Magical Items and Unusual Things found in Harry Potter

Magical Items and Unusual Things

Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, when they say every flavor they mean every flavor, Bk1- 101-103

Black Family Tree Tapestry, in the Black family for 7 centuries, titled "The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black, Toujours Pur", dating back to the middle ages. Information from the family tree, Bk5- 110-115:

Sirius name was burned out of the tapestry by his mother, Uncle Alphard was also burned out, Regulus Black (Sirius' younger brother) died 15 years ago, Phineas Nigellus was Sirius' great-great-grandfather, Araminta Meliflua was cousin to Mrs. Black, Aunt Elladora started a tradition of beheading old house elves, Andromeda was Sirius' favorite cousin, Andromeda and Bellitrix and Narcissa are sisters (see Tonks, Lestrange, and Malfoy), Andromeda was also burned out of the tapestry, Molly Weasley and Sirius are cousins by marrage and Aurthur Weasley is a second cousin once removed, Molly and Arthur are also burned out of the tapestry. See the individual names for more information.

Broomstick, used by wizards and witches for flying, models include the:

Cleansweep One, first model from the Cleansweep Broom Company in 1926, see the Ollerton Brothers, Quidditch- 49
Cleansweep 5, Fred and George Weasley’s broomstick, Bk2- 111
Cleansweep 6, according to the Quibbler, someone flew to the moon on one, Bk5- 193
Cleansweep 7, a decent broom, light, speedy, Bk1- 152, and used by the Ravenclaw team, Bk3- 250
Cleansweep Eleven, Ron's new broom is a Cleansweep, Bk5- 164,165, 0-70 in 10 seconds, Bk5- 170, handle of Spanish Oak, Bk5- 173, Ron's new broom is a Cleansweep 11, Bk5- 271
Comet 140, built in 1929 by the Comet Trading Company, first broom with a breaking charm, Quidditch- 49
Comet 260, Malfoy’s broomstick, Bk1- 165
Comet 290, 0-60 in 10 seconds, Bk5-170
Firebolt, new broomstick in Harry’s 3^rd year, fastest racing broom yet, Bk3- 51
Moontrimer, first created in 1901 by Gladys Boothby, could reach great heights, Quidditch- 48
Nimbus 1000, created by the Nimbus Racing Broom Company in 1967, with speeds and abilities never seen before, Quidditch- 51
Nimbus 2000, the fastest ever, Bk1- 72, Harry gets one, Bk1- 152,
Nimbus 2001, came out in August before Harry’s 2^nd year, faster then Nimbus 2000 and used by the Slytherin Quidditch team starting in Harry’s 2^nd year, Bk2- 111
Oakshaft 79, made in 1879 by Elias Grimstone, a highly prized vintage broom, Quidditch- 47
Shooting Star, Ron’s old broomstick often passed by butterflies, Bk2- 46, introduced by Universal Brooms LTD in 1955 as a cheap racing broom, they weht out of business in 1978, Quidditch- 50
Silver Arrows, a very fine old broom no longer being manufactured, Bk3- 254, forerunner of the racing broom in the early 20^th century, Quidditch- 49
Swiftstick, built by Ellerby & Spudmore in 1952, Quidditch- 50
Tinderblast, built by Ellerby & Spudmore in 1940, fastest broom at the time, Quidditch- 50
Twigger 90, produced in 1990 by Flyte & Barker to compete with the Nimbus, not successful, Quidditch- 51

Cauldron, they come in all sizes, copper, brass, pewter, silver, self-stirring, collapsible, Bk1- 71, and solid gold, Bk1- 80

Chocolate Frogs, frog shaped candy that comes with a Famous Wizard collectable card

Clock, in the Weasley kitchen, had one hand and writing around the edge such as Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and Your late, Bk2- 34, Bk5- 471

Clock, the Weasley’s Grandfather Clock with 9 hands, one for each Weasley that points to their current whereabouts, such as school, work, prison, & mortal peril, Bk4- 151

