Only a Hogwarts Student Can Ace This "Harry Potter" Brainteaser Quiz

As every Hogwarts student knows, portraits can move and talk. The portrait of the Fat Lady hangs over the entrance to the Gryffindor living quarters, and students must provide the password to enter.

James and Lily Potter choose James' best friend, Sirius, to be Harry's godfather when he's a baby. Years later, Harry reunites with Sirius and learns that his godfather isn't a murderer who betrayed his parents.

Lily Potter's sacrifice saves Harry from death; Voldemort's Killing Curse rebounds and nearly destroys him, but Harry survives with only a lightning-bolt scar on his head. Hence, his moniker.

Stanley Shunpike is a young wizard who works on the Knight Bus, a magic bus for stranded witches and wizards. He picks up Harry from Privet Drive and tells him about Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban.

Nicholas Flamel created the Philosopher's Stone, a magical device that produces an elixir of immortality. As such, Flamel, who was born in 1327, lived to a ripe age of 665 before the stone was destroyed!

In her fourth year, Hermione Granger starts the Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare, or S.P.E.W., to fight the injustices faced by house-elves. Unfortunately, she has few followers.

Bulgaria and Ireland compete against each other in the 1994 Quidditch World Cup. Although Bulgaria's Seeker, Viktor Krum, catches the Snitch to end the game, Ireland wins with more points.

As Harry learns in his first year, it's unwise to drink a unicorn's blood because it curses the drinker to a half life. Harry sees a mysterious figure doing just that and later learns it's Voldemort.

In the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry Potter temporarily enters Limbo, where he talks with the late Dumbledore. Harry chooses not to "cross over" and returns to the living, now able to destroy Voldemort.

Located on Charing Cross Road, the Leaky Cauldron is London's oldest pub — it just happens to be a wizarding pub. Wizards and witches use the Leaky Cauldron to enter Diagon Alley and Knockturn Alley.

In their second year, Harry and Ron miss the train that takes them to Hogwarts. Not thinking clearly (because they're 12), they decide to take the Weasleys' flying Ford Anglia! Yeah, that goes well ...

Hogsmeade is an all-wizarding village near Hogwarts School. Students are allowed to visit, as long as they have their guardians' permission. Since Harry doesn't, he sneaks in using the Marauder's Map.

Sybill Trelawney's prophecy can refer to either Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom, as they're both born within hours of each other to Voldemort's enemies. However, Voldemort chooses to attack Harry.

Rowena Ravenclaw founded Hogwarts School and selected students for the Ravenclaw House based on their smarts and wisdom. She had a falling out with her daughter, Helena, after Helena stole her diadem.

Poppy Pomfrey serves as the school nurse at Hogwarts, taking care of students with all sorts of magical maladies. For example, when Harry loses his arm bones in a spell mishap, she regrows them with Skele-Gro.

Remus Lupin, a former Hogwarts student himself, returns to the school as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in Harry's third year. However, after his secret werewolf status comes out, he resigns.

Hagrid acquires a dragon egg over a game of cards, even though it's illegal for him to own one. He names the newly hatched dragon Norbert and only reluctantly agrees to give it to Charlie Weasley.

Though still in hiding after escaping Azkaban, Sirius Black offers the Order of the Phoenix the use of his family home, 12 Grimmauld Place. The house is enchanted so enemies can't find it.

The Bloody Baron still haunts Hogwarts, centuries after he murdered Helena Ravenclaw, Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter. Filled with remorse over his actions, he then killed himself. Helena is also a ghost, the Grey Lady.

Gringotts Wizarding Bank is an imposing building in the Wizarding World where witches and wizards conduct their financial business. It's heavily guarded by spells and operated by goblins.

Hermione buys a pet cat named Crookshanks in her third year, which immediately creates tension between her and Ron. He fears that Crookshanks is out to get his pet rat, Scabbers. Well, that's true ...

The Mirror of Erised is a magic mirror that shows the viewer what they most desire. "Erised" is actually "desire" spelled backward. For example, Harry, an orphan, sees his family in the mirror.

Though they're born to magic parents, Squibs have no magical abilities. Most Squibs, like Argus Filch, are dismayed by their lack of powers and feel ostracized by the magical community.

Harry's mother, Lily Potter, was Petunia's younger sister. Petunia was supremely jealous when Lily discovered she had magical powers, which is one reason why she always treated Harry poorly.

In an effort to make himself immortal, Voldemort divided his soul up into multiple Horcruxes. Harry and his friends had to destroy these Horcruxes before Voldemort could be killed.

The Death Eaters capture Harry and his friends and take them to Malfoy Manor to turn over to Voldemort. Dobby Apparates into the dungeon to save them, but he is killed in the process.

Witches and wizards use the Patronus Charm to protect themselves from Dementors. Each person's Patronus takes a specific form, and Hermione's happens to take the shape of an otter.

James Potter and his three friends ⁠— Remus, Sirius and Peter ⁠— called themselves the Marauders at school. Because he could transform into a stag, James earned the nickname Prongs.

The Hogwarts headmaster's full name is Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore ⁠— quite a mouthful for any wizard! He was named after his father, Percival Dumbledore, who died in Azkaban Prison.

The trio collects hairs from Crabbe, Goyle and Bulstrode to transform themselves using Polyjuice Potion. However, Hermione unwittingly grabs cat hair from Millicent's robe, and that's what she turns into ...

As Harry learns from his visit with the Weasleys, wizarding homes must frequently "de-gnome" their gardens. They grab the gnomes, swing them in circles and release them into the air.

Piers Polkiss is one of Dudley's best friends and part of his gang of bullies. Piers goes along with the Dursleys to the zoo, where he sees Harry talking to a snake just before the glass disappears.

Voldemort promises to leave Hogwarts unharmed if Harry Potter surrenders. When Pansy yells that they should turn Harry over, all the Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws rise to defend him.

Regulus Black, Sirius' brother, joined the Death Eaters at 16 but soon regretted this choice. When he realized Voldemort was making Horcruxes, he switched out Slytherin's locket with a fake.

Nymphadora Tonks has a witch mother, Andromeda Black, and Muggle father, Ted Tonks. Andromeda was removed from the Black family tree for marrying a Muggle, but Tonks and Draco are indeed cousins.