The Sacred Twenty-Eight
•
Books and Literature
List of twenty-eight families supposedly having the purest bloodlines. The list appeared in the infamous publication ‘Pure-Blood Directory’ in the 1930s. Some families protested being included in the list, others complained because they were not included. The list is: Abbott Avery Black Bulstrode Burke… Read MoreSaucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
•
Books and Literature
Intriguingly-titled spell book. Read MoreScreaming Book
•
Books and Literature
A book in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts library that let out a loud, horrific scream when opened (PS12). Read MoreSecrets of the Darkest Art
•
Books and Literature
A book about Horcruxes summoned from Dumbledore’s Office by Hermione Granger (DH6). Read MoreShadows and Spirits
•
Books and Literature
Shadows and Spirits is a book on Dark Magic (CC1.19). Read MoreSites of Historical Sorcery
•
Books and Literature
Sites of Historical Sorcery is a gazetteer of magical locations. Read MoreSnape: Scoundrel or Saint?
•
Books and Literature
Biography of Severus Snape, written by Rita Skeeter after the fall of Voldemort. Read MoreSonnets of a Sorcerer
•
Books and Literature
Sonnets of a Sorcerer is a cursed book of poetry (CS13). Read MoreSpellman's Syllabary
•
Books and Literature
Spellman’s Syllabary is a guide to symbols used to represent syllables. Read MoreThe Standard Book of Spells
•
Books and Literature
The Standard Book of Spells is a multi-volume reference work used as a textbook at Hogwarts. The series is divided into “Grades,” with each successive grade containing more difficult and complex spells. The series was written by Miranda Goshawk in the 1900s, probably based on the seminal work… Read MoreA Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry
•
Books and Literature
A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry is a Hogwarts Library book. Read MoreA Study into Muggle Suspicions About Magic
•
Books and Literature
A Study into Muggle Suspicions About Magic is a Ministry of Magic report warning against the dangers of underestimating how much magic Muggles notice (DP1). Professor Phoebus Penrose headed a committee which produced this report about Muggle suspicions about magic. Among other magical examples, it notes that… Read MoreA Study into the Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter
•
Books and Literature
A Study into the Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter is an acclaimed book on the possibility of reversing death, written by the renowned wizarding philosopher Bertrand de Pensées-Profondes (TBB). His conclusion – after copious research… Read More