. #11Wands

    Keys: Wand, Wands, Magical Wand, Magical Wands, wandlore

    A wand is a quasi-sentient magical instrument through which a witch or wizard channelled their magical powers to centralise the effects for more complex results. Most spells are cast with the aid of wands, but spells could be cast without the use of wands. Although wandless magic is more common in other countries, European wizards are generally used to using the tool. Some magical creatures such as house-elves and goblins know to perform magic similar to that used by wizards and are forbidden to carry wands. This had been a point of contention between wizards and goblins for centuries. Wands were manufactured and sold by wandmakers. Each wand consisted of a specific type of wood that surrounded a core of magical substance. No two existing wands are exactly alike. The study of the history and the magical properties of wands was called wandlore. Wands are often buried alongside their owners or burned when their owner died, though sometimes wands are passed down through families or find their way into the black market of the Wizarding community.

12. #12Wandless magic

    Keys: Wandless magic

    Wandless magic is the performance of magic without the use of a wand. Such magic was often difficult to perform for those who didn't take the time to learn the skill, and could have unexpected or volatile results if not done properly. Usually, witches and wizards accustomed to using wands could only reliably perform wandless magic if they possessed great skill. However, within regions of the wizarding world that historically did not use wands, wandless magic is considered the norm, and using one was optional. Wandless spells are often used in cases of underage magic, in which children under the age of eleven, who had no wands, sometimes used magic.

13. #13Wizardkind

    Keys: Wizardkind, Wizard, Wizards, Witch, Witches

    Wizardkind are humans that are born with the ability to perform magic. An individual male human with magical ability was known as a wizard, and an individual female human with magical ability was known as a witch. There are three statuses of wizardkind: pure-blood, half-blood and Muggle-borns, and they were relative to half-breeds, Squibs, Underbeings and non-magic people. It is said that a lot of the greatest wizards did not have an ounce of logic, suggesting reliance of powerful magic could lead them to neglecting other aspects of their mind. Magical ability is an inherited trait passed genetically. Wizardkind have a much longer life expectancy than Muggles, usually living two or three times as long as their non magical counterparts. Most wizards looked no different from Muggles, although some wizards bear unusual physical characteristics.

14. #14Ministry of Magic

    Keys: Ministry of Magic, Minister for Magic, M.o.M

    A Ministry of Magic is the primary governing body of the magical community in many countries. Headed by a Minister for Magic, a Ministry of Magic is responsible for regulating and enforcing laws for the magical community, as well as keeping said community hidden from the Muggle world.

    The British Ministry of Magic governs the magical community of Great Britain and Ireland. The Ministry connected the British government to the wizarding world. The headquarters of the Ministry was under the HM Treasury building and Whitehall, in central London, deep underground. The British headquarters of the Ministry of Magic is located in the heart of London. The actual structure is all underground, although magical windows showed whatever weather Magical Maintenance had chosen for the day, from bright sunshine to hurricanes. Visitors to the Ministry of Magic came to a broken-down red telephone box on a dingy street. When the telephone in the box was dialled (62442, the word M-A-G-I-C), the welcome witch's voice answered, not from the phone, but from the air, as if the person was standing right there. The Atrium is on level 8. It was a large hall with fireplaces connected to the Floo Network up and down both long walls. The fireplaces on the left were used for arriving employees, while the ones on the right were for departing employees. The floor was polished dark wood. The ceiling was peacock blue with golden symbols moving across it. The Fountain of Magical Brethren is halfway down the Atrium. A group of golden statues, depicting a wizard, a witch, a centaur, a goblin, and a house-elf, spouted water into the surrounding pool of water. At the end is set of golden gates, next to which was a security stand. Another smaller hall was beyond the gates, where there is a series of lifts. The lifts provided access to the other levels, except the tenth. The levels are as follows: Level 1: Minister for Magic and Support Staff; Level 2: Department of Magical Law Enforcement; Level 3: Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes; Level 4: Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures; Level 5: Department of International Magical Co-operation; Level 6: Department of Magical Transportation; Level 7: Department of Magical Games and Sports; Level 8: Atrium; Level 9: Department of Mysteries; Level 10: Courtrooms. Level ten could only be reached by the stairs to the left of the door which led to the Department of Mysteries on level nine.

