The Sorcerer's Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter

305 Pages·2001·7.15 MB·English

by  Allan Zola Kronzek

The Sorcerer’s Companion
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kronzek, Allan Zola.
The sorcerer’s companion: a guide to the magical world of Harry Potter/
Allan Zola Kronzek & Elizabeth Kronzek.—1st ed.
p. cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary: Explores the true history, folklore, and mythology behind the magical
practices, creatures and personalities that appear in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books.
1. Rowling, J. K.—Characters—Harry Potter—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Children’s
stories, English—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 4. Fantasy fiction, English—
Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Wizards in literature—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
6. Magic in literature—Handbooks, manuals, etc. [1. Rowling, J. K.—Characters—
Harry Potter—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)—
Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Fantasy—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
4. Wizards—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Magic—Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
I. Kronzek, Elizabeth, 1969– II. Title.
PR6068.093 Z75 2001
823'.914—dc21 2001035659
ISBN 0-7679-1100-8
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To Ruby, with love.
—a.z.k.
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To my mother, who’s always there.
—e.k.

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Introduction O xiii
Amulet O The Evil Eye O 1, 3
Arithmancy O 4
Astrology O Disaster and Disease O 10, 14
O The Zodiac O 15
O The Meaning of the Planets O 18
Banshee O 19
Basilisk O The Basilisk Today O 21, 23
Boggart O The Bogeyman O 24, 25
Broomstick O 26
Cat O Cat Tales O 28, 30
Cauldron O 32
Centaur O 35
Charm O “Charmed, I’m Sure” O 36, 38
Circe O 39
Crystal Ball O 41
Curse O Licensed to Curse O 44, 46
O The Mummy’s Curse O 47
Dark Arts O 48
Demon O How to Recognize a Demon O 52, 55
Divination O The Mantic Arts O 56, 59
O A Brief History of Tarot O 63
Dragons O Dragons of the East O 65, 67
Dreams O 68
Dwarf O 71
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Elf O The Elf’s New Clothes O 73, 75
Fairy O The Tooth Fairy O 76, 77
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O The Cottingley Fairies O 79
O Fairy Rings O 81
Flying Carpet O 82
Forbidden Forest O 84
Ghost O 85
Ghoul O 89
Giant O 90
Gnome O 93
Goblin O 94
Grim O 96
Grindylow O 98
Hag O 100
Herbology O 102
Hex O 105
Hinkypunk O 107
Hippogriff O Animals on Trial O 108, 110
Horoscope O 111
Invisibility Cloak O 113
Kappa O 116
Leprechaun O The Farmer and the Leprechaun O 117, 119
Magic O 120
Magician O 132
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Magic Mirror O Mirror Superstitions O 145, 148
Magic Wand O The Magic Club O 149, 152
O The Caduceus O 153 cix
Magic Words O A Little Hocus Pocus O 157
Mandrake O Mandrake Safety O 159, 161
Manticore O 162
Merlin O 164
Mermaid/Merman O Mermaid Relatives O 168, 171
Morgana O The Fata Morgana O 172, 174
Mummy O 175
Nicholas Flamel O 177
Owl O 181
Palmistry O 182
Petrification O 186