Objects & Artifacts
What object assigns students into their Hogwarts house?
The Sorting Hat
What creature is on the Slytherin crest?
A serpent
To which Hogwarts house do Harry, Ron, and Hermione all belong?
Gryffindor
What are the four houses of Hogwarts?
Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin
What does the spell Wingardium Leviosa do to objects it is used on?
Makes them fly
What happens to the king's sword in the giant wizard chess game when the piece is checkmated?
It falls
Who comes to the Dursleys to warn Harry not to go back to Hogwarts?
Dobby
Who teaches Transfiguration at Hogwarts?
Professor McGonagall
From what platform at King's Cross Station does the train to Hogwarts leave?
Platform 9 and 3/4
What charm does Hermione use to open a locked door when the trio are running from Filch in the third-floor corridor?
Alohomora
What is Horace Slughorn disguised as when Harry first meets him?
An armchair
Who does Harry hear singing when he opens the golden egg under water?
Merpeople
What event is Nearly Headless Nick denied entry to?
The Headless Hunt
What part of the Dursley house are Harry's Hogwarts letters addressed to?
The Cupboard under the Stairs
How long does the Polyjuice Potion take Hermione to brew when the trio wants to use it to interrogate Draco Malfoy during their second year?
A month
What does Professor Dumbledore use to darken the streetlights on Privet Drive the night baby Harry arrives?
The Deluminator
What is the term for someone who can speak to snakes?
Parselmouth
Though he faints the first time he encounters Mandrakes, who eventually becomes a dedicated Herbology student?
Neville Longbottom
What corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to all who don't want to "die a most painful death"?
The third-floor corridor
What creatures does the spell Vipera Evanesca make disappear?
Snakes
What phrase appears on the Golden Snitch willed to him by Dumbledore after Harry presses it against his lips?
"I open at the close"
A Hippogriff has the body, hind legs, and tail of a horse, and the wings and head of what creature?
An eagle
Which school champion scores the highest points in the second task of the Triwizard Tournament?
Cedric Diggory
Where do Ron's parents go during his first Christmas break at Hogwarts?
Romania
What potion is used to force someone to tell the truth?
Veritaserum