GC Harry Potter Trivia Game

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally posted by Lindz928
382 B.C.!!!

I'm not sure if it says this in the books, but I have complete confidence that one of my fellow Harry Potter maniacs will be able to find the answer:

What subject did Professor Dumbledore teach before he became headmaster?

Tom Riddle says it in Chamber of Secrets......

[Lindz928]

Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
Tom Riddle says it in Chamber of Secrets......

Ahh! Awesome. I can see why I missed that.... it's been awhile since I read that one. I'm a book 5 girl. Haha.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally posted by ms_gwyn
Who is famous for being gored by an Erumpent and in what year?

Wilfred Elphick but I couldn't find the year. Sorry. Someone else wanna give the year a try?

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by BetteDavisEyes
Wilfred Elphick but I couldn't find the year. Sorry. Someone else wanna give the year a try?

Well, since Wilfred Elphick died in 1199, I will assume that it also when he was gored. (Thanks to the HP Lexicon.)

What do these names mean: Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort?

[Lindz928]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
Well, since Wilfred Elphick died in 1199, I will assume that it also when he was gored. (Thanks to the HP Lexicon.)

What do these names mean: Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort?

Headmaster Albus Dumbledore: His first name is from the Latin word alba, "white." His last name, according to Rowling interviews, is Old English for "bumblebee." In color symbolism, white often stands for purity, so the headmaster's name suggests honor and a hard-working nature ("busy as a bee").

Draco Malfoy: Draco is from the Latin word for dragon. Malfoy is from the French, mal foi, "bad faith."

Voldemort/Tom Riddle: Voldemort is French for "flight of death." Tom Marvolo Riddle was made into the anagram "I am Lord Voldemort." An anagram is one or more words that can be rearranged into new words or phrases. A riddle is a clever puzzle asked as a question or something that can't be explained. Tom proved to be this in life and in projected form through his diary. To riddle also means to pierce with numerous holes. Thomas means "twin" (see Dean Thomas). Marvolo is like marvel, (1) to be amazed or astonshed by something, or (2) a thing that causes wonder. (From Latin mirabilis, "wonderful," from mirari, to wonder.)


VERY interesting. looking for a question, brb.

OK.... What does the spell "Densaugeo" do, and where do we see it used?

[KunjaPrincess]

http://www.diagonlane.com/spells/densaugeo

It's the spell Draco used to try to give Harry big teeth, it misfired though and rebounded to Hermoine.
Not sure when we saw it used though


Harry takes exams in year 5. Which exams are these modeled after in real life? (I know, I had to take them LOL)

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by KunjaPrincess
[url]Harry takes exams in year 5. Which exams are these modeled after in real life? (I know, I had to take them LOL)

English O-Level (Ordinary Level) examinations, which replaced the old School Certificate and which has now been replaced by the General Certificate of Secondary Education.

N.EW.T.s would, in turn, be modeled on the Advanced Level.

Harry's patronus is a stag, the animal that his father could become. In medieval symbolism, the stag is a symbol of what? Why? What other animal in Harry Potter is another medieval symbol of the same thing?

[MysticCat]

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

[Lindz928]

Is the answer "Christ"?

I'll wait for confirmation before posting the next question.

ETA: Oh, and the second part.... The phoeniz is also a symbol for Christ.

Here is some clarification from the research I did:

In the West, during the Middle Ages, the way of solitude and purity was often symbolized by the stag, which actually appears in some emblems with a crucifix between its horns."

Given this correspondence, it is no accident that when Harry first sees the stag Patronus who saves him from the dementor's kiss—the living, soulless death worse than death—he sees it "as a unicorn." The stag in Harry Potter, like the unicorn, is a symbol for Christ.
From http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/128/52.0.html

Also from the same site:
The phoenix here, of course, portrays not only the resurrection of Christ but also his having intervened for us and taken the curse of death upon himself.

[ms_gwyn]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
Harry's patronus is a stag, the animal that his father could become. In medieval symbolism, the stag is a symbol of what? Why? What other animal in Harry Potter is another medieval symbol of the same thing?

From some of my research this is what I've come up with:

Stag: One who will not fight unless provoked; peace and harmony
Stag's Antlers: Strength and fortitude

I will wait until we get a confirmation if this is correct or not.

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by Lindz928
Is the answer "Christ"?

It is indeed.

In addition to the background you gave, antlers (which are shed and and regrown each year) were seen as a symbol of resurrection.

In the West, during the Middle Ages, the way of solitude and purity was often symbolized by the stag, which actually appears in some emblems with a crucifix between its horns."

As on the label for Jaegermeister, which refers to the legend of St. Hubert.

[Lindz928]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
It is indeed.

In addition to the background you gave, antlers (which are shed and and regrown each year) were seen as a symbol of resurrection.

As on the label for Jaegermeister, which refers to the legend of St. Hubert.

WOO HOO!!!!!

Ok, question:

What does Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth, do for a living?

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by Lindz928
What does Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth, do for a living?

He is the barman at The Hog's Head in Hogsmeade.

What is Dumbledore's full name?

[Lindz928]

Originally posted by MysticCat81
He is the barman at The Hog's Head in Hogsmeade.

What is Dumbledore's full name?

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore



Q: What is Urquhart Rackharrow famous for doing?

[_Q_]

Originally posted by Lindz928
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore



Q: What is Urquhart Rackharrow famous for doing?

Inventing the entrail-expelling curse?

Which wizards founded the four houses at Hogwarts? What was important to each of them?