Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
R. A. B.
The mysterious individual who replaced one of Voldemort's Horcruxes with a fake. If it's someone we've heard of already, the possibilities are: Professor Binns, Regulus Black, Edgar Bones's wife, and Mr. Borgin. My money is on Regulus Black
Rackharrow, Urquhart 1612-1697
A rather vicious-looking wizard and the inventor of the Entrails-Expelling Curse.
Rack an instrument of torture used for extreme stretching or pulling
out the insides of a person, harrow as in torment, tear or distress or its
archaic sense of plunder
Ragnok
Presumably a Gringotts goblin. Possibly connected
to Ragnarok an event in Norse myth that marked the final destruction of the
world in the conflict between the Aesir and the powers of Hel led by Loki.
The destruction of the all the gods and the powers of evil, led to a time
of enlightenment
Railview Hotel
The
gloomy-looking hotel on the outskirts of a big city where Uncle
Vernon takes the family to hide (they stay in room 17)
Ramora
Benevolent
silver fish Similar in name to the remora, which are fish of the family
Echeneidae having on their head a sucking disk with which they attach themselves
to sharks, whales, sea turtles or the hulls of ships.
Ravenclaw
A Hogwarts
house named for one of the founders Rowena Ravenclaw. Her house likes it student
to be wise, a ready mind, with wit and a thirst for learning, Rowena is Welsh
for Fair-haired. First used by Geoffrey of Monmouth to describe the daughter
of Hengist.
Red
Current Rum
Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic’s tipple of choice,
as served in the Three Broomsticks
Red Cap
Dwarf
like creatures found wherever blood has been spilled. From Scottish folklore.
Red Cap is a thoroughly evil creature. He is a short stocky old man with long
grey hair and claws instead of hands. He lives on the Scottish Border in
ancient ruins of castles especially in those with a bloody history of war and
murder. He owes his name to the fact that he wears a red hat, which is coloured
by the blood of his victims. Red Cap moves with remarkable speed despite the
fact that he wears iron boots. He can overcome even the strongest man unless
the intended victim remembers to quote a few words from the bible
Reducio
Counteracts
an enlargement charm Reduce means
to bring down in extent amount or degree; diminish and comes from Latin reductio,
which means to bring back; return.
Reductor Curse
Blasts
solid objects out of one's path Reducere is Latin for to bring back. It
is two words re, back, and ducere, to lead.
Re'em
Giant
oxen with golden hides The re'em are to be found in America and in the far east. It's blood gives the drinker great strength. they have been closely linked with Unicorns since the time of the bible.
Legend has it that in 300BC on the isle of Pharos met the Septuagint: (seventy Jewish scholars, who had assembled to translate the Old Testament from Hebrew into Greek, a feat they reputedly managed in seventy two days.)
Finding an obscure reference to a beast called the Re'em, the Seventy were unable to identify the beast. They had a description however: "Fleet, fierce, indomitable and especially distinguished by the armour of its brow."
Refilling Charm
A spell to regenerate or refill whatever a bottle previously contained.
Registry
of Proscribed Charmable Objects
A listing of Muggle Artifacts that it is illegal to enchant.
Relashio
Sends
sparks at an opponent Harry used it
on grindylows. I am not aware of any
normal or old French old German or Latin words with any relevant meaning for
this one, lash is to whip or to tie down with rope, so to re-lash is to tie
it down again, release is to set free. The closest I can get to this word, is a Latin
word combination. Re, to, and a Old French word lasche meaning slack, from
the latin Laxus or loose, and relaxare the root of the word
relax.
Remembrall
A glass marble-sized ball which when held turns red to tell the holder if they've
forgotten something. It comes from remember all, simple as that
Remus
Brother
of Romulus (founder of Rome). A female wolf raised them. He was killed by
Romulus for mocking the city he was building (Rome). See Lupin
Rennervate
Used to rouse an unconscious person. from the Latin renovatio to make a new or from the Latin word renovo to renew or restore
Reparo
Repairs
broken or damaged objects Reparo is Latin for to restore, renew, make
good
Restricted Section
A
part of the Hogwarts library open only to staff, advanced students of Defence
Against the Dark Arts, and other students who can get a teacher's permission.
Naturally, this is where all the really interesting and useful books are kept.
