Wikia

Harry Potter Wiki

Watchlist Random page Recent changes

Changes: The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection

Edit

Back to page
Line 3: Line 3:
 
{{Book infobox
  
{{Book infobox
 
|name=''The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection''
  
|name=''The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection''
−
|image=[[File:TDF-AGTS-P.JPG|250px]]
 +
|image=[[File:The-dark-forces-a-guide-to-self-protection-pottermore.png|255px]]
 
|author=[[Quentin Trimble]] <ref name="PS5">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
  
|author=[[Quentin Trimble]] <ref name="PS5">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' - Chapter 5 (''Diagon Alley'')</ref>
 
|released=pre. [[1991]]
  
|released=pre. [[1991]]
Line 11: Line 11:
 
}}
  
}}
 
{{Quote|This book gives an excellent grounding in magical self-defence.|Advert at [[Flourish and Blotts]].|Pottermore}}
  
{{Quote|This book gives an excellent grounding in magical self-defence.|Advert at [[Flourish and Blotts]].|Pottermore}}
−
[[File:The-dark-forces-a-guide-to-self-protection-pottermore.png|thumb|left|100px|''The Dark Forces: Guide to Self-Protection'' at [[Pottermore]].]]
  
 
'''''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 the [[1991–1992 school year]]. <ref name="PS5" /> It was also the textbook used in the [[1994–1995 school year]] in the [[fourth year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|D.A.D.A.]] class. <ref name="GF14" />
  
'''''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 the [[1991–1992 school year]]. <ref name="PS5" /> It was also the textbook used in the [[1994–1995 school year]] in the [[fourth year]] [[Defence Against the Dark Arts|D.A.D.A.]] class. <ref name="GF14" />
 
A copy of this book costs 1 [[Galleon]] at [[Flourish and Blotts]].<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
  
A copy of this book costs 1 [[Galleon]] at [[Flourish and Blotts]].<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>

Revision as of 21:02, October 12, 2012

"Homenum Revelio!"

Warning!

At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in the latest update of Pottermore. As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Please take care when reading this article if you have not yet been through the latest update.
The-dark-forces-a-guide-to-self-protection-pottermore
The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection
Publication information
Author

Quentin Trimble [1]

Released

pre. 1991

Subject

Defence Against the Dark Arts [2]

Copies

First [1] and fourth-year [2] textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

[Source]
"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 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 the 1991–1992 school year. [1] It was also the textbook used in the 1994–1995 school year in the fourth year D.A.D.A. class. [2] A copy of this book costs 1 Galleon at Flourish and Blotts.[3]

Contents

Spells covered[3]

Other topics covered[3]

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

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 14 (The Unforgivable Curses)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pottermore


Defence Against the Dark Arts (D.A.D.A.)
TDF-AGTS-P
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 (uno, duo & tria) · Wand-Lighting Charm · Glacius · 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
Retrieved from "http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dark_Forces:_A_Guide_to_Self-Protection?oldid=744754"

Around Wikia's network

Random Wiki