During my first year at Hogwarts. Often the cloak helped Harry, Ron and Hermione in their secret forays. Especially during Harry's visits to Hagrid at night.
Harry Potter And The Chamber of secrets
Used to travel to Hagrid.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Harry began using the robe for trips to Hogsmeade.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry, wearing his Invisibility Cloak to the prefects' bath, learns that some magical objects allow him to see through the Invisibility Cloak. For example, Alastor Moody's artificial eye has this property.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Previously, all three friends could easily fit under the mantle, but after the 5th year this was no longer the case, the guys grew up a lot, especially Ron.
Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince
A feature of the wand, in addition to its exceptional strength, is its intelligibility (based on logic) in choosing the owner. Only in his hands does the wand exhibit its exceptional properties, nevertheless remaining a very powerful wand in the hands of any qualified wizard. In order to become the owner of the wand, the new owner must defeat the previous owner in a duel. There is some contradiction in this, since the Elder Wand is considered invincible in fights. How exactly Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald is unknown, but further changes in the owner’s wand go like this: Draco Malfoy defeats the unresisting Dumbledore (finished off a moment later by Snape), and then Harry Potter defeats Draco Malfoy, while the wand itself in this fight is in no way participates, but, nevertheless, knows about this fact and takes it into account. This somewhat confused logic causes the death of both Snape and Voldemort. Snape was killed by Voldemort because Voldemort longed to be the new master, and believed (wrongly) Snape to be the former master after he killed Dumbledore. Voldemort dies in a duel with Potter, because he mistakenly considers himself to be the master, while Potter is the master after the duel with Malfoy (in which the wand did not participate in any way). Probably, the fact that Potter entered the last duel with the wand of Malfoy, whom he had defeated, also played a role.
The invincibility of the wand is also called into question by the draw result of Dumbledore's duel with Voldemort within the walls of the Ministry of Magic in the book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Subsequently, Harry Potter was able to use the Elder Wand to repair his broken wand, and after that returned the Elder Wand to Dumbledore's tomb. The reason for this was the hope that Potter would pass away peacefully (and the wand would lose its power due to the death of its owner), thereby stopping the bloody path of the wand, which had previously very often changed its owners through murder.
In the Russian translation, the play on words intended by the author completely disappeared: Elder- in English this is both elderberry and elder. The wand is both elder - in material, and older - in essence, age and capabilities. In the original, two different concepts are merged in one simple word. This play on words is important, for example, the phrases “Dumbledore is the master of the elder wand” and “Dumbledore is the master of the elder wand” sound completely different. The difficulty is also in translating the word master, meaning chosen by the wand of its true owner - the words master, owner, owner do not convey the shades of meaning completely.
Resurrection Stone
The stone has the property of resurrecting the dead, but those resurrected can no longer return to normal life again, but remain half-ghosts. Only the one who called them can see them, and they can also become a replacement for the Patronus. The Resurrection Stone was passed down among the Peverell descendants through the middle brother, being inserted into the family ring. Voldemort, having obtained it from the Glooms, made a horcrux from the stone. This same ring, or rather the spell cast on it, was the true cause of the death of Albus Dumbledore. The stone was given to Potter by Dumbledore as a bequest in the Enchanted Snitch, and was later used by Potter for protection as he went to his death at Voldemort's headquarters in the Forbidden Forest. Near the location of the headquarters, Potter dropped a stone. Subsequently, talking to the portrait of Dumbledore in the headmaster's office, Harry said that he did not remember the place where he dropped the stone and was not going to look for it. Dumbledore approved of this decision.
The cloak of invisibility
This is an invisibility cloak of exceptional, unattainable quality - it hides reliably, does not wear out, and the person wearing it cannot be detected by any spells. Received by Harry Potter as his father's inheritance from Dumbledore. Appears in the very first book. The fact that this is the Deathly Hallow, which belonged to Ignotus Peverell, is revealed only in the seventh and final book.
