Fantasy Literature

Professor Quirrell, possessed by Voldemort, killed the unicorn in the Forbidden Forest to drink its blood and sustain Voldemort's life.

In the film adaptation, the first spell Hermione casts is 'Oculus Reparo' to fix Harry's glasses on the Hogwarts Express.

Lee Jordan is the long-time Quidditch commentator for Hogwarts, known for his biased and enthusiastic style.

Marcus Flint was the captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team during Harry's early years at Hogwarts.

Firenze the centaur was hired by Dumbledore to teach Divination after Professor Trelawney was dismissed by Dolores Umbridge.

Romilda Vane is the student who attempts to slip Harry a love potion in a box of chocolates during his sixth year.

Algebra is a Muggle mathematics subject and is not taught at Hogwarts. The other options are all magical subjects or fields of study within the wizarding world.

Armando Dippet was the Headmaster of Hogwarts immediately preceding Albus Dumbledore. He appears in flashbacks, such as in the Chamber of Secrets.

J.K. Rowling has stated in interviews that she considered killing off Ron Weasley halfway through the series, though she ultimately decided against it.

In the first book, Hagrid wins a dragon egg in a card game and names the hatched dragon Norbert. It is later revealed that Norbert is female and renamed Norberta.

In their fourth year, Hagrid has his Care of Magical Creatures students raise Blast-Ended Skrewts, which he bred himself by crossing Manticores and Fire Crabs.

The Dursleys tell the neighbors that Harry attends St. Brutus's Secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys to explain his absence while he is at Hogwarts.

Moaning Myrtle was a student at Hogwarts who was killed by the Basilisk. She was sorted into Ravenclaw house.

Before becoming the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Professor Quirrell taught Muggle Studies at Hogwarts.

Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper for the Potters, having been suggested by Sirius Black as a less obvious choice than himself.