Baddock, Malcom- a first year Slytherin in book 4
badger- the mascot for Hufflepuff
Bagman, Ludo- head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports; full name is Ludovic Bagman
Bagman, Otto- brother of Ludo
Bagshot, Bathilda- wrote A History of Magic
"Balderdash"- a password to get into Gryffindor tower
Ballycastle Bats- a professional Quidditch team
"Banana Fritters- a Gryffindor password
Bandon Banshee- a banshee banished by a hairlipped witch, that Gildory Lockhart took credit for.
Bane- a centuar in the Forbidden Forrest; black haired and bodied; in book 5 he is banished from the herd for accepting a job at Hogwarts
Basalisk- king of serpents; anyone who is fixed with the beam of the giant snakes eyes dies instantly
Bashir, Ali- a wizard that is angry about the embargo on flying carpets
Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed- a book Harry looked through in book 4
Basil- a wizard wearing a muggle "kilt" at the World Quidditch Cup
Basalisk- king of serpents; anyone who is fixed with the beam of the giant snake's eyes die instantly
Beater- position on the Quidditch team; two beaters per team try to protect their teammates from bludgers. They try to redirect the bludgers toward the opposing team members.
Beauxbatons- a school of witchcraft and wizardry in France
Beauxbatons carriage- means by which Beauxbatons students arrive at Hogwarts for the Tri-wizard tournament; pulled by a dozen winged palaminos
Bell, Katie- chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans- wizard candy coming in every flavor, such as chocolate, peppermint, spinach, liver, tripe, and vomit
bezoar- a stone taken from the stomach of a goat which will save one from most poisons
Bigginners Guide to Transfiguration- a textbook required for all 1st year sttudents at Hogwarts
Billius- Rons uncle that saw a Grim and died 24 hours later
Binky- Lavendar Browns pet rabbit
Binns, Professor- a ghost who teaches History of Magic at Hogwarts
Black Forest- fprrest where Quirrell was rumored to have a run-in with vampires and became "jumpy"
Black, Sirius- best friend of James Potter in their Hogwarts days; Azkaban prisoner on murder charges; Harry's godfather
Bladvak- Gobbledegook (language of the Goblins) meaning pickaxe
Blast Ended Skrewts- a magicalcreature that look like deformed, shell-less lobsters: horriably pale and slimy looking, with legs sticking out in odd places and no visiable heads. Smell of rotting fish, females have a sucker on their bellies and males have a stinger
Bletchley- keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team in book 1
blood flavored lollipops- treat for vampires
Bloody Baron, The- ghost of Slytherin; very wicked and scary looking; his eyes are blank, black sockets and his robes are covered in silver blood. Only person that can control Peeves
bludger- a jet black Quidditch ball, slightly smaller than a soccer ball; 2 bludgers per game which fly around trying to knock palyers fron their brooms; can cause serious injury
Boa Constrictor- animal at the zoo that Harry talks to and accidentally sets on Dudley
boarhound- type of dog Fang is (Hagrid's pet)
Bode- a member of hte Department of Mysteries
boggart- a shapeshifter that takes on the likness of your worst fear
Bole- beater on the Slytherin Quidditch team
Bones', The- a family killed by Voldemort; grandparents of Susan Bones
Bones, Susan- student sorted into Hufflepuff
Boomslang skin- a potions ingrediant
boot- a portkey on Stoatshead Hill
Boot, Terry- student sorted into Ravenclaw
Borgin and Burke's- Dark Arts store in Knockturn Alley where Harry finds himself after attempting to use floo powder for the first time
Boris the Bewildered- statue on the 5th floor next to the prefects bathroom
bowler- a round black hat
Bozo-Rita Skeeter's photographer
Branstone, Eleanor- sorted into Hufflepuff
Brazil- country that the boa constrictor that Harry "talks" to in the zoo wants to go to
Break with a Banshee- book by Guildory Lockhart that is required for all second year students
Brocklehurst, Mandy- sorted into Ravenclaw
broom- a long handled instrument for sweeping with a brush of straw or similar materials; a long handled instrument used by wizards and witches for flying; used in Quidditch
Broomstick Servicing Kit- a kit containing items to keep a broom in mint condition
Brown, Lavender- student sorted into Gryffindor
Bryce, Frank- gardener for the Riddle family
Bubblehead Charm- a charm used to breathe underwater
bubotuber- a plant that looks like "thick black giant slugs, coming vertically out of the ground"
bubotuber puss- from the pimples of a bubotuber; smells like petrol, burns if undiluted, but diluted is a very good medicine for acne
Buckbeak- a hippogriff that Harry helps set free
Bulgarian Quidditch Team- players include Dimitrov, Ivanova, Zograf, Levski, Vulchanov, Volkov, and Victor Krum; played in to 422nd world cup; mascots are veelas
Bulstrode, Millicent- a slytherin who duels Hermione during the Dueling club demos
Burrow, The- name of the Weasley's home
butterbeer- frothy, buttery hot drink served in Hogsmeade
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