Games
Quidditch
Magic chess
Throughout subsequent books, the sword appears as a detail in the interior of Professor Dumbledore's office.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
The sword of Gryffindor takes on more significance in this book. In his will, Dumbledore left it to Harry, but Minister Rufus Scrimgeour refused to give the sword to Harry, since the sword was not Dumbledore's property. Previously, the sword came into contact with basilisk venom, a substance capable of destroying horcruxes. Later, Harry finds the sword at the bottom of an icy lake, and Ron destroys one of the Horcruxes, Slytherin's locket, with a blow of the sword.
In addition, the heroes learn that the Death Eaters are storing a fake Gryffindor sword in the Gringotts bank, although the Death Eaters are sure that it is real. When Harry, Ron and Hermione are captured by Fenrir's gang of werewolves and taken to the Malfoy mansion, Bellatrix Lestrange is horrified to see the sword in their possession and tortures Hermione to find out where they got it, but the heroes manage to convince her that it is a fake.
In exchange for the sword, the goblin Griphook agrees to help the heroes rob Gringotts. During the robbery, he grabs a sword and runs away.
It turns out that it was with the sword of Gryffindor that Dumbledore destroyed another Horcrux, Marvolo's ring.
Peculiarities
The main difference between the Mirror of Erised and ordinary mirrors is that the one who looks into it sees not his own appearance, but the desires of his heart and soul; The inscription on the frame of the mirror reads: “It is not your face that I show, but your deepest desire,” if you read it backwards and ignore the spaces. Dumbledore says the mirror reveals "the deepest and most desperate desires of our hearts."
According to Dumbledore, many wizards, watching their reflection in the mirror of Erised, lost touch with the real world and lost themselves in dreams. This almost happened to Harry, but Dumbledore warned him in time.
The Mirror of Erised and the characters of the Harry Potter books
Harry saw his parents in the Mirror of Erised
In the Mirror of Erised, Harry sees himself next to his parents and numerous relatives whom he has never seen alive, and Ron sees himself as captain of the Quidditch team, holding the winner's cup and other school awards. Dumbledore claimed that he saw himself in the mirror holding a pair of socks. “You can never have enough socks,” says Dumbledore. Presumably he saw himself with his family: his parents, brother Aberforth and sister Ariana, since in the last book he mentioned that in his younger years he behaved unreasonably towards them and would like to correct his misdeeds and ask for their forgiveness.
The role of the mirror in the book
After explaining the harm of the mirror to Harry, Dumbledore hid the philosopher's stone in it, and the mirror was placed in a room "locked with seven locks." Voldemort planned to get the stone from the mirror, but only Harry was given the stone (since he only wanted to get the stone and not use it. According to Dumbledore, this was one of his most brilliant ideas). Professor Quirrell was destroyed by Harry, and Lord Voldemort, who used his body, was again defeated and was forced to hide in the forests for 2 years.
Mirror of Sirius
Mirror of Sirius(aka " see-through mirror") is a magical object consisting of two interconnected mirrors. Serves for auditory and visual contact at any distance. To do this, the owner of one mirror must clearly state the name of the owner of the other mirror. The properties of mirrors are preserved even if the mirrors have been mechanically damaged.
It is not known how the Through Mirror got to Sirius, but he used it while still studying at Hogwarts: Sirius and James, who were serving their punishment in different rooms after lessons, talked with the help of the Mirror.
Much later, Sirius gave one of the mirrors to Harry Potter, without having time (or not wanting to explain in front of witnesses) what it was and how to use it. If Harry had not shoved an incomprehensible package from his godfather deep into his suitcase, if he had known what it was and how to use it, the ending of the fifth book would have been completely different. Harry would have been guaranteed to contact Sirius, make sure that everything was okay with him, would not have climbed into Dolores Umbridge's fireplace, would not have been caught there by surprise, would not have gotten rid of the General Inspector with the help of Hermione, would not have dragged his friends to the Ministry magic, would not have gotten involved in a meaningless shootout with the Death Eaters, would not have lost Sirius... But on the other hand, I would not have learned (at least on that day) about the Prophecy and my destined fate, and would not have encountered Voldemort again and, full of love for his lost godfather, would not have shown the Dark Lord how dangerous it was for him to climb into the body of Harry Potter...
