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In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, many '''magical objects''' exist for the use of the [[List of characters in the Harry Potter books|characters]].

==09er==

==Letters and signs==

So, 09er redirects here, but there's no explanation of the term. Can we include this? I would, but I'm not sure I understand the root of it. --[[User:Badlydrawnjeff|badlydrawnjeff]] <small>[[User_talk:Badlydrawnjeff|talk]]</small> 13:11, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

===The Dark Mark===

:It should be included, because it's important to the class distinctions in the show, but I don't have full info. The gist is that Neptune is divided into two or more zip codes; the one ending in "...09" is the realm of the "haves", home to the rich, powerful and famous; and the other ones are where the "have nots" live. This is further illustrated by the types of homes the characters live in: the Kanes, Echolls, Casablancases, etal., all "'09ers", live in palatial homes with extensively landscaped grounds (Duncan and Logan later live in a luxury hotel suite); the Fennells, MacKenzies and Navarros live in lower middle class tract homes; the Marses live in a residential motel. [[User:Canonblack|Canonblack]] 17:58, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

{{main|Dark Mark}}

==Goof?==

===Letters===

In the second season, I found that in the scene titles they refer to the Fitzpatricks as the "Fitzgeralds." Is this a goof or an oversight on my part? [[User:BlueStarz|BlueStarz]] 02:59, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Witches and wizards can write words in the air with their wands.

:It's a goof as the same thing is on my S2 DVD scene titles, which either means the writers had changed the name from Fitz''geralds'' to Fitz''patricks'' before filming the episodes and the change didn't get to the DVD production team when they were getting things ready for the DVDs(which is really stupid anyway as there would've been lots of time between the change and getting information ready for the DVD to indicate that there was a change in the name) or someone on the DVD production team really goofed-up when typing the information in for the scene titles and no one fact-checked the information for accuracy. Either way the team didn't do their job and making sure the information on the S2 DVDs were accurate before sending it to the plant for pressing. Not sure if that's true or not, but it's my take how the goof happened.--[[User:HuskersRule|HuskersRule]] 05:45, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

::Thanks for clearing that up! (Not sure whether or not to put it into an article or where though as of yet because it might be regarded as just random, inconsequential trivia.) [[User:BlueStarz|BlueStarz]] 06:15, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] writes the lyrics to the [[Hogwarts]] school song in the air in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|first novel]].

==PCHer ???==

[[Tom Riddle]], at the end of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', does this to show that '''I am [[Lord Voldemort]]''' is an [[anagram]] of '''[[Tom Marvolo Riddle]]'''. It is possible that this is an unspoken form of the [[Canonical spells in the world of Harry Potter#Flagrate|Flagrate]] spell that Hermione uses to mark doors in the [[Ministry of Magic#Department of Mysteries|Department of Mysteries]] in [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|the fifth book]]. Also, after the first task in the Triwizard Tournament, the judges "write" the champions' marks in the air.

Does PCH really stand for Pacific Coast Highway in the show? Is it a common abbreviation in California? The reason I asked is that I was under the impression that it stood for Peurto Rican/Cuban/Hispanic. Which goes along with the makeup of the gang. [[User:Ksheka|Ksheka]] 22:26, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

:Yes, it does. The PCH is a major highway in California where the PCHers ride. The show also uses the acronym PCH several times to refer to the road itself (and not just the gang). They have never actually said the gang and the road acronyms mean the same thing, but it's a reasonably logical assumption. The road exists in the show and the real world. [[Pacific_Coast_Highway_(US)]]. [[User:Vectorferret|Vectorferret]] 14:05, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

==Potions==

== Spoilers in article ==

{{main|Potions in Harry Potter}}

I've reverted a recent change and inserted the {{spoiler}} tag - Wikipedia is not [[WP:CENSOR|censored]], and has to be factually correct, spoilers are to be expected and readers are forewrned with the tag and in [[Wikipedia:Content disclaimer]] in big bold letters '''"WIKIPEDIA CONTAINS SPOILERS AND CONTENT YOU MAY FIND OBJECTIONABLE"''' - and hence unless a rationale can be provided to offer misleading information spoilers are not disallowed. <small><font face="Tahoma">'''thanks'''/[[User:MatthewFenton|Fenton, Matthew]] [[User talk:MatthewFenton|Lexic Dark]] [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|52278 Alpha 771]]</font></small> 14:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

==Prank objects==

: Matt, what do you think about changing the section to be both spoiler free (as seems to be the preferred in the Spoiler discussion above) and yet completely accurate? We could change Weevil in particular to "Local delinquent regularly suspected in various crimes". [[User:CaptainGetts|CaptainGetts]] 18:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

===Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes===

::I'd liek to see this discussion.. i cannot see one with a consensus saying to keep teh article spoielr free. <small><font face="Tahoma">'''thanks'''/[[User:MatthewFenton|Fenton, Matthew]] [[User talk:MatthewFenton|Lexic Dark]] [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|52278 Alpha 771]]</font></small> 18:42, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

{{main|Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes}}

:::Can anyone point to a policy which suggests that wikipedia should be spoiler-free? Given that just about every article on a movie or book is a complete spoiler, giving away the entire plot, why on earth should we avoid spoilers for events that have ''already happened'' on TV shows, material which is specifically designed to be aired at a given time? Every new episode of ''Veronica Mars'' spoils the plot of the first two seasons. This simply isn't the case with books and movies (except that new books or movies in a series presumably spoil the older ones). If anything, we should be ''less'' worried about spoilers for TV shows. [[User:John Kenney|john k]] 19:01, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

::::There isn't one. Though I generally support the idea that unimportant spoilers should be contained in character articles and left out of the main article, essential information should still be contained here in favor of accuracy. Just add the spoiler warning. - [[User:Debuskjt|Debuskjt]] 19:13, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

==Critics=Other===

; Dungbomb : Explodes into a large and extremely smelly mess.

Is it possible to have a balanced "reception section"? This definitely lacks in an otherwise very thorough article. It reads a bit like a fan page, and that puts the credibility of the rest in jeopardy.--[[User:$yD!|SidiLemine]] 12:52, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

; Fanged Frisbees: Literally frisbees with fangs. First mentioned in The Goblet of Fire, as one of Filch's newest restricted items at the beginning of term speech. First seen in Half Blood Prince. It whirled around the room changing course with a mind of its own, taking a bite out of a curtain, after Ron Weasley threw one in the Gryffindor common room. May be capable of causing damage.

:I don't see why not. Do you have some negative criticism of the show to add? - [[User:Debuskjt|Debuskjt]] 13:14, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

; Screaming yo-yos: Presumably screams loudly when worked.

::Well, ''I'' probably would have one or two.... No, just kidding. I don't know much about the series, but the article looks so good it's a shame it's unbalanced as to reception. I'll see if I can find some. --[[User:$yD!|SidiLemine]] 13:53, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

; Stink Pellets : Used to distract prefects and teachers, and gives an unpleasant smell.

:::I dont think it has any negative response because it is such a well recieved show, i've never seen any negative reviews my self, but if you can find them and cite them from a vetifiable source.. then sure. <small><font face="Tahoma">'''thanks'''/[[User:MatthewFenton|Fenton, Matthew]] [[User talk:MatthewFenton|Lexic Dark]] [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|52278 Alpha 771]]</font></small> 13:56, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

; Ever-bashing boomerangs : Presumably hit their target repeatedly after being thrown. They are banned at Hogwarts.

::::I guess there's no denying that. Actually, I would be so amazed if this show happened not to have ''any'' negative response, that I would advise a separate section just to note it.--[[User:$yD!|SidiLemine]] 14:10, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

== New Category? Transportation==

It should be noted that a major form of transportation in the Harry Potter universe is [[Magic (Harry Potter)#Apparation and Disapparation|apparation and disapparation]], which is a [[Magic (Harry Potter)|spell]] that does not involve artifacts of any kind.

