Accio Incantation for a summoning charm.

Acid Pops Wizarding sweets that burn holes in your tongue. Available at
Honeydukes in Hogsmeade.

Aconite Plant used in potions. Also known as Monkshood or

Wolfsbane.

Agrippa A wizard depicted on a wizard trading card.

Aguamenti A spell to create water.

Alchemy Medieval science that was founded on the search to turn any
metal into gold.

Alecto A Death Eater, sister to Amycus

Alohomora Door-unlocking spell.

Amortenti The most powerful love potion in the world.

Amycus Death Eater, brother to Alecto

Anapneo A spell used to help when someone is choking.

Animagi Wizards who can turn themselves into animals at will. The
singular form is animagus.

Aparecium Spell to make invisible ink visible.

Apparate To transport oneself instantly to any destination. Apparating

is difficult and must not be done without a license from the
Department of Magical Transportation. There is a danger of
splinching.

Aragog A huge spider that lives in the Forbidden Forest.

Arithmancy Ancient study of the magical properties of numbers.

Astronomy Study of the stars and planets.

Aunt Marge Dudley Dursley's dreadful aunt, sister to Vernon Dursley and
no friend of Harry's.

Auror Professional Dark-wizard-catcher.

Avada Kedavra The Killing Curse. It brings about instant death in a flash of
green light. There is no way of blocking it. It is one of the
three Unforgivable Curses.

Azkaban Prison fortress where wizarding criminals are sent. Guarded

day and night by the terrifying Dementors, who drain peace,
hope and happiness out of any human who comes too close
to them.

Bagman, Ludo Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the
Ministry of Magic. A former Quidditch player, he was a Beater
on the Wimbourne Wasps team and played for England. He is
large and blond, with a round, pink face.

Bagshot, Author of A History of Magic.

Bathilda

Bane One of the centaurs who lives in the Forbidden Forest.