The potion is very complex in composition, and not every second-year student can handle it. The process of preparing it takes about a month. It contains dried lacewings, algae collected during the full moon, leeches, knotweed, and in addition - grated bicorn horn, boomslang skin and particles of the one they want to turn into (most often they use hair). Hermione stole the skin of a boomslang and a bicorn horn from Professor Snape's personal supplies when Harry, at her request, caused a commotion in a potions lesson.
During Bill and Fleur's wedding, in order to avoid detection, Harry drank a polyjuice potion from one of the Weasleys' neighbors and called himself Barney Weasley, Ron's cousin. Before the wedding, Hermione had packed her handbag with a large amount of Polyjuice Potion, which she had borrowed from Mad-Eye, and after hastily fleeing the wedding, the trio ended up with a fair amount of it.
Truth serum
- Truth serum- a colorless, odorless drink that forces the drinker to answer truthfully all questions asked. Obviously, a drunk cannot even simply keep silent about something. Preparing this potion is apparently not too difficult, except that some ingredients take a long time to infuse. However, the study of serum is not included in the school curriculum for obvious reasons. It is also not clear whether special permission is required for the use of this drug: in the novel it is used only by persons vested with certain powers (Director Albus Dumbledore and Hogwarts Inspector General Dolores Umbridge). Professor Snape's threat to put the serum in Harry Potter's drink may have been a simple bluff.
Enlargement Potion
- Enlargement Potion- causes living objects to increase in volume. It is possible to enlarge only some parts of the body. So, an exploding cauldron with a ready-made enlargement potion splashed Harry Potter's fellow students, and while Snape was returning the swollen noses, hands and lips of the students to their original form, Hermione stole some boomslang skin from Snape's own supplies.
Shrinking Potion
- Shrinking Potion- a potion that makes the drinker become smaller, or return to childhood. So, by dropping a potion brewed by Neville Longbottom onto his toad Trevor to test it, Severus Snape turned the toad into a tadpole for a few minutes.
Calming Balm
- Calming Balm- a calming potion that helps fight anxiety and fear.
Felix Felicitis
Felix Felicitis (also called simply "Felix" or "Luck Potion") is a highly complex drink in composition and preparation. Properly brewed, it brings good luck to the drinker in all endeavors. The dosage is calculated depending on the weight of the drinker and the time for which he wants to stock up on luck. The potion is prohibited for use during sports competitions, exams and elections. The slightest deviation in a recipe or preparation can lead to very unpleasant consequences.
Storage vessels
Alastor Moody's Chest
Pensieve of memory
Dumbledore next to the pensieve in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
The Pensieve can store human thoughts and memories, and anyone can subsequently view the thoughts of the Pensieve's owner.
To get a thought or memory, the wizard touches his temple with the tip of a magic wand, takes out his thought from there, which looks like a silver thread, and transfers it to the Pool.
You can view memories in two ways: either immerse your head in the Whirlpool and see everything as if you were inside the memory, or observe it on the surface of the Whirlpool and call up images from it using a magic wand.
The English name of the Pensieve is pension, composed from fr. - penser (think) and English - sieve (sieve).
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry discovers the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office, looks into it and sees the headmaster's memories of the stages of the Death Eater trial.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry views various memories of Severus Snape, and as a result, realizes that Snape remained loyal to Albus Dumbledore.
Hermione's handbag
Hermione's small beaded handbag
Hermione used an Undetectable Expansion Charm on her handbag, which contains almost everything they need when they transgenerate from Bill and Fleur's wedding reception.
Transport
Flying brooms
flying broom
Nimbus 2000
Nimbus 2001
Brooms are a widely used type of magical transport in the world of Harry Potter. A man sits astride a broom, pushes off and takes off. Usually one person uses the broom; occasionally two people sit on the broom, and in critical situations three people can sit on the broom (it won’t lift more). If necessary, special straps can be used to attach a not too heavy load. It is never mentioned that any broom can fly. Obviously, a certain technology is used to make flying brooms. Broom manufacturers are constantly improving their products. There are family-grade, sports, racing and toy brooms.
