Written Word

From Absit Omen Lexicon

Books

Recreational reading is sorted by genre. Textbooks, handbooks and encyclopedias are sorted by subject.

By Genre

  • Anthology
  • Children's
  • Drama
  • Graphic Novels
  • The Sphinx, a comic book series about a sphinx in England
  • Historical
  • Horror
  • Humor
  • Mystery
  • Nonfiction
  • Play
  • Poetry
  • Romance
  • Young Adult

By Subject

  • Alchemy
  • The Alchemist's Encyclopedia
  • Principia Explosia by Affir Al-chema
  • Study of Ancient Runes
  • An Introduction to Magirunology by Pontificus Obscurus
  • Ancient Runes: Intermediate Level by Cindy Digg
  • Basics of Practical Magirunology anthology
  • The Beyond the Futhark: Ancient Runes Found Outside Europe series by Illumina Scrypt
  • Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms by Stylus Interminus
  • Original Runic Magic: Theory, Composition, and Technique by Athena Aquilius
  • Spellman's Syllabary (edited) by Chirus Spellman
  • Arithmancy
  • Beings
  • Charms
  • Culinary
  • Defense Against the Dark Arts
  • Divination
  • The Ancient Art of Sortilege
  • Bigger on the Inside by Gallifrey
  • Seances and Sixth Sense Abilities
  • Veni Vidi Viscera
  • Geography
  • Healing
  • Herbology
  • The Herbalist's Companion
  • A Medical Insight on Valerian Root and Its Uses Through the Medieval Ages
  • History
  • A History of the First Wizarding War by Patrick Butler
  • Cockatrice, an account of a past tournament form the perspective of a student
  • The Elder Kiln by Simcha Grodzinski; a book on the first golems
  • Ourselves Alone by Patrick Butler
  • Magical Theory
  • Magizoology
  • Chalfante's Common Castle Blights, Pests & Hauntings, by Kenmare Chalfante
An excerpt from page 145:[1]
"Bloody puddles found around fireplaces, hearths or large floos may indicate a chimney bat problem and may require a professional and accounting of any missing pets or house elves."
  • Politics
  • Civics by Giùgovaz Mericet
  • The Economical, Social, Political, Sociopolitical, Politico-magical, and Mago-economical Implications of Sociopolitico Eco Magic by J.P. Gorgon
  • We Should Have Could Have Known, a political retrospection about the return of Lord Voldemort
  • Potions
  • Transfiguration
  • From Man to Chair and Back Again: A Guide to Self-Transfiguration and Practical Uses Thereof
  • Transfigurator's Life by Robert E. Versal
  • Travel

By Location

Publications distinguished by exceptional rarity, legality (or lack thereof), or exclusivity to a particular location.

  • Hogwarts Library
  • Ministry of Magic Library
  • Ancient & Irrelevant History Section [2]
  • Pixie Smuggling Records, 1930-1950
  • Analogues of the Goblin Wars
  • Peregrine Court Library
  • 1001 Methods of Inquiry Utilized by Ancient Civilizations
  • An Anatomie of Various Terrible Beasts
  • Teutonic Curses

