Tiscali - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Vablatsky, Cassandra: Author of Unfogging the Future, a guide to basic fortune-telling methods.

Vampire: Evil creature that roams the night feeding on the blood of living beings. Cannot go out in the daylight.

Vector, Professor: Arithmancy teacher at Hogwarts .

Veela: Beautiful women with white-gold hair. Men are hypnotically fascinated by them. When enraged, Veela grow beaks and scaly wings.

Veritaserum: Powerful Truth Potion. Its use is restricted by the Ministry of Magic.

Vindictus, Viridian: Author of Curse and Countercurse (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More).

Violet: Name of a wizened witch, a friend of the Fat Lady. Violet lives in a painting in a room next to the Great Hall in Hogwarts.

Voldemort, Lord: Evil Wizard greatly feared by wizarding folk. His dark reputation is such that his name is hardly ever spoken out loud. Most wizards will only refer to him as He Who Must Not Be Named or You-Know-Who. Disappeared from view after the death of James and Lily Potter following a battle that left Harry an orphan and bearing a lightning scar on his forehead.