First Names
Gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor, Hagrid
Who is Rubeus?
This former Gryffindor house member and friend of Harry Potter’s father is the only one from this house who is mentioned becoming a dark wizard.
Who is Peter Pettigrew?
The number of balls in a standard Quidditch game.
What is four?
This spell is used to unlock a previously locked door.
What is Alohomora?
This castle poltergeist is the only ghost at Hogwarts who is not see-through, and instead has plenty of color and character.
Who is Peeves?
Divination professor, Trelawney
Who is Sybil?
In Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Harry’s son Albus is sorted into this house.
What is Slytherin?
Ginny Weasley joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team beginning in her fourth year at this position.
What is a chaser?
This spell provides a full body-bind curse, momentarily paralyzing them to the spot.
What is Petrificus Totalus?
A Ministry of Magic employee and former Quidditch great who hosts the TriWizard Tournament, but gets in trouble for betting and withholding money from goblins.
Who is Ludo Bagman?
Order of the Phoenix member and metamorphmagus, Tonks
Who is Nymphadora?
Gilderoy Lockhart, while later becoming famous for taking credit for other wizards’ accomplishments and chronicling them in his books, was at Hogwarts and a member of this house.
What is Ravenclaw?
These nymph-like creatures were the mascots for Bulgaria during the Quidditch World Cup.
What are Veela?
Even with its pronunciation difficulties, this charm can be quickly learned to make objects fly.
What is Wingardium Leviosa?
Hermione Granger starts up this house elf rights and freedoms society starting in the fourth book.
What is S.P.E.W. (The Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare)
Harry’s neighbor in Little Whinging, and squib, Figg
Who is Arabella?
In the movies, they are in the same house, but in the books, identical twin sisters Parvati and Padma Patil are sorted into different houses. Parvati joins Harry, Ron and Hermione in Gryffindor, but Padma is sorted into this house.
What is Ravenclaw?
Viktor Krum used this tactic during the Quidditch World Cup where he would pretend to spot the Golden Snitch and race to catch it, hoping the opposing seeker would copy.
What is the Wronski Feint?
This muggle caretaker of the Riddle House was killed by Voldemort with the Avada Kedavra curse at the beginning of the fourth book, and later appeared to Harry when his and Voldemort’s wands connected in the graveyard.
Who is Frank Bryce?
Fred and George Weasley visit 4 Privet Drive to pick up Harry and manage to drop this sweet creation for Dudley to pick up and eat, causing hilarious and grave results.
What is Tongue-Ton Toffee?
Tom Riddle’s mother, Gaunt
Who is Merope?
The Sorting Hat says of the members of this house, “they are patient, true and unafraid of toil.”
What is Hufflepuff?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
This Slytherin captain was known for being very rough and often brutal in his Quidditch-playing, not above committing fouls and breaking fingers.
Who is Marcus Flint?
Harry Potter learned this grisly curse for enemies in the potions book previously owned by the Half-Blood Prince.
What is Sectum Sempra?
The house elf belonging to the Crouch family, who is caught holding Harry Potter’s wand after the conjuring of the dark mark at the Quidditch World Cup.
Who is Winky?