German illuminated manuscript created• Event
Witches and wizards were using primitive broomsticks for transportation, but these broomsticks were far from perfect; this German illuminated manuscript shows wizards dismounting early flying broomsticks in pain. Read MoreGF16: The Goblet of Fire• Source
The students learn about the Triwizard Tournament after dinner in the Great Hall. Next morning Fred and George fail to fool the Goblet of Fire. Harry, Ron and Hermione visit Hagrid, discovering that he fancies Madame Maxime of Beauxbatons. Read MoreGF20: The First Task• Source
Harry and Hermione unsuccessfully try to find a spell to use against dragons. Harry warns Cedric Diggory about the dragons, the (fake) Professor Moody gives Harry a hint, and Hermione helps Harry learn to cast a Summoning Charm. The first task is to get… Read MoreGinger
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Plants • Potion ingredients
Ginger is a mundane edible plant with roots used to spice up potions. Read MoreGlumbumble parts
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Potion ingredients goat• Creature
Non-magical farm animal with surprising uses. Goats are one of the oldest domesticated animals and are raised all over the world for their milk, meat, hair and skin. … Read MoreGorsemoor
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Place
In 1556, Gorsemoor was the birthplace of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor, who went on to become a beloved Healer and develop the cure for Dragon Pox (FW). Read MoreMr. Granger• Character
Hermione Granger’s father, a Muggle dentist (PS12, GF3). He and Hermione’s mother bring their daughter to Diagon Alley before the start of term in August, even going into Gringotts with her (CS4) and pick her up from King’s Cross each June (OP38). They have taken Hermione skiing… Read MoreAstoria Greengrass• Character
Astoria is the younger sister of Daphne Greengrass. She entered Hogwarts two years after her sister and eventually married Draco Malfoy. Their only child was named Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Lucius and Narcissa objected to Draco’s choice of a wife, but he defied them. Astoria once told her son that this… Read MoreGuaranteed Ten-Second Pimple Vanisher
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Diseases and healing
Will clear up any facial blemish (HBP6). Sold by Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley. Read MoreGunhilda of Gorsemoor• Character
Gunhilda was a one-eyed, hump-backed witch who was a beloved healer in the 16th Century. Gunhilda is known for developing a cure for Dragon Pox (FW). A statue of Gunhilda stands in the corridors of Hogwarts; a secret passageway leading to Honeydukes’ in Hogsmeade opens with a door in her hump… Read MoreGunhilda of Gorsemoor, inventor of the cure for dragon pox, dies• Event
Her passing is mourned by the Wizarding community (FW). Read MoreGunhilda Kneen misses out on a Kwidditch match because of a case of Dragon Pox• Event
Goodwin Kneen of Yorkshire wrote a letter to his cousin Olaf in Norway describing their Kwidditch match against a team from Ilkley. His wife Gunhilda was to play Catcher but had to sit out the match due to her illness from Dragon Pox. Instead… Read MoreGuthrie Lochrin• Character
Guthrie Lochrin was a Scottish wizard who, in 1107, talked about suffering “splinter-filled buttocks and bulging piles” as a result of riding a broomstick (QA1). Read More