Hello, all, and welcome. Take a seat by the fire, and be sure to wipe
your feet. You are here because you are curious about my little
Harry Potter obsession. Don't worry, I won't take offense
if you find me a bit strange, because I already know this to be true.
Now, for those of who don't know much about Harry Potter,
here's a basic summary.
Harry Potter is a boy who is a wizard, although he didn't know this
until he turned 11. His parents were killed by the evil Lord
Voldemort when he was a year old; however, when Voldemort tried to
kill Harry, the curse did not work, reducing Voldemort to something
less then human, and leaving Harry with only a thin, lightning
bolt shaped scar on his forehead. He was sent to live with the Dursleys,
who were his only living relatives. When he turned 11, he received
a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. At the time
of the latest book, Goblet of Fire, Harry was in his fourth
year. His best friends are Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. Harry
looks a lot like his father, with untidy black hair, but he has his
mother's green eyes. He plays on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, as
the Seeker.
Harry Potter Terminology
AKA: You read my little summary up there, and you are confused as hell.
Azkaban: The wizard prison, guarded by dementors.
Black, Sirius: Harry's godfather. He was Lily and James Potter's best
friend, and was thought to be the one who betrayed them to Voldemort.
Death-Eaters: What Voldemort's followers were called.
Dementors: Guards of Azkaban, they suck the happiness out of you.
They can suck the soul out of a person, called the Dementor's Kiss,
leaving them worse than dead.
Diggory, Cedric: A Hufflepuff fifth year, he was killed by Voldemort.
Dumbledore: Headmaster of Hogwarts. He is the only wizard
Voldemort fears.
Dursleys: Harry's Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and cousin Dudley, they
are his only relatives. Petunia was Lily's sister. The Dursleys are
Muggles.
Galleons: Wizard money. There are seventeen silver Sickles to a gold
Galleon, and 29 bronze Knuts to a Sickle.
Granger, Hermione: one of Harry's best friends. She is from a Muggle
family.
Gringotts: The wizard bank. It's run by goblins.
Gryffindor: One of the four houses at Hogwarts. Where Harry, Hermione,
and Ron are. The other houses are Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and
Slytherin
Hagrid: The gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures teacher at
Hogwarts, he is half-giant.
Hogwarts: A school for witchcraft and wizardry, it is located
somewhere in Great Britain.
Lupin, Remus: Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher during
his third year. He was one of James Potter's best friends, and he
was also a werewolf.
Malfoy, Draco: Harry's enemy at Hogwarts. He is rarely ever seen
without his two sidekicks, Crabbe and Goyle. He is in Slytherin.
Moony: Lupin's nickname at Hogwarts.
Mudblood: A mean name for witches or wizards from Muggle families.
Malfoy often calls Hermione this.
Muggles: People with absolutely no magic in their blood.
Padfoot: Sirius's nickname at Hogwarts.
Pettigrew, Peter: Another of the Potters' friends, he was working
for Voldemort. When Lily and James decided to go into hiding, they
made Peter their Secret-Keeper. He betrayed them, blew up a bunch of
people, got Sirius framed, and hid himself as Ron's rat, Scabbers,
for twelve years.
Potter, James and Lily: Harry's parents. They were murdered by Voldemort.
Lily died to save Harry, however, so that Voldemort would not be able
to kill him. James was tall, with black hair that stuck up all over
the place, and Lily had dark red hair and green eyes. Their best friends
were Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew.
Prongs: James' nickname at Hogwarts.
Quidditch: a wizard sport played on broomsticks. Harry joined the
Gryffindor team and became the Seeker in his first year, becoming
the youngest house player in over a century.
Riddle, Tom: Voldemort's name before he changed it.
Snape, Severus: The Potions Master at Hogwarts. He has been trying
to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for some time.
He hates Harry, because when he was at Hogwarts, James saved his
life. He was a former Death-Eater.
Voldemort: A dark wizard who began taking over. His followers were
called Death-Eaters, and he killed those who would not turn to his
side. Lily and James Potter were two of his victims. However, he lost
all of his powers and became less than human when he could not
defeat Harry as baby.
Weasley, Ron: Harry's other best friend. His entire family are witches
and wizards. He has a younger sister, Ginny, and five older brothers,
Fred and George, who are twins, Percy, Charlie and Bill. His father
and Percy both work for the Ministry of Magic.
Wormtail: Peter's nickname at Hogwarts.