The Rune Dictionary is a dictionary used to aid witches and wizards in the translation and understanding of runes. Students who take Study of Ancient Runes at Hogwarts use this book to decipher the meaning of runes.
History
In 1994, Harry Potter also used the book to help practise the Summoning Charm in preparation for the first task of the Triwizard Tournament.[5]
Hermione Granger was known to own a copy as she used it to try and translate The Tales of Beedle the Bard left to her by Albus Dumbledore in 1997.[2]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1[6]
- Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey, p. 504 (see this image)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22 (The Unexpected Task)
- ↑ See this image.
| Study of Ancient Runes | |||||
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| Professors: Bathsheda Babbling · Clodagh Dromgoole · Elspeth MacGillony | |||||
| Textbooks: Advanced Rune Translation · Ancient Runes Made Easy · Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms · Rune Dictionary · Spellman's Syllabary | |||||
| Known runes: Acromantula · Demiguise · Ehwaz · Eihwaz · Fwooper · Graphorn · Hydra · Quintaped · Runespoor · Salamander · Unicorn · Unknown · Mark of Merlin | |||||