How Well Do You Remember Harry Potter?

By: Lauren Lubas
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
How Well Do You Remember Harry Potter?
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About This Quiz

The "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling was a billion-dollar sensation. Fans of the movies remember thrilling adventures and a coming-of-age storyline that rivaled every other series before it. Fans of the books remember intense storylines and a brand new world created with dozens of essential characters. While there were a boatload of memorable moments in both the movies and the books, so much time has passed since they were released fans might not remember very much about Harry Potter or his friends: "That red-headed kid dated the girl in the movie," or "Those twins were pretty funny," are lines you might hear from people who saw the movies once upon a time. 

However, what makes the "Harry Potter" series so likable is the fact that we can return to these characters time and again, and every time we do, we learn something more about them. 

Whether you are a Potterhead through and through or you just like what J.K. Rowling created, it's time to see how much you remember about Harry Potter. This quiz might be tough at times ... but you'll be happy about it in the end. 

1 Harry Potter cupboard under stairs
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In what part of the house did Harry live when we meet him in the first book and movie?
The basement
Dudley's spare room
The cupboard under the stairs
The guest room
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While we'd pity anyone who lived in those conditions in real life, we notice that Harry Potter finds his living situation pretty normal. He doesn't seem to mind that that's where he lives, and that's why we love him so much.

2 Harry Potter scar
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What shape is the scar on Harry's head?
Lightning bolt
P
Star
Heart
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There were many activist groups that considered the "Harry Potter" series to be satanic based on the shape of Harry's scar. However, despite people thinking this series is a plot from the devil to make children believe in witchcraft, it has quite the following.

3 Harry Potter Dudley
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Do you know the name of Harry's cousin?
Vernon
Petunia
Dudley
Dobby
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When we first meet Dudley, we learn he is a spoiled-rotten little brat who wants more birthday presents, and size doesn't matter. That's why we get so excited when Harry sets the snake loose on him later at the zoo.

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4 Ron Weasley dirt on nose
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What is on Ron's nose when Hermione first meets him?
Dirt
Paint
Mustard
Chocolate
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Harry Potter's best friend, Ronald Weasley, is an average 11-year-old kid. Although he's excited to meet Harry, he soon realizes that Harry is just a kid like him and they bond over all things witchcraft.

5 Sirius Black death scene
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Who is Harry's godfather?
Bellatrix LaStrange
Vernon Dursley
James Potter
Sirius Black
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When it comes to godfathers, Harry hit the jackpot. While he first thinks that Sirius murdered (or helped murder) his parents, Harry soon learns that his godfather was best friends with his parents.

6 Neville Longbottom stands up
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Which of Harry's friends is great at Herbology?
Professor Sprout
Neville Longbottom
Ronald Weasley
Ginny Weasley
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When you think about the fact that Neville could have been the one that The Dark Lord chose, you realize that Harry's life would have been a lot different, and perhaps his childhood would have been a lot better.

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7 Voldemort returns graveyard
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In what setting do we see Voldemort come back?
Hogwarts
A maze
The black lake
A graveyard
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Wormtail does a spell that includes using Harry's blood to ensure The Dark Lord can touch him again. When Voldemort returns, he doesn't look very human anymore, as pieces of his soul are missing.

8 Muggles
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What do members of the wizarding world call nonmagical folks?
Muggles
People
Humans
Nonwitches
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Throughout the books and movies, we learn more and more about magic with Harry, and we get to experience the most amazing things. However, we also learn a lot of new words to get an understanding of the lingo we need to know as we go.

9 Horace Slughorn
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Do you know the name of the professor who told Harry about the horcruxes?
Professor Flitwick
Professor McGonagall
Professor Snape
Professor Slughorn
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When we first meet Professor Slughorn, he is hiding out from Death Eaters who want to recruit him for the war. He seems a little off, but we soon learn that Professor Dumbledore wants Harry to meet him for a reason.

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10 Severus Snape Lily Potter
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Who was in love with Harry's mom?
Severus Snape
Albus Dumbledore
Ginny Weasley
Ronald Weasley
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Severus Snape loved Lily Potter so much that his patronus was a doe in honor of her. He went so far as to defy The Dark Lord as a double agent in order to protect Harry. There was no saving Lily, but Snape couldn't deny that Harry had his mother's eyes.

11 Hogsmeade village
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In what village can you find Honeydukes?
Hogsmeade
Godric's Hallow
Diagon Alley
Olivander's
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What is a children's book without candy, and what is candy without a candy store. At Honeydukes, you can get all of the different candies from the wizarding world ... as long as you know where to go.

12 Tom Riddle
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Can you name the character that ends up being the heir to Slytherin in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"?
Draco Malfoy
Neville Longbottom
Ginny Weasly
Tom Riddle
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You may have thought that Ginny Weasley is the heir to Slytherin, but she is actually being possessed by the spirit of Tom Riddle when she opens the Chamber of Secrets. She is possessed when Lucius Malfoy puts a diary in with her books.

