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The following is a list of magical objects that appear in the ''Harry Potter'' novels and film adaptations. Deathly Hallows The Deathly Hallows are three magical objects that appear in ''Harry Potter and the'' ''Deathly Hallows''. They are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility. According to wizarding legend, they can provide mastery over death if one person owns all three. The objects are generally remembered only as part of an in-universe fairy tale called " The Tale of the Three Brothers". According to J. K. Rowling, this fictional fairy tale is based on "The Pardoner's Tale" by Geoffrey Chaucer. In the narrative, Harry Potter eventually comes to possess all three Hallows – the cloak being inherited from his father James Potter, later understood to be a descendant of one of the three brothers from the story, the Resurrection Stone in the Golden Snitch bequeathed to him by Dumbledore, and the allegiance and mastery of the Elder Wand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albus Dumbledore
Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts. He is also the founder and leader of the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation dedicated to fighting the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort. Dumbledore is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and influential wizards of his time. Renowned for his wisdom, kindness, and formidable magical abilities, he plays a crucial role in shaping the events of the wizarding world. As a mentor to Harry Potter, he provides guidance and crucial knowledge in the fight against Voldemort. Despite his benevolent image, Dumbledore's past is marked by tragedy and complexity, including his youthful association with Gellert Grindelwald, a dark wizard he later defeated. His philosophical views on power, love, and death are central themes in the series, solidifying his status as one of the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvolo Gaunt's Ring
Lord Voldemort ( , in the films) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. He first appears in ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (1997) and returns either in person or in flashbacks in each novel in the series except the third, ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'', in which he is only mentioned. Voldemort, an anagrammatic sobriquet for his birth name Tom Marvolo Riddle, is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has "the power to vanquish the Dark Lord". After killing Harry's parents, Lily and James Potter, he attempts to murder the boy, but instead leaves him with a scar on his forehead in the shape of a lightning bolt. Nearly every witch or wizard dares not utter his name and refers to him instead with such monikers as "You-Know-Who", "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named", or ''The Dark Lord''. Voldemort's obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tale Of The Three Brothers
''The Tales of Beedle the Bard'' is a book of fairy tales by author J. K. Rowling. There is a storybook of the same name mentioned in ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'', the final novel of the ''Harry Potter'' series. The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them was offered for auction through Sotheby's in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 (US$77,000, €69,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3 million, €2.7 million) by Amazon, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign. The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group (renamed Lumos in 2010). In the ''Harry Potter'' series ''The Tales of Beedle the Bard'' first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. It is the seventh and final novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series. It was released on 21 July 2007 in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the United States by Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic, and in Canada by Raincoast Books. The novel chronicles the events directly following ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' (2005) and the final confrontation between the wizards Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. ''Deathly Hallows'' shattered sales records upon release, surpassing marks set by previous titles of the ''Harry Potter'' series. It holds the Guinness World Record for most novels sold within 24 hours of release, with 8.3 million sold in the US and 2.65 million in the UK. Reception to the book was generally positive, and the American Library Association named it a "Best Book for Young Adults". A film adaptation of the novel was released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter
''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a Black magic, dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). The series was originally published in English by Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Corporation, Scholastic Press in the United States. A series of many genres, including fantasy, drama, Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age fiction, and the British school story (which includes elements of mystery (fiction), mystery, thriller (genre), thrille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Magic
The Ministry of Magic is the government of the British wizarding community in the fictional universe of ''Fictional universe of Harry Potter, Harry Potter'' for Britain and Ireland. It is led by an official called the Minister for Magic, and is first mentioned in ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''. Throughout the novels, it is regularly depicted as corrupt, elitist and completely incompetent, with its high-ranking officials blind to ominous events and unwilling to take action against threats to wizard society. In ''Order of the Phoenix'', Dolores Umbridge was placed at Hogwarts to observe the happenings within the school (acting as a ministry plant), and prevent the spread of news concerning the return of Lord Voldemort. It reaches a zenith of corruption, before being effectively taken over by Lord Voldemort. At the end of the final book, following Lord Voldemort's death, Kingsley Shacklebolt is revealed to have become the Minister of Magic. Composition and status Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Potter (character)
