Works Invented By J. K. Rowling
This is a list of books mentioned in the Harry Potter series. Titles specifically mentioned as textbooks are listed first, by class, followed by other books listed by general topic. Note that three of the following fictional books have since been written and published in the real world: Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (2001), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (2001), and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2007, 2008).
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Hogwarts textbooks
- Arithmancy
- Book of Numerology
- New Theory of Numerology, a book Harry gives Hermione for Christmas in fifth year (1995).
- Numerology and Grammatica, a textbook that, in the movies, is divided into two separate textbooks:
- Numerology by L. Wakefield
- Grammatica by M. Carneiro
- Care of Magical Creatures
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
- The Monster Book of Monsters
- Charms
- Standard Book of Spells (Grades One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and presumably Seven) by Miranda Goshawk
- Quintessence: A Quest
- Defence Against the Dark Arts
- Confronting the Faceless
- Break with a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Gadding with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Voyages with Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Wandering with Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart
- Year with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart
- The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble
- Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard
- Divination
- 'The Dream Oracle by Inigo Imago
- Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky
- Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming
- Broken Balls: When Fortune Turns Foul
- Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself against Shocks"
- Herbology
- One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore
- Encyclopædia of Toadstools
- Magical Mediterranean Water Plants and their Properties
- Flesh-eating Trees of the World
- History of Magic
- A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot
- Muggle Studies
- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy (Little Red Books, 1987)
- Potions
- Advanced Potion Making by Libatius Borage
- Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger
- Asiatic Anti-Venoms
- Moste Potente Potions
- Study of Ancient Runes
- Transfiguration
- A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch
- Intermediate Transfiguration
- Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
Non-textbooks
- History
- An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms
- A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
- Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes
- Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century
- Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy
- Notable Magical Names of Our Time
- The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
- The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore by Rita Skeeter
- Armando Dippet: Master or Moron? by Rita Skeeter
- Prefects Who Gained Power
- Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century
- Hogwarts, A History, by Chroniclus Punnet
- Modern Magical History
- Important Modern Magical Discoveries
- A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry
- An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe
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- Magical creatures
- Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
- Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland
- Dreadful Denizens of the Deep
- From Egg to Inferno: a Dragon-Keeper's Guide
- Men Who Love Dragons Too Much
- Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology
- Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality
- Why I Didn't Die When the Augerey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby (Little Red Books, 1824)
- Hairy Snout, Human Heart by an anonymous author (Whizz Hard Books, 1975)
- Dark Arts
- Magick Moste Evile
- Secrets of the Darkest Art
- A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
- Curses and Counter-Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian
- The Dark Arts Outsmarted
- Self-Defensive Spellwork
- Jinxes for the Jinxed
- Practical Defensive Magic Its Use Against the Dark Arts
- Magical cooking and housecare
- Charm Your Own Cheese
- Enchantment in Baking
- Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests by Gilderoy Lockhart
- One-Minute Feasts—It's Magic!
- Magical healthcare
- Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions
- The Healer's Helpmate
- A Study into the Possibility of Reversing the Actual and Metaphysical Effects of Natural Death, with Particular Regard to the Reintegration of Essence and Matter
- Magical how-to
- Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions
- Where There's a Wand, There's a Way
- The Invisible Book of Invisibility
- Magical theory
- Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling
- New Theory of Numerology
- Numerology and Grammatica
- Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms
- Spellbooks
- Achievements in Charming
- Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed
- Spellman's Syllabary
- Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks
- Saucy Tricks for Tricky Sorts
- Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to Do With Them Now You've Wised Up
- Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches by Franklin Filibuster
- Sports and games
- Beating the Bludgers—A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
- Flying with the Cannons
- Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp (Whizz Hard Books, 1952)
- Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
- Transportation
- Handbook of Do-It-Yourself-Broomcare
- Which Broomstick?
- Muggles
- Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy (Little Red Books, 1987)
- Muggles Who Notice by Blenheim Stalk (1972)
- The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why the Muggles Prefer Not to Know by Professor Mordicus Egg (Dust & Mildewe, 1963)
- Miscellaneous
- Sonnets of a Sorcerer (cursed, anyone who reads it speaks in limericks for the rest of their lives)
- The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle - a comic Harry sees in Ron's room
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories which is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- The Hairy Heart: A Guide to Wizards who Won't Commit
- The Toadstool Tales by Beatrix Bloxam
- Tom Riddle's diary
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