===Broomsticks===

I'm new to Wikipedia but I love how complete the information is on Veronica Mars. One thing I think would be nice is if there was a section that had places VM was referenced. The only reason I'm saying this is because in an episode of The OC, Marissa says to Summer something like, "Way to go Veronica Mars, looks like you solved the mystery of the week." I just don't know what exactly to call the category, or how to do it.[[User:66.181.233.93|66.181.233.93]] 20:07, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

{{main|Broomsticks in Harry Potter}}

:What you're looking for is a "References in popular culture" subheading, not a category (categories on Wikipedia are a way to link related articles). The problem with that is determining what is [[WP:NOTABLE]], and what is [[Wikipedia:Listcruft]]. And has there been enough cultural reference to include in an encyclopedia entry? - [[User:Debuskjt|Debuskjt]] 20:23, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[[Broomstick]]s are used for transportation by wizards and witches of all ages and for the game of [[Quidditch]]. Their use is similar to flying carpets, although those are banned in [[England]].

::Including [[The O.C.]] reference, to my knowledge, there has been four: George Michael on [[Arrested Development]] mentioned watching the show(it was bleeped out, but you could read his lips and the caption telling why was an obvious reference to the show) on the series finale, characters were shown on an episode, I think, from the current season of [[The Sopranos]] watching VM, and VM was on a billboard that Quagmire crashed through while flying a plane on a recent episode of [[Family Guy]]. I'm not sure if that qualifies as enough information to warrant a separate section on the main article or if there is any more that I don't know about, but there are those cultural references if anyone was wondering.--[[User:HuskersRule|HuskersRule]] 23:35, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Broomsticks are treated as a major consumer product in the wizard world. There are numerous brands and models of brooms, that all vary in their capabilities (see [[Broomsticks in Harry Potter]]). These range from expensive high-performance models that come out every year, to toy broomsticks for young children which only fly a few feet off the ground. The cultural significance of broomsticks is similar to that of cars.

Since Harry Potter plays Quidditch, his brooms - a Nimbus 2000 and a Firebolt - are prominent in the series. The Nimbus 2000 was given to him by Professor Minerva McGonagall, while the Firebolt was given to him by Sirius Black.

==Meaning of the 09ers==

===Floo powder===

The main article lists "She is ostracized by "the 09ers"(referring to the zip code of Beverly Hills, where most wealthy and popular students originate)", while the article on [[Neptune, CA]] lists 09er as coming from the zip code of Balboa county - 90909. This makes alot more sense, since (as anyone who watched TV in the early 90's can tell you) 90210 is the zip for Beverly Hills.

'''Floo powder''' is a glittering powder used by wizards to travel and communicate using fireplaces. It was invented by Ignatia Wildsmith (1227-1320) and named after the passageway which leads from a fireplace to the chimney so hot gases can escape, or [[Wiktionary:flue|flue]] (which did not exist at the supposed time of invention).

:I agree; the fictional zip code 90909 '''is''' assigned to those who live in Balboa county in Neptune. [[User:BlueStarz|BlueStarz]] 22:43, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

Floo powder can be used with any fireplace connected to the [[Floo Network]]. To transport from one fireplace to another, the traveller throws a handful of Floo powder into the fireplace (if a fire is lit, it will turn green), states the intended destination in a clear voice, then steps into the fire. Alternatively, the traveller can stand in the fireplace, then throw the powder at their feet. Floo Powder can also be used for communication, a wizard or witch can kneel in front of the fire and stick their head in, which will appear in the fire at another fireplace.

::This is not quite right. The 90909 ZIP code only applies to the affluent section of Balboa county. In general, Counties in the US contain many different ZIP codes. <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/69.105.116.45|69.105.116.45]] ([[User talk:69.105.116.45|talk]]) 06:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

In the second book the [[Weasley family|Weasleys]] travelled to [[Diagon Alley]] by Floo powder. Harry did not say "Diagon Alley" clearly, so he was instead sent to [[Borgin and Burkes]] shop, in [[Knockturn Alley]]. In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|fourth book]], [[Arthur Weasley]] uses his position at the [[Ministry of Magic]] to have the [[Dursleys]]' fireplace temporarily connected to the Floo network, unaware that the fireplace had been bricked up. [[Sirius Black]] uses the network to communicate with Harry in the same book. In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|fifth book]], Harry puts himself in considerable risk when he uses [[Dolores Umbridge]]'s fireplace to communicate with Sirius Black; he is however forced to do so because Umbridge is monitoring all other lines of communication in and out of Hogwarts.

I thought the term 09ers refered to the year their trustfunds were available to them. When the show started they were teens so at 2009, they would turn 21 and got to have their trustfunds.

:Not sure where you got that, but it wasn't from the show. It was explicitly stated in (at least) the first episode that it's the zip code. [[User:PurplePlatypus|PurplePlatypus]] 10:26, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

==Critical=Flying opinioncarpets===

'''Flying carpets''' are an alternative wizarding type of transportation, possibly around the world, but illegal in [[Europe]] (or at least in England). Usually they are a thick rug, frequently highly patterned and often manufactured in the [[Middle East]]. The obvious advantages of the carpet over the broomstick are that they can seat a number of people, including children and invalids, and are probably more comfortable to ride.

Flying Carpets were once an accepted form of travel for the British magical community, but they are now banned due to being defined as a Muggle Artifact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects. It's therefore now against British wizarding law to charm carpets or fly them, although they are still legal in other countries. [[Arthur Weasley]] was very much involved in the introduction of this legislation due to his position in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts office. It's known that the ban was relatively recent, not only from Arthur's involvement, but also from the fact that [[Barty Crouch Senior]]'s grandfather owned a 12-seater [[Axminster]] back in the days before they were prohibited.

These "critical" opinions seem to be cherry picked to be overwhelmingly biased towards this television program [[User:JayKeaton|JayKeaton]] 13:04, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

:Find some negative ones then instead of complaining, I haven't seen any negative opinions of VM to be honest though. <small><font face="Tahoma">'''thanks'''/[[User:MatthewFenton|Fenton, Matthew]] [[User talk:MatthewFenton|Lexic Dark]] [[Special:Contributions/MatthewFenton|52278 Alpha 771]]</font></small> 13:10, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

::I am not familier with the subject matter. Find them yourself [[User:JayKeaton|JayKeaton]] 03:06, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

A merchant by the name of Ali Bashir is very keen to export flying carpets to Britain and is very upset that local laws are preventing him from doing so. He regularly berates Arthur about the subject but it's very unlikely that the law will be changed.

::: Please, folks. Let's not be rude. I'm sure there are criticisms, and I'm rather sure that ''VM's'' unsatisfactory early ratings have been commented on in many places. Matthew is right that those who see a problem are the most likely to do the work to solve it, but Jay's suggestion that there isn't any meaningful criticism is well taken. In the interests of presenting a robust picture of the series from an encyclopedic view, we should consider scaring up some of those critiques. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 05:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

===Hogwarts Express===

:::: True, but I have genuinley never seen a negative review of VM, aside form viewers posting on forums and whatnot. [[User:DarkSideOfTheSpoon|DarkSideOfTheSpoon]] 03:43, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

{{main|Hogwarts Express}}

:::: The burden of proof lies with the editor who wants this unknown criticism included. Telling the active editors to just "find them" because it must exist is asinine. You either have something to contribute or you don't. The fact is, VM is generally very well liked and almost always included in the latest list of good TV that no one is watching. The poor ratings are already commented on in the article. - [[User:Debuskjt|Debuskjt]] 00:24, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Why is someone who admits to being "not familiar with the subject matter" doing alleging bias with no actual evidence? I don't think that that should be taken too seriously.

The '''Hogwarts Express''' is ridden by students between [[London]] and [[Hogsmeade]]. The train starts from [[King's Cross railway station]] [[railway platform|platform]] 9¾, which is invisible to [[Muggle]] eyes and is reached through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10.

