Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Moody
Means
given to changeable moods; temperamental.
Moody
Alastor (Mad Eye)
Slightly
mad ex-Auror Defence against the Dark Arts
teacher during Harry's 4th year. Hired to teach Defence against the dark arts
but was kidnapped and imprisoned in his own trunk, his place taken by a death
eater the late Bartemius Crouch
Jr. Alastor means avenger. In Greek mythology Alastor is an avenging demon
associated with blood feuds between families and the Greek term for an avenging
power that visits the sins of the fathers on their children. It is also an
evil genie of a house that leads a man to commit crimes and sin. He was originally
a mortal the son of Neleus king of Pylos. He became a minor demon when he
and his brothers were slain by Heracles. (Encyclopaedia Mythica) Alastor was
the name of a demon that executed court decrees in Hell which is rather appropriate
in comparison with Mad-Eye since he could be seen carrying out Ministry decrees
by capturing or killing Death Eaters.
Moon
A student sorted into an unknown house at Hogwarts
Mooncalf
Grey-skinned
creature that comes out at the full moon to walk on its hind legs
Moony
The
nickname of Remus Lupin as a student
at Hogwarts
Moran
A Chaser
on the Irish national Quidditch team. Moran means "of the sea" from the welsh name Morcant
Morfin Gaunt's Spell
A non-verbal spell that causes the victim to painfully exude large quantities of yellow pus, no doubt invented by Morfin.
Morgana
A witch
depicted on the Chocolate Frogs trading card series traditionally believed to be the evil half-sister of King
Arthur. Her name is from the same root word as Morgan she was often called 'Morgain-la- Fee' or 'Fata Morgana' in the italian version of the Arthurian legends
Morsmodre
Conjures
the Dark Mark: a skull with a serpent
protruding from its mouth A combination of the Latin word Mors, death
and modere to bite.
Edit after months of research in to Latin words I can not find this on a purely latin site or book, so I am discounting this unless I find proof, if anyone can help me with this I would be very grateful.
The closest I can get to the word to bite or chew is Mandere Therefore death eaters would be morsmander. Moderor also means to rule or govern, so it could be, one who governs death
Mortlake
The Committee on Experimental Charms took him away for questioning about extremely odd ferrets. There is a place in London called Mortlake, and along with a fair few famous people, Charles Dickens is buried there
Most
Charming Smile Award
see professor Gilderoy Lockhart
Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers
A group founded by Hector Dagworth-Granger.
Mostafa
See Hassan Mostafa
Moste Potente Potions
A book in the restricted section of
the Hogwarts library
Mountain troll
The variety of troll that was set loose in Hogwarts on Halloween; apparently one of the lesser varieties.
Mr. Paws
One of Ms. Figg's cats about which she tell long and boring stories to Harry
Mrs Norris,
Filch's cat, and as we have discovered he is a squib, Hogwarts being
the sort of place that is constantly changing, I am sure the Filch would never
find his way around with out her able assistance nor would he catch as many
trespassers. She is named for the sneaky, spiteful character in the Jane Austen
book Mansfield Park.
Mrs.
Skower's All-Purpose Magical mess Remover
Does
what it says on the box. Skower is a mis-spelling of the word Scour, meaning to clean
Mudblood,
An insulting term for a half-blooded wizard or a Muggle-born wizard
Muffliato
A spell to keep nearby people from eavesdropping. From the Old French word mouffle meaning a mitten, to deaden. or in English to muffle. Liato is an affected word, from the root Lio meaning to cover or plaster over and smooth out. Muffoletto is also a soft and spongy Italian bread
Muggle
Someone
without wizarding talent J.K. Rowling derived it from mug a British slang
word for fool. However unbeknownst to Jo.Rowling . it has been used several times
before; the most noteworthy being a slang term for marijuana
Muggle magic tricks.
A side line of the Weasley twins magic shop, a minor hit with the wizard like Arthur Weasley, wizards who like all things Muggles.
Muggle
Protection Act
A law
written by Arthur Weasley that prevents
people of the magical community from using magic in a way that Muggles can
see or come in contact with. This includes the enchanting of regular Muggle
objects such as keys and cars.
Muggle
Repelling Charms
Spells
that keep prying non-magical people away from large gatherings of wizards
such as the Quidditch World Cup and of course Hogwarts school, where were
a Muggle stumble on to it's grounds they would find a completely ruined building,
with lots of danger signs all over the place, and they would suddenly remember
some really important thing they just have to do, making them rush away, never
knowing what they missed.
Muggle Studies
A class taken by Hermione that deals with studying Muggles. Hermione says It will be interesting to
study them from a wizard's point of view, she received three hundred and twenty
percent in her end of year exam
Muggle-Worthy
Excuse Committee
A division of the Ministry of Magic, which may be for coming up with explanations of
bizarre things that Muggles inadvertently see.
Mulled mead.
Hagrid's drink of choice when he is in the Three
Broom sticks. Mead is a fermented drink made with honey, to mull a drink
is to serve it sweetened, slightly spiced and warmed.
Mugwump
Albus
Dumbledore is one. 18th/19th century slang for a person disinterested
in party politics, an independent thinker, or, alternatively, a major boss.
The term originates from an American Indian word for a major chief.
Mulciber
Death
Eater who specialised in the Imperius
Curse, he was helped to escape from Azkaban.
Hephaestus the son of Zeus and Hera was also called Vulcan (god of fire and metalworking) and in Milton's poem Paradise Lost, Mulciber was called "the softener".
Mullet
A Chaser on the Irish national Quidditch
team. It means mule, a bad haircut,
also a five pointed star and the rowel on a spur.
Murcus
See Merchieftainess
Muriel
A great-aunt of Molly Weasley. From the Greek meaning angel of June, or Bright. Or From Mariel a variant of Mary meaning bitter
MacDougal to McGonagal--- McGuffin to Montague
