140 Fun Facts About Harry Potter

What is the name of the scarlet steam train that carries students to Hogwarts?

The Hogwarts Express leaves Platform 9¾ at King's Cross in London and runs north to the station serving the school.

What position does Harry Potter play on his house Quidditch team?

Harry becomes Seeker as a first-year, the youngest house player in a century, after his first flying lesson goes badly wrong.

Which dragon does Harry draw for the Triwizard Tournament's first task?

The Hungarian Horntail was reckoned the most dangerous of the four, and Harry needs his Firebolt to get past it.

What is the name of Hagrid's three-headed dog?

Fluffy is the giant three-headed dog Hagrid uses to guard the trapdoor leading to the Philosopher's Stone. Hagrid bought Fluffy from 'a Greek chappie' at a pub.

What does the Mirror of Erised show?

The viewer's deepest desire is what the Mirror of Erised shows, and its name is 'desire' spelled backwards.

What is the incantation for the Killing Curse?

Avada Kedavra kills instantly, and Harry is its only known survivor: the rebounding curse left his lightning-bolt scar.

What is the core of Harry Potter's wand?

Harry's wand has a phoenix feather core, and the twin feather from the same bird sits in Voldemort's wand.

Which rare language does Harry reveal he can speak during a Duelling Club class?

Parseltongue is the language of snakes, and Harry's rare gift for it is one he shares with Voldemort himself.

Which Horcrux does Hermione destroy with a basilisk fang during the Battle of Hogwarts?

The cup had belonged to Helga Hufflepuff, and Hermione destroyed it with a fang from the basilisk Harry had slain years before.

What form does Hermione's Patronus take?

Hermione's Patronus takes the form of an otter. J.K. Rowling has said the otter is her favorite animal, which influenced this choice for Hermione.

What is the address of the Dursleys' home?

The Dursleys live at 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey. Harry grows up in the cupboard under the stairs before being moved to Dudley's second bedroom.

Ambition, cunning and resourcefulness are the prized traits of which Hogwarts house?

Slytherin's common room sits in the dungeons beneath the lake, so the light coming through its windows is green.

Which incantation casts the curse that tortures its victim with unbearable pain?

Crucio casts the Cruciatus Curse, and using it on another person is punishable by a life sentence.

Which Hogwarts staff member gives first-years their flying lessons and referees Quidditch matches?

Madam Hooch warned that anyone who touched a broom while she took an injured boy to the hospital wing would be out of Hogwarts before they could say Quidditch.

What is the name of the Weasleys' family home?

The Burrow is the Weasley family home, located near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. It's a ramshackle but welcoming house held up by magic.

What magical object allows witches and wizards to travel by fireplace?

Floo Powder is thrown into a fireplace to create green flames that transport a witch or wizard to another connected fireplace. The traveler must clearly state their destination.

Which Hogwarts teacher is a ghost who carried on lecturing after his own death?

Professor Binns teaches History of Magic in a flat drone, and is said to have left his body behind in the staff room one morning and simply gone on to class.

Which Hogwarts house values wit, learning, and wisdom above all?

Ravenclaw house, founded by Rowena Ravenclaw, prizes intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit. Its emblem is an eagle and its colors are blue and bronze.

Which brew lets a witch or wizard take on the physical appearance of another person?

Polyjuice Potion allows the drinker to assume the appearance of another person for about an hour. It takes a month to brew and requires a piece of the person being impersonated.

What subject does Professor McGonagall teach at Hogwarts?

Professor Minerva McGonagall teaches Transfiguration, the magical art of changing the form or appearance of an object, and later becomes Headmistress.

What is the name of Hagrid's baby dragon in the first Harry Potter book?

Hagrid names the baby Norwegian Ridgeback dragon Norbert. In the final book, Charlie Weasley reveals that Norbert turned out to be female, and was renamed Norberta.

Which sword does Harry use to slay the basilisk in his second year?

The Sword of Gryffindor takes in only what strengthens it, so after Harry slew the basilisk it held the venom, and it later destroyed three Horcruxes.

Which Harry Potter character is an unregistered Animagus whose form is a huge dog?

Sirius Black is an unregistered Animagus whose form is a large black dog, earning him the nickname 'Padfoot' among the Marauders.

Beyond secret passages, what else does the Marauder's Map reveal?

