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|name=''The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection'' |
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+ | {{Quote|This book gives an excellent grounding in magical self-defence.|Advert at [[Flourish and Blotts]].|Pottermore}} |
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+ | '''''The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection''''' is a book authored by [[Professor]] [[Quentin Trimble]]. |
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− | '''''The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection''''' is a book written by [[Quentin Trimble]]. It was a required textbook for first year [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] students at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in [[1991]]/[[1992]]. It may be also the textbook used on the [[1994]]/[[1995]] school term in fourth-year D.A.D.A.<ref> Altough not mentioned, Barty Crouch never asked for a new book for DADA. So he might have used this book, seen as no new DADA books were mentioned in the textbook list of that year. Also, the Goblet of Fire (film) official site showed a copy of this book in the DADA section.</ref> |
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+ | It was a required textbook for both [[first year]] and [[fourth year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts]] students.<ref name="PS5"/><ref name="GF14"/> |
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+ | A copy of this textbook at [[Flourish and Blotts|Flourish and Blotts Bookshop]] has a cost of [[Galleon|one galleon]].<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> |
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+ | *[[Smokescreen Spell]] |
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+ | *[[Vampire]]s |
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+ | *[[Wand-Extinguishing Charm]] |
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+ | *[[Wand-Lighting Charm]] |
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+ | *[[Werewolf]] Bites |
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+ | *[[Zombie]]s |
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+ | ==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | *It is possible, given that this was the required textbook for [[1994-1995 school year|that year]] and that [[Barty Crouch Jr.|Moody]] wanted his class to read about resisting the [[Imperius Curse]], that such a topic was covered in this book. |
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+ | [[it:Le Forze Oscure: Guida all'autoprotezione]] |
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Revision as of 17:17, 13 January 2014
- "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