Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Beast Division to Blotts --- Bludger to Butterbeer
Babbling
Beverage
A
potion that makes the recipient spout nonsense. To babble is to talk like a
baby, or talk foolishly, or to tell secrets, Beverage is is an liquid for
drinking, from the Latin word bibere to drink, and the root of the
French word breuvage
Baddock
Malcolm
Boy
sorted in to Slytherin, diminutive of
a Provencal name meaning open-mouthed idiot
Badger
Bagman
Ludovic (Ludo)
The
head of the Ministry's Department of Magical Games and Sports. The former
Wimbourne wasps' beater who was
accused of being a death eater, he also commentated at the Quidditch
World Cup. He lost all his money on bets and couldn't pay A bit short
on cash. Ludo is Latin for to play sport but can also mean to delude or to
deceive. The Gaelic variant of the name means to be devoted or a devotee of the Lord, However Ludovic could be an abbreviated form of victor ludorum,
which means winner of the games and reflects his days back playing with the
Wimbourne Wasps. A bagman collects money for illegal gambling businesses and
loan sharks. This goes way back to the early gangster/mob crime days in the
United States. The bagman either collected the weekly bribe money from businessmen
who were being protected (meaning exploited) by the big local crime boss;
or he collected the profits from local illegal gambling establishments and
delivered them to boss headquarters; or in some instances he was the person
who held on to stolen goods until they could be disposed of hence the phrase
he was left holding the bag means someone who was caught doing something wrong
while his cohorts escaped scot-free.
Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
Written by Emeric Switch, First year book on transfiguration
Bagman Otto
Ludo's
brother He got into "a spot of trouble" with the Misuse
of Muggle Artifacts Office over an enchanted lawnmower. Otto is the name
of a very fragrant essential oil made in Bulgaria from the Damask rose. Comes
from the Persian word atar
Bagnold
Millicent
Minister
of Magic before Cornelius Fudge. Origin: German Meaning: Strong or hard
working, Industrious
Balaclava
A woolly covering for the head and neck this comes
from the site of a battle in the Crimean War; soldiers wore this kind of gear
Ballycastle bats
A Quidditch team
Banana Fritters
Password to the Gryffindor tower in Harry’s forth year. The fruit of the banana tree (it
is really an herbaceous plant) Musa sapientum, either battered in a sweet
batter and deep fried or fried on it’s own.
Bane
One of the three centaurs Harry encounters
in Philosopher's Stone; black haired and bodied, Bane comes from the Anglo-Saxon
bana, which means murderer or the source or cause of evil. Hence ratsbane
henbane etc both of which are deadly poisons. It can also mean to poison or
to harm
Banishing Charm
The reverse of a Summoning Charm
Banshee Bandon
Banshee banished by a hare lipped witch (Lockhart
took credit) also spelled Bean Sidhe the banshee is a spirit whose
scream announced immanent death. She has long streaming hair and her eyes
are fiery red from the constant weeping.
Barnabas the Barmy Barnabas the Barmy
A wizard who attempted to train trolls to do ballet, commemorated
in a tapestry opposite the Room of
Requirement. Depicted in a tapestry being clubbed by trolls. Saint Barnabas
was a travelling companion of the Apostle Paul. On a missionary journey to
Iconium and Lystra in Lycaonia, they were first acclaimed gods and then stoned
out of the city.
Barnsley
An industrial town in Yorkshire (for the British perception of it, read "dour
and boring"), but the real meaning of the name is "Woodland clearing of a man called Beorn"
It is the location of the Five Feathers
Barty
Nickname
used by Ludo Bagman for Mr Bartemius Crouch
Baruffio
A wizard infamous for misspeaking a charm and conjuring up a buffalo.
Baruffio's Brain Elixir
Confiscatedby Hermione from Eddie Carmichael.
Bashir Ali
Importer,
exporter (Smuggler) of flying carpets ' Aliyy' or 'high lofty sublime'. The
prefix "Ala-' in Latin mean pertaining to wings
Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed
A book in the Hogwarts library.
Basil
A wizard helping with logistics at the Quidditch
World Cup. Basil is the name of an herb - it's very good with tomatoes. But literally
the word means a "king".
Bat spleen
Along with daisy roots, caterpillars,
a dash of leech juice and Shrivelfig,
bat spleen is a basic component of a Shrinking
Solution; add too much and your potion will go orange.
Bat-Bogey
Hex
A spell
that summons winged imps of some sort to harass the target. A specialty of
Ginny Weasley's.
Bayliss,
Hetty
A Muggle
who spotted the flying Ford Anglia.
