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The A to Z of Harry Potter
July 23: A is for Azkaban, a prison for wizards
B is for Bertie
Bott's Every Flavour Beans, a popular sweet for young wizards
C is for
Cho Chang, with whom Harry has his first kiss
D is for Dumbledore, head
of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
E is for the elixir of
life, which can make the drinker immortal
F is for Fang, the docile
boarhound owned by Hagrid, the keeper of keys and grounds at Hogwarts
G
is for Gryffindor, the house at Hogwarts which Potter belongs to
H is
for Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, his clever friend.
I is for
inquisitorial squad, a group of Harry's enemies who enforce discipline at the
school
J is for jinx, a spell cast to cause misfortune to
another
K is for knut, one of three types of currency in the wizarding
world
L is for Lupin, Hogwarts' kindly professor of defence against the
dark arts
M is for muggles, or people who cannot use magic
N is
for nine and three-quarters, the invisible train station platform which pupils
returning to Hogwarts must access by running at a barrier
O is for order
of the phoenix, a group brought together by Dumbledore to fight against
Voldemort
P is for the philosopher's stone referred to in the title of
the first Harry Potter book which produces the elixir of life and which is kept
at Hogwarts
Q is for quidditch, a game played on broomsticks
R is
for room of requirement, a room at Hogwarts which only appears at times of need
S is for Slytherin, another Hogwarts house which Harry's arch-enemy
Draco Malfoy belongs to
T is for thestrals, sinister winged
horses
U is for Umbridge, a Hogwarts teacher who forces out Dumbledore to
become headmistress
V is for Voldemort, Harry's ruthless arch-enemy who
killed his parents
W is for Weasleys, seven loveable red-haired siblings
who all attend Hogwarts, including Harry's close friend Ron
X is for
expecto patronum, a spell used to ward off evil
Y is for you know who,
the way many wizards refer to Voldemort because they are too afraid to use his
real name
Z is for Zonko, owner of a joke shop in Hogsmeade. app
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