Multiple choice general knowledge

Why does Prof Dumbledore recruit Prof Slughorn as Potions master?

  1. Because he wants him to take up Defence against darks position later

  2. Because he possesses a memory which Dumbledore greatly desires

  3. He is in the Order of the Phoenix

  4. He can brew excellent Veritaserum
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dumbledore recruited Horace Slughorn to return as Potions Master in Half-Blood Prince because Slughorn possessed a specific memory about Tom Riddle asking about Horcruxes. Dumbledore believed this memory contained crucial information about Voldemort's path to immortality and how to defeat him.

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