- Family brooms - convenience and safety come to the fore.
- Sports - maneuverability and speed.
- Toys - fly very low from the ground (up to a meter), develop a very low speed.
You don't need any special spells to fly on a broom. And the fact that even one-year-old children can use toy brooms suggests that the magic lies in the broom itself (the first manifestations of magical abilities occur at the age of five or six). Brooms have their own models. Simple models are almost no different from ordinary brooms for cleaning. Better models have a beautiful and comfortable shaft, the rods are connected and form a single tail.
Types of brooms
- Dubruch-79(1879) - a beautiful broom with a very thin oak handle. It is designed for long flights and can be used even in strong winds. Clumsy for sharp turns at high speed, so it was not used for Quidditch. Creator: Elias Grimston.
- Moonscraper(1901) - broom with ash handle. The main advantage of this broom over others at that time was that it could rise to greater heights than was possible before and maintain controllability at them. Creator: Gladys Buzbee.
- Silver Arrow(1902) - predecessor of the speed broom. Speeds up to 70 mph with a tailwind, which is faster than Moonscraper And Dubrucha. Creator: Leonard Jevkins.
- Chistyulya-1(1926) - a high-speed broom designed specifically for competitions. It was released in huge quantities, which had never happened before. Could cut corners when turning. Creators: brothers Bob, Bill and Barnaby Ollerton (Cleany company).
- Comet-140(1929) - competitor Clean, has a braking spell. Creators: Randolph Keitch and Vasily Horton (Comet Company).
- Chistyulya-2 (1934)
- Chistyulya-3 (1937)
- Comet-180 (1938)
- Powder(1940) - a very elastic broom, although it could not reach speeds Comets or Clean. .
- Bystrica(1952) - faster broom than Powder, but lost power when climbing. Creator: Ellerbee and Spudmo company.
- Meteor(1965) - the cheapest speed broom at that time. After some time, it became clear that during long-term operation its speed and altitude characteristics deteriorated. Creator: Universal Brooms Company
- Nimbus-100(1967) - speed up to 100 miles per hour, could turn 360 degrees at any point in space, combined reliability Dubrucha-79 and ease of management Comets And Clean. Creator: Nimbus Speed Brooms Company.
- Nimbus-1001
- Nimbus-1500
- Nimbus-1700
- Ost-Hvorer-90(1990) - carefully finished, has a number of devices, such as a built-in warning whistle, self-straightening rods. Deforms at high speeds. Creators: Fleet and Barker.
- Comet 260- not a very fast broom, but it has some properties.
- Nimbus 2000(1991) - a high-speed broom, the best at that time. Fast, maneuverable.
- Nimbus 2001(1992) - a high-speed black broom, similar to Nimbus 2000, but faster.
- Lightning(1993) - professional level broom, very fast, very sensitive, equipped with an auto-brake.
- blue fly- a broom for the whole family, safe, reliable, with a built-in anti-theft alarm.
Ford "England"
Ford "England"
Ford Anglia car- originally an ordinary Muggle car, which was magically “improved” by Mr. Weasley. Now the car could fly and become invisible. Using such a car was illegal and Arthur promised Molly that he would disassemble the Ford. But he kept dragging his feet on fulfilling the promise...
Ron and Harry were lucky enough to meet Fordick again: he saved them from a flock of acromantula spiders living in the Forbidden Forest.
Floo powder
Operating principle of Floo powder
You need to take a pinch of flying powder, throw the gunpowder into the fire and step into the fireplace. The flame in the fireplace becomes emerald green and increases several times, it stops burning the skin and seems to the magician just a warm breeze. At this moment, you must say the name of the required place. You need to pronounce it clearly so as not to make the wrong address, because Harry Potter, traveling this way for the first time, mistakenly ended up in Knockturn Alley instead of Diagon Alley. After the wizard pronounces the name of the place, a fiery whirlwind begins to swirl him and takes him up or down, depending on the destination (“Above us and below us there are many magical fireplaces - exits to the streets”). After this, the wizard can only watch the fireplace grates that appear in front of him and exit when he sees the right one.
