Fantasy Literature

Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville are all sorted into Gryffindor house by the Sorting Hat. Gryffindor is known for valuing bravery and chivalry.

Harry is initially confused about how to reach platform 9 3/4 until he encounters the Weasley family at King's Cross Station. Mrs. Weasley guides him through the barrier.

Hagrid buys Harry a snowy owl named Hedwig as a birthday present. She becomes Harry's loyal companion and messenger throughout the series.

Gringotts is the only known bank for the wizarding community in Britain. It is located in Diagon Alley and is guarded by goblins.

Diagon Alley is the hidden shopping street in London where wizards and witches purchase their school supplies, including wands, books, and robes.

Rubeus Hagrid, the Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, is the one who tracks Harry down to tell him he is a wizard on his eleventh birthday.

Before moving into Dudley's second bedroom, Harry lived in a small, cramped cupboard under the stairs at the Dursleys' house on Privet Drive.

Owls are the primary method of communication in the wizarding world. They were used to deliver Harry's letters to the Dursleys' house.

Hagrid was entrusted by Dumbledore to bring baby Harry to the Dursleys' house. He arrived on a flying motorcycle borrowed from Sirius Black.

Albus Dumbledore is the only wizard that Voldemort ever feared. Dumbledore's immense power and wisdom made him the primary obstacle to Voldemort's plans.

In the wizarding world, people are so afraid of Lord Voldemort that they refuse to say his name, instead referring to him as You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.

The three Deathly Hallows are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility. The Mirror of Erised and the Time Turner are separate magical objects.

Voldemort chose items of historical significance to turn into Horcruxes. While he used items belonging to the other founders, he did not use a broom belonging to Godric Gryffindor.

Severus Snape reveals himself as the Half-Blood Prince in the sixth book. The title refers to his heritage as the son of a witch and a Muggle.

Dolores Umbridge forces Harry to write lines with a Black Quill, which carves the words into the back of his hand. This occurs during her tenure as the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.