The map shows where every person in the castle is, and the Weasley twins handed it to Harry in his third year.

What creature is Professor Remus Lupin secretly, a fact that forces him to resign from Hogwarts?

Remus Lupin became a werewolf when Fenrir Greyback bit him as a child, and his school friends secretly became Animagi to keep him company.

What do Harry and Ron fly to Hogwarts after they can't get through the barrier to Platform 9¾?

Mr Weasley's flying Ford Anglia gets them there, then crashes into the Whomping Willow as they arrive.

Which magical object slips unseen from Harry's fingers as he walks through the Forbidden Forest to face Voldemort?

Harry found the Resurrection Stone hidden in a Golden Snitch left to him in a will, and used it to see his dead loved ones.

Which professor takes over as Hogwarts' Potions master in Harry's sixth year?

Horace Slughorn is coaxed out of retirement, and his habit of collecting promising students is exactly what Harry needs to prise a memory out of him.

Which plant is used to brew the potion that cures the students petrified in Harry's second year?

Mandrake roots go into the Restorative Draught, and the mature plant's cry is dangerous enough that students repot the young ones wearing earmuffs.

Which shabby Charing Cross Road pub is the wizarding gateway hidden from Muggles?

Muggle eyes slide straight past the Leaky Cauldron; wizards walk through it and tap the brick wall in the yard behind.

Which character is the first to be found petrified in Harry's second year?

Mrs. Norris, Filch's cat, was found hanging stiff from a torch bracket beneath a warning daubed on the wall.

Which wizarding shop has a secret passage running from its cellar into Hogwarts?

Honeydukes' cellar tunnel comes out through the hump of a one-eyed witch statue in Hogwarts, and a map from the Weasley twins shows Harry the way.

What does Harry see when he first looks into the Mirror of Erised?

His parents, alive and with him, bring Harry joy mixed with terrible sadness, and people have wasted away in front of the mirror.

Which Weasley brother is maimed during the Order's escort of Harry in Deathly Hallows?

A curse aimed at a Death Eater took off George's ear instead, and he was cracking jokes about being 'holey' within the hour.

What type of wood is Harry Potter's wand made of?

Holly is said to ward off evil, which is why Rowling chose it for Harry's wand.

Which Hogwarts teacher made the prophecy that sent Voldemort after baby Harry?

Sybill Trelawney foretold a child with the power to vanquish Voldemort, and that prophecy prompted him to attack the Potters.

What does Hermione's acronym SPEW stand for?

Hermione founded the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare in her fourth year, and she made Ron its treasurer.

Which game does Ron play life-sized to get Harry and Hermione past a defence guarding the Philosopher's Stone?

Ron's wizard's chess skill gets them across the board, but the game knocks him out and Harry goes on alone to face the intruder.

What is the name of the hippogriff that Harry rides in his third year?

Buckbeak turns up in Hagrid's first Care of Magical Creatures lesson, and later carries a wanted fugitive out of the castle.

What potion is known as 'liquid luck'?

A few drops of Felix Felicis turn every choice the drinker makes into the right one; Harry wins a small vial of it in a sixth-year Potions competition.

What forms the core of the Elder Wand?

Elder wood around a Thestral-hair core — fitting for a wand made by Death in the fairy tale, since only those who have seen someone die can see a Thestral.

Who raised the son of the two Aurors that Death Eaters tortured into insanity?

The two Aurors were left permanently in hospital, so their son was raised by his grandmother, Augusta.

Which creature comes to Harry's aid against the Basilisk in his second year?

A phoenix's tears can heal, which is how Fawkes pulls Harry through after the Basilisk's fang pierces his arm.

Where does Harry's secret defence group meet inside the castle?

The Room of Requirement appears on the seventh floor only when someone genuinely needs it, furnished for whatever that need happens to be.

Who provides Harry with the Invisibility Cloak?

Dumbledore gives Harry the Invisibility Cloak anonymously as a Christmas gift in Harry's first year. It originally belonged to Harry's father, James Potter, and is one of the Deathly Hallows.

What decides which house each new Hogwarts student joins?

The Sorting Hat weighs up each student's qualities, and, as Harry discovers, it will listen if you argue with it.

What is the name of Harry's snowy owl?

Hedwig was Hagrid's eleventh-birthday present to Harry, and Rowling said her death in the final book represents a loss of innocence and security.

