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Secrets of the Darkest Art

"...it’s a horrible book, really awful, full of evil magic."
-- Hermione Granger (DH6)

A book about Horcruxes summoned from Dumbledore’s Office by Hermione Granger (DH6).

  • Tom Riddle undoubtedly used this book as a guide for creating his first Horcrux (HBP23, DH6).
  • The text explains that even one Horcrux makes the soul of a wizard extremely unstable, and the only way to repair the soul is through remorse (although you might not survive it) (DH6).
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spellbook
A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed Charms of Defence and Deterrence Curses and Countercurses Jiggery Pokery and Hocus Pocus Jinxes for the Jinxed
Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks Magick Moste Evile Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes Powers You Never Knew You Had and What To Do With Them Now You’ve Wised Up Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts Practical Household Magic Saucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
Secrets of the Darkest Art Self-Defensive Spellwork The Book of Spells The Standard Book of Spells Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions Where There’s a Wand, There’s a Way
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Sources
Half-Blood Prince Chapter 23 Deathly Hallows Chapter 6