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Revision as of 20:30, 2 November 2012
- "This book gives an excellent grounding in magical self-defence."
- — Advert at Flourish and Blotts.[src]
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]
- 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 scenes
- 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.
Appearances
- 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 references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
- ↑ It had to be available by the time Harry started, as it was on his school shopping list.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 14 (The Unforgivable Curses)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pottermore