Who becomes the Minister for Magic after Cornelius Fudge?

Rufus Scrimgeour replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic at the start of Half-Blood Prince. He is later killed by Voldemort and replaced by the Imperiused Pius Thicknesse.

What happens to the Elder Wand's allegiance when its owner is defeated?

It passes to the victor, so Harry became the Elder Wand's true master by overpowering the student who had disarmed its previous master.

Which actor played the Hogwarts headmaster in the first two Harry Potter films?

Richard Harris took the part in Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets; after his death in 2002, Michael Gambon played it for the remaining six films.

Which device do Harry and Hermione use to stop an execution in their third year?

Hermione had worn the Time-Turner all year to double up on lessons; three turns of the little hourglass buy them the hours they need.

Which spell does Harry first learn at Hogwarts' Duelling Club?

Expelliarmus rips an opponent's wand from their hand, and it stays Harry's signature move right through to his final duel with Voldemort.

What magical object lets Harry view past memories by placing his head into it?

The Pensieve is a stone basin used by wizards to review memories, often allowing them to view them from a third-person perspective.

What type of creature is Dobby?

Dobby is a loyal and brave house-elf who initially served the Malfoy family before being freed by Harry Potter.

Which Hogwarts house is known for its members' bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry?

Gryffindor's founder was born in Godric's Hollow, the West Country village where Harry's parents later lived.

Who kills Cedric Diggory in the graveyard at the end of Harry's fourth year?

Peter Pettigrew kills him on Voldemort's order, 'kill the spare', then uses Harry's blood to restore the Dark Lord to a body.

What subject does Professor Sprout teach at Hogwarts?

Professor Sprout teaches Herbology in the Hogwarts greenhouses, where some of the plants bite back.

Which village may Hogwarts students visit from their third year onward?

Hogsmeade is the only settlement in Britain with no Muggle residents at all, and it has a sweet shop and two pubs.

Which middle name completes the anagram hidden in Tom Riddle's full name?

Tom Marvolo Riddle rearranges to 'I am Lord Voldemort'; translators had to change the name in other languages to make the anagram work.

Which Hogwarts professor teaches Charms?

Filius Flitwick is small enough to teach from the top of a stack of books, and is rumoured to have been a duelling champion in his youth.

What creatures primarily staff Gringotts Wizarding Bank?

Gringotts is run by goblins, and Harry, Ron and Hermione escape it on the back of the dragon that guards its vaults.

What was the name of Harry Potter's first broomstick?

The Nimbus 2000, then the top racing broom, was bought for Harry at McGonagall's request.

In Deathly Hallows, what animal is the silver Patronus that leads Harry through the woods?

A doe was Lily Potter's Patronus too, the clue to who really cast it.

In which country does Hogwarts stand?

The four founders raised Hogwarts in Scotland more than a thousand years ago, and it is unplottable, so no map will show it.

Which ball do Quidditch Chasers try to throw through the opposing team's hoops?

Each Quaffle goal is worth ten points, but catching the Golden Snitch adds 150 and ends the game.

Which house served as the Order of the Phoenix's headquarters?

12 Grimmauld Place is hidden by the Fidelius Charm, so Muggles never notice a house squeezed between numbers 11 and 13.

What is the name of Ron Weasley's pet rat?

Scabbers had been in the family twelve years, about four times as long as a rat lives, the clue that he was really a wizard in disguise.

Which animal is featured on the Hufflepuff house crest?

Hufflepuff's crest bears a badger, and its house ghost is the Fat Friar, a jolly spirit who is friendly to the students.

Where is the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes shop located?

The Weasley twins announced their new premises at number 93 Diagon Alley as they flew out of Hogwarts on their brooms.

The wizarding prison Azkaban stands on an island in which sea?

Azkaban stands on an island in the North Sea, and escape was thought impossible until one prisoner managed it.

Which child star was reportedly lined up to voice Harry in Steven Spielberg's abandoned animated Harry Potter film?

Haley Joel Osment was reportedly Spielberg's pick, but Spielberg left the project and made A.I. Artificial Intelligence, starring Osment, instead.

Who was J. K. Rowling's first choice to direct the first Harry Potter film?

Terry Gilliam was Rowling's pick, but Warner Bros. chose Chris Columbus, citing family hits Home Alone and Mrs. Doubtfire.