Code of Wand Use, Clause 3, No non-human may carry or use a Wand, Bk4- 132

The Daily Prophet, the wizard news paper, Bk1- 64

Dark Mark, Voldemort’s sign, cast whenever Voldemort or his servants killed someone, cast at the World Cup, Bk4- 128, only Death Eaters know how to cast it, Bk4- 143, Death Eaters had a picture of one on their left arm which Voldemort used to summon his servants, Bk4- 647, picture on Bk4- 692

Extendable Ears, invented by George and Fred Weasley, allows you to eavesdrop on conversations, looks like a very long, flesh colored string, Bk5- 67,68

List of stuff for first year at Hogwarts, Bk1- 66-67

Floo powder, used to travel to other wizard fireplaces, Bk2- 47

Floo Network, a network of witch and wizard fireplaces for traveling by Floo powder, the fireplace you leave from must have a fire burning, you can only travel to fireplaces registered with the Floo Network, the Dursley's fireplace was temporarily connected to the Floo Network, Bk4- 45

Foe-glass, show emimies as shadowy figures in the distance, but clearly when they get close, Bk4- 343

Galleon equals 17 Sickles, a Sickle equals 29 Knuts, Bk1- ?, How much is a galleon worth? Find out here

Fake Magical Galleon, invented by Hermione using a Protean Charm, used by Dumbledor's Army to set the time of the next DA meeting, Bk5- 398

The Goblet of Fire, a large, roughly hewn wooden cup filled with dancing blue-white flame that will pick the champion for each of the 3 schools participating in the Triwizard Tournament, Bk4- 225, flame goes out after choosing the champions and won’t re-light until the start of the next tournament, Bk4- 279

Gobstones, a wizard game like marbles in which the stones squirt a player’s face when they lose a point, Bk3- 50

Gregory the Smarmy statue hiding a secret passage out of school, Bk1- 153

Golden Snitch, magical ball used in Quidditch, Bk1- 77, invented by Bowman Wright in the mid to late 14th century, Quidditch- 14

Griffindor's Sword, gleaming silver with rubiesthe size of eggs, Bk2- 320, Godric Griffindor is engraved just below the hilt, Bk2- 333

Gubrathian fire, magical everlasting fire, Bk5- 428

Hand of Glory, insert a candle, gives light only the holder can see, good for thieves, Bk2- 52

Luna's Gyffindor Lion Hat, roar's when tapped with a wand, Bk5- 403

Headless hats, invented by the Weasley twins, wear it and your head appears to disappear, Bk5- 540

Magical substance at the heart of every wand, Phoenix tail feathers, unicorn hair, heartstrings of dragons, Bk1- 84, Veela hair, Bk4- 308

Hogwarts express, magical train from King’s Cross Station to Hogwarts School, Bk1-89, Bk3- 71

Hogwarts school song, Bk1- 128

Headless Hunt, group of ghosts who were all properly beheaded and play Horseback Headjuggling and Head Polo, Bk2- 132

Howler, a letter, identified by it’s red color, delivered by owl post which, when opened screams its message, sent as a punishment, Bk2- 87

Invisibility Cloak, cloak made of silvery cloth, makes the wearer appear invisible, Harry’s belonged to his father and was delivered anonymously on Christmas day, Bk1- 201, 202, Barty Crouch used one to hide his son, Bk4- ??, made from the hair of the Demiguise, Beasts- 9

Knife magical knife give to harry by Sirius, can unlock any door, Bk5- 568, 668, blade melted trying to get into a door at the Dept of Mysteries, Bk5- 776, see also Bk5- 843,844

The Knight Bus, purple triple deck bus for emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard, Bk3- 33, with beds instead of seats, Bk3- 35

Kwikspell Correspondence Course, mail order course to help those whose magic is not to good, Bk2- 127

Magizoology, the study of Magical Beasts, Beasts- vi

Marauders Map, a magical map showing all details of Hogwarts and it’s grounds including the secret passages, visible only with the correct spell, and shows where everyone is by name, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good" will make the map visible and "Mischief managed" makes it blank again, Bk3- 192, 194

Mirror of Erised, a magnificent mirror with the inscription:
Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi, backwards for: I show not your face but your hearts desire. Harry saw his family in it, Ron saw himself alone as head boy and quidditch captain and champion, Bk1- 211, Dumbledor saw himself holding a pair of woolen socks, Bk1- 213, 214

