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]

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]

Spells covered^[3]

• Curse of the Bogies
• Green Sparks
• Knockback Jinx
• Red Sparks
• Smokescreen Spell
• Wand-Extinguishing Charm
• Wand-Lighting Charm

Other topics covered^[3]

• Hags
• Red Caps
• Vampires
• 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

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