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13 Azkaban
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What is the name of the wizard prison that is thought to be impossible to escape from?
Phoenix
Dementor
Azkaban
Porter's
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Azkaban prison is said to be the most high-security prison ever made. It is guarded by the dementors, and no one gets out alive ... that is, until Sirius Black makes his escape by confusing the dementors.

14 Harry Potter birthday
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When Harry first learns he's a wizard, what day is it?
His birthday
Christmas
Labor Day
Dudley's birthday
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Big things always happen to Harry on his birthday. Because the muggles Harry was living with didn't like magic, Hagrid has to break in to tell Harry he has magical powers,

15 Triwizard tournament Neville
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How does Neville Longbottom help Harry during the Triwizard Tournement?
He teaches Harry to fly a broom.
He tells Harry about the gillyweed.
He doesn't help Harry.
He gets kidnapped and Harry has to save him.
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We all know that Neville has a knack for herbology, and one of the defining moments in Neville's storyline is when he helps Harry breathe under water. Although we used to think of Neville as a bumbling idiot, we now realize he's really smart.

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16 Cedric Diggory
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What house is Cedric Diggory in?
Gryffindor
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
Hufflepuff
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Although many consider Hufflepuff to be an auxiliary Hogwarts house, they often forget that Cedric Diggory, who was chosen as the Hogwarts Triwizard Champion, was from that house. That meant he was the most suited in the entire school to battle a dragon and take on other brave tasks.

17 ollivanders wand shop
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Do you remember what Mr. Ollivander says about wands?
"The wizard makes the wand."
"Wands are sticks."
"The wand chooses the wizard."
"The wand isn't a toy."
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There is a mythological wand law in the wizarding world, and these laws function just like the laws of physics do in the muggle world. While we may think it's easy to make a want, it appears that a lot of work goes into it.

18 Sorting hat
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How do first year students at Hogwarts figure out which house they're in?
Dumbledore tells them.
The sorting hat decides.
They go where their family came from.
They draw from a cup.
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If you've read the book, you know that the sorting hat writes songs for every year (after all, what else is someone to do while sitting on a shelf for a year?). This magical item searches the minds of young ones and tells them where they belong.

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19 Dobby
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Dobby is a magical creature, but what kind?
Dementor
Grundy
House elf
Gremlin
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The books have a lot of different subplots that never made it into the movie. The house elf revolution subplot is one of those. There are a lot of elves in the books that come up and help Harry and his friends throughout their adventures.

20 Professor Snape
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Which character killed Professor Dumbledore?
He didn't die.
He killed himself.
Professor Snape
Professor McGonagall
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Draco Malfoy disarms Professor Dumbledore right before Snape kills him. Of course, we learn later that Dumbledore ordered Snape to do so. This storyline adds twists and turns to how we feel about the black-clad professor.

21 Peter Pettigrew
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Who does Ron's pet rat turn out to be?
Sirius Black
Remus Lupin
Alicia Spinnet
Peter Pettigrew
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When you really stop to think about it, Ronald Weasley literally had a middle-aged man hanging out with him, like all the time. It's kind of creepy, and we also know his brothers weren't looking out for him at all ... considering they had the map.

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22 Marauders Map
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What map did the Weasley twins give to Harry?
Padfoot's Map
The Marauders Map
Prongs's Map
Mooney's Map
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You might think this map is a good thing, and it does play a huge role in helping Harry solve mysteries, but it really is an invasive map that raises some privacy issues for those on it ... and everyone is on it.

23 Boggart
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Can you name the creature that takes the form of your worst fears?
Dementor
Boggart
Cornish pixie
Giant squid
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In order to defeat a boggart, you have to imagine something joyful and funny. When you think of this, the boggart gets confused and goes away, but you have to say the incantation to make it change form.

24 Buckbeak hippogriff
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Do you remember which animal injures Draco Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"?
Snake
Clown
Hippogriff
Patronus
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When you mix an eagle with a horse, you get a hippogriff. Hippogriffs are very proud animals, but if you don't treat them properly they will attack you. This was the case when Draco Malfoy tried to climb on Hagrid's animal.

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25 Professor Lupin werewolf
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What does Professor Lupin fear the most?
The full moon
Voldemort
Insanity
Not being liked by his students.
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To Remus Lupin, a full moon signifies that he is going to change into a werewolf. It's a huge fear for him, because when someone turns into a werewolf, they have no control over who they hurt or what they do.

26 Seamus Finnegan
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Which of Harry's friends has a penchant for explosives?
Oliver Platt
Seamus Finnegan
Ronald Weasley
Hermione Granger
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In the first few books and movies, we see Seamus messing up different spells, enchantments and potions and blowing things up. However, in the later books, he learns to control his explosive ways and helps save Hogwarts.