15. #15International Confederation of Wizards

    Keys: International Confederation of Wizards, Supreme Mugwump

    The International Confederation of Wizards is a wizarding intergovernmental organisation, roughly equivalent to the United Nations in the Muggle world. The International Confederation of Wizards is headed by a person who held the title of Supreme Mugwump.

16. #16International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy

    Keys: International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, International Code of Wizarding Secrecy, International Statute of Secrecy

    The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy (also referred to as the International Code of Wizarding Secrecy and commonly shortened to International Statute of Secrecy) is a law in the wizarding world that was first signed in 1689, then established officially in 1692. The law is laid down by the International Confederation of Wizards to safeguard the wizarding community from Muggles and hide its presence from the world at large. The Statute stated that each individual Ministry or Council is responsible for hiding the presence of the magical community in their own country. Each Ministry is held responsible for, among other things, the control of magical beasts, curbing public displays of underage magic, and ensuring that magical games and sports were played without risk of discovery. The Statute also included dress guidelines for witches and wizards when among Muggles. In spite of these clear instructions, clothing misdemeanours is one of the most common infractions. Breaches of the Statute, such as using magic in front of Muggles for no good reason, are dealt with by the relevant Ministry, with a variety of punishments available to be enforced upon the offender.

17. #17Council of Magic

    Keys: Council of Magic

    A Council of Magic is a governing body of the respective wizarding communities in some countries. Headed by a President, a Council of Magic is, most likely, responsible for regulating and enforcing laws for the magical community, as well as keeping said community hidden from the Non-magic world, as was a Ministry of Magic.

18. #18Wizengamot

    Keys: Wizengamot

    The Wizengamot is wizarding Britain's high court of law and parliament. It predated the British Ministry of Magic itself, dating back to the days of the medieval Wizards' Council. Its administrative headquarters were located in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, whilst the trials took place in the dungeons of the lower levels. While courts were in session, members wore plum-coloured robes embroidered with a silver letter W. Meetings were presided over by the Chair of the Wizengamot. The Wizengamot functions as a combination of court and parliament, serving both as the main legislative body of the Ministry of Magic, as well as its highest tribunal. It was made up of around fifty members. Aside from the judges and the Chief Warlock, there is a Court Scribe that recorded the proceedings while the Wizengamot was in session.

19. #19British Ministry of Magic
20. #20Ulick Gamp

    Keys: Ulick Gamp

    Minister Ulick Gamp was a British wizard who served as the first Minister for Magic of the British Ministry of Magic, in office from 1707 to 1718. He was immortalised on a Chocolate Frog Card. Gamp is described as "little", "froglike", with pale skin, and wore purple robes and a silver curly wig.

21. #21Floo Network

    Keys: Floo Network

    The Floo Network is a mode of wizarding transportation in which a witch or wizard went from one place to another by means of Floo powder and a fireplace. Many fireplaces were connected in the Floo Network, and the traveller needed only speak the location of the desired fireplace at which they wished to arrive very clearly as they stood in the emerald green flames. Although generally reliable, mistakes could happen. Speaking the name of the destination loudly and clearly upon entering the Floo flames is sometimes difficult, due to ash, heat and panic.

22. #22Floo powder

    Keys: Floo powder, Floo powders, Floo

    Floo powder is a glittery magical powder used by witches and wizards to travel by the Floo Network, which connected the fireplaces of nearly every wizarding household and building. Through the use of Floo powder, witches and wizards were able to enter a fireplace at the origin building and exit a fireplace at the destination building. It can used as a means of communication, where magical people could have their head temporarily transported to another fireplace to speak to those at the destination fireplace.

23. #23Alchemy

    Keys: Alchemy, alchemists, alchemist

    Alchemy is a branch of magic and an ancient science concerned with the study of the composition, structure and magical properties of the four basic elements, as well as the transmutation of substances; it was thus intimately connected with Potion-making, chemistry, and transformation magic. Alchemy also concerned philosophy; one interpretation of alchemical literature, which was known to be dominated by mystical and metaphysical speculation, suggested that the study of alchemy was symbolic of a spiritual journey, leading the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold). Through the centuries, alchemists' enjoyed great prestige and support, not for the pursuit of their three great goals, nor for their trademark mystic and metaphysical speculation that dominated their literature.

24. #24Philosopher's Stone

    Keys: Philosopher's Stone

    The Philosopher's Stone is a legendary alchemical substance with magical properties. The ruby-red Stone could be used to transform any metal into pure gold, as well as to create the Elixir of Life, which made the drinker immortal. The only known Stone to have ever existed was created by the famed French alchemist Nicolas Flamel. The Stone can turn any metal into pure gold, and it's used to produce the Elixir of Life. The Stone is red.

