The Order of Merlin ()
This rather kitschy online store is devoted to all things Harry Potter. Even if items are relatively useless (as is likely the case with a cast-iron cauldron, the laminated Apparator’s License, and the ten-pack of parchment paper), The Order of Merlin offers gobs of Harry Potter gifts at reasonable prices.
Whimsicalley ()
Set up like a mall of authentic wizard stores you can link to, at Whimsicalley, you can stock up on Harry Potter products to your heart’s content, from wands to robes to books. You can even purchase a bottle of Felix Felicis. Prices are usually quite reasonable.
The Feelings Company ()
This store specializes in hats, not Harry Potter memorabilia, but its wizard hats are so authentic-looking and reasonably priced that this site is worth a mention. Click on Fantasy Hats and Helmets when you get to the home page.
LEGO ()
Oh my gosh! If you like LEGO toys, there just isn’t anything cuter than the Harry Potter-themed LEGO sets. Products range from Harry Potter keychains to the Hogwarts Express train set to entire kits and games that reenact scenes from the novels. Like all LEGO products, prices tend to be on the steep side, but they also last a lifetime. Another downside is that products appear to be limited edition, so some sell out and are no longer available—at least not in the United States.
eBay ()
Before you spend full price on anything, first check out eBay and view current auctions for everything related to Harry Potter. But
caveat emptor:
if a seller claims to have an item “autographed by J.K. Rowling,” assume it’s a fake.
Sylvan Lane Shoppe ( )
Much of what’s available at Honeydukes (see Chapter 8) is available at Sylvan Lane Shoppe—Fizzing Whizbees, Cockroach Clusters, Acid Pops, Jelly Slugs, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, and more! Although the company experiences distribution problems from time to time, when they get stock in, it’s the real deal. You can buy small quantities, too, because not everyone needs a dozen packs of Ice Mice.
Candy Warehouse (. html)
Candy Warehouse offers a similar selection to that of Sylvan Lane, but candies are rarely out of stock. Plus, while you’re there, you can also get Willy Wonka candy,
Star Wars
candy, and Disney candy. The downside is that nearly all candy needs to be ordered in bulk.
British Delights ()
An online opportunity to purchase much of the British food discussed in Chapter 4, British Delights (operated out of Westford, Massachusetts) offers everything from bangers to mince pie to Yorkshire pudding, all with reasonable shipping times and fees.
Fan Fiction Sites
Fan fiction
refers to a site full of stories written by fans (not by Rowling) that use the Harry Potter characters and settings in fresh ways. Fan fiction is written by children and adults alike, and some of it is sugar-sweet, some borders on erotic, and most of it lies somewhere in between. The biggest is Fiction Alley (). Harry Potter Fan Fiction () is another of the most prolific of the fan fiction sites; if you don’t like what you find at either of those, search on “Harry Potter fan fiction” for an overload of similar sites. Parents should keep in mind that some fan fiction is not suitable for children. Fan fiction is usually rated by the authors using a system similar to movie ratings (G to NC-17).
Index
A
Abraxans
Accidental Magic Reversal Squad
Accio!
(Summoning Charm)
Acromantulas
Aging Potion
Agrippa
Aguamenti!
Alcatraz Island
alchemists
Alohomora!
Amortentia
Anapneo!
Ancient Runes
Animagus
animals.
See
creatures
antidotes for poisons
Aparecium!
apothecary
Apparating
Arithmancy
Artemis Fowl,
Leprecon
artwork
asphodel
Astronomy
Augurey
Aurors
Auto-Answer Quills
Avada Kedavra!
(Killing Curse)
Avis!
Azkaban prison
B
Babbling Beverage
balaclava
balls
banshee
Basilisks
Bat-Bogey Hex
Beaters, Quidditch
Beauxbatons Academy of Magic
Belby, Damocles
Belladonna
besom
bezoar, antidote to poison
bicorn, powdered horn of (potions)
Black family
Blood-Replenishing Potion
Bludger (Quidditch)
boarding schools
boggarts
boomslangs
Borgin and Burkes
Bouncing Bulbs
Bowtruckles
brewpubs
British Royal Marines
brooms
bubotubers
Bulbadox Powder
Burke, Caractacus
butterbeer
C
caduceus
Care of Magical Creatures
caterpillars, potions
Caterwauling Charm
Catholicism, Patronus and
cats
Cauldron Cakes
cauldrons
Diagon Alley
history of
Macbeth
Olympics and
potions and
Pottager’s Cauldron Shop
Cave Inimicum!,
CEE (Common Entrance Examinations)
centaurs
Charm Club
charms
Charterhouse School, houses
Chaser (Quidditch)
Chimaeras
Chinese Fireball dragon
chipolatas
chocolate, dementors and
chocolate gateau
Christ Church, Oxford University
Christherb
Christmas pudding
Chronicles of Narnia, The,
(Lewis)
Chudley Cannons Quidditch team
Church of Saint Mungo
Cinderella story
Circe
Cleansweep series of brooms
Cliodna
cloaks
coat of arms
cockroaches, potions
Colloportus!
