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Daedalus
Greek mythology:
A legendary Athenian who built the labyrinth
for Minos and made wings for himself and
his son Icarus to escape from Crete
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DEED
e lus
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Dean
Thomas
A Gryffindor. Check
out what JK Rowling has to say about him
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deen/TA mus |
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Delacour
French, meaning: Of
the court
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DEL
a kore
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Dementor
The once guards of
Azkaban. They are black, ghostly figures
known for sucking the soul from humans
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di MEN ter
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Diagon
The name of the famous
wizarding alley in London. Taken from
'diagonally'
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die
A gen
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Diggory
1. Amos' last name.
Cedric's father. Works at the Ministry
of Magic in the Department for the Regulation
and Control of Magical Creatures
2. Cedric's last name
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DIG
a ree
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Disapparate
This is the same as Aparating,
only this is what the actual act of disappearing
is called
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dis-AP-uh-rayt |
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Dissendium
The spell to open the
one-eyed crone's hump in one of the passages
to Hogsmeade
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dis
EN dee um
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Divination
The practice of seeking
to foretell future events or discover
hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural
means
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div en AY shun
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Dobby
Former house elf of
the Malfoys. Now working at Hogwarts.
Another name for a Brownie (a good elf
that helps with household chores at night)
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DA bee
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Dolores
Latin, meaning: Lady of sorrows.
Former DADA teacher
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de-LOR-us |
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Draco
Constellation name,
meaning: The dragon. Latin. Harry's rival
hailing from Slytherin
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DRAY ko
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Dudley
Meaning: From the
meadow. Harry's unboundedly large, blonde-haired
bully of a cousin
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DUD lee
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Dumbledore
Old English. meaning:
Bumblebee
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DUM bul door
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Durmstrang
The Bulgarian school
of magic and wizardry
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DIRM straing |
Dursley
A borough of Gloucestershire,
west of London, England. The last name of
Harry's only living relatives
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DURZ lee |