List of fictional books within the Harry Potter series

This is a List of fictional books mentioned in the Harry Potter series. Fictional books (not to be confused with novels) have a well-established pedigree as literary devices, having been used in a number of ways. Author J. K. Rowling, like fellow fantasy authors J.R.R. Tolkien and Susanna Clarke, uses them to help establish a richly textured fictional setting for her stories.

In the Harry Potter books, young Harry lives in a world where witchcraft and wizardry are common (though not flaunted) abilities. Rowling makes this world more believable by Providing a history and mythology that form an appropriate context for these abilities. This history and mythology is embodied in invented, or fictional, books, which include biographies of famous witches and wizards, How-to manuals for Quidditch and dragon-raising, histories of troll and giant wars, and so on.

Books in general make regular appearances in the Potter series. Students are frequently seen studying, often in the Hogwart's Library; the three main characters (Harry, Ron, and Hermione) must pore through books to research topics both for school and for their own purposes; and the Forbidden Section of the library houses some highly unusual volumes. Some of the books listed below are mentioned only in passing, others are quoted from at length, while a few—such as Tom Riddle's diary—play a significant role in the development and resolution of the plot.

Rowling has since written and published two of these originally fictional books, Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, under the noms de plume Kennilworthy Whisp and Newt Scamander, respectively.

History

Historical magic

An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms
A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes
A History of Magic

Historical magical people

Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century
Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy
Notable Magical Names of Our Time
The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore by Rita Skeeter
Armando Dippet: Master or Moron? by Rita Skeeter
(mentioned) Snape: Scoundrel or Saint? by Rita Skeeter
(mentioned) A biography (title unknown) of Harry Potter by Rita Skeeter. One fourth truth and three fourths rubbish, according to J. K. Rowling.

Historical magical things, places and events

Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century
Hogwarts, A History, by Chroniclus Punnet Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (game)
Sites of Historical Sorcery

Modern Magical History

Other

Prefects Who Gained Power

Hogwarts textbooks

Arithmancy

Book of Numerology
Numerology and Grammatica
New Theory of Numerology

Care of Magical Creatures

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
The Monster Book of Monsters

Charms

Standard Book of Spells (Grades One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and presumably Seven) by Miranda Goshawk
Quintessence: A Quest

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Confronting the Faceless
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard

Gilderoy Lockhart's works

Break with a Banshee
Gadding with Ghouls
Holidays with Hags
Magical Me
Travels with Trolls
Voyages with Vampires
Wandering with Werewolves
Year with the Yeti

Divination

The Dream Oracle
Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky
"Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming"
"Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself against Shocks and Broken Balls: When Fourtune Turns Foul"

Herbology

Encyclopædia of Toadstools
Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean
Flesh-eating Trees of the World

History of Magic

A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot

Muggle Studies

Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles

Potions

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage
Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger

Study of Ancient Runes

Ancient Runes Made Easy

Transfiguration

A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
Intermediate Transfiguration
Guide to Advanced Transfiguration

Magical creatures

Dragons

Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland
Dreadful Denizens of the Deep
From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide
Men Who Love Dragons Too Much

Other magical creatures

Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology
Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality
Why I Didn't Die When the Augerey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby (Little Red Books, 1824)
Monster Book of Monsters
Hairy Snout, Human Heart life as a werewolf from a werewolfs point of view

Magic

Magical cooking and housecare

Charm Your Own Cheese
Enchantment in Baking
Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests
One-Minute Feasts—It's Magic

Dark Arts

Magick Moste Evile
Secrets of the Darkest Art

Defence Against the Dark Arts

A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
The Dark Arts Outsmarted
Self-Defensive Spellwork
Jinxes for the Jinxed
Practical Defensive Magic Its Use Against the Dark Arts
The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
Curses and Counter-Curses: Bewitching Your Friends and Befuddling your Enemies with the Latest Revenge by Vidictus Viridan

Divination

Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul
Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming
Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks

Magical healthcare

Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions
The Healer's Helpmate

Magical how-to

Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions
Where There's a Wand, There's a Way

Magical theory

Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
New Theory of Numerology
Numerology and Grammatica
Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms

Other magical

Important Modern Magical Discoveries
The Invisible Book of Invisibility
Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to Do With Them Now You've Wised Up
A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry
An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe

Potions

Asiatic Anti-Venoms
Moste Potente Potions

Spellbooks

General spells

Achievements in Charming
Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed

Spells for fun and profit

Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks
Saucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
Curses and Counter-Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian

Sports and games

Quidditch

Beating the Bludgers—A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
Flying with the Cannons
He Flew Like a Madman by Kennilworthy Whisp
Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
Wigtown Wanderers by Kennilworthy Whisp

Transportation

Handbook of Do-It-Yourself-Broomcare
Which Broomstick?

Other books

The Adventures of Marten Miggs, the Mad Muggle (comics)
Sonnets of a Sorcerer (cursed, anyone who reads it speaks in limericks for the rest of their lives)
Spellman's Syllabary
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a book given to Hermione and later found to hold the story of the Deathly Hallows. In real life, J.K. Rowling wrote seven copies of the book by hand, six of which were given to friends and the last one auctioned for charity. Estimated to go for between £30,000 and £50,000, the book eventually sold for £1.95 million. Amazon.com was later revealed to be the winning bidder.
Tom Riddle's diary
Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches
Who Am I? by Gilderoy Lockhart

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