Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Skeeter to Sprout --- Squelchy to Syllabary
S.P.E.W
Hermione's
project to promote the Society for the Promotion of Elfish
Welfare
Sage
Any
plant of the genus Salvia, but particularly S. officinalis, believed in medieval
times to strengthen the memory and promote wisdom.
Centaurs burn it to try to divine the future.
Salamander
A
fire-dwelling lizard creature from folklore. A mythical creature generally
resembling a lizard believed capable of living in or withstanding fire.
Salem Witches' Institute
A contingent
from there came to the Quidditch
World Cup.
Saleswizard
Wizard
who sell
Sanguini
One of Eldred Worple's vampire friends.
From the Latin Sanguis, meaning of the blood. Sanguine was one of the four conditions or states of health used in medieval times to treat patients. The others being Choleric, Phlegmatic, and Melancholic
Sardinian
Sorcerers
A sub committee
Sardinian sorcerers did something very important in the same year that there
was an International Warlock Convention of 1289,
as taught by Professor Binns in the History
of Magic Class
Saucy
Tricks for Tricky Sorts
A
book in the Hogwarts library
Savage
An Auror stationed at Hogwarts to guard it. A nickname for a wild or uncouth person. From Old French Sauvage, wild untamed. From the Latin Salvaticus meaning wild person of the woods. The Latin word Silva means forest grove
Scabbers
Ron's hand-me-down rat; fat old and useless, also see Wormtail.
Scab a skin disease with scales or pustules can be caused by mites making
the skin appear grey, vile worthless, a crusted wound, a scoundrel, a black-leg,
from old English sceabb.
Scamander
Newton Artemis Fido
Author
of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them, As Harry so aptly says in the margin 'nice name'. Newt is a type
of salamander. Artemis is the Greek goddess of beasts and the hunt. Fido is
a rather boring name for a dog. It is also a method of clearing fog from an
airfield. Scamander is the ancient name for a river in Troy.
Scarpin's Revelaspell
Reveals the ingredients of a potion.
Scarab beetles
Used in the wit-sharpening
potion (Scarabaeus sacer) the dung beetle, which roll balls of animal
dung along the ground. These balls are rolled into holes, whereupon the beetle
deposits its larvae which, being hatched, feed upon the dung. According to
Egyptian doctrine, the dung beetle rolling his ball was considered illustrative
of the Sun’s heavenly circuit and its daily self-renewal. Hence, a symbolical
scarab carrying a solar disk upon its back represented the Sun’s cycle through
the sky.
Scarabs were
also symbolic of resurrection. This too was directly linked with the rising of
the Sun. In fact, since the scarab was spiritually connected with the Sun-rise,
it became closely associated with the Egyptian deity Khepri–"god of the rising
Sun." In every aspect, scarabs and Egyptian Solar worship were
inseparable. And it became the symbol of spontaneous generation, new life, and
resurrection. It was often worn as a type of good luck charm.
Scintillation
Solution
Spell
mentioned by the Kwikspell ad. Scintillation
is a flash of light produced by an ionising partial, it also means a flash,
hint or trace of,
Scops
owl
A breed
of owl very small and used for Local Deliveries
Only
Scourgify
A
cleaning charm, from scour to vigorously to remove grime and dirt. Its root
word is scourge, from the Latin excorio, to flay or whip, taken to
mean to flay the skin from a person, a form of religious punishment.
Scourgify
A spell James Potter used to fill Snape's mouth with pink soap when they were at school together
Screaming Yo-yo's
A toy
banned from Hogwarts.
Screechsnap
Another plant in fifth-year Herbology
Scrimgeour
Works
at the Ministry of Magic and was asking funny questions of Tonks and Kingsley
Scrivenshaft's
A quill
shop in Hogsmeade. Scri- pertains to
writing from the Latin scriptura to write and sciba a scribe.
Shaft most likely references the shaft of the quill.
Scrofungulus
A
contagious magical malady. A real illness, scrofula a form of tuberculosis of
the lymphatic glands, also called the Kings evil. From the Latin scrofulae a
female pig, who were supposed to be very susceptible to it.
Scurvy-grass
A plant Harry studies in Herbology. Scurvy grass is a cruciferous herb (as Cochlearia officinalis) formerly believed
useful in preventing or treating scurvy.