==External links section==

I do not like the external links section. It only consists of generic links: Creator, studio, channel, IMDB and a promotional MySpace. These do not contain much information. Compare this for example to http://www.marsinvestigations.net/ which has a wealth of information including episode descriptions much more detailed than those here and Gimmicks like quotes, cultural references and a list of the clues which does not contain spoilers if you choose your last seen episode in a drop down box. I think this is quite astonishing and much more preferable to a studio or IMDB site which does not contain many noteworthy information. I think the links should be checked for quality, those which are not interesting should be removed, even if they are official. Good fan sites should be included if they add to the content presented here. --[[User:84.178.91.214|84.178.91.214]] 09:43, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

===Knight Bus===

: Please read [[Wikipedia:External links]] before removing standard links or adding fan websites. Not everything that is interesting to fans (of which I am one!) is necessarily an appropriate external link for this encyclopedia. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 11:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Knight Bus.jpg|thumb|300px|The Knight Bus in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)|''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' film]]]]

::I agree that http://www.marsinvestigations.net/ should be added to the list. This is the most thorough and comprehensive fan site I've ever seen and the quality is amazing. It has got tons of information on each and every episode (summary, cultural references, transcript of the most important conversations, list of music etc.) and every character, an extensive timeline, etc. What this fan site does not tell you about VM is not worth knowing. It has far exceeded what should be considered necessary to be included in the external links section of an encyclopedia entry on VM. Actually I almost think they deserve a Wikipedia entry of their own! [[User:Forteller|Forteller]] 02:19, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

The '''Knight Bus''' is a heavily enchanted, violently purple, triple-decker bus which transports [[Magic in Harry Potter|magical]] folk.

The bus functions as public transportation for the wizard or witch in need everywhere in [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]], bringing passengers to the destinations of their choice with seemingly no set route. It bolts through the streets, entirely invisible to [[Muggle]]s and causing other objects to dodge it (rather than dodging the objects) to cover short distances. For long ones, the Knight Bus makes hundred-mile (160 km) leaps accompanied by a great bang and jolt, possibly similar to [[Apparating]]. The interior of the bus changes or is changed depending on the time of day, having chairs by day and beds by night. Its only limit in travelling is that it can't enter water.

== SAVE VERONICA MARS ==

The Knight Bus is generally used only by those who can't or won't choose another means of transportation. The jolts make travelling a severely uncomfortable experience. While the bus is lightning-fast by [[Muggle]] standards, still faster are near-instananeous [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Floo powder|Floo powder]] and [[Apparating]]. It charges for the service; Harry was charged 11 Sickles to travel from [[Little Whinging]] to [[Diagon Alley]].

Hey this website is trying to ensure that Veronica Mars sticks around for a 4th season. Please join the fight!!!!

The [[Conductor (transportation)|conductor]] of the Knight Bus is [[Stan Shunpike]], and its driver is [[Ernie Prang]]. The bus makes its début along with its staff in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|third book]] as [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] unwittingly "hails" the Knight Bus by holding his wand arm out in front of him as he is standing on Magnolia Crescent. Harry also rides on the Knight Bus with a number of his friends in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.

http://www.saveveronicamars.tv/

In the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (movie)|''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' film]], Stan and Ernie are accompanied by a talking [[shrunken head]] [[voice actor|voiced]] by [[Lenny Henry]].

Repost the web address anywhere relevent you can think of :-) <small>—The preceding [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|unsigned]] comment was added by [[Special:Contributions/83.71.42.111|83.71.42.111]] ([[User talk:83.71.42.111|talk]]) 22:23, 17 March 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->

Stan and Ernie are the Christian names of Rowling's grandfathers. A [[shunpike]] is a back road used to avoid tolls on a [[turnpike]] (or a person who habitually uses them), while "prang" is [[British English|British]] slang for crashing a car or other form of transport (a word much used by [[RAF]] pilots in [[World War II]]). Ernie almost crashes into a house because he is so surprised at Harry's tendency to say Voldemort's name. Luckily, inanimate objects have a way of jumping out of the way of the Knight Bus.

== Citing sources ==

===Portkeys===

I've updated some of the referencing in this article because it fell (and still falls) short in three areas:

'''Portkeys''' are first mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. Once created by using the ''[[Spells in Harry Potter#Portus|Portus]]'' spell, a Portkey can be set to transport anybody who touches it to a designated ___location, or to become active at a pre-determined time and transport to that ___location anybody who happens to be touching it at the moment.

* Some editors mistakenly believe that the URL is supposed to be the label of an external link, creating oddities like <code><nowiki>[http:/www.news.com/item/542325225 http:/www.news.com/item/542325225]</nowiki></code>. Not only is this pointless repetition, it also has a tendency to screw up display of citations in Reference sections because browsers can't split absurdly long text strings, so left-side link labels bleed over the right-side ones.

* Many editors (including the above ones) leave out critical information in the citation, like article or webpage titles, publications dates, and access dates. Many external links become broken over time for many reasons, rendering the "source" invalid. When people try to fix these problems, they have to figure out some ''other'' way than the URL to get the information, but a lack of title or dates frequently makes this impossible. If one is ''lucky'', one can use the [[Internet Archive]] to dig up an old copy, but this often fails (as it did when I tried to find a Veitch blog citation).

* The ref/references system is designed to allow multiple uses of the same citation, but one must give a name to the citation for it to work. It is a very good habit to ''always'' name your references (e.g., <code><nowiki><ref name="Veitch-2007-1204"> ... </ref></nowiki></code>), so that editors may reuse it with a simple empty element (e.g., <code><nowiki><ref name="Veitch-2007-1204"/></nowiki></code>) elsewhere in the article.

In short, one should use the {{tl|cite}} templates, filling out at least the author name, URL, title, work, publisher, date, and access date infomation whenever possible, and name those references! It also doesn't hurt to include some non-printing whitespace (as I've done) to provide some edit-mode formatting to make it easier for editors to spot and understand the references. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 02:35, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

The user feels a pulling or jerking sensation behind their navel, and then they suddenly appear at the destination. With enough practice, a graceful landing is possible: after the Portkeyed trip to the [[Quidditch World Cup]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]'', [[Cedric Diggory]], [[Arthur Weasley]], and [[Amos Diggory]] landed on their feet, while the others (Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and the twins) fell onto the ground.

== New noticeboard ==

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', [[Barty Crouch Jr.]], who was impersonating [[Alastor Moody]], made the [[Triwizard Tournament]] cup a Portkey so it would transport anybody who touched it straight to the hands of [[Lord Voldemort]], expecting it would be [[Harry Potter]]. However, Harry took the cup together with [[Cedric Diggory]], so Voldemort had Cedric murdered with ''[[The Unforgivable Curses in the world of Harry Potter#Avada Kedavra (The Killing Curse)|Avada Kedavra]]''.

A new noticeboard, [[Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard]], has been created. - [[User:Peregrine Fisher|Peregrine Fisher]] 18:02, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

It has been noted by some fans that the simplicity with which Portkeys are created in the beginning of the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|fourth book]] (as a method for transportation to the [[Quidditch World Cup]]) and in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|fifth book]] causes a possible plot hole in the fourth book: Crouch, posing as Moody, could have turned, say, a book, into a Portkey, called Harry into his office, and said, "Here, take this." This would have eliminated the need for Moody's entering Harry in the Triwizard tournament and guiding Harry through it, and the majority of the fourth book.

: This noticeboard has been deleted per [[Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Fiction noticeboard]]. Please disregard the above post. ~ [[User:Jeffq|Jeff Q]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Jeffq|(talk)]] 11:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

However, several reasonable assumptions can explain this. Since [[Hogwarts]] has an anti-apparition enchantment, it would make sense for the creation of Portkeys on the grounds to be restricted. Moody would still be able to make the Triwizard Cup a Portkey, if it was supposed to be a Portkey anyway, to transport the winner out of the maze. This would explain why the Portkey took Harry back to Hogwarts and out of the maze when he touched the Cup the second time instead of back into the maze at Hogwarts. The creation of Portkeys may be highly restricted in general; although [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] is able to set up an "Unauthorised Portkey" in the fifth book, it is treated as a serious crime; [[Cornelius Fudge|Fudge]] is upset that Dumbledore would create one in front of him, and at one point [[Remus Lupin|Lupin]] says "...it's more than our life's worth to set up an unauthorised Portkey."

== Apologies!!! ==

It should also be noted that Voldemort may initially have intended to make his return public ([[Sirius Black|Sirius]] points out that his comeback didn't come off quite the way he wanted it to) and has a predilection for overcomplex plots (as [[Wormtail]] noted, he could have used the blood of any enemy and returned at the beginning of the book, but Voldemort then states that Harry's blood holds certain properties that Voldemort wished to acquire). It is possible that he intended to cause maximum chaos to the wizarding world by murdering Harry and returning to his former position in as spectacular a manner as possible.

