Which Wizard Was It? Do You Know Which Hogwarts Student Did It?
- by Christian Bone
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There are so many characters rolling around J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe that even the most ardent of Potterheads have trouble remembering everyone. Even forgetting the wider limits of the Wizarding World, there must be close to a hundred named students who attended Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry - J.K. loves to give even the most minor of background players a fleshed-out backstory.
But how well do you know the different students of Hogwarts? Can you recall which kid did what and when? For instance, do you remember all the different victims of the Basilisk in The Chamber of Secrets? Or who partnered up with who for the Yule Ball in The Goblet of Fire? Take our test to find out how well you know the guys and gals of Hogwarts... Or whether your memory is like a leaky cauldron.
To clarify, we'll just be focusing on the events of the movie series for this quiz. So if you are a massive fan of the novels and you know what things happen differently in the movies, then go with the version from the films. Now that's dealt with, just scroll down to start answering the questions. Accio, trivia!
Who Went To The Yule Ball With Ginny?
As part of the tradition of the Triwizard Tournament, the middle of the year-long competition is celebrated with a special winter dance known as the Yule Ball. In The Goblet of Fire, this causes a lot of fuss amongst the Gryffindor boys as they have to pluck up the courage to get dates. In the end, one character went with Ron's younger sister, Ginny. Do you remember which of the four listed below it was? Get it right or yule be sorry.
Whose Father Owns The Quibbler?
In the Harry Potter universe, The Quibbler is an alternative publication to the more mainstream Daily Prophet newspaper that is routinely mocked by wizarding folks. Mostly that's because it's filled with nonsense about imaginary creatures and bizarre conspiracy theories. Eventually, though, it became a champion of truth after Voldemort infiltrated the Prophet. Though eventually its publisher was corrupted by the evil wizard, too. Speaking of this publisher, do you know which of the following Hogwarts students has him for a dad?
Which Gryffindor Boy Fell Out With Harry In The Fifth Movie?
After Harry witnessed Voldemort's resurrection at the end of The Goblet of Fire, he attempted to make it known to the Wizarding World at large that the Dark Lord was back. However, most didn't believe him - or didn't want to - and turned against him instead. Even kids Harry had been friends with for years at Hogwarts called him a liar. In particular, this boy from Gryffindor house believed what his mother told him about Harry. Who are we talking about?
Which Slytherin Girl Hangs Out With Malfoy?
Draco Malfoy usually hangs around with his two male cronies, but occasionally he will be accompanied by a black-haired mean Slytherin girl, as well. This character appears in most of the movies in some capacity, usually in a non-speaking role, as played by a variety of actresses. In the last two films, she took on a slightly larger part and was played by Scarlett Byrne. We don't know much about her, but it's clear that she idolises Draco. So what's her name?
Who Did Ron Date In The Sixth Movie?
In The Half-Blood Prince, hormones were raging in Hogwarts as Harry and his friends started having luuurve on their minds. As well as Harry beginning his romance with Ginny and Hermione's feelings for Ron coming to the fore, Ron began a relationship with this Gryffindor girl. Though he definitely enjoyed the kissing part, Ron eventually got a little scared by how clingy his girlfriend was and their relationship fizzled out. But do you remember the name of Ron's first girlfriend?
Who Was The First To Wear The Sorting Hat In The First Movie?
You've no doubt seen Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone loads of times, right? So you know it off by heart, huh? Well, it's time to prove it. When Harry first arrives at Hogwarts, he and his fellow first years are sorted into their houses by the talking Sorting Hat. But do you remember which of the students is the first called to don the Hat? For some reason, the process isn't done in alphabetical order, so don't try to be clever.
Which Student Saw The Basilisk Through His Camera?
In the second movie, someone (spoiler: it's young Voldemort) had opened the Chamber of Secrets hidden beneath Hogwarts and released the beast once controlled by Salazar Slytherin, a big snake called a basilisk, that hunted down any muggle-born students attending the school. If you looked it in the eye, you were dead... But this kid happened to see it through his camera, therefore it only left him petrified. Do you remember which of the students named below we're talking about here?
Who Betrayed Dumbledore's Army To Umbridge?