Sea
Serpent
Exactly
what it sounds like.
Seamus Finnigan
Gryffindor in the same year as Harry who mother
was a witch, who failed to mention that small minor detail, until after the wedding.
Secrecy Sensor
A
device that vibrates when it detects concealment and lies.
Secret-Keeper
A
person who has concealed within them a secret hidden deep in their living soul.
The information is hidden inside the chosen person is henceforth impossible to
find unless of course the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it
Seeker
Quidditch
position, the person who job it is to catch the Golden Snitch
Seer
A
person who is gifted or cursed with the ability to see the future, to have
true sight
Self-Correcting Ink
A
banned item at O.W.L. examinations.
Self-Defensive Spellwork
A
book found in the Room of Requirement by Dumbledore's Army.
Self-Inking Quill
A useful and harmless product of Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes invented on an off day.
The wizard equivalent of a biro or a fountain pen
Self-shuffling playing cards
A deck of cards that mix themselves
Self-stirring cauldrons
Invented by a batty old wizard, whom
Harry had to learn about for his first year history of magic exam
Serpensortia
A spell
used by Draco Malfoy in Duelling
Club in which a large deadly snake burst from the end of his wand.'Serpent,
sors' is the French for 'snake, come out' or more correctly snake leave.
Seventh
(7th) Floor
Entrance
to the Gryffindor common
room
Severus
Latin
for stern or harsh. There was a Roman emperor named Lucius Severus.
Severus
Snape
See Snape Severus
Severing Charm
A charm that can be used to remove or sever on piece of cloth from another as used by Ron Weasley on his Dress robes
Shacklebolt
Kingsley
A tall
black bald wizard with an earring. An Auror in charge of the hunt for Sirius Black,
a member of Order of the Phoenix Shacklebolt
a heraldic device meaning fetters or handcuff, often used on coats of arms,
Kingsley means, of the kings field, combined I think they indicate a police
man for the king or ruler
Sherbet balls,
Candy bought at Honeydukes in Hogsmeade that let you levitate a couple inches from the ground while sucking on them
Sherbet
drops
(see
also lemon drops) - a Muggle treat Dumbledore admits to being fond of
Shield Charm
A charm to cast a temporary, invisible wall around a person that would deflect minor curses
Shield Hat
One of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes's best-selling products. Able to deflect minor to moderate hexes and Jinxes. The Ministry of Magic ordered five hundred for it's support staff
Shooting Star
An outdated
flying broomstick , one that is often out paced
by butterflies
Shrieking Shack
A shack located in Hogsmeade, said to be the
most haunted building in England. There is a secret tunnel that goes from
the Whomping Willow to the shack;
one must push a knot on the Whompin Willow to turn it off in order to safely
pass to the Shrieking Shack.
Shrinking Solution
A potion that appears to have the ability to age an animal backwards.
Shrivelfig, Abyssinian
An ingredient in magic potions used in Shrinking Solution, second year students had to tend
the plants as part of their Herbology classes
Shunpike Stan
The conductor of the Knight Bus. A shunpike
is a side road used to avoid or shun the toll on turnpike or road
Sibyll Trelawney
See Trelawney Sibyll
Sibyll.
Sibyll
comes from the Sibyls who were famous prophets in ancient mythology
Sickles
Silver coins wizard currency; 17 Sickles to a Galleon
Silencing Charm
A
spell that silences the target.
Silencio
The incantation for the Silencing Charm.
From the Latin sileo, to be silent
Silver Arrow
A kind
of broomstick that is no longer being made
Sinistra
Prof.
Teacher
of Astronomy at Hogwarts Her lessons
are given every Wednesday at midnight on top of the highest tower. A
star on the right hand of the Serpent Bearer Ophiuchus the hand that is
holding the tail of the serpent Serpens. The word Sinistra actually refers
to the left side?
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
See Nearly-Headless Nick
Sirius
Sirius also known as the Dog Star. Seen during summer dog days.
Sirius Black
See Black Sirius
Sites of Historical Sorcery
Book
quoted as saying that the inn at Hogsmeade was the headquarters for the 1612 goblin rebellion and that the Shrieking Shack is the
most severely haunted building in Britain.
