One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Book information
Author	Phyllida Spore
Released	Pre 1408
Subject	Magical herbs and fungi
Copies	Hogwarts textbook Flourish and Blotts Harry Potter Ginevra Weasley Calamity Investigator in the Statute of Secrecy Task Force

"A comprehensive botanical A-Z of magical herbs and fungi for easy plant identification and application"

— Back cover blurb

One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi was written by the Herbologist and Hogwarts Headmistress Phyllida Spore, and, as its name implies, covered a thousand different varieties of magical herbs and fungi found in the wizarding world. A copy of this book cost two Galleons at Flourish and Blotts.

History

A student holding a copy of this book

During the 1980s, Nymphadora Tonks had to study this book in order to pass a special test from Professor Pomona Sprout in order to get out of the infinite detention she earned from stealing Sprout's largest Venomous Tentacula and mistakenly tossing it on Professor Severus Snape.

During the 1991–1992 school year, this book was one of the required texts for first-year students. It was a textbook used in Potions and Herbology classes at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Copies of this book could be found at Flourish and Blotts.

Harry Potter used this book to research Dittany for homework during the 1991–1992 school year in the Hogwarts Library. In the summer of 1994, Ginny Weasley used some Spellotape to mend her copy of this book.

During the Calamity in the late 2010s or early 2020s, a Calamity Investigator working for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force found a first edition copy of this book and parsed through its handwritten text, deepening their understanding of magical herbs and fungi and bettering their ability to obtain more ingredients from their Greenhouse Charm. The same Calamity Investigator also read through their copy of this book and found a mention that sneezewort was most effective when dried and powdered rather than fresh and shredded, as the investigator had previously assumed. They tried to utilise this new method and, while it resulted in a seven-minute sneezing fit, they did manage to reduce the brewing time for their Strong Invigoration Draught.

Known contents

"An essential reference guide to potion ingredients."

— Description

• Dittany is a powerful healing herb and restorative and may be eaten raw to cure shallow wounds.
• Flobberworm Mucus is a popular potion thickener.
• Aconite is sometimes called monkshood or wolfsbane.
• Moly is a powerful plant that can be eaten to counteract enchantments. It is a black-stemmed plant with white flowers.
• The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it.
• The Wiggentree is a magical rowan that will protect anyone touching its trunk from the attack of Dark creatures.
• Never eat the leaves of the Alihotsy tree (also known as the Hyena tree). These leaves cause uncontrollable laughter.

A Shrivelfig

• Shrivelfig
• Bubotuber
• Devil's Snare
• Gillyweed
• Leaping Toadstools
• Venomous Tentacula
• Mandrake
• Mimbulus mimbletonia
• Aconite (a.k.a. Monkshood or Wolfsbane)
• Moly
• Wiggentree
• Alihotsy

Behind the scenes

The iteration of the book on show at the Warner Bros. "The Making of Harry Potter" exhibit

• In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, when Harry Potter buys the book, it is titled One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, but later in the same book, Harry is mentioned looking up 'dittany' in One Hundred Magical Herbs and Fungi. This error, not found in the U.S. text, is corrected in later editions.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, this book has a blueish cover, but in Pottermore the cover is green.
• Strangely enough, according Pottermore, this book provides information on Flobberworm Mucus, despite this substance being a creature product, as Flobberworms are magical beasts, not plants or fungi.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Possible appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (Seen in promotional image(s))
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter Limited Edition - A Guide to the Graphic Arts Department: Posters, Prints, and Publications from the Harry Potter Films
• The Making of Harry Potter
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)