Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Padfoot to Petrificus Totalus --- Pride of Portree to Pye, Augustus
Pettigrew Peter
Former
friend of James Sirius and Remus. His nickname was Wormtail,
he in an unregistered Rat Animagus. Secret Voldemort supporter. The name Peter
itself comes from the Greek word 'Petros' for Rock. However, the most famous
Peter was the Apostle Peter in the Bible, and one of the more infamous things
he did, was during the trial and execution of Christ, he repeatedly denied
Christ. Pettigrew, a Huguenot family that settled in County Tyrone in the 1600s.
Derived from the French petit cru which means small growth
Petunia Dursley. nee Evans
See Dursley Petunia
Philosopher's
Stone
A substance
which turns any metal into gold and produces the Elixir of Life which will
make the drinker immortal for as long as the continue to drink it. The name
for the substance that could turn other metals into gold. The earliest alchemy
works were by the English monk Roger Bacon and the German philosopher Albertus
Magnus. Roger Bacon believed that gold dissolved in aqua regia was the elixir
of life.
Philpott, Arkie
A wizard who endured an intensive search to be admitted into Gringotts.
Arkie is a slang nickname for some one from Arkansas. more likely it might be from Arcas, mythological father of the Arcadians. The name Philpott is derived from a French name Phillipot introduced in to England at the time of the Norman Conquest. This in turn is derived from a Greek name meaning lover of horses Phillipos. Jo Rowling has a historical link with the name, it's a name shared with a relation on her mother’s side of the family. A John Phillpott Bulgen who volunteered to fight in the First World War and was awarded three medals.
Phlegm
Fleur Delacour's new nickname among the less enchanted Weasleys. A thick and nasty substance secreted by the throat. Phlegm was thought to be one of the four humours that regulated the human body. From the Latin and Greek words meaning Flame, overheating or hot foul air was thought to be the cause of some illnesses.
Phoenix
Dumbledore's loyal pet. A bird that bursts into flames and rises from its ashes for a re-birth.
A phoenix is a very good pet and its tears can heal wounds. Also able
to carry immense weight, the phoenix was a legendary bird thought to live
near a well in Arabia. Its song was thought to be so beautiful that even the
sun god would stop to listen. Only one phoenix could exist at a time and they
lived from between 500 to 1500 years. When it thought death was near it would
build a fire and throw itself into the flames. A new phoenix would be born
from the flames.
Phut (fut)
The
sound the Blast-Ended Skrewts make as they move. Phut means to collapse, or
to deflate. from Hindustani phantna or to split
Phyllida Spore
See Spore Phyllida
Pigwidgeon
Ron's owl a gift from Sirius Black named
by his sister Ginny, called Pig by
Ron. A Pigwidgin is a fairy or dwarf; anything very small
Pillock
long-haired Rita
Skeeter opinion of Bill Weasley.
Pillock is an very, very rude old English word.
Pince Madam.
She is a thin and suspicious traditionalist who believes her Job would be much easer if the students at
Hogwarts School would stop using her precious books and let her get on with he job of issuing books , French for pinch
Pixie
Tiny and mischievous creatures In folklore pixies (or piskies) are little people who
believed to live on the downs and moors of Cornwall England. According to
one myth pixies were originally Druids who resisted Christianity and the more
they resisted the smaller they grew. Yet another myth tells of a race of people
who were neither good enough for heaven nor bad enough for hell and were doomed
to wander the earth forever.
Plimpy
Water-dwelling
pest. It seems to have a round body and two legs, Plimp means to swell.
Ploughed
A Quidditch term for crashing into the ground, usually as a result of a Wronski
defensive feint.
Pocket
Sneakoscope
A very
small spinning glass top, which lights up and makes a high-pitched whistle
when there is somebody or something suspicious around a tool for detecting
dark arts
Podmore Patrick
Leader of the headless hunt
Podmore Sturgis.
A square-jawed
wizard with thick straw-coloured hair Member of the Order of the Phoenix sent
to Azkaban for trying to break into the Department of Mysteries. He was being
controlled by Lucius Malfoy in an attempt to break into the Ministry of Magic
Point Me
The incantation for the Four-Point
Spell.
Poliakoff
Durmstrang boy with clumsy eating habits, who came with Victor
Krum for the Triwizard games Poliakoff is a Czech or a slovak name derived from either the name Polak or Poliak both seem to mean "from poland"
Polkiss Mrs.
Piers' mother
Polkiss
Piers Dudley's best friend Piers was a scrawny boy with a face like a rat. He was usually
the one who holding people's arms behind their backs while Dudley hit them, Polk is a scottish slang word for Pollock,
Polyjuice Potion
A potion
that changes the physical appearance of a person in to that of another. Poly means many, in conposition, several, or affecting more than one part, Juice
from the French jus or broth, though it literally translates as mixture.
Pomegranate
Its juice is not an ingredient in a Strengthening
Solution.
Pomfrey Poppy
Hogwarts matron (nurse) The poppy is one of the oldest medicinal plants a flowering
plant with large red, orange or black blossoms. The narcotic opium is extracted
from one of the varieties, the opium poppy. Her name is most likely derived
from comfrey a medicinal plant. One slightly obscure Dickens reference is
that pomrey means to pamper.