Harry Potter book nerds might take umbrage (hah!) with his question. In the original novel, a minor character called Marietta Edgecombe is the one who blabs to Professor Umbridge that Harry is leading a secret club for rebel kids looking to learn how to defend themselves. In the movie version of The Order of the Phoenix, though, it is a much more familiar character who spills the beans and gets the so-called Dumbledore's Army in trouble. But who was it?
Who Was With Harry When He Saw Voldemort In The Forbidden Forest?
Admit it, this scene terrified you as a kid. When wading through the Forbidden Forest at night for detention (which he got for, uh, going out at night), Harry and a fellow student stumble upon a creepy hooded figure drinking the blood of a dying unicorn. We later find out this is Voldemort, with unicorn's blood the only thing that will keep him alive. But who was the other cowardly kid with Harry in this scene who ran off screaming?
Which Weasley Boy Tragically Died In The Battle Of Hogwarts?
In The Deathly Hallows: Part Two, Voldemort and his army of Death Eaters attack Hogwarts in an attempt to defeat Harry before he can wipe out the horcruxes. The massive battle that ensues sadly features the death of a few beloved characters - including this popular member of the Weasley family. We'll give you a clue - it's one of Ron's brothers. But which of the red-headed heroes was it? Pick the right answer out of the options found below.
Who Was Expelled From Hogwarts Fifty Years Ago For Smuggling In Dark Creatures?
In The Chamber of Secrets, Harry is able to effectively travel back in time, as he relives a memory hidden within Tom Riddle's diary. Fifty years ago, back when the Chamber of Secrets was first opened, Harry learns that someone he is familiar with as an adult was expelled from the school due to smuggling a dangerous creature into his dormitory - a creature that was thought to be the beast killing muggle-borns. Who was this character whose education was cut short?
Who Became Gryffindor's Quidditch Keeper In The Sixth Movie?
The films don't go into as great detail as the books do in this area but, in his later years at Hogwarts, Harry graduates to the position of Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. In his sixth year, he sets about filling the team with new blood, including finding a new keeper. In The Half-Blood Prince, we see the Quidditch try-outs and learn who Harry has chosen to join his revamped team. Do you remember who got the position of Keeper?
Who Replaced Crabbe As Malfoy's Minion?
You might have noticed that one of Malfoy's goons from the early movies, Vincent Crabbe, disappears from the later films. This is because actor Jamie Waylett was fired from production due to his criminal record. In his place is a tall black teen played by actor Louis Cordice who appears in The Half-Blood Prince and both parts of The Deathly Hallows. He's in the Slug Club and is the Chaser on the Slytherin Quidditch team. But do you know his name?
Who Had To Be Rescued From Grindylows By Viktor Krum?
The second challenge of the Triwizard Tournament was a particularly cruel one. Someone close to each of the competitors was put to sleep and trapped within the Hogwarts lake, where they were guarded by vicious Grindylows (sort of ugly merpeople). The contestants had 1 hour to get their loved one out or they would fail. Harry, Viktor, Cedric and Fleur took part in the challenge - but who was Viktor, in particular, sent to fetch? Which of these is the right answer?
Who Had Tom Riddle's Diary Before Harry Got Hold Of It?
In The Chamber of Secrets, Harry gets himself a pen pal of sorts when he acquires Tom Riddle's diary. Unusually, the book is able to reply to his messages and Harry forms quite an attachment to Riddle - it's only later he finds out that the book contains a fragment of his nemesis Voldemort's soul. Before Harry got hold of it, the diary had possessed another student, using them to release the Basilisk and do his bidding. Who was this unfortunate victim?
Who Was Hogwarts' Champion In Triwizard Tournament?
In The Goblet of Fire, the traditional school sports championship known as the Triwizard Tournament is held at Hogwarts. As per the rules, one student is chosen to participate from Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Hogwarts itself. However, due to a hex put on the titular goblet, Harry's name is also chosen, thereby forcing him to compete in the games as well (as part of a convoluted scheme set up by Voldemort). Viktor Krum was Durmstang's champion while Fleur Delacour was Beauxbatons'. But who was Hogwarts' champion?
Who Was A Gifted Student Of Herbology?
