Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trivia

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What is Arthur Weasley's dearest ambition?

Witherwings

What is Buckbeak's new name in order to conceal his identity from the Ministry?

Caractacus

What is Burke's (of Borgin & Burkes) first name?

Raspberry

What is Dumbledore's favourite flavour of jam?

Phlegm

What is Ginny's nickname for Bill's new fiancée?

The antidote for a blended poison will be equal to more than the sum of the antidotes for each of the separate components

What is Golpalott's Third Law regarding antidotes?

Inferi

What was lurking in the black lake, in the middle of which was the Horcrux?

Eileen Prince

What was the full maiden name of Snape's mother?

Galatea Merrythought

What was the full name of Lord Voldemort's Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher?

Marvolo Gaunt

What was the full name of Lord Voldemort's grandfather?

Tobias Snape

What was the full name of Snape's father?

Merope Gaunt

What was the full name of Voldemort's mother?

Morfin Gaunt

What was the name of Lord Voldemort's uncle whom he framed as the killer of the Riddles of Little Hangleton?

Armando Dippet

What was the name of the Headmaster during Lord Voldemort's time at Hogwarts?

Hokey

What was the name of the house-elf framed by Lord Voldemort for the accidental murder of Hepzibah Smith?

Hepzibah Smith

What was the name of the witch who died two days after showing Lord Voldemort Slytherin's locket and Hufflepuff's goblet?

R.A.B.

What were the initials on the note inside the locket that was not, after all, a Horcrux?

17

When does a wizard officially come of age?

Blood

When seeking the Horcrux in the cave, what did Harry and Dumbledore have to offer the door in the rock to pass through it?

Godric's Hollow

Where are Harry's parents' graves?

Room of Requirement

Where does Harry hide his copy of Advanced Potion-Making so that Snape doesn't confiscate it?

Wormtail

Which Death Eater was residing with Snape on Voldemort's orders?

Unbreakable Vow

Which binding spell do Narcissa Malfoy and Severus Snape invoke to ensure that Snape keeps his promise to Narcissa?

Peverell

Which coat of arms is engraved on the black stone of the ring that once belonged to Marvolo Gaunt?

Duck

Which creature has Herbert Chorley, Junior Minister, been impersonating following a poorly performed Imperius Curse?

Sectumsempra

Which curse, created by the Half-Blood Prince, did Harry use on Malfoy without realising what it did?

Necklace

Which cursed item was Katie Bell supposed to deliver to somebody at Hogwarts?

Secrecy Sensor

Which device is able to detect jinxes, curses and concealment charms?

Muffliato

Which incantation fills the ears of anyone nearby with a buzzing sound?

Langlock

Which incantation glues an opponent's tongue to the roof of their mouth?

Aguamenti

Which incantation produces water?

Diffindo

Which incantation severs or breaks an object?

Cracked skull

Which injury did Harry sustain after Cormac McLaggen accidentally whacked a Bludger at him?

Zacharias Smith

Which member of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team replaces Lee Jordan as commentator?

Levicorpus

Which non-verbal incantation drags an opponent into the air by their ankle?

Right

Which of Dumbledore's hands is black and dead-looking at the start of the book?

Marvolo's ring

Which of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes did Dumbledore destroy, sustaining an injury to his right hand due to some curse upon the object?

Riddle's Diary

Which of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes did Harry unknowingly destroy in his second year at Hogwarts?

Chaser

Which position does Ginny Weasley now play on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?

Quidditch Captain

Which school role is Harry awarded that gives him equal privileges with Prefects?

Bezoar

Which stone, taken from the stomach of a goat, protects against most poisons?

Professor Sprout

Which teacher is Head of Hufflepuff house?

Professor Flitwick

Which teacher is Head of Ravenclaw house?

My Sweetheart

Which two words were on the hideous hold necklace Lavender Brown gives Ron for Christmas?

Fleur Delacour

Who is Bill Weasley planning to marry, much to his mother's dismay?

Celestina Warbeck

Who is Molly Weasley's favourite singer?

Lavender Brown

Who is Ron's first girlfriend?

Gwenog Jones

Who is the captain of the Holyhead Harpies Quidditch team?

Dirk Creswell

Who is the current Head of the Goblin Liaison Office?

Severus Snape

Who replaces Dolores Umbridge as the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher?

Gawain Robards

Who succeeds Rufus Scrimgeour as Head of the Auror Office?

Bill Weasley

Who was bitten by Fenrir Greyback?

Cormac McLaggen

Whom did Hermione Confund to ensure that he didn't replace Ron on the Gryffindor Quidditch team?