25. #25Elixir of Life

    Keys: Elixir of Life

    The Elixir of Life is a potion procured from the Philosopher's Stone that can make the drinker immortal. The Elixir of Life can extend the lifespan of those who drank it, and so long as they keep drinking it regularly, they would remain immortal. The Elixir is able to restore a disembodied but earthbound soul to full life, creating a body. Its ingredients are unknown. The Elixir of Life is not infallible. If a person used the Elixir to age beyond their natural lifespan, they would become completely dependent on it, and ceasing its consumption will lead to death. While the Elixir extended one's lifespan, it did not stop one's body from ageing, and if using it to reach an exceptionally advanced age, it would leave them with a decrepit appearance.

26. #26Panacea

    Keys: Panacea

    Panacea is a remedy that supposedly would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. Its creation was one of the best known goals of the alchemists. The Elixir of Life is considered the achievement of Panacea.

27. #27Order of the Phoenix

    Keys: Order of the Phoenix

    The Order of the Phoenix is a secret society founded by Albus Dumbledore to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. The original Order was created in the 1970s. It was constructed after Voldemort returned to England from abroad and started his campaign to take over the Ministry of Magic and persecute Muggle-borns. The Order worked with the Ministry to oppose the Dark Lord and his followers, and played a crucial role in the First Wizarding War.

28. #28Thestral

    Keys: Thestral, Thestrals

    The Thestral is a breed of winged horse with a skeletal body, a face with reptilian features, and wide, leathery wings that resembled a bat's. Thestrals have disturbing, sinister and spooky appearance. They have dragon-like faces which bore white, glittering eyes that lacked both expression and pupils. They are lured by the scent of blood. Thestrals are social creatures who lived in herds. Trained Thestrals are smart enough to understand their rider's words. Thestral can be found in dark environments and the forest is their natural habitat. They communicate with each other through a shrill and strange shriek that resembled some sort of monstrous bird. Thestral are loyal creatures, able to discern a friend from an enemy and offer help to humans in need of transportation. Thestrals would forcefully attack anyone or anything they saw as a threat. They are native to the British Isles and Ireland, though they had been spotted in parts of France and the Iberian Peninsula. They are very rare, and are considered dangerous by the British Ministry of Magic. Thestrals are, undeservedly, known as omens of misfortune and aggression by many wizards because they were visible only to those who had witnessed death at least once. Only experienced wizards try to handle Thestrals. Breeding as well as owning these beasts might be discouraged or even illegal without Ministry consent. A Thestral was also one possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm and there is a constellation of the animal.

29. #29The Tale of the Three Brothers

    Keys: The Tale of the Three Brothers, Tale of the Three Brothers

    The Tale of the Three Brothers was a fairy tale often told to wizarding children. Believed to be written by Beedle the Bard, it was published as part of a collection of his works called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. While most wizards viewed this story as one that taught children morals, such as humility and wisdom, others believed that the story referred to the Deathly Hallows, three highly powerful magical artefacts coveted by generations of wizards. Many also believed that the three Peverell brothers were the inspiration for the story and that they first obtained the artefacts known as the Hallows. Anyone who managed to possess all three hallows was said to be a Master of Death.

30. #30Elder Wand

    Keys: Elder Wand, Deathstick, Wand of Destiny

    The Elder Wand is one of three magical objects that made up the fabled Deathly Hallows, along with the Resurrection Stone and the Cloak of Invisibility. It was the first Hallow created, supposedly made by Death himself. It was bestowed upon Antioch Peverell after he requested, as his bounty, a wand worthy of someone who had outsmarted Death. It's said to be the most powerful wand ever to exist, able to perform feats of magic that would normally be impossible even for the most highly skilled wizards. The Elder Wand's core was the tail hair of a Thestral, a vigorously potent yet extremely tricky substance to master; only a witch or wizard who was capable of accepting death could do so.

