The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
Publication information
Author	Quentin Trimble [1]
Released	Prior to 1991[2]
Subject	Defence Against the Dark Arts [3]
Copies	First[1] and fourth-year[3] textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Source]

The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection is a book authored by Professor Quentin Trimble. It was a required textbook for both first year and fourth year Defence Against the Dark Arts students.^[1][3] A copy of this textbook at Flourish and Blotts Bookshop has a cost of one galleon.^[4]

Contents^[4]Edit

• Curse of the Bogies
• Green Sparks
• Hags
• Knockback Jinx
• Red Caps
• Red Sparks
• Smokescreen Spell
• Vampires
• Wand-Extinguishing Charm
• Wand-Lighting Charm
• Werewolf Bites
• Zombies

Behind the scenesEdit

• It is possible, given that this was the required textbook for that year and that Moody wanted his class to read about resisting the Imperius Curse, that such a topic was covered in this book.

AppearancesEdit

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (PS2 version only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Pottermore

Notes and referencesEdit

Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
Professors: Galatea Merrythought · Quirinus Quirrell · Gilderoy Lockhart · Remus Lupin · Barty Crouch Jr. (as Alastor Moody) · Dolores Umbridge · Severus Snape · Amycus Carrow (as Dark Arts teacher)
Textbooks: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection · Break with a Banshee · Gadding with Ghouls · Holidays with Hags · Travels with Trolls · Voyages with Vampires · Wanderings with Werewolves · Year with the Yeti · The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts · Defensive Magical Theory · Dark Arts Defence: Basics for Beginners · Confronting the Faceless
D.A.D.A. at Hogwarts: Classroom 3C · Temporary Classroom · Tower · Professor's Office · Storeroom · Staircase · Lesson Cup · Race Cup · Dumbledore's Army
Spells covered under the subject: Curse of the Bogies · Knockback Jinx · Verdimillious Charm · Verdimillious Duo Spell · Verdimillious Tria · Wand-Lighting Charm · Freezing Spell · Seize and Pull Charm · Patronus Charm · Killing Curse · Cruciatus Curse · Imperius Curse · Impediment Jinx · Reductor Curse · Stunning Spell · Shield Charm · Nonverbal spells · Hex-deflection · Hex-Breaker · Hex Zapper
Creatures covered under the subject: Vampire bats · Iguanas · Cornish Pixies · Werewolves · Vampires · Hinkypunks · Boggarts · Red Caps · Kappas · Grindylows · Inferius