You can also communicate using floo powder without moving completely. To do this, after throwing in a pinch of gunpowder and calling the required address, you need to lower your head into the fireplace. Thus, the wizard himself will remain in the original place, and his head will appear in the desired fireplace.
Fireplace network
The fireplaces of most magical houses are interconnected into a single network, which allows wizards to quickly travel throughout the country. This transport is public, even children can use it.
Almost any fireplace can be connected to or disconnected from the fireplace network. For example, Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire briefly energized the Dursley's fireplace to take Harry to the Quidditch World Cup.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Sirius Black's motorcycle
Sirius Black's motorcycle- Sirius had a flying motorcycle, which he left with Hagrid, Hagrid takes Harry on it after the death of his parents to Privet Drive, and ferries Harry out of the Dursleys' house.
Portal
The time flywheel cannot make fundamental changes in the course of events. For example, a flywheel cannot restore life to a murdered person. But with its help you can do probable real. But be careful! If the one who uses the flywheel meets his prototype in the past, this will lead to unpredictable consequences.
Vanishing wardrobe
Harry Potter and Hermione using a time turner
Other objects
Boiler
Boiler- a magical vessel in which potions are brewed. They come in different sizes and materials. Hogwarts students can purchase cauldrons from the shop of the same name in Diagon Alley.
Marauders' Map
Marauders Map in Spanish.
Marauder's Map in the film "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
Marauders' Map- a special map that shows the locations of any visitor to Hogwarts. This map was created by Prongs, Padfoot, Moony and Wormtail while studying at Hogwarts. Harry Potter received the Marauder's Map from Fred and George Weasley when he could not get into the wizarding village of Hogsmeade. The Weasley brothers themselves stole it from Filch when they were caught hooliganism. The map became an indispensable assistant in Harry's adventures.
To see a card, you need to touch it with a magic wand and say: “I solemnly swear that I am planning a prank, and only a prank,” and to turn the card into an ordinary piece of parchment, you need to touch it with a magic wand and say: “The prank was a success!” First, text appears on the map.
Voldemort's wand
Voldemort's wand is made of yew, the core is Fawkes's phoenix feather. Made by Master Ollivander. The yew was once the only evergreen tree in Britain, so the fact that the Dark Lord's wand is made of yew is a hint at his immortality, which Voldemort so wants to achieve.
Harry Potter wand
Harry Potter's wand is made of holly, the core is Fawkes's phoenix feather. Made by Master Ollivander.
Usually the phoenix gives one feather to make a wand, but this time Fawkes gave two feathers. The Yew Wand chose Voldemort, and its “sister” many years later chose Harry Potter. This fact played a fatal role at the end of the book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”, when, during the battle in the cemetery, Harry and Voldemort simultaneously sent spells to each other (Voldemort sent Avada Kedavra to Harry, and Harry to him - Expelliarmus, which is impossible for 2 wands - one kills, the other disarms). However, the sticks could not fight against each other, and thus the "Priori Incantatem" effect occurred.
In the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, during Harry's adventures in Godric's Hollow, his wand was broken in half due to a ricocheting spell from Hermione Granger, but in the end Harry used the Elder Wand to restore his wand to its original form.
Albus Dumbledore's wand
Nothing is known about Dumbledore's first wand. The one who chose him on his eleventh birthday. Albus Dumbledore now wields the Elder Wand. This is one of the three Deathly Hallows. He received it in 1945, defeating the former owner Grindelwald. Dumbledore ceased to be the master of the Elder Wand shortly before his death, having been disarmed by Draco Malfoy.
Fleur Delacour wand
The core of the wand is the hair of a veela, Fleur's own grandmother. The stick itself is made of rosewood, 20 cm long. It does not bend. According to Master Ollivander, wands with Veela hair turn out to be too temperamental, which indirectly speaks about Fleur’s character.
Viktor Krum's wand
Viktor Krum has a wand made of saxaul, the core is dragon tendon. The length of the stick is 27 cm. It looks thick and quite hard. The work of master Gregorovich.
