| A | B |
| Harry Potter | our hero! (yaaaaay!) |
| Lord Voldemort | the villian! (grrrrrr) |
| Ron Weasley | Harry's sidekick |
| Hermione Granger | the studious one, assiduous |
| Draco Malfoy | archenemy |
| Quidditch | Magical sport |
| Snitch | small gold ball w/ wings in Quidditch |
| Hedwig | Harry's owl |
| Albus Dumbledore | Auburn headmaster, greatest wizard of the time |
| Hogwarts | Harry's wizarding school |
| The Dursleys | muggles that brought Harry up |
| Firebolt | Harry's broomstick for Quidditch |
| Seeker | searches for the Snitch |
| Hogsmeade | Magical town |
| Dementors | tall, black robed, hooded creatures: horrid |
| Hagrid | Keeper of the Keys |
| Sirius Black | Harry's godfather, Padfoot |
| darkmark.com | fan site |
| Pigwidgeon | Pig-Ron's new owl |
| Scabbers | Ron's original rat, Peter Pettigrew |
| Wormtail | Peter Pettigrew, Voldemort's servant |
| Neville Longbottom | Student at Hogwarts |
| Seamus Finnigan | Student at Hogwarts |
| Cho Chang | Ravenclaw Seeker, Harry's love |
| Severus Snape | Teacher of Potions at Hogwarts, former Death Eater who dislikes Harry |
| Fred Weasley | Ron's older brother, 1 twin |
| George Weasley | Ron's older brother, other twin |
| Percy Weasley | Ron's older brother, prefect, Head Boy |
| Bill Weasley | Ron's older brother, works at Gringotts |
| Charlie Weasley | Ron's older brother, works in Albania with dragons |
| Ginny Weasley | Ron's younger sister, likes Harry |
| Colin Creevey | annoying student at Hogwarts |
| Peeves | poltergeist |
| Muggle | non-magical person |
| mead | alcoholic honey drink |