wizarding money. There is currently no exchange rate for galleons to pound, dollar or euro.

Wizarding joke shop on Diagon Alley.

Ghostly creature that lives in the attic and bangs on pipes. The Weasleys have one living in their attic.

Huge humanoid. Giants can grow to a height of 20 feet. They have a history of violence and warring among themselves. Many giants allied themselves with Voldemort and massacred Muggles. Others withdrew to remote mountain ranges. Their numbers are in decline and in Britain they are believed to be extinct.

Our favorite Giant is Grawp, who might someday learn manners.

Water plant. If you eat it, you temporarily grow gills and fins.

Snape keeps some in his Potions supply cupboard, and Dobby steals it.

Very small creatures with leathery skin and large, bald heads like knobbly potatoes. They have horny feet and razor-sharp teeth. They live in holes in gardens and aren't very bright. To de-gnome a garden, grab the gnome by the ankles, swing it round your head and throw! Yee-haw!!!

Title of the outstanding fourth book in the Harry Potter series that broke alot of Hufflepuff's hearts.
Oh and also,
Wooden cup full of flames, used as an impartial selector for the contenders in the Triwizard Tournament.

Small creatures with swarthy faces, pointed beards and very long hands and feet. Goblins staff Gringotts Bank.

And if you are Bagman, you are avoiding these creatures like the your life depended on it. Oh wait, it probably does.

The wizarding version of marbles. The pieces squirt a stinky substance into other players' faces when they lose a point.

Home where Harry's parents, Lily and James Potter, lived.

Small, golden ball with silver wings used in Quidditch. Must be caught by a Seeker to end the match. Worth 150 points when caught.

Author of The Standard Book of Spells.

One of Draco Malfoy's stupid henchmen. Thickset and looks mean. Has short, bristly hair and long, gorilla-like arms. Also in Slytherin house.

Smart know-it-all at Hogwarts in Gryffindor House. She has bushy, brown hair, large front teeth and a loud, rather bossy voice. Hermione works very hard and always gets the best marks in her exams. Harry's next best friend after Ron Weasley. Her parents are Muggle dentists.
And don't you dare ever call her a Mudblood.

The main hall in Hogwarts where Sorting takes place and where meals are served and meetings take place. The ceiling is bewitched to look like the sky outside.

Statue at Hogwarts.

Resident ghost of Ravenclaw.

A Giant black dog taken to be a death omen.

Harry mistaked Sirius to be this the first time he saw him, and many times after.

Water demon. Sickly green with sharp horns and very long fingers.

Enter, stranger, but take heed
Of what awaits the sin of greed,
For those who take, but do not earn,
Must pay most dearly in their turn.
So if you seek beneath our floors
A treasure that was never yours,
Theif, you have been warned, beware
Of finding more than treasure there.

The wizard bank in London, with vaults far below the streets, run by Goblins. There is the most awesome cart ride in order to get to your vault. Hagrid always needs a little "pick-me-up" after such a ride.

"One speed only," said Griphook.

Goblin at Gringotts Bank.

Substitute professor for Care of Magic Creatures. Grubbly-Plank taught when Hagrid was indisposed during Harry's fourth year and again while Hagrid was still bringing his brother Grawp home at the beginning of Harry's fifth year.

Firm where Harry's uncle Vernon Dursley is a director. Grunnings make drills.

Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card.

One of the four houses in Hogwarts. Harry, Hermione Granger and the Weasleys are all in Gryffindor House. It was founded by Godric Gryffindorand the Gryffindor symbol is a lion. The resident ghost is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as Nearly Headless Nick. Professor McGonagal is head of Gryffindor House and Professor Dumbledore was in Gryffindor in his youth.