Harry Potter
Your Hardworking Brain
Magical Creatures
100

This is the name of the school where Harry Potter learns magic.

What is Hogwarts?

100

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)?

100

This giant, friendly creature guards the keys at Hogwarts and is Hagrid’s pet.

What is Fang?

200

Harry’s pet owl has this name.  

Who is Hedwig?

200

This part of your brain helps you to watch out for anything that might harm you.

What is the amygdala (or your protective porcupine)?

200

This three-headed dog guarded the Sorcerer’s Stone.

What is Fluffy?

300

This magical game is played on flying broomsticks.

What is Quidditch?

300

These are three options your amygdala/protective porcupine thinks are helpful when there's danger.

What are fighting, fleeing, and freezing?

300

This bird bursts into flames and is reborn from the ashes.

What is a phoenix?

400

This is the house Harry is sorted into.

What is Gryffindor?

400

This is the part of your brain that "shuts down" when your amygdala/protective porcupine takes over.

What is yoru prefrontal cortex/thoughtful turtle?

400

This creature has the body of a horse and the wings of an eagle. Harry meets one named Buckbeak.

What is a Hippogriff?

500

This spell makes things float in the air. Remember: it’s levio-sa, not levio-saah!

What is Wingardium Leviosa?

500

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?

500

You can only see these spooky, skeletal horses if you've seen someone die.

What are Thestrals?