Cedric Diggory's wand
Cedric’s wand contains one hair from the tail of a unique specimen of a unicorn stallion, which, according to Ollivander, “Almost pierced me with its horn when I pulled its tail,” the length of the wand is 35 cm, made of ash. Good elasticity.
Hermione Granger's wand
Hermione Granger has a 12" wand made from Dragon Tendon Vine and weighs 24 grams. She owned it until the moment when this wand was taken away by the huntsmen in the seventh part of the series. After Hermione escapes captivity with Harry and Ron, she uses Bellatrix Lestrange's wand. But since it was not Hermione who won the wand, but Harry, the girl obeys the wand very reluctantly.
It is the instrument with which magic is performed. Anyone who has the ability to make objects levitate with the spell "Wingardium Leviosa" or open locks by saying "Alohomora" receives their own wand at the age of eleven. Some especially powerful magicians in certain cases can do without this device.
In the UK, only one master is engaged in the production of magic wands from the world of Harry Potter - Mr. Ollivander. American magicians can easily do without them, but in order to perform effective high-level spells, such a tool is still needed. In general, there are four wand makers in America.
Harry Potter Wands
All magic wands allow you to focus the wizard's attention on any object and direct the effect of the spell onto it. Hermione's wand was made of vine with a dragon's sinew core, and Ron used a wand that he got from his older brothers, it was an ash tool with unicorn hair. Due to the fact that this wand did not choose Weasley, it did not have all its possible power and was difficult to obey him.
Harry Potter's wand was eleven inches long and made of holly. Inside it was a phoenix feather that belonged to the headmaster of the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore. The twin of Harry's wand was the tool used by the main villain - Voldemort or "He Whose Name Must Not Be Named." The only difference is that Tom Riddle's wand (later he changed his name to a more sinister one) was made of yew.
Manufacturers of magic wands
The most famous (and only) manufacturer of wands in the Harry Potter world was Garik Ollivander. This old master owned a shop in Diagon Alley, where he sold his unusual goods. It is known that his family was engaged in the manufacture of these magical objects long before the advent of our era.
At the time the story begins, the owner of the shop is already very old, but his mind is still clear. It's surprising, but Mr. Ollivander remembers absolutely all the wands he sold. He is a true specialist in his field, but Ollivander's knowledge is quite narrow. This is confirmed by the fact that he knows everything or almost everything about the most powerful wand in the world, but has not heard anything about the other Deathly Hallows.
In America, there are four creators of sticks. One of them is a native of the Choctaw Indian tribe, Shikobo Wolf. He makes wands with a feather core from a bird similar to a phoenix. His tools are very powerful, but not all magicians can cope with them. They are preferred by transfiguration specialists.
Another master is Johannes Jonker. The wizard comes from a Muggle family. He produces sticks with a core made from the fur of the wild cat Wampus. His magic wands are expensive and of high quality, with mother-of-pearl inlay.
The third master's name is Chiago Kentana. In production, he uses the translucent spine of the Arkansas River Monster. His wands are very stylish and powerful. True, after the death of Chiago, the production of magical items stopped, since only he could lure river monsters.
A wand maker named Violet Bouvet from New Orleans uses cores made from swamp hawthorn wood and the hair of a rougarou, a dog-headed monster that lives in the swamps of Louisiana. These magical items are often chosen by dark magicians, but many ordinary members of the American magical community also own Violette Bouvet wands.
The most famous magic wand
The most famous wand in the Harry Potter world is the Elder Wand, one of the Deathly Hallows. According to legend, it was given by Death himself to one of the Peverell brothers. It could only be obtained by defeating the previous owner in battle. Often new owners received the wand in very bloody and dirty ways: they killed in their sleep, attacked an exhausted or sick enemy, and so on.
According to the book, Professor Dumbledore became the owner of the Elder Wand after defeating the evil wizard Grindelwald. But its transition to the next owner is very interesting. As it turned out later, in order to become the rightful owner of this, it is not at all necessary to kill an opponent, it is enough to disarm him. Albus Dumbledore was disarmed by Malfoy in the sixth part of Harry Potter, but then no one had imagined that the wand would pass to a new owner in this way.
