The 10 quiz questions
Question 1 : Who is Prongs, the Marauders' stag Animagus?
Possible answers:
- Peter Pettigrew
- Remus Lupin
- James Potter
- Sirius Black
Explanation: James Potter, Harry''s father. His Patronus, like his Animagus form, was a stag, a symbol passed down to Harry. He became Head Boy, then an Auror, before being killed by Voldemort at age 21 protecting his family.
Question 2 : What Animagus form does Sirius Black (Padfoot) take?
Possible answers:
- A brown bear
- A large black dog
- A black jaguar
- A grey wolf
Explanation: A large black dog, which is why he is sometimes mistaken for a Grim, an omen of death. Trelawney famously sees him in Harry''s tea leaves in Book 3, thinking she''s predicting imminent death.
Question 3 : What makes Moony different from the other three Marauders?
Possible answers:
- He is a Half-Blood
- He is a werewolf, not an Animagus
- He is Muggle-born
- He was Head Boy
Explanation: He is a werewolf, not an Animagus. The three others became illegal Animagi specifically to accompany him during his transformations at every full moon, which is actually where their nicknames come from.
Question 4 : What Animagus form does Peter Pettigrew (Wormtail) take?
Possible answers:
- A rat
- A ferret
- A toad
- A snake
Explanation: A rat, which let him hide for 12 years in the Weasley family as "Scabbers", Percy''s then Ron''s rat. The Marauders gently mocked him because a rat was the most humble of Animagus forms.
Question 5 : Which werewolf bit young Remus Lupin, turning him?
Possible answers:
- Antonin Dolohov
- Gellert Grindelwald
- Fenrir Greyback
- Rodolphus Lestrange
Explanation: Fenrir Greyback, the most savage of werewolves, a Voldemort ally. He bit Lupin out of revenge against Lupin''s father. Greyback likes to bite children so they grow to hate ordinary wizards and join his cause.
Question 6 : Why did James, Sirius and Peter become illegal Animagi at school?
Possible answers:
- To cheat on exams
- To impress girls
- To escape Snape
- To accompany Lupin during full moons
Explanation: To accompany Remus Lupin during his werewolf transformations at every full moon. A werewolf does not attack animals, only humans, their Animagus forms let them stay with him safely.
Question 7 : What cruel nickname did the Marauders give Severus Snape at school?
Possible answers:
- Greaseball
- Hooknose
- Bat-boy
- Snivellus
Explanation: Snivellus, a jab at his obsequious manner and prominent nose. James and Sirius relentlessly bullied Snape, a grudge Harry discovers in the Pensieve in Book 5, and the humiliating memory forever changes how he sees his father.
Question 8 : Which violent tree on the Hogwarts grounds hides the secret passage Lupin used to transform?
Possible answers:
- The Whispering Beech
- The Whomping Willow
- The Cursed Birch
- The Oak of Seven
Explanation: The Whomping Willow. Planted when Lupin joined the school, it conceals a tunnel leading straight to the Shrieking Shack. A knot at its base must be pressed to immobilise the tree.
Question 9 : In which abandoned house in Hogsmeade did Lupin, transformed into a werewolf, howl, terrifying the villagers?
Possible answers:
- The Shrieking Shack
- The Hog's Head
- Honeydukes
- The Three Broomsticks
Explanation: The Shrieking Shack, considered by Muggles the most haunted house in Britain. It''s actually just empty, the "shrieks" were young Lupin mid-transformation. It''s also where Snape dies, bitten by Nagini in Book 7.
Question 10 : What does Wormtail sacrifice during Voldemort's resurrection ritual?
Possible answers:
- His right hand
- His left foot
- His left eye
- His tongue
Explanation: His right hand. The ritual demands "flesh of the servant, willingly given". Voldemort then gifts him a magical silver hand. In a twist of fate, that very hand turns on Peter in Book 7 and strangles him for hesitating.
