Ten words you need to know when reading the first Harry Potter book
Harry Potter is so exciting to read that getting stuck on a word can be really annoying! Here are ten words with their meanings to help you out with the first book…
1. Wand:
An implement used by wizards to perform magic. Available from Ollivanders in Diagon Alley.
2. Muggle:
Person totally without magical powers. Most Muggles live in ignorance of the world of wizards and witches.
3. Galleon:
Gold wizarding money.
4. Poltergeist:
A mischievous spirit.
5. Herbology:
Study of magical plants. Professor Sprout is the Herbology teacher at Hogwarts.
6. Remembrall:
Magical glass ball, the size of a large marble, filled with white smoke. The smoke turns red to tell you that there is something you have forgotten to do.
7. Centaurs:
Half-man, half-horse creatures. Centaurs live in the Forbidden Forest.
8. Quidditch:
The wizarding national sport. Played on broomsticks by seven players.
9. Transfiguration:
The art of turning one thing into another.
10. Seeker:
Quidditch player who tries to catch the Golden Snitch.
