Magical objects

Shrinking Keys • Magical objects Shrinking keys are an example of a mundane object enchanted by unscrupulous wizards for “muggle-baiting.” The keys are sold to unsuspecting Muggles, who then can’t find them anywhere (CS3). Read More

Skull-hookah • Magical objects Gellert Grindelwald would inhale vapor from a skull-hookah and exhale smoke that displayed illustrative images while he spoke (CG). Read More

Slytherin's Wand • Magical objects Slytherin’s wand contained a fragment of Basilisk horn. It was passed down through the generations to Gormlaith Gaunt, from whom it was stolen by her niece Isolt Sayre. Slytherin taught it to ‘sleep’ when given a certain command in Parseltongue, rendering it inactive; this secret… Read More

Smart-Answer Quill • Magical objects These types of quills are sold at Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. Read More

Spell-Checking/Spell-Check quill • Magical objects A quill that corrects the writer’s spelling of words. Read More

Statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor • Hogwarts • Magical objects Halfway along a third-floor corridor between the staircase leading from the Entrance Hall and the way to Gryffindor Tower, stands a statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor, referred to by the students as “the one-eyed, hump-backed witch.” This statue conceals the entrance to a secret passage leading to Honeydukes’ cellar (PA10). Read More

Self-Stirring Cauldron • Magical objects A cauldron that stirs itself. Read More