Magical effect

Backfiring Jinx • Spells The Backfiring Jinx has unknown effects, but can certainly be nasty. Read More

Bathilda Bagshot • Character Bathilda Bagshot was a famous magical historian and author of one of Hogwarts’ standard textbooks, A History of Magic. Her book is one of the books Hermione chose to store in her small pouch with the magically enlarged interior, in case it might prove useful during the quest to… Read More

bangs-and-smells magic • Magical effects Bangs-and-Smells Magic is a general term for the kind of overt, showy magic which may be considered by some to lack subtlety. Read More

Credence Barebone • Character Credence Barebone appears to be the adopted son of Mary Lou Barebone, a fanatical leader of the anti-magic Second Salem Philanthropic Society in 1920s New York. Along with his two adopted sisters, he would often help his mother and the Second Salemers by hanging up posters, finding places to… Read More

Basic Blaze Box • Games, toys, and jokes One of the range of fireworks products offered by Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes (OP28). Read More

Basilisk parts • Magical objects Fangs and venom from the dreaded giant serpent that once lived in the Chamber of Secrets have magical properties. Read More

Battles • Timelines and calendars During the Second War, battles were fought between Death Eaters and allies of the Ministry, including Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix. Some of these battles were single combats, but others were pitched battles between small groups of combatants. In the end, the final defeat of Voldemort… Read More

Beautifying Potion / Beautification Potion • Potions Beautifying and Beautification Potions make the drinker more lovely in appearance. Read More

Bedazzling Hex • Spells The Bedazzling Hex is a spell which causes the target object to temporarily blind any observer. The spell can be used to create invisibility cloaks (DH21).  … Read More

Belch Powder • Games, toys, and jokes Belch Powder is a substance which presumably causes the target creature to belch. Read More

Bertha Jorkins • Character Bertha Jorkins was a Ministry of Magic witch murdered by Voldemort. Read More

Bertram Aubrey • Character Hogwarts student, 1970s James Potter and Sirius Black once received detention for hexing Aubrey and causing his head to grow twice its normal size (HBP24). Harry learned about it when Snape gave him a detention and made him copy-over Mr. Filch’s filing cabinet cards. Read More

Bethnal Green • City places A neighborhood on London’s East End, historically known as a poor area. Bethnal Green was also where Willy Widdershins pranked Muggles with exploding toilets, which Mr. Weasley had to investigate (OP9). Location: Map of Wizarding London… Read More

Binding/Fastening Magic — "Incarcerous, Brachiabindo" • Magical effects Binding or Fastening spells create chains or ropes to restrain someone or something.  … Read More

Binding magical contract • Magical effects A Binding magical contract is a spell or spells that creates an unbreakable agreement between witches or wizards. Read More

Blasting Curse — "Confringo" • Spells The Blasting Curse causes the target to explode. Read More

"Riddikulus" • Spells The Boggart Banishing Spell requires the caster to visualize his or her worst fear in an amusing form while reciting the incantation “Riddikulus!” When performed correctly, this forces the boggart to take on an appearance which will inspire the laughter that overwhelms and banishes the creature. Read More

Old Boggle of Canterbury • Character The Old Boggle of Canterbury was a tiny Boggart who lived in a cave near the town of Canterbury. The Boggart tricked the Muggles of the area into believing he was a mad, cannibalistic hermit by using echos (Pm:Boggart). Read More

"Bombarda" • Incantations Bombarda is the incantation for a rather loud spell for destruction. Read More

Bond of Blood • Magical effects The Bond of Blood is an extremely powerful ancient magic which is formed when a person sacrifices himself or herself for a family member, out of love. The sacrifice creates a lingering protection in the blood of the person who was saved. It is not activated, however, until the charm… Read More

"Brachiabindo" • Incantations Brachiabindo is the incantation for a binding spell used to restrain someone with ropes. Read More

Brain Room • Ministry of Magic The Brain Room is located in the Department of Mysteries on Level Nine of the Ministry of Magic (OP34). This long, rectangular room is lit by lamps hanging low on golden chains from the ceiling. It is quite empty except for a few desks surrounding an enormous… Read More

Braking charm • Spells The Braking Charm allows a wizarding broom to stop effectively. Read More

BR: Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump • Source “Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump” is a wizarding world fairy tale, part of the collection The Tales of Beedle the Bard. In the story, a foolish king decided to claim all magic for himself. He banished all true witches and wizards and hired a charlatan to teach him… Read More

Broom race between bitter rivals from Aberdeen to Rome ends in the destruction of the Colosseum • Event 1754 – Many spectators gathered at the finish line to watch Torquil McTavish of Scotland and Silvio Astolfi Italy race from Aberdeen to the Colosseum in Rome. It is not known who won, but, by the time explosions damaging the Colosseum awoke the Muggles of Rome, Astolfi had been transfigured… Read More

bubbles • Magical effects The Bubbles spell pours non-bursting golden bubbles out of the wand. Read More

Bulbadox Powder • Games, toys, and jokes Bulbadox Powder is a substance which causes the skin of a person who touches it to break out in boils. Read More

Caractacus Burke • Character One of the founders of Borgin and Burkes, a shop in Knockturn Alley. The man behind the counter when Lucius Malfoy came in (CS4), however, was Mr. Borgin. Read More

Burning Day • Magizoology Burning Day is the day on which a phoenix bursts into flames and is reborn from the ashes (CS12). Read More