Luna Lovegood

Whom does Harry end up taking to Slughorn's Christmas party?

Draco Malfoy

Whom does Voldemort assign to kill Dumbledore?

The Other Minister

With what title did the Prime Minister refer to Cornelius Fudge?

Vanishing Cabinets

Draco Malfoy used a pair of which objects to enable Death Eaters to enter Hogwarts?

Oak-matured mead

In which drink, intended for Dumbledore, was the poison which nearly killed Ron on his 17th birthday?

Spinner's End

In which street does Severus Snape live?

Bob Ogden

In whose memory do Dumbledore and Harry visit the House of Gaunt?

Chocolate cauldrons

Inside which treats, intended for Harry, did Romilda Vane disguise Firewhisky laced with love potion?

Gum disease

According to Luna Lovegood, the Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, working to bring down the Ministry using a combination of Dark Magic and...

Emmeline Vance

According to Snape, who was murdered as a result of information he had passed to Voldemort about the Order of the Phoenix?

Borgin and Burkes

At which shop did Lord Voldemort work after he left Hogwarts?

Furry Little Problem

By what codename did James Potter used to refer to Remus Lupin's being a werewolf?

Dobbin

By which name does Sybill Trelawney prefer to refer to Firenze?

Bat-Bogey Hex

For what impressive spell is Ginny Weasley renowned?

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Hermione achieved 'Outstanding' in every O.W.L. except...

Clapham

In which area of London does Stan Shunpike live?

6 months

How long does it take to brew Felix Felicis?

12 weeks

How long is the Ministry of Magic's course of Apparition lessons?

6

How many Horcruxes does Dumbledore believe Lord Voldemort has made?

5

How many N.E.W.T. subjects do both Harry and Ron take?

7

How many O.W.L.s do both Ron and Harry achieve?

10

How many O.W.L.s does Hermione achieve?

North Sea

In the middle of which expanse of water is Azkaban?

Gryffindor

In which Hogwarts house had Sirius, the first in his family not to be in Slytherin, been?

Slytherin

Of which house was Horace Slughorn once Head?

Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects

Of which new office is Arthur Weasley now the Head?

Auror Office

Of which part of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was Rufus Scrimgeour the Head?

Dumbledore's man through and through

On realising that Harry will not support the Ministry of Magic, what does Rufus Scrimgeour accuse him of being?

1st March

On which date is Ron's birthday?

Half an eyebrow

Ron failed his first Apparition test because he left behind...

Destination, determination, deliberation

What are the three D's, apparently important to remember when Apparating?

Scarpin's Revelaspell

What can be used to correctly identify a potion's ingredients?

Emerald Green

What colour was the potion in the stone basin in which the Horcrux was hidden?

Vampire

What creature does Luna Lovegood believe Rufus Scrimgeour to be, following an article her father wrote for his magazine The Quibbler?

Arnold

What did Ginny Weasley name her Pygmy Puff?

Mollywobbles

What does Arthur Weasley call his wife when they are alone?

Invisibility Cloak

What does Dumbledore advise Harry to keep on his person at all times?

Maggots

What does Kreacher send Harry as a Christmas present?

Filius

What is Professor Flitwick's first name?

Pomona

What is Professor Sprout's first name?

Splinching

What is it called when a wizard Apparates but leaves a body part behind?

Slug Club

What is the collective name of Horace Slughorn's favourite students?

Liberacorpus

What is the counter-jinx for the Levicorpus spell?

Augusta Longbottom

What is the full name of Neville Longbottom's grandmother?

Horace Slughorn

What is the full name of the new Potions master?

Inferius

What is the name given to a dead body bewitched to do a wizard's bidding?

Horcrux

What is the name given to an object in which part of a human soul is concealed?

Eeylops

What is the name of the Owl Emporium in Diagon Alley?

Romilda Vane

What is the name of the annoying girl who tries to spike Harry's drink with love potion, hoping he'll take her to Slughorn's Christmas party?

Felix Felicis

What is the name of the golden potion often known as liquid luck?

Mrs Cole

What is the name of the matron in charge of the orphanage where Tom Riddle was born and raised?

Amortentia

What is the name of the most powerful love potion in the world?

Fenrir Greyback

What is the name of the most savage werewolf alive, apparently a family friend of the Malfoys?

Rufus Scrimgeour

What is the name of the new Minister for Magic?

Wilkie Twycross

What is the name of their Ministry Apparition Instructor?

Acromantula

What is the proper name for a giant spider, like Hagrid's pet Aragog?