31. #31Resurrection Stone

    Keys: Resurrection Stone

    The Resurrection Stone is one of the fabled Deathly Hallows. It's the second Hallow created, supposedly by Death himself. It was bestowed upon Cadmus Peverell after he requested, as his bounty, something with the power to recall loved ones from Death. However, those brought back from the dead were never fully alive and the returned spirits were said to dislike resurrection. When the Resurrection Stone is turned three times in the user's hand, it will temporarily return the dead, although they never seem to come back fully. These summoned shades are more physically solid than a ghost but less so than a living body, possibly similar to Priori Incantatem reappearing "echoes" of the dead, though their exact nature was unclear. Harry Potter described them as almost transparent, and they produced a Patronus-like effect that shielded against Dementors. They remained visible only as long as the stone was held and only the person who was holding the Stone could see them.

32. #32Cloak of Invisibility

    Keys: Cloak of Invisibility, Ignotus Peverell' Cloak of Invisibility, Ignotus' Cloak of Invisibility

    The Cloak of Invisibility is a magical artefact used to render the wearer invisible, and one of the fabled Deathly Hallows. It's the third and final Hallow created, supposedly by Death himself (who had the cloak in his possession at that time). Death bestowed this cloak to Ignotus Peverell after he requested something with the power to hide him if he were to go place to place without being followed by Death. This Invisibility Cloak is the only known one that would not fade with age and would provide everlasting protection to the wearer, something no normal Invisibility Cloak could provide. As such, it was the only Hallow known to have been successfully passed down from generation to generation since Ignotus's time.

33. #33Deathly Hallows

    Keys: Deathly Hallows, Deathly Hallow

    The Deathly Hallows are three highly powerful magical objects supposedly created by Death and given to each of three brothers in the Peverell family. They consisted of the Elder Wand, an immensely powerful wand that was considered unbeatable; the Resurrection Stone, a stone which could summon the spirits of the dead, and the Cloak of Invisibility, which, as its name suggests, rendered the user completely invisible. According to the story, both Antioch Peverell (owner of the Wand) and Cadmus Peverell (owner of the Stone) came to bad ends. However, Ignotus Peverell's wisdom in requesting the Cloak was rewarded. He who possessed these three artefacts would become the Master of Death.

34. #34Niffler

    Keys: Niffler, Nifflers

    The Niffler is a magical beast with a long snout and a coat of black, fluffy fur. They are attracted to shiny things, which made them wonderful for locating treasure, but that also meant that they could wreak havoc if kept (or let loose) indoors. Nifflers in general are usually harmless. Native to Britain, they lived in burrows as deep as twenty feet below ground, and females produced six to eight young in a single litter.

35. #35Hippogriff

    Keys: Hippogriff, Hippogriffs

    A Hippogriff is a magical beast. Hippogriffs have the bodies, hind legs, and tails of horses, but the front legs, wings, and heads of giant eagles, with cruel, steel-coloured beaks and large, brilliantly orange eyes. The talons on their front legs were half a foot long and deadly-looking. Hippogriffs came in several different colours, including: stormy grey, bronze, pinkish roan, gleaming chestnut, and inky black. The breeding of fancy Hippogriffs is an established wizarding career, with known breeders including Newton Scamander's mother. A Hippogriff was one rare possible corporeal form of the Patronus Charm. Hippogriffs are carnivorous and are extremely dangerous until tamed. The diet of the Hippogriff consisted mainly of insects, birds, and small mammals such as ferrets. They sometimes paw at the ground for worms if no other food was readily available. Hippogriffs built nests on the ground, and laid only a single, fragile egg. The egg usually hatched in twenty-four hours. Infant Hippogriffs are capable of flight within a week, but it took many months before they were strong enough to accompany their parents on long journeys. When riding a Hippogriff, one had to sit with their legs right behind the wing joints. The rider had to be careful not to pull out any feathers, as the Hippogriff would not like that. When humans approach Hippogriffs, a proper etiquette must be maintained to avoid danger. Hippogriffs are intensely proud creatures. If offended, it might attack. Although proud, Hippogriffs are fiercely loyal and protective of those who had earned their trust.

36. #36Sacred Twenty-Eight

    Keys: Sacred Twenty-Eight, Sacred Twenty Eight, Sacred Families, Sacred Family, Sacred pure-blood family, Sacred pure-blood families, Sacred pure blood family, Sacred pure blood families

    The Sacred Twenty-Eight are the twenty-eight British families that were still "truly pure-blood" by the 1930s. They are as follows: Abbott, Avery, Black, Bulstrode, Burke, Carrow, Crouch, Fawley, Flint, Gaunt, Greengrass, Lestrange, Longbottom, Macmillan, Malfoy, Nott, Ollivander, Parkinson, Prewett, Rosier, Rowle, Selwyn, Shacklebolt, Shafiq, Slughorn, Travers, Weasley, and Yaxley.

