Cadogan, Sir- slightly demented knight that inhabits a portrait on the 7th floor of Hogwarts; temporary guardian of Gryffindor in book 3
Canary Creams- pastry treat invented by Fred and George Weasley that when bitten into turns the person into a canary
"Caput Draconis- a password to Gryffindor tower in book1
Care of Magical Creatures- a class taken by Harry and his friends in their 3rd year; taught by Hagrid
Catchpole- a village near the Weasley's home
cauldron- a pot in which ingrediants are mixed to produce potions; a required instrument for a Hogwarts student
Cauldwell, Owen- first year Hufflepuff in book 4
Cauldron Cakes- a treat on the Hogwarts Express cart
centaur- a mythical creature that is half horse and half man. It has the body and legs of a horse, and the torso, arms, and head of a man.
Chamber of Secrets- a secret lair in Hogwarts that was built by Salazar Slytherin after he lost his battle with Godric Gryffindor
Chameleon ghoul- a creature that can disguise its self as something else; a type of ghoul
Chang, Cho- a Ravenclaw who is seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team; Harry has a crush on her
charm- a magical spell which adds properties to something causing it to change
Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers, A- an insert in Harry's Quidditch handbook
Charm Your own Cheese- a book at the Weasley home
chaser- a position on a Quidditch team; three chasers per team; throws a quaffle back and forth trying to get it through a hoop (goal) for 10 points
chipolata- served during the Christmas feast in book 1; a type of long, skinny banger (sausage), similar to the thickness of American sausage
Chocoballs- a chocolate sweet sold in Honeydukes
Chocolate Frogs- a treat on the Hogwarts Express; contain collectable cards with a famous witch or wizard on them
Chudley Cannons, The- a professional Quidditch team Ron admires; they wear bright orange and black robes; 9th in the league
Circe- a wizard depicted on one of the Chocolate Frog trading cards; turns men into the animals they are most like
Clause 3 of the Code of Wand Use- states that no non-human creature is permitted to carry or use a wand
Cleansweep Seven- a respected but old type of broomstick used for flying
Clearwater, Penelope- a Ravenclaw prefect and Percy Weasley's girlfriend
Cliodna- a druidess depicted on one of the Chocolate Frog trading cards; Celtic goddess of beauty and the other world
club- a weapon that a troll uses; also a symbol which warns of an attack in tea leaf reading
Cobbing- a foul caused by excessive use of the elbows in Quidditch
Cockroach Clusters- a rather nasty sweet made of cockroaches; sold in Honeydukes
"Cockroach Cluster"- used as a password to Dumbledore's office
Code of Wand use- the rules of wand usage
codswallop- Hagrid's term for nonsense
Comet Two-Sixty- the top of the line broom Draco Malfoy has in book 1
Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures- an office at the Ministry of Magic protecting everyone and everything from fierce animals
Committee on Experimental Charms- an office at the Ministry of Magic that deals with new charms that are being invented
Common Magical Aliments and Afflictions- a standard health book for the people of the magical world
Common Room- the place where students from a Hogwarts house generally meet
Common Welsh Green- a breed of dragon found in Britan
Connolly- a beater on the Irish National Quidditch team
Cornish Pixies- small, but mean faries that reak all kinds of havoc
Council of Magical Law- passes judgement on lawbreakers
Crabbe, Vincent- one of Draco Malfoy's friends and cohorts
Creevey, Dennis- a year younger than Harry; a Gryffindor; Harry's second biggest admirer (Ginny Weasley's the 1st); always following Harry trying to take his picture and get his autograph
Creevey, Dennis- a first year Gryffindor in book 4; Collin's little brother
Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers- a wizard treat that opens with a bang and distributes party items
Croaker- a member of the Department of Mysteries
Crockford, Doris- a woman that Harry meets at his first trip to the Leaky Cauldron
Crookshanks- Hermione's cat who scares scabbers; also thought to be an anamagi not revealing their true self
cross- a symbol that warns of "trials and suffering" in tea leaf reading
Crouch, Barty- worked for the Ministry of Magic and he put his son, Barty Jr. in Azkaban
Crouch Jr., Barty- sent to Azkaban by his own father; follower of Voldemort
Cruciatus Curse- one of the Unforgivable Curses; tortures the victim with extreme pain
"Crucio"- the spell that activates the Cruciatus Curse
Curse of the Bogies- a spell that Professor Quirrel informed his students of
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