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Dumbledore's boggart is the corpse of his sister, _______.
- Merope
- Bathilda
- ✓ Ariana (correct)
- Kendra
Rowling revealed in a 2007 fan interview that Dumbledore's greatest fear is seeing Ariana dead again — she was killed during a three-way duel between Albus, Aberforth, and Grindelwald, and he blamed himself for the rest of his life.
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Ginny Weasley became a professional Quidditch player for the Holyhead Harpies, but eventually retired to take a job as Senior Quidditch Correspondent for the _______.
- Witch Weekly
- The Quibbler
- Transfiguration Today
- ✓ Daily Prophet (correct)
After marrying Harry and raising their three children, Ginny returned to the Quidditch beat — Rowling confirmed her career path on Pottermore in 2014 during the real-world World Cup.
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Which muggle did Minerva McGonagall fall madly in love with?
- ✓ Dougal McGregor (correct)
- Hamish MacTavish
- Angus MacPhee
- Callum Ross
McGonagall fell for Dougal, a farmer's son in her home village, but turned down his marriage proposal rather than hide her magical identity from him for life. Pottermore revealed the heartbreak in a 2016 backstory.
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Who approached J.K. Rowling about making a musical based on the Harry Potter books?
- ✓ Michael Jackson (correct)
- Ed Sheeran
- Mick Jagger
- Tim Minchin
Rowling confirmed in a 2003 interview that Michael Jackson pitched a Harry Potter stage musical and she turned him down — she didn't want the books adapted that way. The real HP stage adaptation, 'Cursed Child', finally opened in 2016.
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Nymphadora Tonks's Patronus changed shape as a visible sign of her love for which character?
- Kingsley Shacklebolt
- ✓ Remus Lupin (correct)
- Bill Weasley
- Charlie Weasley
Snape mockingly pointed out Tonks's new wolf-shaped Patronus in Half-Blood Prince, outing her feelings for Remus before she was ready. Patronus shapes can shift when the caster undergoes a deep emotional change.
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After a disappointing defeat against Egypt in 2002, who announced their retirement from Quidditch?
- Ginny Weasley
- Katie Bell
- Oliver Wood
- ✓ Viktor Krum (correct)
Rowling released Krum's retirement story during Pottermore's coverage of the real-world 2014 World Cup — he later came out of retirement to play in that same tournament.
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After the Battle of Hogwarts, Hermione began her post-Hogwarts career at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical _______.
- Beasts
- Beings
- ✓ Creatures (correct)
- Artefacts
Hermione spearheaded reforms that dramatically improved conditions for House-Elves before transferring to Magical Law Enforcement, where she eventually became Minister for Magic — per Rowling's Pottermore follow-ups.
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The tale of the Deathly Hallows was based on The Pardoner's Tale by ____.
- ✓ Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
- Jeffrey Archer
- Geoffrey Rush
- Charles Dickens
Chaucer's 14th-century Canterbury Tales is the blueprint — The Pardoner's Tale also follows three men who meet Death personified on a road, with a morally loaded ending that prefigures the Three Brothers.
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Severus Snape's Patronus takes the form of what animal?
- Stag
- Fox
- Phoenix
- ✓ Doe (correct)
Snape's doe Patronus matched Lily Potter's — a silent declaration of his lifelong love for her. When Dumbledore asked 'after all this time?', Snape answered 'Always.'
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Who was supposed to die in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but was replaced with Sirius?
- Professor McGonagall
- Hagrid
- ✓ Arthur Weasley (correct)
- Lucius Malfoy
Rowling said Arthur was originally marked for death during the snake attack on the Ministry, but she couldn't bear to leave the Weasleys fatherless — Sirius got the chop instead, partly because she'd grown to feel more distant from him.
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How old was Voldemort when he died in the Battle of Hogwarts?
Tom Riddle was born December 31, 1926 in a London orphanage. He died at Hogwarts on May 2, 1998 — just months shy of his 72nd birthday, killed by his own rebounding Killing Curse.
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A magnificent fountain in the middle of the park at _______ is said to have healing and beautifying powers.
- Mahoutokoro School of Magic
- ✓ Beauxbatons (correct)
- Hogwarts
- Durmstrang Institute
The fountain at Beauxbatons, nestled somewhere in the French Pyrenees, is mentioned by Fleur Delacour as one of the school's crown jewels — she's never shy about reminding anyone listening how superior it is to Hogwarts.
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Most _______ family members are named after stars or constellations.
- Snape
- Malfoy
- ✓ Black (correct)
- Tonks
The Black family's astronomical naming tradition spans generations — Sirius (brightest star in the sky), Regulus (Leo's heart), Bellatrix (Orion's shoulder), Andromeda (a galaxy). The full tree hangs on the family tapestry at 12 Grimmauld Place.
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The Vanishing Cabinet makes its first appearance in which Harry Potter book?
- The Deathly Hallows
- The Philosopher's Stone
- ✓ The Chamber of Secrets (correct)
- The Order of the Phoenix
Harry first tumbles into the cabinet in Borgin and Burkes while hiding from the Malfoys — the same one Draco later repairs in The Half-Blood Prince to smuggle Death Eaters into Hogwarts.
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Remus Lupin was killed by whom?
- Voldemort
- Bellatrix Lestrange
- ✓ Antonin Dolohov (correct)
- Lucius Malfoy
Rowling revealed Dolohov as Lupin's killer in a 2007 interview — she confirmed Bellatrix killed Tonks in the same duel, leaving baby Teddy Lupin orphaned within a year of his parents' marriage.