Which actress took over as Bellatrix Lestrange when the actress first cast became pregnant?

Helena Bonham Carter replaced Helen McCrory, who came back in the very next film to play Bellatrix's own sister.

Which young actor never handed in the character essay Alfonso Cuarón assigned, saying his character wouldn't bother?

Rupert Grint said Ron wouldn't have done it, and Cuarón took that as proof he understood the character.

J. K. Rowling wanted which actor to play Hagrid from the start?

Robbie Coltrane got the role, and former England rugby lock Martin Bayfield doubled for him in long shots to make Hagrid look even bigger.

Tom Felton read for Harry and Ron before landing which role in the films?

Draco Malfoy went to Felton after he read for both Harry and Ron, so the boy who might have played a hero became the series' sneering rival.

After twelve publishers rejected the first Harry Potter book, which London publisher took it on?

Bloomsbury said yes after its chief executive's eight-year-old daughter read a chapter and wanted to keep going.

Which Harry Potter actor kept filming Half-Blood Prince while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer?

Maggie Smith played McGonagall through intensive chemotherapy and later made a full recovery.

Which language gave the first Harry Potter book its 80th translation?

Lowland Scots was number 80, and the book also exists in Ancient Greek, hailed as one of the most important pieces of Ancient Greek prose in many centuries.

J. K. Rowling's pen name Robert Galbraith takes its first name from which personal hero?

Robert F. Kennedy supplied the first name, and the disguise lasted barely three months before a leak traced to her law firm surfaced on Twitter.

Which actress, found through her Oxford theatre teacher, auditioned eight times before winning the role of Hermione?

Emma Watson was nine when the casting agents found her, and J. K. Rowling backed her after her very first screen test.

The first Harry Potter book's different US title forced its film crew to do what?

They had to shoot every line naming the stone twice, once saying 'philosopher's' and once 'sorcerer's', while the young cast also fitted in three hours of school a day.

Joanne Rowling's publisher asked her to use two initials; whose name supplied the second one?

Kathleen, her paternal grandmother, gave the K because Rowling has no middle name; staff feared boys wouldn't pick up a book by a woman.

Which is the only Harry Potter novel to have won a Hugo Award?

Goblet of Fire took the 2001 Hugo for Best Novel, a year after the third book lost the same prize to A Deepness in the Sky.

J. K. Rowling finished writing the seventh book in January 2007 while staying at which Edinburgh hotel?

The Balmoral is where she signed a marble bust in room 552 to mark the moment, and the room is now the J. K. Rowling Suite.

Which title did Rowling consider for the final Harry Potter book?

Harry Potter and the Peverell Quest lost out, as did Harry Potter and the Elder Wand; the Peverells are the three brothers of the Hallows fairy tale.

On the day the seventh book went on sale, UK retailer WH Smith reportedly sold copies at what rate?

About 15 a second was the reported rate at WH Smith, as the book sold 2.65 million copies in the UK in its first 24 hours.

What time did the third Harry Potter book go on sale in the UK, to keep kids in school?

The 3:45 pm launch still sold 64,000 copies in the UK in its first three days.

Nearly Headless Nick's 500th deathday party falls on which night of the year?

Halloween: Nick died on 31 October 1492, the same year Columbus reached the Americas.

Where did J.K. Rowling say she dreamed up Quidditch, right after an argument with her then-boyfriend?

In a Manchester hotel room, after the row; the name came from filling five notebook pages with made-up words beginning with Q.

Tom Riddle's mother died just after his birth; where did he grow up?

In a Muggle orphanage, where young Tom Riddle used his powers to harm the other children.

Which letter of the name Voldemort does J. K. Rowling say is silent?

The t is silent, as it is in the French mort, 'death'; the name comes from vol de mort, 'flight of death' or 'theft of death'.

Who voiced Voldemort's face on the back of Quirrell's head in the first Harry Potter film?

Ian Hart was already playing Quirrell, so he voiced both halves of the character, while Richard Bremmer played Voldemort's hooded figure in a flashback.

How does a Hufflepuff student get into their common room?

By tapping a rhythm on a barrel near the kitchens; tap the wrong rhythm and the intruder is drenched in vinegar.

Voldemort's wand is made from which wood?

Yew, whose sap is poisonous and which symbolises death, which is exactly why Rowling chose it for the Dark Lord's wand.

