Master Froggy's
Encyclopaedia
Tail-Twig Clippers
Part of a Broom Servicing kit. used to keep the tail twigs in perfect condition.
Tarantallegra
Spell
used by Malfoy during Duelling
Club to make Harry dance. Tarantella
is dance originating in southern Italy. In its most common modern form it
is a flirtatious dance for couples, set to music in 6/8 time, constantly increasing
in speed and typically accompanied by castanets and a tambourine. Allegro
is a quick lively tempo and also means quickly in Italian.
Ted,
Newscaster
on Muggle television
Tenebrus
Hagrid's
favourite Thestral, Tenebrous means dark gloomy obscure.
Tergeo
An incantation used to wipe away blood. Latin, to rub or wipe off, to improve or correct".
The
Draught of Living Death
A powerful
sleeping potion made of asphodel and wormwood.
Thestral,
Invisible
animals that are considered unlucky to see, they have dragonish face and neck
and a skeletal body of a great black winged horse, they are meat eaters with
long pointed fangs, they are attracted to the smell of blood and can only
be seen by people who have witness death.
Thickey
Janus
Reputed to have been killed by a Lethifold but was discovered five miles away living with the landlady of the Green
Dragon. Also namesake of a wing at St. Mungo's. Janus was the two-faced Roman
god of doorways beginnings and the rising and setting of the sun. To describe
one as Janus-faced is to call him deceitful, which is exactly what this Janus
was. Thickey is British slang for an idiot. The inhabitants of the St.
Mungo's wing suffer from permanent spell damage. The Janus two-faced aspect
possibly references schizophrenia and thickey represents those with diminished
mental capacity, see Gilderoy Lockhart.
Thomas, Dean
A Gryffindor;
a tall black boy and a fan of soccer who shares a room with Ron and Harry; he is a good artist, and as described in J K Rowlings site (See the link page) there was a lot more history planned for Dean that never make it to the books, including the fact his father was a wizard who was killed by Death Eaters because he refused to join them
Three
Broomsticks
A pub
in Hogsmeade
Tibbles
One
of Mrs. Figg’s cats
Tiberius Ogden
A wizard from the Wizengamot and also one of the wizarding examinations Authority. Tiberius is the name of two Roman emperors
Tiberius
Cormac McLaggen's uncle, who may or may not be the same as the above.
Time Room:
The room in the Department of Mysteries for time-related research.
Time-Turner
A necklace
with an hourglass on it gives the wearer the ability to travel back in time.
Timms
See Agatha Timms
Toad
Trevor
the toad belonged to Neville Longbottom. Hagrid told Harry in book one that toads were old fashioned as pets. Neville had been raised
by his gran, (his mother and father
were in St Mungo’s hospital), His
Great Uncle Algie gave him it when he
heard that Hogwarts had accepted him.
Tobias Snape
See Snape Tobias
Tofty,
Professor
Griselda
Marchbanks's assistant in performing O.W.Ls.
exams.
Tom the bartender
Bartender
at the Leaky Cauldron
Tom Marvolo Riddle
If you
rearrange the letters it spells: I am Lord
Voldemort.
Tonks
Andromeda nee Black
Sirius'
favourite cousin, Nymphadora Tonks's mother Andromeda is a northern constellation directly south of Cassiopeia between Pegasus and
Perseus. In Greek myth she was a princess rescued from a monster by the hero
Perseus.
Tonks
Nymphadora
Young Auror a member of the Order
of the Phoenix, she has a pale heart-shaped face, dark twinkling
eyes, and short spiky hair that started out a violent shade of violet
Metamorphmagus. Nymphadora is a name clearly intended for a delicate dainty feminine young girl that
represents everything Tonks isn't. Nymphs were minor divinities of nature
in classical mythology represented as beautiful maidens dwelling in the mountains
forests trees and waters. Nymphadora is the name of a Roman martyr. She was
a holy virgin who was given martyrdom due to a fearless confession of faith.
Tonks, Ted
Nymphadora's father, a Muggle and very untidy. Tonks is a derivative of the name Tunkes,
which is Old English for Thomas. The name itself come from the Greek word Tomas which means twin, it in turn comes from either the aramaic word tyowm or the Hebrew word t'owm.
Ton-Tongue Toffee
A joke
candy created by Fred and George
Weasley which enlarges the eater's tongue until it weighs a ton.
Tooth-flossing
Stringmints
Sweets or Candy
that also cleans in between the teeth, Floss with different flavours.
Toujours Pur
Black family motto French for 'always pure' in regard to the family's pureblood
obsession.
Towler Kenneth
A student,
probably a Gryffindor, two years ahead
of Harry. He had an attack of the boils during his O.W.L.s Not caused by stress as he thought but a prank played on him by Fred
and George Weasley.
