The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Harry Potter (49 page)

Whomping Willow

Wicca

Wila

Wimbourne Wasps Quidditch team

Wingardium Leviosa!
(Levitating Charm)

Wiseacres Wizard Supplies

Witch of Endor

Wit-Sharpening Potion

wizard chess

wizard crackers

Wizard of the Earthsea, The,
(Le Guin)

Wizard penknife

Wizarding Examinations Authority

wizards

Wizards’ Council

Wizengamot

Wolfen

wolfsbane

Wolfsbane Potion

Worksop College

wormwood

WWN (Wizarding Wireless Network)

Yorkshire pudding

Tere Stouffer
is a children’s literature scholar and the author of 13 nonfiction books. She earned her Master’s degree in children’s literature at Hollins University (Roanoke, VA), where she had the chance to debate the relative merits of the
Harry Potter
novels with nationally recognized scholars and authors. An unabashed
Harry Potter
fan, she wrote her first graduate paper in 2001, detailing the key differences between Rowling’s magical world and the magical worlds of previous bestselling novels, including
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
and
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
She soon discovered that few people were studying Rowling’s novels with any level of seriousness, making her one of the first
Harry Potter
scholars in the nation. In 2005, 2006, and 2007, she was invited to present papers at the prestigious Children’s Literature Association International Conference. She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in writing for children at Hollins University.