How large was the record-breaking initial US print run for Half-Blood Prince?

About 11 million: the US first printing was a record 10.8 million, and the book sold about 9 million copies in the US and UK in its first 24 hours.

Which magizoologist, author of a Hogwarts textbook, does Eddie Redmayne play in the Fantastic Beasts films?

Newt Scamander was only a name on a first-year textbook in Philosopher's Stone before Redmayne took the role in 2015.

Which US publisher paid US$105,000 for the first Harry Potter book, a record for an unknown children's author?

Scholastic won the American rights at the Bologna Book Fair in April 1997, only months after Rowling had received a £2,500 advance for the UK edition.

Which actor played Hogwarts champion Cedric Diggory in the films?

Robert Pattinson played Cedric in 2005, three years before starring as Edward Cullen in Twilight; Joe Livermore had briefly played Cedric in the previous film.

Rowling's all-night launch reading and signing for the seventh book was held at which London venue?

The Natural History Museum's 1,700 guests were chosen by ballot, and a matching US event followed at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Which Harry Potter story, set nineteen years after the final book, opened in London as a two-part play?

The Cursed Child was written by Jack Thorne from a story he devised with Rowling and John Tiffany, and it won a record nine Olivier Awards.

Which Azkaban guards, who drain happiness from their victims, did Rowling base on her own depression?

Dementors can also give the Dementor's Kiss, sucking out a victim's soul and leaving the body alive but empty.

What is the name of Hagrid's giant half-brother, whom he brings back to live in the Forbidden Forest?

Grawp is only sixteen feet tall, small for a giant, and Hagrid brought him home because the other giants were abusing him.

Rowling had once considered the title Half-Blood Prince for which earlier Harry Potter book?

Chamber of Secrets was the book Rowling once considered calling Half-Blood Prince, but she decided the information behind that title belonged later in the story.

Which working title was listed for the fourth Harry Potter book?

Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament was the working title that got out; Rowling said she then changed Doomspell to Triwizard before settling on another title.

Which prize for children's writing did Prisoner of Azkaban win in 1999?

Prisoner of Azkaban won the Whitbread Children's Award, then lost the overall Book of the Year to Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is the only Harry Potter film shown in which format from start to finish?

3D was planned for Deathly Hallows – Part 1 too, but Warner Bros. dropped it weeks before release because the conversion wasn't finished in time.

Which composer wrote the scores for the first three Harry Potter films?

John Williams wrote the series' main theme, and it kept returning in every later film, even after other composers took over the scores.

Which actress took over the role of the Grey Lady, a Hogwarts house ghost, in Deathly Hallows – Part 2?

Kelly Macdonald replaced Nina Young, who had played the Grey Lady in the first film.

Which wandmaker sells Harry his first wand?

Ollivander, played by John Hurt in the films, owns the wand shop that carries his name.

Which actor first appeared as Voldemort in the fourth Harry Potter film?

Ralph Fiennes arrives only at that film's climax, when Voldemort takes physical form for the first time after being just a voice.

Voldemort turned Nagini into a Horcrux while hiding in the forests of which country?

Albania is where Voldemort was hiding, and Rowling later revealed that he used the murder of Bertha Jorkins to make Nagini a Horcrux.

Visitors to the Ministry of Magic get in through which London street fixture?

A telephone box takes visitors down to the Ministry once they dial 62442, which spells MAGIC on the keypad.

What does Harry accidentally do to Aunt Marge after she insults his parents?

Harry loses his temper and inflates her like a balloon, then runs away from home.

What is the title of Half-Blood Prince's opening chapter, in which Downing Street gets a wizarding visitor?

The Other Minister has Fudge visiting the Muggle Prime Minister in Downing Street to admit that he has been sacked.

Who rescues Harry in the Forbidden Forest and warns him that Voldemort is after the Stone?

Firenze carries Harry to safety on his back, and the scene survives in the first film, with Firenze voiced by Ray Fearon.

Which bridge does the Hogwarts-bound steam train famously cross in the Harry Potter films?

Glenfinnan Viaduct appears in four of the films, and The Jacobite steam service has carried tourists over it for decades.

What does Dobby destroy at the Dursleys' house to get Harry into trouble?

Dobby smashes a pudding made by Aunt Petunia, and the Ministry blames Harry for the underage magic, the first of many times he is wrongly accused.