The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. The original members of the Order of the Phoenix include: Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, James Potter, Lily Evans/Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Emmeline Vance, Marlene McKinnon, Mary MacDonald, Frank Longbottom, Alice Fortescue/Longbottom, Benjy Fenwick, Edgar Bones, Sturgis Podmore, Caradoc Dearborn, Hestia Jones, Rubeus Hagrid, Fabian Prewett and his twin Gideon Prewett, Dorcas Meadowes, Severus Snape, Aberforth Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher and Dedalus Diggle. Synopsis Before the chronology of the ''Harry Potter'' novel series starts, the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the Wizardin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draco Malfoy
Draco Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series. He is a student in Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchman, henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who tricks and hurts people to get what he wants; he is also a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter (film series), ''Harry Potter'' film series, while Lox Pratt is set to portray him in the TV series adaptation. Character development Draco serves as a foil (literature), foil to the hero, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and is loosely based on Bullying, bullies Rowling encountered during her school days. Harry first encounters Draco's snobbish bigotry after their initial encounter at Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Madam Malkin's. Rowling uses the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastor Moody
The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Founded by Albus Dumbledore to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters, the Order lends its name to the fifth book of the series, '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. The original members of the Order of the Phoenix include: Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, James Potter, Lily Evans/Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Emmeline Vance, Marlene McKinnon, Mary MacDonald, Frank Longbottom, Alice Fortescue/Longbottom, Benjy Fenwick, Edgar Bones, Sturgis Podmore, Caradoc Dearborn, Hestia Jones, Rubeus Hagrid, Fabian Prewett and his twin Gideon Prewett, Dorcas Meadowes, Severus Snape, Aberforth Dumbledore, Elphias Doge, Arabella Figg, Mundungus Fletcher and Dedalus Diggle. Synopsis Before the chronology of the ''Harry Potter'' novel series starts, the character Lord Voldemort declared war on the Wizarding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scabbers
The Death Eaters are an extremist group from the ''Harry Potter'' series, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. They follow a strict belief in blood purity, thinking that only pure-blood wizards should have power over the wizarding world. Because of this, they feel it is their duty to eliminate wizards born to non-magical families to keep their bloodline pure. The Death Eaters have a symbol called by the Dark Mark, which is a skull with a snake coming out of its mouth. This mark is placed on their left arm and can be used by Voldemort to summon them at any time. The mark burns to signal the call of Voldemort. It also helps them recognize each other. To hide their identities, Death Eaters usually wear black hooded robes and masks. In the timeline of the Harry Potter series, the Death Eaters were formed as Voldemort's army during the First Wizarding War. During this time, their activities focused on fighting against the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix, the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred And George Weasley
Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels by J. K. Rowling. They are identical twin brothers of the Weasley family, which also includes Ron Weasley and Ginny Weasley. Fred and George are friends of Harry Potter, members of the Order of the Phoenix, and founders of the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. They are portrayed by the identical twins James and Oliver Phelps in the ''Harry Potter'' films. Character biography Fred and George are identical twin sons of Arthur and Molly Weasley, the younger brothers of Bill, Charlie, and Percy, and the older brothers of Ron and Ginny, who are both members of Harry Potter's close group of friends. The twins revel in practical jokes and pranks and are generally considered amusing by both the books' characters and readers. While their best friend is Lee Jordan – their classmate, dormmate, and fellow prankster – the twins are also good friends with Harry, having played Quidditch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogsmeade
The '' Wizarding World'' contains numerous settings for the events in the novels, films and other media of the ''Harry Potter'' and the ''Fantastic Beasts'' series. These locations are divided into four main categories: residences, education, business, and government. Residences Number 4, Privet Drive Harry is raised from infancy by his aunt Petunia Dursley and his uncle Vernon Dursley at Number 4, Privet Drive. The house is located in the fictional town of Little Whinging, which is south-west of London in the county of Surrey. Albus Dumbledore explains to Harry that when his mother sacrificed herself to save him, an "ancient magic" was created that protects Harry while he lives with her sister Petunia. Unbeknownst to Harry, his neighbour Arabella Figg is a Squib who was placed in Little Whinging by Dumbledore to keep an eye on Harry. Scenes set at the Dursley residence in the film adaptation of ''Philosopher's Stone'' were filmed at 12 Picket Post Close in the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
