Articles by Mohandas Alva

Alchemy is a discipline in the Harry Potter Universe which studied the properties of the four basic elements and used them to create valuable substances.

Aconite, also known as Monkshood or Wolfsbane is a plant with several healing properties. This plant was also found in the muggle world.

Neville Longbottom was a British Wizard who was one of the close friends and allies of Harry Potter. Despite being considered a very meek and timid boy, he rose to the occasion and was crucial in ending Lord Voldemort’s reign.

Polyjuice Potion is a potion in the Harry Potter books that allows its drinker to disguise themselves into another person. It was a very effective disguising agent until its effects wore off.

A Boggart is a shape-shifting being that took the form of one’s worst fear immediately after being encountered. Its true form was unknown as it would always shift its shape as soon as it encountered someone.

The Bat-Bogey Hex is a hex used to turn the bogies of the victim of the curse into bats and make them fly out of their nose, thereby causing them discomfort.

Beauxbatons Academy of Magic is a school for wizards and witches located in the Pyrenees Mountains in Southern France.

The Burrow is the name of the house in which the Weasley family stays in the Harry Potter series. It is situated near a village called Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England, Great Britain.

Lord Voldemort was a dark wizard and the prime antagonist of the Harry Potter series. He was born Tom Riddle but changed his name to Lord Voldemort as he gained power.

The Department of Magical Law Enforcement was the largest department in the Ministry of Magic. It dealt with lawmaking and the upkeeping of wizarding laws and regulations.