Reusable Hangman
Another product of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. A word spelling guessing game, with a real wooden hanged man
Revealer
An item that can make invisible ink visible. Hermione has one it looks like a bright red eraser from Latin re-velo, to unveil, to lay bare
Reverse Spell Effect
Another
name for Priori Incantatem
Reversers
A charm
to cure Reluctant Reversers is in the book
Harry tries to remember to stop him
losing his temper with aunt Marge
Ritchie Coote:
See Coote Richie
Rictusempra
Tickling
charm Rictum is Latin for gaping mouth and semper is Latin for
always
.
Riddikulus
A charm
to repel Boggarts a simple one that needs
force of mind and laughter. Ridiculous means absurd. From the Latin word Redicularus, laugh, excited laughter
Riddle
House
The
house in Little Hangleton where
Tom Riddle senior lived with his parents until all three were killed. The
current owner of the house is a mysterious wealthy man who is believed to
have bought it for tax reasons
Riddle
Tom Marvolo
A young Lord Voldemort; born of a Muggle father,
and a witch mother who died in childbirth. The father put the baby boy into
a Muggle orphanage his mother named him before she died Tom
after his father, Marvolo after his grandfather
Rise
and fall of the dark arts
One
of many books that tell the events leading up to the death of Harry
Potters parents and his survival
against Voldemort
Ripper
One of Harry's Aunt
Marge's favourite bulldogs
Rita Skeeter
See Skeeter Rita
Roberts
Mr
One
of the campsite managers for the Quidditch
World Cup.
Roberts Family
One
of the families captured by supporters of Lord Voldemort at the Quidditch
world cup and paraded high in the air Mrs Roberts and her two children,
the youngest was a small boy, all had to have their memory modified
Robins, Demelza
Demelza From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf" popularized by a character in the Poldark series. Robins is a diminutive of the name Roberts.
Rock cakes
Cakes
that should be hard on the outside and soft and doughy in the middle, cakes
that when Hagrid makes them, they are rock
hard and inedible by non-half giants
Room of Requirement
It
is known as the Come and Go Room, or the Room of Requirementt
is a room that a person can only enter, when they have real need of it. Sometimes
it is there, and sometimes it is not, but when it appears, it is always equipped
for the seeker's needs. The House Elf -Dobby used it, when his friend Winky was very drunk;
he had hidden her in the Room of Requirement and he found antidotes to Butterbeer there, and a nice elf-sized bed to settle her on while she slept it off, The
caretaker Mr Filch has found extra cleaning materials there when he has run
short, Dumbledore found it one Yuletide night when he was in need, it was
filled chamber pots, Mostly people stumbles across it when they need it ,
but they rarely find it again, for they do not know that it is always there
waiting to be called into service.
Romania
Country where Charlie Weasley studied dragons
Romilda Vane:
See Vane, Romilda
Ron Weasley
See Weasley Ron
Ronan
One of the centaurs mentioned in Philosopher's
Stone the name Ronan could have been derived from the Norse word for secret or
hidden knowledge. Also an Irish saint.
Rookwood Augustus (or Algernon )
A pockmarked man with greasy hair he worked in the Department
of Mysteries, Convicted of leaking Ministry
of Magic secrets to He who Must Not Be Named after Igor Karkaroff turned him in the the Auror's He was one of the death eaters named by Malfoy in battle between The Death
Eaters and
Harry Potter with his friends at the Ministry of Magic He knew Luto Bagman's father
Rosalind Antigone Bungs:
See Bungs, Rosalind Antigone
Rosier, Evan
A Death
Eater, killed by Aurors the year before Voldemort fell. From a Welsh form of John, from Hebrew Johanan, meaning, "Jehovah
has favoured"
Rosmerta
Madam
Owner
of The Three Broomsticks, and maker of "Rosmerta's honey meade" Rosmerta
is a Gaullish goddess and whose Celtic name means 'Abundant Provider'
Rotter Song
Oh Potter you rotter
Oh what have you done?
You're killing off' students
You think it's good fun
Made up by Peeves the poltergeist when the Chamber of Secrets was opened in Harry's second year
Rowling Jo
A
Muggle born writer of modern wizarding history, popular even in the Muggle
world where her works are believed to be children's fiction but read by many
adults. Rowling means using a rowel, a rowel is a spiked wheel on a spur. From
the French word for wheel rouelle.
Rubeus Hagrid
See Hagrid Rubeus
Rufus Scrimgeour:
See Scrimgeour Rufus
Runespoor
Three-headed
snake, Rune (an incantation of mysterious
significance especially a magic charm) and spoor (the track or trail of an
animal especially a wild animal).
Rupert Brookstanton:
See Brookstanton Rupert
Ryan, Barry
The Keeper on the Irish national Quidditch
team. From Irish bearrach or spear.