I did not mean to blank the page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Veronica_Mars&diff=129420413&oldid=129412901 here], I think I mistakenly selected the whole page when I was trying to remove this one sentence in there I felt was not appropriate. I am so sorry, and will be more careful next time!<small>Illyria05&nbsp;([[User talk:Illyria05|Talk]]&nbsp;<small>•</small>&nbsp;[[Special:Contributions/Illyria05|Contributions]])</small> 03:08, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

===Time-Turners===

==Debasement Tapes - Name That Guest Star==

A Time-Turner is a device in the magical world of [[Harry Potter]], that allows for [[time travel]].

Can someone please tell me the actress's name who played the fan (the one who turned out to be a teacher)? I would appreciate it!!

----May 12 2007

:[[Suzanne Cryer]] played Professor Grace Schaffer, according to marsinvestigations.net. [[User:BlueStarz|BlueStarz]] 00:29, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

:It was indeed Suzanne Cryer, who is probably most famous as George's "yada yada" girlfriend on Seinfeld. [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 06:31, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[[Hermione Granger]] received a Time-Turner from [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', so she could attend more classes than time would normally allow. Hermione is ordered to keep it a secret from everyone, including Harry and Ron, although they do notice the impossibility of her schedule, and several bizarre disappearances and reappearances. Hermione lets Harry in on the secret near the end of the book, where she and Harry use the Time-Turner to save [[Sirius Black]] and [[Buckbeak]].

== Cancelled. :| ==

Hermione's Time-Turner resembled an [[hourglass]] pendant on a necklace. The hourglass pendant would be twisted to move through time, and the number of turns on the hourglass corresponded to the number of hours one travelled back in time. It would appear that traveller is transported back to the general area where he or she was at the moment in time at which they arrive.

Seems the lowest common denominator mentality of television is cemented: CW's fall sched was announced, and VM has been cancelled, officially according to HollywoodReporter.com, and "...while nothing's official, people familiar with the situation said "Mars" was, indeed, canceled" according to ''Variety''. I don't trust HR enough to put it in the article yet, but they're not exactly a rumour grindhouse and ''Variety'' is about as good as entertainment news sources get, so it will probably be attributable in the next couple days, although expect a bit of a fight until then with people adding it without sources. Total shame. [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 06:21, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

A large supply of Time-Turners is kept at the [[Ministry of Magic]], as seen in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''; however, during the events of that book the entire supply of Time-Turners is destroyed. Due to their time-affecting properties, they are seen to smash and reassemble, over and over.

I don't enjoy being falsely accused of vandalism. The show was cancelled, and its final episode will air on May 22. [[User:69.181.156.67|69.181.156.67]] 02:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

The possibility of time travel within the Harry Potter universe may seem to allow many plot holes, but characters appear to use them for trivial tasks that have no effect on existence as a whole. The one notable use of the Time-Turner within canon (to save Buckbeak and Sirius), obeys [[Novikov self-consistency principle]]. This fatalistic theory of time-travel (i.e. "Nothing can be changed because anything a traveler does merely produces the circumstances they had noted before traveling") is, incidentally, reminiscent of Rowling's employment of [[self fulfilling prophecy]], but while prophecies within canon are relevant only to the degree that characters place relevance on them, (the books state Harry and Voldemort 'could' walk away and void the Prophecy if they chose), the same cannot be said for time-travel (there is no suggestion that one can change events by inaction). It has not been revealed in the series if any major events within the books or the Harry Potter universe as a whole have been related to time turners' misuse.

It's not officially canceled but that's the most likely outcome. Let's hope the fan campaigns work. [[User:64.229.184.56|64.229.184.56]] 02:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

===Vanishing Cabinet===

[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=366beef5-946d-4c9c-a216-b41e60e2a07f Eonline from 5/17] says it's canceled. another site, [http://www.veronicamarstv.net/ veronicamarstv.net], cites the same source (eonline's Kristin Veitch) and says it was announced (by the CW) at a press conference. [[User:Vmz|vmz]] 13:43, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

At the end of the sixth book, Hogwarts is invaded despite its magical defences against transportation spells by means of a Vanishing Cabinet. This transfers objects which go into one Cabinet to a second paired Cabinet where they emerge. One broken Cabinet was already in the [[Hogwarts layout|Room of Requirement]] at Hogwarts. This was repaired by [[Draco Malfoy]]. At the start of book 6 he is seen in [[Borgin and Burkes]] shop in [[Knockturn Alley]] purchasing an item, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione are unable to see what it is, because he is standing behind a Cabinet. He also requests Borgin's help to repair some object. It is likely that the Vanishing Cabinet was broken in the second book, when Peeves drops it over Filch's office as a diversion.

The Vanishing Cabinet is mentioned several times in the earlier books, such as when [[Hogwarts ghosts|Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]] convinces [[Peeves]] to drop it (perhaps breaking it) over [[Argus Filch]]'s office in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', in order to help [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]] escape detention for "befouling of the castle" (tracking in [[mud]]). It was also used in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' by [[Fred and George Weasley]], when they forced [[Minor Slytherins#Montague|Montague]], the [[Hogwarts Houses#Slytherin|Slytherin]] Quidditch captain and member of [[the Inquisitorial Squad]] into it when he tried to take house points from Gryffindor. ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' reveals that Montague's experience led [[Draco Malfoy]] to recognise that a pair of Vanishing Cabinets could be used as a magical passage. Malfoy later uses this artifact to smuggle [[Death Eaters]] into Hogwarts. The Vanishing Cabinets have yet to appear prominently in the films; in a deleted scene (available on DVD) in ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' Harry hides in a cupboard in Borgin and Burke's.

== Critically acclaimed bit in lead ==

==Other magical objects==

I removed the bit in the lead that says "critically acclaimed" again. It's a clear case of a [[WP:APT|peacock term]]. Someone added it again, using the article itself as a source which is not a proper [[WP:CITE|citation]]. As per the guidelines regarding these terms - ''"Instead of telling the reader that a subject is important, use facts to show the subject's importance."''. --[[User:Jtalledo|Jtalledo]] [[User_talk:Jtalledo|(talk)]] 01:40, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

===Magical sweets===

:"Critically acclaimed" is not necessarily a peacock term, although it's a common peacock addition; it's an unsourced claim. I fully agree that such a statement should be very well-sourced (ie. to a "Rotten Tomatoes"-style consesus source, or at least a critical review which credibly summarizes critical consensus, rather than individual reviews) if included in the lead, though. [[User:Dharmabum420|dharmabum]] 09:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

A multitude of sweets are produced in the stories; many have a violent or bizarre side-effect, especially those created by Fred and George Weasley. Most sweets can be found in the sweetshop [[Honeydukes]].

====Acid Pops====

== Clean up templates ==

[[Acid]] Pops are [[lollipop]]s that can burn a hole through one's tongue.

====Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans====

I re-added the laundry list template and added the {{[[Template:Quotefarm|Quotefarm]]}} template as well. The international airings list should be prose. The reception section is almost entirely comprised of lists and quotes. --[[User:Jtalledo|Jtalledo]] [[User_talk:Jtalledo|(talk)]] 01:48, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans are [[jelly beans]] that come in literally every flavour. The flavours described in the book as normal include [[caramel]], [[chocolate]], [[coffee]], [[marmalade]], [[peppermint]], [[strawberry]], [[lemon]], and [[toffee]].

The "unusual" flavours include [[baked bean]], [[curry]], [[earwax]], [[mucus|bogey]], [[grass]], [[liver]], pepper, [[sardine]], [[spinach]], sprout, [[tripe]], and [[vomit]]. The [[Jelly Belly]] candy company produces real versions of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans. They have produced odd flavours in and out of the market since (--). Apart from some "regular" flavours, the company also produces several "unusual" flavours mentioned in the books. Other flavours include [[bacon]], dirt, [[earthworm]], rotten [[egg (food)|egg]], and [[soap]].

