The Wizarding World of the Harry Potter Series

A LOOK INTO A FANTASTICAL WORLD!BY JAMES EVANS, JENNIFER HEADRICK, AND AMBER PRYOR

What Magical Details Await?• Galleons, Gringotts, and Goblins, Oh My!

• A Quick Guide to Getting Ahead with Your Wand

• Things That Go Bump in the Night: The Creatures, Critters, and Plants of the Wizarding World

Galleons, Gringotts, and Goblins, Oh My!• Gold-Galleons (Galleons for short) speak in the wizarding

world• Galleons are the most valued coin in wizarding currency• 1 Galleon is equal to 17 Sickles (Silver-Sickle) and 493 knuts (Bronze-

Knuts)• 1 Galleon= ~10.07 USD• One muggle once described a Galleon as being about the size of a hub cap

(this has never been substantiated)Galleon SymbolSickle Symbol

Knut Symbol

Galleons, Gringotts, and Goblins, Oh My!• Gringotts is the only bank in

the wizarding world• Created by a goblin called Gringott

in the 1700’s• Bank is completely run by goblins

• Said to be the safest place in the wizarding world outside of Hogwarts

• Has only been broken into twice (1991 and 1998)

• Fortius Quo Fidelius is Latin for “Strength through loyalty.”

Galleons, Gringotts, and Goblins, Oh My!• Goblins are a highly intelligent

hominid in the wizarding world• Known for their extremely

strong magic that can be cast without wands

• Combined with their magic, they are especially adept to money management which has put them in control of the wizarding financial institution Gringotts

• Communicate through a language called Gobbledygook

A Quick Guide to Getting Ahead with Your Wand

• Wands allow the user to use and manipulate magic• A spell is a type of magic the user casts in order for something

to happen

• While most persons who use magic use it for good, some persons turn to a darker form of magic called dark magic

• As a person grows and becomes more accustomed with their magic using abilities, they are able to control where their spells go much easier than a person who is just learning

• This is what a typical spell might look like when it is cast

A Quick Guide to Getting Ahead with Your Wand

Spell Categories

• Transfiguration

• Charm

• Jinx

• Hex

• Curse

• Counter Spell

• Healing Spell

Notable Spells

• Expelliarmus

• Finite Incantatem

• Crucio (Unforgiveable Curse)

• Expecto Patronum

• Stupefy

• Wingardium Leviosa

• Avada Kedavra (Unforgiveable Curse)

Things That Go Bump in the Night: The Creatures, Critters, and Plants of the Wizarding World• Merperson• Troll• Acromantula• Centaur• Dementor• Giants• House Elves• Mandrakes• Whomping Willow

Geography, Topography, Customs, Practices, and Beliefs• Geography/Topography:

Hogwarts is located in England, so for our purpose the land forms and climate are the same.• Terrain: Mostly rugged hills

and low mountains; level and rolling hills in east/southeast.

• Climate: Temperate; more than half the days are overcast.

• Geography: Lies near the North Atlantic sea lanes

References• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV2E41Q6OvY Gringotts• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwC6IFi6RuU Spell Cast• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiWRoMOeoLo Expecto

Patronum• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyy9-mM6K3g Avada

Kedavra• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKhEFVAoScI Dementor• All information came from

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page (over 11,000 different Harry Potter pages!)