Pomona Sprout
See Sprout, Pomona
Pontner Roddy
One
of Ludo Bagman's betting friends
Porlock
A creature
the Care of Magical Creatures class was going to cover. It's a horse guardian and is covered in shaggy fur. Porlocks walk on it's two cloven hind legs, and they have rather large noses. Porlock is also a place in Somerset, in the Exmoor National park
Porcupine Quills
A
basic ingredient in potions, but as Neville found out in first potions lesson with Professor Snape they must be added
after the potion has been removed from the heat as they can cause your cauldron to melt, even in a simple potion such as one to cure boils, failing to do
this simple thing will result in nasty out break of red and painful boils
if not used correctly
Portable Swamp
A product of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes, as demonstrated during Hogwart's revolt against Umbridge.
Portkey
Device
for moving people at a specific time and to a specific place normally an object
that doesn't attract the attention of Muggles i.e. rubbish or litter
Portkey Office
All
portkeys must be either registered with the Ministry of Magic, or the
person using them must be authorised to make them, the Portkey
office is part of the Department of Magical Transportation
Portus
Spell word used to transform an object into a Portkey. Portus is Latin for
gate.
Potions
A class
at Hogwarts taught by Severus Snape.
Potion either is from the Greek poton, drink. Or comes from the Latin poto, to drink. Potions class teaches students how to make potions
that will allow the students to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death. Other more simple potions are learnt by the First year students,
such as enlarging potions and shrinking potions.
Professor Snape also set up a magical fire as the sixth level of protection for the Philosophers stone, you had to decode his logical riddle to find out which potion allowed you to go on and which potion allowed you to go back.
Danger lies before you, while safety lies behind,
Two
of us will help you, which ever you would find,
One
among us seven will let you move ahead,
Another
will transport the drinker back instead,
Two
among our number hold only nettle wine,
Three
of us are killers, waiting hidden in line.
Choose,
unless you wish to stay here forevermore,
To
help you in your choice, we give you these clues four:
First,
however slyly the poison tries to hide
You
will always find some on nettle wine's left side;
Second,
different are those who stand at either end,
But
if you would move onward, neither is your friend;
Third,
as you see clearly, all are different size,
Neither
dwarf nor giant holds death in their insides
Fourth, the second left and the second on the right
Are
twins once you taste them, though different at first sight.
Potter, Harry James
A young boy who unexpectedly finds himself at Hogwarts studying wizardry. Familiar form of Harold meaning army ruler
Potter James
Harry's father a pure-blooded wizard, an unregistered Animagus, Stag variety,
nickname Prongs, one of the Marauders,
a bit of a bully
Potter
Lily Nee Evans
Harry's mother who died on Halloween night protecting
the sixteen month old Harry (Born on the 31 July 1981 his parents died the
following Halloween) from Lord Voldemort.
Both Lily and her sister Petunia are named
after flowers. The lily symbolizes purity and innocence, also a familiar form
of Lilith (meaning of the night; night demon; and according to ancient legend
the first wife of Adam) or Lillian (flower). Traditionally the lily is a flower
of death.Compare with the petunia,
which symbolizes anger and resentment. Lily comes from the Latin word lilium, the Greeks used a similar word leirion
Pouffe or Pouf
A stiff
and over stuffed cushion or soft ottoman used for either sitting on or resting
your feet on, a not very practical form of seating, even in a chintzy
classroom used only for divination
Powers
You Never Knew You Had and What to Do With Them Now You've Wised Up
A book
in the Hogwarts library.
Practical
Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts
A set
of books that Sirius and Lupin gave Harry for Christmas.
Prang
Ernie
Driver
of the Knight Bus; prang a slang word
meaning to crash into.
Prat
A person who is not very bright or is doing a stupid thing at the time
Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulating Yourself Against Shocks
A book in Flourish and Blotts.
Prefect
An honoured senior student who helps with younger pupils. From the Latin prae-ficio to place at the head (to give or appoint, to command )
Prefects
Who Gained Power
A study of Hogwarts prefects and their later careers
A book
that interests Percy in a junk shop
in Diagon Alley
Prentice Mr
Mrs
Figg’s Watch cat, used to keep an eye on Harry when Mundungus Fletcher went to collect his hot cauldrons
Prewetts
One of four families killed by Voldemort (Molly Weasley's maiden name was Prewett Jo Rowling said she was related to the Prewetts)
Prewett, Fabian
A member of the Order of the Phoenix who was killed
by the Death Eaters. Fabian a delayer
or cautious person, willing to delay, named after Fabius Maximus who used
guile, cunning and delaying tactics in his battles with Hannibal who had vastly
superior forces
Prewett, Gideon
A member
of the Order of the Phoenix who was killed
by the Death Eaters. Gideon yet another
Biblical character, a man with only a small army, plus his belief in God's
power, who overcame the invading Midianites. It also means in Hebrew, having
only a stump (for a hand)
Padfoot to Petrificus Totalus --- Pride of Portree to Pye, Augustus
