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Broomstick
A broomstick is the ordinary flying mount of the wizarding world, used for travel, games, and Quidditch. Harry’s first school broom is a Nimbus Two Thousand, earned when…
ArtifactInvisibility Cloak
Harry’s Invisibility Cloak was his father’s, and it hides the wearer more completely than an ordinary cloak. Dumbledore returns it at Christmas in the first year. In the last…
Firebolt
The Firebolt is a racing broom of international standard. An anonymous sender leaves one for Harry after his Nimbus is destroyed by the Whomping Willow. Hermione suspects Sirius…
ArtifactPensieve
A Pensieve holds memories poured from the mind so they can be watched from outside. Dumbledore uses one in his office to review trials and, later, to show Harry the memories of…
ArtifactElder Wand
The Elder Wand is the unbeatable wand of the Tale of the Three Brothers, passed on by defeat rather than by gift. Dumbledore won it from Grindelwald. Draco Malfoy disarms…
ArtifactSorting Hat
The Sorting Hat belonged to Godric Gryffindor and sorts each new student into a Hogwarts house. It considers the wearer’s choices as well as their traits, which is why it listens…
ArtifactPortkey
A Portkey is an ordinary object bewitched to carry whoever touches it to a set place at a set time, or when it is triggered. The Weasleys reach the Quidditch World Cup by an old…
ArtifactMarauder's Map
The Marauder’s Map is a charmed plan of Hogwarts made by James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. It shows people moving through the castle and names the…
ArtifactGoblet of Fire
The Goblet of Fire is the impartial judge of the Triwizard Tournament. Students put their names in it, and it chooses a champion for each school. In Harry’s fourth year it also…
ArtifactDeluminator
The Deluminator, also called the Put-Outer, draws light from lamps into itself and puts it back. Dumbledore uses it on Privet Drive the night he leaves Harry with the Dursleys.…
ArtifactSword of Gryffindor
The Sword of Gryffindor is a goblin-made blade that presents itself to a worthy Gryffindor. The Sorting Hat drops it to Harry in the Chamber, and it takes in Basilisk venom,…
ArtifactPhilosopher's Stone
The Philosopher’s Stone, made by Nicolas Flamel, produces the Elixir of Life and turns metal to gold. It is hidden at Hogwarts behind a set of protections. Voldemort, sharing…
ArtifactResurrection Stone
The Resurrection Stone is the Hallow that calls back a shade of the dead, not the dead themselves. It is set in the gold ring of Marvolo Gaunt, made into a Horcrux, and later…
Remembrall
A Remembrall is a small glass ball that turns red when the holder has forgotten something, without saying what it was. Neville Longbottom receives one from his grandmother. Draco…
ArtifactMirror of Erised
The Mirror of Erised shows the deepest desire of the person standing before it, not the truth of the room. Harry sees his parents. Dumbledore moves the mirror and later uses it…
ArtifactTime-Turner
A Time-Turner turns the wearer back a short, fixed number of hours. Hermione uses one through her third year to attend overlapping classes. She and Harry then use those hours to…