27 Crabbe and Goyle
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Can you name Draco Malfoy's two friends who are bullies?
Fred and George
Harry and Carry
Crabbe and Goyle
Dobby and Lucius
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In the fourth book and movie, we learn that Crabbe and Goyle's fathers are both Death Eaters. This makes sense, as both of their families are in Slytherin, both of these characters are a little dumb, and they both use brute force to get what they want.

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28 Rubeus Hagrid
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Do you remember Hagrid's first name?
Albus
Draco
Lucius
Rubeus
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Hadgrid is one of the most important characters in the series. He is the first magical person Harry meets after his parent's die, he protects Harry while they travel, and he teaches him the importance of different magical things.

29 Voldemort
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Why is Ron right not to say "Voldemort" in "The Deathly Hallows"?
The name is scary.
The name is cursed.
The name is happy.
The name calls birds.
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Because Voldemort knows Harry isn't afraid to use his name, he put a curse on it. The curse basically calls Death Eaters to whoever says the word "Voldemort." It was a way to find Harry.

30 Ron Hermoine
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What does Hermione make that Ron loves?
Noise
Sweet music
Little floating flames
Muffins
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Hermione has always been good at charms and enchantments, so it only makes sense that she makes little flames to help keep the campers warm when they are looking for horcruxes in the last installment of the series.

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31 The first Order of the Phoenix
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Can you name the group of people fighting against Voldemort?
Dumbledore's Army
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Deer Hunters
The Order of the Phoenix
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The Order of the Phoenix is the group of people who actively seek to stop Lord Voldemort when he is in power. They were available during the first wizard war, and they make a return during the time of Harry Potter.

32 Expelliarmus
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Which spell will disarm your opponent?
Riddikulus
Lumos
Expelliarmus
Wingardium Leviosa
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While expelliarmus is a disarming spell, it can actually hit your opponent and hurt them. This spell actually saved Harry Potter's life, but only because his wand and Voldemort's were connected.

33 Harry Potter dragon chase broom
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How does Harry get his broom while battling the dragon in the Triwizard tournament?
A magic bag
He doesn't.
Accio spell
He brings it with him.
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We first learn the Accio spell in the beginning of book four. However, it isn't really shown in the movie as clearly. This is one spell all muggles want to learn, as it would certainly come in handy when looking for the remote.

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34 Kreacher
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Who is Sirius Black's house elf?
Dobby
Kreacher
Bellabol
Bellatrix
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Unfortunately, Kreature betrayed Sirius Black, and Harry was not smart enough to call Sirius on the two-way phone (mirror) that would help them talk to each other. This led to the death of Sirius Black.

35 Hermoine casting spell
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Do you remember what the "Alohomora" spell will do?
Lift people up
Scratch enemies
Kill people
Unlock doors
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No one in the wizarding world needs keys, especially if they understand the incantation to unlock doors. Of course, if the doors are protected with other spells, you might have a hard time getting the spell to work.

36 Sirius Black
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Why does Sirius Black escape Azkaban?
He sees a picture of Scabbers in the paper.
He goes crazy.
He wants to kill Harry.
He wants to kill Remus Lupin.
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When Ron's family goes to Egypt, they get their picture in the Daily Prophet. Sirius sees the picture, and then sees Scabbers (also known as Peter Pettigrew), and Sirius becomes the first person to escape Azkaban.

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37 Ginny Weasley
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Who does Harry Potter end up marrying in the end?
Hermione Granger
Pavarti Patel
Ginny Weasley
Luna Lovegood
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For some reason, Ron is just fine when Harry falls in love with this sister. We suppose anyone would be okay with the Chosen One marrying his sister, in the wizarding world or not.

38 Dementor
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Which creatures will suck out your soul?
Dumbledores
Dementors
Cornish pixies
Time turners
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The dementors are the ones who guard Azkaban prison. We first meet them when they are on the hunt for Sirius Black. These creatures are a metaphor for deep, dark depression. Chocolate can subside their effects.

39 Ministry of Magic
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Where are the prophecies kept?
The Ministry of Magic
The Time Turner
Hogwarts
Hogsmeade
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The Ministry of Magic is home to a lot of interesting magical artifacts. However, although the Hall of Prophecies holds every prophecy ever made, the only ones who can retrieve them are those for whom the prophecies were made.

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40 Time Turner
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What magical object helps Hermione get to multiple classes at the same time?
Cloner
Time Turner
Fast Shoes
Tea Kettle
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Wrong Answer

There have been many jokes about flipping the Time Turner back far enough to stop Tom Riddle from becoming Voldemort ... or even stopping Harry's parents from dying. Yet, there wouldn't be a story if that happened.

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