Magizoology

Washington • Cities • Regions, counties, and territories One of the western United States, as well as the name of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. (District of Columbia). After the Great Sasquatch Rebellion of 1892, the location of MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States) was moved  for a fifth time from Washington to New York City (Pm). Read More

Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes • Businesses, merchants, and shops Fred and George Weasley worked for several years to develop a line of comic magic items which they hoped to sell through their company, Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. They were putting together order forms during the summer of 1994 with the hope of selling the items at school, but their mother… Read More

Welsh Green • Creature native to: Wales habitat: nests in higher mountains appearance: green flame: narrow jets food: sheep eggs: earthy brown speckled with green… Read More

Werewolf Capture Unit • Ministry of Magic A part of the Beast Division of the Department for the Care and Regulation of Magical Creatures (FB)… Read More

Werewolf Register • Ministry of Magic Kept by the Werewolf Registry, the Register keeps track of werewolves (FB)… Read More

Wilfred Elphick • Character First wizard to be gored by an African Erumpent (FW). Read More

Wilfred Elphick is gored to death by an Erumpet • Event Elphick was the first wizard to be gored by the African creature (FW). Because erumpet horns contain an explosive fluid (FB), Elphick probably blew up after being impaled. Read More

Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank • Character Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank is an elderly witch with closely cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin who teaches Care of Magical Creatures. Professor Grubbly-Plank was the supply teacher (US: “substitute”) who covered for Hagrid when he was indisposed after Christmas break (January 1995, GF24) and again when he was off negotiating… Read More

Williamsburg • Cities A city in the state of Virginia, founded in the 1600s during colonial days. Read More

Williamsburg psychiatric hospital • Hospitals The earliest psychiatric facility in the United States was founded in Williamsburg, possibly due to No-Maj sightings of a vicious pack of Crups owned by MACUSA President Thornton Harkaway (Pm). Read More

Winged horses • Creature Found world-wide there are many different breeds of winged horses including Abraxan, Aethonon, and Thestral. Owners of winged horses are required by law to cast Disillusionment Charms on them regularly. Read More

wizard space — "Capacious Extremis" • Magical effects Wizard Space is a magical effect. It causes objects to hold more than their outer dimensions would seem to allow. Wizard Space is created by the Undetectable Extension Charm incantation “Capacious Extremis,”  and is highly regulated by the Ministry (Pm).  … Read More

Wolfsbane Potion • Potions The Wolfsbane Potion is taken by a werewolf to help during their time of transformation. While this potion doesn’t cure lycanthropy, it does prevent the extremely dangerous dementia which would otherwise accompany the transformation from human into werewolf. Read More

Eldred Worple • Character Eldred Worple was the author of Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires and a guest at Slughorn’s Christmas party with his friend Sanguini. (HBP15)… Read More

Wyvern of Wye • Character The Wyvern of Wye was a dragon-like beast that was terrorizing the West Country of England, until the brave knight Sir Cadogan rode forth. Unfortunately the creature ate his horse and broke his wand, but Cadogan found a fat gray pony and jumped on it before charging back at the Wyvern. Read More