The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts

The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts, also known simply as Defence Against the Dark Arts was a book on fighting the dark arts, written by Arsenius Jigger sometime before 1993. It was used by Professor Lupin as a required textbook for his third-year defence against the dark arts class. It was published by Luca Books.

==Contents == This book had information on various dark creatures, such as:
 * Red Caps
 * Hinkypunks
 * Grindylows
 * Kappas
 * Boggarts
 * Vampires
 * Werewolves (covered on page 394)

Behind the scenes

 * It is believed by some (though not proven), due to the similarities in text, that the page on werewolves seen in the films is copied from a website.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)