Tiscali - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Bagman, Ludo: Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports at the Ministry of Magic. A former Quidditch player, he was a Beater on the Wimbourne Wasps team and played for England. He is large and blond, with a round, pink face.

Bagshot, Bathilda: Author of A History of Magic.

Bane: Name of a centaur in the Forbidden Forest.

Basilisk: Snake-like creature whose eyes will turn you to stone.

Beater : Quidditch player who tries to knock the Bludgers towards the opposing team.

Beauxbatons Academy of Magic: School of witchcraft and wizardry somewhere in Europe.

Bell, Katie: Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.

Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans: Wizarding jellybeans. Come in every flavour, including spinach, liver, tripe, sprout, curry, grass and even bogey and vomit flavours.

Bezoar : Stone taken from the stomach of a goat. A bezoar will counteract the majority of poisons.

Binns, Professor: History of Magic teacher at Hogwarts. The only ghost teacher at the school. He fell asleep in front of the fire and forgot to wake up.

Black Forest: Place in Germany where Professor Quirrel was rumoured to have encountered vampires.

Blast-Ended Skrewt: Cross between a manticore and a fire crab. They have no recognisable head or eyes, but they explode intermittently at one end. Males have a sting like a scorpion and females have suckers on their bellies. Adult Skrewts have thick grey armour and may grow to be ten feet long.

Black, Sirius: Escaped prisoner from Azkaban.

Blood-flavoured Lollipops: Lollipops for vampires.

Bloody Baron, the : Resident ghost of Slytherin Tower.

Bludgers: Black balls that try to knock players off their brooms in Quidditch.

Boggart: Shape-shifter that takes on the likeness of your worst fear.

Bouncing Bulb: Plant used in Herbology.

Bozo : Photographer for the Daily Prophet.

Borgin and Burkes : Dark Arts shop in Knockturn Alley.

Broomstick Servicing Kit: Thirteenth birthday present for Harry from Hermione Granger. A black leather case containing a jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish, Tail-Twig Clippers, brass compass and a Handbook of Do-it-Yourself Broomcare.

Brown, Lavender: Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry. She is in Gryffindor house and her best friend is Parvati Patil.

Bryce, Frank: Muggle killed by Voldemort. Frank worked as a gardener at Riddle House in the village of Little Hangleton.

Buckbeak: Name of a Hippogriff: a large flying creature that is half bird and half horse.

Bulstrode, Millicent: Hermione Granger's duelling partner in the second year duelling club. Millicent is in Slytherin house, in Harry's year.

Bubble-Head Charm: Magic that enables you to breathe underwater.

Bubotuber: Plant that resembles a black slug with swellings that contain a yellowish green liquid. Bubotuber pus is used to cure acne, but undiluted it causes sores and boils.

Burrow, The: Home of the Weasley family.

Butterbeer: Frothy, buttery drink served in Hogsmeade.