Harry Potter and his friends have particular aptitudes for different magical subjects. Harry himself, for instance, is gifted at Defense Against the Dark Arts. One of Harry's friends also grows into a gifted Herbology student over their time at school. This comes in very handy for Harry when this friend's knowledge helps him breathe underwater for an hour during the Triwizard Tournament. And, though it's not mentioned in the films, this character goes onto become Hogwarts' Professor of Herbology in the books. Who is Harry's plant-loving pal?
Who Was Cursed By A Bewitched Locket In The Sixth Movie?
In The Half-Blood Prince, Draco Malfoy is tasked with killing Dumbledore by Voldemort. Not wanting to get his hands dirty, though, Draco attempts to do it by proxy. His first ploy is to put another student under the Imperius Curse and make them deliver a hexed locket to the professor. However, the scheme goes wrong and his victim touches the locket, causing her to become seriously ill. Who was Malfoy's unwitting stooge? Can you pick the right name out of the answers below.
Who Did Favours For Ron So They Could Get Harry's Autograph?
There are enough characters in J.K. Rowling's novels to be getting on with, but in this case the movies created a character of their own. This minor player was a student at Hogwarts who appeared throughout the back half of the series. We first met this character when they were doing favours for Ron in The Goblet of Fire, in exchange for an autograph from Harry (that they presumably never got). Do you remember the name of this Harry fan?
Who Gave Harry Chocolates Dosed With Love Potion?
By The Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter had become a beacon of hope for the Wizarding population in the fight against Voldemort, being labelled "The Chosen One." In terms of girls at Hogwarts, this made Harry a great catch and one, in particular, was dedicated to making him fall in love with her. This student sent him some chocolates laced with a love potion. Unfortunately, Ron scoffed the lot, which accidentally made him infatuated with her instead. What was the name of this Harry-hungry girl?
Who Saw The Basilisk Through Nearly-Headless Nick?
Let's head back to The Chamber of Secrets and see if we can name another of the Basilisk's victims. In this case, one student was lucky enough to avoid death because they only saw the hideous creature through Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost. Nick's spectral form acted like a mirror and lessened the effect of the beast's stare so this person was only petrified. Do you remember which of the students named below we are talking about here?
Who Was Harry's Date To The Yule Ball?
Let's return to the events of The Goblet of Fire so that we can test our Harry Potter trivia dance moves once again at the Yule Ball. As we've said, Harry had a tough time nailing down a date for this extravagant occasion that occurred at Christmastime in his fourth year at Hogwarts. He found one eventually, but you might remember that the night didn't go all that well for him. But who was his date for the Yule Ball?
Whose Extra Ten Points Won Gryffindor The House Cup In The First Movie?
It's a fairly iconic scene from the first movie, but how well do you remember the exact details? Picture it: it's the end of Harry's inaugural year at Hogwarts, Voldemort is defeated, but at the end of it all, Gryffindor has still lost the House Cup to Slytherin. But then, wahey, Dumbledore totally proves he's biased against three quarters of his own students as he starts dishing out points to Harry and his friends. Who is it, though, who earns Gryffindor just enough to win the House Cup?
Which Gryffindor Quidditch Captain Recruited Harry?
Sticking with the first movie, Harry proved his supreme skills on a broomstick by catching Neville's remembrall in his very first flying lesson. Spotted by McGonagall, she referred him to the Gryffindor Quidditch captain, who quickly trained Harry up and made him the team's Seeker, the youngest to fill the role in a century. But do you remember who this captain was? Hint: the same character appeared in The Chamber of Secrets and later turned up for a cameo in The Deathly Hallows: Part Two.
Who Is Hermione Trying To Impersonate When She Transforms Into A Cat?
In The Chamber of Secrets, the trio attempt to find out if Draco Malfoy knows anything about who the heir of Slytherin really is by brewing up some polyjuice potion and disguising themselves as Slytherin students. While Harry and Ron use Crabbe and Goyle's hairs to complete the potion, Hermione plucks a stray hair off a girl's robes. Unfortunately for her, the strand actually belonged to the girl's cat, meaning Hermione transforms into a weird cat-person. But who was Hermione trying to impersonate?
Who Did McGonagall Say Had A "Particular Proclivity For Pyrotechnics"?
