Hogwarts: A Health & Safety Nightmare
This homicidal tree on school grounds violently assaults anyone who gets too close, but sure, let's just leave it there for the kids to walk past daily.
What is the Whomping Willow?
The prophecy applied to two boys born at the end of July, but he chose to go after the half-blood instead of the pure-blood, essentially marking his own equal.
What is choosing Harry over Neville
This ancient shop operates on the principle that "the ____ chooses the wizard," which is either very mystical or just great marketing.
What is Wands at Ollivanders?
Professor McGonagall teaches this subject where students learn to turn animals into water goblets and needles into matchsticks.
What is Transfiguration?
The tournament age restriction was set at this age, which Harry was two years too young for when his name came out of the Goblet.
What is 17?
These staircases apparently think it's hilarious to change destinations mid-climb, because nothing says "safe learning environment" like architectural gaslighting.
What are the moving staircases
Normal people fear death, but Voldemort went full true crime podcast mode and split his soul into this many pieces. Commitment issues? Never heard of her.
What is seven (or what are seven Horcruxes)?
Harry bought his animal from this shop, because every wizard needs a mail carrier that can also judge you silently.
What is Eeylops Owl Emporium & Hedwig?
In this class, Neville Longbottom finally excels, showing natural talent with plants like Mimbulus mimbletonia.
What is Herbology?
This binding magical contract forced Harry to compete despite being underage and not actually entering his name.
What is the Goblet of Fire
Dumbledore announced this hallway was off-limits unless you wanted "a painful death," then just... didn't lock the door.
What is the third-floor corridor (or what is the room with Fluffy)?
Imagine becoming the most feared wizard alive and your biggest professional goal is still getting hired for this role.
What is the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching position (or what is applying to teach at Hogwarts)?
Two dropouts used tournament winnings to open this ___ shop and became more successful than most of their classmates who actually graduated.
What is Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes (or who are Fred and George)?
Professor Trelawney teaches this subject in the North Tower, where she constantly predicts Harry's death.
What is Divination?
The first task required champions to steal an egg from a nesting dragon of this breed, which Harry faced.
What is a Hungarian Horntail?
This class is taught by a guy who got expelled for keeping monsters, was banned from using magic, and thought bringing his giant half-brother to live in a cave was a solid plan. Naturally, he's in charge of teaching children about dangerous creatures.
What is Care of Magical Creatures (or who is Hagrid)
Most villains learn after the first failure, but this guy attempted to come back and kill Harry this many times before it finally stuck. Persistence or just stubborn?
What is three times (or what are three attempts)?
The attempts being: possessing Quirrell in Year 1, the diary/Chamber in Year 2, and the graveyard resurrection in Year 4
Harry's inheritance from his parents was stored in this Gringotts vault number, which Hagrid took him to visit on his first trip to Diagon Alley.
What is Vault 687?
This class had a different professor every single year for decades because of a curse, making it the ultimate temp job.
What is Defense Against the Dark Arts?
In the second task, champions had exactly this much time to rescue their hostages from the lake or they'd be "lost forever."
What is one hour?
Eleven-year-olds with zero flight experience are handed brooms and told "just fly," resulting in this student breaking their wrist in the first five minutes. The professor just stood there. Name student & class.
What is Neville Longbottom & Madam Hooch's class
Instead of hiding his soul pieces in random garbage no one would ever find, he chose 3 Hogwarts Founders Objects - basically the wizard equivalent of leaving your diary out in the open.
What is Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, and Ravenclaw's diadem
The secret entrance to Diagon Alley requires tapping bricks in this specific pattern on the wall behind the Leaky Cauldron.
What is three up and two across (or what is the brick pattern)?
Hermione uses a Time-Turner to attend this Muggle Studies-adjacent class at the same time as another lesson in her third year.
What is Arithmancy?
The Triwizard Cup was turned into this type of magical object that transported Harry and Cedric to the graveyard, which should have been detected.
What is a Portkey?