Q 01/05

What is Hagrid's first name?

A) Rubeus

B) Reginald

C) Rufus

D) Ronan

Answer · why

A) Rubeus

Rubeus is Latin for 'red': Rowling named him for alchemy's red, marking him as the warm, earthy counterpart to Dumbledore.

Q 02/05

Rowling said 'hagrid' is an old dialect word meaning you'd had what?

A) A lucky escape

B) A big appetite

C) A bad night

D) A long journey

Answer · why

C) A bad night

A bad night: Rowling said the name suits Hagrid because he's 'a big drinker' who 'has a lot of bad nights'.

Q 03/05

Which Hogwarts house was Hagrid in as a student, per Rowling?

A) Hufflepuff

B) Slytherin

C) Gryffindor

D) Ravenclaw

Answer · why

C) Gryffindor

Gryffindor, Rowling confirmed; Hagrid's father raised him alone after his mother left, then died during Hagrid's second year at Hogwarts.

Q 04/05

Which pet does Hagrid buy Harry on their first trip to Diagon Alley?

A) A tabby cat

B) A snowy owl

C) A toad

D) A rat

Answer · why

B) A snowy owl

A snowy owl: Harry named her Hedwig after a name in A History of Magic, and she was killed as the Order moved him from Privet Drive.

Q 05/05

Dumbledore persuaded which Hogwarts headteacher to let the expelled Hagrid stay on at school?

A) Phineas Nigellus Black

B) Dexter Fortescue

C) Dilys Derwent

D) Armando Dippet

Answer · why

D) Armando Dippet

Armando Dippet: during his headship, Tom Riddle, who had framed Hagrid, won a special award for services to the school.