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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, Bathilda

Author of A History of Magic.

Bane

One of the centaurs who lives in the Forbidden Forest.

Basilisk

Snake-like creature whose eyes will turn you to stone.

Beater

Quidditch player who tries to knock the Bludgers towards the opposing team.

Beauxbatons Academy of Magic

School of witchcraft and wizardry somewhere in Europe.

Bell, Katie

Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Bertie Botts' Every Flavor Beans

Wizarding jellybeans. Come in every flavor, including spinach, liver, tripe, sprout, curry, grass and even bogey and vomit flavors.

Bezoar

Stone taken from the stomach of a goat. A bezoar will counteract the majority of poisons.

Binns, Professor

History of Magic teacher at Hogwarts. The only ghost teacher at the school. He fell asleep in front of the fire and forgot to wake up.

Black Forest

Place in Germany where Professor Quirrel was rumored to have encountered vampires.

Black, Regulus

Sirius’s younger brother. He was killed by the Death Eaters.

Black, Sirius

Escaped prisoner from Azkaban; Harry’s godfather

Blast-Ended Skrewt

Cross between a manticore and a fire crab. They have no recognisable head or eyes, but they explode intermittently at one end. Males have a sting like a scorpion and females have suckers on their bellies. Adult Skrewts have thick grey armour and may grow to be ten feet long.

Blood-flavored Lollipops

Lollipops for vampires.

Bloody Baron, the

Resident ghost of Slytherin Tower.

Bludgers

Black balls that try to knock players off their  brooms in Quidditch.

Bode, Broderick

An employee in the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic.

Boggart

Shape-shifter that takes on the likeness of your worst fear.

Bones, Amelia Susan

Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Bones, Edgar

A member of the original Order of the Phoenix; brother of Amelia Bones

Bones, Susan

A member of the D.A. Her aunt is Amelia Bones.

Borgin and Burkes

Dark Arts shop in Knockturn Alley.

Bouncing Bulb

Plant used in Herbology.

Bowtruckles

Magical creatures that appear to be made of bark or twigs; they usually live in trees that supply wand wood and subsist on wood-lice or fairy eggs (when they can get them).

Bozo

Photographer for the Daily Prophet.

Broomstick Servicing Kit

Thirteenth birthday present for Harry from Hermione Granger. A black leather case containing a jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish, Tail-Twig Clippers, brass compass and a Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare.

Brown, Lavender

Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry. She is in Gryffindor House and her best friend is Parvati Patil.

Bryce, Frank

Muggle killed by Lord Voldemort. Frank worked as a gardener at the Riddle House in the village of Little Hangleton.

Buckbeak

Name of a Hippogriff: a large flying creature that is half bird and half horse.

Bulstrode, Millicent

Hermione Granger's duelling partner in the second year duelling club. Millicent is in Slytherin House, in Harry's year.

Bubble-Head Charm

Magic that enables you to breathe underwater.

Bubotuber

Plant that resembles a black slug with swellings that contain a yellowish green liquid. Bubotuber pus is used to cure acne, but undiluted it causes sores and boils.

Burrow, The

Home of the Weasley family.

Butterbeer

Frothy, buttery drink served in Hogsmeade .