* "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" - A nice old wizard helps people with his magic pot. After his death, his [[JerkAss decidedly less nice]] son decides to help no one and the pot treats him to some karma.
* "[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal The Fountain of Fair Fortune]]" - Three witches and a {{Muggle|s}} knight overcome ThresholdGuardians to reach a magical fountain.
* "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" - A young rich warlock fancies himself GenreSavvy to the fact that LoveHurts and [[spoiler:[[BeatStillMyHeart cuts out his heart]]]] to save himself the hassle. Then he finds out that everyone thinks he's a loser for not having a girl and sets out to bag himself a trophy wife. This does not end well.
* "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump" - A Muggle king decides to [[BurnTheWitch eliminate wizards]] and learn magic himself, unaware that [[WitchSpecies it does not work that way]]. He asks for an instructor in magic and only a fraud responds since real wizards were not born yesterday. Then the fraud encounters a real witch...
* "The Tale of the Three Brothers" - {{The one with}} {{the Deathly Hallows}}. Three brothers literally cheat [[TheGrimReaper Death]], who in turn offers to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor grant them wishes]] with the intention of being a JackassGenie. YoungestChildWins.

The tales are interspersed with commentary by Albus Dumbledore. JK Rowling herself said that ''[[Literature/TheCanterburyTales The Pardoner's Tale]]'' may have provided inspiration for "The Tale of the Three Brothers."

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* "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot" -- A nice old wizard helps people with his magic pot. After his death, his [[{{Jerkass}} decidedly less nice]] son decides to help no-one and the pot treats him to some karma.
* "[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal The Fountain of Fair Fortune]]" -- Three witches and a {{Muggle|s}} knight overcome ThresholdGuardians to reach a magical fountain.
* "The Warlock's Hairy Heart" -- A young rich warlock fancies himself GenreSavvy to the fact that LoveHurts and [[spoiler:[[BeatStillMyHeart cuts out his heart]]]] to save himself the hassle. Then he finds out that everyone thinks he's a loser for not having a girl and sets out to bag himself a trophy wife. This does not end well.
* "Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump" -- A Muggle king decides to [[BurnTheWitch eliminate wizards]] and learn magic himself, unaware that [[WitchSpecies it does not work that way]]. He asks for an instructor in magic and only a fraud responds since real wizards were not born yesterday. Then the fraud encounters a real witch...
* "The Tale of the Three Brothers" -- {{The one with}} {{the Deathly Hallows}}. Three brothers literally cheat [[TheGrimReaper Death]], who in turn offers to [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor grant them wishes]] with the intention of being a JackassGenie. YoungestChildWins.

The tales are interspersed with commentary by Albus Dumbledore. J.K. Rowling herself said that ''[[Literature/TheCanterburyTales The Pardoner's Tale]]'' may have provided inspiration for "The Tale of the Three Brothers."

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