== Where are the actors?==

Why does this article not mention who starred in this show? [[User:Catchpole|Catchpole]] 12:24, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

== Tv guide ==

====Cockroach Clusters====

I removed the international tv guide section but it was reverted. Why should this section stay? Wikipedia is not a tv guide. Also this information has been removed from other similar articles. See also [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Airdates of House (TV series)]] and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Airdates of Lost]]. Note, it was deleted there, not merged to the parent article. [[User:Garion96|Garion96]] [[User talk:Garion96|(talk)]] 12:35, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

A very strange type of sweet, which Harry discovers accidentally to be one of the passwords to Professor Dumbledore's office. We can assume it to contain parts of or whole cockroaches, or to at least be shaped like cockroaches, as other sweets are shaped like frogs or mice. They are sold at Honeydukes shop in Hogsmeade.

:Your citing article deletions... that doesn't equate to consensus not to include text within articles. The information doesn't seem to be "TV Guide" to me (although it should probably be condensed), it's encyclopaedic information -- which I personally found to be useful. It doesn't seem indiscriminate information to me. Anyway I've reverted you, seek consensus to remove it. [[User:Matthew|Matthew]] 15:23, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

::Brazil: The third season airs on TNT on Saturdays at 03:00 pm and the first season airs on SBT on Tuesdays at 01:30 am.

::Greece: The first season is currently shown on Star Channel on Sundays.

::Latin America: The third season is currently running on TNT Latin America on Saturdays at 3:00 pm.

::Middle East: The third season is currently airing on Orbit on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm.

====Chocolate Frogs====

Sure looks like a tv guide to me. See also [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_directory]]. [[User:Garion96|Garion96]] [[User talk:Garion96|(talk)]] 16:03, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Chocolate Frogs are, as the name implies, [[frog]]s made of [[chocolate]], which may also be enchanted to move about like real frogs. Like bubble gum and other items in the muggle world, they are each packaged with a [[collectible card]] displaying a magical picture and brief [[biography]] of a famous witch or wizard. The cards named by the ''Harry Potter books'' include:

::I'm sorry Matthew [I hope we can still be friends], but I respectfully disagree. Why is it needed to have this in the article in the first place? To me, it's very cluttered, not to mention completely un-cited, so that information could be false, and frankly, it does seem like a TV guide..Cheers—Illyria05 <small>[[User talk:Illyria05|Ring]]•[[Special:Contributions/Illyria05|Contrib.]]</small> 16:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Agrippa|Agrippa]]

:::By the way, I opened discussion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Television#International_Airings here] for all TV articles..Cheers—Illyria05 <small>[[User talk:Illyria05|Ring]]•[[Special:Contributions/Illyria05|Contrib.]]</small> 16:39, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Ptolemy|Ptolemy]]

* [[Albus Dumbledore]]

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Nicolas Flamel|Nicolas Flamel]]

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Morgana|Morgana]]

* [[Hengist of Woodcroft]]

* Alberic Grunnion

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Circe|Circe]]

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Paracelsus|Paracelsus]]

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Merlin|Merlin]]

* [[Historical characters in Harry Potter#Druidess Cliodna|Druidess Cliodna]]

* [[Minor Harry Potter characters#Crospin Conk|Crospin Conk]]

* Bertie Bott

* [[Felix Summerbee]]

* [[Cassandra Vablatskey]]

* There is probably a card for [[Flavius Belby]], the only person known to have survived a Lethifold attack.

Additionally, [[J. K. Rowling]] designed{{Fact|date=June 2007}} four Wizard Cards for the four [[The Hogwarts Founders|Hogwarts founders]].

Chocolate Frogs first appear in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', when Harry is on the [[Hogwarts Express]] heading to Hogwarts. Having just met [[Ron Weasley]], Harry buys a large amount of food and sweets, including Chocolate Frogs, for the two of them to share. Harry opens a package to discover that the card inside depicts [[Albus Dumbledore]]. The films depict these frogs as capable of movement, though this does not appear to be canonically supported.

Chocolate Frogs appear throughout the series. Some fans had speculated that members of the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]] used the cards found with the Frogs to communicate. [[J.K. Rowling]] has denied this. Chocolate Frogs of a sort are also available through the [[Cap Candy Company]], though availability is limited in summer months due to the risk of them melting in transport. They each come with one [[holographic]] [[lenticular]] collector card.

====Droobles Best Blowing Gum====

Drooble's Best Blowing Gum is a [[bubble gum]] that fills a room with bluebell bubbles that refuse to pop for days. In Order of the Phoenix Alice Longbottom gave Neville a Droobles Bubblegum wrapper for Christmas.

====Fizzing Whizzbees====

Fizzing Whizbees cause the consumer to levitate for a while. They are rumoured to contain dried [[Minor Harry Potter beasts#Billywig|Billywig]] stings. Fizzing Whizzbees are also made by Cap Candy, and come with three packets (one Raspberry, one Strawberry and one Orange). They actually resemble [[Pop Rocks]].

====Pepper Imps====

Pepper Imps are tiny and black; they cause the consumer to smoke at the ears and breathe fire.

====Peppermint Toads====

Peppermint Toads are peppermint creams in the shape of a [[toad]]. Once eaten, they give the sensation that they hop in the stomach.

====Pumpkin Pasties====

Pumpkin Pasties are Pumpkin shaped pasties with no magical qualities.

====Toothflossing Stringmints====

Toothflossing Stringmints are odd splintery mints that presumably clean and [[flossing|floss]] one's teeth.

====Ice Mice====

Ice Mice are [[mouse]]-shaped candy that make one's teeth squeak and chatter.

====Levitating Sherbet Balls====

Levitating Sherbet Balls are sweet balls that make the eater levitate.

====Liquorice Wands====

It is not known whether Liquorice Wands contain any magical qualities. They appear in ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' on the sweets cart on the train, and in the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] film when Ron requests them, again on the train.

====Sugar Quills====

Sugar [[Quill]]s are popular among students, as they can be eaten during class, "and just look like you're thinking what to write next," according to Ron Weasley.

===Two-way mirrors===

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', [[Sirius Black|Sirius]] gives Harry a mirror he originally used to communicate with James in detention. It is activated by holding one of them and saying the name of the other possessor, their face appears on your mirror and vice-versa. Harry receives this mirror from Sirius in a package after spending his Christmas holiday at [[Grimmauld Place]]. Harry, at first, chooses not to open the package, although he does discover the mirror after Sirius's death, by which point it is no longer functional although it would have by far been an easier method to check if Sirius was alive. Rowling has noted that the mirror "will help more than you think", implying that it will return in the last book. It makes its appearance when [[Mundungus Fletcher]] loots Grimmauld Place and sells it to Dumbledore's brother, [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], who uses it to watch out for Harry.

===Deathly Hallows===

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===Foe-glass===

A '''Foe-glass''' is a mirror that shows its owner's enemies in or out of focus, depending on how close they are, though, like all Dark detectors, they can be fooled, as mentioned by Harry in the fifth book at the beginning of the first D.A. meeting.

===The Goblet of Fire===

The Goblet of Fire is used solely to choose the school champions on the occasion of a [[Triwizard Tournament]], in {{HP4}}, serving as an "impartial judge" and is apparently of the possession of [[Albus Dumbledore]]. It is not known whether it has any other magical ability, though [[Alastor Moody]] (the impostor) stated once that the Goblet of Fire was "a very powerful magical object" and it is very difficult to be hoodwinked, unless if someone uses an exceptionally strong Confundus Charm(During the fourth film). This is one of the first clues that he is involved in the hoodwinking.

===Gubraithian fire===

'''Gubraithian fire''' is first mentioned in chapter twenty of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''. Hagrid and Madame Maxime gave a branch of Gubraithian fire to the giant leader (Gurg) in his journey. Gubraithian fire will never die out, and it is said that only extremely skilled wizards and witches can conjure it.

The name of Gubraithian Fire is evidently taken from the [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] phrase ''"gu bràth"'' which means "forever" [http://www.taic.btinternet.co.uk/faclair.htm]. The phrase also appears in the [[Oil Thigh]] song of [[Queen's University]] (Kingston Ontario).

