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Aberforth
Professor Dumbledore's brother
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AB er forth
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Accio
Summoning Charm. Latin
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AK-see-oh
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Alastor
Greek mythology: Avenging demon
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uh LAS ter
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Albus
Professor Dumbledore's first name. Full
name: Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.
Latin, meaning: White
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AL bus
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Alohamora
Unlocking charm. 'Aloha' Hawaiian, meaning:
Hello/Goodbye. 'Mora' Latin, meaning: obstacle |
uh-lo-HA-mor-ah |
Alchemy
Medieval therory of turning lead into gold |
AL kuh mee |
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Animagi
Plural of Animagus
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an a MAY j-I
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Animagus
A witch or wizard who can turn into an
animal
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an a MAY jus
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Apothecary
Chemist |
uh POTH uh
ker ee |
Apparate
The ability to travel by disappearing and
reappering at intended locations. Latin,
meaning: to become invisible |
AP-uh-rayt |
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Aragog
Hagrid's giant spider (Acromantula). Meaning:
Giant arachnid. Mate: Mosag
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AR e gog
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Arithmancy
A form of divination using numbers associated
with a person's name. Older version of
Numerology
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uh RITH man see
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Arthur
Mr Weasley |
AR ther |
Atrium
An open courtyard or skylighted central
room |
A-tree-um |
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Auror
A wizard who catches Dark wizards
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oh ROAR
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Avada
Kedavra
UNFORGIVABLE CURSE This curse kills and
is unblockable. Harry Potter is the only
wizard to have survived this curse. Aramaic,
meaning: May the thing be destroyed
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a VAH duh/ KAH da vra
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Azkaban
Wizard gaol/jail once guarded by Dementors
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AZ
ka ban
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