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'''''Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts''''' was a set of books about [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|defensive magic]]. It had moving colour illustrations of all the [[counter-jinx]]es and [[hex]]es it described. |
'''''Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts''''' was a set of books about [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|defensive magic]]. It had moving colour illustrations of all the [[counter-jinx]]es and [[hex]]es it described. |
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+ | [[Harry Potter]] received a set of these books in [[1995]] as a [[Christmas]] present from [[Sirius Black]] and [[Remus Lupin]]. Harry planned to put them to good use in his lessons for [[Dumbledore's Army]].<ref name="op23">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Chapter 23</ref> |
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| + | On [[27 July]], [[1997]], Harry stored a copy of [[Elphias Doge]]'s ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' obituary of [[Albus Dumbledore]] in his copy of the first volume of these books, throwing the remainder of the newspaper in the rubbish pile.<ref name="dh2">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Chapter 2</ref> |
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| + | *This book seems to serve as a direct counterpoint to ''[[Defensive Magical Theory]]'', which contained no practical information and referred to counter-jinxes as merely being a name which people give their jinxes when they want to make them sound more acceptable. |
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Revision as of 11:12, 21 June 2015
- "Harry flicked through the first volume eagerly; he could see it was going to be highly useful in his plans for the D.A.."
- — Harry peruses the first volume of the books.[src]
Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts was a set of books about defensive magic. It had moving colour illustrations of all the counter-jinxes and hexes it described.
History
Harry Potter received a set of these books in 1995 as a Christmas present from Sirius Black and Remus Lupin. Harry planned to put them to good use in his lessons for Dumbledore's Army.[1]
On 27 July, 1997, Harry stored a copy of Elphias Doge's Daily Prophet obituary of Albus Dumbledore in his copy of the first volume of these books, throwing the remainder of the newspaper in the rubbish pile.[2]
Behind the scenes
- This book seems to serve as a direct counterpoint to Defensive Magical Theory, which contained no practical information and referred to counter-jinxes as merely being a name which people give their jinxes when they want to make them sound more acceptable.
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2