Which celebrity author becomes Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Harry's second year?

Gilderoy Lockhart's Memory Charm backfires through Ron's broken wand and wipes his own memory, a fitting end for a man who stole other wizards' deeds.

Which ghost haunts the bathroom where Harry and his friends find Tom Riddle's diary?

Moaning Myrtle was killed by the Basilisk in that very bathroom, and Voldemort used her death to make the diary his first Horcrux.

Which magical vehicle does Harry accidentally summon after running away from the Dursleys in his third year?

The Knight Bus comes when Harry holds out his wand hand without meaning to, and it carries him through the night to London.

In Prisoner of Azkaban, which building at the end of the Whomping Willow's tunnel hosts the big confrontation?

The Shrieking Shack was never haunted: Dumbledore encouraged the ghost rumours to keep villagers away from what really made the noise.

Who is Ron's date to the Yule Ball?

Padma Patil went with Ron, while her twin sister Parvati went to the ball with Harry.

Which plant, given to Harry by Dobby in the book, lets him breathe underwater for the Second Task?

Gillyweed let Harry breathe underwater long enough to rescue both Ron and Fleur's sister Gabrielle, not just his own hostage.

What does Harry do with his Triwizard winnings after Cedric's parents refuse the gold?

Harry gives it to the Weasley twins for their joke shop, the money that starts Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Which Death Eater spends Harry's fourth year disguised as Mad-Eye Moody?

Barty Crouch Jr has his soul sucked out by a guard escorting Fudge before he can repeat his confession.

Which professor is ordered to teach Harry Occlumency in his fifth year?

Snape stops the lessons after Harry sneaks into his memories and watches Harry's father bullying the teenage Snape.

In the fifth Harry Potter book, who accidentally smashes the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries?

Neville Longbottom knocks the glass sphere down some steps, while in the film it is a Death Eater who drops it.

Which creatures carry off the pink-clad Ministry headmistress in the Forbidden Forest?

Centaurs carry her off after she provokes them, just as Hermione intended when she led her into the forest.

In Half-Blood Prince, who makes a Hogwarts teacher swear an Unbreakable Vow to protect Draco?

Narcissa Malfoy begs for the vow, and it binds the teacher to help Draco with his mission and finish it himself if Draco fails.

Which student is nearly killed by a cursed opal necklace meant for the headmaster?

Katie Bell was the victim of the first of two bungled attempts on the headmaster's life; poisoned mead that nearly killed Ron was the second.

Whom does Ron date to spite Hermione in Half-Blood Prince?

Lavender Brown kisses Ron at a victory celebration, and a jealous Hermione starts ignoring him while he slowly tires of Lavender.

In Deathly Hallows, who is holding the locket Horcrux when the trio infiltrate the Ministry of Magic?

Dolores Umbridge got the locket as a bribe from the thief Mundungus Fletcher, never realising it was a Horcrux.

Whose house do the trio visit to learn about the Deathly Hallows, only to be betrayed to the Ministry?

Xenophilius Lovegood turns them in because Death Eaters have taken his daughter Luna to control what his magazine prints.

In the final Harry Potter book, which student dies in the cursed fire he conjures during the Battle of Hogwarts?

Vincent Crabbe's Fiendfyre also destroys a Horcrux, being one of the few things strong enough to do so.

Who kills Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of Hogwarts?

Molly Weasley steps in when Bellatrix, duelling Hermione, Ginny and Luna at once, nearly hits Ginny with a Killing Curse, and her curse strikes Bellatrix over the heart.

In the epilogue, set nineteen years later, what are the names of Ron and Hermione's two children?

Rose and Hugo carry both parents' surnames as Granger-Weasleys, and Rose is just starting at Hogwarts in the epilogue.

Who read the original British audiobooks of all seven Harry Potter novels?

Stephen Fry read the British editions while Jim Dale voiced the American ones, and by November 2022 the series had been played on Audible for over a billion hours.

Which Universal resort opened the first Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme-park land?

Universal Orlando opened it at Islands of Adventure in June 2010, turning the park's Flying Unicorn coaster into the Flight of the Hippogriff.

Which English castle stood in for Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films?

Alnwick Castle stood in for both the outside and inside of Hogwarts, sharing the job with cathedrals such as Gloucester and Durham.