Tiscali - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Macmillan, Ernie: Hogwarts pupil in the same year as Harry, in Hufflepuff house.

Macnair, Walden: Executioner for the Ministry of Magic. A former Death Eater.

Madam Malkin's: Shop in Diagon Alley selling wizarding robes for all occasions.

Magical Law Enforcement Squad: Wizard police or Hit Wizards who are specially trained to deal with powerful criminals.

Magical Menagerie: Wizarding pet shop in Diagon Alley.

Malfoy, Draco: Harry's arch-enemy at Hogwarts. A thin boy with a pale, pointed face and a sneering expression. He has a bored, drawling voice and looks with contempt upon everyone else. Malfoy believes himself to be superior to Harry and hates Harry and all his friends. Malfoy is in Slytherin house.

Malfoy, Lucius: Draco Malfoy's father. Former supporter of You-Know-Who.

Malfoy, Narcissa: Mother of Draco and wife of Lucius Malfoy. A tall, slim, snooty blonde.

Mandragora: Another word for Mandrake.

Mandrake: Powerful restorative used to return cursed or transfigured people to their natural state. The cry of the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it. Also known as Mandragora.

Marauder's Map: A map that shows all the secret passageways and the whereabouts of everyone in Hogwarts. Harry and Ron use it to get to Hogsmeade.

Maxime, Olympe: Head of Beauxbatons Academy. Because of her size, Madame Maxime is believed to be half giant. She has black eyes and olive skin.

McGonagall, Professor Minerva: Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts. She is a rather serious-looking woman, with jet-black hair scraped into a tight bun on her head. She wears square glasses and an emerald- green cloak. Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor house and is Transfiguration teacher.

Merlin: Name of a wizard depicted on a wizard trading card.

Merpeople: Underwater dwellers who build cities at the bottom of lakes. They have fishtails, green hair and grey skin, and they fish with spears. Above water their voices are unintelligible.

Midgeon, Eloise: Hogwarts pupil who accidentally removed her nose when trying to cure her acne.

Mimsy-Porpington, Sir Nicholas de: Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower. Also known as Nearly Headless Nick.

Ministry of Magic: Government agency that tries to keep witches and wizards secret from non-magical people.

Mirror of Erised: Magical mirror that shows the onlooker their heart's desire.

Moaning Myrtle: Ghost girl at Hogwarts who hides in an S-bend in the first-floor girls' toilets.

Mobilarbus: Spell to move objects.

Mobilicorpus: Spell to move someone who can't walk.

Monkshood: Plant used in potions. Also known as aconite or wolfsbane.

Monster Book of Monsters: Large green book of monsters. Required reading for third years. Must be stroked down the spine or it will bite your fingers.

Moody, Alastor: Retired Auror hired to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's fourth year. Known as Mad-Eye Moody since he lost an eye in the fight against Voldemort and his supporters, and replaced it with a magical eye. Badly scarred and has a wooden leg.

Moony: Professor Lupin's nickname at Hogwarts.

Morgana: Name of a witch depicted on a wizard trading card Morsmordre: Spell to conjure up the Dark Mark.

Mostafa, Hassan: Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch. He is Egyptian, small and bald with a huge moustache.

Mudblood: Term used to describe a person of non-magic parents. Considered a great insult.

Muggle: Person totally without magical powers. Muggles live in ignorance of the world of wizards and witches.

Muggle Studies: Class taken by wizarding folk to study non-magical people.