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Knockturn Alley is a dark and seedy alleyway leading off from the more savoury Diagon Alley to which Muggles have no access. It is frequented largely by Dark Wizards. Many of the shops in Knockturn Alley are devoted to the Dark Arts;
The Shrieking Shack, on the outskirts of Hogsmeade, is believed to be the most haunted building in Great Britain. It stands a little way above the rest of Hogsmeade, with boarded-up windows and an overgrown garden. It's described to be slightly creepy even in daylight.
In the wizarding world the Unforgivable Curses are some of the most powerful known Dark Arts spells. The use of any of these spells on another human being is punishable by a life sentence in Azkaban.
The Unbreakable Vow is a voluntary agreement made between two witches or wizards. It must be performed with a witness ("Bonder") on hand, holding their wand on the agreeing persons' linked hands to bind them with magic as a tongue of flame. The Vow is not literally "unbreakable&qu ...
The counter-skill to legilimency; its user is known as Occlumens. Skilled user can compartmentalise their emotions, or prevent a Legilimens from discovering thoughts or memories which contradict their spoken words or actions.
Legilimency is the magical skill of extracting feelings and memories from another person's mind — a form of magical "telepathy" . It also allows one to convey visions or memories to another person, whether real or imaginary. A witch or wizard possessing this skill is called a ...
Firewhisky is a type of alcohol that wizards under the age of seventeen are not allowed to drink; however, this rule is not always followed. Firewhisky is described as burning the drinkers' throats as they consume it.
Butterbeer is the drink of choice for younger wizards. Harry is first presented with the beverage in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Although House-elves can become intoxicated on butterbeer, the amount of alcohol contained in Butterbeer has a negligible effect on Witches and Wizards.
