Q 01/05

Which charm does Hermione correct Ron's pronunciation of in their first-year Charms class?

A) Petrificus Totalus

B) Expecto Patronum

C) Wingardium Leviosa

D) Locomotor Mortis

Answer · why

C) Wingardium Leviosa

Wingardium Leviosa: 'make the gar nice and long', she tells Ron, then becomes the first in the class to levitate her feather, much to his annoyance.

Q 02/05

Who was cast as Hermione in 2025 for HBO's Harry Potter television series?

A) Alisha Weir

B) Milly Alcock

C) Ruby Stokes

D) Arabella Stanton

Answer · why

D) Arabella Stanton

Arabella Stanton, who had played Matilda in the West End, was picked after an open casting call that drew more than 30,000 children.

Q 03/05

What do Harry and Ron save Hermione from, sealing their friendship in book one?

A) A troll

B) A Dementor

C) A Hippogriff

D) A werewolf

Answer · why

A) A troll

A troll: Rowling's editor wanted the scene cut, but she argued hard to keep it, feeling something huge was needed to bring the three together.

Q 04/05

Rowling said Hermione is an exaggerated version of whom?

A) Her sister

B) Her best friend at school

C) Her younger self

D) Her first editor

Answer · why

C) Her younger self

Her younger self: Rowling called Hermione a caricature of herself at eleven, and said the know-it-all manner covers a lot of insecurity.

Q 05/05

How is Hermione's hair described in the novels?

A) Bushy and brown

B) Sleek and black

C) Curly and red

D) Straight and blonde

Answer · why

A) Bushy and brown

Bushy and brown: she tames it for the Yule Ball with liberal amounts of Sleekeazy's Hair Potion, then says it is too much bother to do every day.