37. #37Dragon

    Keys: Dragon, Dragons

    Dragons are giant winged, fire-breathing reptilian beasts. Widely regarded as terrifying yet awe-inspiring, they could be found all over the world and were frequently referred to in Asian and medieval European folklore. Able to fly and breathe fire through their nostrils and mouths, they were one of the most dangerous and hardest to conceal creatures in the wizarding world. Their heartstring could be used as the core of a wand and were designated by Garrick Ollivander as one of the "Supreme Cores", which was a distinction shared by only two other beasts. Dragons are generally highly aggressive towards anything, even wizards, and would sometimes attack humans without provocation, such as in the case of the Ilfracombe Incident. Although, there were some dragons that actually seemed perfectly friendly towards humans.

38. #38Veela

    Keys: Veela, Veelas

    Veela (both singular and plural) are human-like magical beings who appeared as young, incredibly beautiful women with white-gold hair and moon-bright skin, native to Bulgaria. Their looks and especially their dance are hypnotically seductive to almost all men, which caused them to perform foolhardy and impulsive actions to get closer to, and to receive admiration from the Veela. Men are known to make outrageous (and obviously false) claims in the presence of Veela, trying to win their affection. However, one could block out the Veela's allure by putting their fingers in their ears. Additionally, receiving a mild attack, could break someone out of their trance. Veela have their own type of magic. Their magic is usually used to add to their natural appeal and attract more people. When Veela became angry, however, they could transform their faces into cruel-beaked bird-like heads, while long scaly wings burst from their shoulders, and they could launch balls of fire from their hands. Veela seemed to be quite an irascible race. Veela can marry wizards. Children of these unions are half-Veela, and they would inherit magical ability from their wizarding parent and beauty and charm from their Veela parent. Veela traits seemed to persist for few generations.

39. #39Half-Veela

    Keys: Half-Veela, Half Veela, part-Veela, part Veela

    A half-Veela (known as a part-Veela for the descendants of half-Veela) are half-breed between a male human and a Veela. It is unknown if Veela could breed with Muggles or Squibs. Most or all half-Veela would inherit magical ability from their human parent because they were likely a wizard. From their Veela parent or ancestor, female part-Veela gained some Veela traits, such as breathtaking beauty and thus the ability to entrance all men magically.

40. #40Delacour family

    Keys: Delacour family, Delacour

    Delacour was the surname of a French wizarding family. By the 1990s, one line of Delacours had Veela heritage, as a result of Monsieur Delacour marrying half-Veela witch Apolline Delacour.

41. #41Goblin

    Keys: Goblin, Goblins

    Goblins are race of small magical humanoid beings that coexisted with the wizarding world. Their diet consisted of meat, roots, and fungi. Goblins conversed in a language known as Gobbledegook, and were adept metalsmiths notable for their silverwork; they even minted coins for wizarding currency. Due to their skills with money and finances, they controlled the wizarding economy to a large extent and ran Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Goblins have their own type of magic and could do magic without a wand. They were represented by the Goblin Liaison Office of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures in the British Ministry of Magic. Goblins are considered to be inferior by many wizards. Goblins are short and fair-skinned. They have very long fingers and feet, pointed noses, pointed ears, dome-shaped heads and were slightly larger than house-elves. Some had dark and slanted eyes. Goblins are extremely clever and extremely greedy. They are still subservient in the minds of most wizards, but they had established themselves as a vital part of wizarding society. Apart from their cleverness with money and finances, goblins are also very capable metalsmiths. Goblins minted the Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts used in the Wizarding world. They are also able to tell the difference between genuine and counterfeit.

42. #42The Goblin Rebellions

    Keys: The Goblin Rebellions, Goblin Rebellions, Goblin Rebellion

    The Goblin Rebellions are series of rebellions in which the goblin population of the wizarding world revolted against discrimination and prejudice toward their kind by wizards and witches. They were most prevalent during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but even in modern times, there were subversive goblin groups working in secret against the British Ministry of Magic, according to the Daily Prophet. The historical rebellions had been described as "bloody and vicious".

