Blood status and prejudice

Narcissa Black is born • Event

Narcissa Malfoy • Character Narcissa Malfoy is Lucius’ wife and Draco’s mother, a blonde with blue eyes and a look on her face as if there were something smelly under her nose (GF8). She is fiercely protective of her son. Draco wanted to go to Durmstrang instead of Hogwarts but Narcissa nixed this… Read More

The Nature Of Simple Things • Quote Grindelwald doesn’t seem to understand the nature of things he considers simple. Read More

Neville Longbottom is accidentally dropped from an upstairs window by his Great Uncle Algie • Event Instead of falling to his death, he bounces, demonstrating his natural magical ability. His family is ecstatic. Read More

Nicknames • Glossary There are many nicknames and slang terms in the wizarding world. For example, Peeves is in general given to assigning punning nicknames to the castle’s inhabitants based on their real names. Taunts and Insults “Crackpot” Peeves to Harry, another play on “Potter”. As usual with Peeves, the tag is… Read More

Phineas Nigellus Black • Character Phineas Nigellus Black was the great-great-grandfather of Sirius Black, who has been known to refer to him as the least-popular Headmaster Hogwarts has ever had (OP6). Read More

Nobby Leach • Character Nobby Leach was Minister for Magic from 1962 to 1968. Leach was the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic, whose appointment caused a number of traditionalists to resign their government posts in protest (JKR, Pm). Read More

Nobby Leach, the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic, begins his term • Event Leach’s appointment as Minister for Magic is protested by many pure-blood witches and wizards. Read More

Cantankerus Nott • Character Cantankerus Nott was a member of the pure-blood Nott family, and widely believed to be the author of the infamous ‘Pure-Blood Directory’ in the 1930s. Read More

Nott family • Character A pure-blood wizarding family, listed in the ‘Pure-Blood Directory’ (c. 1930) as one of the ‘Sacred Twenty-Eight’ families (Pm). Notable members of the Nott family includes: Theodore Nott Cantankerus Nott Nott… Read More

Theodore Nott • Character Theodore Nott (Slytherin, 1991-1998) is the son of the Death Eater Nott (PS7, OP26). Theodore is described as “weedy-looking” (OP26) and “a clever loner who does not feel the need to join gangs, including Malfoy’s” (JKR). During Care of Magical Creatures class in fifth year, he… Read More

Nr • Source “JK Rowling talks about Book Four,” CBBC Newsround, July 8, 2000 During a massive event in July 2000 to celebrate the launch of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Newsround’s Lizo Mzimba boarded the Hogwarts Express to talk with JK Rowling.   What was the original working title of… Read More

Nymphadora Tonks • Character Nymphadora Tonks, or Tonks as she prefers to be called, is a Metamorphmagus Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. She is a pretty young woman with a heart-shaped face. Her hair changes color, but is often bubble-gum pink. Her father calls her ‘Dora.’ Tonks is an Auror and… Read More