Title:
Fact, fiction, and folklore in Harry Potter's world : an unofficial guide
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ISBN:
9781571744401
Publication Information:
Charlottesville, VA : Hampton Roads Pub. Co., c2005.
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xix, 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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"Fact, fiction, and folklore in Harry Potter's world : covering the first five Harry Potter novels, this book presents more than one hundred entries that thoroughly examine the myths, legends, literature, and historical references of J.K. Rowling's fictional universe"--Provided by publisher.
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Did you know that--
J. K. Rowling's characters share a lot in common with J. R. R. Tolkien's characters? Many of the magical items in Harry's world actually have equivalents in ours? Some of Rowling's beasts have been around for hundreds of years?Find out the stories behind the stories
With more than 300 entries, from bite-sized appetizers to meaty entrees, this book provides fun and fascinating facts behind the world myths, legends, literature, and history embedded in theHarry Potternovels by J. K. Rowling, who holds a degree in French and the classics.
Arranged alphabetically in four sections--the fabulous beasts, the prominent wizards, the magical artifacts, and the places where the wizarding world hangs out--this comprehensive resource is entertaining and educational: Abominable Snowman to zombies, wizards Falco Aesalon to Bowman Wright, amulets to the wizard's wireless, and the apothecary store to Zonko's Joke Shop--it's all covered here.
With seventy illustrations by five-time Hugo award winner Tim Kirk and newcomer Britton McDaniel, this Harry Potter companion is a visual and narrative treat that belongs on the shelf of every fan.
WithFact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter's Worldyou can explore the fascinating connections in the enchanting world of Harry Potter.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: The Enchanting World of Harry Potter | p. xiii |
| Section 1 Fabulous Beasts and Ferocious Critters, Ghoulies and Ghosties, and Long-Leggety Beasties, and Things That Go Bump in the Night | p. 1 |
| Abominable Snowman | |
| Abraxan | |
| Acromantula | |
| Armadillo | |
| Ashwinder | |
| Banshee | |
| Basilisk | |
| Beetle | |
| Bicorn | |
| Black Dog | |
| Sidebar: "The Black Dog" | |
| Blast-Ended Skrewt | |
| Bloodhound | |
| Boarhound | |
| Boggart | |
| Boomslang | |
| Bowtruckle | |
| Bugbear (Blood-Sucking) | |
| Bundimun | |
| Cat | |
| Sidebar: "Scottish Town Pardons Executed Witches, Cats" | |
| Centaur | |
| Chimaera | |
| Chizpurfle | |
| Clabbert | |
| Cockatrice | |
| Crup | |
| Dementor | |
| Demiguise | |
| Diricawl | |
| Doxy | |
| Dragon | |
| Sidebar: "The Komodo Dragon" | |
| Dugbog | |
| Dwarf | |
| Elf | |
| Erkling | |
| Erumpent | |
| Fairy | |
| Ferret | |
| Sidebar: "The Wind in the Willows" | |
| Fire-Crab | |
| Fire Slug | |
| Flesh-Eating Slug | |
| Flobberworm | |
| Fruitbat | |
| Furball | |
| Fwooper | |
| Ghost | |
| Ghoul | |
| Giant | |
| Glumbumble | |
| Gnome | |
| Goblin | |
| Graphorn | |
| Griffin | |
| Grim | |
| Grindylow | |
| Hag | |
| Hellhound | |
| Hinkypunk | |
| Hippocampus | |
| Hippogriff | |
| Horklump | |
| Horned Toad | |
| Imp | |
| Jarvey | |
| Jobberknoll | |
| Kappa | |
| Kelpie | |
| Knarl | |
| Kneazle | |
| Lacewing Fly | |
| Leech | |
| Leprechaun | |
| Lethifold | |
| Lobalug | |
| Mackled Malaclaw | |
| Manticore | |
| Merpeople | |
| Moke | |
| Mooncalf | |
| Mummy | |
| Murtlap | |
| Niffler | |
| Nogtail | |
| Nundu | |
| Occamy | |
| Owl | |
| Phoenix | |
| Pixie | |
| Plimpy | |
| Pogrebin | |
| Poltergeist | |
| Porlock | |
| Puffskein | |
| Quintaped | |
| Ramora | |
| Rat | |
| Raven | |
| Red Cap | |
| Re'em | |
| Runespoor | |
| Salamander | |
| Sea Serpent | |
| Shrake | |
| Snake | |
| Snidget | |
| Sphinx | |
| Squid (Giant) | |
| Streeler | |
| Tebo | |
| Thestral | |
| Toad | |
| Troll | |
| Unicorn | |
| Sidebar: "The Constellation Monoceros" | |
| Vampire | |
| Werewolf | |
| Sidebar: "Hypertrichosis and Porphyria" | |
| Zombie | |
| Section 2 Wizards through the Ages | p. 77 |
| Falco Aesalon | |
| Cornelius Agrippa | |
| Ludovic "Ludo" Bagman | |
| Musidora Barkwith | |
| Barnabus the Barmy | |
| Oswald Beamish | |
| Professor Binns | |
| Beatrix Bloxam | |
| Broderick Bode | |
| Pierre Bonaccord | |
| Libatius Borage | |
| Mr. Borgin | |
| Barberus Bragge | |
| Mr. Burke | |
| Sir Cadogan | |
| Circe | |
| Cliodna | |
| Vincent Crabbe | |
| Fleur Delacour | |
| Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore | |
| Dedalus Diggle | |
| Professor Albus Dumbledore | |
| Ethelred the Ever-Ready | |
| Argus Filch | |
| Nicholas Flamel | |
| Mundungus "Dung" Fletcher | |
| Cornelius Fudge | |
| Gregory Goyle | |
| Hermione Granger | |
| Gregory the Smarmy | |
| The Grey Lady | |
| Davy, Galvin, and Gladys Gudgeon | |
| Rubeus Hagrid | |
| Hengist of Woodcroft | |
| Madam Hooch | |
| Inigo Imago | |
| Ingolfr the lambic | |
| Arsenius Jigger | |
| Igor Karkaroff | |
| Montague Knightley | |
| Viktor Krum | |
| Morgan le Fey | |
| Bellatrix Black Lestrange | |
| "Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn | |
| Professor Gilderoy Lockhart | |
| Neville Longbottom | |
| Luna "Loony" Lovegood | |
| Professor Remus J. Lupin | |
| Malecrit | |
| The Malfoy Family: Lucius, Narcissa Black, and Draco | |
| Madam Malkin | |
| Olympe Maxime | |
| Professor Minerva McGonagall | |
| Merlin | |
| Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody | |
| Moaning Myrtle | |
| Paracelsus | |
| Pansy Parkinson | |
| Madam Irma Pince | |
| Madam Poppy Pomfrey | |
| Harry Potter | |
| Ernie Prang | |
| Demetrius J. Prod | |
| Professor Quirrell | |
| Augustus Rookwood | |
| Evan Rosier | |
| Kingsley Shacklebolt | |
| Stan Shunpike | |
| Professor Sinistra | |
| Rita Skeeter | |
| Professor Severus Snape | |
| Phyllida Spore | |
| Professor Sprout | |
| Felix Summerbee | |
| Emeric Switch | |
| Janus Thickey | |
| Nymphadora Tonks | |
| Alberta Toothill | |
| Professor Sibyll Trelawney | |
| Professor Dolores Umbridge | |
| Cassandra Vablatsky | |
| Professor Vindictus Viridian | |
| Lord Voldemort (Tom Marvolo Riddle) | |
| Adalbert Waffling | |
| "Honest Willy" Wagstaff | |
| Celestina Warbeck | |
| Ron Bilius Weasley | |
| Weird Sisters | |
| Sidebar: "Three Weird Sisters: A Muggle Band" | |
| Kennilworthy Whisp | |
| Willy Widdershins | |
| Lord Stoddard Withers | |
| Bowman Wright | |
| Section 3 All Things in the Magical World | p. 143 |
| Amulet | |
| Apparating | |
| Arithmancy | |
| Astrology | |
| Astronomical Model: Galaxy | |
| Astronomical Model: Solar System | |
| Bezoar | |
| Broomstick | |
| Cauldron | |
| Chocolate | |
| Sidebar: "Chocolate Frogs" | |
| Crystal Ball | |
| Curse | |
| Cursed Opal Necklace | |
| Dark Arts: Defense | |
| Dark Detectors: Foe-Glass, Sneakoscope, Secrecy Sensor | |
| Divination | |
| Sidebar: "Methods of Divination" | |
| Dreams . . . and Nightmares | |
| Evil-Looking Masks | |
| Extendable Ears | |
| Floo Powder | |
| Flying Carpet | |
| Goblet of Fire | |
| Gobstones | |
| Hand of Glory | |
| Hangman's Rope | |
| Herbology | |
| Hogwarts Express | |
| Howler | |
| Human Bones | |
| Invisibility Cloak | |
| Sidebar: "The Real-World Invisibility Cloak" | |
| Knight Bus | |
| Sidebar: "The Magic Bus" | |
| Latin | |
| Lunascope | |
| Magic Camera | |
| Magic Mirror | |
| Magic Wand | |
| Magic Words | |
| Magical Megaphone | |
| Mandrake | |
| Marauder's Map | |
| Mrs. Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover | |
| Omnioculars | |
| Palmistry | |
| Pensieve | |
| Philosopher's Stone | |
| Portkey | |
| Quill Pen | |
| Sidebar: "In Pen and Ink" | |
| Remembrall | |
| Rusty, Spiked Instruments | |
| Screaming Yo-Yos | |
| Seven-Lock Trunk | |
| Sorting Hat | |
| Spellotape | |
| Staring Glass Eye | |
| Tasseography: The Art of Reading Tea Leaves | |
| Sidebar: "What's Brewing?" | |
| Tents | |
| Timepiece | |
| Time-Turner | |
| Vanishing Cabinet | |
| Wizard Chess | |
| Sidebar: "The Harry Potter Chessboard" | |
| Wizard's Wireless | |
| Section 4 Enchanting Places | p. 207 |
| Apothecary: Slug and Jiggers | |
| Azkaban | |
| Cauldron Shop | |
| The Daily Prophet | |
| Sidebar: "The Daily Prophet" | |
| Eeylops Owl Emporium | |
| Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor | |
| Flourish and Blotts Bookstore | |
| Forbidden Forest | |
| Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop | |
| Gringotts Wizarding Bank | |
| The Hog's Head | |
| Honeydukes Sweetshop | |
| Knockturn Alley | |
| Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions | |
| Madam Puddifoot's | |
| Magical Menagerie | |
| Obscurus Books | |
| Ollivander's: Makers of Fine Wands since 382 B.C. | |
| Sidebar: "Alivan's: Makers of Fine, Handcrafted Wands" | |
| Post Office | |
| Scribbulus Everchanging Inks | |
| Shrieking Shack | |
| Three Broomsticks | |
| Whizz Hard Books | |
| Zonko's Joke Shop | |
| Recommended Resources | p. 235 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 241 |
| Index | p. 245 |
| About the Author and Illustrators | p. 255 |
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