Transfiguration
A spell
that changes the nature of a person or object completely, the molecular structure
of the object is altered, a class at Hogwarts taught by Professor McGonagall
Transfiguration Today
A magazine for those wizards’ witches and warlocks interested
in transfiguration
Transmogrifian Torture
One
of the curses Professor Lockhart brags about. Transmogrify means to transform especially in a magical or surprising
manner
Transylvania
The
international Quidditch team who beat England three hundred and ninety to ten another interesting fact is they have not yet signed the International
Ban on Duelling
Travels With Trolls
A book
by Gilderoy Lockhart
Travers
Death
eater who helped murder the McKinnon’s , imprisoned in Azkaban until recently. Name for someone who lived by a bridge or ford, or a gatherer of tolls, from Middle English/Old French travers "passage, crossing.
Treacle
Tarts
Basically
crusts breadcrumbs lemon rind eggs flour and golden syrup baked like a pie
Trelawney
Cassandra
Sibyll
Trelawney's great-great-grandmother, Cassandra was a woman from Greek mythology.
She was blessed with the gift of prophecy from Apollo but cursed by the lack
of power to persuade people.
Trelawney
Patricia Sibyll
The
crackpot ivination professor, Sibyll
Trelawney Divinations professor at Hogwarts;
obsessed with dark predictions and death predictions. Hermione
gets fed up with her and leaves her class. Ron
and Harry think she is crazy. A Sybil
was any woman inspired with prophetic power by the god Apollo. The sibyls
lived in caves or near streams and prophesied in a frenzied trance usually
in Greek hexameters, which were handed down in writing.
Trevor
Neville's pet toad that is always escaping from his owner
Trifle
A confection
made of layers of sherry-soaked sponge cake, jelly or jello, and custard,
usually topped with whipped cream and fruit.
Trimble
Quentin
Author
of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection.
Trip Jinx
A spell
to trip someone.
Triwizard
Cup
The
trophy of the Triwizard Tournament.
Triwizard
Tournament A competition
between champions selected from Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, and Hogwarts chosen
by the Goblet of Fire. Originally established 700 years ago and meant to be
held every five years, but discontinued in recent centuries owing to a high
fatality rate. Since the Tournament of 1792, when a cockatrice the
champions were supposed to be catching went on the rampage, all the Heads
of the participating schools are always on the panel. It
was resurrected in Harry's fourth year.
Troll
During
his youth Hagrid used to go in to the forbidden
forest and wrestle these creatures. Gigantic fearsome violent and yet
incredibly stupid creatures. Twelve feet tall, trolls skin is a dull, granite
grey, a great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on
top like a coconut. They have short legs thick as tree trunks with flat, horny
feet. Known for their unbelievably smell. Armed with a huge wooden club, which
dragged along the floor because its arms were so long. In Scandinavian myth
trolls are ugly malicious creatures and the enemies of mankind. They are much
bigger and stronger than humans and leave their caves only after dark to hunt.
If they are exposed to sunlight they will instantly turn to stone. Trolls
are very fond of human flesh. In later myths they are roughly the size of
humans or elves and thought to be the owners of buried treasures. Professor
Quirrell used two trolls as the fifth level of Protection for the Philosophers
Stone
Troy
A Chaser on the Irish national Quidditch
team. Although we might all be familiar with the legend of Troy and assume that the name comes from there, it doesn't. The Irish name Troy comes from gaelic last name Ó Troighthigh which is an Anglicized form of the name Ó Troightheach meaning “son of a foot soldier”
True Seer
One with the gift of prophecy.
Tubeworms
Harry was forced to scrape the remains of tubeworms off a Desk as a punishment. The term Tubeworm covers a whole range of polychaete worms.
Tufty
One
of Mrs. Figg's cats.
Turpin, Lisa
A Ravenclaw student.
Tutshill
Tutshill
is close to Chepstow and is located on the lower slopes of the Severn escarpment
and partially within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. In
1974, the Rowling family moved to Tutshill, near the Welsh border town of
Chepstow (in the Forest of Dean) Tutshill is on the English side of the border
and across the Severn River from Thornbury, Yate, and the greater Bristol
area. Rowling admits to having been a bit of a daydreamer as a child and began
writing stories at the age of six. Jo began her senior schooling at Wyedean Comprehensive
in Tutshill in 1976.
Tutshill Tornadoes
Cho
Chang's favourite Quidditch team, presently leading their league.
Twitchy Ears
A hex
that makes the target's ears wiggle.
Twilfitt and Tatting
A clothier in Diagon Alley. Twilfit is a brand of shops selling ladies underwear in Sweden. Tatting is lace making.
Twycross, Wilkie
An Apparation instructor dispatched to Hogwarts. Wilkie old English for strong and resolute protector.
