Harry Potter - Pronunciations

Correct pronunciations of commonly mispronounced Harry Potter characters, creatures and terms.

Characters:
Albus Dumbledore [ Al-bus Dum-bell-door]
Alastor [ A-LAS-tor ]
Bellatrix Lestrange [ BELL-a-trix La-STRAWNGE ]
Cedric Diggory [ SED-ric DIG-ory ]
Dedalus Diggle [ DEE-da-less DIG-gull ]
Draco Malfoy [ Dray-co MAL-foy ]
Firenze [ Feer-EN-zee ]
Ginny Weasley [ jin-ee Weasley ]
Hermione Granger [ Her-my-oh-knee Grain-jer ]
Kreacher [ CREE-chur ]
Lucius Malfoy [ Loo-SEE-us Malfoy ] This is the correct way, it is not LOO-shas as its commonly referred as.
Ludo Bagman [ Lew-do Bagman ]
Minervera McGonagall [ Min-erv-era M-gon-a-gall ]
Mundungus Fletcher [ Munn-DUNG-gus FLET-chur ]
Nagini [ nag-EEN-ee ]
Narcissa Malfoy [ nar-SISS-a Mal-foy ]
Professor Trelawney [ Tre-lawn-ee ]
Rabastan Lestrange [ Ra-BASS-ton La-STRAWNGE ]
Rodolphus Lestrange [Ra-DOLL-fuss La-STRAWNGE ]
Rowling [ Ro'ling ]
Rubeus Hagrid [ Roo-be-us Hagrid ]
Seamus [ SHAME-us ]
Sirius [ serious ]
Voldemort [ Vole-de-more ]

Terms:
Accio [ AH-see-oh ]
Animagi [ An-i-MAYJ-i ]
Beauxbatons [ Bo-Bat-ons ]
Circe [ SIR-see ] Colloportus [ Cull-low-POR-tus ]
Diagon Alley [ Die-a-gon Alley ]
Eeylops [ EYE-lops ]
Erised [ ERR-i-sed ]
Fidelius Charm [ Fi-DAY-lee-ous Charm ]
Flagrate [ Fla-GRA-tay]
Grimmauld Place [ GRIM-mold Place ]
Gryffindor [ Griff-in-door ]
Hogsmeade [ Hogs - Meede ]
Hufflepuff [ Huffle-Puff ]
Knuts [ ca-noots ]
Imperturbable Charm [ Im-per-TER-bub-bull Charm ]
Legilimency [ La-JILL-a-men-see ]
Occlumency [ AW-clue-men-see ]
Ollivanders [ Oll-iv-anders ]
Patronus [ Pa-TRONE-us ]
Pensieve [ Pen-siv ]
Quidditch [ Quid-itch]
Ravenclaw [ Ray-ven-cawl ]
Slytherin [ Slyth-erin ]
Tarantallegra [ Ta-RON-ta-LEG-gra ]
Triwizard Tournament [ Tri-Wizard-tor-na-ment ]
Veritaserum [ VER-rhett-a-SEE-rum ]
Wizengamot [ We-zen-gaa-mought ]

Creatures
Basilisk [ Bas-a-lisk ]
Boggart [ Boh-gart ]
Kneazle [ Knee-zel ]
Phoenix [ Fee-nix ]
Thestrals [ THESS-strulls ]
Veela [ VEE-la ]

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Harry Potter - Avatars

Installation Instructions:

1. Right click on the desired avatar (Windows).
2. Select "Save Target As".
4. If you're using the avatar on a message board, click "User Control Panel" (User CP).
5. Click "Avatar Settings" and follow the instructions.
6. For other purposes, re-upload the image. An example of a free image host is Photobucket.com. Please do not direct link.
7. If you're using any of our avatars, please credit!

'Goblet of Fire' Avatars (100 x 100)






Miscellaneous 64 x 64 Avatars



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Miscellaneously Sized Avatars



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Harry Potter - Messenger Skins

Use these MSN Messenger skins to spice up your messenger program. Simply follow the instructions below to use them.

Installation (Windows)

1. Click to download the skin you wish to use.
2. Unzip to: C:\Program Files\Messenger and click 'yes' when the prompt says 'overwrite: lvback.gif'.
3. Open MSN Messenger to reveal your skin.

The Skins

MSN Skin 1: The HP Logo


A skin featuring the HP logo.
[ Download ]

MSN Skin 2: Lightning Bolt Scar


A skin featuring a lightning bolt scar
[ Download ]

MSN Skin 3: The Forest


The forest scene from the movie skin.
[ Download ]

MSN Skin 4: The Boy Who Lived


A skin of Harry Potter.
[ Download ]

MSN Skin 5: Hogwarts Castle


A skin featuring the Hogwarts Castle.
[ Download ]


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Contact J.K. Rowling

Christopher Little
The Christopher Little Literary Agency
10 Eel Brook Studios
125 Moore Park Road
London, SW6 4PS
UK
E-mail: christopher@christopherlittle.net
fax: +44 (0)20 7736 4490

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