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Who almost attended Durmstrang Institute, but his mother didn't want him to be so far away from home?
- Viktor Krum
- ✓ Draco Malfoy (correct)
- Neville Longbottom
- Cormac McLaggen
Lucius pushed for Draco to attend Durmstrang — famous for openly teaching the Dark Arts — but Narcissa vetoed the plan, unwilling to send her only son to Bulgaria.
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If Dumbledore had a Muggle song playing at his funeral, Rowling said it would be 'My Way' by _______.
- ✓ Frank Sinatra (correct)
- Paul Anka
- Elvis Presley
- Paul Simon
Rowling fielded the question at a 2007 Carnegie Hall fan event and picked Sinatra's 1969 rendition — Dumbledore, she said, would have appreciated the 'I did it my way' defiance after a lifetime of quiet regrets.
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Who was born on April Fool's Day?
- ✓ Fred and George Weasley (correct)
- Lavender Brown
- Dean Thomas
- Percy Weasley
The Weasley twins were born on April 1, 1978 — the perfect birthday for the pranksters who turned Hogwarts into their personal testing ground for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
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Snape was not immediately added to the portraits in the headmaster's office, but Harry insisted he be placed next to _______.
- ✓ Dumbledore (correct)
- Phineas Nigellus Black
- Dexter Fortescue
- Armando Dippet
Rowling revealed on Pottermore that Harry personally lobbied to have Snape's portrait placed among the headmasters — recognising his sacrifice. He later named his second son Albus Severus Potter.
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How many fouls are there in Quidditch?
- 360
- ✓ 700 (correct)
- 800
- 450
According to Kennilworthy Whisp's Quidditch Through the Ages, all 700 recognised fouls were committed in a single 1473 World Cup final — the Ministry has since declined to publish the full list, fearing it would give players ideas.
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Who was the Half-Blood Prince?
- Dean Thomas
- ✓ Severus Snape (correct)
- Sirius Black
- Tom Riddle
Snape's mother was Eileen Prince, a witch, and his father Tobias was a Muggle. He inked the nickname into his old Potions textbook — the same one Harry unknowingly uses in sixth year.
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Which character used a Time-Turner in order to be able to take more classes?
- Cedric Diggory
- Padma Patil
- ✓ Hermione Granger (correct)
- Percy Weasley
In Prisoner of Azkaban, McGonagall lent Hermione a Time-Turner so she could attend Ancient Runes, Arithmancy and Muggle Studies simultaneously — a privilege no Hogwarts student had been granted in decades.
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Who was also known as Padfoot?
- ✓ Sirius Black (correct)
- Peter Pettigrew
- Remus Lupin
- James Potter
Sirius earned 'Padfoot' for his Animagus form — a huge black dog. He and three schoolmates became unregistered Animagi at Hogwarts to help Remus Lupin through his monthly transformations.
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What is Tom Riddle's middle name?
- ✓ Marvolo (correct)
- Morfin
- Salazar
- Corvus
Tom Marvolo Riddle was named after his grandfather Marvolo Gaunt, the last Gaunt patriarch. Rearrange the letters and you get 'I am Lord Voldemort' — the anagram he used to create his Death Eater identity.
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Which Quidditch team is Gwenog Jones the captain of?
- Appleby Arrows
- ✓ Holyhead Harpies (correct)
- Puddlemere United
- Montrose Magpies
The Holyhead Harpies, based in Wales, are the only professional Quidditch team that accepts exclusively female players — Ginny Weasley joined them after Hogwarts too.
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Professor Slughorn teaches which subject at Hogwarts?
- Transfiguration
- Divination
- ✓ Potions (correct)
- Muggle Studies
Horace Slughorn came out of retirement in The Half-Blood Prince to teach Potions — handing his old role as head of Slytherin to Snape, who finally got the Defence Against the Dark Arts post he'd chased for years.
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What is the first Horcrux that Harry destroys?
- Helga Hufflepuff's Cup
- Salazar Slytherin's Locket
- Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem
- ✓ Tom Riddle's Diary (correct)
Harry stabs the diary with a basilisk fang in the Chamber of Secrets — at the time he has no idea it's a Horcrux. Dumbledore only works out the Horcrux truth years later in The Half-Blood Prince.
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What is the make and model of Harry's first broom?
- Firebolt
- Comet 260
- Nimbus 2001
- ✓ Nimbus 2000 (correct)
McGonagall bent the first-year broom ban to buy Harry a Nimbus 2000 after she watched him catch Neville's Remembrall mid-flight — he uses it until Dementors wreck it at a Quidditch match in his third year.
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What does Harry use to kill the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets?
- A Horcrux
- His wand
- The Elder Wand
- ✓ The Sword of Gryffindor (correct)
The Sorting Hat produced the Sword of Gryffindor when Harry needed it most — Dumbledore later explained that only a true Gryffindor could pull it from the hat. The basilisk fang buried in Harry's arm also became his unexpected key to destroying Horcruxes.
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Professor Trelawney teaches which subject?
- Astronomy
- Ancient Runes
- Arithmancy
- ✓ Divination (correct)
Sybill Trelawney is descended from the famous Seer Cassandra Trelawney, but her own gift is sporadic at best — apart from two genuine prophecies involving Harry and Voldemort, most of her lessons revolve around tea leaves and crystal balls.