When the students and the staff are working together to protect Hogwarts before Voldemort and his army come a-knocking in The Deathly Hallows, one scene sees McGonagall instructing one boy to help Neville blow up the school bridge. Why? Because he has a knack for causing explosions - a callback to several times in earlier movies when this guy managed to end every class with a bang. But who was this student with a "particular proclivity for pyrotechnics"? Pick the right name below.
Who Was Unknowingly The Master Of The Elder Wand Before Harry?
One of the three Deathly Hallows, the Elder Wand is the most powerful wand in existence - legend has it, it was created by Death itself. It has passed through several hands over the centuries, from Grindelwald to Dumbledore to Voldemort. However, it's final master was Harry Potter. For a brief period before that, however, it's allegiance had switched to another character, even though they never got to wield it. Who was this character who was technically master of the Elder Wand?
Which Professor Helped Create The Marauder's Map When They Were At Hogwarts?
First given to him by Fred and George Weasley in his third year, the Marauder's Map proves to be an invaluable ally in Harry's quest to break school rules at every opportunity. The magical map of Hogwarts is actually a decades-old item that was partially created by one of Harry's teachers back when they were at school. The Prisoner of Azkaban movie doesn't delve into the history of the object as much as the book does, but even movie fans should know which of these answers is the right one.
Which Weasley Was Never Featured In The Movies?
In contrast to Harry, an orphan, Ron Weasley's family is huge. When Harry first meets them, there are Mr and Mrs Weasley and their seven kids. And in later films, we get to meet a few of their spouses and even their own children. One member of the family, however, does not appear at all in the movies. Except in one briefly-seen photo. You will have heard their name, though, as Ron mentions them a few times. Who is this missing Weasley?
Who Was Hermione's Date For The Slug Club Christmas Party?
In the sixth movie, Professor Horace Slughorn returns to work at Hogwarts and begins forming his "Slug Club" again - a band of the school's highest achievers that Slughorn likes to favour. Two members of the club are Harry and Hermione, both of whom are invited to the Slug Club Christmas Party. The pair have a bit of trouble finding dates for the occasion, so Harry suggests they go together. Unfortunately, Hermione has already asked someone. Who was this someone?
Whose Wand Had A Phoenix Feather Core?
Wands, in Harry Potter lore, aren't just random bits of wood. They derive their magical power from the part of a mystical creature which is contained at their core. For instance, popular wand cores include dragon heartstrings, unicorn hair and phoenix feather. Focusing on that last one, for a moment, which of the characters below purchased a phoenix feather wand from Ollivander's Wandmakers on Diagon Alley? This wand served its master well for a while but had to be replaced eventually.
Who Was The Quidditch Match Commentator?
Quidditch featured most heavily in the first two movies, back when they had the space and the fun atmosphere to indulge in a bit of magic sport. To help the viewers follow what was going on - and occasionally remind us of the rules - the matches were announced by one excitable kid. This guy never had any lines outside of Quidditch and he disappeared as soon as the games role in the films lessened. Despite all that, do you know this character's name?
Who Was Killed By Fenrir Greyback In The Battle of Hogwarts?
There was a lot of death in the two-part adaptation of The Deathly Hallows, from Hedwig's tragic sacrifice to Voldemort's defeat at the end. One blink-and-you'll-miss it death occurs during the Battle of Hogwarts in the eighth movie. We briefly glimpse the vicious werewolf Fenrir Greyback feeding on a Hogwarts student. This death was actually original to the films, but still packed a punch. Whose death are we talking about? Name the unfortunate student out of the answers found below.
Whose Patronus Is An Otter?
One of the most important lessons Harry taught his fellow students who signed up for Dumbledore's Army is how to cast a Patronus. A Patronus is basically a spell that creates an avatar of your spirit animal which acts as a powerful magical guardian. Harry's Patronus, for instance, is a stag and Severus Snape's (and Lily Potter's) is famously a doe. But which of the DA had an otter for a Patronus? Pick the right answer out of the names below.
Which of Harry's Kids Was Joining Hogwarts At The End of The Series?
In the epilogue scene of The Death Hallows: Part Two, we fast forward 19 years to when a middle-aged Harry is taking his kids to King's Cross so they can board the Hogwarts Express. We learn he has had three kids with Ginny, and one of them is about to embark on their first year at Hogwarts. Do you remember the full name of Harry's kid who is nervous about going to the magical school? Pick the right answer out of the names below.