The Elder Wand was later buried with Albus Dumbledore. The Dark Lord desecrated the grave of the great sorcerer and took the instrument. Further, circumstances were such that Draco Malfoy (the true owner of the wand) lost to Harry Potter in battle. The wand itself remained with Voldemort, while its owner was now the boy who survived. In the decisive duel between them, she disobeyed the Dark Lord's spell and went over to Harry, and the killing spell ricocheted right towards Tom Riddle.
DIY Harry Potter magic wand
To get a magic wand, fans of the Harry Potter universe do not necessarily have to try to find Diagon Alley or defeat any wizard in an unequal battle. You can do it yourself. Wizards made these magical instruments only on the waxing moon, at midnight. According to the ancient books of the magical universe, it was necessary to go around the tree that provided the wood for the stick three times, thanking it, praising its power and strength. Then you need to “give the tree” a scarlet ribbon, tying it, and pour red wine or water on the ground nearby and bury bread or a precious stone.
Preparation of materials and tools
How to make a Harry Potter wand? First you need to prepare the necessary tools and materials. Magicians make wands from wood, and the core can be a dragon's heartstring, hair from a unicorn's tail, a phoenix feather, or anything else that has a magical component. Unfortunately, the complete method for making these magical items is available only to wizards, so you will have to discard the core unless you decide to make a paper wand with your own hands.
So, the material for production can be wood (you will need one branch of suitable length and width, fairly even), Chinese chopsticks or a tightly rolled long roll of paper. You also need to prepare:
- Glue gun with a stick.
- Several brushes.
- PVA glue (for paper crafts).
- Wood-like acrylic paints.
- Small beads or buttons for decoration (optional).
- Fixing emulsion for acrylic.
In addition, it is necessary to take care of the cleanliness of the workplace.
Sanding and shaping
If you decide to make a wooden stick, choose a branch 28-36 centimeters long. A long one will be inconvenient to use; short ones are more suitable for children. As for width, it is optimal to choose a branch no thicker than your finger. Of course, it’s worth looking for a stick that is fairly straight, without bends.
One end of the workpiece must be sanded so that it becomes rounded. You can even try to taper the branch so that it tapers a little towards the tip. It is better to start working with coarse-grain sandpaper, and apply the finishing touches with fine-grain sandpaper. All growths and sharp jagged edges should be removed from the branch; the bark can be left if desired.
Decorating and shaping the handle
Some wands (such as Hermione Granger's) have a handle, but this is optional. If you decide to shape the handle, then make it approximately equal to the length of your finger. You can make this element using a glue gun. Apply glue and let it harden, and later apply two or three more layers. Additionally, you can cut out some patterns.
In addition, you can glue a bead or small button to the base of the stick. Some sticks have such elements. To prevent the decoration from being too massive, choose it the same width as the base of the stick. You can also apply a spiral pattern to the remaining part of the magic tool with a glue gun. Instead of a glue gun, you can use polymer clay.
Coloring and fixing the result
It is better to paint Harry Potter's magic wand (a photo of it can be seen in the article) with acrylic paint. Most of these magic items are made in shades of brown, but you can make a black or white wand. To give the color depth, it is worth applying several layers. You can, for example, use light and dark shades of brown plus black. If you dilute acrylic paint with water, the natural texture of the wood will be visible.
To achieve an aging effect, you can fill all cracks and chips with a darker shade, and highlight protruding areas with a lighter shade. A small, hard bristled paint brush works well for this jewelry work.
After the paint has dried well, you need to apply a fixing emulsion. It is not necessary to use a sealer, but it will prevent the paint from coming off too quickly. You can choose a glossy or matte fixative depending on the expected effect.
Stick with core
A stick with a core can be made using paper as a base. Start rolling a sheet of paper of a suitable size into a tight roll, stop as soon as you reach the middle of the sheet. At this point you can insert the core. Typically, wizards use a phoenix feather (you can take a feather from any bird), dragon heartstring (red yarn) or unicorn hair (silver hair from a New Year's garland).
