The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts[1] was a book on fighting the dark arts, written by Arsenius Jigger sometime before 1993. It was used by Professor Lupin as a required textbook for his third-year defence against the dark arts class. It was published by Luca Books[1].
Contents[3]
This book had information on various dark creatures, such as:
- Red Caps
- Hinkypunks
- Grindylows
- Kappas
- Boggarts
- Vampires
- Werewolves (covered on page 394)
Behind the scenes
- It is believed by some (though not proven), due to the similarities in text, that the page on werewolves seen in the films is copied from a website.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Not by name)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)