In addition, it is possible that Gubraithian Fire is a reference to [[greek fire]], a type of flammable liquid used as a weapon by the Byzantine empire. Once lit, Greek fire would remain burning for long periods of time, even if doused in water (this actually made it hotter if not used sufficiently, as it would merely spread the liquid).

===Horcruxes===

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===Howler===

A '''Howler''' is a bright red letter usually signifying displeasure and/or anger from the sender directed at the recipient. When it is opened, the sender's voice will bellow at the recipient with the voice magically magnified to deafening volumes before self-destructing. If it is never opened, it will explode violently and the message will be heard anyway. In the film version, the Howler folds itself into a stylised set of lips before dissolving into scraps of paper.

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|Chamber of Secrets]]'', Ron receives a Howler from his mother, [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]] after he steals his father's enchanted car and flies it to [[Hogwarts]] with [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]].

Neville Longbottom received one from his grandmother after [[Sirius Black]] used his list of passwords to enter [[Gryffindor]] Common Room in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''.

Dumbledore sends Petunia Dursley a Howler in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' to remind her of the agreement to allow Harry to live at Privet Drive when Harry's Uncle Vernon attempts to throw him out after the [[Dementor]] attack.

===Invisibility Cloak===

An '''Invisibility Cloak''' makes its wearer [[invisible]]. Harry Potter inherited one from his father, who had left it in the care of [[Albus Dumbledore]], and uses it throughout the books in order to sneak around the school. The Cloak is large enough for [[Ron Weasley|Ron]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione]] to accompany him underneath it, although this becomes more difficult as they grow throughout the series.

Invisibility Cloaks are very rare and expensive, and they are spun from the pelts of [[Magical beasts (Harry Potter)|Demiguises]], magical herbivores that are found in the [[Far East]], or are ordinary cloaks with an invisiblity spell placed on them. It is stated that over time, they will lose their invisibility ability, eventually becoming opaque. In [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]], it was revealed that the invisibility cloak Harry had was one of the [[Deathly Hallows (object)|Deathly Hallows]], which are magical objects which can give the owner of all the objects lordship over death. Harry's cloak is a perfect example. Its invisibility charm will never wear off, but gives him absolutely perfect invisibility forever.

;Known owners:

*[[Mad-Eye Moody]] (who is known to possess two; one of these is borrowed by [[Sturgis Podmore]] in the course of work for the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]); he can see through them with his magical eye.

*[[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]]; the previous owner of this Cloak was his father [[James and Lily Potter|James Potter]]. It is also one of the fabled [[Deathly Hallows (object)|Deathly Hallows]], the others of which are the Elder Wand and the Resurrection Stone.

*[[Barty Crouch Senior]], who used it to hide his son.

Invisibility Cloaks can be seen through by certain people and creatures, such as [[Alastor Moody]] (because of his magical eye), and also apparently [[Albus Dumbledore]] and Mrs Norris, feline pet of Filch, caretaker of Hogwarts. Dementors, who are blind, and who sense rather than see humans, are unaffected by Cloaks.

Rowling has stated that James Potter's Cloak was indeed in the care of Albus Dumbledore (as stated in the note included with it when Harry received it at Christmas of his first year) at the time James died and noted that there is an important reason for this.

===The Marauder's Map===

The '''Marauder's Map''' was created by [[Remus Lupin]], [[Peter Pettigrew]], [[Sirius Black]], and [[James and Lily Potter|James Potter]] (the '''[[Marauders (Harry Potter)|Marauders]]''') to aid their mischief-making. They gained extensive knowledge about Hogwarts grounds from their frequent night-time adventures while transformed as animals (Black, Pettigrew and Potter being [[Animagus|Animagi]] and Lupin a werewolf). They used this knowledge to create the Marauder's Map. The Map bears its creators' nicknames (derived from their animal forms): ''Moony'' (Lupin, a [[werewolf]]), ''Wormtail'' (Pettigrew, a rat), ''Padfoot'' (Black, a dog), and ''Prongs'' (Potter, a [[deer|stag]]).

At first glance, the Map is simply a blank [[parchment]]; but when the user says, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," it reveals the message, "Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs are proud to present the Marauders Map," and Hogwarts' layout (including secret passageways) is shown. Saying, "Mischief managed!" returns the map to its original blank state. The Map also gives information on how to open secret passageways. Several locations (such as the [[Locations in Hogwarts#Room of Requirement|Room of Requirement]] and probably the [[Chamber of Secrets]]) do not appear on the map. It would seem that the four friends either did not have any knowledge of them, or&mdash;in the case of the former&mdash;they are unplottable.

The Marauder's Map is covered in tiny ink dots accompanied by minuscule names, indicating the every person's ___location in Hogwarts. This, according to Harry, is the map's most remarkable feature, and is helpful in evading teachers and other people whom one wishes to avoid while "managing mischief." The Marauder's Map cannot be fooled by [[Animagus]] disguises or [[Magical objects in Harry Potter#Invisibility Cloak|Invisibility Cloaks]]. Not even [[Potions in Harry Potter#Polyjuice_Potion|Polyjuice Potion]] can outwit the Marauder's Map: Crabbe and Goyle liberally use Polyjuice Potion in The Half-Blood Prince, but the map continues to displays their true identities. For this reason, Barty Crouch Jr., disguised as Mad-Eye Moody, considered it a threat and asks to 'borrow' the map from a trusting Harry.

The Map was given to Harry by [[Fred and George Weasley]], who found it in [[Argus Filch|Filch]]'s office. It makes its first appearance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', and has been featured in all subsequent novels.

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', [[Severus Snape|Professor Snape]] finds the Map in Harry's possession and tries to force it to reveal its secrets; the Map responds by insulting him. Professor Lupin arrives, says he will investigate, and takes it with him. He returns the map to Harry after resigning his post at Hogwarts. The Map retains an echo of its creators' personalities, much like the [[#The Sorting Hat|Sorting Hat]] remembers the thoughts and opinions of the school founders. Snape, however, continues to insist that the Map contains Dark Magic.

In the book the Map is a piece of parchment; in the films, the Map appears with a cover that unfolds in two with many other folds inside each other. All the lines in the Map are made up of what at first glance are just random letters, but upon closer inspection are Latin words.

In the books, there is no mention of Harry recovering the Map from the office of the [[Barty Crouch Junior|Professor Moody imposter]]; when asked, Rowling answered that Harry had indeed sneaked into the office and recovered it in the days following the Third Task. She also commented that she had intended to include a scene or mention it.

===The Mirror of Erised===

The '''Mirror of Erised''' is a mystical mirror discovered by Harry in a back corridor of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''. On it is inscribed, ''erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi'' &mdash; which, when reversed and correctly spaced, reads ''I show not your face but your heart's desire''. According to [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]], the Mirror "shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts"; Harry, upon encountering the Mirror, can see his parents, as well as what appears to be a crowd of relatives; Ron sees himself as Head Boy and [[Quidditch]] Captain holding the Quidditch Cup (thus revealing his wish to be acknowledged in the shadow of his highly successful older brothers). Dumbledore, one of the only other characters to face the Mirror in the novel, claims to see himself holding a pair of [[sock]]s, telling Harry that ''"...one can never have enough socks." '', also lamenting that he did not receive any for [[Christmas]], since people will insist on giving him books. If the claim was true, it might suggest that Dumbledore is, indeed, so content that he can wish for such small things. On the other hand, as the book is careful to inform us, Harry suspects he might merely have not wished to tell Harry. "It had been rather a personal question." Dumbledore lying about this seems to be corroborated by Rowling as well. Dumbledore's deepest desire is revealed in the last book to be the knowledge of who killed Arianna, if it was [[Grindelwald]], [[Aberforth Dumbledore]], or himself.<ref>[http://www.mugglenet.com/jkrinterview2.shtml MuggleNet | Emerson and Melissa's J.K. Rowling Interview Page 2]</ref>

The Mirror of Erised was the final protection given to the [[Philosopher's Stone]]. Dumbledore hid the Mirror and hid the Stone inside it, knowing that only a person who wanted to ''find'' the Stone, but not to ''use'' it, would be able to obtain the stone. Anyone else would see himself making an Elixir of Life or turning things to gold, rather than actually see himself find the Stone, as [[Professor Quirrell]] claimed to have seen - as Dumbledore tells Harry, "It was one of my more brilliant ideas, and between you and me, that's saying something."