Canon Books

  • A
    • Achievements in Charming Spells and Charms
    • Advanced Potion-Making by Libatius Borage H
    • Advanced Rune Translation H
    • Ancient Runes Made Easy H
    • An Anthology of Eighteenth Century Charms H
    • An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe
    • Asiatic Anti-Venoms Potions and Herbology
  • B
    • Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed
    • The Beaters' Bible by Brutus Scrimgeour
    • Beating the Bludgers--A Study of Defensive Strategies in Quidditch by Kennilworthy Whisp
    • A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch H
    • Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires by Eldred Worple
    • Break With a Banshee by Gilderoy Lockhart H
    • Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul
  • C
    • Charm Your Own Cheese by Gerda Catchlove also known as Gerda Curd
    • Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions
    • A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counter-Actions
    • Confronting the Faceless H
    • Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying, and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian
  • D
    • The Dark Arts Outsmarted
    • The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin H
    • Death Omens: What To Do When You Know The Worst Is Coming
    • Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard H
    • Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit
    • Dragon Species of Great Britain and Ireland
    • Dreadful Denizens of the Deep
    • The Dream Oracle by Inigo Imago H
  • E
    • Enchantment in Baking
    • Encyclopedia of Toadstools
  • F
    • Famous Fire Eaters
    • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander H
    • Fifteenth Century Fiends
    • Flesh-Eating Trees of the World
    • Flying With the Cannons
    • Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality
    • From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's Guide
  • G
    • Gadding With Ghouls by Gilderoy LockhartH
    • Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household Pests by Gilderoy Lockhart
    • Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century
    • Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century
    • Guide to Advanced Transfiguration
    • A Guide to Medieval Sorcery
  • H
    • Hairy Snout, Human Heart
    • Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broom Care
    • Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology
    • The Healer's Helpmate
    • He Flew Like a Madman by Kennilworthy Whisp
    • Hélas, j'ai Transfiguré mes Pieds (Alas, I have Transfigured my Feet) by Malecrit
    • A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot H
    • Hogwarts, A History by Bathilda Bagshot
    • Holidays With Hags by Gilderoy Lockhart H
    • Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles by Wilhelm Wigworthy H
  • I
  • J
    • Jinxes for the Jinxed
  • M
    • Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks
    • Magical Drafts and Potions by Arsenius Jigger H
    • Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms
    • Magical Me by Gilderoy Lockhart
    • Magical Theory by Adalbert Waffling H
    • Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean
    • Magick Most Evile
    • Men Who Love Dragons Too Much
    • Modern Magical History
    • The Monster Book of Monsters H
    • Moste Potente Potions
    • Muggles Who Notice by Blenheim Stalk
  • N
    • Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy
    • New Theory of Numerology
    • The Noble Sport of Warlocks by Quintius Umfraville
    • Notable Magical Names of Our Time
    • Numerology and Gramatica H
  • O
    • Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes
    • One Minute Feasts - It's Magic!
    • One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore H
  • P
    • The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know by Professor Mordicus Egg
    • Powers You Never Knew You Had and What To Do With Them Now You've Wised Up
    • Practical Defensive Magic and Its Use Against the Dark Arts
    • Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks
    • Prefects Who Gained Power
  • Q
    • Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland
    • Quidditch Through the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp
    • Quintessence: A Quest H
  • R
    • The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts
    • Rune Dictionary H
  • S
  • T
    • Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration
    • Toadstool Tales by Beatrix Bloxam
    • Travels With Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart H
  • U
    • Unfogging the Future by Cassandra Vablatsky H
  • V
    • Voyages With Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart H
  • W
    • Wanderings With Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart H
    • Weird Wizarding Dilemmas and Their Solutions
    • Where There's a Wand, There's a Way
    • Who Am I? by Gilderoy Lockhart
    • Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried by Gulliver Pokeby
    • Wonder of the Wigtown Wanderers by Kennilworthy Whisp
  • Y
    • Year With The Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart H
H Marks books assigned as textbooks at Hogwarts. List by ShinLi of RPG-Directory,with the help of the HP Lexicon.

Authors

Magazines & Digests

Contribute

Have you or someone else described a book at Absit Omen? Maybe you discussed a canon book but added original detail? Add it to the Lexicon! It's easy.

  1. Create an account or log in
  2. Create a new page.
  3. Write your article. Here is a sample format.
''Brief Description''

==Main Heading==
Blah blah blah blah

==At Absit Omen==
Cite any mentions of the place, link to [[Character Names]], or link to threads [thread link]

[[Category:Books]]
  • If it is a magazine, change the category tag to Magazines.
  • You can add a SUMMARY of your edit, if you like, or PREVIEW.
  • SAVE PAGE adds the changes.
Note:Please only add content unique to Absit Omen, especially that which is actually written about or used in the role-play.