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. Enjoy.

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.

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

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