Fantasy Literature

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.

Dumbledore's Army was the secret student organization formed to teach defensive magic. The Order of the Phoenix is a separate group of adults.

In the second book, Harry and Ron crash the flying Ford Anglia into the Whomping Willow on the Hogwarts grounds. The tree is notoriously aggressive.

To reveal the map, one must tap it with a wand and say, 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good.' To clear it, one says, 'Mischief managed.'

Moaning Myrtle is the ghost of a student who died in the girls bathroom. She haunts the plumbing there throughout the series.

In the Triwizard Tournament, Harry draws the Hungarian Horntail, which is considered the most dangerous dragon in the competition.

Sirius Black is Harry's godfather and a close friend of James and Lily Potter. He is introduced in the third book.