===Moody's Magical Trunk===

Alastor Moody owns a rather interesting magical trunk. It has seven locks on it, and the trunk opens to a different assortment of objects for each lock. Most notably, though, the seventh compartment is about 10 feet deep, and is where Barty Crouch Jr. imprisoned the real Moody. Other compartments contain spellbooks, Dark Detectors, and Moody's Invisibility Cloak.

===Omnioculars===

Omnioculars are magical brass binoculars used by Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the fourth book during the Quidditch World Cup. Omnioculars, besides having magnified lenses, have many features. Among them, the ones mentioned are the ability to replay or slow down something seen through the lenses, although a side-effect being that the view in the lenses is not accurate of what is currently happening, since it's going slower than real life. They also have a play-by-play feature, where the names of moves performed by Quidditch players is shown in bright purple letters across the Omnioculars lenses.

===Pensieve===

A '''Pensieve''' is a stone receptacle in which to store memories. Covered in mystic runes, it has liquid nor gas within its basin. A witch or wizard can extract their own memories or someone else's and store them in the Pensieve and review them later. It also relieves the mind when it becomes flooded with information. Anyone can examine the memories in the Pensieve, which also allows viewers to fully immerse themselves in the memories stored within, much like a magical form of [[virtual reality]]. [[Tom Riddle's diary]] seems to have this same form of virtual reality. Oddly, users of these devices view the memories from a [[Third-person narrative|third person]] view, providing a near-[[omniscient]] perspective of the events preserved. This of course, raises questions of how they are able to see things beyond what they have remembered. Rowling answered this question in an interview, confirming that memories in the pensieve allow one to view details of things that happened even if they did not notice or remember them, and stated that "that's the magic of the Pensieve, what brings it alive" [http://mugglenet.com/jkrinterview3.shtml]. The contents of a Pensieve, as mentioned in the book, look neither like smoke nor like water. The "memory" has the appearance of silver threads. Memories that have been heavily manipulated or tampered with to alter perspectives (such as [[Horace Slughorn]]'s) may appear thick and jelly-like and offer obscured viewing. Memories are not limited to just those of humans, since at least one [[house-elf]] provided Dumbledore with one as well.

It is questionable as to what will happen to the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office, as it contains many secrets and a considerable part of Dumbledore's knowledge. The Pensieve could pose a possibly powerful threat if Voldemort should choose to try and take it, or a powerful tool for Harry should he have access to it.

''Pensieve'' is a portmanteau of 'sieve' (a device used for sifting) and 'pensive' (thoughtful or full of thoughts). It is also a (possibly unintentional) anagram of Pevensie, the surname of Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy in the [[Chronicles of Narnia]].

Dumbledore's Pensieve first appears in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', again in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', and plays a pivotal role in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. It makes a last appearance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' when Harry uses it to decipher the memories of [[Severus Snape]].

===Photographs===

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===Portraits===

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===Deluminator===

The '''deluminator''' is a device used, and possibly invented, by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to turn off the streetlights along a street at night. It looks like a standard cigarette lighter. It never officially receives the name "Put-Outer"; after a description of what it is and what it does, the narrator dubs it a ''Put-Outer''. The Put-Outer makes four appearances:

* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', Dumbledore uses the Put-Outer to darken Privet Drive, where the [[Relatives of Harry Potter#Vernon Dursely|Dursley]] household is located. Dumbledore is expecting [[Rubeus Hagrid]] to transport the infant Harry to Privet Drive, where Dumbledore will leave him at the Dursley household. Dumbledore's Put-Outer allows Hagrid to arrive with added secrecy, which is necessary because Harry's parents have been murdered the night before. This makes the Put-Outer the first piece of magic to be shown in the novels.

* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Dumbledore loans the Put-Outer to [[Mad-Eye Moody]], who uses it when transporting Harry from the Dursleys' home to the headquarters of the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]] at [[12 Grimmauld Place]]. Again the Put-Outer provides secrecy to keep Harry and the headquarters safe.

* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Dumbledore uses it again to darken Privet Drive before collecting Harry.

* In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', it is known as the Deluminator. It is bequeathed to [[Ron Weasley]] by Dumbledore and he uses it to return to Harry and Hermoine after leaving in a fit of anger. It is also used in the Malfoy Manor's cellar, where Ron and Harry are caught by the Death Eaters and thrown in.

===Quick Quotes Quill===

A stenographic tool of sorts employed by Rita Skeeter which spins the words of her subjects into a form more fitting to its owner.

Rita Skeeter uses the quill to interview Harry (inside a Hogwarts broomstick cupboard) about his participation in the Triwizard Tournament in the movie, "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire" for her column "Me, Myself, and I" in the newspaper, "The Daily Prophet". Harry continually tries to correct the inaccuracy of the quill to Rita.

This quill would also seem to be acid green and needs to be licked on the tip before it can be used.

===Quidditch equipment===

There are several enchanted objects needed to play [[Quidditch]], the most obvious being flying broomsticks. All the balls in the game are enchanted in some way. The [[Golden Snitch]] is enchanted to fly around, mimicking the flight patterns of the Golden [[Minor Harry Potter beasts#Snidget|Snidget]], and also to not leave the playing field. The [[Rules of Quidditch#The Balls|Bludger]] is enchanted to fly around and try to knock players off their broomsticks. A Bludger does not focus on one player unless it has been tampered with, as was the case in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''. The [[Quaffle]] may appear an exception, but it is also enchanted to make it easy to grip, and to fall more slowly than normal.

===Remembrall===

A '''Remembrall''' is a small, clear orb that turns red if its user has forgotten something (it most likely got its name by combining "remember all"). Unfortunately, it does not tell the user what he/she has forgotten. The very forgetful [[Neville Longbottom]] is given a '''Remembrall''' in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', but gives it to Harry after he retrieves it from Malfoy. This is because Neville had no use for it, as he was unable to remember what he forgot. Their use is forbidden during OWL exams.

The [[DVD]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' contains a software approximation of a remembrall.

===Revealer===

Used in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|Chamber of Secrets]]'' when [[Hermione Granger]] tries to make something appear in [[Tom Riddle's diary]], this object is a bright red eraser which makes invisible ink appear.

===Secrecy Sensor===

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|Goblet of Fire]]'', this magical object was mentioned when Harry went into [["Mad-Eye" Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]]'s office. It is described as "An object that looked something like an extra-squiggly, golden television aerial." It vibrates when it detects concealment and lies. Moody mentions that its, "No use here of course, too much interference-students in every direction lying about why they haven't done their homework." However, it may be that this was due to the sinister intentions of Moody.

Eric (the Atrium desk wizard) also uses a Secrecy Sensor on visitors to the Ministry of Magic.

Secrecy Sensors, like all other Dark Detectors, can be fooled, as mentioned by Harry in the fifth book at the beginning of the first D.A. meeting.

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', due to Hogwart's new stringent security measures, Argus Filch is assigned to run every student entering the entrance hall of the castle with Secrecy Sensors and all the owls flying into Hogwarts, too, to detect any Dark object within the castle. Later, Hermione explains that though Secrecy Sensors detect jinxes, curses, and concealment charms, they cannot detect love potions.

===Self-Shuffling playing cards===

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets|Chamber of Secrets]]'', a pack of these cards is mentioned as one of the objects littering the floor of [[Ron Weasley|Ron]]'s room. They are probably used to play [[Exploding Snap]].

===Sneakoscope===

A '''Sneakoscope''' is a magical device which serves as a [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|Dark Arts]] detector, and is described as a miniature glass spinning top that emits shrill noises in the presence of deception: for instance, when an untrustworthy person is near or when a deceitful event takes place nearby.

