Harry Potter
This is the name of the school where Harry Potter learns magic.
What is Hogwarts?
This part of your brain helps you to think, set goals, recognize emotions, and take good care of your feelings.
What is the prefrontal cortex (or your thoughtful turtle)?
This giant, friendly creature guards the keys at Hogwarts and is Hagrid’s pet.
What is Fang?
Harry’s pet owl has this name.
Who is Hedwig?
This part of your brain helps you to watch out for anything that might harm you.
What is the amygdala (or your protective porcupine)?
This three-headed dog guarded the Sorcerer’s Stone.
What is Fluffy?
This magical game is played on flying broomsticks.
What is Quidditch?
These are three options your amygdala/protective porcupine thinks are helpful when there's danger.
What are fighting, fleeing, and freezing?
This bird bursts into flames and is reborn from the ashes.
What is a phoenix?
This is the house Harry is sorted into.
What is Gryffindor?
This is the part of your brain that "shuts down" when your amygdala/protective porcupine takes over.
What is yoru prefrontal cortex/thoughtful turtle?
This creature has the body of a horse and the wings of an eagle. Harry meets one named Buckbeak.
What is a Hippogriff?
This spell makes things float in the air. Remember: it’s levio-sa, not levio-saah!
What is Wingardium Leviosa?
This part of your brain can be super-sensitive and take it's job a little tooooo seriously... so much so that even when there's not a dangerous threat directly in front of you, it still acts like there is.
What is the amygdala/protective porcupine?
You can only see these spooky, skeletal horses if you've seen someone die.
What are Thestrals?