Mirror magical mirror given to Harry by Sirius, Bk5- 523, was used by Sirius and James Potter to comunicate, Bk5- 857,858

Moste Potente Potions is a book in which the recipe for Polyjuice Potion can be found, Bk2- 160

N.E.W.T.s, Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test, taken at the end of 7^th year at Hogwarts, the highest qualification test Hogwarts offers, Bk3- 314, you need top grades to get a job at the Ministry of Magic, Bk3- 315

O.W.L.s, Ordinary Wizarding Levels, Percey & Bill Weasley each got 12 which is a very high score, Bk2- 46 taken at the end of 5^th year by students at Hogwarts when they are 15 years old, Bk3- 314, Fred and George did not do well on their OWLs, Bk4- 55, 69, Fred and George only got 3 O.W.L.s, Bk5- 227,
O.W.L. grades are:
O - Outstanding, E - Exceeds Expectaions, A - Acceptable, P - Poor, D - Dreadful, T - Troll, an A is the lowest passing grade, Bk5- 310

Omniocular, magical binoculars which allows one to see action in slow-motion or instant replay, Bk4- 93

Orb or Crystal ball, used in Divination to See the future, Bk3- 296, 297

Order of the Phoenix, photo of the Original Order, Bk5- 173,174

Pensieve, a stone bowl used for storing thoughts for later study, Dumbledor uses one, Bk4- 597-598, borroed by Snape for Harry's Occlumency lessons, Bk5- 529

Portable Swamp, invented by the Weasley Tins, Bk5- 674,675

Portkey, can be any object, usually common Muggle trash, enchanted to transport groups of wizards from one place to a specific other place, Bk4- 70-74, the prophcey can apply to either Harry or Neville, Voldemort's attack marks Harry as the one the prophecy is about, Bk5- 842

The Prophecy,

Trelawney's First Prophecy:
about Harry & Voldemort, Bk5- 780, the reason Harry bears his scar, Bk5- 785, Voldemort tryed to get Podmore and Bode to steal it, Bk5- 787, can only be retrieved from the Dept of mysteries by those about whom it was made, Bk5- 786, it is the weapon Voldemort has been seeking, the knowledge of how to destroy Harry, it was made 16 years ago br Prof. Trelawney to Dumbledor, Bk5-840, The prophecy:
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches . . . Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies . . . and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not . . . and either must die at the hand of the other for niether can live while the other survives . . . The one who has the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies. Bk5- 841

Trelawney's Second Prophecy:

Put-outer, looks like a cigarette lighter, it turns off street lights one by one, then turns them all back on again, Bk1- 9, 16

The Quibbler, a wizarding magazine, Bk5- 133, 179 (picture), story about Sirius Black, not a believable magazine, Bk5- 191, edited by Luna Lovegood's father, Bk5- 193

Hogwarts Magic Quill, a magic quill which detects the birth of a magical child and writes his or her name in a book so Professor McGonagall can send an owl when they turn 11, Bk?- ??, Scholastic 2-2000

Quick-Quotes Quill, a magic quill which writes a very biases version of what is being said, used by Rita Skeeter, Bk4- 304-306

Umbridge's Detention Quill, a very sharp, black magic quill that cuts what you write into the back of you hand, use's your own blood for ink, then the cut heals partially, Bk5- 266, 267

Quidditch, wizarding sport like Muggle soccer played on broomsticks with 4 balls, Bk1- 77, see Bk1- 167-169 for the rules, there are 700 ways of committing a foul, Bk1- 181, Gryffindor wears scarlet, Slytherin wears green, Bk1- 184, Hufflepuff wears yellow, Bk3- 176, rules set down in 1750, Quidditch- 27, most common fouls listed in Quidditch- 29 (you'll have to read the book yourself for these), the 13 Teams in the British and Ireland League are: Appleby Arrows, Ballycastle Bats, Caerphilly Catapult, Chudley Cannons, Falmouth Falcons, Holyhead Harpies, Kenmare Kestrels, Montros Magpies, Pride of Portree, Puddlemere United, Tutshill Tornados, Wigtoen Wanderers, and Wimbourne Wasps, Quidditch- 32-38, for other famous Quidditch teams around the world see Quidditch- 40-46