Sneakoscopes are first introduced in the third book, ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', when [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] gives [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry Potter]] one of the devices as a present for his 13th birthday. [[Bill Weasley]] claimed that the sneakoscope was faulty, because it howled continuously for no apparent reason once while the Weasley family were eating dinner together in Egypt, but Bill didn't realise that Fred and George had put beetles in his soup. The sneakoscope appears again on the [[Hogwarts Express]], and again up in Harry and Ron's dormitory. Harry later discovers that Scabbers, Ron's rat, who was present each time the Sneakoscope was spinning, is actually a traitorous [[animagus]] named [[Peter Pettigrew]].

In book four, ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', the somewhat paranoid [["Mad-Eye" Moody|Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody]] has several sneakoscopes that he somehow disabled (possibly related to a crack it was described as having), "It wouldn't stop whistling." However, it may have been because Mad-Eye was really [[Barty Crouch Jr]].

In book seven, Hermione gives Harry a Sneakoscope for his 17th birthday which they later use to help as a lookout.

===The Sorting Hat===

The '''Sorting Hat''' is a [[sentient]] [[artifact (fantasy)|artifact]] used at [[Hogwarts]], which magically determines to which of the four school houses &mdash; [[Hogwarts Houses#Gryffindor|Gryffindor]], [[Hogwarts Houses#Hufflepuff|Hufflepuff]], [[Hogwarts Houses#Ravenclaw|Ravenclaw]] or [[Hogwarts Houses#Slytherin|Slytherin]] &mdash; each new student is to be assigned. During the opening banquet at the beginning of the school year, the First-Year students are lined up and their names read aloud alphabetically; each then takes a seat on a stool and the hat is placed on their head. After a moment of consideration, the hat announces its choice aloud for all to hear, and the student joins the selected house. The moment of consideration varies in length, from nearly a minute to less than a second. Judging from Harry's own account of his Sorting, and a brief comment made by Hermione, the hat speaks to the student while they're being Sorted.

The Sorting Hat originally belonged to [[The Hogwarts Founders#Godric Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor]], one of the founders of [[Hogwarts]].

The Sorting Hat's songs vary in length and content. Before sorting the students each year, the hat recites a new introductory song. These songs occasionally warn of danger to come, as in ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''.

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the hat plays a critical role in the climax of the story by coming to Harry's aid in the Chamber and providing him with Godric Gryffindor's sword. The sword and hat together make up the two known relics of that Founder.

The Sorting Hat had a difficult time placing [[Harry Potter (character)|Harry]], almost placing him into [[Slytherin]] house before he requested specifically and emphatically not to be. The Hat instead placed him into [[Gryffindor]], after both his parents.

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' the Sorting Hat is lit on fire by Lord Voldemort, although it is unclear if the hat was destroyed, as references to the sorting were used during the epilogue 19 years later.

In the first two Harry Potter movies, he is voiced by actor [[Leslie Phillips]].

===Spellotape===

'''Spellotape''' is [[magic (Harry Potter)|magical]] [[adhesive tape]]; it is a [[Parody|spoof]] of the real life product [[sellotape]].

Spellotape is referenced in all of the Harry Potter books, apart from ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', and is seen in the movie [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (movie)|''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'']].

===Tom Riddle's diary===

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===Blood Quill===

In ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Harry has detention with [[Dolores Umbridge|Professor Umbridge]] on several occasions. During these detentions, he is required to write lines (''I must not tell lies''), and is not released from this until Umbridge believes "the message has sunk in." Rather than use a regular quill, Umbridge makes Harry use a blood quill, which is unusually sharp with a black nib. As the user writes, the quill magically (and painfully) cuts into the back of the user's hand and uses their blood for ink. When carried out repeatedly over a period of time, this can lead to permanent scarring, as shown by Harry to [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. Other victims of this form of detention include [[Lee Jordan]].

===Wand===

To perform feats of magic a ''[[wand]]'' is usually used. Without a wand magic is possible, but this seems to be very difficult and uncontrolled. A wand is personal for a wizard, although other wizards' wands can be used, generally to a less potent effect than by using one's own wand. When Harry Potter was selecting his wand, he had to try out many wands until he found a wand that created sparks as he waved it. A wand is usually made of wood and has a core of an organic, magical object or substance. Such cores mentioned include [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] tail feathers, [[unicorn]] tail hairs, [[dragon]] heartstrings and [[veela]] hair. Wands with cores from the same source give strange effects ([[Canonical spells in the world of Harry Potter#Prior Incantato|Priori Incantatem]]) when forced to fight each other, as is the case with Harry Potter's and [[Lord Voldemort]]'s wands in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. Each of their wands contains a tail feather from [[Fawkes]], the phoenix belonging to [[Albus Dumbledore]]. The only named wand shop is Ollivander's, owned by [[Ollivander]], where Hagrid takes Harry to buy his first wand. However, in the "Weighing of the Wands" chapter of "Goblet of Fire", Ollivander is seen to evaluate two foreign wands: [[Viktor Krum]]'s wand: a Gregorovitch creation and unusually thick; and [[Fleur Delacour]]'s wand, whose core (a hair from her veela grandmother) was a core he felt created "temperamental" wands, and thus did not use himself. Rather than carry a wand inside one's robes, they can be put into other objects, as Lucius Malfoy does by hiding his inside his cane in the films, and Moody seems to have his actually inside his walking staff in the Order of the Phoenix film. Harry also suspects that Hagrid has the broken halves of his wand inside his umbrella.

===Weasley Clock===

The [[Weasley family]] has a clock in their home, [[The Burrow (Harry Potter)|the Burrow]], with nine hands, one for every member of the family. Instead of telling the time, the clock reveals the ___location or status of each family member. The known locations are:

*Home

*School

*Work

*Travelling

*Lost

*Hospital

*Prison

*Mortal Peril

Only the ___location of "mortal peril" is known (it is situated where the numeral 12 would normally be). Throughout the first five books, the hands changed to reflect the varying statuses of the family members, but by [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince|Book Six]], all nine hands had taken to pointing to "mortal peril" at all times, except when someone was travelling. [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]] took this to mean that, with [[Lord Voldemort]] having returned, everyone was technically in mortal peril.

The Weasleys are the only family mentioned to own such a clock and Mrs Weasley notes that she does not know of anyone else with one.

===Wizard's Chess===

'''Wizard's chess''' is a version of [[chess]] played with small pieces and a board like real chess, except that the pieces are animated.[http://chess.about.com/b/a/187742.htm] The players simply tell the pieces to move with the proper commands, which the pieces obey. The pieces attack each other in cases where an opposing player's piece would be taken, usually by breaking the opposing piece in half. However, because sets can be inherited and loaned, the pieces are assumed to rebuild themselves after the game. Ron has a set left to him by his Uncle Bilius. Harry first plays with pieces borrowed from [[Seamus Finnigan]], and later gets a set in one of his wizard crackers during his first Christmas at Hogwarts. During the climactic chapters of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' Harry, Ron and Hermione become chess pieces in a life-size game of wizard's chess, thus risking their lives.

Recently, the company Deagostini have released a magazine series called "Harry Potter Chess", which is based on the life-size game near the end of the film version of Philosopher's Stone. The chess pieces that come with it are based on the life-size pieces in the film. Arco Toys and others also have a Wizards Chess Set.[http://www.amazon.com/Arco-Toys-Ltd-Potter-Wizard/dp/B0000669DT][http://www.chesscentral.com/sets-pieces-chess/harry-potter-chess.htm]

===Hand of Glory===

The [[Hand of Glory]] is an unpleasant instrument used by [[Draco Malfoy]] in ''[[The Half-Blood Prince]]''. It was seen previously in ''Chamber of Secrets'', when Draco and his father, [[Lucius Malfoy]], visited the [[Dark Arts (Harry Potter)|Dark Arts]] store [[Borgin and Burkes]] down [[Knockturn Alley]]. (At that point, Lucius denied Draco's request to have it, saying that it was a tool for a common thief.) It is a large shrivelled hand displayed on a cushion in the shop. When it is given a candle, it gives light only to the one holding the hand.

In the Half Blood Prince, was used by Draco when leaving the Room of Requirements, and was able to escape Ron and a few other members of the DA, after using the Instant Darkness Powder.

In the movie ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', the Hand appears in [[Borgin and Burkes]]. When Harry examines it, it attempts to break his wrist.

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