The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts[1], also known simply as Defence Against the Dark Arts[3] was a book on fighting the dark arts, written by Arsenius Jigger sometime before 1993.
History
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[4]
This book had information on various dark creatures, such as:
- Red Caps
- Hinkypunks
- Grindylows
- Kappas
- Boggarts
- Vampires
- Werewolves (covered on page 394)
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Not by name)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- ↑ This was the first year the book was seen
- ↑ Harry Potter Limited Edition
- ↑ These are the creatures Lupin teaches the class about, and this is the assigned textbook for the class, and hence he probably gathered some information on the Dark creatures from the book