43. #43Wizarding currency

    Keys: Wizarding currency, Wizarding money, Galleon, Sickle, Knut, Galleons, Sickles, Knuts

    Wizarding currency is the currency used by the wizarding world. Wizards were not averse to using currency with convoluted denominations, because they were easily able to solve complex calculations with magic. Wizarding currencies varied from country to country. The wizarding currency of Great Britain consisted of three different coins; in decreasing order of value, they were: Galleon, Sickle, and Knut. They were gold, silver, and bronze, respectively. There were 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle, and 493 Knuts in a Galleon. Around the edge of each coin was a series of numerals which represented a serial number belonging to the Goblin that cast the coin.

44. #44Gobbledegook

    Keys: Gobbledegook

    Gobbledegook is the native language of the goblins. It's harsh, rasping language, which made it sound distinctly inhuman. It's able to be spoken by wizards. Gobbledegook is one of the seventy-two languages in which Miranda Goshawk's Book of Spells was published in.

45. #45Spell creation

    Keys: Spell creation, Spell creations, Spell crafting

    The art of creating new spells was both highly dangerous and complex. Only witches and wizards with great understanding of and skill in magic are known to be able to invent spells. It's very difficult, even dangerous process. If something went wrong, the results could prove fatal.

46. #46Spell

    Keys: Spell, Spells, Spellcasting

    Spells are the every-purpose tools of a wizard or witch; short bursts of magic used to accomplish single specialised tasks such as opening locks or creating fire. Spells are divided into rough categories, such as "charms", "curses", "hexes", or "jinxes". A wand focused magic to such a significant degree. However, one could do magic without a wand, though it was often unfocused, uncontrolled, and difficult. Spells could be cast non-verbally, but most still required a wand for this.

47. #47Gringotts Wizarding Bank

    Keys: Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Gringotts, Gringotts Bank

    Gringotts Wizarding Bank was the only wizarding bank in Great Britain, and was owned and operated by goblins. It was founded by a goblin named Gringott in 1474. In addition to storing money and valuables for wizards and witches, one can exchange Muggle money for wizarding money. The motto of Gringotts Wizarding Bank is Fortius Quo Fidelius, a Latin phrase that meant "Strength through loyalty". The bank has its own bureau de change, issued cheques and bank notes, had a specific form for client bank transactions, and its own mail system. Gringotts is an imposing snow-white multistoried marble building located partway down Diagon Alley, near its intersection with Knockturn Alley, that towered over the neighbouring shops. The stored money and other valuables are in heavily-guarded vaults miles below ground. Goblins are extremely greedy and would protect their money and valuables at any cost, which made them ideal guardians for the valuables of the wizarding world. The goblins had a code that forbade them to speak of the bank's secrets, and would consider it "base treachery" to break any part of that code.

48. #48Gringotts vaults

    Keys: Gringotts vaults, Gringotts vault

    In contrast to the grand marble of the entryway and the main hall, the passageways to the vaults were stone and dimly lit with flaming torches. They sloped down to a track, upon which ran little carts controlled by the goblins. These carts took visitors deep beneath the surface of the earth, through a "maze of twisting passages" to the vaults. The vaults themselves varied in size and security. The largest, most well protected vaults belonged to the oldest and richest wizarding families and lay deepest beneath the surface. Those vaults closer to the surface are smaller and had fewer security precautions surrounding them — they used keys, for example, rather than requiring the touch of a goblin to gain access.

49. #49Charm

    Keys: charm, charms, enchantment, enchantments · Secondary:

    A charm, also known as an enchantment, is a spell that added certain properties to an object or individual. The art of producing charms was known as charmwork, and was taught as a core subject at wizarding schools. Charms which are designed to be malicious are called Dark charms. An object that had a lasting charm placed on it was called bewitched, though charms, in general, appeared to last longer than other spells. Charms comprised of a very wide range of different spells concerned with giving a target new and unexpected properties and/or making the target perform certain actions, among other possible effects.

50. #50Curse

    Keys: Curse, Curses

    A curse is one of the three types of dark charms, along with jinxes and hexes. Curses are the worst and most heinous kind of Dark Magic, and their effects are the most severe. Curses came in many strengths and forms, but were usually reserved for causing immense suffering to the victim. The worst curses are the three Unforgivable Curses; the Cruciatus Curse which caused the victim excruciating pain, Imperius Curse which made the victim totally obedient to the caster, and the Killing Curse, which instantly killed the victim. Curses can be placed without anyone ever casting a spell. Curses are unique in that the counter-curse did not always have to be an incantation, but rather any form of spoken word.

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