Glowing magic wand
Making Harry Potter's glowing wand is a little trickier. For this you will need a small flashlight. You need to remove the LED element and not forget about the battery. Then the luminous element must be glued to the tip of the magic wand blank. To make it convenient to pass the wires through the workpiece, it is better to make it out of paper. Then all that remains is to attach the switch to the handle of the magic tool.
Some Caveats
Since the work uses a hot glue gun and during the process it may be necessary to process the wood with a knife, it is impossible for the child to make the Harry Potter magic wand himself. Adult assistance is required.
Also, do not trust children to cut wood pieces. If a child wants to make a wand entirely with his own hands, it is better to choose the option with a paper base.
Such a Harry Potter wand, of course, will not perform spells, but it will be an excellent accessory to a brand new robe.
Sorting Hat at Universal Studios Hollywood
Magical objects from the world of Harry Potter- items used by characters in the Harry Potter series of novels.
Dark things
Horcrux
Deathly Hallows
Name of three magical artifacts:
- The Elder Wand (the most powerful wand of all) belonged to: Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald.
- The resurrection stone (capable of returning the living spirits of the dead to the world) belonged to: the Gloom family, Voldemort, Harry Potter, Albus Dumbledore.
- The cloak of invisibility (capable of making the wearer invisible) was passed on to the Potter family by inheritance.
The Tale of the Three Brothers tells the story of a legend that became part of the plot of JK Rowling's seventh novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Many wizards sought the Deathly Hallows, believing that, having mastered them, they would become masters of Death.
Potions
One of the most frequently mentioned potions in books is Polyjuice Potion(eng. Polyjuice potion), allowing a person to take on the appearance of another person. It first appears in the book “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”, when Harry, Ron and Hermione disguise themselves as friends of Draco Malfoy in order to extract information from him about the Chamber of Secrets; then the method of its preparation is also revealed. He is later used by: Barty Crouch Jr. to impersonate Alastor Moody; Mrs. Crouch to free her son from prison and take his place; Draco Malfoy to disguise his friends Crabbe and Goyle as first-year students; Alastor Moody to turn Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Fleur Delacour and Mundungus Fletcher into copies of Harry Potter and enable him to leave the house on Privet Drive; Harry, Ron and Hermione to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic under the guise of three employees; and finally Hermione Granger to take on the guise of Bellatrix Lestrange and break into her family vault at Gringotts Bank.
Some other potions featured in the Harry Potter books:
Games
Wizard Chess
Wizard chess is played with pieces and a board identical to chess. The rules have also not changed. The pieces are magically animated and they forcefully attack each other when performing a capture, knocking out the captured piece and pulling it off the board. Players order pieces to move using algebraic chess notation (English).
Ron has a wizard's chess set left to him by his grandfather, and Harry first plays with pieces borrowed from Seamus Finnigan, who kept shouting advice at him because they didn't trust him. Harry later received his own in one of his Cracker Masters during his first Christmas at Hogwarts.
During the climactic chapters philosopher's stone Harry, Ron and Hermione are transformed into human chess pieces in a game of "Magic Size Chess", which Harry wins thanks to Ron's advice and a sacrifice of a piece. In the films, the chess pieces are depicted using replica chess sets from the Isle of Lewis.
Mirrors
Mirror of Erised
In the mirror they see:
Magic wands
Elder Wand
Literature
- LeFebvre, N., 2009. The Sorcerer's Stone, Mirror of Erised, and Horcruxes: Choice, Individuality, and Authenticity in Harry Potter. The Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Literature, 13(3).
- Sehon, S.R., 2010. The Soul in Harry Potter. In: The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles (Vol. 7), Irwin, W. and Bassham, G. eds.. John Wiley & Sons.
- Highfield, R., 2003. The science of Harry Potter: How magic really works. Penguin.
Notes
- David Colbert. The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter (revised edition). - Penguin, 2008. - 257 p. - ISBN 9781440637599.
- Horcruxes (Russian). harrypotterrol.anihub.ru. Retrieved November 20, 2017.