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Fictional books mentioned in the Harry Potter books

by Wendy on January 23rd, 2008

There are a TON of fictional books mentioned in the Harry Potter series; here are just a few of them:

Histories of magic

* An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms
* A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
* Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes
* A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Arithmancy

* Book of Numerology
* Numerology and Grammatica
* New Theory of Numerology

Care of Magical Creatures

* Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
* The Monster Book of Monsters

Charms

* Standard Book of Spells (Grades One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and presumably Seven) by Miranda Goshawk
* Quintessence: A Quest

Defence Against the Dark Arts

* Confronting the Faceless
* The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
* Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard

Gilderoy Lockhart’s works

* Break with a Banshee
* Gadding with Ghouls
* Holidays with Hags
* Magical Me
* Travels with Trolls
* Voyages with Vampires
* Wandering with Werewolves
* Year with the Yeti

Divination

* The Dream Oracle
* Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky
* Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming

Herbology

* Encyclopædia of Toadstools
* Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean
* Flesh-eating Trees of the World

History of Magic

* A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Muggle Studies

* Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles

Potions

* One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
* Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage
* Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Study of Ancient Runes

* Ancient Runes Made Easy

Transfiguration

* A Beginner’s Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
* Intermediate Transfiguration
* Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Magical cooking and housecare

* Charm Your Own Cheese
* Enchantment in Baking
* Gilderoy Lockhart’s Guide to Household Pests
* One-Minute Feasts—It’s Magic

Dark Arts

* Magick Moste Evile
* Secrets of the Darkest Art

Defence Against the Dark Arts

* A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
* The Dark Arts Outsmarted
* Self-Defensive Spellwork
* Jinxes for the Jinxed
* Practical Defensive Magic And Its Use Against the Dark Arts
* The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
* Curses and Counter-Curses: Bewitching Your Friends and Befuddling your Enemies with the Latest Revenge by Vidictus Viridan

Divination

* Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul
* Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming
* Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks

Magical healthcare

* Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions
* The Healer’s Helpmate

Magical how-to

* Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions
* Where There’s a Wand, There’s a Way

Magical theory

* Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
* New Theory of Numerology
* Numerology and Grammatica
* Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms

Other magical

* Important Modern Magical Discoveries
* The Invisible Book of Invisibility
* Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to Do With Them Now You’ve Wised Up
* A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry
* An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe

Potions

* Asiatic Anti-Venoms
* Moste Potente Potions

Spellbooks

General spells

* Achievements in Charming
* Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed

Spells for fun and profit

* Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks
* Saucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
* Curses and Counter-Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian

Sports and games

Quidditch

* Beating the Bludgers—A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
* Flying with the Cannons
* He Flew Like a Madman by Kennilworthy Whisp
* Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
* Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
* Wigtown Wanderers by Kennilworthy Whisp

Transportation

* Handbook of Do-It-Yourself-Broomcare
* Which Broomstick?

Other books

* The Adventures of Marten Miggs, the Mad Muggle (comics)
* Sonnets of a Sorcerer (cursed, anyone who reads it speaks in limericks for the rest of their lives)
* Spellman’s Syllabary
* The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book given to Hermione and later found to hold the story of the Deathly Hallows. In real life, J.K. Rowling wrote seven copies of the book by hand, six of which were given to friends and the last one auctioned for charity. Estimated to go for between £30,000 and £50,000, the book eventually sold for £1.95 million.[2] Amazon.com was later revealed to be the winning bidder.
* Tom Riddle’s diary
* Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches
* Who Am I? by Gilderoy Lockhart

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