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Who is known as the boy who lived?
Harry Potter
On which platform do students board the Hogwarts Express?
Platform 9 and 3/4
The spell Wingardium Leviosa does what?
It makes objects levitate, or float.
How are photographs in the wizarding world different from those in the muggle world?
They move
What are the Gryffindor colors and mascot?
Scarlet Red and Gold, a lion
Which Hogwarts teacher is head of Gryffindor house?
Professor Minerva McGonnagal
A squib, who is kind of like the Hogwarts custodian?
Argus Filch
What is Harry’s position on the Gryffindor quidditch team?
Seeker
Who is Hedwig?
Harry's snowy owl
What is the name of the three-headed dog in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
Fluffy
What is the title of the first book in the series?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
OR
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Who is the captain of the Gryffindor quidditch team in the Philosofer's Stone?
Oliver Wood
Where does Harry sleep at the Dursleys’ before he moves into Dudley’s second bedroom?
In the cupboard under the stairs
The spell Alohomora does what?
It unlocks things
What object decides which Hogwarts house you will be a part of?
The Sorting Hat
What are the Hufflepuff colors and mascot?
Yellow and Black, a badger
Which Hogwarts teacher is head of Hufflepuff house?
Proffesor Sprout
Which Hogwarts teacher teaches Potions?
Professor Snape
What is the name of the ball Harry has to catch to earn 150 points for his team?
The Golden Snitch
What is the name of Ron’s rat?
Scabbers
What sort of creature does Ron's brother, Charlie, work with in Romania?
Dragons
What is the title of the second book in the series?
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
What are Harry's aunt and uncle's names?
Vernon and Petunia Dursley
What would you buy at Ollivander’s?
A wand
The spell Expelliarmus does what?
It is a disarming spell. It causes whatever their opponent is holding to fly out of their hand.
The entrance to the Gryffindor common room is guarded by a portrait of what?
The Fat Lady
What are the Slytherin colors and mascot?
Green and silver, a snake
Which Hogwarts teacher is head of Slytherin house?
Professor Severus Snape
Who is Madam Pomfrey?
She is in charge of the Infirmary, kind of like the nurse of the school.
How many goal posts are on each side of the quidditch pitch?
Three
What type of bird does Dumbledore have as a pet?
A Phoenix
What kind of creatures run the wizard bank?
Goblins
Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
J.K. Rowling
Who first told Harry he was a wizard?
Rubeus Hargrid.
What do they sell at Flourish and Blotts in Diagon Alley?
Books
What is the name of the wizard newspaper?
The Daily Prophet
What are Ravenclaw's colors and mascot?
Blue and Bronze, an eagle
Which Hogwarts teacher is head of Ravenclaw house?
Professor Flitwick
How many players are on each quidditch team?
Seven
What kind of animal is Mrs. Norris?
A cat
A centaur has the upper body of a _______ and the lower body of a _______.
human, horse
Which birthday does Harry celebrate in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
His 11th Birthday
What are Harry’s parents’ names?
Lily Evans Potter and James Potter
What is the name of the wizard bank?
Gringotts
What is the name of the mirror that shows the “deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts?”
The Mirror of Erised
Nearly Headless Nick is the ghost of which Hogwarts house?
Gryffindor
Which Hogwarts teacher teaches Transfiguration?
Professor McGonnagal
What broom does Harry use to play quidditch in his first year?
A Nimbus 2000
What creature did Harry, Ron, and Hermione defeat in a girls’ bathroom on Halloween of their first year at Hogwarts?
A fully grown Mountain Troll
During Harry's first year, he sees Voldemort drinking the blood of what creature in the forbidden forest?
A unicorn
What is the title of the third book in the series?
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The night Harry’s parents were murdered by Lord Voldemort, who brings Harry from his parents’ house to the Dursleys’ house? How did they travel there?
Rubeus Hagrid, on his flying motorbike
Why did Voldemort want the philosopher's stone?
He wanted it to return so he could return to his true form, to have his own body again.
How do first year Hogwarts students get to the castle from the Hogwarts Express?
By boat across the Black Lake
How does Harry get his first broomstick?
It was gifted to him by Professor McGonnagal after he was chosen as the Seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team
Who is Norbert?
Hagrid's pet dragon
What is the title of the fourth book in the series?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Which Gryffindor student has a toad named Trevor and lives with his grandmother?
Neville Longbottom
Which Hogwarts founder’s first name is Godric?
Gryffindor
When is Harry’s birthday (month and day)?
July 31
Who created the philosopher's stone?
Nicolas Flamel
The Bloody Baron is the ghost of which Hogwarts house?
House Slytherin
Or yet wise old ____________, if you’ve a ready mind, where those of wit and learning will always find their kind
Ravenclaw