Remembrall, a glass ball the size of a large marble that glowed scarlet if you’ve forgotten to do something, Bk1- 145, Bk5- 186

Regurgitating Toilets, messy, Bk5- 133

Secrecy Sensor, vibrates when it detects concealment and lies, supposedly of no use at Hogwarts because of interference from all the lying students, Bk4- 343

Skiving Snackboxes, invented by the Weasley twins to help you skip class, includes the Puking Pastilles, Fainting Fancies, and Nosebleed Nougats, Bk5- 104,105, 253, Blood Blister pod, Bk5- 293, many were sold, Bk5- 677,678

Sneakoscope, if someone nearby is untrustworthy it will spin and light up, Bk3- 10, and whistle, Bk3- 76

Sorcerer’s Stone, aka Philosopher's Stone, British Ed., Nicholas Flamel’s is the only one know to exist, the ancient study of alchemy is concerned with the making of the Sorcerer’s Stone, a legendary substance that will transform any metal into gold and make the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal, Bk1- 219, 220, it is blood-red in color, Bk1- 292, Flamel’s Stone was destroyed, Bk1- 297

Sorting Hat, talking thinking cap wizards hat which is placed on the head of each first year and determines which house the pupil belongs in, Bk1- 117-118, also has magical properties like being able to summon Griffindors Sward, Bk2- 319 sings a different song every year, was originally Godric Gryfinndor’s hat, Bk4- 177-178, new song for Harry's 5^th year gives warnings and asks for school unity, Bk5- 204-209

S.P.E.W., Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare, started by Hermione to help House-Elves, Bk4- 224

Time-Turner, a magical small hourglass on a fine chain that allows it’s wearer to go back in time, one hour for each turn of the hour glass, Bk3- 395

Triwizard Tournament, not held of over 100 years because of deaths, held at Hogwarts in Harry’s 4^th year, Bk4- 186, first established 700 years ago between Europe’s 3 largest wizard schools, Hogwarts, Beauxbataons, and Durmstrand, held every 5 years, Bk4- 187

Hagrid’s Wand, broken in half, BK1- 84, hidden in his pink umbrella, Bk2- 117

Harry’s Wand, bought at Ollivander’s, Holly and Phoenix feather, 11 inches, cost 7 galleons, Voldemort's wand has the only other feather from the same phoenix, Bk1- 84, 85, the phoenix was Fawkes, Bk4- 697

Ron’s new Wand, 14" willow, 1 unicorn tail-hair, Bk3- 56

Vanishing Cabinet, on the frist floor of hogwarts, Montague disappeared in it, Bk5- 627, Montague appeared again in a toilet on the 4^th floor, Bk5- 638

Voldemort’s Wand, bought at Ollivander’s, ??, Voldemort's wand has the only other feather from the same phoenix, Bk1- 84, 85, the phoenix was Fawkes, Bk4- 697

Weasley’s Flying Car, Ron, Fred and George rescue Harry from the Dursleys in a flying Ford Anglia, enchanted by Mr. Weasley, Bk2- 24-31, car abandons Ron & Harry after crashing into the Whomping Willow, Bk2- 76, lives in the Forbidden Forest, Bk2- 280

Weasley's Whiz-Bangs, magical fireworks invented by the Weasley twins, inc. the Basic Blaze and the Deflagration Delux, Bk5- 634

Witch's Weekly, a weekly magazine for witchs which has a most charming smile contest, Bk2- 99

Wizard Chess, like Muggle chess except the figures are alive, Ron’s set originally belonged to his grandfather, Ron is pretty good at Wizard Chess, Bk1- 199, Harry got his set from a Wizard Cracker, Bk1- 204

Wizard Cracker, much more impressive and magical then Muggle crackers, Bk1- 203, Harry got his Wizard Chess set from one, Bk1- 204

Wizarding Wireless Net, WWN, a popular radio station for witches and wizards, Bk4- 391

Wizards Duel, see Bk1- 153

Wizengamot, Wizard High Court, Bk5- 95, in Administrative Services on Level 2 at the Ministry, Bk5- 130

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