Common Welsh Green dragon
Confringo!
(Blasting Curse)
Confundus Charm
Confusing and Befuddlement Draught
cop hold
counterjinxes
creatures
Acromantulas
Augurey
banshee
Basilisks
boggarts
boomslangs
Bowtruckles
cats
centaurs
Chimaeras
dementors
Diricawls
Doxies
dragons
elves
fairies
ghouls
giants
gnomes
goblins
griffins
Grindylows
gryphons
hippocampus
Hippogriffs
hobgoblins
Inferi
Irish Death messenger
Irish Phoenix
Jobberknolls
Kappas
kelpies
Kneazles
leprechauns
Lethifolds
Leviathan
manticores
merpeople
orcs
owls
phoenixes
pixies
rats
Red Cap
Reem
salamanders
sirens
sphinxes
trolls
unicorns
vampires
werewolves
Wila
yeti
crocodile heart, potions
Crookshanks
Cruciatus Curse (
Crucio!
)
crushed snake fangs, potions
cuppa
curses
D
daisy
Damocles
dances
dandelion juice
Dark Arts
Durmstrang Institute for Magical Study
Knockturn Alley
Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder
Secrecy Sensor
Shield Cloaks
Shield Gloves
Shield Hats
Sneakoscope
supplies
Dark Lord
Dark Lord of Derkholm
Dark Magic
Dark Side
Dark Wizards
Death Eaters
Death in the Clouds
(Christie)
Deathly Hallows
Cloak of Invisibility
Elder Wand
Resurrection Stone
Defodio!
Delacour, Fleur
dementors
Densaugeo spell
Deprimo!
Dervish and Banges, Hogsmeade
Derwent
Descendo!
Devil’s Snare
Diagon Alley
Diffindo!
Diggory, Cedric
Dilys Derwent
Diricawls
Disarming Charm (
Expelliarmus
!)
Dittany
Divination
do a bunk
dodgy
Doxies
Doxycide
Dr. Ubbly’s Oblivious Unction
Dracula
(Stoker)
dragons
heartstring for wands
Draught of Living Death
Draught of Peace
dress robes
drinks.
See
food and drink
dueling with wands
Dumbledore, Albus
Durmstrang Institute for Magical Study
Duro!
Dursley, Dudley
E
Earthsea
series (Le Guin), Wizards’ Council
Eeylops Owl Emporium
Efteling
Elder Wand
Eldest
(Paolini)
Elixir to Induce Euphoria
Elixir of Life
elves
Ennervate!
Episkey!
(Healing Spell)
Eragon
(Paolini)
Essence of Dittany
essence of rue, antidote for poison
Eton College
Evanesco!
(Vanishing Spell)
Expecto Patronum!
(Patronus Charm)
Expelliarmus!
(Disarming Charm)
Exploding Snap
expulsion from Hogwarts
F
fairies
Fanged Geraniums
Fellowship of the Ring, The,
(Tolkien)
Ferula!
Fidelius Charm
fiendfyre
Finite Incantatem!
Firebolt broom
firewhiskey
Flagrate!
Flamel, Nicholas
Floo Network
Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Parlor
Flourish and Blotts
fluxweed
flying carpets
Foe-Glass
food and drink
biscuits
butterbeer
cauldron cakes
chipolatas
chocolate gateau
Christmas pudding
crumpets
cuppa
dandelion juice
firewhiskey
Ginger Newts
kippers
Leaving Feast
mead
meringue
mince
pasty
peppermint humbugs
porridge
pudding
pumpkin juice
spotted dick
tarts
toast and marmalade
treacle
trifle
tripe
Turkish Delight
Welcoming Feast
Yorkshire pudding
forbidden forest
Forest of Dean
Furnunculus!
G
gadgets and inventions
Galleons
Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke Shop
games
Exploding Snap
Gobstones
trading cards
wizard chess
garden gnomes
Geminio!
ghouls
giants
gillyweed
Ginger Newts
git
Glisseo!
gnomes
Goblet of Fire
goblins
Gobstones
Godric’s Hollow
Golden Snitch, Quidditch
Golpalott’s Third Law
Granger, Hermione
Great Gatsby, The,
billboard as metaphor for God watching us
Great Hall, Hogwarts
Grindelwald
Grindylows
Gringott’s Wizards’ Bank
gryphons
H
Hagrid, Rubeus
Care of Magical Creatures
hut
introduction
Madame Olympe Maxime and
half-blood
Harrow School
hats
Head Boy/Girl
Headmaster
Healers, St. Mungo’s
Healing Spell (
Episkey!
)
Hebridean Black dragon
hellebore
Hengist of Woodcroft
herbs
hexes
Hiccupping Solution
hippocampus
Hippogriffs
Hoare, C & Co.
Hobbit, The,
(Tolkien)
Hog’s Head
Hogsmeade
Hogwarts
Apparating and
coat of arms
curriculum
expulsion from
forbidden forest
Great Hall
Hagrid’s hut
Head Boy/Girl
Headmaster
houses
Marauder’s Map
passwords
Prefects
required supplies