Magical Law & Government
This organization is responsible for upholding magical law and operates as the wizarding world’s main governing body in Britain.
What is the Ministry of Magic?
This Unforgivable Curse causes intense pain and is often used by Death Eaters for torture.
What is the Cruciatus Curse?
This potion grants the drinker temporary good luck and was brewed by Slughorn for a classroom challenge.
What is Felix Felicis?
This ancient and pure-blood family disowned Harry’s godfather for his rebellious nature.
What is the House of Black?
A mischievous Hogwarts spirit and the act of tossing your lunch.
What is Peaves Heaves?
This charmed chapeau assigns new Hogwarts students into their houses.
What is the Sorting Hat?
Before Kingsley Shacklebolt, this notoriously prejudiced wizard served as Minister for Magic during Voldemort’s rise to power.
Who is Pius Thicknesse?
The Killing Curse has no known counter-curse, but Harry survived it more than once thanks to this protective magic.
What is sacrificial protection?
This complex and illegal potion allows the drinker to assume the appearance of another person.
What is Polyjuice Potion?
This pure-blood family is known for its eccentric members, including a witch who believed in Nargles.
What is the Lovegood family?
A spell book that’s been burnt to a crisp.
What is a charred card?
This lively chart shows every person at Hogwarts in real-time.
What is the Marauder’s Map?
The Improper Use of Magic Office reports to this department, which also oversees the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.
What is the Dept. of Magical Law Enforcement?
This jinx causes the victim’s tongue to stick to the roof of their mouth, preventing them from speaking.
What is the Tongue-Tying Curse?
Wolfsbane Potion must be taken a week in advance to help with this condition.
What is lycanthropy (or being a werewolf)?
This family is known for producing squibs, including Arabella.
Who are the Figgs?
The result of slipping in a potion spill.
What is brew stew?
The Resurrection Stone, set in this object, is one of the three Deathly Hallows.
What is Marvolo Gaunt’s ring?
This international agreement limits the use of magic by minors and is frequently violated by Harry.
What is the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery?
This object was cursed by Draco Malfoy to seriously injure someone—nearly killing Katie Bell.
What is the cursed opal necklace?
This truth serum is nearly impossible to resist, though skilled Occlumens like Snape can overcome it.
What is Veritaserum?
The Gaunt family, descended from Salazar Slytherin, lived in squalor in this region of England.
What is Little Hangleton?
A young student’s magical diary entry.
What is a mage page?
This family heirloom of the Blacks, mistaken for junk, contained a Horcrux hidden in plain sight.
What is Slytherin’s locket?
This former Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports was Imperiused and helped bring the Triwizard Cup to Hogwarts.
Who is Bartemius Crouch, Sr.?
This type of dark magic attaches a piece of a wizard’s soul to an object, creating a Horcrux.
What is soul fragmentation?
This emerald potion protected the Horcrux in the sea cave and caused intense thirst and hallucinations.
What is the Drink of Despair?
These twin Death Eaters, related to Bellatrix, served Voldemort and died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Who are Rabastan & Rodolphus Lestrange?
A laughably bad Divination prediction.
What is a seer sneer?
The Elder Wand’s allegiance can be won by defeating its current owner. Its first known master was this wizard.
Who is Antioch Peverell?
Classified as XXXX by the Ministry of Magic, this creature can only be hatched beneath a toad.
What is a Basilisk?