Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Eagle
The mascot for Ravenclaw
Earwiggy
Flowers that look like cabbages
Eckeltricity
Arthur
Weasley name for Electricity
Edgecombe
Marietta
Friend
of Cho Chang who goe's to Professor Umbridge and tell her about the DA classes, Marietta
is a diminutive of Mary, from the Hebrew Maryam, which is related to the word
for "bitter". it is also the word for the ointment "myrrh",
which is bitter-sweet, her mother works Department of
Magical Transportation Floo Network office
Edible Dark Mark:
Not all that edible; I would make anyone who ate it sick. Even Weasley's Wizard Wheezes cannot make Voldemort palatable
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-two
The
one that gave the Ministry of Magic the power to select a teacher when the
headmaster cannot find a suitable person to fill a teaching post .
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-three
The
one that created the post of Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-four
The one that restricted the freedom of assembly, allowing only approved student
groups.
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-five
The
one that gave the High Inquisitor supreme authority over all punishments given
to Hogwarts pupilsThe one that banned teachers from givingstudents any information that is not strictly related to the subjects they are
paid to teach
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-seven
The one to expel any student caught in possession of The Quibbler.
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-eight
The
one that made Umbridge the headmistress.
Educational
Degree Number Twenty-nine
The
one that Filch thought would bring back corporal punishment.
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Shop
on Diagon Alley
Egypt
Country
where Bill Weasley worked for Gringotts as a curse breaker The Weasley went on holiday there.
Eileen
Eileen Gaelic name meaning Light, from the Greek name Helen meaning the bright one
Elephant and Castle
The
site of second regurgitating toilet pranks, a popular part of London.
Elfric the Eager
Subject
in History of Magic The leader of
a notable historical uprising. From the Old English words for "elf"
and "ruler".
Elixir of Life
A liquid made from the philosophers stone that has the power to make a wizard or witch live-forever, as long as they
keep drinking it.
Eleanor:
From a Provençal form of Helen, Greek for the bright one.
Eleanor Branstone
See Branstone Eleanor
Elf wine
Seems to be the preferred drink of Snape. Red in colour, best served from a decanter
Elixir to Induce Euphoria,
A potion described in Advanced Potion-Making.
Elfrida Cragg:
See Cragg Elfrida
Elladora, Black.
Sirius
Black's aunt started the family tradition of beheading house-elves when they got too old to carry tea trays.
also see Black,Elladore
Elves
Small creatures that live deep in the Forbidden Forest where they hold midnight
feasts and play pranks on the lost passer-by. They are actually very nice
despite their tricky nature.
Emeric Switch
See Switch Emeric
Emeric
the Evil
Mentioned in Binns History
of Magic class. Emeric the Evil was mixed up with Uric
the Oddball in History of Magic.
Enchanted books
A
old witch in Bath had a book that you could never stop reading You just had
to wander around with your nose in it, trying to do everything one-handed.
And anyone who read Sonnets of a Sorcerer spoke
in limericks for the rest of their lives.
Enchantment in Baking
A cookbook in Molly Weasley's collection.
Encyclopaedia of Toadstools
A book at Flourish and Blotts. Used by Mr Weasley as a weapon in his fight
with Lucius Malfoy in the book shop in Daigon Alley
Enlargement Charm
A charm
to make things grow
Engorgement Charm
A spell that causes things to grow larger. (Opposite of a Deflation
Draft) To engorge is to fill to excess.
Engorgio
Spell
to make things bigger
Enid
Neville Longbottom's great-aunt. possibly married to uncle Algie Celtic name of uncertain derivation. In Arthurian legend, the wife of Geraint, noted as an example of long-suffering patience.
Ennervate
A spell
used to revive someone who has been stunned.
When spelled with two n's as ennervate it actually means to add nerve (daring
or strength). With one n as enervate it means to weaken. From the latin enervo to remove the nerves or sinews The spell in the
books is ennervate so it makes perfect sense.
Entrancing
Enchantments
See love potions
Episkey
An incantation to reduce swelling. From the Greek word episkeu meaning as a means of repairing something
Erised
See
Mirror of Erised
Eric
Munch
A very bored and badly shaven security wizard in peacock blue robes, He arrested Sturgis
Podmore for breaking and entering the Ministry of
Magic. Harry meets him during his visit
to the ministry, and typical of security guards everywhere who are over worked
and poorly paid, he was icily polite but unhelpful. Eric is the blood fine
paid by a murderer to his victim’s family, from old Irish law.
Eric Whalley
See Whalley Eric
Erkling
From
the story of the Elf King (Erlkonig) who lured a human child in to elfland and
thereby killed it.
Ernie Prang
See Prang Ernie
Errol
The Weasley family owl From the Latin erro and Greek errare,
to stray or wander.
Eton
A non-magical
school for Muggle born children, it is near Windsor
Euan Abercrombie
See Abercrombie Euan
Europa
One
of the Galilean moons of Jupiter.
Evanesco
A charm used by Bill to make a bunch of scrolls
disappear evanescent, means fleeting or tending to vanish like vapour. From
the Latin e-vanesco to vanish
Evans, Mark
A ten-year-old that Dudley Dursley and his gang
beat up. Jo has told us via her web site, that even though Harry Potter's mother Lily Evans, shares the same last name, there is no family link.
Evening Prophet
An evening newspaper, probably an alternate edition of the Daily
Prophet.
Everard (Prof)
A previous headmaster of Hogwarts.
A sallow-faced wizard with a short black fringe, one of the
most celebrated Head at Hogwarts, his picture hangs in most wizarding
institutions.
From Old German ebur boar and
hardu hard.
Ever-Bashing Boomerangs
Something
from the long list of items students are banned from bringing into Hogwarts.
Everlasting Elixirs
Potions with no expiration date. Some what akin to Twinkies
Every
Flavour Beans
See Bertie Bott's Every Flavour
Beans
Exploding snap
A card came with the risk of losing your eye-brows, another use for the exploding snap cards is to use them to build a house of cards, more fun that playing with Muggle cards as you never know when they are going to go bang, though you risk more than your eyebrows in this practice
Expecto
Patronum
Defence
incantation against Dementors. From the Latin words ex, out and specio, to look, Patronus means protector or father, so expecto
patronum means to look out for a protector. There is a female form of the word Patronus, Patrona which means Protectress.
Expelliarmus
A
disarming spell, From the Latin combination, to expello, or drive out and arma to arm or supply with weapons or tools.
Expellimellius
Cho's variant of Expelliarmus that makes her friend's sleeve catch fire. I am not sure just what JK Rowling had in mind, but the Latin words she has used means, to expell or drive out the little sweet heart (or honey)
Exploding
Bonbons
A treat
found in the Hogsmeade store Honeydukes
Extendable Ears
Thin
piece of flesh-coloured string that enables you to listen without being in
the room, invented by the Weasley
twins
Extinguishing
Spell
A spell to put out fires
