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-Leaky
Cauldron - Tiny, grubby-looking pub in London: Through its courtyard you get
to Diagon Alley. It has a spell cast on it so muggles
don't see it, even though it's in plain sight.
-Legilimency: Readind of someone else's mind.
Takes great skill to do. Occlumency can block this.
Etim. Comes from Latin legere, to read, and mens,
mind.
-Lestrange,
Bellatrix:
Death Eater. She's Sirius's cousin.
She killed him in OotP.
S
Etim. Bellatrix is a
pale yellow star indicating the left shoulder of the constellation Orion, the
Great Hunter. Bellatrix is known as the "Female Warrior."
-Levski: Chaser for Bulgaria.
-Little Hangleton: Tom Riddle Sr's birthplace.
-Lockhart, Gilderoy:
Defense Against the Dark Arts Teacher in Harry's second year. He attributed many
feats to himself that others did.
Etim.
Gilderoy: A highwayman known for being handsome.
May also come from the word "gilded," which is defined as having a pleasing,
showy appearance, which covers something of little worth. "Roy" is old Old
French for "regal one" or king.
Lockhart:
Town in Australia near Wagga Wagga ("Compose a poem about my defeat of the Wagga
Wagga Werewolf"?).
-Locomotor Mortis: Leg-Locker curse.
Etim. From Latin mortis, death.
-Longbottoms:
A family of Aurors.
Alice and Frank were tortured into madness by Bellatrix Lestrange and know live
permanently at St. Mungo's. They cannot even recognize their own son..
-Longbottom, Alice:
An Auror. Neville's mother.
-Longbottom, Frank:
An Auror. Neville's father.
-Longbottom, Neville:
An accident-prone but brave boy in Harry's year.
Lives with his grandmother. G
Etim.
Old French for "from the new farmland."
-Lovegood, Luna:
An odd girl an year
younger than Harry. Her father owns The Quibbler.
Her mother died when experimenting with charms.
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Etim.
Luna ia the he Roman goddess of the moon. Also, it is a term for silver in
alchemy.
-Lumos: Charm that makes light come out of the
wandtip.
-Lupin, Remus
John: A werewolf.
He was Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher in Hogwarts in Harry's third year. G
Etim.
According to the legend,Remus and Romulus were twins raised by a female wolf.
Romulus killed Remus after founding Rome.
Lupin means wolf-like. Canis Lupus is the scientific name for wolf (lupus
means wolf in Latin).
-Lynch, Aidan: Keeper for Ireland.
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-Madam Malkin: Squat,
smiling witch, owner of a robe shop.
-Madley, Laura: Hogwarts student. H
-Malfoys:
A family of rich Death Eaters.
Etim. "Mal foi" means
"bad faith" in French. Malfoy has "mal" in it, meaning evil.
-Malfoy,
Draco:
Son of Lucius Malfoy. One of Harry's enemies.
S
Etim. Draco is a
snake-shaped constellation. In Latin, Draco means "dragon."
-Malfoy,
Lucius:
Death Eater. S
Etim.
Lucius is similar to Lucifer (the devil). A Roman General named Lucius Cornelius
Sulla was usurped by the people of Rome, but defeated them and seized control as
a dictator. After doing so, he removed most of the popular say in the government
and returned it to the Senate of Rome, which controlled the people, and founded
a firm Republic. (Thanks to Rosemary for this great theory!)
-McGonagall, Minerva:
Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts, Deputy Headmistress and Head of
Gryffindor House.
Etim. Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom (Atenea in Roman
mythology).
-McMillan, Ernie:
Prefect in OotP. H
-Metamorphmagus: A witch or wizard who can change part of their
appearance at will (hair color, nose, etc.).
-Mockridge, Cuthbert: Head of the Goblin Liaison Office.
-Moody,
Alastor
(called "Mad-Eye"): Retired Auror. Has a magical eye that can see through
things, including the back of his head.
Etim. Alastor was a
Greek god who sought revenge on people, and a moody person is, well, not in a
very good mood.
-Moran: Chaser for Ireland.
-Morsmorde: Used by Death Eaters. Makes the
Dark Mark appear in the sky.
-Mostafa Hassan: Egyptian referee at the Quidditch World Cup Final. Also
the Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch.
-Mudblood: Insult against Muggle-born or half-blood witches and wizards.
-Mullet: Chaser for Ireland.
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