Overview

This is where I try to put down all the books and other such things that we know from the wizarding world in a (hopefully) easy-to-navigate list of, well, lists. You can use the tags to filter to a particular source or tier of canonicity, so you will only see books from those sources; without anything selected, you will see all the books that have made an appearance in any Harry Potter content, including things I consider a-canonical, because this is the sort of thing that does not disprove the Harry Potter books overall. Of course, everything will be clearly marked. For more information on what counts as Canon, or what the different colours and tiers mean, please see this page.

All Wizarding Publications

Core Canon Extended Canon Supplementary Canon Semi-Canon Not Canon

Astronomy

Charms

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Herbology

History of Magic

Potions

Transfiguration

(Study of) Ancient Runes

  • Advanced Rune TranslationHBP, ch.7 By Yuri BlishenFILM
    Possibly a sixth-year textbook; Hermione reads this after shopping for supplies in Diagon Alley. Could be a general reference book, too.
  • Spellman’s SyllabaryOotP, ch.26 It is unclear whether this is a textbook or reference book, but Hermione uses it for Ancient Runes homework in both fifth and sixth year. She also takes it with on the Horcrux hunt, in case she needs to translate runes.
  • Rune DictionaryPoA, ch.12 It seems likely that this is a required textbook for all students taking Ancient Runes. Hermione uses this book in her third year, and has it ready for Harry to practise Summoning Charms on in fourth year.

Arithmancy

Care of Magical Creatures

Divination

  • Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn FoulPoA, ch.4 Harry Potter saw this book at Flourish and Blotts when he was buying his new Divination textbook. Possibly a more advanced textbook, or a general reference book.
  • Unfogging the FuturePoA, ch.4 By Cassandra VablatskyPoA, ch.4
    Professor Trelawney set this as the required third-year textbook in (at least) 1993.
  • XylomancyOld Pottermore By Selina SapworthyOld Pottermore
    Possibly a textbook; could be found in Professor Trelawney’s classroom in chapter six of Prisoner of Azkaban. Could be a general reference book, too.

Muggle Studies

Other

(Auto)Biographies

(Defence Against the) Dark Arts

Divination and Arithmancy

History

  • Big Foot’s Last StandNew Pottermore By Ortiz O’FlahertyNew Pottermore
    A book about the Great Sasquatch Rebellion of 1892.
  • The Rise and Fall of the Dark ArtsPS, ch.6 Book about the history of Dark Wizards and their attempts to take over the wizarding world. Harry Potter and (presumably) Voldemort are mentioned in this book. It is one of the books Hermione read before coming to Hogwarts.
  • Sites of Historical SorceryPoA, ch.5 Book detailing important historical magical sites, including the Three Broomsticks, which was the headquarters for the 1612 goblin rebellion.
  • An Anthology of Eighteenth Century CharmsGoF, ch.26 Can be found in the Hogwarts library. Harry Potter consulted it to help him prepare for the second task of the Triwizard Tournament.

Herbology and Potions

  • Asiatic Anti-VenomsOotP, ch.16 By Libatius BorageNew Pottermore
    Harry Potter consults this book for Potions homework in fifth year. It is in the Hogwarts library.
  • Book of PotionsWonderbook: The Book of Potions By Zygmunt BudgeWonderbook: The Book of Potions
    The Wonderbook: Book of Potions was a collaboration between Rowling and Sony. In-universe, it is a comprehensive book on potions, classified as dangerous by the librarian at Hogwarts.
  • One Thousand Magical Herbs and FungiPS, ch.5 By Phyllida SporePS, ch.5
    Required reference book on magical plants and potion ingredients for most, if not all years of Hogwarts, at least in the 1990’s.

Quidditch

Runes and languages

  • Advanced Rune TranslationHBP, ch.7 By Yuri BlishenFILM
    Hermione reads this after shopping for supplies in Diagon Alley. Could be a general reference book, or a sixth-year textbook.
  • Ancient Runes Made EasyCoS, ch.14 By LaurenzooFILM
    Hermione reads this whilst trying to decide which subjects to take in third year.
  • Spellman’s SyllabaryOotP, ch.26 It is unclear whether this is a textbook or reference book, but Hermione uses it for Ancient Runes homework in both fifth and sixth year. She also takes it with on the Horcrux hunt, in case she needs to translate runes.

Spellbooks

Other

  • Challenges in CharmingDH, ch.2 A scholarly periodical focusing on Charms to which Albus Dumbledore successfully submitted papers in his youth.