“‘Her – my – oh – nee,’ she said, slowly and clearly.” Did you know: J.K. Rowling included that line in Goblet of Fire to help readers pronounce our favourite witch’s name. Read on to learn to pronounce some of the trickier Wizarding World names.
Characters
Albus Dumbledore [Al–bus–Dum–bell–door]
Alastor Moody [Alas–tor–Moody]
Bellatrix Lestrange [Bella–tricks–less–trange]
Cedric Diggory [Said–rick–Dig–or–ee]
Dedalus Diggle [Dead–ale–ee–us–Dig–el]
Draco Malfoy [Dray–co–Mal–foy]
Firenze [Fear–enz]
Ginny Weasley [Gin–knee–Weasley]
Hermione Granger [Her–my–oh–knee–Grain–jer]
Kreacher [Creature]
Lucius Malfoy [Loo–see–us–Mal–foy]
Ludo Bagman [Lewd–oh–Bagman]
Minerva McGonagall [Min–er–var–Mc–gone–ah–gul]
Mundungus Fletcher [Mun–dung–us–Fletch–er]
Nagini [Nag–ee–knee]
Narcissa Malfoy [Nar–sis–ah–Mal–foy]
Sybill Trelawney [Si–bull–Treh–lawn–ee]
Rabastan Lestrange [Raba–stan–less–trange]
Rodolphus Lestrange [Ro–dolph–us–less–trange]
Rowling [Rolling]
Rubeus Hagrid [Roo–be–us–Hag–rid]
Seamus [Shame–us]
Sirius [Siri–us]
Voldemort [Vol–duh–more*] (Both audiobook narrators Stephen Fry and Jim Dale pronounce the Dark Lord’s name with the final t sound. In Cursed Child, the name is pronounced with the accurate more sound.)
Wizarding World
Accio [Ack–ee–oh]
Animagi [An–ee–maj–eye]
Apparate [App–ah–rate]
Beauxbatons [Bo–bat–ons]
Colloportus [Col–oh–portus]
Diagon Alley [Die–a–gon-Alley]
Eeylops [Eye–lops]
Erised [Error–said]
Expelliarmus [Expel–ee–arm–us]
Fidelius Charm [Fi–day–lee–us–Charm]
Grimmauld Place [Grim–old–Place]
Gryffindor [Griff–in–door]
Hogsmeade [Hogs–meade]
Hufflepuff [Huffle–Puff]
Knuts [Ca–noots]
Imperturbable Charm [Im–per–ter-bub–bull–Charm]
Legilimency [Leh–jill–ah–men–see]
Occlumency [Aw–clue–men–see]
Ollivanders [Olly–vanders]
Patronus [Pat–rone–us]
Pensieve [Pen–sieve]
Quidditch [Quid–itch]
Ravenclaw [Ray–ven-claw]
Sectumsempra [Sect–um–semp–ra]
Slytherin [Slyther–in]
Tarantallegra [Ta–ron–ta–leg–ra]
Veritaserum [Veritas–ear–um]
Wingardium Leviosa [Wing–guard–ee–um–Lev–ee–oh–sa] (*Leviosaaaaaah)
Wizengamot [Wizen–gah–mot]
Magical creatures
Augurey [Org–you–re]
Basilisk [Bas–ah–lisk]
Boggart [Bog–art]
Chupacabra [Chu–puh–ka–bruh]
Demiguise [Demi–guise]
Erumpent [Eh–rump–ent]
Kneazle [Knee–zel]
Occamy [Ock–ah–me]
Phoenix [Fee–nix]
Thestral [Thes–tral]
Veela [Vee–la]